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LMJ Enterprises, LP March 31, 2022 <br />Page 4 <br />Measured Infiltration Rate <br />A plot of the apparent short-term infiltration rate calculated during each stage of the PIT is presented in <br />Figure 3. The field measured infiltration rate was higher during the initial stage of the test as additional <br />water was required to fill the pore space of the initially unsaturated soils until it approaches full saturation <br />toward the end of the test. <br />In PIT-1, there was very little infiltration during the 7-hour testing period. The PIT only required one refill <br />duringthe testing period. The infiltration rate was calculated duringtwo stages over the entire test duration. <br />The field measured infiltration rate duringthe testingstage was 0.41 inches per hour in PIT-1. <br />Design Infiltration Rate <br />The measured infiltration rate and the recommended design infiltration rate for use in design are <br />summarized in Table 1. <br />TABLE 1. MEASURED AND RECOMMENDED DESIGN INFILTRATION RATE <br />Measured Infiltration Rate Design Infiltration <br />Location (ini Rate (ini <br />PIT-1 0.41 0.15 <br />The design infiltration rate is determined by applying correction factors to the measured infiltration rate. <br />The correction factors accountfor uncertainties in site variability and number of tests, testing method, and <br />long-term reductions in permeability due to plugging from biological activity and accumulation of fines. <br />Table III-3.3.1 of the 2019 SWMMWW describes the correction factors to be used to estimate design <br />infiltration rates. <br />Table 111.3.3.1 Correction Factors to be Used With In -Situ Saturated <br />Hvdraulic Conductivity Measurements to Estimate Design Rates <br />Issue <br />Partial Correction Facto <br />Site variability and number of locations tested <br />CF = 0.33 to 1.0 <br />Test Method <br />. Large-scale PIT <br />. CFt=0.75 <br />. Small-scale PIT <br />. =0.50 <br />. Other small-scale (e.g. Double ring, falling head) <br />. = 0.40 <br />. Grain Size Method <br />• = 0.40 <br />Degree of influent control to prevent siltation and bio-buildup <br />CF= 0.9 <br />Total Correction Factor, CFT = CFv x CFtx CFm <br />■ CF accounts for site variability and number of locations tested. A CF of 0.8 was used for the analyses. <br />■ CFt is determined based on the test method. The CFt for small-scale PIT testing is 0.5. <br />■ CFR, accounts for the degree of influent control to prevent siltation and bio-buildup and is 0.9. <br />The total correction factor CFT for the PITs is 0.36. When applied to the measured infiltration rate of <br />0.41 inches per hour, the design infiltration rate for PIT-1 is 0.15. <br />GEOENGINEER� <br />File No. 24459 003 00 <br />