the miners guide to liner leak location...reds and yellows represent low uniform current levels...
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Shawn Calendine
hydroGEOPHYSICS Inc.
The Miners Guide to Liner Leak Location
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A Fact to live with
The Truth About Leakage –
All liners leak…
…eventually
Liner Integrity depends on construction quality and maintenance through end of life.
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Why Care About LeakageObvious, but lets break it down
• U.S. EPA (1992) requires that states set specific Allowable Leakage Rates for Liquid Impoundments and Wastewater Ponds.
• Financial Impacts– Product loss
– Litigation – fines
• Liability Impacts– Operations challenges – current and future
– Public image
– Environmental cleanup
• Quality & Stability of the structure and related infrastructure – Leakage can create saturated soil conditions adding stress to the system
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What is the value of Leak LocationMitigating costs!
• Regulatory compliance – No fines or minimal fines
• Potentially major cost savings– Product loss is minimal
– No Litigation or court costs
– Costs are limited to survey and repairs costs
• Liability Impacts– Operational challenges solved
– Public image maintained and possibly improved (took action)
– No or limited environmental cleanup
• Quality and stability of the structure is maintained
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Litigation – ExampleA Story You Know!
Unlined ponds leached Chromium-6 into the groundwater causing
cancer and autoimmune disease.
Leakage occurred between 1952 – 1966
From 1996 to 2008 settlement costs reached $448 Million
Cleanup cost $700 Million.
Total cost is upwards of $1.1 billion and counting.
Groundwater Contamination
In Hinkley, CA
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• Water Puddle - ASTM D7002
• Water Lance - ASTM D7703
• Spark Testing - ASTM D7240
• Arc Testing - ASTM D7953
Liner Leak Location MethodsTwo types - bare or covered
Water Covered & Soil Covered
ASTM D7007
Bare Liner
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Electric leak location is governed by:
• The inverse relationship between the
conductive nature of boundary materials and
the highly resistive nature of most
geosynthetics.
A hole:
• Breaches the liners resistive nature
• Creates a local region of high conductivity
Therefore:
• The electric potential relative to a hole in the
liner is significant and measurable
• Current levels remain low and uniform across
intact and undamaged liner.
Electrical Leak Detection BasicsCompleting the Circuit
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Single Liner
Double Liner
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Electrical Leak Detection BasicsElectrical Response Map
Reds and yellows represent low uniform current levels across intact and undamaged liner while blues,
greens, and purples show significant and measurable electric potential relative to a hole in the liner.
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Survey SetupWalking, floating, or towed probe
Transmitter
Receiver
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Electrical Leak Detection BasicsSurvey
Reds and yellows represent low uniform current levels across intact and undamaged liner while blues,
greens, and purples show significant and measurable electric potential relative to a hole in the liner.
Transmitter
Receiver
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Transmitter
Receivers
Survey SetupMulti Sensor Approach
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Electrical Leak Detection BasicsSurvey
Reds and yellows represent low uniform current levels across intact and undamaged liner while blues,
greens, and purples show significant and measurable electric potential relative to a hole in the liner.
Receiver
Transmitter
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RepairsStructure & Site Information Package
Liner SurveySafety Plan
What you need to know Perpetration for a liner leak detection survey
Electrical isolation action items
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What do you need to know Basic questions from service providers
• Scheduling – How quickly do you need a proposal – when do you want to start work?
– Will work be impacted by weather – regulatory constraints – site schedules?
– Why do you need a survey? Suspected leak – integrity assurance – regulatory required?
• Site Locations & structure conditions
– Where is the site(s) located - *provide Google Earth KMZ –***provide current on the ground photos
– What is the size of the structure (L-W-D) – provide engineering plans – what is it used for?
– How do you know you have a leak – what is the leak rate – how long has it been leaking?
• Survey design questions
– Can work vehicles operate around the pond – are there fences or concrete barriers within 25’?
– Any grounded electrical systems – any pipes and what are they made of – do they penetrate the liner?
– Any debris, dirt, sand, gravel covering the liner below waterline – is there a cover (bird balls or netting)
– What kind of liner – single or double lined – what type of solution is in it now – what's the PH?
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Resolution in Conductive Substrates
• Conventional leak location systems break down in highly conductive
solutions or substrates.
• Current leaking through a hole is attenuated to such an extent that the
signal falls below the detector’s ability to resolve it.
Survey design questions
pH
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Electrical isolation action items Repairs
Structure & Site Information Package
Liner SurveySafety Plan
What you need to know Safety Plan
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What your contractor needs to know Safety Plan
Site Specifics & Structure Specifics
– Does the contractor need PFD’s
– Lockout tag out requirements
– Vehicle operation around structure (Includes trucks - UTVs’ - ATV’s -Mountain bike)
– Equipment inspections
– Fall protection (Rope & Harness Training)
– Solution specific training (bio hazard
- radiological hazard - highly acidic or basic)
– Special PPE such as chemical resistant gloves, face shields, and clothing
Build a “H&S Document Package” specific to pond leak location for your site
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Repairs
Structure & Site Information Package
Liner SurveySafety Plan
Electrical isolation action items
What you need to know Electrical Isolation
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Isolation Conditions
Operators must consider:
• All the elements in contact with the margins of the geosynthetics in a lined system
• How well the substrates below and above the liner can carry current
• The quality of electrical isolation in the area to be surveyed
What you need to know Current Leakage
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Boundary & isolation conditions Repairs
Structure & Site Information Package
Liner SurveySafety Plan
What you need to know The Survey
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What you need to know The Survey
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Boundary & isolation conditions Repairs
Structure & Site Information Package
Liner SurveySafety Plan
What you need to know Repairs
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HGI Map Other Maps
What you need to know Map Styles
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Signal Shadowing
• It is extremely difficult to resolve smaller holes in close proximity to larger
ones.
• Large tears or punctures creates a much larger signal pathway. High
current flow floods the immediate area, shadowing or obscuring the
location of smaller holes nearby.
What you need to know Signal Shadowing
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Boundary & isolation conditions Repairs
Structure & Site Information Package
Liner SurveySafety Plan