CEMEX Eliot Quarry

Geotechnical Characterization Report

Alameda County, California
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4. Engineering Analyses. Final slope configurations were analyzed for stability using standard
of practice analyses tools including slope stability analysis software.

5. Report of Findings. KANE GeoTech provides this Report of Findings stamped by a licensed
California civil engineer experienced in slope stability. This Geotechnical Characterization
Report contains background information and results of all of the prior studies, field testing, lab
analyses used in the Lake Evaluation Reports, and an explanation of the data for each lake
to conduct the slope stability analyses consistent with standards of practice (2015a, 2015b,
2015c). An Appendix is included as a separate document with all supporting documentation.
The three Lake Evaluation Reports contains a summary of each investigation, analyses
results, calculated safety factors for the slopes, and conclusions.

2. SITE DESCRIPTION
2.1 General
Eliot Quarry is located at latitude 37E39'19" N, longitude 121E48' 20" W, Alameda County,
California, in the Altamont 7½’ Geologic Quadrangle. Surface elevations along Lakes A, B, and
J vary between 380-ft and 450-ft MSL. The nearest fault is the Las Positas fault located about two
miles to the southeast. The nearest major fault is the Greenville Fault (about 11.5-mi to the
southwest. The pit slopes are generally bare and covered with light vegetation in places.
Eucalyptus trees are adjacent to the slopes at som e locations.

2.2 Site Geology

2.2.1 Site Lithology
The original surficial soil mapping was completed by the Soil Conservation Service (SCS, 1957)
as mostly Holocene with some Pleistocene and Pliocene Alluvium. The Holocene and Pleistocene
epochs are the most recent geologic time periods. Alluvium is a geologic term for material that has
been deposited by flowing water, usually caused by large storm events, and often contains clay,
silt, sand, and gravel. Flowing water transports the sediment from high to low topographic areas,
where the stream energy is dissipated, depositing the sediment. Geologic deposits are described
by their relative age to surrounding earth materials.

A detailed investigation of ground water in the Livermore and Sunol Valleys was performed by
Department of Water Resources (DWR) (1966). The investigation was conducted by the DWR and
gave a detailed description of the Livermore Valley’s lithology. The report further explained the
characteristics of the Upper and Lower Livermore gravels, as well as the overlying Quaternary
Alluvium. It also explained that a high percentage of the Alluvium was eroded and transported
Upper Livermore sediment, which is why it was often difficult to differentiate between the two.

More recent studies done in the Livermore Valley have identified three units present within the
Livermore Formation. These include the Lower Livermore, Upper Livermore, and Quaternary
Alluvium. CEMEX Eliot Quarry is mining Quaternary alluvium and possibly the Upper Livermore
Formation gravels that underlie much of the Livermore Valley.

The Lower Livermore unit contains deposits ranging in age from middle Pliocene to lower
Pleistocene, with measured surface stratigraphy containing approximately 50% sand, 40% silt and

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