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Wade Hess <[e-mail]>
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Todd Bro <[e-mail]>Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 11:30 AM
To: Wade Hess <[e-mail]>
Cc: Bret Reynolds <[e-mail]>
Wade,
Attached is a copy of our original engineer's, John Wood, statement of compliance for the addition of 80 acres including
the 6 50' bore holes which were all dry down to 50 ft. DOGM accepted this documentation.
The first 60 acre property also had 6 50 ft. bore holes which were also dry.
I have contacted Ovintiv the producer with wells all around EEI for documentation of drilling depth to water. They may
share well logs with me but Houston may not cooperate. Unofficially, they say there is no ground water on that bench
above 500 ft.
The rancher who owns most of the surrounding ground which has been in the family for 3 generations laughed at my
question; he claims that there is no ground water in that area.
I will hire the Qualified Ground Water Scientist if you cannot accept the above. Can you help me find one?
Todd Bro, owner
801/599/7213
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Wade Hess <[e-mail]>Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 1:45 PM
To: Todd Bro <[e-mail]>
Cc: Bret Reynolds <[e-mail]>
Hi Todd,
It's likely that John Wood is a qualified groundwater scientist as defined by our rules, but the attached statement does not
make the determination that the historical high level of groundwater is greater than ten feet below the lowest cell
8/20/24, 3:59 PM State of Utah Mail - FW: Scanned image from MX-M363N
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elevation. The statement only says that the work was performed according to approved plans. So, you'll need Mr. Wood,
or another qualified groundwater scientist (does Bret meet qualifications?) to make that determination.
We cannot recommend specific consultants, but most environmental consulting firms will have a qualified groundwater
scientist on-staff. If they are comfortable making the required determination from historic data, then nothing else will be
required. But, they may request more testing or information to definitively make the determination.
I hope this answers your question.
Wade
R315-301-2(59)
“Qualified ground water scientist” means a scientist or engineer who has received a baccalaureate or post-graduate
degree in the natural sciences or engineering and has sufficient training and experience in ground water hydrology and
related fields as may be demonstrated by state registration, professional certification, or completion of accredited
university programs that enable that individual to make sound professional judgements regarding ground water
monitoring, contaminant fate and transport, and corrective action.
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Todd Bro <[e-mail]>Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 4:17 PM
To: Wade Hess <[e-mail]>
Cc: Bret Reynolds <[e-mail]>
Wade,

We will try to get John Wood to cooperate.

todd
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Bret Reynolds <[e-mail]>Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 10:18 AM
To: Todd Bro <[e-mail]>, Wade Hess <[e-mail]>
Revised ground water report.

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Thanks for all you do. Have a great day, you deserve it.

Bret Reynolds, PE
CIVCO Engineering, Inc.
Mobile: [phone]
Office: 435-789-5448
1256 W 400 N
Suite 1
PO Box 1758
Vernal Utah 84078
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Wade Hess <[e-mail]>Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 10:48 AM
To: Bret Reynolds <[e-mail]>
Cc: Todd Bro <[e-mail]>
Bret,
Thanks for sending this in! The Division can only officially accept submissions through the Community Portal or through
our official email address. So, please send all revisions to the original application packet to [e-mail] and
cc me on that email. In the content of the email, state something like "here are the additions/revisions to the EEI E&P
Landfill application" and we'll be sure to get it to the right place.
Thank you, and apologies for the inconvenience!
Wade
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Bret Reynolds <[e-mail]>Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 10:50 AM
To: Wade Hess <[e-mail]>
Cc: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
Wade
Okay

Thanks for all you do. Have a great day, you deserve it.

Bret Reynolds, PE
CIVCO Engineering, Inc.
Mobile: [phone]
Office: 435-789-5448
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1256 W 400 N
Suite 1
PO Box 1758
Vernal Utah 84078

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CIVCO Engineering, Inc.
Civil Engineering Consultants
PO Box 1758 * 1256 W 400 S, Suite 1
Vernal, Utah 84078

Phone [phone] * Fax [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

ENVIRONMENT ENERGY INNOVATIONS
PLEASANT VALLEY, UTAH

Ground Water Analysis
A subsurface investigation was performed on the project site. Below is the resulting analysis of
the well bore samples.

The attached map shows the locations of the drill holes. Each hole was bored to a depth of 50
feet.

Borehole # 1:
0’-10’: light buff colored sandy silt, colluvium.
10’-15’: tan clay.
15’-20’: sandy gravel.
25’-35’: light reddish brown clayey silt, Uinta Formation.
35’-52’: purplish brown silty clay, Uinta Formation.
*No water encountered in BH-1.

Borehole # 2:
0’-10’: light buff silty sand, colluvium.
10’-25’: pale greenish sandy gravel.
25’-35’: grayish sandstone.
35’-50’: greenish gray shale.
*No water encountered in BH-2. Bedrock at 25 feet.

Borehole # 3:
0’-10’: buff colored sandy silt, colluvium.
10’-15’: greenish brown sandy gravel w/ 1mm-3cm sized clasts.
15’-30’: light brown clayey/silty shale.
30’-50’: blue green clayey/silty shale.
*No water encountered in BH-3. Bedrock at 15 feet.

Borehole # 4:
0’-10’: light buff sandy silt, colluvium.
10’-25’: tan sandy gravel w/ 1mm-3cm clasts.
25’-30’: tan siltstone.
30’-40’: blue green silty shale.
40’-50’: blue green clay.
*No water encountered in BH-4. Bedrock at 25 feet.

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Borehole # 5:
0’-10’: light buff silty gravel, colluvium.
10’-20’: tan sandy gravel.
20’-30’: grayish brown siltstone.
30’-40’: pale green silty shale.
40’-50’: blue green shale.
*No water encountered in BH-5. Bedrock at 25 feet.

Borehole # 6:
0’-10’: light buff colored silt, colluvium.
10’-20’: whitish tan sandy gravel.
20’-30’: blue green sandy silt.
30’-50’: purplish green shale.
*No water encountered in BH-6. Bedrock at 30 feet.

Borehole # 7:
0” – 8” Lt brn-buff silt and sand with some minor components of clay.
0’ – 10’ Clay with minor amounts of silt and sand.
10’ – 20’ Clay brn-gry.
20’ – 30’ Clay with minor amounts of sand.
30’ – 40’ Clay dk brn-drk gry.
40’ – 50’ Clay drk gry-drk brn with minor amounts of ls pebbles and rock shards.
*No water encountered in BH-7. .

Borehole # 8:
0” – 8” Lt brn-buff silt and sand with some minor components of clay.
0’ – 10’ Clay with minor amounts of buff silt and sand.
10’ – 20’ Clay brn-gry-drk brn.
20 ‘ – 30’ Clay with minor amounts of sand.
30’ – 40’ Clay dk brn-drk gry.
40’ – 50’ Clay drk gry-drk brn with a minor amount of blue shale, very limey.
*No water encountered in BH-8.

Borehole # 9:
0” – 8” Lt brn-buff silt and sand with some minor components of clay.
0’ – 10’ Clay lt brn-brn.
10’ – 20’ Clay brn-gry-drk brn with minor pebbles of drk gry shale.
20’ – 30’ Clay with minor amounts of sand, very fine.
30’ – 40’ Clay drk brn-drk gry.
40’ – 50’ Clay drk gry-drk brn.
*No water encountered in BH-9.
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Borehole # 10:
0” – 8” Lt brn-buff silt and sand with some minor components of clay.
0’ – 10’ Clay lt brn-brn.
10’ – 20’ Clay brn-gry-drk brn with minor pebbles of drk gry shale.
20’ – 30’ Clay with minor amounts of sand, very fine.
30’ – 40’ Clay drk brn-drk gry.
40’ – 50’ Clay drk gry-drk brn, minor amount of very fine blue-drk gry shale.
*No water encountered in BH-10.
Borehole # 11:
BH 11 0” – 8” Cobble rock, sand and silt.
0’ - 10’ Clay lt brn-brn, with drk gry shale.
10’ – 20’ Clay brn-gry-drk brn with minor pebbles of drk gry shale.
20’ – 30’ Clay drk brn-drk gry.
30’ – 40’ Clay brn-buff, minor amount of silt.
40’ – 50’ Clay drk gry-drk brn.
*No water encountered in BH-11.
Borehole # 12:
0” – 8” Cobble rock, sand and silt.
0’ - 10’ Clay lt brn-brn, with drk gry shale.
10’ – 20’ Clay buff-drk brn.
20’ – 30’ Clay drk brn-drk gray.
30’ – 40’ Clay brn-buff, minor amounts of small pebbles of shale.
40’ – 50’ Clay drk gry-drk brn.
*No water encountered in BH-12.
Based on the historical boreholes performed, the site is underlain by mostly clay materials to
a minimum depth of fifty feet, and there is no ground water within ten feet below the lowest
cell elevation.
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