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Quality Assurance Project Plan
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
Ram Leather Care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
Ram Leather Care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Prepared Under:
EPA Contract EP-S4-09-02
EPA Task Order.No. 040-RICO-A419
Black & Veatch Project No. 049040.01.01.02.01
Prepared for:
EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth Street
· Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Prepared by:
Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp.
1120 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 200
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
Revision 2
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DCN: 49040-0101-02-B-00437R2
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Signature Page
Tim Eggert
Black & Veatch RAC II Task Order Manager
Scotti Bozeman, P.E.
Black & Veatch RAC II Program Manager
Andy Pitts
Black & Veatch RAC II Quality Assurance Manager
Beverly Stepter
EPA Task Order Manager
Charles Swan
EPA Project Officer
Michael Allen
EPA Contracting Officer
Danny France or Designated Approving Official
EPA Regional Quality Assurance Officer
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Distribution List
Beverly Stepter
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 4
61 Forsyth Street S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960
stepter. beverly@e pa mai I. epa .gov
404.562.8816
Mr. Danny France
Or Designated Approving Official
Regional Quality Assurance Officer
Management of Technical Services
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 4
Science and Ecosystem Support Division
980 College Station Rd.
Athens, Georgia 30605-2720
[e-mail]
706.355.8738
Mr. Charles Swan
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 4
61 Forsyth Street S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960
[e-mail]
404.562.8848
Mr. Michael Allen
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 4
61 Forsyth Street S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960
[e-mail]
404.562.8393
Tim Eggert
Black & Veatch Spedal Projects Corp.
1120 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 200
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
[e-mail]
770.521.8110
Scotti Bozeman, P.E.
Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp.
1120 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 200
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
[e-mail]
770.521.8144
Mr. George Delullo
Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp.
6601 College Blvd, Ql
Overland Park, KS 66211
[e-mail]
913.458.6208
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Quality Assurance Project Plan
EPA Contract No.: EP-S4-09-02
Task Order No.: 040-RICO-A419
Ram Leather Care Site
Revision: 2
May 2011
Section: Contents Black & Veatch Project No.: 049040.01.01
Contents
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Acronyms and Abbreviations········································································:··············· AA-1
1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1-1
2.0
3.0
1.1
1.2
Site Location and Description ..................................................................... 1-1
Nature and Extent of Contamination ......................................................... 1-3
1.2.1 Potable Water ............................................................................... 1-4
1.2.2 Groundwater ................................................................................. 1-5
1.2.3
1.2.4 .
Surface Soil .................................................................................... 1-6
Subsurface Soil .............................................................................. 1-6
Description of Current Conditions ....................................................................... 2-1
2.1 Topography and Physiography ..................................... : ............................. 2-.1
2.2 Climatology/Meteorology ........................................................................... 2-1
2.3 Geology·························································································:············· 2-2
2.4 Hydrogeology .............................................................................................. 2-3
Project Management ........................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Project Organization ................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Problem Definition and Background ........................................................... 3-6
3.3 Project Description and Schedule ............................................................... 3-7
3.3.1 Project Description .......................... : ............................................. 3-7
3.3.2 Description of Work to Be Performed ........................................... 3-8
3.3.3 Proposed Project Schedule ..................................................... : ... 3-19
3.4 Data Quality Objectives ............................................................................ 3-19
3.5
3.6
3.4.1 DQO Step 1: State the Problem .................................................. 3-20
3.4.2
3.4.3
3.4.4
3.4.5
3.4.6
3.4.7
3.4.8
DQO Step 2: Identify the Goal of the Study ............................... 3-21
DQO Step 3: Identify Information Inputs ....................... : ........... 3-23
DQO Step 4: Define the Study Boundaries of the Study ............ 3-24
DQO Step 5: Develop the Analytic Approach ............................. 3-25
· DQO Step 6: Specify Performance or Acceptance Criteria ......... 3-25
DQO Step 7: Develop the Detailed Plan for Obtaining Data ...... 3-26
Measurement Performance Criteria ........................................... 3-27
Special Training Requirements and Certification ..................................... 3-30
Documentation and Records .................................................................... 3-32
3.6.1 Field Operation Records .............................................................. 3-32
3.6.2 Laboratory Records ..................................................................... 3-33
3.6.3 Document Control ....................................................................... 3-33
3.6.4 Project Record Maintenance and Storage .................................. 3-33
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4.0 Measurement and Data Collection ...................................................................... 4-1
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
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Sampling Process Design and Rationale ..................................................... 4-1
4.1.1 Sample Collection Schedule .......................................................... 4-2
4.1.2 Sampling Design Rationale ............................................................ 4-2
4.1.3 Sampling Design Assumptions ....................................................... 4-2
4.1.4 Procedures for Selecting Locations for Environmental Samples .. 4-2
4.1.5 Classification of Critical Samples ................................................... 4-2
Sampling Methods Requirements .............................................................. 4-3
Sample Handling and Custody Requirements ............................................ 4-4
4.3.1 Sample Preservation and Holding Time ........................................ 4-4
4.3.2 Sample Numbering ........................................................................ 4-4
4.3.3 Sample Identification ......... : .......................................................... 4-6
4.3.4 Chain-of-Custody Procedures ........................................................ 4-6
4.3.5 Field Custody Procedures .............................................................. 4-8
4.3.6 Sample Packaging and Shipping .................................................... 4-8 .
4.3.7 Transfer of Custody Procedu~es .................... ,, .............................. 4-9
4.3.8 Sample Custodians ...................................................................... 4-10
Analytical Method Requirements ............................................................. 4-10
4.4.1 Analytical Methods ...................................................................... 4-10
4.4.2 Sample Preparation Procedures .................................................. 4-10
4.4.3 Field Samples ............................................................................... 4-11
Quality Control .......................................................................................... 4-11
4.5.1 Field and Laboratory Quality Control Samples ........................... 4-11
4.5.2 Corrective Action ......................................................................... 4-13
Field Instrument Requirements ................................................................ 4-14
Inspection/Acceptance Requirements for Supplies and Consumables .... 4-15
Non-Direct Measurements ....................................................................... 4-15
Data Management .................................................................................... 4-15
4.9.1 Data Recording ............................................................................ 4-16
4.9.2 Data Validation ............................................................................ 4-16
4.9.3 Data Transmittal ....•..................................................................... 4-16
4.9.4 Data Transformation and Reduction ........................................... 4-17
4.9.5 Data Analysis ............................................................................... 4-17
4.9.6 Data Tracking ............................................................................... 4-17
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4.9.7 Data Storage and Retrieval .......................................................... 4-17
5.0 Assessment/Oversight ..................................................................................... : ... 5-1
5.1 Assessments and Response Actions ........................................................... 5-1
5.2 Reports to Management.. ........................................................................... 5-1
5.2.1 Field Investigation Audit ................................................................ 5-2
5.2.2 Laboratory Activities Audits .......................................................... 5-3
5.2.3 Corrective Action Protocols ........................................................... 5-3
6.0 Data Validation and Usability .............................................................................. 6-1
6.1 Data Review, Validation, and Verification Requirements .......................... 6-1
6.2 Reconciliation with Data Quality Objectives .............................................. 6-3
7.0 References ....................................................... , ................................................... 7-1
Tables
Table 3-la 2010 Proposed Sample Codes, Sample Activities, Locations, and Rationale
for Soil Samples
Table 3-lb 2011 Proposed Sample Codes, Sample Activities, Locations, and Rationale
for Soil Samples
Table 3-2a 2010 Summary of Samples, Analyses, Quality Control, a_nd Containers
Table 3-2b 2011 Summary of Samples, Analyses, Quality Control, and Containers
Table 3-3a 2010 Proposed Sample Codes, Sample Activities, Locations, and Rationale
for Monitoring Wells Samples
Table 3-3b 2011 Proposed Sample Codes, Sample Activities, Locations, and Rationale
for Monitoring Wells Samples
Table 3-4 Screening Levels
Table 6-1 Data Qualifiers and Definitions
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Site Vicinity Map
Wells in Site Vicinity
Project Organization Chart
2010 Proposed Well Locations
2011 Proposed Well Locations
2011 Proposed Creek Sample Locations
Project Schedule
Field Change Request Form
Official Sample Seal
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Figures
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Figure 3-2
Figure 3-3
Figure 3-4
Figure 3-5
Figure 4-1
Figure 4-2
Figure 4-3 US EPA Contract Laboratory Program, Organic Traffic Report and
Chain of Custody Record
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Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Field Investigation Audit
QAPP Checklist
Data Management Plan
EPA Region 4 Data Qualifiers and Definition Flags
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
above mean sea level
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ARAR
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BOA
applicable or relevant and appropriate requirement.
Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp.
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COM
CFR
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CPR
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DART
OM
DNAPL
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DOT
DPT
DQA
DQC
DQI
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EPA
EQulS
ESAT
FB
FS
FSD
FSP
FTL
GIS
GL
GPS
Basic Ordering Agreement
below land surface
Camp, Dresser, and McKee
Code of Federal Regulations
Contract Laboratory Program
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
degrees Celsius
Data Acquisition and Retrieval
Database Manager
dense non-aqueous phase liquid
dissolved oxygen
Department of Transportation
direct push technology
data quality assessment
Data Quality Process
data quality indicators
data quality objectives
equipment blank
U.S. _Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Quality Information System
Environmental Services Assistance Team
field blanks
feasibility study
Federal Services Division
Field Sampling Plan
Field Team Leader
geographic information system
GIS Lead
Global Positioning System
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HASP
Ho
HSM
IDW
LOQAM
MAGS
MCDEP
MCL
MNA
MPE
MQO
MS
MSD
NCDENR
NCDEM
NCDSWM
NOV
µg/kg
µg/L
NAD
NAVD
ORP
OSHA
OVA
PARCCS
PB
PCE
PDA
PID
ppb
PVC
Acronyms and Abbreviations (continued)
alternative hypothesis
Health and Safety Plan
null hypothesis
Health and Safety Manager
investigation-derived waste
Laboratory Operations and Quality Assurance Manual
Modified Active Gas Sampling
Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection
maximum contaminant level
monitored natural attenuation
Multiphase Vacuum Extraction
Measurement quality objectives
Matrix Spike
Matrix Spike Duplicate
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural
Resources
North Carolina Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Division of Solid Waste Management
Notice of Violation
micrograms per kilogram
micrograms per liter
North American Datum
North American Vertical Datum ·
oxidation/reduction potential
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
organic vapor analyzer
precision, accuracy, repr_esentativeness, comparability,
completeness, and sensitivity
preservative blank
tetrachloroethene
Project Data Administrator
photoionization detector
parts per billion
Poly-vinyl chloride
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Acronyms and Abbreviations (continued)
QA/QC
QAPP
RAC
RCRA
RI
ROD
RPO
RSL
SA
SAP
SESD
SM
SM
SOP
sow
SSC
SSR
SR
TB
TBD
TCE
TO
TOC
TOM
USGS
voe
uses
quality assurance/quality control
Quality Assurance Project Plan
Respo_nse Action Contract
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
remedial investigation
Record of Decision
relative percent difference '•1,,.
regional screening level
spike added from spi_king mix
Sampling and Analysis Plan
Science and Ecosystem Support Division
Sample Manager
Standard Methods ' '
standard operadng procedure
statement of work
Site Safety Coordinator
Spike Sample Results
unspiked sample results
trip blank
to be determined
trichloroethen~
Task Order
Total Organic Carbon
Task Order Manager
U.S. Geologic Survey
volatile organic compound
unified soil classification system
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1.0 Introduction
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This Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) was prepared for the Ram Leather Ca.re Site
located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The QAPP is submitted as
documentation of the protocols to be followed by Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp.
(Black & Veatch) during the remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS). The QAPP is
Volume II of the Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP). The Field Sampling Plan (FSP) is
Volume I of the SAP.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued this RI/FS task order (TO) to
Black & Veatch under EPA Region 4 Response Action Contract (RAC) No. EP-S4-09-02, TO
No. 040-RICO-A419 and Statement of Work (SOW) dated April 16, 2010 (EPA, 2010).
Black & Veatch submitted the project work plan in July 2010 (Black & Veatch, 2010).
The format and information in this QAPP are based on the EPA Requirements for Quality
Assurance Project Plans {EPA QA/R-5), dated March 2001 (EPA, 2001a), and
supplemented by the EPA Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans (EPA QA/G-5),
dated December 2002 (EPA, 2002) .. The QAPP Review Checklist, presented in Appendix
C of the EPA QA/G-5 document, was used in preparation of this QAPP to ensure that the
required QAPP elements were included (EPA, 2002). · This checklist is included in this
document as Appendix A. This document addresses the implementation of quality
assurance/quality control (QA/QC) activities throughout the-life cycle of the project and
is the basis for identifying how the quality system of the organization performing the
work is reflected in the project and in associated technical goals. It is an integral part of
the SAP and incorporates the elements of a Data Management Plan included in
Appendix B.
1.1 . Site Location and Description
The Ram Leather Care Site is located at 15100 Albemarle Road (Route 24/27) in a rural
area of eastern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, just west of the Cabarrus Cou_nty
line. The site is located at 35° 13' 41" North Latitude and 80° 36' 24.50" West Longitude.
The site is located approximately four miles west of the Charlotte city. boundary
(Figure 1-1).
Ram Leather Care is an inactive dry cleaning facility located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina~ Several environmental sampling investigations have
documented that soil and groundwater on the property are contaminated with
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chlorinated solvents commonly used in dry cleaning operations.
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Additionally, low
concentrations of these chemicals have been detected in several private wells on nearby
properties. Figure 1-2 shows private wells in the vicinity of the Site.
Ram Leather Care restored leather goods and operated as a dry cleaning facility from
1977 to 1993. Chlorinated hydrocarbon chemicals, primarily tetrachloroethene (PCE)
and petroleum hydrocarbons (mineral spirits), were used in the cleaning process. The
10-acre parcel is surrounded by residential property. To the south is a 14-acre privately
. owned parcel that includes a small fishing pond. To the east, north, and west are
additional privately owned parcels. A gravel road running southeast from the Ram
Leather Care driveway provides access to two of the residences.
The operational history information can be found in the Remedial Investigation Report,
Phase I, dated March 14, 2000, prepared by EPA SESD (EPA, 2000) as well as additional
information in the IROD for the Ram Leather site (EPA, 2004).
On February 16, 1994, the North Carolina Superfund Section· requested that EPA
evaluate Ram Leather for a possible removal action and on March 16, 1994, the EPA
sampled onsite soil and neighboring wells. The EPA determined that wells surrounding
the site were below removal .action levels and assigned the site a low priority for
removal action.
Between the EPA removal evaluation and September· 26, 1995, a new deep private
potable well was installed at the residence located across the street from the facility.
The resident had discontinued using_ bottled water and had resumed drinking the
groundwater. The new well was sampled during the North Carolina Superfund Section
Site Inspection on September 26, 1995. The well showed 204 parts per billion (ppb) of
PCE, which was much higher than any previous sampling results from that _residence.
The MCDEP also sampled the well and found a high level of PCE. The North Carolina
Superfund Section again requested an EPA removal action. The EPA sampled the well
and determined that it qualified for a high priority removal action.
In 1997, EPA Emergency Response and Removal Branch cond_ucted a follow-up
investigation to verify the findings of the State's 1995 investigation. Private wells in the
vicinity of the site were sampled. The results indicated that the levels of contaminatiori
exceeded the removal action level. Thus, in February 1997, point-of-entry carbon
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filtration units were installed on the Parnell, Glosson, and Beaver wells. Each ofthese
wells has consistently shown chlorinated hydrocarbon contamination.
EPA SESD completed the first phase of the RI in 1999 to assess the areal and vertical
extent of contaminated soil and groundwater at the site, and to determine whether
additional potable wells adjacent to the site were contaminated. In 2000, EPA tasked
Camp, Dresser, and Mckee (COM) to undertake additional groundwater studies (Phase
II}. The main objectives of the additional studies were to determine the nature of the
fracture zones in the area and the extent of contamination· in the fractured bedrock
aquifer. · A review of the data collected suggests that the extent of contamination has
been defined to the north and west-northwest of the site, but remains to be defined on
the southern side and the east-northeast directions from the facility. Additionally, four
private wells sampled during the 2000 RI sampling event still showed unacceptable
levels of contamination (EPA, 2000).
COM continued the RI at the Ram Leather site from 2000 through 2002, including three
separate phases of work (COM, 2005). The RI determined that the deep aquifer was not
sufficiently investigated to determine the extent of PCE contamination.
The IROD for the Ram Leather Care site was issued on September 30, 2004 (EPA, 2004).
The interim remedy selected in the IROD includes Soil Alternative 53 -Excavation,
Offsite Transportation, and Disposal at Subtitle D Landfill; and Groundwater Alternative
G3 -Pump and Treat with Physical/Chemical Treatment and Groundwater Monitoring.
The remedial design for the interim groundwater and soil remedies were submitted
under a separate work assignment. The selected interim remedy meets the
requirements of the two mandatory threshold criteria: protection of human health and
the environment and compliance with applicable or relevant and appropriate
requirements (ARARs) while providing the best balance of benefits and tradeoffs among
the five balancing criteria, including long-term effectiveness and permanence; short-
term effectiveness; implementability; reduction of mobility, toxicity, and volume
through treatment; and cost. The selected interim remedy also includes flexibility, to
the extent possible, to allow for future redevelopment of the site.
1.2 Nature and Extent of Contamination
The IROD for Ram Leather Care describes several source areas; the areas identified were
the septic tank/septic tank drain field, former dumpster area, surface water
ditch/culvert, and former drum storage area. During the 2008 soil and groundwater
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investigation by Black & Veatch, no contamination was detected in septic tank area soil
samples. The dumpster has since been removed. Significant detections of
contamination were not detected in 2008 soil samples.
Surface Water/Ditch Culvert -Water from the northern portion of the site flows in a
ditch and through culverts under a railroad track and Route 24/27 to an intermittent
stream across the street from the site. Soil samples were collected from locations near
the culvert under the railroad track. The area was sampled to determine if
contamination was leaving the site via surface water drainage. No samples were
collected from the surface water/ditch culvert during the 2008 investigation.
Farmer Drum Storage Area -After 1984, 55-gallon drums were used to store the waste
generated at the site. The former drum storage area is located next to the western part
of the building where drums were placed on a cement pad. A grassy area is adjacent to
the cement pad. Contamination in this area is due, in part, to drum leakage and spills.
When discovered in 1991, it was noted that the bungs had been left open allowing rain
to enter the. drums and overflow. Areas of stained or stressed vegetation have been
observed in the area adjacent to the drum storage area.
During the April _1999 .investigation, a hole was uncovered adjacent to the drum pad.
The hole had been drilled and was approximately 10 inches in diameter. The hole had
been drilled to a depth in excess of 10 feet and is currently filled with collapsed material
to a depth of 10 feet. The drilled hole was covered by a 55-gallon drum lid and cement.
Air monitoring conducted by EPA at th_e top of the hole indicated the presence of
organic compounds. It is not known whether the hole was due to a failed well
installation attempt, past sampling activities, or was used for past disposal of solvents.
The hole would have _received storm water runoff from the drum storage area.
The area west of the building includes the highest level of Site soil contaminants found
during investigations. This includes samples taken in the 2008 investigation, after the
interim remediation excavation.
1.2.1 Potable Water
Potable water contamination appears to be limited to the four residences located
· adjacent to the site. Data generated during the RI show the presence of chlorinated
solvents in the wells at the four residences. The levels detected in the pre-carbon filter
samples exceeded the 5.0 micrograms per liter (µg/L) maximum contaminant level
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(MeL) for PeE at three residences and the 5.0 µg/L MeL for trichloroethylene (TeE) at
one residence.
The onsite deep well (depth approximately 510 feet) was contaminated with PeE (4,000
µg/L) and TeE (210 µg/L). This well had provided drinking water for Ram Leather
employees; however, the well is no longer used.
1.2.2 Groundwater
During the 1999 Phase I RI, volatile organic compounds (VOes) were detected in the
three onsite. shallow monitoring wells (approximate well depth 22 to 30 feet bis). The
groundwater in the former drum storage area is likely to be highly contaminated in the
area adjacent to the drilled hole. The deep aquifer was not sufficiently investigated to
determine the extent of PeE contamination. Limited information o.n the depth of
several contaminated potable wells indicated that contamination of the deep aquifer is
a problem. The known depth of three contaminated potable wells is 250 feet (Parnell),
270 feet (Glosson), and 510 feet (on-site deep well).
The main objectives of the Phase II RI in 2000 were to determine the extent of
contamination in the fractured bedrock aquifer and the nature of the fracture zones in
the area. The extent of contamination in the fractured bedrock aquifer was estimated·
by the evaluation of chemical data gathered while drilling and later after the monitoring
wells had been installed. The extent of contamination to the northeast was estimated,
but is not fully defined. No voes were detected in the State well, located northeast of
the site; and the only site-related compound detected at MW-6 was 1,2-dichloroethane
(1,2-DeA; 1 µg/L).
The extent of contamination to the east reach.es at least as far as MW-7, where a trace
concentration of PeE (0.8 µg/L) was detected by the onsite mobile laboratory during the
Phase II RFI. Site related compounds were also detected in groundwater samples
collected from MW-5 and PW-0022, located south and southeast of the site,
respectively. Therefore, the extent of contamination has been estimated to the north
and west-northwest of the site. The extent remains to be defined on the southern side
and the east-northeast.directions from the facility.
The voe concentrations are highest in the area adjacent to the Ram Leather facility.
Note that the two former potable onsite wells (the "old" and the "new" wells) have high
levels of contamination. Note also that the "new" onsite well (DW-1; depth 510 foot [ft]
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well) had very little contamination soon after it was installed, however, a total VOC
concentration of 5,410 µg/L (4,000 µg/L PCE) was detected during the SESD
investigation in 1999. The four private wells in the immediate vicinity still show
unacceptable levels of contamination. The extent of contamination to the west of the
site appears to be defined as the total VOCs in MW-4 which are comprised of
chloroform and carbon disulfide. These compounds are unrelated to the chlorinated
solvents or degradation products of chemicals used at the facility.
Contaminated migration pathways were evaluated in rock cores obtained from boring
B-1. Analysis of the cores showed a diagonal fracture pattern, suggesting pathways
have existed for dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) and/or dissolved PCE in dry
cleaning fluids to migrate downward into the subsurface. The depth of migration is
dependent primarily on the actual geometry of the fracture system, which cannot be
determihed without detailed analysis of the aquifer system.
1.2.3 Surface Soil
Data indicate that chlorinated solvent contamination of surface soils is generally limited
to the drum storage area. Low levels of PCE were detected in five samples collected in
the former drum storage area. Low levels of PCE were detected in five samples
collected in the former drum storage area. Pesticides were detected in surface soils in
the drum storage area and northern portion of the site. The highest pesticide
(toxaphene) concentration detected was in the former drum storage area (1,300
micrograms per kilogram [µg/kg]).
1.2.4 Subsurface Soil
The primary location of contaminated subsurface soil is the former drum storage area.
PCE contamination was detected in the former drum storage area to a depth of 45 feet.
The chlorinated solvent contamination appears to _be concentrated around the drilled
hole in the drum storage area. TCE, vinyl chloride, and other known degradation
products were also detected in this area. The highest concentration of PCE (78,000
µg/kg) detected was at the 10-ft depth from the drilled hole in the drum storage area.
Adjacent to the drilled hole, 20,000 µg/kg of PCE was detected at the 25 ft depth.
In the drum storage area, chlorinated solvents were detect_ed in the soil down to the
deepest sampling depth of 45 feet. At several locations, the PCE level detected was
higher at the 45 ft depth than at the 20-30 ft depth. The depth to bedrock in the former
drum storage area is approximately 45 feet.
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This section provides a description of the current conditions in the general vicinity of the
Ram Leather Care Site as well as site-specific conditions. The information presented in
this section presents a general summary of the physiography, climatology/meteorology,
demographics, land and resource use, geology, hydrogeology, and hydrology present
within the site area. This information was pulled from the Remedial Investigation
Report, Phase I, dated March 14, 2000, and prepared by EPA SESD (EPA, 2000).
The Ram Leather Care Site is located at 15100 Albemarle Road (Route 24/27) in a rural
area of eastern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, just west of the Cabarrus County
line. The site is located at 35° 13' 41" North Latitude and 80° 36' 24.50" West Longitude.
The site is located approximately four miles west of the Charlotte city boundary (Figure
1-1).
2.1 Topography and Physiography
The total relief on the Ram Leather Care Site is about 13 feet (ft), ranging from a basin in
the northwest corner at 717.2 ft above mean sea level (amsl) to the highest point of
730.4 ft amsl in the south. There are two overland flow paths for site drainage. The
northern pathway flows through culverts under the railroad tracks and Route 24/27.
This intermittent stream continues for 1,500 ft until it joins a perennial stream. This
perennial stream continues north for 1,000 ft and flows into a pond that is 800 ft long.
The outfall from this pond is an unnamed tributary to Caldwell Creek.
Runoff from the southern portion of the site flows south and enters a pond 1,000 ft to .
the south. The pond is 200 ft long. Several springs emerge along the overland flow
pathway and in other areas between the site and the pond. The outfall from this pond
flows 1,200 ft where it enters a larger pond. Outfall from this pond enters Wiley Branch
which leads to Clear Creek.
2.2 Climatology /Meteorology
The area has a mean annual 45 inches of precipitation per year and a mean annual lake
evaporation of 41 inches per year, resulting in a net precipitation of 4 inches. The two-
year 24-hour rainfall is 3.5 inches. The site is outside th_e 500 year flood plain.
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The soils at the Ram leather Care site are classified as part of the Georgeville unit,
characterized by a silty clay loam. The surface layer is a yellowish red silty clay loam,
approximately 5 inches thick. Below this is about 4 ft of strongly acidic subsoil, the
upper part of which is a red silty clay. The lower part is a red silty clay loam. Under the
subsoil is silt loam to approximately 9 ft below land surface. Depth to bedrock is about
42 ft.
The site is located in the western edge of the Carolina Slate Belt of North Carolina.
Classified as phyllites, these rocks are very fine in texture. The metavolcanic rock is
characterized by interbedded felsic to mafic tufts and flowrock. The residuum from the
fine grained slate forms the Georgeville series subsoil mentioned above.
Rock units in the area have undergone periods of deformation that have produced
folding and fractured planes in the rock, as well as, brittle zones where the rock is
. actually crushed, sheared, or faulted in some manner. As these rock types become
weathered, soil profiles develop that are characteristic of the original rock (also referred
to as saprolite). The rocks have been fractured during metamorphic phases and, in
some cases, the fractures have been "resealed" by quartz. As rock weathers, these
quartz fillings are retained in the soil indicating that fractures existed in. the rock. In
addition, remnant fractures can be seen in the soil profile without quartz infilling as
indicated by the presence of iron staining along the fracture plane. The iron staining is a
result of groundwater leaching iron the surrounding material, and groundwater travels
along a fracture plane, the iron is being redeposited along the plane. Fracture planes
can be detected during drillirig as zones of weak to incompetent rock that are not
resistant to the cutting action of the drill bit. These fracture zones are typically water
saturated.
Stratigraphy at the site consists of a saprolite layer, a partially weathered rock zone, and
the underlying fractured crystalline bedrock. The saprolite is clay-rich, residual material
derived from in-place weathering of bedrock. Typically, the saprolite is silty clay near
the surface. With increasing depth, the amount of mica, silt, and fine-grained sand and
gravel tend to increase. Remnant fracture planes with quartz infilling appear in this
layer. The thickness of the saprolite in the vicinity of the site ranges from 24 to 42 ft.
The range is based on soil borings drilled in 1991 that showed auger refusal at 24 ft and
the well log for the deep well that was drilled onsite that showed the depth to bedrock
as 42 ft.
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Underlying the saprolite is a partially weathered rock layer derived from the weathering
of bedrock. Its thickness will be estimated during the investigation. Partially weathered
rock is composed of saprolite and fragments of weathered bedrock .. Grain sizes range
from silts and clays to large boulders of unweathered bedrock. The weathering occurs
in bedrock zones less resistant to physical and chemical degradation (i.e., fault zones,
stress relief fractures, and mineralogic zones).
2;4 Hydrogeology
Regionally, the water bearing units that underlie the site represent an aquifer system
consisting of metar,:i_orphosed and fractured phyllite rocks of varying proportions and
thicknesses. The aquifer system underlying the site generally consists of the
saprolite/partially weathered rock aquifer and the underlying fractured bedrock aquifer.
In the site area, the water table is typically found in the saprolite aquifer and will
generally mimic the overlying land surface. The depth to water is estimated to be 12 ft,
based on the average depth to water measured-in three groundwater monitoring wells·
installed at the site in 1991.
Shallow groundwater movement is assumed to somewhat follow the topography.
Based on a USGS Topographic Quadrangle map of Midland, NC (USGS 1980), ground
surface at the site slopes to the southeast and the northwest, creating a groundwater
divide. However, groundwater flow is likely controlled by the presence of relict
fractures present in the saprolite, fractures in the. partially weathered as well as
competent bedrock, and the steep dip of the bedrock units to the northwest. Given the
complexity of the bedrock at the site, the direction of groundwater flow depends
primarily on fractures, faults, bedding planes, etc. According to LeGrand and Mundorff,
most of the natural flow in the bedrock system is probably confined to the upper 30 feet
of bedrock where fractures are concentrated, and the overlying transition zone which
apparently has the highest hydraulic conductivity of any part of the hydrogeologic
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The following project management elements address the procedural aspects of project
development for the RI/FS Investigation at the Ram Leather Care Site. This section
provides an overall approach to managing the project, including·:
• Project organization, roles, and responsibilities._
• Project definition and background.
• Project description.
• Data Quality Objectives (DQOs) and criteria for measurement data.
• Special training requirements.
• Documentation and records management.
3.1 Project Organization
The purpose of the project organization is to provide the EPA with a clear understanding
of the role of each participant in this project and to provide the lines of authority and
reporting for the project. The following participants, including principal data users,
decision makers, and project QA managers, are presented below.
Decision Makers:
QA Managers:
Principal Data
Users:
EPA Task Order Manage"r (TOM)
EPA QA Section Chief
Black & Veatch QA Director
RAC II Program Quality Assurance Manager
Black & Veatch
Task Order Manager (TOM)
Project Engineer
Project Scientist
Project Chemist
Field Team Leaders (FTL)
Sample Technicians
Project Data Administrator (PDA)
Sample Manager (SM)
Database Manager (DM)
Geographic Information
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Beverly Stepter
Danny France
George Delullo
Andy Pitts
Tim Eggert
Ernie Mott-Smith, P.E.
Cal Butler, P.G.
Gina Montgomery
Jamie Richardson, P.G
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Darci Scherbak, P.E.,
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A project organization chart is presented on Figure 3-1. The Black & Veatch office in
Alpharetta, Georgia, has overall responsibility for the Ram Leather Care Site project
deliverables. The Black & Veatch Task Order Manager (TOM), Tim Eggert, has primary
responsibility for execution of the work. The TOM will track performance of the work
against schedule and budget constraints, will be involved iri data review, and will
oversee the preparation of technical reports. Tim Eggert will be t_he primary contact
with the EPA TOM, Beverly Stepter. Tim Eggert will also serve as the Project Review
Team Leader, and will ensure that valid data are collected and used in a technically
correct manner. The Black & Veatch project team will be responsible for
implementation of the work plan, data evaluation, electronic deliverables, and ensuring
that the data requirements of the project are met. Mr. George Delullo, who has the
primary responsibility for the Black & Veatch Federal Services Division (FSD) QA
program, is located at the Black & Veatch headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. Mr.
Delullo serves a role independent of the project staff and is responsible for establishing,
implementing, and overseeing compliance of Black & Veatch QA procedures and
preventing t.he release-of documents not conforming with the QA procedures until
management has determined acceptable disposition.
Ms. Shelly Pizzi, the Health and Safety Manager (HSM) for Black & Veatch FSD, also
serves a role independent of the project staff and is responsible for establishing,
implementing, and overseeing compliance of Black & Veatch FSD health and safety
· procedures.
The EPA Region 4 SESD oversees the Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) and maintains
its own QA program under the direction of Danny France. Danny France is responsible
for ensuring that the analytical work contracted to CLP laboratories and the data
qualification of the data by SESD personnel is conducted in accordance with the
appropriate QA procedures (EPA, 2009a). The .analytical work for this RI/FS will be
conducted by EPA CLP and SESD laboratories, Black & Veatch Basic Ordering Agreement
(BOA) laboratories, and/or other subcontracted laboratories if the EPA CLP and SESD
laboratories can not provide what is needed for RI/FS field investigation sample
analyses. If used, the BOA and other subcontracted laboratories will operate under
their own individual QA procedures.
The TOM will be supported by Black & Veatch's QA management team, which will
provide reviews, guidance, and technical advice on project execution issues. Members
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of this staff will be on an "as-needed" basis to assist in smooth project execution. The
project team, consisting of supervisory and health and safety personnel will support the
site manager and QA/QC staff to ensure that the project is safely executed in
compliance with applicable laws, regulations, statutes, and industry codes. Individuals
of the project team are responsible for fulfilling appropriate portions of the project QA
program, in accordance with assignments made by the TOM. The TOM is responsible
for satisfactory completion of the project QA program, and may assign specific
responsibilities to the task managers and/or other members of the project staff.
The responsibilities of Black & Veatch's key members in ·the project organization are:
Task Order Manager -Tim Eggert
The TOM is responsible for the overall direction of this project executed under his/her
supervision. The TOM will provide the managerial administrative skills to ensure that
resource allocations, planning, execution, and reporting meet contract requirements,
and is ultimately accountable for all work activities undertaken on this project. The
project quality-related responsibilities of the TOM can include, but are not limited to,
the following:
, Organization of the project staff and assignment of responsibilities.
, Understanding of contract and scope of work for a specific project.
, Communication to the project staff regarding client requirements and QA
practices.
, Identification, documentation, and notification to the client and project staff and
QA personnel of changes in the scope of work, project documentation, and
activities.
, Supervision of preparation and approval of project-specific procedures, work
plans, and deliverables.
, Dissemination of project-related information from the client.
, Liaison for communications with the client and subcontractors and between the
project staff and other internal groups.
, Coordination of independent reviews for all deliverables.
, Investigation of nonconformance, notification of QA personnel, and
implementation of corrective actions.
, Determination of the effect of nonconformance on the project and the
appropriateness for reporting such items to the client, and providing appropriate
documentation for reporting.
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• Determination that changes, revisions, and rework are subject to the same QC
requirements as the original work.
• Serve as final reviewer prior to release of project information.
• · Approve and sign outgoing correspondence.
• Custodian of all project-related documents.
Project Engineer/Project Scientist
MAGS/MPE Study-Carol King, P.E./Phillip Cole, P.G.
NAPL Investigation -Ernie Mott-Smith, P.E./Cal Butler, P.G.
The project engineer/scientist reports directly to the TOM and is responsible for the
daily technical direction of assigned duties. ·Primary duties consist of providing
specific technical direction, project team coordination, information-dissemination,
cost control, and adherence to the project schedule. The project engineer/scientist
will review work products and incorporate any necessary revisions before those
products are submitted for QC review. The project engineer/scientist is responsible
for reviewing the work of subcontractors and consultants to ensure that quality
work has been performed and products meet contract requirements.
Other Black & Veatch and Team Subcontractor staff members will be selected for
assignment based upon their abilities to perform specific project-related tasks.
Staff members will be responsible for applying established QC procedures in their
work and for interfacing and coordinating with other project staff members to
ensure that the contract requirements are met.
Field Team Leaders (FTL)
Jaime Richardson will serve as field team leader (FTL) during the soil boring
investigation and installation of new monitoring/modified active gas survey
(MAGS) wells. Mrs. Richardson is a geologist with over six years experience and
has served as. FTL for EPA Region IV projects for one year under the RAC II
contract, and for one year under the previous RAC IV° contract.
Phillip Cole will serve as FTL during the groundwater investigation. Mr. Cole is a
geologist with over six years experience and has served as FTL for EPA region IV
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projects for one year under the RAC II contract, and for three years under the
previous RAC IV co_ntract.
Greg Mayer will serve as FTL during the stream recon/temperature
survey/passive diffusion bag deployment as part of the NAPL Field Investigation
activities. Mr. Mayer is a Senior Scientist/Geologist with over three years of
experience working on EPA Region IV projects under the RAC II contract.
The FTL is responsible for managing the quality, safety, costs, and schedule of all onsite
work activities. subcontracted by Black & Veatch during the execution of this project.
Specifically, the FTL will be the onsite supervisor of all onsite activities performed by
Black & Veatch, will report directly to the TOM, and is responsible for the following
duties:
• Manage and coordinate all onsite Black & Veatch activities for compliance with
the project work schedule.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with subcontract requirements.
• Direct staff in the daily and weekly planning process.
• Attend weekly subcontractor coordination meetings.
• Monitor and report on construction productivity and schedule performance
(including trends) to the TOM.
• Take actions ·necessary to meet project budget and schedule requirements.
• Direct and approve the development and implementation of subcontractor
schedule recovery plans as required.
• Monitor all extra work authorization requests, back charges, and supplier and
subcontractor progress/final payment requests for acceptance. The FTL is also
responsible for subordinates, providing the timely tracking information to the
TOM to support change management.
The FTL will have the authority to stop any field activities if he/she deems it necessary to
preserve project quality, if so directed by the EPA TOM, and/or to ensure the safety of
site workers, observers, and/or the surrounding community. The.FTL will be responsible
for ensuring that Black & Veatch invoice quantities are consistent with completed
quantities. The FTL will have the authority to delegate certain oversight activities to
other project team members, but final responsibility for all Black & Veatch field
activities shall rest with the FTL and the TOM.
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Site Health and Safety Coordinator/Sample Technicians
Darci Sherback is an Engineer with 5 years of experience working on EPA Region
IV projects will serve as the Site Health and Safety Coordinator during the Soil
Boring/Well Installation activities. Crystal Hayes-Majors who is the BV FSD
Regional Health and Safety Coordinator will serve as the Site Health and Safety
Coordinator during the groundwater sampling activities. Ellie Busse is a geologist
with one-year of experience performing field investigations for both soil and
groundwater on EPA region IV projects. All three individuals (Darci Sherback,
Crystal Hayes-Majors, and Ellie Busse) will serve as sampling technicians during
this field effort.
The sample technicians will be responsible for:
• Carrying out all sampling in accordance with approved procedures and
methodologies as defined in the SAP.
• Generating field blanks, equipment rinsate blanks, and acquiring field duplicate
samples as required by the SAP.
• Completing sampling logbooks, sampling forms, labels, custody seals, chain of
custody forms, and other paper work as required by the SAP ..
• Packaging and shipping of samples to appropriate laboratories.
Responsibilities of the data management team members, including the Project Data
Administrator (PDA), Sample Manager (SM), Database Manager (DM), and GIS Lead
(GL), are discussed in Appendix B, Data Management Plan.
3.2 Problem Definition and Background
The overall purpose of the RI/FS field investigations are to gather representative data
necessary to address data gaps which currently prevent a complete evaluation of the
nature and extent of soil and groundwater contamination. The following is a summary
of the specific objectives:
2010 MAGS/MPE Study
• Drilling and installation of 11 2-inch soil borings that will be used for soil
sampling, groundwater sampling, a Modified Active Gas Sampling (MAGS)
survey, and monitoring wells.
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• Drilling and installation of two 4-inch soil borings that will be used for soil
sampling, groundwater sampling, a MAGS survey, and multiphase vacuum
extraction (MPE) wells for a Pilot Study.
• Soil sampling and screening of the 13 new soil borings for chemical and
geotechnical analyses.
• Groundwater sampling of the 13 new monitoring wells.
• Groundwater sampling of two existing onsite monitoring wells, and six private
wells.
• Surveying of 13 newly installed wells.
• Investigated derived waste (IDW) Management.
• Oversight of the Team Subcontractor (Geosyntec) performed MAGS survey and
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2011 NAPL Investigation
• Drilling and installation of four shallow (65-75 ft bgs) 2-inch soil borings that will
be used for soil sampling, groundwater sampling, and monitoring wells.
• Drilling and installation of one deep (100 ft bgs) 2-inch soil boring that ·will be
used for lithologic core sampling of competent bedrock, groundwater sampling,
and a monitoring well.
• Soil sampling and screening of the four shallow soil borings for chemical and
geotechnical analyses.
• Deployment of 16 passive diffusion bags at fractured intervals in Well DW0ll for
groundwater sampling.
• Stream recon and deployment of eight passive diffusion bags for groundwater
sampling.
• Groundwater sampling of the five new monitoring wells.
• Groundwater sampling, including the retrieval of the 16 passive diffusion bags,
from Well DW0ll.
• Groundwater sampling, including the retrieval of eight passive diffusion bags,
from the stream(s).
• Surveying of the five newly installed wells.
• Investigated derived waste (IDW) management;
3.3 Project Description and Schedule
3.3.1 Project Description
The RI/FS activity scoped for the Ram Leather Care site under the Statement of Work
(SOW) issued to Black & Veatch (EPA, 2010). The overall purpose of the RI/FS field
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Black & Veatch Project No.: 049040.01.01
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investigations are to gather representative data necessary to address data gaps which
currently prevent a complete evaluation of the nature and extent of soil and
groundwater at the Ram Leather Care Site. The additional data rieeded will be acquired
using the most recent EPA Region 4, SESD, Field Branches Quality System and Technical
Procedures, located at website http://www.epa.gov/region4/sesd/fbstp, last updated
August 7, 2009 (EPA, 2009c). Once the analytical data is acquired it will be compared
against EPA regional screening levels for both groundwater and soil, North Carolina 2L
groundwater protections standards, and North Carolina soil remediation goals
presented on Table 3-4 to determine how the DQOs in Section 3.4 may be met.
3.3.Z Description of Work to Be Performed
• 3.3.2.1 Soil Sampling and Well Installation.
2010 MAGS/MPE Study
Thirteen soil borings (Figure 3-2) will be advanced to the depths specified on Table 3-3a
during the RI/FS field activities to determine the nature and extent of contamination on
the Site. After soil boring advancement, screening, and sampling is completed, new
wells will be in~talled at these locations. The four boring locations immediately west of
the building ahd within the previous excavation limits (MW09, MWlO, MWlS, and
MW16) will be1 completed as 2-inch diameter two-well pairs, please note that MW08
I designation as: identified in the project work plan (Black & Veatch, 2010) has been
reassigned to. l'ylW16 due to conflicts with the database. The two soil borings located in
the middle of t,he previous excavation area will be completed as 4-inch MPE wells to be
used during th'e soil investigation, groundwater investigation, MAGS survey, and MPE I Pilot Study (MW14A and MW14B). The remaining three soil borings will be completed I
as 2-inch monitoring wells (MWll, MW12, MW13). Based on photoionization detector
(PIO) soil screehing results, select new wells will be used to conduct a MAGS surveV: For I
each paired boring location, soil screening and sampling will only be conducted for the
deeper of the two borings designated with a B qualifier on Table 3-la.
The wells will be installed by a licensed drilling subcontractor, to be determined (TBD).
The drilling will be supervised by a Black & Veatch geologist. The soil cores will be field
scree_ned with a PIO, and soil samples will be collected for both chemical and
geotechnical analysis. Soil sampling and well installation will be in accordance with the
EPA SESD Guidance for Soil Sampling (SESDPROC-300-Rl) (EPA, 2007a) and EPA SESD
Guidance Document for Design and Installation of Monitoring Wells (SESDGUID-101-RO)
(EPA, 2008a).
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Quality Assurance Project Plan
EPA Contract No.: EP-S4-09-02
Task Order No.: 040-RICO-A419
Black & Veatch Project No.: 049040.01.01
Ram Leather Care Site
Revision: 2
May 2011
Section: 3
The Black & Veatch geologist will collect soil samples for headspace screening as
proposed in Table 3-la. Additional readings will be taken whenever suspected
contamination is present or significant changes in lithology are observed. All readings
will be recorded on the lithologic soil logs. The following is the procedure for
conducting screening of soil samples:
1. Fill each headspace jar approximately 40'percent full. Do not force the soil into
the jar because this will reduce the surface area, and make it difficult to remove
the soil for decontamination of the jar.
2. Immediately cover the jar with aluminum foil and cap the jar with the lid. Label
the tape on the jar with the footage and time.
3. Place all the jars in the water bath, and start the timer for 5-minutes. Detailed
procedures for constructing the water bath are included in Appendix B of the
FSP.
4. Upon reaching five minutes, remove the jars one at a time and obtain the PIO
measurement. Puncture the foil and immediately inset the PID nozzle. Watch
the LED readout closely, and record the highest.reading. The highest reading is
typically attained within 30-secods.
Soils samples for chemical and geotechnical analysis will be collected at each boring (or
the deeper boring for nested pairs) as summarized in Table 3-la. The VOC samples will
be collected directly from the liner (at the required sample depth) using En-Core'•.
samplers. Samples shall be collected following EPA SESD Guidance for Soil Sampling
(SESDPROC-300-Rl) (EPA, 2007a) and manufacturer guidance provided in Appendix A of
the FSP. A six ounce jar of soil will also be collected and submitted with the En-Core'"
samples for moisture content analysis.
Eight geotechnical samples will be collected for moisture content, grain sieve test with
hydrometer, soil classification by ASTM D2487 and the unified soil classification system
(USCS) classification. At three of the locations, samples will be submitted to determine
Atterberg limits. Total organic carbon (TOC) samples should also be collected at these
eight locations. The samples will be taken within the screened interval at eight of the
soil borings that are to be converted to monitoring/MPE wells; these locations will be
determined by the site geologist based of field observations.
Four additional borings will be drilled, near the four borings that are to be converted to
MW/MPE wells, for collection of Shelby tubes required for hydraulic conductivity
testing. The locations for these borings will be determined by the field geologist based
on field observations.· The 3-inch Shelby tube samples will be collected from
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approximately 45 ft bis. These locations will be abandoned using 30 percent high solids
bentonite grout (CETCO Gold® is the only brand currently accepted). A summary of the
2010 soil samples, analyses, and containers is presented in Table 3-2a.
Upon reaching total depth of borings, well installation will begin. Decontaminated riser
pipe and well screen constructed of 2-inch diameter, flush threaded, Schedule 40, poly-
vinyl chloride (PVC) with screens of 0.010-inch and 0.020-inch continuous openings will
then be assembled and placed in the boreholes. Well screens will be 30 feet in length
and consist of 0.020-inch slot from 5 to 20 ft bgs, and 0.010-inch slot from 20 to 35 ft
bgs and shall be fitted with a threaded PVC bottom plug in monitoring wells (MW09A,
MWl0A, MWll, MW12, MW13, MW15A and MW16A). Monitoring wells MW09B,
MWl0B, MW15B, and MW16B will be constructed with 10 ft 0.010-inch slotted screens
to a total depth of 50 ft bgs. The two MPE wells will be constructed of 4-inch diameter,
flush threaded, Schedule 40, PVC with screens of 0.020-inch slot. The shallow MPE well
(MW14A) will be completed to a total depth of 35 ft bgs and the deep MPE well
(MW14B) will be completed to a total depth of 50 ft bgs. Well screens will be 30 feet in
length at MW14A and 10 feet in length at MW14B, and shall be fitted with a threaded
PVC bottom plug. The filter pack material in the 0.010-slotted screen interval will
consist of: 1) 20/30 washed silica sand and 2) filter pack material in the 0.020-slotted
screen interval. The filter pack will be applied by tremie method to a minimum of 12
inches under the bottom of the well plug and will extend up to top of the well screen. A
secondary filter consisting of 30/65 silka sand will extend to 1 ft above the top of the
well screen.
Uncoated bentonite pellets (1/4-inch diameter or less) will then be placed down the
annular space to provide a seal approximately, but no less than 2 ft thick above the sand
pack. With the exception of wells screened into the vadose zone in these wells a
bentonite plug will not be used to avoid hydration issues additional 30/65 will be used in
its place as necessary across the top of the water table, the bentonite pellet seal is
anticipated to be under the water table and should not require manual hydration. The
bentonite pellet seals requiring manual hydration will be hydrated by pouring potable
water into the annular space around the well riser. Depths to the top of the sand pack
and the top of the bentonite seal will be measured using a weighted tape or a measured
tremie line. The remaining annular space will be grouted by tremie pipe to within
approximately 2 ft of the surface; with a bentonite grout composed of Pure Gold®
bentonite powder and potable water (measured weight of the bentonite grout is to be
no less than 10 pounds per gallon using a drilling contractor supplied mud balance).
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EPA Contract No.: EP-S4-09-02
Task Order No.: 040-RICO-A419
Black & Veatch Project No.: 049040.01.01
Ram Leather Care Site
Revision: 2
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Section: 3
Drill cuttings and fluids from well installation will be containerized in Department of
Transportation (DOT)-approved, 55-gallon, UN lA-1 or lA-2 drums. After the grout has
cured, the monitoring wells will be sealed to the ground surface with concrete and a
minimum 3-ft by 3-ft by 6-inch thick rebar-reinforced concrete surface pad that slopes
away from the center of the pad and protective casing. An 8-inch diameter water tight
flush mounted cover will be installed. The flush mounted cover will extend from the
ground surface down into the concrete plug around the well riser. The flush mounted
cover should be installed slightly above ground surface to minimize standing water.
Keyed-alike locks will be used to secure the wells. A Black & Veatch geologist will log
well construction information in the field book and well installation log.
2011 NAPl Investigation
Four soil_ borings (Figure 3-3) will be advanced to the depths specified on Table 3-lb
during the RI/FS field activities to determine the nature and extent of contamination on
the Site. After soil boring advancement, screening, and sampling is completed, new
wells will be installed at these locations. The two soil borings located west of the
building and within the previous excavation limits (MW18 and MW19) and t_he two soil
borings located in the former building area (MW20 and MW21) will be completed as 2-
inch diameter monitor wells to be used during the NAPL soil and groundwater sampling
investigations. The remaining soil boring, located off the southeast corner of the
building, will be completed as 2-inch monitoring well (MW22) to be used for structural
characterization of bedrock and the NAPL groundwater investigation.
The wells will be installed by a licensed drilling subcontractor, to be determined (TBD).
The drilling will be supervised by a Black & Veatch geologist. For soil borings/monitor
wells (MW18, 19, 20, and 21) soil will be field screened with a PID, and soil samples will
be collected· for both chemical and geotechnical analysis. Soil sampling and well
installation will be in accordance with the EPA SESD Guidance for Soil Sampling
(SESDPROC-300-Rl) (EPA, 2007a) and EPA SESD Guidance Document for Design and
Installation of Monitoring Wells (SESDGUID-101-R0) (EPA, 2008a).
The Black & Veatch geofogist will collect soil samples for headspace screening as
proposed in Table 3-lb. Additional readings will be taken whenever suspected
contamination is present or significant changes in lithology are observed. All readings
will be recorded on the lithologic soil logs. The screening of soil samples will be
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conducted following the same procedures described for the 2010 MAGs/MPE study
above.
Soils samples for chemical and geotechnical analysis will be collected at each boring as
summarized in Table 3-lb. The VOCsamples will be collected directly from the liner (at
the required sample depth) using En-Core'" samplers. Samples shall be collected
following EPA SESD Guidance for Soil Sampling (SESDPROC-300-Rl) (EPA, 2007a) and
manufacturer guidance provided in Appendix A of the FSP. A six ounce jar of soil will
also be collected• and submitted with the En-Core'M samples for moisture content
analysis.
Three geotechnical samples will be collected for moisture content, grain sieve test with
hydrometer, soil classification by ASTM D2487 and the unified soil classification system
(USCS) classification. At three of the locations samples will be submitted to determine
Atterberg limits and Total Oxidant Demand (TOD). Total organic carbon (TOC) samples
will be collected at a total of six locations and SPLP samples will be collected at a total cif
eight locations. These samples will be taken within the screened interval of the soil
borings that will be converted to monitoring wells; the locations of which will be
determined by the site geologist based of field observations:
Black & Veatch will archive cores in secure boxes based on field observations; and a
decision, after discussing with the EPA, will be made to analyze up to three samples for
residual saturation based on the presence of DNAPL. PTS Laboratories, Inc. in Santa Fe
Springs, CA is the only lab in the US that is able to analyze for residual saturation.
A summary of the 2011 soil samples, analyses, and containers is presented in
Table 3-2b.
Upon reaching total depth of borings, well installation will begin. Decontaminated riser
pipe and well screen constructed of 2-inch diameter, flush threaded, Schedule 40, poly-
vinyl chloride (PVC) with screens of 0:010-inch continuous openings will then be
assembled and placed in the boreholes. Well screens will be 10 feet in length for the
four shallow monitoring wells MW_18, MW19, MW20, and MW21 and 20 feet in length
for the one deep monitoring well MW22 and consist of 0.010-inch slot from 65 to 75 ft
bgs (MW18 and MW19), from 55 to 65 ft bgs (MW20 and MW21), and from 80 to 100 ft
bgs in MW22. The four shallow monitoring wells (MW18, MW19, MW20, and MW21)
will be installed with a minimum 1-ft PVC sump and shall be fitted with a threaded PVC
bottom plug. The two shallow monitoring wells (MW18 and MW19) will be will be
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Task Order No.: 040-RICO-A419
Black & Veatch Project No.: 049040.01.01
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completed to a total depth of 75 ft bgs, the two shallow monitoring wells (MW20 and
MW21) will be completed to a total depth of 65 ft bgs, and the one deep monitoring
well (MW22) will be completed to a total depth of 100 ft bgs. The filter pack material for
the four shallow monitoring wells (MW18, MW19, MW20, and MW21) in the 0.010-
slotted screen interval will consist of 20/30 washed silica sand. For the four shallow
monitoring wells, the filter pack will be applied by tremie method to a minimum of 12
inches under the bottom of the well plug and will extend up to top of the well. screen. A
secondary filter consisting of 30/65 silica sand will extend to 1 ft above the top of the
well screen. The deep well will be installed using a PVC pre-packed screen with 0_.010
slots.
Uncoated bentonite pellets (1/4-inch diameter or less) will then be placed down the
annular space to provide a seal approximately, but no less than 2 ft thick above the sand
pack. With the exception of wells screened into the vadose zone in these wells a
bentonite plug will not be used to avoid hydration issues additional 30/65 will be used in
its place as necessary across the top of the water table, the bentonite pellet seal is
anticipated to be under the water table and should not require manual hydration. The
bentonite pellet seals requiring manual hydration will be hydrated by pouring potable
water into the annular space around the well riser. Depths to the top of the sand pack
and the top of the bentonite seal will be measured using a weighted tape or a measured
tremie line. The remaining annular space will be grouted by tremie pipe to within
approximately 2 ft of the surface; with a bentonite grout composed of Pure Gold®
bentonite powder and potable water (measured weight of the bentonite grout is to be
no less than 10 pounds per gallon using a drilling contractor supplied mud balance).
Drill cuttings and fluids from well installation will be containerized in Department of
Transportation (DOT)-approved, 55-gallon, UN lA-1 or lA-2 drums. After the grout has
cured, the monitoring wells will be sealed to the ground surface with concrete and a
minimum 3-ft by 3-ft by 6-inch thick rebar-reinforced concrete surface pad that slopes
away from the center of the pad and protective casing. An 8-inch diameter water tight
flush mounted cover will be installed. The flush mounted cover will extend from the
ground surface down into the concrete plug around the well riser. The flush mounted
cover should be installed slightly above ground surface to minimize standing water.
Keyed-alike locks will be used to secure the wells. A Black & Veatch geologist will log
well construction information in the field book and well installation log.
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3.3.2.2 Well Development. The newly installed groundwater monitoring and MPE
wells will be developed no sooner than 24 hours after completion of the surface pad.
Well development will.involve mechanical surging using a submersible or Waterra pump
· and pumping; to remove fines and stimulate yield. The wells will be developed until
well water is free of visible sediment and the pH, temperature, turbidity, and specific
conductivity have stabilized. The monitoring well development will be in accordance
with the SESD Guidance Document, Design and Installation of Monitoring Wells
(SESDGUID-101-R0) (EPA, 2008a) presented in Appendix A of the FSP. The groundwater
quality parameters will be measured in accordance with the SESD Guidance Documents
for each parameter: pH -SESDPROC-100-R2 (EPA, 2008b), temperature -SESDPROC-
102-R2 (EPA, 2008c), turbidity -SESDPROC-103-R2 (EPA, 2008d), and specific
conductivity-SESDPROC-101-R2 (EPA, 2008e).
Purge and development fluids will be disposed of as discussed in Section 7.0 of the FSP.
Equipment utilized for monitoring well development will be decontaminated in
accordance with procedures specified in Section 5.7 of the FSP. During the monitoring
well development process, specific conductivity, pH, turbidity, and temperature
measurements will be recorded in the field logbook and well development forms (Figure
5-2 of the FSP).
. 3.3.2.3 Groundwater Level Measurements.
2010 MAGS/MPE Study
Water level measurements will be obtained from each of 20 monitoring wells, including
the seven existing wells and_ the 13 newly installed wells (Figures 1-2 and 3-2) ..
Groundwater levels will be measured in accordance with procedures described in
Section 5.4.6 of the FSP. The data will be used to develop potentiometric surface maps
for the site and will assist in understanding the general groundwater flow direction. The
procedure for measuring groundwater levels is described in accordance with the SESD
Operating Procedure for Groundwater Level and Well Depth Measurement (SESDPROC-
105-R0) (EPA, 2007b).
2011 NAPL Investigation
Water level measurements will be obtained from each of the 23 onsite monitoring wells
including four existing (MW0l, 02, 03, OS), 14 MAGS/MPE monitoring wells (MW09A/B,.
MWl0A/B, MWll, MWI2, MW13, MW14A/B, MWlSA/B, MW16A/B, and MW17) and
five newly installed wells (MW18, MW19, MW20, MW21, and MW22) (Figures 1-3 and
3-3). Groundwater levels will be measured in accordance with procedures describe_d in
Section 5.4.6 of the FSP. The data will be used to develop potentiometric surface maps
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Task Order No.: 040-RICO-A419
Black & Veatch Project No.: 049040.01.01
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Section: 3
for the site and will assist in understanding the general groundwater flow direction. The
procedure for measuring grou.ndwater levels is described in accordance with the SESD
Operating Procedure for Groundwater Level and Well Depth Measurement (SESDPROC-
105-R0) (EPA, 2007b).
3.3.2.4 Groundwater Sampling.
2010 MAGS/MPE Study
A total of 21 groundwater samples will be collected from 11 new monitor wells, two
new MPE wells, two of the existing monitoring wells, and six private wells and analyzed
for a variety of_ parameters during the field investigation to determine current
contaminant concentrations, and the extent of contamination.
The wells will be purged and'sampled in accordance with the EPA groundwater sampling
procedure (EPA, 2007c). Prior to purging, water levels and depths will be collected in
accordance with the EPA groundwater level measurement procedure (EPA, 2007b). The
groundwater samples will also be measured in the field for pH (EPA Region 4, SESD, Field
Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating Procedure: Field pH
Measurement, SESDPROC-100-R2, June 2008 [EPA, 2008b]), temperature (EPA Region 4,
SESD, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating Procedure:
Field Temperature Measurement, SESDPROC-102-R2, June 2008 [EPA, 2008c]), turbidity
(EPA Region 4, SESD, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Field Turbidity Measurement, SESDPROC-103-R2, June 2008 [EPA, 2008d]),
conductivity (EPA Region 4, SESD, Field Branches Quality System and Technical
Procedure, Operating Procedure: Field Specific Conductance Measurement, SESDPROC-
101-R2, June 2008 [EPA, 2008e]), dissolved oxygen (DO) (EPA Region 4, SESD, Field
Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating Procedure: Field Dissolved
Oxygen Measurement, SESDPROC-106-Rl, November 2007 [EPA, 2007d]),
oxidation/reduction potential (ORP) (EPA Region 4, SESD, Field Branches Quality System
and Technical Procedure, Operating Procedure: Field Measurement of ORP, SESDPROC-
100-R2, August 2009 [EPA, 2009d]), and total ferrous iron (CHEMets® colorimetric test
kit; Hach® DR/2010 spectrophotometer using FerroVer). These samples will be analyzed
by a CLP or SESD laboratory for the following parameters:
Existing Monitoring Wells
Two existing monitoring wells (MW04 and MW0S) (Figure 1-2) will be sampled for the
following parameters:
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• voes (including PeE, TeE, cis-1,2,DeE, and vinyl chloride) (EPA SW-84_6 Method
8260B).
• Ammonia (EPA Method 353.2).
• Metals (total iron) (EPA SW-846, Method 6010B).
• Nitrate (EPA Method 353.2).
• Nitrite (EPA Method 353.2).
• Orthophosphate (EPA Method 353.2).
• Sulfate (EPA Method 375.4).
• . Sulfide (EPA Method 300).
• Total Phosphorous (EPA Method 353.2).
Additionally MW-04 will be sampled for:
• TOe (EPA Method 415.1).
• Metals (total calcium, alkalinity, and hardness) (EPA SW-846, Method 6010B).
Newly Installed Wells
All 13 newly installed wells (MW09A, MW09B, MWlOA, MWlOB, MWll, MW12,
MW13, MW14A, MW14B, MW15A, MW15B, MW16A and MW16B) (Figure 3-2) will be
sampled for the following parameters:
• VOes (including PeE, TeE, cis-1,2,0eE, and vinyl chloride) (EPA SW-846 Method
8260B).
Wells MW09A, MWlOA, MW12, MW14A, and MW14B will also be sampled for:
• Ammonia (EPA Method 353.2).
• Metals (total iron, total calcium, alkalinity, and hardness) (EPA SW-846, Method
6010B).
• Nitrate (EPA Method 353.2).
• Nitrite (EPA Method 353.2).
• Orthophosphate (EPA Method 353.2).
• Sulfate (EPA Method 375.4).
• Sulfides (EPA Method 300).
• Total Phosphorous (EPA Method 353.2).
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EPA Contract No.: EP-S4-09-02
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Black & Veatch Project No.: 049040.01.01
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Wells MW09B, MWlOA, MW12, MW13, MW14B, MW15A, and MW16A will also be
sampled for:
• TOC (EPA Method 415.1).
Private Wells
Six private wells (PW0ll Glosso~, PW031 State Well, and four wells to be decided)
(Figure 1-2) will be sampled for the following parameters:
• VOCs (including PCE, TCE, cis-1,2,DCE, and vinyl chloride) (EPA SW-846 Method
8260B).
Additionally PW031 State Well will be sampled for the following:
• Ammonia (EPA Method 353.2).
• Metals (total iron, total calcium, alkalinity, and hardness) (EPA SW-846, Method
6010B).
• Nitrate (EPA Method 353.2).
• Nitrite (EPA Method 353.2).
• Orthophosphate (EPA Method 353.2).
. • Sulfate (EPA Method 375.4).
• Sulfides (EPA Method 300).
• TOC (EPA Method 415.1).
• Total Phosphorous (EPA Method 353.2).
A summary of the proposed monitoring well groundwater samples to be collected at the
Ram Leather Care Site and the proposed analytical methods is presented in Table 3-3a,
and the locations are provided on Figure 1-2 and 3-2. A summary of the groundwater
samples, analyses, and containers is presented in Table 3-2a.
2011 NAPL Investigation
A total of 5 groundwater samples will be collected from the five new monitoring wells
(MW18, MW19, MW20, MW21, and MW22) and analyzed for a variety of parameters
during the field investigation to determine current contaminant concentrations, and the
extent of contamination.
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The wells will be purged and sampled in accordance with the EPA groundwater sampling
procedure (EPA, 2007c). Prior to purging, water levels and depths will be collected in
accordance with the EPA groundwater level measurement procedure (EPA, 2007b). The
groundwater samples will also be measured in the field for pH (EPA Region 4, SESD, Field
Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating Procedure: . Field pH
Measurement, SESDPROC-100-R2, June 2008 [EPA, 2008b]), temperature (EPA Region 4,
SESD, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating Procedure:
Field Temperature Measurement, SESDPROC-102-R2, June 2008 [EPA, 2008cl), turbidity
(EPA Region 4, SESD, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Field Turbidity Measurement, SESDPROC-103-R2, June 2008 [EPA, 2008dl),
conductivity (EPA Region 4, SESD, Field Branches Quality System and Technical
Procedure, Operating Procedure: Field Specific Conductance Measurement, SESDPROC-
101-R2, June 2008 [EPA, 2008el), dissolved oxygen (DO) (EPA Region 4, SESD, Field
Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating Procedure: Field Dissolved
Oxygen Measurement, SESDPROC-106-Rl, November 2007 [EPA, 2007dl),
oxidation/reduction potential (ORP) (EPA Region 4, SESD, Field Branches Quality System
and Technical Procedure, Operating Procedure: Field Measurement of ORP, SESDPROC-
100-R2, August 2009 [EPA, 2009dl), and total ferrous iron (CHEMets® colorimetric test
kit; Hach® DR/2010 spectrophotometer using FerroVer). These samples will _be analyzed
by a CLP or SESD laboratory for the following parameters:
Newly Installed Wells
All five newly installed wells (MW18, MW19, MW20, MW21, and MW22) (Figure 3-3)
will be sampled for the following parameters:
• VOCs (including PCE, TCE, cis-1,2,DCE, and vinyl chloride) (EPA SW-846 Method
8260B).
Passive Diffusion Bags
A total of 16 passive diffusion bag groundwater samples will be collected from DW0ll
and ten passive diffusion bag groundwater samples will be collected from streams
surrounding the Site and analyzed for a variety of parameters during the field
investigation to determine· current contaminant concentrations, and the extent of
contamination.
The procedure for passive diffusion bag sampling is described in the USGS guidance in
Appendix C (USGS, 2001).
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All passive diffusion bag groundwater samples will be analyzed for the following
parameters:
• VOCs (including PCE, TCE, cis-1,2,DCE, and vinyl chloride) (EPA SW-846 Method
8260B)
3.3.2.5 Sampling QA/QC. As part of the sampling effort, QA/QC samples will be
submitted to the laboratory with field investigation samples in order to evaluate .the
confirmatory sampling procedures and analytical methodologies. A discussion of the
types of samples to be collected is presented in Section 4.5.1. Approximately five
percent of the field investigation samples will be collected in order to evaluate sampling
handling, shipment, and laboratory procedures. A summary of the QC samples,
analyses, and containers is presented in the Table 3-2a and Table 3-2b.
3.3.2.6 Documenting Sample Locations. Soil sample point locations will be
documented using the coordinates of each sample point location determined using a
hand-held Trimble GeoXT® Global Positioning System (GPS) unit with recording accuracy
to within 5 feet, in accordance with the EPA Region 4, Field Branches Quality System and
Technical Procedure, Operating Procedure: Global Positioning System, SESDPROC-110-
R2, November 2007 (EPA, 2007e). The 128-megabit Trimble GeoXT® GPS unit uses
Terrasync® Version 2.3 for data collection.
The new boring/monitoring well locations will be documented using surveying
techniques. The survey shall utilize Georgia East North American Datum (NAO) 83 state
plane coordinate system for horizontal control and North American Vertical Datum
(NAVO) 88 for vertical control.
3.3.3 Proposed Project Schedule
A proposed schedule of significant events and deliverables to be conducted during the
RI/FS is presented as Figure 3-5.
3.4 Data Quality Objectives
The DQO Process is used to establish performance or acceptance criteria, which serve as
the basis for designing a plan for collecting data of sufficient quality and quantity to
support the goals of a study. The DQO process consists of seven steps; the output from
each step influences the choices that will be made later in the process. Although it is a
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linear sequence of steps, the DQO process is iterative in practice; the outputs from one
step may lead to reconsideration of prior steps. This iteration is encouraged in order to
produce a more efficient data collection design. The DQO. process for this project is
described in the Guidance on Systematic Planning using the DQO Process (EPA QA/G-4),
dated February 2006 (EPA, 2006a) and EPA QA/G-5 (EPA, 2002). The seven steps of the.
DQO process for this project are described in the following sections.
3.4.1 DQO Step 1: State the Problem
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The current work effort will address the followi.ng problems and data gaps identified for
the site:
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Characterization of soil beneath ·the soil removal area previously only excavated
and sampled to 20 ft bgs; and at select locations to confirm the sample results
from previous investigations.
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cleaning building and previous excavation area, and determine the extent of
contaminant migration from underneath the building.
• Further delineate the VOC groundwater contaminant plume above bedrock
through analytical testing from select onsite monitoring wells.
• Evaluate the current level of dissolved voes that exist in offsite private wells .
• Collection and evaluation of soil gas data from the vadose zone for refinement of
potential source areas and pilot testing as a potential technology for future site
remediation.
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The current work effort will address the following problems and data gaps identified for
the site:
• Characterization of soil beneath the soil removal area previously only excavated
and sampled to 20 ft bgs; and at select locations to confirm the sample results
from previous investigations.
• Identify and characterize any potential source areas beneath the former dry
cleaning building and previous excavation area, and to determine the extent of
contaminant migration from underneath the building. ·
• Further delineate the VOC groundwater contaminant plume above bedrock
through analytical testing from new onsite monitoring wells.
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• For the newly installed borings/wells: determine the presence or absence of
NAPL in the saprolite and weathered bedrock transition zone.
• For the newly installed 100-ft deep boring/well: determine structural
characteristics of bedrock such as naturally occurring fractures and schistosity in
variable metamorphic rocks
• For the deployed passive diffusion bags in DW0ll: determine the concentrations
of voes at discrete intervals corresponding to previously identified fractures in
bedrock in onsite well DW0ll under non-pumping conditions.
• Stream Recon: using visual observation and temperature probes, determine
potential groundwater leachate seeps where groundwater is discharging to
surface water in the streams surrounding the site.
• For the deployed passive diffusion bags in the surrounding streams: determine
the presence or absence of voes, and their concentrations, in groundwater
discharging to surface waters surrounding the site.
3.4.2 DQO Step 2: Identify the Goal of the Study
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The activities of the current work effort and the goals for each are as follows:
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Advancement of thirteen soil borings to characterize the nature and extent of
contamination beneath the previous excavation and to confirm previous
analytical soil sampling results west of the excavation area and .east of the
building.
Soil samples will be screened at specific soil boring locations with a PID to
determine the vertical and horizontal extent of VOC contamination and aid in
identifying specific areas of the Site to be included in the collection of soil gas
samples during the MAGS testing to identify potential source areas.
Collection of soil VOC an.alytical confirmation samples to confirm PID screening
results.
Collection of geotechnical samples to characterize the nature of the soil in select
locations and to provide information for site soils to evaluate remediation
technologies for future site soil and groundwater remediation.
Installation of thirteen monitoring wells, to provide geo-referenced data points,
current water level data, and groundwater sampling points. Ten of the wells will
also serve as a data point for the MAGS testing with a construction that extends
the screen into the vadose zone and they are designed to be used as observation
wells in a future MPE remediation system should MPE be the chosen
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groundwater remedy. The remaining two wells are also designed to be part of a
potential MPE system with final placement to be decided based on soil screening
values that will optimize the effectiveness of the system.
, Collection of groundwater analytical samples from the new onsite monitoring
wells to better define the VOC groundwater contaminant plume. Collection of
analytical samples from offsite private wells to characterize the current level of
dissolved VOC's.
, Completion of MAGS testing data to identify source material through soil gas
analysis. The MAGS testing performed by Geosyntec will draw-soil gas/vapors
from the vadose zone to triangulate and identify potential source areas beneath
the previous excavation and former dry cleaning building that may require
further investigation and/or remediation.
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The activities of the current work effort and the goals for each are as follows:
, Advancement of four soil borings to further _characterize the nature and extent
of contamination beneath the previous excavation, NAPL source area, and
building and to confirm previous analytical soil sampling results west of the
building.
, Soil samples from the four shallow soil borings will be screened at specific soil
boring locations with a PIO to determine the vertical and horizontal extent of
VOC contamination and to determine the presence or absence of NAPL in the
saprolite and weathered bedrock transition zone to be included in the NAPL
source zone area.
, Collection of soil VOC analytical confirmation samples to confirm PIO screening
results.
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Collection of geotechnical samples to characterize the nature of the soil in select
locations and to provide information for site soils to evaluate remediation
technologies for future site soil and groundwater remediation.
Advancement of one soil boring to characterize the structural characteristics of
bedrock.
Installation of five monitoring wells, to provide gee-referenced data points,
current water level data, and groundwater sampling points.
Collection of groundwater analytical samples from the new onsite monitoring
wells to better define the VOC groundwater contaminant plume.
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• Collection of groundwater analytical samples from passive diffusion bags
deployed in onsite monitoring well DW0ll to compare to previous samples at
specific fractures.
• Identification of groundwater seeps where groundwater discharges to surface
water in streams surrounding the site.
• Collection of groundwater analytical samples from passive diffusion bags
deployed in the streams surrounding the site.
3.4.3 DQO Step 3: Identify Information Inputs
2010 MAGS/MPE Study
· The following are the inputs to be used in the decision making process for the current
work effort:
• Advance 13 soil borings within areas of known or suspected VOC contamination.
• Field screen soils using PID headspace analysis described in section 3.3.2.1 of this
QAPP and collect confirmation samples in zones showing the highest PID results.
• Collection of soil confirmation samples for VOC analyses.
• Collect geotechnical samples from select borings to aid in the design of the two
MPE wells to be installed during this investigation and potential future remedial
design activities.
• Convert eleven of the 13 soil borings into new 2-inch monitoring/MAGS testing
wells to be used during the current soil and groundwater investigations and two
of the thirteen wells into 4-inch MPE wells to be used during the pilot study.
These wells may also be utilized as part of the treatment system if the
groundwater remedy chosen for the site includes MPE.
• Collect groundwater samples from 13 newly installed wells, two existing
monitoring wells and six private wells.
• Assure that the laboratory detection limits are acceptable for the established
screening levels.
• Compare the analytical results with federar and state regulatory action levels or
site specific•clean-up goals as appropriate.
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The following are the inputs to be used in the decision making process for the current
work effort:
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• Advance four soil borings within areas of known or suspected VOC
contamination.
• Field screen soils using PID headspace analysis described in section 3.3.2.1 of this
QAPP and collect confirmation samples in zones showing the highest PID results.
• Collection of soil confirmation samples for voe analyses.
• Collect geotechnical samples from select borings to characterize the nature of
the soil in select locations and to provide information for site soils to evaluate
remediation technologies for future site soil and groundwater remediation
• Co"nvert five soil borings into new 2-inch monitoring wells to be used during the
current soil and groundwater investigations.
• Collect groundwater samples from the five newly installed wells and passive
diffusion bags retrieved from onsite well DW0ll as well as the streams
surrounding the site.
• Assure that the laboratory detection limits are acceptable for the established
screening levels.
• Compare the analytical results with federal and state regulatory action levels or
site specific clean-up goals as appropriate.
3.4.4 DQO Step 4: Define the Study Boundaries of the Study
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The soil investigation will be conducted near the former dry cleaning facility (Figure 3-2).
Vertically, subsurface soil samples will be collected and analyzed for VOCs ranging from
0 to SO feet bis. The groundwater investigation will include the thirteen new wells
(MW09A, MW09B, MWl0A, MW10B, MW11, MW12, MW13, MW14A, MW14B,
MWlSA, MWlSB, MW16A and MW16B) (Figure 3-2), two existing site monitoring wells
(MW04 and MW0S), and six private wells (PW0ll Glosson, PW031 State well, and four
other TBD) (Figure 1-2). Vertically, the groundwater investigation will include the
existing monitoring wells of depths between 42 and 142 feet bis, the private wells with
depths up to 250+ ft bis, and the newly installed wells to depths of up to 55 feet bis. All
wells will be sampled for MNA parameters and site COCs.
2011 NAPL Investigation
The soil investigation will be conducted near the former dry cleaning facility (Figure 3-3).
Vertically, subsurface soil samples will be collected and analyzed for VOCs ranging from
0 to 75 feet bis. The groundwater investigation will include the five new wells (MW18,
MW19, MW20, MW21, and MW22) (Figure 3-2), passive diffusion bags in DW0ll, and
passive diffusion bags in the streams surrounding the Site (TBD) (Figure 3,4). Vertically,
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the groundwater investigation will include the newly installed wells to depths of up to
100 feet bgs, passive diffusion bags in DW0l to a depth of 500 ft bgs, and passive
diffusion bags in surface waters surrounding the site (0-1 ft bgs). All groundwater
samples from new wells will be analyzed for MNA parameters and site COCs. Diffusion
bag samples will be analyzed for temperature and site COCs.
3.4.5 DQO Step 5: Develop the Analytic Approach
The current work effort will include the following:
, PID screening values for subsurface soils following methods described in section
3.3.2.1 of this QAPP.
, Collection of analytical soil samples following methods described in section
3.3.2.1 of this QAPP.
, Groundwater sampling following the procedures described in section 3.3.2.4-of
this QAPP for both onsite and offsite wells.
, Obtain vadose zone soil gas air monitoring data for refinement of potential
source areas and potential future remediation through performance of MAGS
testing and an MPE Pilot Test. Procedures for both the MAGS Testing and MPE
Pilot Test are described in Geosyntec's work plan.
3.4.6 DQO Step 6: Specify Performance or Acceptance Criteria
The current work effort will include the collection of data in the field as well as analytical
data from a laboratory. Field data will include the following:
, PID screening values for subsurface soils. Soils will be screened following
methods described in section 3.3.2.1 of this QAPP. No analytical samples will be
collected for soils yielding PID screening values of 0 ppm .. Soils with screening
values between 5 and 50 ppm will be preserved on ice for possible analytical
sample collection following completion of the soil boring investigation. For
samples yielding PID readings greater than 50 ppm, a VOC soil sample will be
collected and preserved on ice. A selection of samples with the highest PID
readings from each borehole will be submitted to the lab for VOC confirmation
analysis.
, Groundwater level measurements. The groundwater level will be measured in all
oilsite and offsite monitoring wells following methods described in section
3.3.2.1 of this QAPP. The groundwater _measurements will be compared to
historic groundwater measurements when possible. The measurement will be
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recollected if there is a significant groundwater level differential greater than
0.50 feet.
• Groundwater sampling field parameters: Field parameter readings of pH,
temperature, ORP, DO, turbidity, conductivity and ferrous iron will be collected
in all monitoring wells samples during this work effort following the procedures
described in section 3.3.2.4 of this QAPP. If erroneous readings (i.e. DO reading
of 12 mg/L) are observed, the field crew will recalibrate and re-measure or
replace the equipment as necessary. _If the problem persists the TOM will be
contacted for further direction.
Analytical data to be collected during this work effort includes the following:
• Soil VOC analysis, samples will be collected following the procedures described in
section 3.3.2.1 of this QAPP. Sample results will be evaluated and compared to
historic soil data and applicable screening levels (Table 3-4). Historical trends
will be graphed to characterize current site conditions. The results will also be
compared to the field PID screening values to evaluate the accuracy of field
methods.
• Soil geotechnical analysis including moisture content, gra.in sieve test with
hydrometer, soil classification, Atterberg limits, and hydraulic conductivity will
also be collected during this work effort following the procedures described in
section 3.3.2.1 of this QAPP. Geotechnical results will be used by the project
engineer to evaluate future soil and groundwater remedies.
• Groundwater analytical samples will be collected following· the procedures
described in section 3.3.3.4 of this QAPP. Samp_le results will be evaluated by
comparing the results with historic groundwater data applicable screening levels
(Table 3-4). Historical trends will be graphed to characterize current site
conditions.
3.4. 7 DQO Step 7: Develop the Detailed Plan for Obtaining Data
Based on previous soil sampling and characterization at the Site, Black & Veatch will
conduct the following RI Field Investigation Tasks during this field effort:
• Soil boring investigation/well installation.
• Soil screening/confirmation sampling._
• Groundwater sampling.
• Modified active gas survey (MAGS) testing.
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During the soil boring investigation, Black & Veatch will install a total of eleven 2-inch
soil borings and two 4-inch soil borings for lithology, soil screening and confirmation
sampling, and geotechnical analyses. The 11 2-inch soil borings will be completed as
monitoring/MAGS wells for Groundwater Sampling and MAGS testing and the two 4-
inch soil borings will be completed as MPE wells for a Pilot Study. Additional
groundwater sampling will consist of existing onsite monitoring wells and offsite
residential wells.
This field investigation is designed to collect data from multiple point sources for the
purpose of combining the results in an effort to optimize the identification of potential
source areas and future remediation.
3.4.8 Measurement Performance Criteria
Data quality attributes are qualitative and quantitative characteristics used to evaluate
the degree of acceptability or utility of a given data set. The principle quality attributes
for environmental data are precision, accuracy, representativeness, comparability,
completeness, and sensitivity (PARCCS). Of the six attributes, precision, accuracy, and
sensitivity are quantitative measures; representativeness and comparability are
qualitative measures; and completeness is a combination of both quantitative and
qualitative measures.
Each of the quality attributes may have one or several data quality indicators (DQls) that
seek to establish _performance criteria, measurement quality objectives (MQOs), by
which the . attribute can be measured against quantitatively or evaluated against
qualitatively based on the type and source of data. The MQOs provide a QC threshold
for acceptance of a valid data set based on the needs established in the DQO process to
reduce total study error. Valid data sets will be determined during verification and
validation (Section 5) against MQO conformance criteria. The data quality assessment
process (DQA) in Section 5.2 will in turn demonstrate whether available data satisfies
the project DQOs.
3.4.8.1 Precision. Precision is a measure of agreement among replicate measurements
of the same property, under prescribed similar conditions. Specifically, it is a
quantitative measure of the degree of variability of a group of measurements compared
to the average value. Standard deviation, coefficient of variation, range, and relative
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range are terms often used to express precision. Data prec1s1on will be -evaluated
through the collection of split and duplicate samples (field and in-house) at a rate of 5 to
10 percent of samples collected at each site. Precision is determined in the laboratory
by assessing the relative percent difference for matrix spike duplicate analyses for
organics and sample duplicates for inorganics. Relative percent difference (RPD) is
expressed as follows:
RPD = [Vl-V2]/([Vl +V2]/2) x 100
where: RPD = relative percent difference
Vl = primary sample value
V2 = duplicate sample value.
3.4.8.2 Accuracy. Accuracy measures the bias of a measurement system. Sources of
error introduced into the measurement system may be accounted for by using field/trip
blanks, spike samples, and analysis by two different laboratories. Accuracy is assessed
by measuring the percent recoveries of surrogate spikes for organic analyses and by
spike sample percent recoveries for inorganic analyses. For a
amounts of standard compounds are added to the sample.
calculated as follows:
Spike Recovery(%) = ([SSR-SR]/SA) x 100
where: SSR = spike sample results
SR = unspiked sample results
SA = spike added from spiking mix.
spike sample, known
Spike recoveries are
The spike sample results are used to evaluate matrix effects and the accuracy of the
samples analyzed. Sources of error include the sampling process, field contamination,
preservation, handling, sample matrix, sample preparation, and analytical techniques.
Field accuracy cannot be determined for the project. However, it is more important
that the criteria outlined in the sections of the work plan concerning QA/QC sample
descriptions, sampling and decontamination procedures, and field documentation be
followed so that the project objectives and DQOs are met.
3.4.8.3 Representativeness. Representativeness expresses the degree to which
sample data accurately and precisely represent a characteristic of a population
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parameter at a sampling point, a process condition, or an environmental condition.
Representativeness is a qualitative term that is evaluated to determine whether in situ
and other field measurements are made and physical samples collected in such a
manner that the resulting data appropriately reflect the media and phenomenon
measured or studied.
3.4.8.4 Comparability. Comparability is a parameter used to express the confidence
with which one set of data may be compared with another. In order to achieve
comparability in data sets, it is important that standard techniques are used to collect
and analyze representative samples and to report analytical results. The presence of
the following items enhances the comparability of data sets:
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Units. in which these variables were measured should· be convertible to a
common metric.
Similar analytical and quality assurance procedures .
Similar time of measurements .
• Similar measuring devices.
• Rules for excluding certain types of observations from both samples.
3.4.8.5 Completeness. Completeness is the fraction of valid data that is collected
versus the amount of data that is originally planned to be collected, expressed as a
percent. An invalid measurement would be one that does not meet the sampling
methods requirements and the other data quality objectives. For this·project the level
of completeness for all _data collected will be stated as 80 percent of all measurements
that should be taken when anticipated. This accounts for laboratory issues, adverse
weather conditions, safety concerns, unanticipated field conditions and equipment
problems. To determine the percent completed, divide the number of valid samples
collected and analyzed by the number of samples anticipated in the sampling plan and
multiply by 100.
3.4.8.6 Sensitivity. Sensitivity is the capability of a method or instrument to
discriminate between measurement responses representing different levels of the
variable of interest. Sensitivity can be determined by the minimum concentration that
can be measured by a method (or method detection limit), by an instrument
(instrument detection limit), or laboratory (quantitation limit) ..
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3.5 Special Training Requirements and Certification
The purpose of this section is to ensure that any specialized training or certification
requirements necessary to the project are known and that the procedures are described
in sufficient detail to ensure that specific training skills and certifications can be verified,
documented, and updated. This section will summarize training requirements for Black
& Veatch personnel and their subcontractors, more specifically, health and safety
training requirements. A site-specific health and safety plan (HASP) and a task-specific
HASP for each field effort for this SAP will be submitted to EPA Region 4 to meet the
requirements specified in the SOW for the Ram Leather Care Site.
All personnel (Black & Veatch and their subcontractors) who will engage in hazardous
waste operations at the Ram Leather Care Site must present to the Black & Veatch Site
Safety Coordinator (SSC) a certificate of completion for an initial 40-hour hazardous
waste operations training course or the most recent certificate of completion for an 8-
hour refresher course. The course must have been completed within the 12 months of
the individual being onsite performing hazardous waste operations. The training must
comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations found in
29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120(e). The certification must be presented
to the SSC before site act_ivities begin. All personnel must complete a minimum of three
days of on-the-job training under the direct supervision of a qualified SSC or site
supervisor before they are qualified to work at a hazardous waste site unsupervised.
Training records for Black & Veatch personnel are maintained by Ms. Gina Montgomery
and stored in her office.
Consistent with 29 CFR 1910.120 paragraph (e)(4), individuals serving in a supervisory
role, such as the FTL or SSC, require an additional 8 hours of training. Black & Veatch
individuals functioning in a SSC capacity shall also have at least 6 days of experience at
the level of protection planned for in the HASP. A SSC qualified at a given level of
protection is also qualified as a SSC at a lower level of protection. At least two people
onsite will be trained and currently certified in first aid and adult cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR). First aid and CPR records for all anticipated onsite workers are to be
included in the Site-Specific HASP.
Personnel who use air supplied respirators must provide the Black & Veatch HSM
written certification that they have been trained in the proper use, inspection,
emergency use, and limitations of the equipment by a competent person. The training
must be current within 12 months prior to the use of the equipment. Personnel, who
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participate in permitted confined space entry, radiation work, asbestos work, lead
. awareness work, or work involving lockout/pgout of energy sources, if applicable, must
provide the Black & Veatch HSM written certification that they have been trained in
accordance with the applicable OSHA regulations before performing such work.
Personnel who use health and safety monitoring equipment other than that provided by
the Black & Veatch equipment center must provide written certification to the Black &
Veatch HSM that they have been trained in the use, maintenance, calibration, and
operation of the equipment by a competent person before using the equipment.
All Black & Veatch personnel who engage in hazardous waste operations must present
to the Black & Veatch SSC a certification of completion of a comprehensive medical
monitoring examination within the 24 months prior to the beginning of site activities.
All Black & Veatch subcontractor personnel who engage in hazardous waste operations
must present to the Black & Veatch SSC certification of completion, within the 12
months prior to the beginning of site activities, a comprehensive medical _monitoring
examination. The examination must comply with OSHA regulation found at 29 CFR
1910.120 et seq. The certification must be signed by a medical doctor and indicate any
work limitations placed on the individual. The certification also must specify that the
individual is capable of working while wearing respiratory protective equipment. The
certification must be presented before Black & Veatch activities begin. Should new
training requirements be identified during the course of this work, the Black & Veatch
TOM will alert the EPA TOM and Black & Veatch Program Management of such new
requirements via email. Subsequently, the TOM will assure that all personnel receive
the requisite training.
Black & Veatch recognizes the importance of QA training as an integral part of project
execution and delivery. Work activities on this assignment will be conducted in
accordance with the procedures defined in the Black & Veatch Federal Services Division
Quality Management Program. The FSD Quality Management Program includes a
system of governance and working documents in the form of policies, procedures, work
instructions, forms, and templates. All .major deliverables will be reviewed by the
quality assurance review team assembled for each specific task of this assignment. The
comments of the review team will be incorporated into deliverables before submission
to the EPA. All employees receive indoctrination in the QA Plan as part of their initial
employee training requirements.
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This section defines the records which are critical to the project and what information
needs to be included in the reports, as well as the data reporting format and the
document control procedures to be used. Specification of the proper reporting format,
compatible with data validation, will facilitate clear and direct communication of the
investigation.
3.6.1 Field Operation Records
The field operating records to be used in this investigation will document field
procedures and any measurements performed during the sampling effort. 'Chain-of-
custody records will also be used to document the progression of field samples and QC
samples; chain-of-custody records are discussed in further detail in Section 4.3.4.
A bound field logbook will be maintained by the Black & Veatch sampling team to
provide a daily record of significant events, observations, and measurements taken
during the field investigation in accordance with SESD's Operating Procedure: Logbooks,
SESDPROC-010-R3, November 1, 2007 (EPA, 2007f), and SESD's Operating Procedure:
Sample and Evidence Management, SESDPROC-005-Rl, November 2007 (EPA, 2007g).
All entries into the field logbook will be made with indelible ink. Field personnel will sign
each page of their field-note book, and mark through any mistakes with a single line.
The field logbooks are intended to provide sufficient data and observations to enable
the field team to reconstruct events that occur during the project. The field logbooks
will contain the following as a minimum:
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• Location of sampling point.
• Sample identification number.
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• Calculations, results, and calibration data for field sampling, field analytical, and
field physical measurement equipment.
• Any field measurements taken (such as organic vapor analyzer [OVA],
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• Field observations, especially any notice of stained soil, stressed or absent
vegetation, and whet.her located in a drainage area.
• References, such as maps or photographs of the sampling site.
• Any procedural steps taken-that deviate from those presented in this QAPP.
3.6.2 Laboratory Records
Sample analysis will be conducted by CLP and SESD, a subcontracted laboratory, and/or
a Black & Veatch BOA laboratory. The laboratories will submit analytical data reports to
Black & Veatch. Each data report will contain a case narrative that briefly describes the
number of samples, the analyses, and any analytical difficulties or QA/QC issues
associated with the submitted samples. The data report will also include signed chain-
of-custody forms, cooler receipt forms, analytical data, a QC package, and raw data.
Black & Veatch will prepare a Data Usability Report for the CLP and SESD data. Black &
Veatch will arrange for the validation of the subcontracted laboratory data and will
prepare appropriate Data Validation Reports. The · sample results from the
subcontracted laboratories will typically arrive electronically and via hard copy to Black
& Veatch arrive within 28 days of sample receipt.
CLP laboratory records that are to be sent electronically to SESD within 21 calendar days
or receipt of the samples for data qualification. SESD typically has another 21 calendar
days to submit the qualified data electronically to Black & Veatch followed by hard
copies. SESD laboratory records are typically submitted electronically to Black & Veatch
within 35 calendar days of receipt of the samples followed by hard copies.
3.6.3 Document Control
Document control is defined as the maintenance of investigation project files. All official
and original documents relating to the investigation must be placed in the official
project files. All evidence file documentation will be maintained by Black & Veatch
under the document control system. Upon termination of the project, all records (field
records, laboratory records) will be archived and submitted to EPA Region 4. Black &
Veatch will maintain backup files for the project for a period of 10 years beyond the
. completion of the RAC No. EP-54-09-02 (expires June 2019) that EPA has with Black &
Veatch.
3.6.4 Project Record Maintenance and Storage
Project records will be stored and maintained in a secure manner by Black & Veatch
until the end of the project. Each project team member is responsible for filing all
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project information or providing it to the administrative assistant familiar with the
project filing system. Individual team members may maintain separate files or
notebooks for individual tasks but must provide such files to the project file room upon
completion of each task.
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Site reports from others .
Photographs.
Insurance documentation .
Laboratory analytical data and associated documents/memos .
Regulatory submittals, licensing, and permitting applications .
Site and reference material.
Health and Safety Plans.
Figures and drawings .
A project-specific index of file contents is kept with the project files at all times. Upon
termination of the project, all records (field records, laboratory records, etc.) will be
archived and submitted to EPA Region 4. Black & Veatch will maintain backup files for
the project for a period of 10 years beyond the completion of the RAC No. EP-S4-09-02
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This section describes the procedures for collecting, handling, measuring, acquiring, and
managing data to be performed in support of the RI/FS investigation. It addresses the
following aspects of measurement and data acquisition:
• Sampling process design.
• Sampling method requirements.
• Sample handling and custody requirements.
• Laboratory analytical methods requirements.
• Laboratory QC requirements.
• Field instrument and equipment testing, inspection, and maintenance
requirements.
• Field and laboratory instrument calibration and frequency.
• Inspection and acceptance requirements for supplies and consumables.
• Data acquisition requirements.
• Data management.
4.1 Sampling Process Design and Rationale
The. purpose of the sampling process design is to describe all relevant components of
the investigation design; define the key parameters to be investigated; indicate the
number and type of samples to be collected; and describe where, when, and how the
samples are to be collected.
Section 3.3.2 of this QAPP presents a description of the work to be performed at the
site, including the total number of samples to be collected and the sample location
maps (Figures 1-2, 3-2, 3-3, and 3-4). The planned sampling frequencies and analytical
parameters are detailed in the FSP.
Black & Veatch will perform all sample collection with assistance from a subcontractor
for the MAGS survey. It should be noted that the exact sample locations and the total
. number of samples might change from those described in the FSP, depending on field
conditions encountered.
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The anticipated· schedule for MPE/MAGS sample collection activities will start in
September 2010 and end in October 2010; and for NAPL investigation will start in June
2011 and end in July 2011 as indicated in Figure 3-5.
4.1.2 Sampling Design Rationale
The sample design is based on the needs identified in Section 3.4.2 DQO Step 2 Identify
the Goal of the Study and the inputs required for data acquisition defined in Section
3.4.3 DQO Step 3 Identify Information Inputs to meet the ultimate study goal by
collecting additional data to fill current data gaps that will facilitate the completion of
final ROD for both groundwater and soil. Further rationale explanation for each
individual sample location is presented in detail for the proposed soil samples in Tables
3-la, 3-lb, 3-3a, and 3-3b for the proposed groundwater samples. The proposed
locations are presented on Figures 1-2 and 3-1 through 3-4.
Black & Veatch will provide oversight of the MAGS survey and MPE Pilot Study
subcontractor. The subcontractor, Geosyntec, will install monitoring and MPE wells;
and Black & Veatch will perform all soil and groundwater sampling to determine
contaminant concentrations in the sampled media.
4.1.3 Sampling Design Assumptions
This section presents assumptions made to establish the effectiveness and
representativeness of the data collected for the Ram Leather Care Site. These
assumptions include an independence in the collection of individual samples (no aliquot
samples will be collected; individual samples will be collected from each sampling
location).
4.1.4 Procedures for Selecting Locations for Environmental Samples
The number of samples to be collected and a description of these samples are
presented with sample locations in Tables 3-la, 3-lb, 3-2a, 3-2b, 3-3a, and 3-3b; and on
Figures 1-2 and 3-1 through 3-4.
4.1.5 Classification of Critical Samples
Critical samples are those for which valid data must be obtained in order to satisfy the
objectives of the sampling and analysis task; noncritical samples are those for
informational purposes only or needed to provide background information. An example
of a critical data point is MW14B.
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The objective of the sampling and preservation procedures outlined in this section is to
obtain samples which yield consistently high quality data. The use of proper sampling
equipment, strict controls in the field, and appropriate chain-of-custody and analytical
. procedures will reduce the potential for sample misrepresentation and unreliable
analytical data. All sampling activities will be performed in accordance with the
following EPA, Region 4, SESD, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedures
(EPA, 2009c):.
• Soil Sampling, SESDPROC-300-Rl (EPA, 2007b).
• Groundwater Level and Depth Measurement, SESDPROC-105-Rl (EPA, 2007b).
• Groundwater Sampling, SESDPROC-301-Rl (EPA, 2007c).
• Field Dissolved Oxygen Measurement, SESDPROC-106-Rl (EPA, 2007d).
• Field pH Measurement, SESDPROC-100-R2 (EPA, 2008b).
• Field Temperature Measurement, SESDPROC-102,R2 (EPA, 2008c).
• Field Turbidity Measurement, SESDPROC-103-R2 (EPA, 2008d).
• Field Specific Conductance Measurement, SESDPROC-101-R2 (EPA, 2008e).
• Field Measurement of ORP, SESDPROC-113-R0 (EPA, 2009d).
• Global Positioning System, SESDPROC-110-R2 (EPA, 2007e).
Container, preservation, and holding time requirements must also meet the
requirements of the EPA Region. 4 SESD Analytical Support Brarich Laboratory
Operations and Quality Assurance Manual (LOQAM) (EPA, 2009b). The analytical
methods selected and/or modified will have detection limits that are less than, or equal
to, federal regulatory levels. All contractor personnel conducting sampling will be
experienced in implementing the sampling procedures as outlined herein. All sample
containers prior to use will be prepared by Black & Veatcli, or BOA and other
subcontracted laboratories.
Modifications and/or changes to the procedures described in the SESD operating
procedures will not be implemented without th_e prior approval of the EPA TOM or
designated representative and will be documented in field logbooks. A field change
request form will be completed which details the conditions that necessitated the
change and indicate the date of approval the change was received from EPA. An
example of the form is presented on Figure 4-1.
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Details that pertain to the investigation and decontamination procedures are presented
in Section 5.0 of the FSP. Details that pertain to the management of IDW are presented
in Section 7.0 of the FSP.
4.3 Sample Handling and Custody Requirements
The primary objective of sample custody procedures is to create an accurate written
record which can be used to trace the possession and handling of all samples from the
moment of their collection, through analysis, until their final disposition. All procedures
for sample label_ing, handling, and reporting will comply with SES,D's Operating
Procedure: Sample and Evidence Management (SESDPROC-005-Rl} (EPA, 2007g).
4.3.1 Sample Preservation and Holding Time
A summary of analytical methods, containers, preservatives, holding time requirements,
and the number of field and QC samples is presented in Tables 3-2a and 3-2b. Sample
containers for chemical analysis will be certified by the generator/vendor as pre-
cleaned, when applicable. All samples will be stored on ice to 4 ± 2 degrees Celsius (0 C)
and preserved in accordance with other preservation measures as presented in Tables
3-2a and 3-2b are taken.
4.3.2 Sample Numbering
A sample numbering system will be used to identify each sample for analysis. The
purpose of this numbering system is to provide a tracking system for retrieval of data on
each sample.· For previously sampled locations, the sample identification number
should be consistent with the previous sample identification number present in the
Environmental Quality Information System (EQulS) database.
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Example of subsurface soil sample collected at location MW09: 5B109. See Table 3-la
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Subsurface soil sample
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Example of confirmation subsurface soil sample collected at location SW0l: SWOl.
Note: Groundwater samples collected from the old, existing monitoring and private
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A groundwater sample collected from an older existing private well at the site:
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For example, a groundwater sample collected from well DW0ll at the first interval (91-
120 ft bgs): DWOll-A
Duplicate samples for will be identified with a "9" positioned at the beginning of the
sample alphanumeric character. For example, MW909B is the duplicate sample of
MW09B.
All appropriate sample identification information will be entered onto the appropriate
and most recent version of the EPA approved Forms II Lite software-generated chain of
custody forms by the field team representative, including sample identification number,
date and time of sample collection, specified analytical methods, and sample label
number, if appropriate. Laboratory quality control blank samples are designated in
Forms II Lite with the appropriate matrix code. Matrix spike (MS) and MSD samples are
designated in Forms II Lite in the QC Sample Type field. The sample identification
numbers, including sample codes allocated for this sampling effort, will be used on
sample label, chain-of-custody records, and all other applicable documentation used
during the sampling activity.
4.3.3 Sample Identification
Samples will be identified by a sample label with adhesive on it which is attached to the
sample container. The labels for chain of custody forms include information regarding
the station location (sample identification), date and time of sample collection, _the
general types of analyses to be conducted, sample number, and station number. The
labels are identified by analysis and are sequentially numbered per type of analysis. The
labels are generated by the sampling program for each sampling event on each project.
4.3.4 Chain-of-Custody Procedures
Chain-of-custody procedures are comprised of maintaining sample custody and
documentation of samples for evidence. To document chain-of-custody, an accurate
record of samples must be maintained in order to trace the possession of each sample
from the time of collection to its introduction to the laboratory. A label should be
completed for each sample as specified in Section 4.3.3. After the sample label is
affixed to the sample container, a Black & Veatch custody seal is placed over the
container lid such that the container cannot be opened without breaking the seal.
Aqueous VOC samples will not receive individual custody seals but will receive a custody
seal on the resealable plastic bag. An example of a custody seal is presented on Figure
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After the sample labels and custody seals are affixed to sample containers, all samples
will be secured in a resealable plastic bag (Zip-Loe\ Glass sample containers will be
shipped in containers filled with vermiculite or bubble wrap.
Sample custody is maintained by an SESD or Generic Traffic Report & Chain-of-Custody
Record for analyses to be conducted by a non-CLP laboratory.
Sample custody is maintained by an EPA Organic or Inorganic Traffic Report and Chain of
Custody record generated in the most recent version of the EPA approved Forms II Lite
software for CLP laboratories. These records document the transfer of sample custody
from the sample custodian to another person or the laboratory. An example of a
previous Organic Traffic Report and Chain of Custody Record generated for samples
collected from the Ram Leather Care Site is presented on Figure 4-3.
In order to simplify sample custody procedures, as few people as possible should have
custody of the samples during the investigation. Once this record is completed, it
becomes an accountable document and must be maintained in the project file.
Information that must be supplied in Chain of Custody forms includes:
, The project and case number (only for EPA CLP and SESD laboratories).
, The project name.
, The signature of all samplers.
, The sampling station number.
, The date.and time of sample collection.
, Grab or composite sample designation.
, The sample matrix/media.
, The total number of sample containers.
, Any necessary remarks.
, Docur:nented transfer of the samples.
, Remarks, including air bill numbers or registered or certified mail serial numbers.
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The original signature copy and an additional copy of the Chain-of-Custody Record is
enclosed in a plastic bag and secured to the inside of the cooler lid. A copy is retained in
the project file.
4.3.5 Field Custody Procedures
The following custody procedures will be followed:
, Only the minimum number of samples that provide a good representation of the
media being sampled will be collected. As few people as possible will handle the
samples during the investigation; sample custodians are discussed in Section
4.3.8.
• Sample labels, supplied by Black & Veatch, will be completed for each sample.
• All samples will be sealed immediately upon collection utilizing a Black & Veatch
custody seal. The field investigator shall write the date and his signature on the
seal.
• All sample locations and times will be documented in bound field logbooks.
• All samples will be kept within sight of the sampling team in a secured location
until they are properly and formally transferred to another person or facility.
• A Chain-of-Custody Record will be completed for all samples collected.
• Cust_ody seals can be used to maintain custody on numerous items when
necessary by utilizing similar procedures as those outlined previously ih this
section.
All measurements _made and samples collected will be recorded in the field logbook in
accordance with the SESD's Operating Procedure: Logbooks (SESDPROC-010-R3) (EPA,
2007f). If an incorrect entry is made, regardless of the type of data document, the
incorrect data will be crossed out with a _single strike mark, t_he correct information
entered either above or adjacent to the error, and the correction initialed and dated by
the person making the correction.
4.3.6 Sample Packaging and Shipping
Samples collected during environmental field investigations must be" classified prior to
shipment, either as environmental samples or hazardous waste samples. In general,
most groundwater, soil, surface water, and sediment samples will be classified as
environmental samples. The shipment of environmental samples is based on protocol
developed jointly by the EPA, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and OSHA in the
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in the Shipment of Environmental Laboratory Samples" (OSHA, 1981). Sample shipment
will also comply with the SESD's Operating Procedure: Packing, Marking, Labeling and
Shipping of Environmental and Waste Samples {SESDPROC-209-Rl) (EPA, 2007i).
When samples are shipped by common carrier or the United States mail, DOT
Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR 172) must be followed. The shipment of
preserved samples is not regulated; however, the amount of preservativ_e used must not
exceed the concentrations provided in 40 CFR 136.3. The proper preservation of
environmental samples should not exceed these concentrations.
Samples will be shipped to the laboratory at proper temperatures to ensure sample
preservation. Ice will be included in all coolers and will be placed around all four sides
of the sample containers due to sample preservation requirements which dictate
maintaining the samples at 4°C. Sample packaging will be conducted in accordance with
SESD's Operating Procedure: Packing, Marking, Labeling and Shipping of Environmental
· and Waste Samples {SESDPROC-209-Rl} (EPA, 2007i).
4.3. 7 Transfer of Custody Procedures
All .samples will be accompanied by a Chain-of-Custody Record (organic, inorganic, or
generic traffic report and chain-of-custody record). When transferring the possession of
samples, the individuals receiving the samples shall sign, date, and note the time that
they received the samples on the form. In instance? where samples are split with a
facility,· state regulatory agency, or other government agency, the facility, state
regulatory agency, or other government agency representative will sign a Receipt for
Samples Form instead of the Chain-of-Custody Record.
Samples will be properly packaged for shipment to the laboratory for analyses. Shipping
containers shall be secured by using nylon strapping tape and custody seals.
The original and one copy of the Chain-of-Custody Record will be placed in a plastic bag
and taped inside the secured shipping container if samples are shipped. One copy of
the record will be retained by the Black & Veatch sample custodian. The original record
will be transmitted to the Black & Veatch TOM after samples are accepted by the
laboratory. This copy will become a part of the project file.
If sent by mail, the package will be registered with return receipt requested. If sent by
common carrier, an airbill will be used. Receipts from post offices and airbills will be
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r'etained as part of the documentation of the chain-of custody. The airbill number will
be recorded in the remarks section at the bottom of the Chain-of-Custody Record.
The receiving laboratory will complete a cooler receipt form noting any problems with
the incoming samples.
4.3.8 Sample Custodians
In order to ensure the security of the samples collected during the investigation, it is
important to limit the number of persons that handle the samples from the time of
sample collection to receipt at the laboratory.
Sample collection will be performed by Black & Veatch, team subcontractors, and/or
subcontracted field personnel. The Black & Veatch FTL or other designated personnel
will be responsible for the preparation of sample labels, ~ustody seals, and chain-of-
custody records for each sample and for the proper shipment of sample coolers to the
laboratory. Upon receipt of the sample coolers at the laboratory, sample custody will
be retained by the laboratory's Custody Technician.
4.4 Analytical Method Requirements
4.4.1 Analytical Methods
All samples will be collected and sent to a CLP, SESD, or a Black & Veatch BOA
laboratory(s), and/or other subcontracted laboratory(s) if a CLP or SESD laboratory is not
available for specific analyses based on the methods presented in Tables 3-2a and 3-2b.
QA/QC samples will include field duplicate samples, trip blanks, and MS/MSD samples.
Procedures for corrective actions during the analyses are presented in Section 4.5 of this
document.
4.4.2 Sample Preparation Procedures
The objective of the sampling and preservation procedures outlined in this document is
to obtain samples which yield_ consistent quality. The use of proper sampling
equipment, strict controls in the field, and appropriate chain-of-custody and analytical
procedures will reduce the potential for sample misrepresentation and unreliable
analytical data. Certified clean sample containers will be purchased from a reputable
vendor. Where appropriate, pre-preserved sample containers will be used. A summary
of the analytical and extraction methods, sample containers, method of preservation,
holding times, and holding conditions is presented in Tables 3-2a and 3-2b.
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Summaries of the proposed samples and the proposed analytical methods are
presented in Section 3.0 of the FSP and Tables 3-2a and 3-2b of the QAPP. Sample
locations are presented on Figures 1-2 and 3-1 through 3-4 of the QAPP.
4.5 Quality Control
4.5.1 Field and Laboratory Quality Control Samples
QC is defined as the overall system of technical activities that measures the attributes
and performance of a process, item, or service against defined standards in order to
verify that they meet the stated requirements established by the customer. The CLP
has a QC program to assess the reliability and validity of the analyses being performed.
In addition to field matrix samples, field teams may submit various QC samples which
will.include duplicate samples, trip blanks (TBs), spike samples, equipme,nt blanks (EBs),
preservative blanks (PBs), and field blanks (FBs). QC samples are collected during the
field investigation to isolate any site effects (control sample), define background
conditions (background sample), and evaluate field and laboratory variability (spikes,
blanks, splits, and duplicates). These sample types are described below (EPA, 2009b):
• Control sample - a sample collected to isolate a source of contamination; may
require the collection. of both an up gradient and down gradient sample.
• Background sample - a sample collected from an area suspected to be up
gradient from the source and suspected to be free of any contamination.
• Split sample - a sample portioned into two or more containers from a single
sample container or sample mixing container. The primary purpose of a split
sample is to measure sample handling variability.
• Duplicate sample -two or more samples collected from a common source. The
purpose of a duplicate sample is to estimate the variability of a given
contaminant. Typically, one duplicate is collected for every set of 20 samples
collected per medium and/or partial set of 20 samples:
• Spike samples - a sample provided by EPA Region 4 and sent directly to the CLP
lab. This sample has known concentrations of contaminants and is used to
measure the negative bias due to sample handling or analytical procedures, or to
assess the performance of a laboratory.
• Equipment Blank - a sample collected using organic-free water which has been
run over/through decontaminated sample collection equipment. An equipment
blank is used to determine if contaminants have been introduced by contact of
the sample medium with sampling equipment.
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• Preservative Blank - a sample prepared in the field used to determine any
contamination of the preservatives during field operations. One preservative
blank will be collected per bottle of preservative used during the investigation.
• Field Blank - a sample prepared in the field to evaluate the potential for
co_ntamination of a sample from a source not associated with the sample
collected. Organic-free water is taken to the site and placed into the appropriate
sample containers. Field blanks should be collected in dusty environments
and/or from areas where volatile organic contamination _is present in the
atmosphere and originating from a source other than the source being sampled.
• Material Blank - a sample of sampling materials, construction materials, or
reagents generated during field operations collected to measure any positive
bias from sample handling variability.
• Matrix spike/matrix spike duplicate -samples generated to determine long-term.
precision and accuracy of the analytical method on various matrices and to
demonstrate acceptable compound recovery by the laboratory at the time of
sample analysis. Typically, one set of matrix spike/matrix spike duplicate
samples is collected for every set of 20 samples collected per me.dia and/or
partial set of 20 samples.
• Temperature Blank -Prepared to determine samples have been stored on ice to
4°C for· preservation
• Blind Blank - A blind blank is a sample for analysis with a known composition of
zero contamination as provided by EPA and is typically limited to metal and
cyanide samples. It is used to test the CLP laboratory's proficiency in the
execution of the measurement process. The blind blank is received by the
sampling crew in a sealed container and it is shipped with the samples collected
by the sampling crew. The blind blank is first opened by the laboratory to ensure
no contamination is introduced to the blind blank. A blind metal blank sample
will be included if a lab other than the SESD laboratory is assigned.
As part of the sampling program, QC samples will be submitted to the laboratory with
field investigative samples in order to evaluate the confirmatory sampling procedures
and analytical methodologies. "Approximately five percent of the field investigative
samples will be collected in order to evaluate sample handling, shipment, and
laboratory procedures. A summary of the QC samples, analyses, preservatives, and
containers is presented in Tables 3-2a and 3-2b. Also, matrix/matrix spike duplicates,
spike samples, and trip blanks, to be collected are summarized in Tables 3-2a and 3-2b.
If a BOA or subcontract laboratory is used, that laboratory data will undergo data
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validation and a data validation will be generated by Black & Veatch. A data usability
report is generated for all EPA CLP and SESD laboratory data. The statistical equations
to be used for each type of QC sample are identified in National Functional Guidelines
document: Inorganic Data Review (EPA, 2004),· Organic Methods Data Review (EPA,
2008f), and Low Concentration Organic Data Review (EPA, 2001b).
4.5.2 Corrective Action
Any project team member may initiate a field corrective action process. The corrective
action process consists of identifying a problem, acting to eliminate the problem,
monitoring the effectiveness of the corrective action, verifying that the problem has
been eliminated, and.documenting the corrective action.
The initial responsibility for monitoring and verifying the completion of all QC activities
in the field is that of the FTL. This requires that the FTL assess the correctness of the
field methods, determine the ability to meet QA/QC objectives, and evaluate the impact
a procedure has upon field objectives and the resulting data quality. In the event that a
problem arises which may jeopardize 'the ability to meet QA/QC objectives, the FTL will
contact the EPA TOM and the Black & Veatch TOM to inform them of the situation, if
appropriate. Corrective action measures will be determined and implemented, with the
approval of the EPA TOM, if necessar'y. · The problem, the corrective action taken, and
the results of that action will be recorded in the field logbook by the FTL.
In the event that one of the CLP laboratories is unable to meet QA/QC objectives,
appropriate corrective action measures will be initiated by informing SESD who will
inform the laboratory's QA officer. The Black & Veatch TOM and the project team will
maintain daily contact with both the FTL and the sample custodian liaison with the CLP
laboratory, as required. In the event of laboratory problems requiring additional field
work (e.g. re-sampling, etc.), or field problems requiring lab.oratory action (mislabeling,
etc.), the Black & Veatch project team, in conjunction with the EPA TOM, will decide on
the appropriate corrective action.
In the event that _one of the BOA or subcontracted laboratories is unable to meet QA/QC
objectives, appropriate corrective action measures will be initiated by informing the
laboratory's QA officer. The Black & Veatch TOM and the project team will maintain
daily contact with both the FTL and the sample custodian liaison with the BOA or
subcontracted laboratories, as required. In the event of laboratory problems requiring
additional field work (e.g. re-sampling, etc.), or field problems requiring laboratory
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action (mislabeling, etc.), the Black & Veatch project team, in conjunction with the EPA
TOM, will decide on the appropriate corrective action.
4.6 Field Instrument Requirements
Manufacturer specifications should accompany each field instrument and should remain
available onsite. Prior to traveling to the site, it is the responsibility of the FTL to ensure
that the field team is trained in the use each piece of field instrument to be used during
the field investigation, including procedures for use, calibration procedures and
frequency, and any applicable inspection and maintenance procedures to be conducted
by field personnel.
The instruments will be calibrated according to manufacturers' specifications before and
after each field use, and as otherwise deemed necessary. Instruments will be
calibrated, at minimum, each day prior to field use. Daily calibration procedures will° be
recorded in the field logbook, including the following information:
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Instrument name and serial number .
Date and time of calibration .
Responses to battery check, alarm, and instrument use .
• Calibration gas used and concentration.
• Initials of person performing calibration.
The general type of analytical and health and safety screening instruments that may be
used in the field during the sampling activities are listed below. Also included is a
specific type of each instrument that is typically used by Black & Veatch field personnel:
• Photoionization Detection Meter (PID) -Minirae PID
• Water Level Indicator-Solonist Water Level Indicator
• Water Temperature, pH, Conductivity, DO, and Oxidation-Reduction Potential
Meter -YSI 556 Multiprobe System.
• Water Turbidity Meter -Lamotte 2020 Turbidity Meter.
In the event minor maintenance to the equipment is needed, the Black & Veatch
designated field sampling team is equipped with spare parts to maintain the equipment.
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4. 7 Inspection/ Acceptance Requirements for Supplies and
Consumables
. All supplies and consumables that may directly or indirectly affect the quality of the
project must be clearly identified and documented by field personnel. Acceptance
criteria are based on the individual characteristics of the supply or consumable to be
used. Examples of supplies and consumables to _be used during the work include sample
bottles, disposable latex or nitrile gloves, stainless steel spoons and bowls, as well as
materials for decontamination activities, deionized water, and potable water. For each
item identified, field personnel shall document the inspection, acceptance testing
requirements, or specifications (i.e.; concentration, purity, and source of procurement),
in addition to any requirements for certificates of purity or analysis. All acceptance
certificates will be retained on file.
Acceptance criteria must be consistent with overall project technical and quality criteria.
If special requirements are needed for particular supplies or consumables, a clear
agreement should be established with the supplier (e.g., particular concentration of
calibration gas).
Upon inspection, all supplies will be documented in a field logbook by field personnel.
The FTL is responsible for ensuring that consumables are properly inspected and that
the documentation procedures stated above have been accomplished.
4.8 Non-Direct Measurements
This element addresses data obtained from existing data sources and not directly
measured or generated during this project. Data that will be used during the
development of the interim remedial action include Remedial Investigation Report,
Phase I, dated March 14, 2000, and prepared by EPA SESD (EPA, 2000). Additional
information was obtained from the IROD for the Ram Leather site (EPA, 2004). These
data are deemed acceptable since existing data were either generated by EPA,
submitted by EPA, and/or submitted to EPA for background information.
4.9. Data Management
Data management "is a process which tracks the data from its generation in the field
and/or laboratory to their final use and storage. An overview of how data will be
managed is ·described in the following sections. The Data Management Plan is
presented as Appendix B.
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The field operating records to be used in this. investigation will document field
procedures and any measurements performed during the sampling effort; a discussion
of field operating records in presented in Section 3.6.1 of this QAPP. If a BOA or other
subcontract laboratory is used, laboratory records will be generated by the BOA or other
subcontracted laboratory according to the Black & Veatch subcontract with the
laboratory. Laboratory records will be generated by the CLP laboratory according to the
CLP contract with EPA and/or generated by the SESD laboratory according to the
LOQAM (EPA, 2009b).
4. 9.2 Data Validation
A data quality evaluation of the laboratory results and field data will be performed prior
to their use for conducting the evaluation of site contaminant distributions and
magnitudes. All EPA CLP and SESD data will undergo data validation by EPA's by the EPA
Environmental Services Assistance Team (ESAT). All data received from the BOA or
other subcontracted laboratories will undergo data validation by Black & Veatch. Data
quality evaluations will be performed in accordance with the procedures outlined in the
CLP's National Functional Guidelines documents: Inorganic Data Review (EPA, 2004),
Organic Methods Data Review (EPA, 2008f), and Low Concentration Organic Data
Review (EPA, 2001b). Field data log books and chain-of-custody forms will be cross
checked against each other and against the laboratory results to assess conformity of
sample identification numbers. Laboratory data will typically be reviewed for data
qualifier flags and anomalous data values. This information will be compared to results
of duplicate and blank samples, and to information on field conditions at the time of
sample collection to qualify the sample analytical results.
4. 9.3 Data Transmittal
Data will be transmitted from the laboratory to Black & Veatch via paper-copy data
packages and electronic files for data reduction, analysis, and report preparation. The
analytical data will be input into a Black & Veatch-maintained EQulS database and into
EPA SESD's Data Acquisition and Retrieval (DART) system. The Black & Veatch EQulS
database, built on a Microsoft Access® platform, is compatible with the DART system,
which is also built on a Microsoft Access platform. Black & Veatch will submit its sample
collection information using Forms II Lite and provide electronic locational information
to EPA to ensure that the analytical data can be accepted properly into both databases.
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Data received from the laboratory on electronic files will be used to create a database
for the project. This database will be used to extract data according to method and
sample identifications in order to produce data summary tables that will be presented
to the EPA.
4. 9.5 Data Analysis
The data will be compared to site specific cleanup levels.
4.9.6 Datu Trucking
Data tracking will be performed by the Black & Veatch TOM or designee. Data will be
tracked using a database which will include the date of collection, date of transmittal to
laboratory, and date of analysis. It is important that these dates are tracked to ensure
that sample holding times are not exceeded. Upon receipt of the data packages and
electronic data files from the laboratory, data will be maintained in a database where
additional tracking information can he added if needed.
4. 9. 7 Datu Storage and Retrieval
Field data (logbooks, sediment sample collection form) and laboratory data packages
will be stored in hard copy in the Black & Veatch file storage room, as part of the project
file. In addition, laboratory data will be stored in a database format. This information
will be retained in the project file for at least three years following project completion
and· closeout.
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5.1 Assessments and. Response Actions
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Assessment and oversight activities will be performed to determine whether the QC
measures identified in the FSP and this QAPP are implemented and documented as·
required. The Black & Veatch TOM or designee will perform assessment_ and oversight
to check conformance to plans during reviews of project documents and design reports.
However, the Black & Veatch QA Director will serve as an independent entity to prevent
conflict of interests associated with the data collection activities and assessments for
the project. The QA Director's indirect responsibility to the project is indicated in Figure
3-1 and the QA Director's qualifications are described in Section 3.1 of the QAPP. For
example, during a field review, the FSP may be checked to verify that a sample location
has been correctly sampled or that the field QC samples were collected at the
appropriate frequency. Additional checks may address the following questions:
• Are the FSP and QAPP being adhered to?
• Is nonconformance being identified, resolved, and documented with a process or
system?
• • Are identified deficiencies being corrected?
• Are sampling operations being performed as stated in the FSP?
• Are the sample labels being filled out completely and accurately?
• · Are the chain of custody records complete and accurate?
• Are the field notebooks being filled out completely and accurately?
• Are the documents generated during assessment activities being stored as
described in the QAPP?
The project manager can determine the need for a conformance check or assign it to
another team member. Assessment activities may include surveillance, inspection, peer
review, management system revi_ew, performance evaluation, and data quality
assessment. The results of the assessment and oversight activities will be reported to
the project manager who will be responsible for ensuring that the corrective action
response is completed, verified, and documented. Additional information on
assessments and response actions is provided in Section 5.2.
5.2 Reports to Management
Status reports will be prepared monthly by the Black & Veatch TOM and will be
submitted to the EPA TOM, EPA Project Officer, and EPA Contracting Officer. The
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reports will, at a minimum, discuss current activities, problems encountered and their
resolution, during surveillance of the project and analysis of the records, as well as any
planned work. Other reports to management and the EPA TOM include field
investigation audits, laboratory activities audits,· data quality assessment and quality
assurance reports, and corrective action protocols which are described in more detail in
the following subsections.
5.2.1 Field Investigation Audit
. This section describes the procedure for auditing activities performed during field
investigations. The audit addresses the adherence to procedures documented in the
QAPP. At least one internal field investigation audit may be performed at the direction
of Black & Veatch QA Director during the field investigation activities; internal field
investigation audits may be performed by the Project QA Officer or by personnel under
his/her direction. External field audits may also be conducted by EPA at their discretion.
Audits may be announced or unannounced.
The auditor will review the Work Plan, QAPP, FSP, SOPs, safety plans, or other pertinent
project documents for background information. Equipment that may be required for
the audit, including safety equipment, will be obtained for use during the audit. The
Black & Veatch TOM will be informed that the audit is to take place in order for the
auditor to obtain updated information on site conditions.
A briefing will be scheduled with the sampling team prior to initiating the audit. The ·
auditor shall briefly describe the audit process and obtain updated information on the
field tasks. The audit is the evaluation of adherence to project planning documents
(Work Plan, QAPP, and FSP), sample identification and control, chain-of-custody
procedures, field documentation, security of evidence, and sampling operations. The
evaluation is based primarily on the project planning documents.
The auditor will maintain a record of all activities performed during the audit, which
may include logbooks, work papers, and checklists. An example checklist is given in
Figure 5-1. The auditor must accurately track the dates and times of audit activities and
the document numbers that have been reviewed. Included in the record will be the
project codes, project location, identification of the investigators assigned to the
project, and auditor's name. The checklists must be completed in their entirety and
other pertinent information should be recorded in the "comments" section. The auditor
will compile his findings in a report to the Project QA Officer. The Project QA Officer will
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in turn communicate the auditor's findings to the Black & Veatch TOM and Black &
Veatch senior management, as well as to the EPA TOM.
5.2.2 Laboratory Activities Audits
Laboratories undergo various audits, including internal system audits, external systems
audits, internal performance audits, and external performance audits. A description of
the EPA CLP audits is presented in the EPA CLP programs SOWs for the following:
, Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration, Inorganic Analytical Service for Superfund
(ILM05.4) (EPA, 2007j).
, Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration, Organic Analytical Service for Superfund
(SOM0l.2) (EPA, 2007k).
EPA audits for the SESD laboratory are described within the Analytical Support Branch's
LOQAM (EPA, 2009b). BOA and/or other subcontract laboratories will each have their
own descriptions of their laboratory audits in their own quality assurance manuals.
5.2.3 Corrective Action Protocols
Surveillance and field investigation audits may reveal findings of practice or procedure
that do not conform to the QAPP and corrective measures must be implemented in a
timely manner. The initial responsibility for monitoring QC activities in the field is that
of the FTL. The FTL is responsible for verifying that all QC procedures are followed. This
verification requires that the FTL assess the correctness of the field methods, determine
the ability to meet QA/QC objectives, and evaluate the impact a procedure has upon
field objectives and the resulting data quality. In the event that a problem arises which
may jeopardize the ability to meet QA/QC objectives, the FTL· will contact the EPA
project coordinator and the Black & Veatch TOM to inform them of the situation, if
appropriate. Corrective action measures will be determined and implemented, with the
approval of the EPA Project Officer, if necessary. The problem, the corrective action
taken, and the results of that action will be recorded in the field logbook by the FTL.
In the event of laboratory problems requiring additional field work (e.g., re-sampling), or
field problems requiring laboratory action (e.g., mislabeling), the Black & Veatch project
team, in conjunction with the EPA TOM, will decide on the. appropriate corrective
action.
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6.1 Data Review, Validation, and Verification Requirements
The purpose of this section is to state the criteria for deciding the degree to which each
data set has met its quality specifications. All data received from a CLP or SESD
laboratory will have undergone data validation by the EPA's ESAT, and all data received
from a BOA or subcontracted laboratory will have undergone data validation by Black &
Veatch. All data will be validated in accordance with the CLP National Functional
Guidelines do_cuments for Inorganic Data ·Review (EPA, 2004), Organic Methods Data
Review (EPA, 2008f), and Low Concentration Organic Data Review (EPA, 2001b). Data
quality problems will be communicated to the EPA TOM by the Black & Veatch TOM.
Additional data quality issues resulting from problems noted during field operations will.
be communicated to the EPA TOM by the Black & Veatch TOM. Data quality evaluations
will be performed in accordance with the procedures outlined in the EPA CLP data
review documents, and will be the same as those used by EPA. Table 6-1 lists the data
qualifiers to be used by Black & Veatch for data validation purposes. A list of the EPA
Region 4 qualifier and definition flags used to identify noncompliant data points is
included as Appendix C.
Validation and verification procedures that shall be conducted during the project a_re
· presented below. The conformance to these procedures will ensure the integrity of the
samples as well as ensure the samples are representative of the data from the time of
sample collection through analysis at the laboratory.
Upon completion of the sampling investigation, Black & Veatch will review all pertinent
documentation in order to determine to what degree each data item has met its quality
specifications as presented in this QAPP. The process of ·data verification will include
the following:
• Sampling Design -. Each sample shall be checked for conformity to the
specifications, including type and location. Nonconformance will be evaluated to
determine acceptability in terms of the integrity of the data and its applicability
for use in future ~ocuments as ultimately determined by the Black & Veatch
TOM.
• Sample Collection Procedures -Verify that sample c·ollection procedures were
performed in accordance with procedures presented in this QAPP. If it is
determined that a deviation occurred in the collection procedure, the procedure
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shall, at a minimum, conform to the appropriate SESD Operating Procedure. This
deviation shall also be documented in the field logbook. Nonconformance to
procedures presented in this QAPP, the SESD Operating Procedures, on the lack
. of deviation documentation in the field logbook will be evaluated to determine
the acceptability in terms of the integrity of the data resulting from
nonconformance and its applicability for use in future documents as ultimately
determined by the Black & Veatch TOM.
• Sample Handling -Verify that the sample was labeled, documented, and shipped
properly in accordance with procedures presented in this QAPP.
Nonconformance will be evaluated to determine the acceptability in terms of the
integrity of the data resulting from nonconformance and its applicability for use
in future documents as ultimately determined by the Black & Veatch TOM.
• Analytical Procedures -Verify that each sample was analyzed by the methods
specified in this QAPP. Nonconformance will be evaluated to determine the
acceptability in terms of the integrity of the data resulting from nonconformance
and its applicability for use in future documents as ultimately determined by the
Black & Veatch TOM.
• Quality Control -Verify that QC was performed during sample collection,
handling, and analysis. A QC report shall be included in the qualified laboratory
data package received from the BOA or other subcontracted laboratory. The
findings of all QC reports or the integrity of the data in the absence of a QC
report will be evaluated to determine acceptability in terms of the integrity of
the data and its applicability for use in future documents as ultimately
determined by the Black & Veatch TOM.
• Calibration -Verify that the calibrations of field instruments were performed in
accordance with the manufacturer specifications presented in this QAPP.
Nonconformance will be evaluated to determine the acceptability in terms of the
integrity of the data resulting from nonconformance and its applicability for use
in future documents as ultimately determined by the Black &-Veatch TOM.
Any data item which. has not met its quality specifications using the previous criteria will
be identified in the text of the technical· memorandum. Accepted field data, and
rejected field data will be presented on separate tables, to insure only data deemed to
· be of sufficient quality is used in future reports. Rejected analytical data will be flagged
with an "R" qualifier in the narrative report tables, and identified in the text including a
recommendation to re-sample. Table 6-1 and Appendix C present other qualifiers that
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will also be used in validating laboratory data. Any critical sample deemed unusable by
the Black & Veatch TOM or EPA RPM will be re-sampled.
6.2 Reconciliation with Data Quality Objectives
Data quality assessment (DQA) is the assessment phase that follows data validation and
verification; DQA° determines how well the validated data can support their intended
uses. The DQA process for this investigation will be conducted in accordance with the
procedures outlined in the Guidance for Data Quality Assessment: A Reviewer's Guide
(EPA QA/G-9R}, dated February 2006 (EPA, 2006b). The DQA process involves fives
steps that begin with a review of the planning documentation and end with an answer
to the questions posed during the planning phases of the investigation. The five steps
are summarized as follows:
• Review the DQOs and Sampling Design -This step involves reviewing the DQO
outputs to assure that they are still applicable. The sampling design and data
collection documentation shall be reviewed for consistency with the DQOs.
• Conduct a Preliminary Data Review -This step involves reviewing the QA reports,
calculating basic statistical analyses, and generating graphs of the data. This
review shall be used to learn about the structure of the data and to identify
patterns, relationships, and/or potential anomalies.
• Select the Statistical Test -The most appropriate procedure for summarizing and
analyzing the data, based on the review of the DQOs, the sampling design, and
the preliminary data review. The key assumptions must be identified in order for
the statistical procedures to be valid.
• Verify the Assumptions of the Statistical Test -Given the data, evaluate whether
the assumptions hold true, or whether departures are acceptable.
• Draw Conclusions fro"m the Data -This step involves performing the calculations
required for the statistical test and documenting the interferences drawn as a
result of these calculations.
All five steps of the DQA will be performed and presented in the appropriate reports. A
copy of each report will be provided to the principal data users, decision makers, and
Program Quality Manager. The Black & Veatch TOM is responsible for reconciling the
data to the project-specific DQOs.
If any data sets result from randomly selected locations, or for any other data sets for
which descriptive statistics are applicable, specific statistical methods may be selected
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after the completion of the field sampling event. For these data, depending on whether
the data show a normal or lognormal distribution, the Student's t-Test or Chebyshev are
the statistical methods that will be used to determine whether the null hypothesis is
true. Normality will be determined using Lilliefor or Shapiro-Wilkes Test. The mean and
. standard deviation are the descriptive statistics that will be used to determine the
distribution of the data set and the overall quality of the information collected. This
information will be graphically displayed in Q-Q plot.
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7.0 References
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Black & Veatch Special Projects Corporation, 2010. Remedial Investigation/Feasibility
Study Work Plan, Revision 1, for Ram Leather Care Site, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County,
· North Carolina, July 2010.
COM, 2005. COM Federal Programs Corporation, Remedial Investigation Report for the
Ram Leather Site, January 2005.
EPA, 2000. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Remedial Investigation Report,.Phase I, March 14, 2000.
EPA, 2001a. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, EPA Requirements for
· Quality Assurance Project Plans, EPA/240/B-01/003 (QA/R-5), March 2001.
EPA, 2001b. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, National Functional
Guidelines for Low Concentration Organic Data Review, EPA 540-R-00-006, June 2001.
EPA, 2002. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Guidance for Quality Assurance
Project Plans, EPA/240/R-02/009 (QA/G-5), December 2002.
EPA, 2004a. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, National Functional
Guidelines for Inorganic Data Review, EPA 540-R-04-004, October 2004.
EPA, 2004b. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Interim Record of Decision
for the Ram Leather Care Site, September 2004.
EPA, 2006a. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office
Development, Guidance on Systemic Planning Using the Data
Process, EPA/240/B-06/001 (QA/G-4), February 2006.
of Research and
Quality Objectives
EPA, 2006b. U.S. Environmental' Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development, Data Quality Assessment: A Reviewer's Guide, EPA/240/B-06/002 (QA/G-
9R), February 2006.
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EPA, 2007a. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Sail Sampling, SESDPROC-300-Rl, November 2007.
EPA, 2007b. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Groundwater Level and Depth Measurement, SESDPROC-105-Rl, November
2007.
EPA, 2007c. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Groundwater Sampling, SESDPROC-301-Rl, November 2007.
EPA, 2007d. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Field Dissolved Oxygen Measurement, SESDPROC-106-Rl, November 2007.
EPA, 2007e. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science. and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Global Positioning System, SESDPROC-110-R2, November 2007.
EPA, 2007f. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Operating Procedure: Logbooks, SESDPROC-010-R3, November 1,
2007.
EPA, 2007g. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Operating Procedure: Sample and Evidence Management, SESDPROC-
005-Rl, November, 2007.
EPA, 2007h. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Operating Procedure: Packing, Marking, Labeling, and Shipping of
Environmental and Waste Samples, SESDPROC-209-Rl, November, 2007.
EPA, 2007i. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration, Inorganic Analytical Service for Superfund
(ILM0S.4), OSWER Document 9200.5-170-FS, January 2007.
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EPA, 2007j. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration, Organic Analytical Service for Superfund
(SOM0l.2), OSWER Document 9200.5-171-FS, August 2007.
EPA, 2008a. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Design and
Installation of Monitoring Wells, SESDGUID-101-RO, February 2008 .
EPA, 2008b. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Field pH Measurement, SESDPROC-100-R2, June 2008.
EPA, 2008c. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Field Temperature Measurement, SESDPROC-102-R2, June 2008.
EPA, 2008d. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Field Turbidity Measurement, SESDPROC-103-R2, June 2008.
EPA, 2008e. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Field Specific Conductance Measurement, SESDPROC-101-R2, June 2008.
EPA, 2008f. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, National Functional
Guidelines for Organic Methods Data Review, EPA 540-R-08-01, June 2008.
EPA, 2009a. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Statement of Work for
Remedial Design, Peach Orchard Road Site, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, August
18, 2009.
EPA, 2009b. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Ecosystem Support
Division Region 4, Analytical Support Branch Laboratory Operations and Quality
Assurance Manual (LOQAM), January 15, 2009.
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EPA, 2009c. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedures, located at
website http://www.epa.gov/region4/sesd/fbstp, last updated August 7, 2009.
EPA, 2009d. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Science and Ecosystem
Support Division, Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedure, Operating
Procedure: Field Meourement of ORP, SESDPROC-113-R0, August 2009.
EPA, 2010. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Statement of Work for
Remediollnvestigotion/Feosobility Study, Rom Leather Core Site, Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina April 16, 2009.
OSHA, 1981. Memorandum from David Weitzman, Work Group Chairman, Occupational
Health and Safety Administration (PM-273), to EPA, April 13, 1981. Subject: Final
regulation package for compliance with DOT regulations in the shipment of
environmental laboratory samples.
U.S. Geologic Survey. 1980. Topographic Map. 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Midland, North
Carolina.
USGS, 2001. U.S. Geological Survey, User's Guide for Polyethylene-Based Passive
Diffusion Bag Samplers to Obtain Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations in Wells.
Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4060. 2001.
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Ram Leather Care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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Easting Northing Depth'" Screen (Encores' Rationale
fft his) fmJmvl ru11/k1!l
20 ' ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination migrating from underneath former dry deaning
building. The boring will extend to 35 ft bgs to provide soil information below the previously exc;ivated area
25 ' ' that extended to 20 ft bgs and the boring will be converted Into a monitoring/MAGs well with a Kreen 1521387.779 543245.6387 extended into the vadose zone to facilitate both groundwater sampling and MAGS testing and for potential 30 ' ' future use as an observation well for an MPE treatment system should that be the chosen remedy for the
35 ' ' site.
20 ' ' 25 ' ' To determine the nature and extent of contamln_ation from underneath former dry cleaning building. The
30 ' ' boring will extend to SO ft bgs to provide soil information below the previously excavated area down to
TBD-within 5 feet of MW-09A 35 ' ' bedrock. The boring will be converted into a monitorlng/MAGs well to facilitate both groundwater sampling
40 ' ' designed and spaced to facilitate both groundwater sampling and MAGS testins and for potential futur~ US!
45 ' ' as an observation well for an MPE treatment system should that be the chosen remedy for the site.
50 ' ' 20 ' ' To determine the nature and extent of containination migrating from underneath former dry cleaning
25 ' ' building. The boring will edend to 35 ft bgs to provide soil information below the previously excavated area
1521383.188 543235.4527 that extended to 20 ft bgs and the boring will be converted to a monitoring/MAGS well to facilitate both
30 ' ' groundwater sampling and MAGS testing and for potential future use as an observation well for an MPE
35 ' ' treatment system should that be the chosen remedy for the site.
20 ' ' 25 ' ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination from underneath former dry cleaning building. The
30 ' ' boring will extend to 50 ft bgs to provide soil information below the formerly excavated area to bedrock.
TBD-within 5 feet of MW-lOA 35 ' ' The boring will be converted to a monitoring/MAGS well to facilitate both groundwater sampling and MAGS
40 ' ' testing and for potential future use as an observation well for an MPE treatment system should that be the
45 ' ' chosen remedy for the site.
50 ' ' 20 ' ' 25 ' '
To determine the nature and extent of contamination and confirm results of historic borings 5B17 and
1521334. 779 543196.6459 30 SB21. The boring will be converted to a monitoring well with a screen extended into the vadose zone to
' ' facilitate both groundwater sampling and MAGS testing and for potential future use as an observation well
35 ' ' for an MPE treatment system should that be the chosen remedy fo_r the site.
20 ' ' 25 ' ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination and confirm results of historic boring S823 located o
30 ' '
the northwest corner of the previous excavation area. The boring will be converted to a monitoring well
1521318.206 543249.3107 with a screen edended Into the vadose rnne to facilitate both groundwater sampling and MAGS testing an
for potential future use as an observation well for an MPE treatment system should that be the chosen 35 ' ' remedy for the site.
20 ' ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination and confirm results of historic boring SB0l located
25 ' ' east of the former dry cleaning building. The boring will be converted to a monitoring well with a screen
1521438.331 543292.7723 extended int.o the vadose lOne to facilitate both groundwater sampling and MAGS testing and for potential
30 ' ' future use as an observation well for an MPE treatment system should that be the chosen remedy for the
35 ' ' site:
20 ' ' 25 ' ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination migrating from underneath former dry cleaning
30 ' ' building. The boring will edend to 35 ft bgs to provide soil information below the previously excavated area -1521366.128 543250.4705 35 ' __ , ___ that extended to 20 ft bgs. The boring will be converted to a monitoring/MPE well with a screen extending
-~--__ _! ___ ---'-into the vadose rnne to facilitate groundwater sampling, MAGS testing, and the MPE Pilot Test. The well
-is ___ ' --, ___ will be 4-inches in diameter to facilitate an MP~ treatment system should that be the chosen remedy.
50 ' ' -,0 ' -' -25 ' -' -To determine the nature and extent of contamination from underneath former drv cleaning building. The -30 __ . ' ' -----35 ' -'--boring will extend to SO ft bgs to provide soil information below the previously excavated area down to
TBD-within 5 feet of MW-14A --40 ' ---'-bedrock. The boring will be converted t? a monitoring/MPE well to facilitate groundwater sampling, MAGS --45 -' ' -testing, and the MPE Pilot Test. The well will be4-inches in diameter to facilitate an MPE treatment system
50 ' ' should that be the chosen remedy.
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Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Sample Sample PID voes
Location Easting I Northing Dcoth• Screen fEncoresl Rationale
(ft blsl lrmmvl fur,/kvl
20 ' ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination migrating from underneath former dry deaning
building, The boring will extend to 35 ft bgs to provide soil information below the previously excavated area 25 ' ' that extended to 20 ft bgs and the boring will be converted to a monitoring/MAGS well with a screen MW-lSA 1521377.518 543255.3673
30 ' ' extended into the vadose zone to facilitate groundwater sampling and MAGS testing and for potential
future use as an observation well for an MPE treatment system should that be the chosen remedy for the
35 ' ' site.
20 ' ' 25 ' ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination from underneath former dry cleaning building. The
30 ' ' boring will extend to SO ft bgs to provide soil information below the previously excavated area down to MW-158 TBD-within 5 feet of MW-lSA bedrock. The borin1fwill be converted to a monitoring/MAGS well to facilitate groundwater sampling and 35 ·, ' MAGS testing and for potential use as an observation well for an MPE treatment system should that be the 40 ' ' chosen remedy for the site.
50 ' ' 20 ' ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination migrating from underneath former dry cleaning
25 ' ' building. The boring will extend to 35 ft bgs to provide soil information below the previously excavated area
MW-16A 1521379.268 543274.4062 that extended to 20 ft bgs and the boring will be converted to a monitoring/MAGS well with a screen
30 ' ' extended into the vadose zone to facilitate groundwater sampling and MAGS testing and for potential use
as an observation well for an MPE treatment system should that be the chosen remedy for the site. 35 ' ' 10 ' ' 25 ' ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination from underneath former dry cleaning building. The
30 ' ' boring will extend to 50 ft bgs to provide soil information below the previously excavated area down to MW-168 TBD-within 5 feet of MW-16A bedrock. The boring will be converted to a monitoring/MAGS well to facilitate groundwater sampling and 35 ' ' MAGS testing and for potential use as an observation well for an MPF. treatment system should that be the
40 ' ' chosen remedy for the site,
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Geotechnlcal Samples
Moisture Grain Sieve Test Soil Atterberg Content Hydraulic Conductivity
ASTM w/Hydrometer Classification ASTM D5084 limits Total Organic Carbon ASTM D422 ASTM D2487 ASTM 04318 D2216
Percent Group name (cm/s) (mg/kg)
(8) samples total from all borings -field select (4) samples -field select (3) samples -
(8) samples -field select field select
• Actual sample depths and interval) will be determined In the field based on field observJtions and PID screening values
cm/I centimeters per second
tt bis fttt below land surface
ug/kg micrograms per kilogram
msfkg milligrams per kilogram
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PID Pho!oionlzatlon Detector
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ASTM American Soc;ety /or Testing and Materials
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MW18 1521378.14 543241.67
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20 ' 25 ' 30 ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination from underneath former dry cleaning 35 ' 40 ' building. The boring will extend to 75 ft bgs to provide soil information below the previously
45 ' 6 2 excavated area down to bedrock. The boring will be converted into a monitoring well to
so ' facilitate groundwater sampling and spaced to facilitate groundwater sampling and for
55 ' potential future use as an observation well for an MPE treatment system should that be the
60 ' chosen remedy for the site.
65 ' 70 ' 75 ' 20 ' 25 ' 30 ' 35 ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination underneath former dry cleaning 40 ' 45 ' building. The boring wm extend to either 75 or 100 ft bgs to provide soil information below
so ' 6 2 the former building area. The boring will be converted to a monitoring we!I to facilitate
55 ' groundwater sampling and for potential future use as an observation well for an MPE
60 '. treatment system should that be the chosen remedy for the site.
65. ' 70 ' 75 ' 80·100
20 ' 25 ' 30 ' 35 ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination underneath former dry cleaning
40 ' s 2 building. The boring will extent to 65 ft bgs and will be converted to a monitoring well for
45 ' groundwater sampling and for potential future use as an observation well for an MPE
so ' treatment system should that be the chosen remedy for the site.
55 ' 60 ' 65 ' 20 ' 25 ' 30 ' 35 ' To determine the nature and extent of contamination underneath the former dry cleaning
40 ' s 2 building. The boring will extend to 65 ft bgs to provide soil information below the previously
45 ' excavated area that extended to 20 ft bgs. The boring will be converted to a monitoring well
55 ' to facilitate groundwater sampling.
55 ' 60 ' 65 ' This bore is to determine structural characteristics of bedrock such as naturally•occurring
None As Soils Pulled None None fractures and schlstosity in variable metariiorphic rock types. The boring will be converted to
a monitoring well to facilitate groundwater sampling and for potential use as an observation
Well for an MPE treatment system should that be the chosen remedy for the site.
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Sample voes
Sample Easting Northing Depth* PID Screen (Encores) as PCE SPLP*
Location Needed*
(ft bis) (ppmv) (ug/kg) (ug/L)
Geotechnical Samples
Moisture Grain Sieve Test Soil Total Oxidant Content w/Hydrometer Classification Total Organic Carbon Residual
ASTM Demand Saturation
02216 ASTM 0422 ASTM 02487
Percent Group name (mg/kgl
(3) samples total from all sonic borings -field (6) samples -field select (3) samples -{3) samples -
select field select field select
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mg/kg
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part per million by volume
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Analysis Analytical Method
Alkalinity EPA Method 310.1
Ammonia EPA Method 353.2
Metals (including total EPA 5W-846 iron, total calcium, and (Method 6010B) hardness)
Metals (total iron only) EPA5W-846
(Method 6010B)
Nitrate EPA Method 353.2
Nitrite EPA Method 353.2
Orthophosphate EPA Method 353.2
Sulfate EPA Method 375.4
Sulfide EPA Method 300
Total Organic Carbon EPA Method 415.1
Total Phosphorus EPA Method 353.2
Volatile Organics SW-846 Method
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Holding Field QC Samples
Container Type Preservative Sample·s Field Matrix
Time Trip Bianka Duplicates ' Spikea
Existing Monitoring Wells, Water Samples
1 X 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 14 days 1 0 . 1 0
1 X 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 28 days 2 0 1 0
HN03 (pH<2),
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1 X 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 48 hours 2 0 1 0
1 X 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 48 hours 2 0 1 0
1 x 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 28 days 2 0 1 0
l X 500ml, P Zinc Acetate & NaOH 7 Days 2 0 1 0
1 X 500 ml, P H2S04 to pH<2, 28 days Ice to 4°C 1 0 1 0
1 X 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 28 days 2 0 1 0
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Analysis Analytical Method
Alkalinity EPA Method 310.1
Ammonia EPA Method 353.2
Metals (including total EPA SW-846 . iron, total calcium, and (Method 6010B) hardness)
Nitrate EPA Method 353.2
Nitrite EPA Method 353.2
Orthophosphate EPA Method 353.2
Sulfate . EPA Method 375.4
Sulfide EPA Method 300
Total Organic Carbon EPA Method 415.1
Total Phosphorus EPA Method 3S3.2
Volatile Organics SW-846 Method
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Ram Leather Care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Holding Field QC Samples
Container Type Preservative Field Matrix Time Samples Trip Bianka Duolicates a Soikea
Private Wells, Water Samples
1 X 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 14 days 1 0 1 0
1 X 500 ml, P tee to 4°C 28 days 1 0 1 0
HN03 (pH<2), lxll,P
Ice to 4°C
179 days 1 0 1 1
1 X 500 ml, P lee to 4°C 48 hours 2 0 1 0
1 x 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 48 hours 2 0 1 0
1 x 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 48 hours 1 0 1 0
1 xSOO ml, P Ice to 4°C .28 days 1 0 1 0
l X 500ml, P Zinc Acetate & NaOH 7 Days 1 0 1 0
1 xS00 ml, P H2S04 to pH<2,
28 days Ice to 4°C 1 0 1 0
1 x 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 28 days 1 0 1 0
3 x 40 ml, vial HCI to pH<2, Ice to 4°C 14 days 6 1 1 1
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Dui:i licatesa Samples Containers
0 2 2
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Analysis Analytical Method
Alkalinity EPA Method 310.1
Ammonia EPA Method 353.2
Metals (including total EPA 5W-846 iron, total calcium, and (Method 60108) hardness)
Nitrate EPA Method 353.2
Nitrite EPA Method 353.2
Orthophosphate EPA Method 353.2
Sulfate EPA Method 375.4
Sulfide. EPA Method 300
Total Organic Carbon EPA Method 415.1
Total Phosphorus EPA Method 353.2
Volatile Organics SW-846 Method
8260
TOTAL
Volatile organics EPA Method 5035A
Notes.
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2010 Summary of Samples, Analyses, Quality Control, and Containers
Ram Leather Ca.re Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Holding Field QC Samples
Container Type Preservative Field Matrix Time Samples Trip Bianka Ouolicates • Soike"'
New Monitoring Wells, Water Samples
1 x 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 14 days 5 0 1 0
1 X 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 28 days 5 0 1 0
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lee to 4°C
179 days 5 0 1 1
1 x 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 48 hours 2 0 1 0
1 x 500ml, P lee to 4°C 48 hours 2 0 1 0
1 x 500ml, P lee to 4°C 48 hours 5 0 1 0
1 x 500ml, P Ice to 4°C 28 days 5 0 1 0
1 x 500ml, P Zinc Acetate & NaOH 7 Days 5 0 1 0
H2504 to pH<2, Ice to
1 x 500 ml, P 4°C 28 days 7 0 1 0
1 x 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 28 days 5 0 1 0
3 X 40 ml, vial HCI to pH<2, Ice to 4°C 14 days 13 1 1 1
59 1 11 2
Soil Samples
3x Sg, encore Ice to 4°C 48 hours 46 2b 5 3
a) The actual number of QC samples will be determined by the field team leader based on the number of samples collected during each field evenl
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ml-mWliter
P -Polyethylene
g-gram
oC-degrees celcious
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HCL-hydrochloric acid
NaOH-Sodiun hydroxide
H2S04 -Sulfuric Acid
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0 6 6
0 6 6
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Analysis Analytical Method
Alkalinity EPA Method 310.1
Ammonia EPA Method 353.2
Metals (including total iron, EPA SW-846
total calcium, and hardness) (Method 6010B)
Nitrate EPA Method 353.2
Nitrite . EPA Method 353.2
Orthophosphate EPA Method 353.2
Sulfate EPA Method 375.4
Sulfide EPA Method 300
Total Organic Carbon EPA Method 415.1
Total Phosphorus EPA Method 353.2
Volatile Organics SW-846 Method
8260
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Summary of Samples, Analyses, Quality Contr_ol, and Containers
Ram Leather Care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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Holding-Field QC Samples
Container Type Preservative Field Matrix
Time Samples Trip Bianka Duplicates• Soikea
New Monitoring Wells, Water Samples
1 X 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 14 days 5 0 1 0
1 X 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 28 days 5 0 1 0
1 X ll, P
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179 days 5 0 1 1
1 X 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 48 hours 2 0 1 0
1 X 500 ml, P Ice to 4°C 48 hours 2 0 1 0
1 x 500 ml, P tee to 4°C 48 hours 5 0 1 0
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Ice to 4°C
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Analysis Analytical Method
Volatile Organics SW-846 Method
8260
Volatile Organics SW-846 Method
8260
Volatile organics EPA Method .503SA
Moisture Content ASTM D2216
Grain Sieve Test
w/Hydrometer ASTM D422
Soil Classification ASTM D2487
PCE SPLP SW-846 8260
Total Organic Carbon SW-846 9060A
Natural Oxidant Demand SiREM NOD
Notes.
Table 3-Zb
Summary of Samples, Analyses, Quality Control, and Containers
Ram Leather Care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Holding Field QC Samples
Container Type Preservative Field Matrix Time Samples Trip Blank" Duplicates" Sr:ike"
Monitoring Well DWOll Water Samples
3 x 40 ml, vial HCl to pH<2,
14 days Ice to 4°C 11 1 2 1
Surface Water Samples
3 x 40 ml, vial
HCI to pH<2,
14 days Ice to 4°C 10 1 1 1
Soil Samples
3x Sg, encore HCI to pH<2,
48 hours Ice to 4°C 22 4b 2 2
6ozjar Ice to 4°C .. 22 0 0 0
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1 Gallon ziploc ----bag 3 0 0 0
Sozjar Ice to 4°C 14 days 8 0 1 0
8ozjar Ice to 4°C --6 0 1 0
2-Sozjars Ice to 4°C 30 days 3 0 0 0
a) The actual number of QC samples will be determined by the field team leader based on the number of sam~les collected during each field event
b) Soil trip blank required per day samples shipped
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P -Polyethylene
g -gram
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NaOH-Sodiun hydroxide
H2S04 -Sulfuric Acid
ASTM -American Society for Testing and Materials
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Proposed sample Codes, Sample Activitifl, locations, and Ratlonale for Monitoring Well Samples
Ram Leather care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenbura County, North Carolina
field Parameleni
EPA 8260 (VOCs)
Laboratory Paramate"
Existing Monitoring Wells
1520878.041
MW-05 1521473.211
543424.2455
542926.4652
Provide infDmllltJoo to delineate the current voe groundwater
contaminant plume above bedrock.
Provide infOl'!Tlallon to delineate the 1;1.ment VOC groundwa1er
contaminant plume above bedrock.
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MW14A
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MW-15A
MW-156
MW16A
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1521387.779
1521383.188
1521383.188
1521334.779
1521318.206
1521438.331
1521360.611
-,uv..._.e add1\Jonal data points to evaluate the current vue
groundwater plume underneath the historic excavation area,
543245.6387 To provide a point to facilitate the MAGS Tes11ng and provide
an obs11rvation pc,int should MPE be the chosen ground water
remedy !Of the site
543245.6387
543235.4527
543235.4527
543196.6459
543249.3107
543292.7723
543256.6065
Provide add1oonaI data pom!s to evaluate the curren1 voe
groundwater plume underneath the h1stonc excavation area.
To provide a point to facilitate the MAGS Tes Mg and provide
an observation point should MPE be the chosen ground water
rem,.,..· for the site.
Provide add•lional data p01nts to evaluate the current voe
groundwater plume underneath the historic excavation area.
To provide a point to facilitate the MAGS Tes Mg and provide
an observation point should MPE be the chosen ground water
rernedv for the s,te.
1-'rovide add,tional data points to evaluate the current ,vo...
groundwater plume underneath the historic excavetxm eree.
To provide a point to facilitate the MAGS Testing end provide
en observation point should MPE be the chosen ground watEJr
remedv for the site.
Provide add,tJonal data points to eva!uata the current voe
groundwater plume in an area lacking ground water
information, historic soil boring indicate high PCE
concenlralior.s in soil. To provide a point to faci!Ltate the
MAGS Testing and provide an observation point should MPE
be the chosen nround water rerned" for the site.
rovide addillonal data points to evaluate the current ,1..11.,
groundwater plume in an area lacking ground water
informa~on, historic soil boring indicate high PCE
concentraUons in soil. To provide a point to facilitate the
MAGS Testrn" and ~rovide an "bservation ~~int should MPE
Provide additional data points to evaluate the current voe
groundwater plume in an area lacking ground water
information, historic soil bonng Indicate high PCE
concentrations in soil. To provide a point to facilitate the
MAGS Tes~ng end provide an observation point should MPE
be the chosen around water remedv tor the site.
Provide add1110nal data points to evaluate the current Vv--.,
groundwater plume underneath the historic excavation area
and 10 provide a point to facil,tate the MAGS Testing and
provide en observation point should MPE be the chosen
round water remedv for the site.
Provide add1t1onal data points to evaltJa!a ttie current voe
groundwater p!ume underneath the historic excavation area
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1521377.518 543255.3673 To provide a poin1 to faalitate the MAGS Testing and provide 5-35 X X X X X X X X X X --X----j--X----j--X----j--X----j--X----i: ·. an observaUon point should MPE be the chosen ground water
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MW168 1521379.268 . 543274.4062 To provide a point to facilitate the MAGS Testing and provide 40-50 X X X X X X X X X X X X X . .
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Private Wells
PW0 11 Glosson 1522608.37 543751.59 Evaluate the current level of dissolved voes ? X X X X X X X X X X X X X
PW031 State Well 1521903 351 543937.8137 Evaluate the current level of dissolved voes ? X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
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Newly Installed Monitoring Wells
MW18 1521378.14
MW19 1521399.67
MW20 1521414.25
MW21 1521425.02
MW22 1521504.88
543241.67
Provide additional data point to evaluate the current VOC groundwater
plume underneath the historic excavation area. To provide an
observation point should MPE be the chosen ground water remedy for
the site.
Provide additional data point to evaluate the current VOC groundwater
plume at bedrock in an area lacking ground water information, MW14B
543223.27 boring indicates high PeE concentrations in GW. To provide an
observation point should MPE be the chosen ground water remedy for
the site.
Provide additional data point to evaluate the current voe groundwater
543191.67 plume underneath the building. To provide an observation point should
MPE be the chosen ground water remedy for the site.
Provide additional data point to evaluate the current voe groundwater
543255.60 plume underneath the building. To provide an observation point should
MPE be the chosen ground water remedy for the site.
This bore is to determine structural characteristics of bedrock such as
naturally-occurring fractures and schistosity in variable metamorphic
543181.60 rock types. The boring will be converted to a monitoring well to
facilitate groundwater sampling and for potential use as an observation
well for an MPE treatment system should that be the chosen remedy for
the site.
Monitoring Well DWOll -Passive Diffusion Bag Samples
Sample 2008 2011 Rationale
ID PCE Detection No. Samples (Data Utilized, Zone Significance)
DWOll-A 2,680 1 Caliper, conductivity, temperature, acoustic televlewer. Ver,
good transition zone signature. Long interval.
DWOll-B 2,910 1 Previously sampled 10-foot zone.
DWOll-C 3,570 1 Caliper, flow log, acoustic televiewer, water quality. Very
consistent subset of dominant fracture set just above high
DWOll-0 3,660 1 Previously sampled 10-foot zone.
DWOll-E 3,780 2 Previously sampled 10-foot zone.
DWOll-F 3,710 2 Previously sampled 10-foot zone.
OWOll-G 3,600 1 Caliper, conductivity, temperature, acoustic televiewer.
Intersecting sets of fractures just above lowest concentration
DWOll-H 3,500 1 Previously sampled 10-foot zone.
DWOll-1 3,860 2 Caliper, conductivity, temperature, acoustic televiewer. Isolated
subset of dominant set.
DWOll-J 3,680 2 Previously sampled 10-foot zorie.
DWOll-K NA 1 Previously sampled IO-foot zone. Bottom of borehole. No2008
samo!e due to insufficient seal of fracture.
Table 3-3b
Proposed Sample Codes, Sample Activities, Locations, and Rationale for Monitoring Well and Surface Water Samples
Ram Leather Care Site
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Approximate location marked in Figure 3-2, actual location based
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Approximate location marked in Figure 3-2, actual location based
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Approximate location·marked in Figure 3-2, actual location based
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Approximate location marked in Figure 3-2, actual location based
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Approximate location marked in Figure 3-2, actual location based
on field temperature readings.
Location TBD based on field temperature readings.
Location TBD based on field temperature readings.
Table 3-3b
Proposed Sample Codes, Sample Activities, Locations, and Rationale for Monitoring Well and Surface Water Samples
Ram Leather Care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Field Parameters
EPA 8260 {VOCs)
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Table 3-4
Screening Levels
Ram Leather Care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Analysis I ... Limits
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Ground Water Samp<:l,ce,,_s ___________ ~---
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EPA Method 375.4 Sulfate 100' NE' 250000"
EPA Method 300 Sulfide 40" NEe NEg
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Bromomethane 0.5 c 10 8.7.e
Chloroethane 0.5 c 3000 21000 e
Trichlorofluoromethane 0.5 c 1300e
1,1-Dichloroethene 0.5 c 340e
1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane 0.5 c 59000e
22000 e Acetone 5 c 6
Carbon disulfide 0.5 c 700 1000e
Methyl acetate 0.5 c 37000 e
Methylene chloride 0.5 c 4.8 e
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene 0.5 c 110e
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.5 c 200 7 9100e
Cyclohexane 0.5 c 13000 e
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____ , ___ 0.5~ 6_0_0.,_' ___ _ Toluene ------2300e
_ trans-1,3-Dichloropropene ____ 1 ___ p__-_L ___ 1 ____ ,..N_eE_' ____ +----,,o .. ,4,_' ___ _
1,1,2-Trichloroethane Q._?~ 0.24 e 0.6 8
~rach[e:ro~t_~en~_ _ ___ 0.5_' ______ 0._l;I.._"_· ____ 1 ____ 0,0.7,_' ___ _
__J_-:._H_~xanori~-_ ___ _ 5 ~-______ _NE._' ____ 11 ____ 280 8
DibromoChloromethane ------· _0.5 c 0.~8_' ____ , _____ 0,0.4~'----,
____l!2-0ibromoethane _ ___ ___ _ __ 0._5 c _____ Q._,,0,06,,,S,_' ___ + ____ 0.Q_2s.' ____ 1 __ Ch_lo!ob~zen~_ _ 0.? ' _ _ _ _ _9_~ -·--·l----~s~o~•---_
•------------·-~ylbenzene 0.5 c 1.5 e 6008
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Analytical Method
SW-846 Method 8260
EPA Method 5035A
EPA Method 5035A
Table 3-4
Screening Levels
Ram Leather Care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
" I Analysis limits Screening Levels
Volatiles (CLP Contract SOM 01.2)
a-Xylene Q.$ C 1400e soog
~p-Xylene Q.S C 200e soo'
__gyrene Q,5 C 1600e 70' Bromoform Q,S C 8.5 e 4"
~pro ~Y l benzene Q,5 C 680e 70" 1, 1, 2,2-T etrachloroetha ne O.s c 0.067 e 0.2 g
1, 3-0ichlorobenzene Q,5 C NE' 200g
___!(4-Dich lo robe nzene Q.5 C 0.43 e 6'
1,2-Dich lorobenzene Q.S C 370e 20'
1, 2-Dibromo-3-ch lo ropropa ne Q.5 C 0.00032' 0.04'
___!,3,4-Trichlorobe nzene 0.5 C 8.2 e 70'
1,2,3-T richlorobenzene Q,S C NE' NE"
Soil Samples
EPA RSL (ug/kg) NC SRG (ug/kg)
Volatiles (CLP Contract SOM 01.2)
Dich lo rod ifl uoromet ha ne 5 d 190000 1 29000 h
Chloromethane 5' 17001 15 h
Vinyl chloride 5 d 60 1 0.19 h
Bromomethane 5 _d 79001 150001
Chloroethane 5 d 1soooooo' 16QQQ II
T richlorofluoromethane 5 d 8000001 24000 h
1, 1-Dich loroethene 5' 250000 1 46h
1, 1, 2-Trich loro-1,2,2-trifl uoroetha ne s' 43000000 1 9200000h ___
Acetone 10 d 61000000 1 24000 h
Carbon disulfide 5 d 670000 1 3800 h
Methyl acetate s' 78000000 1 16000000;
Methylene chloride s' 110001 23h
tra ns-1,2-Dich loroethene 5' 110000 1 510 h
Methyl tert-butyl ether 5 d 390001 85 h
1, 1-Dich loroethane 5 d 34001 30h
cis-1,2-Dich loroethene s' 780000 1 360h
2-Butanone lQ d 28000000 1 16000 h
Bromochloromethane 5 d NE 1 NE h~i
Chloroform 5 d 300f 340h
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 5 d 9000000 1 1200h
Jyclohexane 5 d 7200000 1 120000;
Carbon tetrachloride s' 2so' 2h
Benzene 5 d 1100 1 7.3 h
_ 1,~-pi~hloroethane 5 d 4501 2h
___J.,j-DJC?xane 100 d 44000 1 12 h
Trkhloroethene ~--s' 28001 18h
~ ~..!_hy Icy doh exa n e 5' NE 1 NE h,i
_1,2-q~@_2!_epropa ne s' 9301 3.3 h
Bromodichloromethane 5 d 100001 2.9 h
cis-1,3-Dichloropropene 5 d NE 1 NEh,i
4-Methyl-2-penta none 10 d 5300000 1 11000001
Toluene 5' 5000000 1 5500h
trans-1,3-Dichloropropene s' NE 1 NEh,i
1,i,~ T~h!oroethane 5' 11001 1100 1
T etrach_l_0:o~t_hene 5 d 5701 5h -· 2-Hexanone 10 d .NE 1 1200 h
---·--Soil Samples
EPA RSL (ug/kg) NC SRG (ug/kg)
Volatiles (CLP Contract SOM 01.2)
Dibromochloromethane 5 d 58001 1.9 h
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Screening Levels
Ram Leather Care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Analytical Method Analysis limits Scr_eening Levels
1,2-Dibromoethane 5 d 34 1
Chlorobenzene 5 d 310000 I
~ylbenzene 5 d 5700 I
~ylene 5' 53000001
~p-Xylene 5' 6000001
~yrene 5' 65000001
Bromoform 5' 61000 1
~P ro~ylbenzene 5' 22000001
1, 1,2, 2-T etrachloroetha ne 5 d 5901
1,3-Dichlorobe nzene ~d NE 1
1,4-Dichlorobe nze ne 5 d 2600 1
1, 2-Dichlorobenzene 5 d 2000000 1
__!,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane 5 d 5.61
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 5' 870001
1,2, 3-Trich lorobenzene 5' NE 1
Geotechnical Samples
A5TM D5084 Hydraulic Conductivity NA NA
ASTM D4318 Atterburg Limits NA NA
ASTM D442 Particle Size (including hydrometer) NA NA
ASTM D2487 Soil Classification NA NA
ASTM D2216 Soil Moisture Content NA NA
ASTM D698 Standard.Proctor Compaction NA NA
Notes.
a• EPA Region 4 SESD Analytical Support Branch LOQAM MRLs (http://www.epa.gov/region4/sesd/asbsop/asbsop.html),
January 2010
b • CLP ISM 01.2 CRQL.s for ICP·AES Water Metals (http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/clp/ism1.htm), January 201(
c • CLP SOM 01.2 CRQLs for Trace Water Volatiles (http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/clp/soml.htm), October 5, 20m
d • CLP SOM 01.2 CRQL.s for Low Soil Volatiles (http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/clp/soml.htm), October 5, 200E
e · EPA RSL.s for Ta pwater {http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/risk/human/rb-concentration_table/Generic_ Tables/index.htm),
May 2010
f • EPA RSls for Residential Soil (http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/risk/human/rb-oncentration_tab1e/Generic_Tab\es/index.htm),
May 2010
g -North Carolina Administrative Code Title 15A 2L Groundwater Maximum Allowable Concentrations (http://h2o.enr.state.nc.
us/csu/documents/1SA2L-TANBOOK-ljan2010.pdf), Jat"luary 1, 2010
h -North Carolina Inactive Hazardous Sites Branch SRGs for Protection of Groundwater (http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_
library/get_file ?uuid=5539ecfb-739f-4345-9459•b51450813Sfl&groupld=38361), January 2010
i-North Carolina Inactive Hazardous Sites Branch Health-Based SRGs (http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/document_library/get_fi\e?
uuid=SS39ecfb-739f-4345-9459-b514508135fl&groupld=38361 ), January 2010
ASTM -American Society for Testing and Materials
CLP -Contract Laboratory Program
CRQL-Contract Required Quantitation Limit
!SM.-Inorganic Superfund Methods
LOQAM -Laboratory Operations and Quality Assurance Manua
MRL-Method Reporting Limit
NR • Not Reported
NE -Not Established
NR -Not Reported
RSL -Regional Screening Level
SESD -Science and Ecosystem Support Division
SRG • Soil Remediation Goal
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Data Qualifiers and Definitions
Ram Leather Care Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Definitions
The analyte was analyzed for, but was not detected above the Contract
Required Quantitation Limit (CRQL) for the sample.
The analyte was positively identified; the associated numerical value is
the approximate concentration of the analyte in the sample.
The analyte i.ndicates the presence of an analyte for which there is
presumptive evidence to make a "tentative identification".
The analysis indicates the presence of an analyte that has been
"tentatively identified" and the associated numerical value represents its
approximate concentration.
The analyte was not detected above the adjusted CRQL. However, the
reported adjusted CRQL is approximate and may be inaccurate or
imprecise.
The sample results are unusable. The analyte may or may not be present
in the sample.
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· Miles · ' Ram Leather Care Site
NADBJ State Plane NC, Feet Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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~ Monitoring Well
~ Private Well
♦ Abandoned Well
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Offsite Wells in Site Vicinity Map
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NAD83 State Plane NC, Feet
Onsite Wells as of October 2010
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U.S. EPA REGION 4
SESD
Danny France
Regional Quality
Assurance Officer
PROGRAM
SUBCONTRACTS
MANAGER
Joseph Slykerman
TEAM
SUBCONTRACTORS
Figure 3-1
Project Organization Chart
U.S. EPA REGION 4
Michael Allen
EPA Contracting Officer
• • • Charles Swan
EPA Project Officer
Beverly Stepter
EPA Task Order Manager
CORPORATE SPONSOR
William VanDyke
Black & Veatch FSD President
HEALTH AND
SAFETY
MANAGER
Shelly Pizzi PROGRAM
MANAGER
Scotti Bozeman,
P.E.
••••••••••••••••••••
••••••• •••••••••••••••••••• DIRECTOR OF
QUALITY
George DeLullo
DEPUTY PROGRAM
MANAGER
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• • • • • • • • • •
PROGRAM QUALITY
ASSURANCE MANAGER
• Andy Pitts • •
TASK ORDER
MANAGER ·
Tim Eggert •••••••••••••••
BLACK & VEATCH
TECHNICAL AND SUPPORT STAFF
Project Engineer: Ernie Mott-Smith, P.E.
Project Scientist: Philip Cole, P.G.
Project Chemist: Gina Montgomery
Field Team Leader (FTL)
To Be Determined (TBD)
Sample Technicians TBD
Project Data Administrator (PDA): I?iane Smith
Sample Manager (SM): Diane Smith
Database Manager (OM): Diane Smith
GIS Lead (G L): Ryan Clarke
• • • • • • •••••••• REVIEW TEAM
SUBPOOL SUBCONTRACTORS/
CONSULT ANTS
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Direct Responsibility
1. •··· • Indirect Responsibility Black & Veatch
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• DECEMBER 2008 SOIL SAMPLE LOCATIONS
SOIL EXCAVATION AREA AS DEFINED IN THE IROD
♦
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Proposed Soil Boring/2.0-inch Monitoring Well/Modified Active
Gas Sampling (MAGs) Location
Proposed Soil Boring/4-inch Monitoring Well/Modified Active Gas
Sampling (MAGs) Location (potential future use for MPE)
Proposed Well Locations
Ram Leather Care Site
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MW18 through MW21: Sonic Rig -2-
inch nominal diameter, SCH 40 PVC,
continuous 10-slot, minimum one-foot
PVC sumps.
MW22: Wire Line Rig -2-inch SCH 40
PVC pre-pack with 0.010-inch slots.
Bedrock well locations are subject to change based on dynamic field data.
Bedrock wells MW18 (sonic) and MW22 (wire line) will be drilled first.
If NAPL is suspected within the screened interval of MW18, MW19 will be relocated
adjacent to MW18 and drilled/screened to 100 ft bgs. If so, within MW19, a 7-inch over-
ride casing will seal off the potential NAPL zone at 75 ft bgs to reduce the potential of
NAPL drag-down while drilling. If NAPL is not suspected in MW18, MW19 will be
advanced In the approximate location on the map.
Other locations Inside the building (to be demolished before the drilling event) will be
relocated if new data indicates more strategic locations such as floor cracks or the
location of the former drycleaning machlne(s).
All locations are subject to change based on field evidence.
Proposed Bedrock Drilling Location Map
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Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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Datum, Coordinate System, Units
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Figure 5-1
Project Schedule
Ram Leather Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Task Name Duration Stitt Finish 2nd rter 3td Ouatter 4th Quart 1st Quarter
'10 Ma '10 Jun'10 Jul '10 '10 '10 '10 Nov'10 Dec '10 Jan ·11 Feb'11 Mar'11
Notice to Proceed (Project Start Date) 1 day Fri 4/16110 Fri 4/16110 4/16 I '4/16
1 Project Planning and Support 508 days Thu 4/22/10 Fri 3/30/12
1.1 Project planning 65 days Thu 4/22/10 Wed 7/21/10
1 1.1 Allend scop,ng meeting 0days Thu 4122/10 Thu 4122/10 4/22
1.1.3 O.velop work plan and cost estimate 55 days Thu 4129110 Wed 71141101
1.1.4 Negotiale WOl1< Plan and cosl esbmate 0days Wed 6130/10 Wed 6/30/10 ♦ 6/30
1. 1.5 Provide conn.a of Interest disclosure 5days Thu 7/15/10 Wed7/21/10 7/15 -7/21
1.2 Prepare site-specific plans required to Implement the RUFS at site 49 days Thu 7/15/10 Tue 9/21/10
1.2.1 Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) 46 days Thu 7115/10 Thu 9116/10
1.2.2 Prepare a site-specific Health and Safety Plan (HSP) 49 days Thu 7/15110 Tue 9/21/10
1.3 Polution Liability Insurance 377 days Thu 4/22/10 Thu 9129/111 4/22
1.4 Project management 508 days Thu 4/22/10 Fri 3/30112
1.4.1 Monitor costs and prepare penodic status reports 508 days Thu 4/22/10 Fri 3/30/12 4/22
1 4.2 Participate in meetings/communicate rouonely/prepa,e meeting notes 508 days Thu 4122/10 Fri 3/30/12 4/22
1.4.3 Manage, track, and report status or site-specific equipment 508 days Thu 4/22/10 Fri 3/30/12 4/22
1.4.4 Accommodate any external audit or review mechanism per EPA 508 days Thu 4/22/10 Fri 3/30/12 4/22
1.4.5 Evaluate existing data, including usability, when directed by EPA 30 days Thu 4122/10 Wed 612/10 4/22 6/2
1 4.7 Review background documents per EPA 30days Thu 4122/10 Wed 612/10 4/22 6/2
3 Field Investigation/Data Acquisition 27 days Wed 9/29/10 Thu 11/4/101 4 Sample Analysis: BOA 30 days Tue 11/2/10 Mon 12/13/10
,5 Analytical Support and Data Validation 70 days Mon 10/4/10 Frlln/11
6 Data Evaluation 41 days Mon 1/10/11 Mon 317/11
7 Risk Assessment 27 days Tue 3/8111 Wed 4/13/11
7 .3 Prepare Draft Risk Assessment Report 27 days Tue 3/8111 Wed 4/13/11
8 Treatablllty Study/Pilot Testing · MAGS and MPE Testing 172 days Mon 10/4/10 Tue 5131/11
8.1 Provide tes1 facility and equipment 40 days Mon 10/18/10 Fri 12/10/10 10/18 12/10
8.2 Test and operate equipment 40 days Mon 10/18/10 Fri 12/10/10 10/18 j 2/10
8.3 Retrieve sample for testing (during Task 3) 10days Mon 10/4/10 Fri 10/15/10 1014 /15
8.4 Prepare Treatablllty Study Tech Memo• MAGS and MPE Testing 122 days Mon 12/13/10 Tue 5131111
8.4.1 Prepare RevO Tech Memo 7days Mon 12/13/10 Tue 12/21/10 12/13
8.4.2 Submit RevO Tech Memo for EPA review Odays Tue 12/21/10 Tue 12/21/10
8.4 3 EPA reviews submitted RevO Tech Memo 100 days Wed 12/22/10 Tue 5/10/11
8.4.4 Prepare Revl Tech Memo 10 days Wed 5/11/11 Tue 5/24/11
8.4.5 Submit Revt Tech Memo for EPA review Odays Tue 5124/11 Tue 5124/11
8.4.6 EPA approves Revl Tech Memo 5days Wed 5125111 Tue 5/31/11
8.5 Char. and dispose or residuals in accordance with Approcable Regulations 30 days Mon 12/13/10 Fri 1/21/11 12/13 1/21
1 Project Planning and Support 73 days Tue 2/15111 Thu 5/26/11
1. 1 Proi-ct planning. NAPL Investigation 73 days Tue 2/15111 Thu 5/26/11
1.1.3 O.velop New Work Plan and Cost Estimate 57 days Tue 2115111 Wed 514/11
1.1.3.1 Prepare Rev3 NAPL lnves1 WkP1an & CostEst 27 days Tue 2/15/11 Wed 3/23/11 2/15 3/23
1.1.3.2 SubmH Rev3 NAPL Invest WkPlan & CostEst for EPA review 0days Wed 3/23/11 Wed 3/23/11 3/23
1.1 3.3 EPA reviews Rev3 WkPtan & CostEst 19 days Thu 3/24/11 Tue 4/19/11 3124
1.1.3 4 Prepare Rev4 WkPlan & CostEst 2days Wed 4/20/11 Thu 4/21/11
1.1.3.5 SubmH Rev◄ WkPtan & CostEst lo.-EPA review 0days Thu 4/21/11 Thu 4/21/11
1 .1.3.6 EPA approves Rev4 WkPtan & CostEst 9days Fri 4/22/11 Wed 5/4/11
1.1.4 Negotiate Work Plan and CostEst 1 day Tue 4/19/11 Tue 4/19/11
1.2 Revise slte-cpeclflc plans required to Implement the RUFS at site 25 days Fri 4/22/11 Thu 5/26/11
1.2.1 Sampling and Anatysls Plan 25 days Fri 4/22/11 Thu 5/26/11
I .2. 1, 1 Prepare RevO NAPL FSP and Rev3 QAPP 10 days Fri 4/22/11 Thu 515111
1.2.1.2 SubmH RevO NAPL FSP and Rev3 QAPP for EPA review 0 days Thu 5/5/11 Thu 515111
1.2. 1.3 EPA reviews RevO NAPL FSP and Rev3 QAPP 7 days Fri 516/11 Mon 5/16/11
1.2.1.4 Prepare Revl NAPL FSP and Rev4 QAPP 5 days Tue 5117/11 Mon 5/23/11
1.2. 1.5 SubmH Revl NAPL FSP and Rev4 CAPP for EPA review Odays Mon 5/23/11 Mon 5/23/11
1.2.1.6 EPA approves Rev1 NAPL FSP and Rev4 QAPP 3days Tue 5124/11 Thu 5/26111
1.2.2 Update sl-peclflc HASP 17 days Fri 4/22/11 Mon 5/16/11
1.2.2.1 Prepare Rev1 HSP and Task HASP 2 10 days Fri 4/22/11 Thu 515111
1.2..2.2 Submit Rev1 HSP and Task HASP 2 for EPA review 0days Thu 515/11 Thu 5/5111
1.2.2.3 EPA reviews and approves Rev1 HSP and Task HASP 2 7days Fri 5/6111 Mon 5/16/11
3 Field Investigation/Data Acquisition 35 days Mon 6/6111 Fri 7/22/11
3.3b/c Soil boring, drilting, weN Installation, and testing 5days Mon 616/11 Fri 6110/11
3.2b Ground water monitoring well sampling 3days Mon 6/13/11 Wed 6115/11
3.2c Deploy Passive Sampler Bags 4days Tue 6/21/11 Fri 6/24/11
3.2d Collect Passive Sampler Bags 4days Tue 7/19/11 Fri 7/22/11
Sample Analysis: BOA 30 days Thu 6/16/11 Wed 7/27/11
4.1 Sample analyses & produdlon of analytical data 30 days Thu 6/16/11 Wed 7/27/11
5 Analytlcal Support and Data Validation 360 days Thu '411/10 Tue 8/16/11
5.1 Coltect/Prepare/ship environmental samples 3 days Mon 6/13/11 Wed 6115111
5.2 Develop performance or acceptance criteria 7days Mon 6113/11 Tue 6/21/11
5.3 Request/obtain/perform oversight of analytical servioes in compliance w/EPA requirements 7days Mon 6/13/11 Tue 6/21/11
5.4 Coord w/EPA SMO, RSCC, ESD regarding data collection/validation/quality 7days Mon 6113/11 Tue 6/21/11
5.5 Implement EPA-approved laboratory QA program 7days Mon6/13/11 Tue 6/21/11
5.6 Sample management COC procedures/info managernenVsample retention/10-yr data storage 7days Mon 6/13/11 Tue 6/21/11
5. 7 Perform data validation In accordance with Regional guidelines 14 days Thu 7/28111 Tue 8/16/11
5.8 Review data for usability lo.-its intended purpose 7 days Thu 7/28111 Fri 8/5111
5.9 Provide reports on data validation and usability 1 day Thu 411/10 Thu '411/10
5.9.1 Prepare RevO Data Validation and Usability Reports 1 day Thu 4/1/10 Thu 4/1/10 '4/1
6 Data Evaluatlon 40 days Thu 7/28/11 Wed 9/21/11
6.1 Combine analyllcal and field data In a format that Is compatible with Regional or national 33 days Thu 7/28/11 Mon 9/12/11
6. I . lb Data usability evaluation and field QA/QC 7days Thu 7/28/11 Fri 8/5/11
6.1..2b Data reduction and tabulation 12 days Wed 8/17/1 1 Thu 9/1/11
6.1.3b NAPL Investigation Data Evaluation Tech Memo 7 days Fri 9/2/11 Mon 9/12111
Task Milestone • Rolled Up Task Rolled Up Progress Extemal Tasks Group By Summary
Progress Summary Rolled Up Milestone 0 Split Project Summary Deadline ~
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Figure 5-1 I Project Schedule
Ram Leather Site
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
ID ~ask Name I Duration I Start 2nd Quarter I 3rd Ouarter I 4th Quarter I 1st Quarter I 2nd Ouartert ~=·11 I Mav'11 I Jun '11 I Jul '11 I ~·11 I Seo '11 I Oct'11 I Nov'11 I Oec'11 I Jan '12 I Feb '12 I Mar '12 t A~'1 1 Notice to Proceed (Project Start Date) 1 day Fri 4/16110 I 2 1 Project Planning and Support 508 days Thu 4122/10 -3 1.1 Project planning 65 days Thu 4122/10
4 1.1.1 Attend scoping meeting 0days Thu 4/22/10 \I 5 1.1.3 Develop wor1< plan and cost estimate 55 days Thu 4/29/10
12 1.1.4 Negotiate Wor1< Plan and cost estimate 0days Wed 6130/10
13 1.1.5 Provide conflict or interest disclosure 5days Thu 7/15/10
14 1.2 Prepare slte-specitlc plans required lo implement the RVFS at site 49 days Thu 7/15110
I 15 1.2.1 Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) 46 days Thu 7/15110
22 1.2.2 Prepare a site-specific Health and Safety Plan (HSP) 49 days Thu 7/15110
29 1.3 Pollution liabifity Insurance 3TT days Thu 4/22/10 9/29 30 1.4 Project management 508 days Thu 4122/10 I T 31 1.4.1 Monitor cosls and prepare periodic status reports 508 days Thu 4/22/10 3/30 32 1.4.2 Participate in meetings/commonicale routinely/prepare meeting notes 508 days Thu 4/22/10 3/30 I 33 1.4.3 Manage, track, and report status or site-specific equipment 508 days Thu 4/22/10 3/30 34 1.4.4 Accommodate any external audit or review mechanism per EPA 508 days Thu 4/22/10 3/30 35 1.4.5 Evaluate exisbng data, including usability, when directed by EPA 30 days Thu 4/22/10 36 1.4. 7 Review background documenls per EPA 30 days Thu 4/22/10 37 3 Field Investigation/Data Acquisition 27 days Wed9/29/10 I 42 4 Sample Analysis: BOA 30 days Tue 11/2/10
44 5 Analytical Support and Data Valldatlon 70 days Mon 10/4/10 58 6 Data Evaluation 41 days Mon 1/10/11 65 7 Risk Assessment 27 days Tue 3/8/11 T 66 7.3 Prepare Draft Risk Assessment Report 27 days Tue 3/8/11 . I 70 8 Treatability Study/PIiot Testing -MAGS and MPE Testing 172 days Mon 10/4110
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... 71 8.1 Provide test facility and equipment 40days Mon 10/18/10
72 8.2 Test and operate equipment 40 days Mon 10/18/10
73 8.3 Retrieve sample for testing (during Task 3) 10 days Mon 10/4110
74 8.4 Prepare Treatability Study Tech Memo • MAGS and MPE Testing 122 days Mon 12/13110 I 75 8.4.1 Prepare RevO Tech Memo 7days Mon 12/13/10
76 8.4.2 Submit RevO Tech Memo ror EPA review 0days Tue 12/21/10 n 8.4.3 EPA reviews submitted RevO Tech Memo 100 days Wed 12/22/10 5110 78 8.4.4 Prepare Rev1 Tech Memo 10 days Wed 5/11/11 5111 5124 79 8.4.5 Submit Revl Tech Memo for EPA review 0days Tue 5/24/11 -5124 I 80 8.4.6 EPA approves Revl Tech Memo 5days Wed 5/25/11 5125 ~ 5131 81 8.5 Char. and dispose of residuals in accordance with Applicable Regulations 30days Mon 12/13/10
82 1 Project Planning and Support 73 days Tue 2/15111 ... 83 1.1 Project planning -NAPL Investigation 73 days Tue 2/15111 ... 84 1.1.3 Develop New Won< Plan and Coat Estimate 57 days Tue 2/15111 • I 85 1.1.3.1 Prepare Rev3 NAPL Invest WkPtan & CostEst 27 days Tue 2/15111 86 1.1.3.2 Submit Rev3 NAPL invest WkPtan & CostEst for EPA review Odays Wed 3/23/11
87 1.1.3.3 EPA reviews Rev3 WkPtan & CostEst 19 days Thu 3/24/11 4/19 88 1.1.3.4 Prepare Rev4 WkPtan & CostEst 2days Wed4/20'11
4/201. 89 1.1.3.5 Submit Rev4 WkPtan & CostEst for EPA review 0days Thu 4/21/1 1 4/21 I 90 1.1.3.6 EPA approves Rev4 WkPtan & CostEst 9days Fri 4/22/11 4/22 514 91 1.1.4 Negotiate Wor1< Plan and CostEst 1 day Tue 4/19/11 4/19 4/19 92 1.2 Revise slte4J>9Ciflc plans required to Implement the RI/FS a1 site 25 days Fri 4122/11 . ~ 93 1.2.1 Sampling and Analysis Plan 25 days Fri 4/22/11 -... 94 1.2. 1. 1 Prepare RevO NAPL FSP and Rev3 OAPP 10 days Fri 4/22/11 4122-,-.515 I 95 1.2.1.2 Submit RevO NAPL FSP and Rev3 OAPP for EPA review 0days Thu 5/5111
·~ 96 1.2.1.3 EPA reviews RevO NAPL FSP and Rev3 0APP 7days Fri 5/6/11 51tl 5116 97 1.2.1.4 Prepare Rev1 NAPL FSP and Rev4 QAPP 5 days Tue 5117/11 5117 5123
98 1.2.1.5 Submit Rev1 NAPL FSP and Rev4 OAPP for EPA review 0days Mon 5/23/11 ,5123 99 1.2.1.6 EPA approves Revl NAPL FSP and Rev4 OAPP 3 days Tue 5/24111 5124 5126 I 100 1.2.2 Update slte-apeciflc HASP 17 days Fri 4/22/11 ...--101 1.2.2.1 Prepare Revl HSP and Task HASP 2 10 days Fri 4122/11 4/22 ... 515 102 1.2.2.2 Submit Rev1 HSP and Task HASP 2 for EPA review 0days Thu 515/11 ~ 103 1.2.2.3 EPA reviews and approves Rev1 HSP and Task HASP 2 7days Fri 5/6111 51!l 5116
104 3 Field Investigation/Data Acquisition 35 days Mon 6/6111 I 105 3.3b/c Soil boring, driUing, weU installation, and testing 5days Mon 616/11 6/6 -!f10 106 3.2b Ground water monitoring well sampling 3 days Mon 6113/11 6/13 ilt-6115 107 3.2c Deploy Passive Sampler Bags 4 days Tue 6121111 6/1 -6/24 108 3.2d Collect Passive Sampler Bags 4 days Tue 7/19/11 7/19 . 7/22 109 4 Sample Analysis: BOA 30 days Thu 6/16/11 -I 110 4.1 Sample analyses & production of analytical data 30 days Thu 6116/11 6/1~ 7127 111 5 Analytical Support and Data Validation 360 days Thu 4/1/10 T 112 5.1 Collect/Prepare/ship environmental samples 3 days Mon 6/13/11 6113: I 611s 113 5.2 Develop performance or acceptance aiteria 7days Mon 6/13/11 6/13, -6121 114 5.3 RequesVobtaln/perform oversight of analytical services in compliance w/EPA requirements 7 days Mon 6/13/11 6/13, -6121 I 115 5.4 Coord w/EPA SMO, RSCC, ESD regarding data collection/Validatlon/quality 7days Mon 6/13/11 6113 E 6121 116 5.5 Implement EPA-approved laboratory QA program 7 days Mon 6/13111 6/13 6121 117 5.6 Sample management COC procedures/info managemenVsample relention/10-yr data storage 7days Mon6113/11 6/13 6/21 118 5.7 Perform data validation in accordance with Regional guideNnes 14 days Thu 7/28/11 7/28 I ~8/16 119 5.8 Review data for usability for its intended purpose 7days Thu 7/28/11 7/28 I 5 I 120 5.9 Provide reports on data validation and usability 1 day Thu 4/1/10
121 5.9.1 Prepare RevO Data Validation and Usability Reports 1 day Thu 4/1/10
122 6 Data Evaluation 40 days Thu 7/28111 ~ T 123 6.1 Combine analytical and fteld data In a format that Is compatible with R99lonal or national 33 days Thu 7128/11 124 6.1. lb Data usability evaluation and fteld QA/QC 7days Thu 7/28/11 7128
.,,5 I 125 6.1.2b Data reduction and tabulation 12 days Wed 8/17/11 8/17 9/1 126 6.1.3b NAPL Investigation Data Evaluation Tech Memo 7 days Fri 9/2/11 912-9112
Figure 5 -1 l External Tasks Group By Summary Ram Leather Rev 2 Task Milestone • Rolled Up Task Roiled Up Progress . T
I Date: Tue 513/11 Progress Summary ..... T Rolled Up Milestone ◊ Split Projecl Summary Deadline -0-
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ID ·ask Name 127 6.4 Environmental fat• and transport evaluation 128 7 Risk Assessment 129 7 .3 Prepare draft risk aHaument report 130 7.3.1a Prepare draft HHRA Report (with NAPl Invest Data) 131 7.32a Submit draft HHRA report lor EPA review 132 7.3.3a EPA reviews draft HHRA report (and provides comments) 133 7.4 Prepare flnal risk assessment report 134 7.4.1a Prepare final HHRA Report (and optional response lo comments) 135 7.4.2a Submit final HHRA Report for EPA review 136 7 .4.3a EPA approves ftnal HHRA Reports '137 9 Remedial Investigation (RI) Report Addendum 138 9.1 Prepare draft RJ Report Addendum 139 9.1.1 Prepare draft RI Report Addendum 140 9.1.2 Submit draft RI Report Addendum for EPA review 141 9.1.3 EPA reviews submitted draft RI Report Addendum 142 9.2 Prepare final RI Report Addendum 143 9.2.1 Prepare final RI Report Addendum 144 9.2 2 Submit final RI Repor1 Addendum for EPA review 145 9.2.3 EPA approves final RI Report Addendum I• 146 10 Remedial Alternatives Screening 1147 Conf. with EPA discussing potential Remedial Options & set fimits for technologies evaluated 148 10.1 Establish remedial action objectives 149 10.2 Es1ablish general response actions 150 10.3 Identify and screen applicable remedial technologies 151 10.4 Develop remedial alternatives in accordance with Section 300.430(e) of the NCP (1990) 152 10.5 Screen remedial alternatives for effectiveness, Implementability and cost 153 10.6 Prepare Remedial Alternatives Screening Technical Memorandum 154 10.6.1 Prepare RevO Remedial Screening'Tech Memo 155 10.6.2 Submit RevO Remedial Screening Tech Memo for EPA review 156 10.6.3 EPA reviews RevO Remedial Screening Tech Memo 157 10.6.4 Prepare Rev1 Remedial Screening Tech Memo 158 10.6.5 Submit Rev1 Remedial Screening Tech Memo ror EPA review 159 10.6.6 EPA approves Rev1 Remedial Screening Tech Memo 160 11 Remedial Alternatives Evaluation 11.1 Assess Individual allematives against each of the evaluation criteria 11.2 Perfonn a comparative analysis of all options against the evaluation criteria 11.3 Prepare a report of findings 11.3.1 Prepare PowerPoint Presentation of Remedial Allematives 11.3.2 Conference Call with EPA, Confirm Document Direction 12 Feaslblllty Study (FS) Report 12.1 Prepare draft FS Report 12.1.1 Prepare draft FS Report, ln<:kldes Evaluation phase for Formal Review 12.1.2 Submit draft FS Report for EPA review 12.1.3 EPA reviews draft FS Report 12.2 Prepare final FS Report 12.2.4 Prepare final FS Report 12.2.5 Submit final FS Report for EPA review 12.2.6 EPA approves final FS Report 13 Post RI/FS Support 13.2 Prepare presenlation materials 13.3 Provide technical assist In the preparation of the Responsiveness Summary 13.4 Provide technical assist in the preparation of the Proposed Plan and ROD 15 Task Order Closeout 15.1 Packagelretum documents to govemmenl 15.2 Duplicateldistribule/slore files 15.3 Archive files in accordance w/Federal Record Center requirements 15.4 Produce CD or other EPA-approved storage format 15.5 Prepare the Task Order Closeout Report (TOCR) 15.9 Project End Date Task Progress Milestone Summary • Duration 1 14 days Start I 2nd Ouarte< Apr'11 Fri 912/11 May'11 46 days Mon 8/8/11 34 days Mon 8/8/11 20 days Mon 818/11 0days Fri 912/11 14 days Mon 915/11 12 days Fri 9/23/11 7days Fri 9/23111 Odays Mon 10/3/11 5days Tue 10/4111 50 days Mon 915/11 35 days Mon 915/11 21 days Mon 915111 0days Mon 10/3/11 14 days Tue 10/4/11 15 days Mon 10/24/11 10 days Mon 10/24/11 Odays Fri 11/4/11 5days Mon 1 lll/1I 29 days Mon 10/24111 1 day Mon 10/24/1 t 1 day Tue 10/25/11 1 day Tue 10/25111 1 day Wed 10/26/11 1 day Thu 10/27/11 1 day Fri 10/28/11 24 days Mon 10/31/11 7days Mon 10/31/11 Odays Tue 11/8/11 7days Wed 11/9/11 5days Fri 11/18/11 0days Thu 11/24/11 5days Fri 11/25/11; 11 days Fri 12/2/11i 2days Fri 12/2/111 5days Fri 12/2/11 11 days Fri 12/2/11 10 days Fri 12/2/11 1 day Fri 12/16/11 61 days Fri 12/16/11 42 days Fri 12/16/11 28 days Fri 12/16/11 0days Tue 1/24/12 14 days Wed 1/25/12 19 days Tue 2/14/12 12 days Tue 2/14/12 Odays Wed 2/29112 7 days Thu 311/12 15 days Mon 3112/12 10 days Mon 3112/12 10 days Mon 3112/12 ' 5days Mon 3/26/12 15 days Mon 3/12/12 15 days Mon3112td 15 days Mon 3/12/121 15 days Mon 3/12/12 15 days Mon 3/12/121 15 days Mon 3/12/12 0dal!_ Fri 3/30/12 Rolled Up Task Rolled Up Milestone ◊ Figure 5-1 Project Schedule Ram Leather Site Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Rolled Up Progress Split 3nl0uarter Jul '11 Page3 8/8 External Tasks Project Summary '!1 912 4th Quarter 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter see.:.i.1 Oct"t 1 Nov ·11 Dec '11 Jan ·12 Feb '12 Mar ·12 A '12 9/23 I 9/21 ,9122 ~0/3 10/4 -10/10 ~0/3 ~0/3 10/4 10/2~ ---♦•11/4 ~1/4 11/7 flla 11/11 10/24~0/24 10/25 ( 10/25 10/25 ~0/25 10/26 ~0/26 10/27 ~0/27 10/28 •• +~woa ... 11--------, 12/2 Group By Summary Deadline -0, 12/5 12/8 • 12/15 12/16 12/16 12/16 ~/24 ~/24 1/25. • • 2/14 113 • 3/1
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Figure 4-1
Field Change Request Form
Modifications and/or changes to the procedures described in the SESD operating procedures arc not to be.implemented
without prior approval of EPA and are to be documented in field logbooks and on Field Change Request Forms. Access to the
Field Change Request Forms must be available to all field team members who arc affected by the changes.
Revision Field Branches Quality System EPA Official Condition(s) Prompting Deviation
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oEPA US EPA Contract Laboratory Program Case No: 99999 R Organic Traffic Report & Chain of Custody Record OAS No:
Region: 4 Date Shippod: 10/27/2005 Chain of Custody Record s.,-.,.,
Sigtature:
Project Code: Carrier Nam&: 05-9999 FedEx
Account Code: Alrbill: 123456789101 Relinquished By (Date / Time) Received By (Date/ Time)
CERCLIS ID: Shipped to: Bonner Analytical Testing 1
Spill ID; Co.
Site Name/State: Peach Orchard Road PCE/GA 2703 Oak. Grove Road 2 -
Project Leader: John Jenkins
Hattiesburg MS 39402
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Action: Remedial Investigation
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02YZ7 Monitor Well/ UG VOA (21) (HCL)(3) MW-09 S: 10/25/2005 11:00
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TR Number: 4-394627301-051105-0001
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Send Copy to: Sample Management Office, Attn: Heather Bauer. CSC, ·15000 Conference Center Or.. Chantilly, VA 20151-3819: Phone [phone]; Fax
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Appendix A
QAPP Checklist
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APPENDIX A
QAPP CHECKLIST
EPA REGION 4 QUALITY ASSURANCE SECTION
QAPP SUPERFUND DIVISON FINAL CHECKLIST 2007
QAPP Title: Ram Leather Care Site
Project Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Caroling
Originating Organization: Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp.
QAPP Date: July 26, 2010
Receipt Date:
Revie,v Date:
Reviewer:
EPA Task Order Manager: Beverly Stepter
EPA Project Officer: Charles Swan
Topic covered in accordance with requirements: o Yes o No
o Yes-Indicates that the topic/element was covered in sufficient detail to meet EPA's requirements
as specified in this checklist.
o No -Indicates that the topic/element covered in the QAPP docs not provide suflicicnt detail to
meet EPA's requirements or the topic is entirely missing from the document.
Element Meets Requirements
A-L Title and Approval Page
Title of QA PP o Yes o No
Organization's Name: Both the name of the o Yes o No
organization preparing the QAPP and the
organization conducting the project or the
grantee's name.
Dated Signature of Project Manager: Both the o Yes o No
originating organization's PM and EPA's
corresponding PM and/or PO.
Date and Signature of Quality Assurance o Yes o No
Manager's approval for the originating entity
and for EPA.
Other Signatures as Needed: o Yes o No
A-2. Table of Contents: lncludin2 Tables.
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Figures and Appendices o Yes
A-3. Distribution List: Including Addresses o Yes
of all entities or agencies requiring copies
of the QAPP
A-4. Project -Task Organization
Identities key project personnel, specifies
technical disciplines. details their
o Yes
roles/responsib_ilities_and details the chain of
command
Organization chart provided: Depicts lines of o Yes
authority, _independence (ol'QA manager),
and reporting responsibilities. Org-chart also
contains entries for all agencies, contractors
and individuals responsible for perl'orming
QAPP preparation, sample collection,
laboratory analysis, data veri ti cation, review
and validation. data quality assessment: and
project oversight responsibilities.
A-5. Problem Definition/Background.
Clearly states the particular environmental o Yes
problem to be solved, decision to be made, or
outcome to be achieved. Include sufficient
background in formation to provide a
historical, scientific, and regulatory
perspective for this pa11icular project.
Provides historical and background o Yes
information concerning prior environmental
investigations or assessments performed at
the site. Discusses the data collected from
these prior investigations and identities any
additional information that may be contained
in computer databases (secondary data), etc.
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A-6 Project/Task_ Description
Provides a summary of all work to be o Yes
performed, products to be produced. and the
schedule for implementation. Lists the actual
measurements to be made: •Including in-situ
field measurements, fixed laboratory
measurements, or any other type of
information collected as part of the project.
Cites applicable regulatory standards or o Yes
criteria such as action limits, ARA Rs. PR Gs,
MCLs, risk assessment screening levels, etc.
Must provide the actual numerical criteria for
the above items.
Identifies all instruments/equipment needed o Yes
to conduct project and identifies all key study
personnel (field technicians, chemists. risk
assessors. engineers, project managers,
quality assurance managers, etc.)
Provides work schedule for all tasks o Yes
including report preparation, response to
comments. etc.
Identifies.all required reports. records. data o Yes
reports, quality assurance reports/documents
A-7. Data and Field Quality Objectives and
Criteria for AH On-Site and Off-Site
iVleasurcn1cnt Data
Provides the Data Quality Objectives in o Yes
accordance and compliance with EPA's Data
Quality Objective Process (EPA-QA/G-4) '
document. Lists the seven steps of the DQO
process and provides the project-specific
information pertaining to each of these steps.
Applies the DQO process to the project study o Yes
undertaken. Provides the qualitative and
quantitative data quality objectives for all
aspects of the project. Must provide clearly
delineated project objectives such as
dctermininl! the oresence/absence of potential
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contaminants. nature and extent of
contamination, determining whether human I
health is affected. Must provide a list of I
decisions and alternative actions '
(remediation, removal, further assessments,
no further action. etc.).
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Provides all regulatory standards/criteria as o Yes o No
pa,t ofDQO process (action limits. ARA Rs, I
PRGs. MCLs. etc.) on an analyte by analyte
basis. -I
Provides a list of all the critical
contaminants/analytes along with with their o Yes o No
respective detection limit requirements (for 'I
chemical parameters) and QA/QC
requirements.
A-8. Special Training Requirements and .I
Special Certifications
Identifies how training needs are determined o Yes o No I
and lists all training requirements for the
project. Spcci tics whether certain
prolessionals require a lkersc or certification ,I
to perform duties as required by federal or
state laws.
Identities where training records will be o Yes o No I
maintained .
Identities how any new training requirements o Yes o No
are communicated to program/upper
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discusses how this training is provided. o Yes o No I
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A-9. Documentation and Records
Provides a comprehensive list of the o Yes
documents and records required for this ·
project (including raw data, licld logs, audit
reports, QA reports. progress or status
reports, analytical data reports. data
validation reports/data quality assessments
reports.)
Specilies the turnaround time for laboratory o Yes
data deliverables (both hardcopy and
electronic formats). Provides hardcopy data
package content requirements and electronic
data requirements
Provides the retention-time and location of o Yes
study records. reports and formal documents.
B-1. Sampling Process Design
Provides a table with type and number of o Yes
samples required for collection such as
surface, subsurface, or groundwater.
Provides design of the sampling/collection o Yes
network
Provides maps or diagrams with sample o Yes
locations/collection locations and provides
table with frequency of sampling events .
Provides the sample matrices slated for o Yes
collection in the sample table (surface soil,
subsurface soil, sediment, surface water.
groundwater samples, etc).
Provides ai~ extensive discussion regarding o Yes
the rationale for the sampling design. (This
also includes a discussion regarding the
rationale and relevance of the analytical
program).
Provides a table identifying the chemical o Yes
parameters/analytes of interest for each
collected sample along with the required
detection limits. rel.!ulatorv standards/criteria,
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QA/QC criteria; analytical method number,
sample .container requirements. sample
preservation requirements, sample volume
requirements and holding time criteria.
B-2. Sampling Method Requirements
Provides the required field sample collection o Yes
procedures, protocols and methods
Provides a list of sampling/collection o Yes
equipment (including make and model or
equipment).
Identifies on-site support facilities.that are o Yes
avai !able to field staff
Identifies key study personnel in charge of or o Yes•
overseeing sampling/collection activities
Des·cribcs equipment decontamination o Yes
procedures and requirements. Discusses
whcther·sampling equipment is dedicated or
non-dedicated.
Provides table listing sample· container o Yes
requirements and preparation requirements
for these containers (if provided by
laboratory, clearly states such).
Provides table listing sample preservation o Yes
requirements (for chemical parameters) and
holding time criteria (where applicable).
B-3. Sample Handling and Custody
Requirements
Provides a detail description of the o Yes
procedures for post sample handling (once
the sample has been collected).
Provides a detailed description of the chain-o Yes
ot~custody procedures.
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B-4. Analytical Method_ Requirements
Clearly identilies the extraction. digestion. o Yes
analytical methodologies (provides the actual
method numbers) to be followed (includes all
relevant options or modilications required).
identities the required instrumentation.
Provides laboratory SOi's or QAM.
Provides validation criteria for non-standard o Yes
or unpublished methodologies proposed for
use for a given study.
Identities individua\(s) responsibleJor o Yes
·overseeing the success of the analysis and for
implementing corrective actions if deemed
necessary.
Specilies the turnaround time for hardcopy o Yes
and electronic laboratory data deliverables.
B-5. Quality Control Re1juirements
ldentilies the type, number and frequency"of o Yes
procedures and frequency or QA/QC sample
collection along with the required QC
statistically derived limits for each analyte
(for spike samples, internal standards,
surrogate spikes).
Provides the statistical equations for o Yes
accuracy, precision, and comparability.
Specilics the acceptance criteria for these
measurements.
B-6. Instrument or Equipment Testing and
Inspection Requirements
Provides a list of all in-situ testing o Yes
instruments and field equipment.
Provides the technical criteria by which the o Yes
lie Id instruments or sampling equipment is
checked for acceptable performance.
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Provides a comprehensive list of the supplies o Yes
required for the project
Identifies the individual(s) responsible for o Yes
checking and inspecting consumables and
supplies
Provides the acceptance criteria consumable o Yes
item. instrument and equipment
Describes equipment and corrective o Yes
maintenance practices to ensure that on-site·
equipment or instruments are performing
within the required specifications
Identifies the availability and location of o Yes
spare parts
B-7. Instrument Calibration and
Frequency
Identifies all equipment requiring calibration o Yes
and discusses the frequency of calibration
Identifies the calibration requirements for o Yes
each instrument requiring calibration. (For
fixed laboratory this may be in the SOi's or
QA manual).
Provides the calibration requirements and o Yes
calibration acceptance criteria for each type
of equipment or instrument. (Again for the
oft~site laboratory this information will reside
in the method-specific SOPs and the QA
manual).
Iden ti fies the type of documentation required 6 Yes
for calibrations and instrument checks and
discusses how calibrations are traced back to
specific instruments for each analytical
parameter. (Once again for the off-site
laboratory this information will reside in the
method-specific SOPs and the QA manual).
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B-8 Inspection/Acceptance Criteria and
Requirements for Supplies and
Consumables
Provides a comprehensive list of the o Yes
consumables such as. solvents, reagents,
buffer solutions and other consumables or
supplies required for the project.
Provides the acceptance criteria for each of o Yes
these items.
Identities those individual(s) responsible for o Yes
checking/inspecting supplies and
consumables.
B-9. Data Acquisition Requirements for
Non-Direct Measurements
Identities the type and frequency of non-o Yes
direct measurement techniques for the project
(for computer databases. literature searches,
etc.)
Clearly identified and describes the o Yes
limitations of such data
Discusses the rationale for using this data and o Yes
explains its relevance to the project
Specifies how limitations in this data will be o Yes
communicated to all end data users and
stakeholders.
B-IO. Data Management
Describes the record-keeping, archival and· o Yes.
retrieval requirements for hard-copy and
electronic information produced during the
course of the project.
Provides audit checklists or other o Yes
standardized forms in an appendix to the
QAPP.
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Describes data handling equipment and o Yes
procedures used to process. com pi le and
analyze data (provides a complete list of
computer hardware and sottware needs) -
Specifies whether computer databases will
have restricted access or will be password
protected Discusses how the accuracy of
computer databases is assured.
Describes process for assuring that applicable o Yes
Office of Information Resource Management
requirements are satisfied (mainly this is
required if the data will be entered into an
EPA or other Federal Database)
C-1. Assessments, Audits and Corrective
Actions
Lists the required number. frequency and type o Yes
of assessments with approximate dates and
names of individual(s) responsible for
performing these assessments
Discusses one or more of the following types o Yes
of assessments: peer reviews. technical
audits, surveillance. management system
reviews. readiness reviews: quality system
audits. performance evaluations, data quality
assessments.
Identities the individual(s) performing these o Yes
assessments and discusses the authority and
independence of these individual(s) in
relation to those being assessed
Provides a description of the types of. o Yes
corrective actions that may be instituted to
resolve any issues raised during the audit
Discusses where audit findings will be o Yes
documented and how-the audit findings will
be communicated to all key project staff, state
and EPA personnel responsible for the study
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frequency and distribution of the following
types or reports:
Project Status Reports o Yes
Results of Assessments or Audits o Yes
Results or periodic Data Quality Assessments o Yes
QA Audit Reports o Yes
ldcntilies tlic individual(s) responsible for o Yes
preparing. reviewing and receiving these
reports -discusses the retention time for
maintaining such reports.
D-1 & D-2. Data Review, Verification and
Validation
Identities the guidance documents or SOi's o Yes
governing the data review. verification and
validation processes
Clearly discusses the criteria by which data o Yes
will be accepted or rejected and provides a
comprehensive list of the data flags or
qualifiers that will be assigned to non-
compliant data points (including the
definitions for each of these flags)
Describes the process. and provides the o Yes
criteria by which the data will be assessed for
its overall usability and intended purpose.
Identities the individual(s) resporsible for o Yes
validating the data and identifies the company
or consultant for whom they work (Note:
EPA recommends using an independent
second or third party validator or at least a
person that is unaffiliated with the laboratory
performing the analyses on site samples) .
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Identifies how problems associated with the o Yes o No
laboratory will be documented and
communicated to all end data users and
stakeholders (where will the results of the
data validation process be documented)
D-3. Reconciliation of the Data to the
Project-Specific DQOs
Describes the process by which the on-site o Yes o No
and otl~site analytical data will be reconciled
to the project-specific DQOs (especially if the
data is non-compliant)
Discusses how limitations in the final data set o Yes o No
will be documented and communicated to all
end data users and stakeholders.
Describes the circumstances under which data o Yes o No
would be rejected and removed from the final
data set
Identifies the individual(s) responsible for o Yes o No
reconciling the data to the project-specific
DQOs
Identifies the SOP or guidance document o Yes. o No
outlining the DQO reconciliation process
Note: EPA's guidance and requirements documents for the DQO process. QAPP preparation. Data
Validation and Data Quality Assessments, are located at www.epa.!wv/qualitv. These documents
include:
Final OAPP Disposition:
__ Approved, 110 comnze11ts
Signature of Designated Approval Official (DAO) ____________ _
Signature of Section Chicfof the DAO_· ____________ _
__ Not Approved, Address Comments, Submit Revised QAPP to the EPA Designated
Approval O,fficia/
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References
I. EPA Requirements for Oualitv Assurance Project Plans, EPA QA/R-5, EPA/240/13-01/002
(March 200 I).
2. EPA Guidance on Systematic Planning Using the Data Oualitv Objectives Process, EPA
QA/G-4. EPA/240/13-06/001 (February 2006).
Both documents can be accessed at the following website: www.epa.gov/qualitv -Select
guidance from the menu options to the left of the screen. ·
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Data Management Plan
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Appendix B
Data Management Plan
B. I Introduction
This data management plan (DMP) summarizes Black & Veatch's data management protocol for
the Ram Leather Care Site remedial investigation/feasibility study. The data management scope
of work will be implemented by Black & Veatch's data manage1i1ent team and other members of
the project team.
B. I. I Project Description
During the investigation, Black & Veatch will collect a variety of environmental information,
including historical data as well as newly generated data to support data evaluation, reporting,
design, and presentation activities. To verify that data meet quality assurance (QA)/quality
control (QC) requirements ~f applicable regulation requirements, a complete audit trail of the
information flow must be established. Each step in the data management process ( data
collection, storage, and analysis) must be adequately planned, executed, and documented.
To meet QA/QC requirements, Black & Veatch will employ the Environmental Quality
Information System (EQulS) Data Management System. EQulS manages locational, geological,
and chemical data. Black & Veatch uses the EQulS database as the project data warehouse.
The EQulS database provides a standard format for data storage and incorporates a number of
common data reports and a dynamic link to Environmental Systems Research lnstitute's (ESRI)
ArcMap GIS software. In addition, the EQuIS database interfaces with a variety of industry
standard software packages, which allows easy access to and manipulation of data stored in the
database; thereby facilitating evaluation, modeling, and visualization of environmental data from
a single database.
Black & Veatch will use EQulS for the entry, storage, reporting, and retrieval of data for the
Site. EQuIS will broadly support the collection and storage of analytical and field environmental
data; project documentation in electronic format, data analysis, and presentation of investigation
findings using geographic information system (GIS) technology, modeling of data using
Rockware and other related three dimensional software \if required), and project management
and decision making processes. EQulS is an .enterprise-wide system capable of receiving,
organizing, ·storing, and distributing large volumes of complex environmental data in multiple
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fonnats to support membrane interface probe, direct push technology, soil, and ground water
sampling activities performed at the site.
This OM P addresses practices for the following media:
Chemical and Physical Data for:
• Surface and subsurface soil
• Ground water
• Geologic and hydrogeologic information
• Investigation-derived waste
Spatial Data:
• Sample station locations
• Latitude/longitude or casting/northing coordinates
• Buildings, roads, site features, and utilities
• Topography, land features, and aerial photography]
B. 1.2 General Data Management Objectives
Data management for the site has the following objectives:
• Standardize and facilitate the collection, formatting, and transfer of field-generated data
to the Environmental Database.
• Provide a structured data set that will support environmental investigation planning and
decision making.
• Minimize uncertainties associated with the data, data-derived products, and interpretation
of results through QA/QC defined measures and practices.
• Provide data that is adequately documented with descriptive information for technical
defensibility and legal admissibility of the data.
B.1.3 Project-Specific Data Management Objectives
The project-specific scope of the management activities addressed by this plan includes but is not
limited to the following tasks:
•· Creation, operation, and maintenance of EQulS to organize and store current
environmental information generated during the sampling event(s), as well as historical
information.
• Standardization of electronic data deliverables (EDD), as agreed to by the EPA.
B. 1.4 Data Management Plan Objectives
This data management plan has the following objectives:
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• Define the roles and responsibilities of personnel involved in the management of project
data.
• Define lines of communication among data managers and project management personnel.
• Describe the overall data management process from project planning through data
archiving procedures.
• Provide laboratory requirements and electronic deliverables required for transfer of the
EQulS database.
• Describe EQulS data report options and links to third party sotiwarc.
Black & Veatch has prepared a Site-Specific Data Management Plan worksheet to be completed
by the Task Order Manager (TOM). The worksheet, which is included as Appendix B-1 of this
plan, identifies project personnel, defines the project budget and schedule, and details the data
management and reporting requirements for the project. The worksheet is prepared for all
projects that require data management services.
B.2 Database Management Team Organization
This section documents the roles and responsibilities of the data management team in carrying
out their data management functions. Team communication is documented after the roles.
B.2.1 Role., and Responsibilities
The data management team will work together to properly execute the data management_ plan
and ensure that the project objectives and scope are· realized. The team model presented here is
based on a TOM supported by key tcc_hnology staff including Data and GlS specialists. The
functional responsibilities arc identified by titles, but are not necessarily individual staff
positions. One person may hold two roles. Figure B-1 shows the workflow among data
management team members.
Task Order Manager -The TOM responsible for prepanng the work plan, schedule,
milestones, and coordinating efforts with clients. The TOM determines the needs and objectives
for an activity, assigns appropriate personnel to complete the project; and is ultimately
responsible for project completion. The TOM is also responsible for ensuring data quality and
pcrfonns data QA/QC at various times in the data management process.
Project Data Administrator (PDA) -The PDA responsible for coordinating, setting priorities
for and reporting data activities. The PDA acts as a liaison between data users and data holders,
making certain that data is provided to those who need it, in the appropriate format. The PDA .
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also reviews deliverables for proper format and content; tracks budgets and level of effort (LOE),
alerting the TOMs with any concerns; and coordinates and verifies that all QC steps are
performed. The POI\ interacts with the sample manager (SM) and database manager (OM) on
all aspects of data management activities, provides guidance and coordinatio·n to the SM during
· resolution of data inconsistencies, coordinates completion of data queries for reports and
coordinates database modification efforts with the Database Manager (OM). The POI\ also
coordinates the data needs of GIS leads. PDA infommtion requirements include project budget,
LOE information, and project schedule info,mation from the TOM; station and sample
numbering information from the OM for the SM, and field team leader (FTL).
Database Manager _(DM) -The OM has overall responsibility for the design, operation, and
maintenance of the project database. The OM is responsible for the implementation, and
evaluation of standard operating procedures to ensure integrity of the enterprise-wide database
system. The OM works directly with the PDA to enhance database tools and structures as
required to increase performance and efficiency for the entire program. The OM provides station
and sample names to the PDA for distribution to the SM and FTL.
OM information requirements include reporting requireme':'ts and formats from the Site Manager
or technical liaison to support internal analysis; current comparison criteria reference tables,
including regulatory standards, criteria, and action levels; and site-specific cleanup goals.
Sample Manager (SM) -The SM is responsible for tracking, organizing, and formatting new or
existing data generated by field activities or provided by laboratory analyses. The SM also
handles hardcopy and/or EDDs, and conducts sample tracking processes from the project
planning phase through the field investigation and data collection phase of a project. The SM
enters field data results into EQuIS, assists the OM in resolving data ambiguities, and
coordinates .the generation of data analysis reports. The SM is responsible for refommtting data
that is in a format inconsistent with database entry, conducts verification activities following
receipt of electronic data, and participates in QA/QC activities to resolve inconsistencies, as
necessary.
SM infom1ation requirements include a sampling schedule from the TOM, an EDD format from
the laboratory, sample tracking information and the chain-ot~custody from the FTL, and
hardcopies of electronic analytical data from the laboratory.
Field Team Leader (FTL) -The FTL helps prepare the work plan and implement it in the field;
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assigns staff members to. sampling teams; assigns responsibilities to team members; prepares for
and coordinates sampling activities; oversees the collection, recording, and documentation of the
field data; and ensures that the chain-ot~custody form is completed correctly. The FTL also
compiles and performs QC checks of field data and provides data and/or field reporting
requirements and the field schedule.
GIS Lead (GL) -The GL creates and maintains the G!S for the project. The GL also prepares
maps that illustrate geographical features and area characteristics, such as: topology, land use,
ground cover, roads, buildings, and hydrography. The GL also edits and fom1ats spatial data,
combines this data with attribute data from the EQuIS database, and display results through
outputs that include maps, color displays, and tabular information. The GL coordinates database
output needs for G IS construction through the POA.
GL information requirements include lists of figures and formats and data requirements ror the
G!S from the PDA and data management plan.
B.3 Data Management
This section describes in detail specific processes used by the data management team to capture,
QA/QC, manage/track and report the data associated with the site. Figure B-2 presents the data
management processes/procedures 11owchart, which documents the flow of data from the project
planning phase to the output phase.
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Data management for the Ram Leather Care site will involve the use of a computerized
. environmental data management system. The data management system includes two main
clements: ( l) EQulS -an organized and structured storehouse or data, and (2) data management
procedures -the steps involved in the data management process as documented in this data
management plan.
EQulS provides a centralized, secure location for environmental data or known quality that can
be shared and used for multiple purposes. The data management system will assist in the
infonnation 11ow for the project by providing a means to catalog, organize, archive, and access
information. The data management system alone will not arialyze or graphically display the
data; its function is to provide an "electronic liling cabinet" for the project's environmental data.
Once the data is electronically tiled, it may then be used with other software for analysis,
plotting, and presentation.
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8.3.1 The-Environmental Database
Black & Veatch, in support of the EPA, has designed and implemented EQuIS that will support
the storage, analysis, display, and reporting of environmental analytical data. EQuIS is a
database front end supported by a Microsoft® Access database.
The purpose of EQuIS is to record infonnation about sampling events and the results associated
with those events. Information includes capturing where, when, and how certain infom1ation
was collected, as well as the geological and physical attributes of the place and process of
collection. Equ!S also captures information on where, when, and how the sampling data was
analyzed and the analytical results.
· There are two primary modules to store the environmental data: EQuIS Chemistry and EQu!S
Geology. Other dependent tables store finer details related to the data in the primary tables; look
up tables store valid values to provide input to the primary tables. Tables that reference look up
tables can only accept values that have been specified in the look up tables.
8.3. I. I Data Management Procedure. Data management procedures are a crucial part of' the
data management system. Established procedures are necessary to ensure consistency among
data sets, internal database integrity, and a verified, usable data set. The following general data
management tasks and procedures will be performed for all facility data, before such data is
entered into the database.
• Use of unique station and sampling naming conventions
• Electronic data entry
• Field data entry
• Sample tracking
8.3. 1.2 Unique Station Names and Sample Nomenclature. This section presents sample
naming convention that will be typical of all samples addressed during the field investigation at
the Site. More information about station and sample nomenclature is presented in Section 4.0 of
the QAPP.
Field station data are information assigned to a physical location in the field where some sort of
sample is collected. For example, a soil sample to be collected will require a name that will
uniquely identify it with respect to other monitoring wells or other types of sample locations.
The station name provides a key in a database ·to which any samples collected from that location
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can be linked to form a relational database structure.
Before beginning field work, the FTL will review the proposed level of effort and coordinate a
list of unique station ID names, or station IDs, with the PDA and OM. The FTL will be
responsible for enforcing the use of the standardized numbering system during field activities.
B.3. 1.3 Laboratory Electronic Data Deliverable Format. Data will be transmitted from the
laboratory to Black & Veatch (for BOA or other s·ubcontracted labs) via paper-copy data
packages and electronic files, -followed by data validation, -reduction, analysis, and report
preparation. All data from the BOA laboratory will undergo data validation by Black & Veatch.
Appendix B-2 provides an example of this format, known as the electronic data deliverable or
EDD.
B.3./.4 Field Data Entry. Field station location information (station name and location),
corresponding sample information (sample IDs, date, time, analysis, depth, QC samples, GPS
coordinates), and field parameter infonnalion will be recorded by the FTL in field log books and
on the chain-of-custody.
The FTL will provide the field information to the SM for entry into the electronic sample
tracking form. When the field sample location, sample· ID, and field parameter are entered into
the field tracking form, the SM conducts a QC review of the station IDs, sample IDs, and field
results. These reports are-given to the TOM to approve. If the information is deemed
· unacceptable, the SM and PDA will coordinate with the TOM and FTL lo rectify discrepancies.
Aller approval, the field data is uploaded into the EQulS database location table and geology
section.
B.3./.5 Sample Tracking. The sample tracking procedure has been designed to provide field
lcams, the project team, pr.ogram management, and data management team with a mechanism to
quickly detennine the status and location of each set of analytical samples.
Two tracking sheets arc recommended to conduct sample tracking; the sample tracking sheet and
the sample delivery group (SDG) tracking sheet. Both are created by the SM to locate data and
assess the progress status and invoicing of the project. Appendices B-3 and B-4 are copies of
these forms.
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The sample tracking sheet contains, at a minimum, the sample ID, sample matrix, date the
sample was collected, date the sample was shipped, and a list of analyses requested. The SM
creates a preliminary sample tracking sheet using the sampling instructions before the sampling
event. As chain-of~custodies arc returned, the SM fills in the sample tracking sheet, highlighting
samples and analyses that have been collected. The sample tracking sheet is very usefol in
verifying that the sampling event is complete.
The SDG tracking .sheet follows the progress of the laboratory SDG and contains the SDG
number, laboratory name, validator name, date that the data package is due from the lab, date the
data package and EDD were received, and the date that the EDD was sent to the OM for
uploading into the database.
B.3.1.5.1 Historical data. Historical data can be in a variety of formats and may need to be
accepted with little or no information on data QC measures.
The EDD for historical data may be in a format that requires preprocessing before uploading into
the EQulS database. A careful assessment of existing electronic data must be made by the data
management team before submittal to the client.
Historical reports or other site documents containing data ·in paper form will be hand entered, QC
checked, and uploaded into the database. · The SM will supervise the clerical· task of entering
historical data into an appropriate EDD format.
B.3.1.5.2 Geographic data. Geographic data includes topographic survey coordinates, GPS
coordinates, soil boring logs, geophysical survey information, aerial photographs, and other
image files. This data will be obtained electronically or entered into spreadsheets in a format
compatible with electronic loading into the database, GIS, or other geologic software. GPS
coordinates will be checked for accuracy in the field. The GlS Lead will conduct or oversee this
task.
B.4 Database Storage and Back-Up
The EQuIS database will be housed on· a Black & Veatch stand alone personal computer. The
database will reside on this personal computer with daily back-ups to a compact disk (CD)
and/or on a Black & Veatch server.
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Appendix B-1
SITE-SPECIFIC DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN
I. PROJECT NAME: --------~-------------
2. TASK ORDER
MANAGER:
3. TECHNICAL DESIGNEE TO
INTERFACE WITH DATA MANAGER:
4. FIELD TEAM LEADER:
5. PROJECT DATA 1WANAGER:
6. PROJECT DATA COORDINATOR:
7. PROJECT TYPE:
8. SCOPE OF WORK:
9. ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS BY MATRIX:
MATRIX PARAMETERS
LDL V -Low Detection Limit Volatile Organic Compounds
TCL V -Target Compound List Volatile Organic Compounds
TCL EX -Target Compound List Extractables (SVOC, Pesticides, PCBs)
TCL SV -Target Compound List Semivolatile Organic Compounds
TAL IN -Target Analyte List lnorganics (Metals & Cyanide)
T AL M -Target Analyte List Metals Only
10. SAMPLE NUMBERING SCHEME: (Attachment A) ~---------
11. SAMPLE NUMBERING SCHEME: (Attachment A) _________ _
12. LOCATIONAL CONCERNS (i.e. AOCs): ____________ _
13. GEOLOGICAL/LOCATIONAL INFORMATION FOR DATA BASE ENTRY
(check all that are appropriate):
D Survey Coordinates -elevation data
D ARCView Versions ofAutoCad Maps D Borehole Lithology D Aquifer Test Information D Borehole Geophysics D Groundwater Levels D Monitoring Well Construction Diagrams D Other (describe)·
14. LIST COMPARISON CRITERIA-(fill in checklist in Attachment B)
IS. INTERMEDIATE REPORTS REQUIRED
16. FINAL REPORTS REQUIRED
D B& V Crosstab report -Ii.ill tables: Provides all data results by sample and
parameter. Can be grouped as desired by the client.
D B& V Crosstab report -hits tables: Provides detected data results by sample
and parameter.
D B&V Crosstab report -comparison tables: Provides either all results or hits
results compared against one or two comparison criteria sets of values and
one background sample.
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0 ARCView
D Rockworks
D Surfer 0 EXCEL D client-ready EDD D Other (describe)
18. ANTICIPATED LEVEL OF PROJECT COMPLEXITY:
0 High D Medium
D Low
19. ANTICIPATED LEVEL OF SM/DMC INTERACTION:
0 High D Medium
D Low
NOTES:
Prepared by:
Items in Bold are filled out by the Site Manager (or designee)
Items in Italics are filled out by the Data Manager
Task Order Manager:
Data Manager:
Reviewed by:
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Appendix B-2.
Version UPDATE September 12, 2003
Provided by EarthSoti, Inc. and Block & Veatch.
This document defines the format of the analytical electronic data delivery (EDD) to Black & Veatch. The data from the laboratory can be either a set of ASCII
files as defined below or in the Excel spreadsheet template CHErvt-LAB.xls as provided.
For each sample delivery group (SDG). the lab should submit either one two-tab Excel tile or a pair of ASCII files. The Excel files should be renamed to
sdgnum.XLS. \\'here sdgnum is the SDG number. For the ASCII files, the first portion of the filenames must contain the SDG number plus the file code. eilher "-
tes" or "-res" The ASCII filename extensions may be prn or "txt:
Sdgnum-tes.pm for Lab Test Files
Sdgnum-res.prn for Lab Result Files
Dates should be entered as rvlM/DD/YY (month/day/year) and time as HH:Ml\·1 (hour:rninute). Time uses a 24-hour clock, thus 3:30 ·p.m. will ·be reported as
15:30. Data that.is less than the maximum length should not be padded with spaces.
Fields with \' in the Req. column arc required in database Black & Veatch uses to manage analytical data. These fields have a blue column heading in the
template.
The ASCII file should use comma field separation. Each data field must be enclosed in double quotes ('') and separated by columns. Data fields with no
information should be represented by two commas. Each line must be tenninated with-a carriage return. Column headers with the names of the fields may be
included. A second header line with the column numbers may also be included. The header lines are not required in the ASCII file but may be placed there if it
of help to the lab. The two header rows must remain on both tabs in the spreadsheet file.
An Excel spreadsheet template is provided for this detinitioll"in CHEM-LAB.xis
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I sys_sample_ code
2 lab_ anl method name --
3 analysis-date
4 analysis-time
5 total-or-dissolved
6 column-number
7 test tvoe
8 lab_matrix_code
9 analvsis-location
10 basis
I I container-id
12 dilution-factor
13 ore□ method
14 oreD-date
15 oreo-time
16 leachate-method
17 leachate-date
18 leachate-time
19 lab name code
20 ac-level
21 lab-sample-id
22 percent-moisture
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Te.,t(20)
Text(35)
Daterfime
Text(5)
Text(2)
Text( I 0)
Text( 10)
Text(2)
Text( 10)
Text(30)
Single
Text(35)
Daten·ime
Text(5)
Text( 15)
Dateffime
Text(5)
Text( I 0)
Text( 10)
Text(20)
Tcxt(5)
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Definition
Unique sample identifier. Each sample must have a unique value, including spikes and
duplicates. Laboratory QC samples must also have unique identifiers. This must be
consistent throughout the data.
Laboratory a.nalytic method name or description. This should be consistent throughout
the data. See Am1endix A for a list of valid codes.
~ · Date of sample analysis in MM/DD/YY format..
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Time of sample analysis in 24-hr (military) HH:tvtrVI format. Note that this field,
combined with the "analysis_date" field, is used to distinguish between retests and reruns
(if reponed ). Please ensure that retests have "analysis_ date" and/or "analysis _time"
different from the original test event (and fill out the test tvnc field as needed).
If required, it must be either "T" for total f metal] concentration, "D" for dissolved or
filtered [metal] concentration, or "N" for organic (or other) constituents for which neither
"total" nor "dissolved" is anolicable.
Use for indicatin!! column fro1l1 which result is reno11ed.
Tvoc oftest. Valid values include "initial". "recxtract". :md "reanalvsis".
Code which distinguishes between different types of sample matrix. I.E, soil versus
leachate. See Annendix A for a list of valid codes.
If required, it must be "LB" for fixed-based laboratorv analysis.
If required, it must be either "Wet" for wet-weight basis reporting, "Dry" for dry-weight
basis reno11ing_ or "NA" for tr.:sts for which this distinction is not annlicable.
Sample container identifier.
Effective test dilution factor.
Laboratorv sample oreoaration method name or description.
Date of samnle orenaration in Ml'vt/DD/YY format.
Time of samole nrenaration in 2--l-hr (military) HH:r-.·Hv1 format.
Laboratorv leachate generation method name or descriotion.
Date of leachate nrenaration in MM/DD/YY format.
Time of leachate orenaration in 24-hr {militarv) HH:tvlM format.
Uniaue identifier of the laboratorv.
Data validation QC level.
Laboratory LIMS sample identifier. Required. If necessary, a field sample may have
more than one LI ~vfS lab-sample-id ( maximum one ner each test event).
Percent moisture of the sam.plc portion used in this test; this value may val)' from test to
test for any sample. Numeric format is "NN.rvli\'1'', i.e., 70.1% could be reported as
"70.1" but not as "70.1 %".
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# Field Data Type Required Definition
?' __ , subsanrn le-amount Text(l4) N Amount of sample used for test.
24 subsanmle-amount-unit Text( 15) N Unit of measurement for sub-sample amount.
25 analvst-narne Text(30) N Name or initials of laboratory analyst.
26 instrument-id Text(50) N Instrument identifier.
27 comment Text(255) N Comments about the test as nccessarv.
28 Preservative Tcxt(50) N Tvne of orcservative.
29 Final-volume Tcxt(15) N Final volume.
30 Final-volume units Text( 15) N Units of measurement for the final volume.
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# Field DataType Rcqum:d Definition
I sys_sample_code Text(20) y .. Unique sample identifier. Each sample must have a unique value, including laboratory
:-4-' . spikes and duplicates. Laboratory QC samples must also have unique identifiers. This ,, . _,. '\~
~'f:;.J .. :t. -. '$ must be consistent throughout the data . This sample identifier must come from the -.
I·.' ·"' (~ chain-of-custody/traffic report. This sample identifier must be the same as used on the
-L ' .-;; Lab-test tab for this samnle. I
2 lab _anl method name Text(35) Y~: ., ,· . Laboratory analytic method name or description. This should be consistent throughout
;, '"' :~,r . . . -· the data . See Annendix A for a list of valid codes. ... 'j ·"•
3 analvsis-date Date/Time y ' Date of samole anal vs is in tvtrvt/DD/YY format. This field is alwavs rcauircd. -. -
4 analysis-time Text(5) Y;for ,. · ·, -Time of sample analysis in 24-hr (military) HH:MM format.. Note that this field. •?
\reanalyses · -:; combined with the "analysis_date" field, is used to distinguish between retests and ,_
7.}· '--~ . -reruns (if reported). Please ensure that re-tests have "analysis_date" and/or ,;.\ ' , '~ .. -"analysis_time" different from the original test event (and fill out the test_type field as --r:, . _--,•_, :;:;_._ needed) .
5 total-or-dissolved Text( I) N If required. it must be either "T" for total [metal] concentration. "D" for dissolved or
filtered [metal] concentration, or "N" for organic (or other) constituents for which
neither "total" nor "dissolved" is annlicable.
6 column-number Text(2) N If required, then it must be either "IC" for first column analyses; "2C" for second
column analyses, or "NA" for analyses for which neither "l C" nor "2C" is applicable.
However, if any "2C" tests are reported, then there must be corresponding" IC" tests
nresent also.
7 test tvne Text(IO) y Tvoe oftt:st. Valid values include "initial", "recxtract". and "reanalvsis".
8 cas-m Text(l 5) y .· ;,
Chemical Abstracts Registry Number for the parameter if available. See Appendix B -
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9 chemical-name Text\60) -y, -•••a f•, Chemical name is used only in review of EDD. The cas-rn field is the only chemical ·"' "' •e' L• i; identitv information actualh' imnorted into EOulS.
10 result-value Text(20J ,y; _:__:: . -~. .~ Analytic resull reported at an appropriate nun_1ber of significant digits. ~fay be blank , s ·--. .. . • -J ,. .. ~ ., -for non-detects . '·• ,>-s
I I result-error-delta Tcxt(20) N Error range applicable to the result value; typically used only for radiochemistry
results.
12 result-type-code Text(IO) y Must be either "TRG" for a target or regular result, "TIC" for tentatively identified ., .. ., ' compounds. "SUR" for surrogates, "IS" for internal standards, or "SC" for spiked
~ .. -::;
ca_ ~ '. .. comoounds .
13 reportable-result Text(IO) cY· "' ,, Must be either "Yes" for results which are considered to be reportable, or "No" for ·, . ·_r·;_ '' , -:'-other results. This field has many purposes. For example, it can be used to distinguish
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, ' between multiple results where a sample is re-tested after dilution. It can also be used
to indicate which of the first or second column results should be considered primary. -_·,;:_.: •§,. i; The proper value of this field in both of these two examples should be provided by the
-. ' ,_ ·c laboratory ( onlv one result should be fla22ed as reportable).
14 detect-flag Text(2) y Mav be either "Y" for detected results or "N" for non-detects. ' •. . -'
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# Fidd DataType Rt:quin.:d Definition
15 lab-qualifiers Text( 7) y Qualifier flags assigned bv the laboratorv.
16 orgamc-yn Yes/No N If required, then it must be either "Y" for organic constituents or "N" for inorganic
constituents.
17 method-detection-Ii mi t Text(20) y Method detection limit.
18 reporting-detection-I irni t Text(20) N Detection limit that reflects.conditions such as dilution factors and moisture content.
Required for all results for \\'hich such a limit is annropriate.
19 quantitation-limit Text(20) N Concentration level above which results can be aualified with confidcnCe.
20 result-unit Text( 15) y Units of measurement for the result.
21 detection-Ii m it-unit Text(l5) ,Y ., ;"C" _;,_ Units of measurement for the detection limit(s). .... _ ..
22 tic-retention-ti me Text(8) N Retention time in seconds for tentativelv identified compounds.
23 result-comment Text(255) N Result soecific comments.
24 Qc-original-conc Text(l4\ N The concentration of the analvte in the original (unspiked) sample.
25 uc-soike-added Tex[( 14) N The concentration of the analvte added to the orieinal samole. 26 QC-spike-measured Text( 14) N The measured concentration of the analvte.
27 uc-soike-rccoverv Tcxt(14) N The oercent recovt:rv calculated as specified bv the laboratorv QC program.
28 qc-dup-ori ginal-conc Text(l4) N The concentration of the analvte in the oricinal (unspiked) samole.
29 ac-duo-soi ke-added Text( 14) N The concentration of the analyte added to the original samole.
30 qc-dup-spike-measurcd Text( 14) N The measured concentration of the analvte in the duplicate.
31 o c-d u o-so i k e-rtco very Tex[( 14) N The duolicate oercent recover\' calculated as spccified bv the laboratorv QC orogram. 32 oc-rpd Text(8) N The relative percent difference calculattd as snccified bv the laboratorv QC program.
33 ac-spike-lcl Text(8) N Lower control limit for spike recovery
34 ac-soike-ucl Text(8) N Unner control limit for spike recoverv.
35 ac-rpd-cl Text(8) N Relative percent difference control limit.
36 ac-soikc-stan1s Text(IO) N Used to indicate whether the spike recoven' was within control limits.
37 qc-dup-spike-status Tex[( I 0) N Used to indicate whether the duplicate spike recovery was within control limits.
38 ac-rpd-status Text(IO) N Used to indicate whether the relative oercent difference was within control limits.
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SOIL SAMPLE TRACKING FORM EXAMPLE
* Start * End
Sample Location Field Method
' ' Depth Depth Area or I\latrix Collection I· Collection Shipmen! '
Code Co.de '. ~a.se # . CLP,# . An~lys~ Cod~ : , Lab ID .(ft.BGS) (rt. ~GS) _Concrrn ' Sec pate Time .. Date Comment· . .
Text 20 Text 15 Text 8 -Texts. . See Annendix A ' : See below,.~-_. decimal decimal• Text J5t.o. below.-· mm/dd/\'Y .. hh:mm,. mm/dd/\'v -_, Text so.; ~---
SB01A N/A NIA CLP Voa NIA 0 2 Claremont SB 06121100 08:45 06121100 Not Collected
SB01A 26778 BWA45 CLP SV MITKEM MSIMSD
SB01A 26778 BWA45 CLP P/PCBs MITKEM • If you use units MSIMSD
SB01A 26778 MBST32 CLP Metals SENTIN other than feet
SB01A 26778 MBST32 CLPCn SENTIN below ground
SB01A NIA NIA ,. see.annendix c .... -sub-MITKEM si.Jrface, edit these
SB01A NIA NIA pH-S sub-MITKEM column headers
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SB01A NIA NIA Grain sub-MITKEM annrot riatelv.
SB01B 26778 BWA46 CLP Voa MITKEM 2 4 Claremont SB 06121100 16:30 06121100
SB01B 26778 BWA46 CLP SV MITKEM
SB01B 26778 BWA46 CLP P/PCBs MITKEM
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SB018 26778 MBST33 CLP Metals SENTIN MSID
SB018 26778 MBST33 CLP Cn SENTIN MS/O
SB01B NIA NIA TOC·S Sub-MITKEM . MS/MSD
SB01B NIA NIA pH·S sub-MITKEM
S8018 NIA NIA Grain sub-MITKEM
FB062100 26778 BWA47 CLP Voa MITKEM FB 06/21/00 08:00 06/21/00 Rinsate
FB062100 26778 BWA47 CLPSV MITKEM
FB062100 26778 BWA47 CLP P/PCBs MITKEM
FB062100 26778 MBST34 CLP Metals SENTIN
FB062100 26778 MBST34 CLPCn SENTIN
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_Sumple Locatio~ Field Method
f:ode _Code ~ Case# CLP# Anuhsis Code .. ., . .
Text 20 : .Te.xi ts.,· . :.TcxtB ., ~·Text 8; See A ""endll. A
MW01·R1 26779 BWA40 CLP Vea
MW01·R1 26779 BWA41 CLP SV
MW01-R1 26779 8WA41 CLP PIPCBs
MW01-R1 26779 MBST31 CLP Metals
MW01-R1 26779 MBST31 CLPCn
SW01-R1 26779 BWA42 CLP Vea
SW01·R1 26779 BWA43 CLP SV
SW01-R1 26779 BWA43 CLP P/PCBs
SW01-R1 26779 MBST30 CLP Metals
SW01-R1 26779 MBST30 CLP Cn
T8062100 26779 BWA39 CLP Voa
,',otes:
Columns A through F -Each line needs to be filled out.
Columns G through M -Only enter information once for each sample.
Column E -Use the codes from Appendix A, column A.
Columns F and J -Use the codes listed below.
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Lab ID: .
See b~low
ENVSYS
MITKEM
MITKEM
SENTIN
SENTIN
ENVSYS
MITKEM
MITKEM
SENTIN
SENTIN
ENVSYS
Column N -Fill out each line that applies, MS/MSD or Duplicate of what sample, etc.
• St:11·1 * End
Depth Depth (fl.
(ft BGS) .· .'~GS) . ' , Decimal : Decimal :_
56 No entry in
this field
• See soil for water
for samples
ex[]lanation
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A separate line should be used for individual analysis. See the Method Analyte Group Codes listed on Appendix A
For easy reading it is suggested that a line be placed between each sample (Seethe examples above).
Arca of Matrix
Concern See
Text 15 ,_ below
Claremont GW
Marsh SW
TB
Collel'tion Collection Shipmen~ ., Date-.,; -Time:•., :oate Comment . . ' .. ' . mm/dd/•-'•· ·~.hh:mm_ -mmfdtJ/u•; . Text.SO -
06121100 08:45 06121100 MSIMSD
MSIMSD
MS/MSD
MS/D
MS/D
06/21/00 08:45 06/21/00
06121100 08:00 06121100 Trio Blank
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·cm.JC' :\l:itri,
EB Equipment Blank
FB Field Blank
GW Groundwater
SB Subsurface Soil
SEO Sediment
Soil Soil
ss Surface Soil
SW Surface Water
TB Trip Blank
TP Test Pit
Water Water
WB Water Blank
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column F:
D!!k Lah ~anll'
ABC Alpha Beta Capa Labs
CHEM Chemtech Consulting Group
DATAC Datachem Laboratories, lnc.
DESA
EANDE Ecology and Environment
ENVSYS Envirosystems, Inc.
MITKEM Mitkem Corporation
SENTIN Sentinel, Inc.
STL Severn Trent Laboratories
TOXIKON Toxicon Laboratories
Example of a subcontract lab: sub-MITKEM
See your Data Manager, if your lab is not
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SDG Check-In List
Project:
Task Order
Manager:
Field Team -
Leader:
Data manager:
Case# SDG# Matrix Lab Date # # Assigned
Fractions Received Soils Water Data
Coordinator
Into Edit DV To Copy Group QC
Excel XLS in TXT Import Lab Merge for Reports XLS Qual Reports
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EPA Region 4 Data Qualifiers and Definition Flags
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Element Qualifier Definitions as of Monday, April2, 2007 12:38:13PM
Qualifier Filter: All
A The analyte was analyzed in replicate. Reported value is an average value of the replicates.
B-1 Analyte is found in the associated blank as well as in the sample (CLP B-flag).
B-2 Reporting level elevated due to trace amounts of analyte present in the method blank.
B-3 Level in blank does not impact data quality
B-4 Level in blank impacts MRLs.
C-1 No sample container received
C-2 Improper sample container used
C-3 Sample container broken on receipt
C-4 Sample container broken in the lab
c,5 EnCore sampler received by the laboratory unlocked
C-6 Sample aliquot taken from VOA vial with headspace (air bubble greater than 5-6 mm
diameter).
CL-1 BOD result estimated -Sample exhibited evidence of toxicity
CL-2 DOC result higher than TOC result
CL-3 Sample distillation not required for Ammonia
CLP01 Concentration reported is less than the lowest standard on calibration curve
CLP02 Concentration reported is greater than the highest standard on calibration curve
CLP03 Baseline instability in calibration or preparation blanks
CLPO4 Analyte reported as potential false positive RSD > 20%, and result> MDL, but_< CRQL)
CLP05 CLP ICP-MS method does not include: Al, Ca, Fe, Mg, K, & Na
CLPO6 PE sample recovery less than control limits.
CLP07 PE sample recovery outside warning limits.
CLP08 PE sample recovery greater than control limits.
CLP09 MRL elevated due to baseline instability.
CLP10 2,3,7,8-TCDF confirmed by second column.
· CLP11 Storage blank contaminant
CLP12 Difference between GC columns above method warning limit
CLP13 Difference between GC columns above method action limit
CLP14 The analysis did not indicate the presence of the analyte. The data is rejected and the reported
value is the Reporting Limit. Resampling and reanalysis are necessary to confirm or deny the
presence of the analyte.
CLP15 TIC Results Reported as Identified by Lab -IDs Not Verified
CLP16 Initial Calibration Response Erratic
CLP17 Initial Calibration Relative Response Outside Method Control Limits
CLP18 Estimated Maximum Possible Concentration (EMPC) Reported
CR [Custom Value]
D-1 The analyte is determined to be present. The presence of the analyte was confirmed by
GC/MS.
0-2 Due to Matrix Interference, the sample cannot be accurately quantified. The reported result is
qualitative.
-Qualifiers in blue and flagged with an asterik are Retained Qualifiers and will become your analytical result if
used.
Element Qualifier Definitions as of Monday, April 2, 200712:38:15PM Qualifier Filter: All
0-3 sample diluted due to the presence of high levels of non-target analytes resulting in elevated
reporting limits. •
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D-4 MRL elevated due to interferences.
D-5 Estimated quantitation for one or'more individual constituents comprising >10% of the total. • EA-1 Skewness -[Custom Value] Right Skewed
• EA-2 skewness -[Custom value] Left Skewed
• EA-3 Kurtosis -[Custom Value] Mesokurtic
• EA-4 Kurtosis -[Custom Value] Leptokurtic
• EA-5 Kurtosis -[Custom value] Platykurtic
• EA-6 Nitrogen
• EA-7 Phosphorus
• EA-8 Nitrogen + Phosphorus co-limited
• EA-9 Not Determined
• EA-A Absent
, EA-P Present
F-1 No flash detected up to [Custom Value] 'C
F-2 No flash detected up to 60 'C (140 'F). 1-1-1 Recommended holding lime exceecfed
1-1 Ar1242 indistinguishable from 1248 -calculated as Ar1242 1-2 Ar1248
indistinguishable from 1242 -calculated as Ar1248 1-3 Ar1248 indistinguishable from
1254 -calculated as Ar1248 1-4 Ar1254 indistinguishable from 1248 -calculated as
Ar1254
1-5 Mixture of Aroclors in sample; predominant Aroclors reported 1-6 Constituents or
metabolites of technical chlordane.
The identification of the analyte is acceptable; the reported value is an estimate.
K The identification of the analyte is acceptable; the reported value may be biased high. The
actual value is expected to be less than the reported value. ·
L The identification of the analyte is acceptable; the reported value may be biased low. The
actual value is expected to be greater than the reported value. MRL-1 MRL verification for
Potable Water matrix (Drinking Water) MRL-2 MRL verification for Non-Potable water
matrix MRL-3 MRL verification for Soil matrix
MRL-4 MRL verification for Tissue matrix
MRL-5 MRL verification for Air matrix
MRL-6 MRL verification for Waste matrix
N There is presumptive evidence that the analyte is present; the analyte is reported as a tentative
identification.
NA-1 Not Analyzed. Sample lost during preparation or analysis.
NA-2 Not Analyzed. Canister received at 760mm pressure. ·
NA-3 Not Analyzed. Insufficient sample received for analysis.
* Qualifiers in blue and flagged with an asterik are Retained Qualifiers and will become your analytical result if used.
Element Qualifier Definitions as of Monday, April 2, 2007 12:38:15PM Qualifier Filter: All
NA-4 Not Analyzed or Reported due to Interferences.
NJ Presumptive evidence that analyte is present; reported as a tentative identification with an
estimated value.
P-1 Sample improperly preserved P-2 sample at improper pH
P-3 Sample received unpreserved
Q-1 The original extraction of this sample yielded QC recoveries outside control limits. It was
re-extracted after'the recommended maximum holding time.
Q-2 Result greater than MDL but less than MRL.
Q-3 Instrument not calibrated for all constituents of-the total concentration result.
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Q-4 Greater than 40 % difference between primary and confirmatory GC columns
Q-5 Serial dilution precision outside method control limits
Q-6 Appropriate QC not prepared and/or analyzed with this sample.
Q-7 Results reported below routine MRL.
QC-1 Analyte low in continuing calibration verification standard
QC-2 Analyte high in continuing calibration verification standard
QC-3 Analyte calibration criteria not met
QC-4 Result greater than the highest point on the calibration curve
QC-5 Calibration check standard less than method control limits.
QC-6 Calibration check standard greater than method control limits. Ql-1 Internal standard was
outside of method control limits.
QL-1 Laboratory Control spike Recovery less than method control limits
QL-2 Laboratory Control Spike Recovery greater than method control limits
QL-3 Laboratory Control Spike Precision outside method control limits
QL-4. Laboratory Control Sample recovery less than 10%
QM-1 Matrix Spike Recovery less than method control limits
QM-2 Matrix spike Recovery greater than method control limits
QM-3 Matrix Spike Precision outside method control limits
QM-4 Matrix Precision outside method control limits
QM-5 The RPO and/or percent recovery for this QC spike sample cannot be accurately calculated
due to the high concentration of analyte inherent in the sample matrix.
QM-6 Matrix Spike Recovery less than 10%
QM-7 The RPO and/or percent recovery for this QC spike analyte cannot be accurately calculated
due to the high concentration of coeluting organic compounds in the sample matrix.
QR-1 MRL verification recovery less than lower control limits.
QR-2 MRL verification recovery greater than upper control limits.
QS-1 Surrogate recovery not calculated due to sample dilution required by high analyte
concentration.
QS-2 surrogate recovery can't be accurately calculated due to interference from coeluting organic
compounds.
QS-3 Surrogate recovery is lower than established control limits.
Qualifiers in blue and flagged with an asterik are Retained Qualifiers and will become your analytical result if
used. ·
Element Qualifier Definitions as of Monday, April 2, 2007 12:38:15PM Qualifier Filter: All
QS-4 Surrogate recovery less than 10%
QS-5 Surrogate recovery is higher than established control limits
R The presence or absence of the analyte can not be determined. from the data due to severe
quality control problems. The data are rejected and considered unusable.
SP-1 The sample was filtered prior to analysis. ·
SP-2 Elevated Reporting Limits due to limited sample volume.
TC-1 Cannot exceed TCLP regulatory levels based on Total Scan analyses
TC-2 Insufficient sample for TCLP extraction
TC-3 Results represent analysis of filtrate only
U The analyte was not detected at or above the reporting limit.
X-1 Non-target analyte
X-2 Matrix interference precludes recovery calculation
X-3 Co-eluting/interfering target analyte(s) preclude recovery calculation
X-4 Recovery not calculated due to CCV outside acceptance criteria
X-5 Spiked incorrectly. ·
XB-1 Carryover from high level sample
XD-1 Duplicate results less than MRL
XD-2 Duplicate results less than 5x MRL
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XM-1 sample background/spike ratio higher than method evaluation criteria XQ Data is not being reported or may not have been fully reviewed and qualified. xs-1 surrogate diluted out due to high analyte concentration
XS-2 surrogate diluted out due to matrix interference
XS-3 surrogate not reported due to matrix interference
Y-1 Data reported by memo
Y-2 Data should be limited to screening purposes only
Y-3 No compounds detected in the sample. Second column confirmation not required.• Z-01 [Custom Value]
• Qualifiers in blue and fl~gged with an asterik are Retained Qualifiers and will become your analytical result if used.
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