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� <br />:=verett Housing Authority <br />May 16, 2012 <br />� <br />JN 12080 <br />Page 2 <br />drilling process, logged the tesl borings, and obtained representative samples of the soil <br />encountered. The Test Boriny Logs are attached as Plates 3 through 8. <br />Soil Conditions <br />The upper soil revealed in the test borings was loose fll soil that ranaed from a f�w feet up <br />to about 8.5 feet. In general, medium-dense silty sand/sandy silt was revealed belo�v the fll <br />in the two southwestern test borings (t and 2) and the northeastern test boring (4). Very <br />dense, gravelly silty sand was revealed below lhese soils at depths (below ground surtace) <br />in these three test borings of approximately 5 to 10 feet. In the three southeastern test <br />borings, soft, organic peat soil was revealed below the peat down to approximately 8 to 10 <br />feet below the ground surface. The peat is underlain by soft/loose silt and clay soils. At <br />depths of approximately 11 to 16 teel in these test holes, the very dense, gravelly siity sand <br />was revealed. <br />No obstructions were revealed by our exploralions. However, debris, buried utilities, and old <br />foundation and slab elemenls are commonly encountered on sites that have had previous <br />devetopment. <br />Groundwatei Conditions <br />No ground�vater seepage was observed in the test borings; however, they were le(t open for <br />only a short time period. Therefore, the lack of seepage may not indicate the static <br />qroundwater level. Groundwater levels encountered during drilling can be deceptive, <br />because seepage into the boring can be blocked or slowed by the auger itself. <br />It should be noled that groundwater levels vary seasonal�y with rainfall and other `actors. It <br />is possibie lhat some groundwater could be found between lhe looser or organic, �ear- <br />surface soil and the underlying denser soil. <br />The stratification lines on the logs represent the approximate boundaries beteaeen soil types at the <br />exploration locations. The actual transition behveen soil types may be gradual, and subsuriace <br />conditions can vary between exploration locations. The logs provide specific subsurface <br />information only at the locations tested. Where a transition in soil type occurred between samples <br />in the borings, lhe depth of lhe lransilion was inlerpreted. The relative densities and moisture <br />descriptions indicated on the test boring logs are interpretive descriptions based on the condilions <br />observed during drilling. <br />CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />GENERAL <br />THIS SECTION CONTAINS A SUMM�RY OF OUR STUDY AND FINDINGS FOR THE PURPOSES OF A <br />GENERAL OVERVIEW ONLY. MORE SPECIFIC RECObIMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS ARE <br />CONrAINED IN THE REMAINDER OF THIS REPORT. ANY PARTY RELYING ON THIS REPORT SHOULD <br />READ THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT. <br />The test borings conducted for this study encountered approximately 3 to 16 feet of loose fill, native <br />soils, and/or organic peat overlying competent medium-dense to very dense native soils. Little <br />excavation is planned (or ihis project because the proposed finish floors of the buildings are at or <br />GEOTECH CONSULTANTS,INC. <br />