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West Chester PA 19382
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Inland Design
10 Malin Road
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES: Geotech/SW
10 Malin Road, West Whiteland Township
September 8, 2014
Chuck Dobson, P.E.
via Email
Bo Erixxon, Project Manager
via Email

PURPOSE
The purpose of this report is to present the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations relative
to the physical investigation performed at the above captioned project location.

INVESTIGATION
Jason Culp, P.E. and Nick Banta were present on site Friday September 5th, 2014 to conduct a
subsurface investigation at the above mentioned project location. The investigation included
eight (8) double ring infiltrometer tests to be conducted within proposed infiltration areas. The
exact design of the stormwater facilities was not currently known as site data was required to
provide preliminary design. The findings and conclusions generated are to provide the initial
broad range characteristics for design. A final more detailed investigation of the site may be
required as the design proceeds further. In additional to information for the Stormwater related
facilities IES was also requested to record pertinent construction costs aspects of the site such as
shallow groundwater, soil suitability, rock depth etc. Testing was conducted according to the
Pennsylvania Stormwater Best Management Guidelines Appendix C: Site Evaluation and Soil
Testing Procedures. All double ring tests were presoaked for a minimum of one hour or two 30
minute intervals prior to recording measured infiltration readings.

FINDINGS
The Findings below use abbreviated nomenclature germane to soil morphology and other BMP
terminology.

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Test Pit Logs:
TP no. 1 Tested at 65
0-8
Topsoil
8-30 Lt. Brn. To Red Sandy SILT
30-132
Decomposed Schist

Root mat

80-90% Coarse Fragments, very Near vertical strike

friable coarse Fragments (Channers) dipping towards
can be broken with significant hand the upslope side
pressure to rock hammer strikes
Limiting Zone Encountered-Rock @ 11, lack of sufficient soil medium will require filtering
TP no. 2 Tested at 58
0-10
Topsoil
Root mat
10-30
Reddish Gravels and
w/ Sandy SILT
Channerrs
30-165 Reddish Channers (schist)
Soil fill is reddish Silty SAND; Near vertical strike
fragments with soil filled coarse Fragments (Channers) can be dipping towards
bedding/fracture planes
broken with significant hand
the upslope side
pressure to rock hammer strikes
No GW or Limiting Zone Encountered, lack of sufficient soil medium will require filtering
TP no. 3 Tested at 70
0-7
Topsoil
7-55 Reddish Brn Channery Mica SILT
55-168Tan/White Mica v.f. SAND & SILT
No GW or Limiting Zone Encountered
TP no. 4 Tested @ 74 BGS
0-12
Topsoil
12-36
Lt. Brn Channery Sandy SILT
36-72 Reddish Brn Channery Mica SILT
72-15 Tan/White Mica v.f. SAND & SILT
No GW or Limiting Zone Encountered
TP no. 5 Tested @ 79 BGS
0-8
Topsoil
8-89
Lt Brn Gravels/Channers & f.
Sandy Mica SILT
89-111 Reddish Brn Channery Mica SILT
111- Tan/White Mica v.f. SAND & SILT
168
No GW or Limiting Zone Encountered

Root mat
Channery

Friable coarse fragments

Root mat

Channery

Friable coarse fragments

Friable coarse fragments

Root mat

Friable coarse fragments

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TP no. 6 Tested @ 78 BGS
0-3
Asphalt
Subbase 3A modified
3-8
8-15
Tan Sandy SILT
15-96 Reddish Brn-Grey-Var v.f. Sandy Mica SILT
96-172
Grey Mica SILT, Saprolite
No GW or Limiting Zone Encountered
TP no. 7 Tested @ 78 BGS
0-3
Asphalt
3-8
Subbase 3A modified
8-30
Brn f. Sandy Mica SILT
30-168
Grey Mica SILT
96-172
Grey Mica SILT, Saprolite
No GW or Limiting Zone Encountered

Previous fill
Saprilite, very Friable CFs
Friable CFs

l/s
Previous fill
Gravels
S
Saprolite of parent formation
Friable CFs

TP no. 8 Tested @ 84 BGS

0-3
Asphalt
3-8
Subbase 3A modified
8-65 Gravelly v.f. Sandy Mica SILT
65-194 Grey/Tan/Var. v.f. Sandy SILT v. micaceous very steeply
to near vertical bedding
No GW or Limiting Zone Encountered

Friable CFs, Fill

Very friable CFs,
decomposed schist

Infiltration Testing
TP No. 1 4 4 4 4 4
4 final stabilized reading with 10 minute intervals
24.0 inches/hour Final Stabilized Reading @ 65 inches BGS
TP No. 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 final stabilized reading with 10 minute
intervals
21.0 inches/hour Final Stabilized Reading @ 58 inches BGS
TP No. 3
final stabilized reading with 30 minute intervals
0.25 inches/hour Final Stabilized Reading @ 70 inches BGS
TP No. 4 3/8 3/8
3/8 final stabilized reading with 30 minute intervals
0.75inches/hour Final Stabilized Reading @ 74 inches BGS
TP No. 5 1 1
final stabilized reading with 30 minute intervals

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1.0 inches/hour Final Stabilized Reading @ 79 inches BGS
TP No. 6 1 1 1 1
1 final stabilized reading with 30 minute intervals
2.0 inches/hour Final Stabilized Reading @ 78 inches BGS
TP No. 7
final stabilized reading with 30 minute intervals
0.5inches/hour Final Stabilized Reading @ 78 inches BGS
TP No. 8 2 1 1 1 1
1 final stabilized reading with 30 minute intervals
2.5inches/hour Final Stabilized Reading @ 84 inches BGS

CONCLUSIONS
1. The Design Engineer is recommended to use the above information for sizing the
Proposed Stormwater Management Facilities with a slight rate reduction for
subsurface infiltration facilities to ensure the longevity of the systems given the
presence of fine grain soils and cohesive soil content.
2. The saprolite to residium strata that all tests were conducted within is highly variable
both vertically and laterally. The majority of test areas with well draining tests was
due to the near vertical bedding planes of the decomposed parent material (schist).
The rapidly draining areas of test pits 1 and 2 is composed of decomposed parent
rock, in this case Micaceous Schist to Gneiss. The material is highly decomposed
however is in a platy, vertical orientation which promotes infiltration through the
macropores of the soil/rock medium. In this area a filter layer of concrete sand will
be necessary to ensure the proper filtering of pollutants to ensure water quality
requirements are met.
3. We strongly recommends that a qualified Soil Engineer or representative thereof be
present during infiltration facility installation to ensure the stone facility-sand-soil
interface is placed at an appropriate depth to maximize recharge. Facility bottom
elevation often varies as overlying soils are not uniform thus requiring over
excavation in localized areas of the facility to maximize infiltration potential.
4. The geotextile fabric is recommended to not be utilized at the bottom of any
infiltration facility as the liner is serving too often as a hydraulically restrictive
material and creating a bath tub effect, ergo only utilize the geotextile on the
sides and top of the trench.
5. Test Pit no. 1 is the only area which exhibited somewhat shallow rock refusal. All
other test pits were excavated down to the maximum reach of the excavator. Most of
the material is fractured and decomposed and therefore rippable, especially in a
larger excavation.

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6. The soils encountered are fine grained soils that are very moisture sensitive. Areas
that achieve compaction will be susceptible to breakdown with repeated construction
traffic on top of those areas. Additionally, the coarse fragments throughout the site
are easily fractured and broken down and therefore will have similar negative effect
with repeated traffic.
7. The site topography and open rapidly draining strata encountered at the upslope
portion of the site may result in areas downslope receiving intermittent seepage in
localized areas. This should be considered for design of retaining walls and for
mitigation in any construction activities.
8. Refer to the attached laboratory data for additional information regarding the
findings above.
9. Test Pit locations were provided in the field by Inland Design. Please refer to the
attached image of then plan provided to IES for test pit locations.
10. Please contact IES should questions/concerns relative to subsurface geology arise
during planning or construction phases of this project as actual field conditions are
expected to vary and this report does not speak to all possible issues that might arise.

Very Truly Yours,

Jason Culp, P.E.

Project Manager
Ingram Engineering Services, Inc.
484.947.5549 office
610.431.7015 fax
jason@ingram-engineering.com

Chadd W. Ingram, P.E.

(DE, MD, NJ, PA), S.E.O.
Principal & CEO
Ingram Engineering Services, Inc.
484.947.5549 office
610.431.7015 fax
chadd@ingram-engineering.com

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West Chester PA 19382
Office 484-947-5549 Fax 610-431-7015

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16 Hagerty Blvd. Suite 400
West Chester PA 19382
Office 484-947-5549 Fax 610-431-7015

Ingram Engineering Services, Inc.

16 Hagerty Blvd. Suite 400
West Chester PA 19382
Office 484-947-5549 Fax 610-431-7015

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16 Hagerty Blvd. Suite 400
West Chester PA 19382
Office 484-947-5549 Fax 610-431-7015

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West Chester PA 19382
Office 484-947-5549 Fax 610-431-7015

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