398 11th Street Arlington, Daniel
From: Arlington, Daniel
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 12:53 PM
To: Jones, Mike; 'lindley@lindleytolbertdesign.com'; 'Todd Bosco'
Cc: Hubsch, Jeremy
Subject: RE: 398 11th St
Ms.Tolbert,
Mike Jones forwarded your email to me for a reply. I apologize for the slow response.
I agree with Mike's call on this issue. The first priorities of the Building Department are to protect the occupants of
buildings and to verify that buildings are structurally sound and safe.
Given the information that we have about this site,we are requiring the following:
1) The environmental report,verifying that there is no soil contamination under or around the new home,
2) A soil compaction test report,verifying soil compaction to a depth of ten feet(10 feet). (We understand that
the excavation under and around the new foundation went down to approximately ten feet. That replacement
soil is now considered fill and compaction must be verified to ensure against future settlement.)
Please know that we consider this important and necessary to ensure a safe, structurally sound structure.
The Code Sections,that you requested,follow:
Florida Building Code-Building
104.11.2 Tests.
Whenever there is insufficient evidence of compliance with the provisions of this code, or evidence that a
material or method does not conform to the requirements of this code, or in order to substantiate claims for
alternative materials or methods, the building official shall have the authority to require tests as evidence of
compliance to be made at no expense to the jurisdiction. Test methods shall be as specified in this code or by
other recognized test standards. In the absence of recognized and accepted test methods, the building official
shall approve the testing procedures. Tests shall be performed by an approved agency. Reports of such tests
shall be retained by the building official for the period required for retention of public records.
Florida Building Code-Residential
R401.4 Soil tests.
Where quantifiable data created by accepted soil science methodologies indicate expansive, compressible,
shifting or other questionable soil characteristics are likely to be present, the building official shall determine
whether to require a soil test to determine the soil's characteristics at a particular locatiglVhis test shall be
done by an approved agency using an approved method.
Two related topics:
First I understand that there are still Zoning issues with this design and that the Building Permit n
issued.
Second, I noticed,this morning, that the foundation crew started work on this project without a building permit.
I stopped and informed them that they could not work without a permit and asked them to stop work.
We look forward to resolving these issues and issuing a building permit as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
i
Dan Arlington, CBO
From: Jones, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 4:34 PM
To: Arlington, Daniel
Subject: FW: 398 11th St
From: Lindley Tolbert mailto: ]
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 12:21 PM
To: Jones, Mike
Cc: Todd Bosco
Subject: FW: 398 11th St
Mike,
Todd Bosco told me that you are requesting the Moran Environmental and DEP paperwork for
the kerosene tank removal at 398 11th St in order to approve the building permit.
I'm just curious for my own learning purposes where/what section in the code it states that the
COAB is authorized to request that information as it obtains to a building permit?
Would you mind to please provide that information to me?
Best regards-
lindley
Lindley Tolbert
Lindley Tolbert Design, Inc.
P 904.234.7140
F 904.241.8787
lindley@lindleytolbertdesicin.com
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PROJECT NO: 4285-0004
Ellis a Associates inc. LAB T 1ESTED: 033/23/2/23/2 A
DATE T015
7064 Davis Creek Road REPORT NO: 1-0002
Jacksonville,FL 32256
(904)880-0960 Office DATE: 03/26/2015
(904)880-0970 Fax
REPORT OF: RESIDENTIAL IN-PLACE DENSITY TEST
PROJECT: 398 11th Street
Atlantic Beach, Duval County, FL
ATTENTION: Mr Dale Donnell
REPORTED TO: Bosco Building Contractors Inc
2158 Mayport Road
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
TEST RESULTS Page 1 of 1
General Location: House Pad
Specific Location: House Pad
Course: Fill
Test Dry Percent
Test Depth Percent Density Proctor Spec Proctor
No. (in) Location Moisture (pcf) Number No. Density Pass/Fail
1 12 Southwest Corner 9.7 99.8 104120 1 96 Pass
2 12 Center 10.5 98.9 104120 1 95 Pass
3 12 Northeast Corner 10.1 99.5 104120 1 96 Pass
Proctor Proctor Optimum Maximum LBR
No Date Moisture DryDensity Value Description Location
104120 03/23/2015 14.5 103.9 N/A Gray Fine Sand with Silt House Pad
Specification
Specification No. Compaction,%
1 95 Min
Date Received:03/23/2015 Date Tested: 03/23/2015
Gauge No.: 25
Test Methods: ASTM D6938-08a
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Orig:Bosco Building Contractors IncAttn:Mr Dale Donnell (1-ec copy) Respectfully Submitted,
Ellis&Associates, Inc.
Signed Original on File
Nemer(Nick)Y.Oweis,P.E.
Technician: Adam Jackson Director,Engineering Services
(CAL) Licensed,Florida No.44755
THIS REPORT APPLIES ONLY TO THE STANDARDS OR PROCEDURES INDICATED AND TO THE SAMPLE(S)TESTED AND/OR OBSERVED AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF
THE QUALITIES OF APPARENTLY IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR PRODUCTS OR PROCEDURES,NOR DO THEY REPRESENT AN ONGOING QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM UNLESS SO
NOTED.THESE REPORTS ARE FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE ADDRESSED CLIENT AND ARE NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION.
REPORT CREATED BY ElmTree SYSTEM
Moran Environmental Recovery
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Atlantic Beach,Florida 32233
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March 24, 2015
Ms. Lindley Tolbert
Lindley Tolbert Design, Inc.
465 Beach Avenue
Atlantic Beach, Florida 32233
RE: Summary of Soil Excavation and Disposal Activities
Heating Oil Spill Cleanup
Lindley Tolbert Design Site
398 11th Street, Atlantic Beach, Florida
Dear Ms. Tolbert,
On January 13, 2015, construction contractors utilizing heavy equipment (backhoe) to
perform site clearing operations at the residential property located at 398 11th Street in Atlantic
Beach, Florida, came in contact with a previously unidentified Heating Oil Underground Storage
Tank (UST). The backhoe caused the tank to be breached at the bottom, resulting in the entire
contents of the tank being released from the tank. It was determined that the tank had been
used to store heating oil for a residential structure that had formerly occupied the property and
has since been demolished. The tank, which was constructed of single-wall steel, measured
approximately 4 feet in length and approximately 34-inches in diameter, had a nominal capacity
of approximately 200-gallons. The quantity of fuel contained within the tank at the time of the
incident was not determined. It appeared that piping for the tank had been removed at some
time in the past. Below is a summary of the field activities taken to remediate the soil
contaminated resulting from the release of heating oil from the UST.
Field personnel from Moran Environmental Recovery of Atlantic Beach, Flo r' i ( ) were
the incident occurred 1/13/15 . A vacl7u t
notified and responded to the site on the day ( )
was prepared to be mobilized to the site; however, visual inspection of the interior of th
revealed that the entire contents of the tank had been released, and those liquids released as a
result of the incident had been absorbed into the soil, and therefore, the vacuum tanker was
demobilized.
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Fuel from the tank appeared to have saturated the soils in the immediate vicinity of the tank,
with some portion of the fuel following the slope/contour of the ground surface in a generally
northerly direction from the source. The area of apparent impact at the location of the spill
measured approximately 24 feet in overall length (generally from north to south), and was
approximately 12 feet in width at the widest point (generally from east to west).
On January 14, 2015, MER was contracted to provide emergency response actions,
including removal of the affected UST and excavation of impacted soils. Prior to conducting
excavation activities, an underground utility clearance was obtained through the Florida One-
Call underground utility locate service, and no such features were identified within the area of
concern. In addition, a visual reconnaissance of the area was performed that included an
inspection for areas of potential impact, including storm drains, culvert pipes, underground
utilities, or other features that might represent points of collection or preferential pathways for
the migration of contaminants outside of the area of obvious impact. No underground utilities,
storm drains or culvert pipes or other subsurface structures were identified within the area of
concern.
On January 15, 2015, MER personnel performed initial soil delineation activities. The initial
delineation activities were intended to delineate the extent of impact to soils within the area of
concern in order to establish the vertical and horizontal extent of soil impacted by the fuel spill,
and to estimate the volume of soil requiring excavation and disposal. The extent of soil
contamination was delineated using soil headspace analysis screening procedure utilizing a
portable Organic Vapor Analyzer/Photolonization Detector (OVA/PID), as well as by visual and
olfactory indications. Soil samples were collected from a series of soil borings conducted within
the area of concern utilizing a stainless steel hand auger. Soil samples were collected from
each soil boring at the ground surface and at one-foot intervals below surfaceuntil the
depth of groundwater saturation was reached. The soil samples were screened i le for
the presence of volatile petroleum hydrocarbon vapors using soil headspace analysis scr Ir
procedures as outlined in Chapter 62-780 F.A.C., and in the Florida Department of`
Environmental Protection (FDEP) "Guidelines for the Assessment and Source Removal of
Petroleum Contaminated Soil". In this procedure, a clean 16-ounce, wide-mouth glass jar is
half-filled with the soil sample to be tested. The jar is then sealed with aluminum foil and allowed
to equilibrate at ambient temperatures for a period of five to ten minutes. The organic vapor
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concentration in the headspace of the jar is then analyzed using the OVA/PID. The reading is
reported in parts per million (ppm), and represents the concentration of organic vapor from the
soil sample resulting from the presence of volatile petroleum hydrocarbon compounds in the
sample. Soils exhibiting OVA/PID readings in excess of the 10ppm target level were demarked
as requiring excavation. The instrument calibration was field verified daily prior to and following
field sample collection using a standard of 100 parts per million (ppm) isobutylene.
Soil borings were initiated in close proximity to the source (UST) location, and were
continued moving outward from the source area. The results of the OVA soil screening
indicated high levels of organic vapors in soils immediately adjacent to the source UST, with
decreasing soil vapor concentrations at a 5-foot perimeter distance from the tank. The soil
delineation defined an area of impact that was roughly oval in shape, measuring approximately
15 ft in overall length (generally from north to south), and approximately 14ft in width (generally
from east to west, at the widest point), with a thin trail of fuel extending an additional 9 to 10 feet
in the downgradient (northerly) direction away from the source area. The depth of impact ranged
from land surface to slightly more than 6 feet below land surface in the soils adjacent to the UST
location, representing the apparent worst case location.
Removal of the damaged tank and excavation of impacted soils was conducted on January
19, 2015 following receipt of underground utility locate clearance. The field activities were
conducted by field personnel from MER using heavy equipment (backhoe excavator/loader).
The soil excavation was initiated based on visual indications of the presence of contamination
as well as on the results of the initial delineation by OVA soil screening. Field screening and
collection of confirmatory soil samples was conducted concurrently with the soil excavation
activities. The extent of soil contamination was delineated usin a soil headspace analysis
screening procedures described above utilizing a dWe Organic Vapor
Analyzer/Photolonization Detector (OVA/PID). The instrument calibr to field verified prior
to and following field sample collection using a standard of 100 pa million (ppm)
isobutylene. Soil excavation was continued until OVA readings were below t 10 ppm target
level, except in those instances where elevated OVA readings were detected in soils at the base
of the excavation at the depth of groundwater saturation. Soils in these areas were slightly
over-excavated to a depth of approximately 7 feet below surface grade. The empty tank
carcass was rinsed and was transported to MER's facility to be disposed of as scrap steel.
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The final excavation measured approximately 24 ft in overall length (generally from east to
west), and was approximately 15 ft in width at the widest point. The depth of excavation
measured approximately 4.0 ft below original surface grade to approximately 7.0 ft below the
original surface grade at the deepest point.
A total of 53.98 tons (approximately 45 cubic yards) of petroleum-impacted soil were
excavated. These soils were stockpiled on site on top of, and covered with 6-mil plastic
sheeting pending approval for disposal. The excavated soils were then loaded into a total of
three (3) tandem dump-trailers and transported from the site to a permitted soil thermal
treatment facility (Clean Earth of Georgia, Kingsland, GA) for disposal by thermal
treatment/recycling.
Following completion of the soil excavation and OVA soil screening activities, a total of four
(4) post-excavation confirmatory soil samples (AB-CS-1, AB-CS-2, AB-CS-3 and AB-CS-4)
were collected from the area of excavation for laboratory analysis. The confirmatory soil
samples were collected from the four side walls of the excavation, at a depth of approximately 4
feet below land surface (BLS), corresponding to the depth of the bottom of the tank, and
indicative of the apparent worst case site conditions. The confirmatory soil sampling locations
are described as follows;
• Soil sample#AB-CS-1 was collected from the west side-wall of the excavation at a depth
of approximately 4.0 feet below the original surface grade.
• Soil sample#AB-CS-2 was collected from the east side-wall of the excavation at a depth
of approximately 4.0 feet below the original surface grade.
• Soil sample #AB-CS-3 was collected from the south side-wall of the excavation at a
depth of approximately 4.0 feet below the original surface grade.
• Soil sample #AB-CS-4 was collected from the north side-wall at of the of the
excavation at a depth of approximately 4.0 feet below the original su q�
The confirmatory soil samples were collected using stainless steel hando4 , which had
been decontaminated prior to sample collection to prevent the possibility of cross-
contamination. The samples were placed into pre-cleaned sample containers, which had been
provided by the designated laboratory. The sample containers were appropriately labeled,
sealed in zip-lock type bags, placed on wet ice, and delivered under standard chain of custody
procedures to a NELAC-certified environmental laboratory (Pace Environmental Services, Inc.,
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NELAC #E87627) for analysis by EPA Method 8260B (BTEX and MTBE), EPA Method 8270C
(PAHs), and Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (FL-PRO Method).
The results of the laboratory analysis of the confirmatory soil samples collected from
the four sidewalls of the excavation were below the Soil Cleanup Target Levels (SCTLs)
for all petroleum constituents of concern, as defined in Chapter 62-770, F.A.C., Table II
for Direct Exposure criteria (Residential and Commercial/Industrial) as well as for
Leachability Criteria concentrations.
Following completion of the field activities, the excavation was backfilled using clean fill.
Thank you for this opportunity to provide these environmental services to you and to Tolbert
Design, Inc. Please do not hesitate to call my office if you should have any questions or require
any additional information.
Sincerely,
Moran Environmental Recovery LLC
Richard Moriarty
Sr. Environmental Scientist
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