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Home My WebLink About(P2) Port Arthur Project Status March 2022 032522 Project Status March 2022 1 City of Port Arthur Landfill 1 Current SCS Projects Repair of Monitoring Wells and Gas Probes and Plug and Abandon Existing Well 2022 Air Services/Groundwater and Gas Monitoring City/Bechtel Soil Project Erosion and Sediment Control Engineering South Detention Pond Engineering Alternative Daily Cover Permit Modification Groundwater Assessment Monitoring and Reporting, Update Background Report, and Well Development 2 2 Repair of Monitoring Wells and Gas Probes and Plug and Abandon Existing Well Monitoring Wells and Gas Probes are in Need of Various Stages of Repair/Replacement. 4 Gas Probes were Noted as Needing Repair during Latest TCEQ Inspection SCS Contract Services Repair or Replace 15 Groundwater Monitoring Wells and 6 Gas Monitoring Probes Plug and Abandon Existing Well During December 2021 TCEQ Inspection, the Following Concerns Were Noted: 4 gas probes are in need of repair Other concerns: No methane monitoring of 2 on-site structures - Resolved No continuous monitoring of 2 on-site structures - Resolved No gas monitoring during the October – December 2020 Monitoring Period - Resolved A conflict with the permit and actual number of on-site gas probes - Resolved A tank in the retention pond - Resolved 3 3 Chronology of Gas Probe Repair 11/10/2021 SCS conducts a proactive independent evaluation of the gas probes and groundwater monitoring wells 11/19/2021 SCS submits report to City Staff recommending repairs of gas probes and groundwater monitoring wells and will provide proposal for any work the City requests 12/21/2021 TCEQ audits gas monitoring event 01/20/2022 TCEQ provides preliminary Exit Interview of gas monitoring audit noting 4 gas probes in need of repair 02/14/2022 SCS submits proposal to repair gas probes and monitoring wells 02/21/2022 SCS submits proposal to prepare bid package for repair of gas probes and monitoring wells 02/24/2022 City receives letter from TCEQ with Notice of Violation (NOV) including repair of gas probes requesting description of corrective action taken by 03/21/2022 03/03/2022 City informs SCS of TCEQ 02/24/2022 NOV 03/07/2022 SCS submits proposal to prepare bid package and conduct construction management and construction quality assurance for repair of gas probes and monitoring wells 03/09/2022 SCS submits a revised proposal to repair gas probes and monitoring wells 03/14/2022 City issues PO to SCS for repair of gas probes and monitoring wells 03/21/2022 SCS issues letter to TCEQ with description of corrective action taken for the items noted in the TCEQ NOV, including a copy of the PO for SCS to repair gas probes and asking for an extension for repairing the gas probes 03/22/2022 TCEQ sends email granting an extension to repairing the gas probes since the project has been approved by the City Based on discussions with TCEQ staff, this item will be considered resolved upon completion of the requested repairs, scheduled to begin 04/04/2022. 4 4 2022 Air Services, Groundwater and Gas Monitoring Conduct Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring, Quarterly Gas Monitoring, and Annual Air Compliance Services SCS Contract Services 2 Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Events 4 Quarterly Gas Monitoring Events Annual Air Quality Services including: Title V Reporting Emissions Inventory and Emissions Fee Calculations 2022 Greenhouse Gas Reporting NSPS 2021 Reporting Alternate Source Demonstrations and other As-Needed Tasks 5 5 City/Bechtel Soil Project Significant opportunity reduce cost of imported cover soil SCS Contract Services Project Management Limited Scope Permit Amendment TxDOT Permitting and Design Bid Package Soil Stockpile Operations Bid Package Revise SWP3 Follow-up to Limited Scope Permit Amendment Allowance 6 6 Erosion and Sediment Control Construction Step in addressing TCEQ Ordering Provision from March 30, 2021 Proposed Agreed Order SCS Contract Services Prepare Construction Plans, Specifications and City Bid Documents 7 7 South Detention Pond Construction Construct South Detention Pond in accordance with TCEQ Permit SCS Contract Services Prepare Construction Plans, Specifications and City Bid Documents Bid Package is Complete, scheduled to be included with Erosion and Sediment Control Bid Package 8 8 Alternative Daily Cover Permit Modification Temporary Authorization and Permit Modification to Add Spray-On Alternative Daily Cover SCS Contract Services Prepare Initial Temporary Authorization Prepare Second Temporary Authorization Prepare Permit Modification Initial Temporary Authorization submitted 03/24/2022 City has already acquired equipment and materials 9 9 Groundwater Assessment Monitoring and Reporting, Update Background Report, and Well Development Conduct TCEQ Requested Groundwater Assessment Monitoring and Report on Findings and Update Background Report. Also, Develop Groundwater Wells with High Turbidity SCS Contract Services Conduct Groundwater Assessment Monitoring and Reporting Update Background Report Develop Groundwater Wells with High Turbidity 10 10 Project Progress To-Date 11 11 History of SCS’ Services for the City 12 Continuous since 2002 Comprehensive landfill services Landfill Design and Permitting Groundwater monitoring Landfill gas monitoring Air quality Stormwater Initial permit application, landfill design & groundwater characterization Permit modifications Site Development Construction Plans Cell design and CQA Air quality permitting and reporting Environmental monitoring / reporting Groundwater Landfill gas monitoring Greenhouse gas reporting 12 Resources of SCS Leadership in Solid Waste Engineering Solid Waste Facility engineering/permitting is our core business Unsurpassed experience in TCEQ permitting Over 1,000 professional and support staff Routinely rated No. 1 or 2 in solid waste services by Engineering News Record in the U.S. 20+ year history of providing engineering, permitting, and monitoring services for the City of Port Arthur 13 13 SCS ENGINEERS SOLID WASTE ENGINEERING SERVICES: PROJECT TEAM ORGANIZATION City of Port Arthur Project Manager J. Roy Murray, P.E. Stormwater/SWPPP Joseph Krasner, PE Groundwater Gil Gabaldon, PG Sam Franco, PE Andrew Ard, EIT Ricardo Espinoza, EIT Landfill Construction Plans Jeff Reed, PE Naima Rahman, Ph.D. TCEQ Permitting Jeffery Reed, PE Sam Franco, PE Andrew Ard, EIT SCS Additional Technical Support Staff An engineering and technical staff of over 1,000 well versed in the design and construction of solid waste facilities. Landfill Gas Design Ryan Kuntz, PE Brett DeVries, Ph. D., PE Senior Quality Review Landfill Engineering Jeff Reed, PE Geotechnical Engineering Robert Isenberg, PE, PG Landfill Gas-to-Energy Steve Hamilton Solid Waste Permitting Kevin Yard, PE, BCEE Air Quality Permitting Joseph Krasner, PE CQA Ricardo Espinoza, EIT Landfill Gas O & M Jason Lewallen Rusty Fusilier, PE 14 SCS ENGINEERS SOLID WASTE ENGINEERING SERVICES PROJECT TEAM EXPERIENCE 15 15 Thank you, SCS ENGINEERS J. Roy Murray, P.E. Houston Office 817-358-6156 (direct) 281-455-0566 (cell) Kevin Yard, P.E., BCEE Bedford Office 972-523-2414 (cell) 16 16