Monitoring Wells_ENSR CorporationTHE CITY OF
DUB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
MEMORANDUM
November 13, 2007
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Monitoring Well Installation -ENSR Corporation
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos recommends City Council approval of a request from
ENSR Corporation to install two monitoring wells in City right-of-way of Salina Street,
south of Railroad Avenue. These wells will be used to assess potential petroleum
ground water impact associated with the Canadian National Railway facility operations.
This is in conjunction with submission of a Site Clean-Up report to the Iowa Department
of Natural Resources.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mi ael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
THE CITY OF
DUB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
MEMORANDUM
November 7, 2007
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
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FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer ~ -
SUBJECT: Monitoring Well Installation -ENSR Corporation
INTRODUCTION
This is in response to a request from ENSR Corporation to install two monitoring wells
in City right-of-way of Salina Street, south of Railroad Avenue.
BACKGROUND
ENSR Corporation has been hired to assess potential petroleum ground water impact
associated with the Canadian National Railway facility operations. This is in conjunction
with submission of a Site Clean-Up Report to the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources (Iowa DNR). The wells would be placed to a depth of 20 to 25 feet.
DISCUSSION
ENSR will utilize licensed personnel to install the 2" diameter PVC casing to the depth
20 to 25 feet. A manway will be placed over the well for access by technicians for
sampling and analysis. This access point will not impede traffic or create an
obstruction. Attached is a map with the identified location.
When it has been determined the well is no longer needed, it will be abandoned by
removal of manway and backfilled with bentonite seal in accordance with Iowa DNR
regulations.
The City Council's approval would be in the form of a License Agreement between
ENSR and the City which outlines the responsibility of ENSR Corporation, provides
indemnity to the City, and requires proof of liability insurance for placement of the
monitoring system on City property.
The attached License Agreement provides that the City shall have no liability for any
environmental contamination occurring on the project's property, on City property, or on
adjacent private property as a result of contamination from the property owner's site.
All the appropriate documents, including the license agreement, a map of the project
location and proof of liability insurance have been submitted by ENSR Corporation and
have been approved by City staff.
RECOMMENDATION
I would recommend that the request to install the monitoring system on the City property
of Salina Street, south of Railroad Avenue be approved through the adoption of the
attached resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute the attached License Agreement
for Site Assessment.
If, and when, ownership transfers to the owner, there is a separate Site Assessment
agreement that would be completed and approved by the City Manager.
BUDGET IMPACT
This request will have no budget impact.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
The City Council is requested to adopt the attached resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute the License Agreement with ENSR Corporation.
Prepared by Jane Smith, Engineering Assistant
cc: Jon Dienst, PE
ENSR I AECOM
The RETEC Group, Inc.
413 Wacouta Street, Suite 400, St. Paul. Minnesota 55101
T 651222 0841 F 651.222 (1914 www.ensr.aecorn corn
November 6, 2007
Ms. Jane Smith
Engineering Assistant II
Engineering Department
City Hall
50 W . 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Subject: Submittal of License Agreement to Install Monitoring Wells on City Right-of-Way -
Dubuque, Iowa (12440-018-107)
Dear Ms. Jane Smith,
ENSR Corporation (ENSR) is providing this submittal of documents to the City of Dubuque, Iowa (City),
for consideration of a License Agreement to install monitoring wells on City right-of-way. The license
Agreement is provided in Attachment A.
The reason for the project is to assess potential petroleum groundwater impacts associated with
operations at the Canadian National Railway facility. Once installed, groundwater samples will be
collected from the wells, and the samples will be submitted for laboratory analysis of petroleum
constituents.
The location of the facility is shown on the attached figure. The approximate location of the proposed
monitoring wells is also shown on the attached figure. Both figures are presented in Attachment B.
Our insurance carrier will not be able to issue a Certificate of Insurance until the License Agreement for
Site Assessment is signed by the City of Dubuque. However, a sample specimen of the Certificate of
Insurance is included for your review. Once the License Agreement is signed by all parties, the
Certificate of Insurance, in accordance with the Insurance Schedule B, will be forwarded to the City of
Dubuque. The sample specimen insurance documents are provided in Attachment C.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (651) 222-0841.
Sincerel~+'~r•~ ~~
Daryl R.Beck, P.E. ~
Senior Project Manager
dbeck @ ensr.aecom.com
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Attachments
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LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SITE ASSESSMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered by and between~uSiZ ~. por~~m~Licensee) and
the City of Dubuque, Iowa (City), this day of ,
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sites to determine the presence of petroleum contamination by taking soil samples and
installing groundwater monitoring wells (the Activities), all in contemplation of the
aration and submission of a Site Clean-Up Report (SCR) to the Iowa Department of
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SG(,:,~. S~~•i-~.,,.( WHEREAS, the Licensee's performance of the Activities herein provided will be
'k; ~,,r,,,,~ /4v~~ at no cost or expense to City and it is recognized that all work will be performed by
Licensee or its employees, agents, or subcontractors; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire and intention of Licensee and City to make this
mutual agreement with respect to access to City Properties and with respect to the
Activities to be conducted upon the said City Properties.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and
undertakings hereinafter made by City and Licensee, the said parties do hereby agree as
follows:
1. City hereby grants to Licensee, its contractors, subcontractors, and their
employees and agents, a temporary license to enter upon City Properties
adjacent to Project Properties for the performance of the assessment .and
investigation activities described hereinbelow (the Activities), and the
right to enter shall continue in effect until If
at that time Licensee has not completed all Activities required of it under
its contract with the Board, City may, through its City Council, extend this
License Agreement for such additional period or periods of time to
reasonably complete the Activities. The expiration of this License
notwithstanding, Licensee shall retain its obligations with respect to the
maintenance and removal of monitoring wells until such time as those
obligations are satisfied, all as provided in Paragraph 5 hereof.
2. City represents and warrants that it owns and is lawfully possessed of all
streets and alley rights-of--way adjacent to the Property Properties and that
it has full authority to grant and enter into this License Agreement,
provided, however, that Licensee shall be obligated to obtain permission
from the Iowa Department of Transportation before conducting any of the
Activities hereafter enumerated upon State highway right-of--way within
the City of Dubuque.
3. The assessment and investigation activities (the Activities) to be
undertaken by Licensee may include the following:
Licensee agrees that its entry upon the City Properties shall be
limited to the performance of said Activities. Licensee further
agrees to undertake and complete the said Activities upon the City
Properties in a prudent and responsible manner, and in accordance
with all applicable laws and regulations of City, the state of Iowa,
and the United States, and in accordance with all applicable orders,
directives and regulations of IDNR or other governmental agencies
having jurisdiction of the Act~,vities.
4. Licensee agrees to notify City, at the time it picks up Excavation Permits
for particular Project Properties, of its intent to commence the Activities
upon specific City Properties. Licensee agrees not to conduct soil borings
or to install groundwater monitoring wells upon the paved portion of any
street or in any street or highway median, without special written
authorization from City's Public Works Director.
As to privately owned "underground facilities" located upon City
Property, Licensee agrees to follow the procedures provided in Chapter
480 of the Iowa Code regarding obtaining locator service prior to the
commencement of excavation or drilling activities, and that its
responsibility and liability for damage to such facilities shall be
determined in accordance with the provisions of that Chapter.
As to City owned or operated "underground facilities", (including but not
limited to sewer, water, electric, electronic communications, and traffic
control), City agrees that appropriate City departments or agencies will
provide locator services for its underground facilities as required by
Chapter 480 of the Iowa Code. Licensee, its agents, employees,
contractors or subcontractors, agrees that its responsibility and liability for
damage to underground facilities owned or operated by City, shall be
determined in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 480 of the Iowa
Code.
5. Within a reasonable time after completion of each step of any of the
Activities on City Properties, Licensee shall cause any tools, equipment,
materials except for any groundwater monitoring wells placed hereon to
be removed, and shall restore said Properties to the condition they were in
prior to commencement of said Activities.
The obligation to remove and properly abandon each particular
groundwater monitoring well upon City Properties shall remain the
responsibility of Licensee until each such monitoring well is properly
removed and abandoned as required by applicable state or federal law or
regulation, as evidenced by a well closure report issued by a certified well
driller. Alternatively, the obligation of Licensee with regazd to particular
monitoring wells shall be deemed dischazged upon City's Public Works
Director's receipt, acceptance, and execution of an agreement, in form
acceptable to City's Legal Department, executed by the owner of the
adjacent Project Property, pursuant to which the said property owner
agrees to accept responsibility for the operation and maintenance of said
monitoring well and for its removal and abandonment as above provided.
Licensee agrees that City may retain its License Agreement for Site
Assessment, hold harmless, and maintain on file certificates of liability
insurance until its obligation to remove monitoring wells is deemed
dischazged as herein provided.
Licensee agrees that unless deemed discharged it will promptly remove
and properly abandon any monitoring well located upon City Property
when it is notified by City that the City Property upon which the well is
located is required for municipal purposes, including but not limited to
street, sewer, traffic control, or water utility construction or repair. City
agrees to review the proposed location of monitoring wells, if provided in
advance of their installation, and to advise Licensee if a proposed
monitoring well location will conflict with planned construction activities.
City's failure to advise of such conflicts shall not excuse Licensee of its
obligation to remove monitoring wells to accommodate such construction
activities by City.
The parties further agree that unless Licensee is deemed dischazged, then
in the event Licensee fails to properly maintain any monitoring well or the
area immediately adjacent thereto, or fails to remove a monitoring well
after being advised that the City Property upon which it is located is
required for municipal purposes, City may either (a) deny Licensee access
thereto, or (b) declare the said monitoring well a nuisance, cause same to
be removed, and assess the costs of abatement against the Licensee, or
against the Project Property or Properties for whose benefit the well was
installed, all as provided in Iowa Code Section 364.12.
6. This Agreement is intended and shall be construed only as a temporary
license to enter and conduct the Activities upon City Properties and not as
a grant of easement or any other interest therein.
7. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and upon their
respective successors, representatives, heirs, and assigns. This agreement
shall also be binding upon all current and future invitees on City
Properties, if any.
8. Licensee agrees to the extent Licensee is negligent to defend, indemnify,
and hold harmless City, its officers, agents, and employees from and
against all manner of actions, liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits,
f~u~s.~~,~,~~~ a ts, accounts, losses, damages, an attorneys' fees including U ~''3
~~~a property damage or bodily injury, ~~~ ding Q~th at anyt~rr~e
resulting therefrom, ~~' r~*` , ~` ~ >
caused by Licensee or its officers, agents, employees, contractors, or
r y any ird party arising out of the performance of the
u,,,~ ~' +~L d "''c.c'~'~°-~ Activities upon City Property by Licensee, or arising out of the e;~is#ei~ 'a't ~
a`' ~°y'~`~°1 °~ l_~`~~s<< operation, maintenance, or removal of monitoring wells on City Property
by Licensees ~~
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l,H bl~ .b .µ~~ d ~,c,~ ~,- 9. Licensee shall purchase and maintain insurance as set forth in the attached
~ ~~ ~, -,,^}-,`~, ~ -1,d~K~}~ SP~up~ Insurance Schedule through the duration of this Agreement.
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0. Upon request by the City, Licensee agrees to provide to the City, within
u K~ ~x~""y1~7 °'' 1P"~~[~ ~ 10 days of request, copies of:
~+ ~ l~ ~ ~`J Ser~+`y ~ (a) all reports, including raw sampling data, which it has therefore
wl.G~~ b~s~,( o^ co~~~, made or shall thereafter make to the Board, IDNR, or any other
~~ o~ oar „~~ leg 2^~ governmental agency; and
t ~'~ (b) all correspondence, including further orders or directives, which it
S~-.~~- <<^b'~t'~- st~.-~~-~"r °+~ received from the Board, IDNR, or any other governmental
~~,~,-„v;~~ ~ agency; relating to assessment or remediation of any particular
Project Property or to adjacent City Properties.
11. Notices, reports, or correspondence required to be given or sent by this
Agreement shall be directed to the following:
If to the City: Engineering Department
City of Dubuque
50 W. 13~' Street
Dubuque, IA 52001-4864
(563) 589-4270
Fax: (563) 589-4205
If to the Licensee: ~~ S fZ Cvr ~,~,-~b `'
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Such notices shall be delivered or sent by mail. Notices shall be deemed
given when placed in the mail, postage paid.
12. The undersigned warrant that they have full power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement. City further warrants that it has full
power and authority to bind the current and future invitees on City
Properties.
IN WITNESS HEREOF, ,~/v'SiZ C~~ p ~rti.~ d~ and City have
executed two (2) original copies of this Agreement on the dates specified
immediately adjacent to their respective signatures.
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LICENSEE
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By:
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
LICENSOR
By:
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Date: ~~ ~~ 0 7 Date:
ATTEST:
Jeanne Schneider, City Clerk
Rev. BL 5/06
ENSR
Attachment B
Figures
with ENSR in 2C+0~
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