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ADDENDUM B

WORK/QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLANSGROUND WATER INVESTIGATION

GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION SITEHASTINGS NEBRASKA

WORK ASSIGNMENT NO 133 7LS2

NOVEMBER 1987

2013430

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ADDENDUM B

December 7 1987

The following are the revisions to the Hastings Work/QAPP submitted onJune 26 1987 These revisions are for the Quarterly Sampling conducted onNovember 30 through December 4 1987

SECTION. INTRO

o - Documents reviewed Addendum A included

o Page 2 - Project Scope first paragraph Date has been changed

o Page 3 - Top paragraph revised

o Pages 4 5 & 6 - Figures deleted

SECTION 7 0

o Page 2 - Section 7 3 1 Second paragraph revised

o Page 3 - Table 1 revised

o Page 4 - Deleted (Table 1 comprised in one page)

o Page 4 - Section 7 4 1 Second paragraph revised



SECTION. 90

o Page 1 - First paragraph date changed

SECTION 12.0


o Page 5 - Section 1 2 3 4 Third paragraph deleted

SLCTION 15

o Page 1 - Second paragraph revised

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ADDENDUM B

WORK/QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN (QAPP)REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION

GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION SITEHASTINGS NEBRASKA

APPROVED

/•v //nK u r t ThomscnPRC EMISite Manager

Date'

Elsa KraussPRC EMIAssis tant Project Manager

Date

Dale I BatesERA Region VIIRegional Quality Assurance Officer

Date

'V8Darrel l SommerhauserEPA Region VIIRi medial Project Manager

Date

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w/QAPP Section 0Revision No JDate September 11 1987Page 1 of 2

CONTACT INFORMATION

RPM, Remedial Project Manager

Regional Qual i ty AssuranceOff icer

Remedial Section Chief

Super fund Branch Chief

] PA Coordinator SampleManagement

Site Manager

Assistant Site Manager

Review Team Leader

Darrell SommerhauserEPA Region VII726 Minnesota AvenueKansas City KS 66101(913) 236 2856

Dale BatesEPA Region VII25 Funston RoadKansas City KS 66115(913) 236 3884

Gale WnghtEPA Region VII726 Minnesota AvenueKansas City KS 66101(913) 236 2856

Robert L MorbyEPA Region VII726 Minnesota AvenueKansas City KS 66101

Joyce WoodsEPA Region VII25 Funston RoadKansas City KS 66115(913) 236 3881

Kurt ThomsenPRC EMI303 E Wacker DriveChicago IL 60601(312) 938 0300

Elsa KraussPRC EMI303 E Wacker DriveChicago IL 60601(312) 938 0300

James V TracyPRC EMI1505 P lann ing Research DrMcLean VA 22102(703) 556 1020

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Qual i ty Assurance Manager

Regional Manager

Review Team Leader

C LP Coordinator

w/QAPP Section 0Revision No 1Date September 11 1987Page 2 of 2

William PlautzPRC EMI303 E Wacker DirveChicago IL 60601(312) 938 0300

Mike ThompsonCH2M Hill310 Wisconsin AvenueSuite 700Milwaukee WI 53201(4H) 272 2426

Dale RowhsonCH2M Hill5995 Greenwood Plaza BlvdEnglewood CO 80111(303) 771 0900

Jane GroganCH2M Hill5995 Greenwood Plaza BlvdEnglewood CO 80111(303) 771 0900

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Pige

INTRODUCTION 1

1 0 PROJECT NAME 1

2 0 PROJECT REQUESTED BY 1

3 0 DATE OF REQUEST 1

4 0 DATE OF PROJECT INITIATION 1

5 0 SITE MANAGER 1

6 0 QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER 1

7 0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1

7 1 OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE STATEMENT 17 2 DATA USAGE 17 3 MONITORING NETWORK DESIGN AND RATIONALE 2

7 3 I Ground Water Sampling 2

7 4 MONITORING PARAMETERS 4

7 4 1 Services Requested 4742 Analytical Requirements 4

8 0 PROJECT FISCAL INFORMATION 1

9 0 SCHEDULE OF TASKS AND PRODUCTS 1

100 PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY 1

10 1 PRC PROGRAM QA MANAGER 110 2 PRC SITE MANAGER 110 3 PRC ASSISTANT SITE MANAGER I104 PRC QA/QC COORDINATOR 510 5 PRC HEALTH AND SAFETY DIRECTOR 5106 U S EPA REMEDIAL PROJECT MANAGER 5107 U S EPA QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER 510 8 CH2M HILL REM IV REGIONAL MANAGER 510 9 CH2M HILL REM IV REVIEW TEAM LEADER 5

11 0 DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES 1

11 1 REPRESENTATIVENESS 2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)

11 2 COMPLETENESS 211 3 COMPARABILITY 3114 ACCURACY 311 5 PRECISION 4

120 SAMPLING PROCEDURES 1

12 1 SAMPLE TRAFFIC CONTROL 112 2 HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 1123 GROUND-WATER SAMPLING 2

1 2 3 2 Sample Collection Summary 21233 Task Team and Responsibilities 21 2 3 4 Ground-Water Sampling Procedures 5

13 0 SAMPLE CUSTODY PROCEDURES 1

14 0 CALIBRATION PROCEDURES AND MAINTENANCE FREQUENCY 1

14 1 FIELD EQUIPMENT - GENERAL 1142 LABORATORY EQUIPMENT 1

150 DOCUMENTATION DATA REDUCTION AND REPORTING 1

160 DATA VALIDATION 1

170 PERFORMANCE AND SYSTEM AUDITS 1

17 1 PERFORMANCE AUDITS 1172 SYSTEM AUDITS 117 3 QUALITY CONTROL REVIEW 1174 LABORATORY AUDIT 2

18 0 CORRECTIVE ACTION 1

190 REPORTS 1

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Pj£e

1 GROUND WATER PARAMETERSDECEMBER QUARTERLY SAMPLING 3

2 PARAMETER 5

3 DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES 6

4 GROUND WATER SAMPLE COLLECTION SUMMARY 3

5 PROJECT PERSONNEL AND RESPONSIBILITIES 4

(3 FIELD SAMPLING EQUIPMENTFOR GROUND WATER MONITORING 2

' FIELD EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION CHECK LIST 3

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

] PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY 2

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Section INTRORevision 3Date November 30 198 /Page 1 of 3

INTRODUCTION

General

Work/Quali ty Assurance Project Plans (QAPP) for Remedial Invest igat ions (RI)and Feasibility Studies (FS) are prepared to achieve the data qual i ty goals for allenvi ronmenta l monitoring activities mandated or supported by the US

Envi ronmenta l Protection Agency (EPA)

This Work/QAPP for the Hastings site in Nebraska presents in specific termsthe organization objectives funct ional activit ies and specific Quality Assurance(QA) and Quali ty Control (QC) activities associated with this RI/FS It is PRC sresponsibi l i ty to implement minimum procedures that assure that precision accuracyompleteness and representativeness of the data are known and documented

This Work/QAPP complies with U S EPA requirements for qua l i ty assurancei elated to moni tor ing and measurement act ivi t ies and includes all s ignif icant p ro jec tict ivit ies that could a f fec t the qua l i ty of work performed It contains informat ion.vhich is f u l l y responsive to the guidel ines presented in the US EPA documentGuidance for Preparat ion of Combined Work/Qual i ty Assurance Project Plans for

Lnvi ronmenta l Monitoring (OWRS QA 1) May 1984

Documents from US EPA Region VII pert inent to QA/QC activities that wi l lbe used during this investigation are the following Standard Operation Procedures(SOP)

Chain of Custody SG020CIdent if icat ion and Documentation of Samples SG030BShipment of Environmental Sarrples SG040ASample Containers FW002BSample Preservation and Holding Times FW003B

These documents contain a c t i v i t y specific operations hence reference wi l l bemade to them t h r o u g h o u t this Work/QAPP

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Section INTRORevision 3Date November 30 198/Page 2 of 3

Other documents reviewed in preparation of this Work/QAPP include thefo l lowing

Work Plan Remedial Investigation and Feasibility StudyHastings Ground Water Contamination Site October 9 1985

Project Operations Plan (POP) Ground Water Invest igat ionGround Water Contamination Site Hastings Nebraska May 121986 and June 12 1986

Addendum A to the POP August 14 1986

Addendum B to the POP August 14 1986

Addendum A to the Work/QAPP Ground Water Invest igat ion Ground Wi te rContamination Site Hastings Nebraska November 1987

This Work/QAPP is in tended to be a document that can be revised as theproject continues Addi t ional sections wil l be added to the Standard OperatingProcedures (SOP) as the project expands or as new methodologies are required

An ef fo r t was made to separate where possible the sections therefore1 ac ih ta t ing their revision as needed

Proiect Scope

During the week of November 30 through December 4 1987 a series ofi round water samples will be collected for Hastings Nebraska ground waterc o n t a m i n a t i o n site as a cont inuat ion of a quarter ly sampling established byWoodward Clyde Consultants (WCC) in October 1985 This sampling event wil liddress three sub areas wi th in the Hastings site the Colorado Avenue site The

North Landf i l l and Far Mar Co area

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Section INTRORevision 3Date November 30 1987Page 3 of 3

The purpose of this sampling event is to (1) expand the existing ground

water qual i ty database to assist in characterization of contamination extent andpotent ia l source areas and (2) document any variat ions in ground water qual i ty dueto seasonal f luc tua t ion This event will consist of the sampling of selected exist ingwells The wells and type of analyses selected for this quar ter ly sample event arebased on results of the previous investigations The wells to be sampled arepresented in Table 1

Alternat ive ground water sampling locations may be selected if a well is notaccessible The a l t e rna t ive wells (if needed) will be chosen based on location withrespect to the desired sampling point and suspected sources Any revisions to theproposed well sampling program will be icviewcd and approved by the REM IV SiteManager and EPA Remedial Project Manager prior to proceeding

All ground water samples will be collected in accordance wi th the proceduresD u t h n e d in the Standard Operating Procedure (Sec SOP 300 in Appendix C) and in

th i s plan These procedures are fo l lowed IP an e f fo r t to obtain the data q u a l i t yobject ives as presented in Section 11 0 Sampl ing schedules and analyt ica l needs

have been coordinated wi th EPA Region VII Envi ronmenta l Services Division

The sampling and analyses provided in this Work/QAPP are for this sampl ingperiod only Subsequent RI activities will require revisions to this plan

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Section 10 60Revision 1Date November 30 1987Page 1 of 1

1 0 PROJECT NAME

Hastings Ground Water Contamination SiteHastings Nebraska

2 0 PROJECT REQUESTED BY

United States Envi ronmenta l Protection AgencyContract No 68 01 7251Work Assignment No 133 7LS2

3 0 DATE OF REQUEST

March 19 1987

4 0 DATE OF PROJECT INITIATION

April 3 1987

5 0 SITE MANAGER

Kurt O ThomsenPRC EMI303 East Wackcr DriveChicago IL 60601Telephone (312) 938 0300

6 0 QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

William PlautzPRC EMI303 East Wacker DriveChicago IL 60601Telephone (312)9380300

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7 0 PROJFCT DESCRIPTION

7 1 OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE STATEMENT

The US EPA has requested that a Remedial Invest igat ion (RI) be performedfor the Hastings Ground Water Contaminat ion Site to support EPA CERCLAac t iv i t i e s under the REM IV contract This RI will inc lude a qua r t e r ly ground

water sampling from existing wells The overall objectives of the RI are

o To assess the con tamina t ion problems associated wi th the site and tocharacterize the potent ia l source areas of con tamina t ion th rough thecollection and eva lua t ion of data

o To quant i fy levels of contamination in the lower and upper portions

of the aqui fer by a n a l y z i n g samples f rom mon i to r ing wells

o To assess the r e l a t i ve c o n t a m i n a n t con t r i bu t i on f rom the th reep o t e n t i a l source areas (Colorado Avenue Far Mar Co and N o r t hLandf i l l )

o To periodical ly monitor water supply wells to de te rmine the extentof contaminant migrat ion

7 2 DATA USAGE

The data collected under this portion of the RI wi l l be ut i l ized to providec o n t i n u i t y of ground water sampl ing at the site for f u r t h e r eva lua t ion of known andpoten t ia l source areas

Data provided f rom the RI can be used in the f o r m u l a t i o n and selection ofi ccommcnded remedia l a l t e rna t ivc ( s ) t h a t w i l l m i t i g a t e and minimize th rea t s to thep u b l i c h e a l t h a n d envi ronment

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73 MONITORING NETWORK DLSIGN AND RATIONALE

731 Ground Water Sampling

Ground water samples will be collected from existing observation wells

selected municipal wells and selected irr igat ion wells Sampling parameters forthese wells are summarized in Table 1

No new ground water moni to r ing wells will be ins ta l led dur ing this RI ac t iv i tyIn J u l y 1987 bladder pumps were installed in all 17 monitor ing wells and inaddi t ion purge pumps were installed in the 5 deep wells These pumps wereinstal led and operated according to the manufac tu r e r s procedures which areincluded in Appendix G of the SOP Manual these pumps wil l be used again thissampl ing period to collect samples

Samples wi l l be collected at the ex i s t ing wells to provide c o n t i n u i t y in the

g r o u n d water sampl ing program by v e r i f y i n g data p rev ious ly collected and tod e t e r m i n e con tamina t ion extent in lower and upper a q u i f e r

Al te rna t i ve ground water sampling locations may be selected if a well is notaccessible Any revisions to the proposed well sampling program will be reviewed

and approved by the site manager and US EPA regional project manager prior toproceeding

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Section 7 0Revision 3Date November 30Page 3 of 6

1987

TABLE 1

GROUND WATER PARAMETERSDECEMBER QUARTERLY SAMPLING

SampleLocat ion

CMi 19CM> 24CM5 Sys tem

D 8I 46I 50

OW 2sOW 2dOW 3sOW 3dOW IsOW IdOW 4sOW 4dOW 5sOW 5d

MW 2MW 3MW 4MW 5MW 6MW 7MW 8

S u b t D t a lDuplicates

Totals

VOA5_ ppb

XXDX

XXX

XXXXXXXXXX

XDXXDXXXX

232

EDB20 DDt

XXDX

XXX

XXX

61

EDB1 DDb TOC

XXXX

XXXXXX

XD X

1 111 1

25 12

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All ground water samples will be collected in accordance wi th the proceduresout l ined in At t achmen t 1 At tachment 3 presents a reference guide for r e l evan t

US EPA Region VII and PRC Standard Operat ing Procedures (SOPs)

Sampling schedules and analyt ical needs have been coordinated with U S EPA

Region VII Environmenta l Services

7 4 MONITORING PARAMETERS

7 4 1 Services Requested

A combination of Routine Analy t ica l Services (RAS) and Special Ana ly t i ca lServices (SAS) as classified under the EPA Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) wi l lbe required for analyzing the ground w a t e r

Samples w i l l be analyzed for vola t i le organic compounds (VOC) using RASservices SAS services will be requi red for e thy l ene d ibromide (EDB) In a d d i t i o nthe EPA Region VII l abora tory w i l l ana lyze some samples for to ta l organic carbon

(TOC)

Table 1 i d e n t i f i e s the samples to be collected and the analyses to beperformed

7 4 2 Analy t ica l Requirements

The analytical requirements and data quality objectives are presented in Tables2 and 3 respectively Laboratory detection limits of 5 micrograms per liter for

vo la t i l e organic analyses (VOAs) and 20 nanograms per l i ter and 1 microgram perl i t e r for EDB analyses are requested VOAs will also include GC/MS scans and thei d e n t i f i c a t i o n of 20 peaks Historical data will be provided to enable the labora toryto separa te samples expected to have low concentrations f rom samples having highconcent ra t ions

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TABLE 2PARAMETER TABLE

ParameterNo ofSamples Matrix Analytical Reference Method

SamplePreservation Holding Time

VolatIle Organics 25 Water CLP Method OrganicHulti Media Hulti Concentration

Cool to 4 C H days except aromatlcs7 days

EDB Uater ERA Method 618 or similar Cool to 4 C U days

TOC 12 Water EPA Method 415 1 or similar HCl to pH 2Cool to A C

28 days

This number does not include blanks or the audit samples to be provided by the EPA Region VII Laboratory

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TABLE 3DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES

ParameterSample DetectionHatnx Limit

Completeness/Critical

Data PointsQuali ty Control Samples

Ouplicates Audit Blanks

Volati le Orgamcs

ED8

EDB

TOC

Water

Water

Water

Water

5 ppb

20 ppt

1 ppb

A

90X

90X

90X

90X

23

6

1

11

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

29

9

A

H

Notes A The detection limits specified in the EPA Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Waste will be used

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Section 80 90Revis ion 3Date November 30 19!>7Page 1 of 1

80 PROJECT FISCAL INFORMATION

Fiscal in fo rmat ion is provided in the May 12 1987 Work Plan Memorandum toMr Darrell Sommerhauser Remedial Project Manager US EPA from Dr Kur tThomscn Site Manager PRC Environmenta l Management Inc (PRC)

9 0 SCHEDULE OF TASKS AND PRODUCTS

Ground water sampling has been ten ta t ive ly scheduled for November 30 th roughDecember 4 1987 Samples will be collected and shipped dai ly to the EPA RegionVII labora tory fo l lowing procedures required by the Region VII labora tory Whenthese samples are received by the Region VII labora tory the Regional SampleManagement Coordinator will submit the appropriate samples to the CLP l a b o r a t o r y

Data will be collected tha t wil l enable EPA and PRC to make decisionsconcerning f u t u r e actions on the site Repor ts wil l be prepared at the d i rec t ion ofEPA

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Section 100Revision 1Date November 30 1987Page 1 of 3

10 0 PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY

PRC in conjunction with a Review Team Leader from CH2M Hill will maintaincontinuous verification on the quali ty of data generated by its staff Figure 1 theQuality Assurance Organization structure shows EPA CH2M Hill and PRC staffdesignations and assignments and lines of communication for the project A briefdescription of project personnel is described below

10 1 PRC PROGRAM QA MANAGER

PRC s QA manager Mr William Plautz provides specific QA support to thesite manager Dr Kurt Thomsen and coordinates QA technical operations among

project task teams He also provides among other duties assistance and guidancein the development and revision of specific QA project plans which define the QAprograms for each project He also designates a QA/QC coordinator to oversee allQA activities of this project

10 2 PRC SITE MANAGER

The site manager Dr Kur t Thomsen is responsible for effective day to da>management of the total program staff as well as direct communication and liaisonactivities with EPA and CH2M Hill His responsibility specific to QA is to ensurethat all PRC program staff understand and comply with the Work/QAPP

10 3 PRC ASSISTANT SITE MANAGER

The assistant site manager Ms Elsa Krauss is responsible to the Site Managerand the QA Coordinator for monitoring and documenting the quality of all workgenerated by the project team She will assist Dr Thomsen in the coordination ofall project operations

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FIGURE 1PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY

CH2M HillRegional

Manager

CH2M HillReview

Team Leader

PRCHeal th & Safe ty

Director

US EPA

RPM

PRC

SiteM a n a g e r

PRCAssistant

Site Manager

US EPA

QAO f f i c e r

PRCQA

M a n a g e r

PRC

QA/QCCoordinator

Support

Sta f f

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10 4 PRC QA/QC COORDINATOR

Dr James Tracy is responsible to the QA Manager for overseeing all QA/QCactivities of this project

10 5 PRC HEALTH AND SAFETY DIRECTOR

Mr Daniel Chow is responsible for ipproval of the projects health and safety(H&S) plans A site H&S coordinator will report to Mr Chow he/she will be

responsible for implementation of the H&S plan throughout the RI

106 US EPA REMEDIAL PROJECT MANAGER

Mr Darrell Sommerhauser of U S EPA Region VII has the overall responsib i l i tyfor project management

107 U S EPA QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER

U S EPA Region VII quaht> assurance off icer Mr Dale Bates has theresponsibilities of revisions and recommendations of all project QA activi t ies

10 8 CH2M HILL REM IV REGIONAL MANAGER

Mr Michael Thompson is responsible for project coordination with the EPAremedial project manager the EPA quality assurance officer and PRC s site manager

10 9 CH2M HILL REM IV REVIEW TEAM LEADER

Mr Dale Rowhson s primary responsibility as a review team leader is toachieve adequate QC reviews on the project He is responsible for monitoring thescope qua l i ty and completeness of the review

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Section 11 0Revision JDate November 30 1987Page 1 of 4

11 0 DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES

The overall purpose of establishing quality assurance objectives for

measurement data is to ensure that data of known and acceptable quality areprovided for the intended data use The data generated during this phase of the RIare to be of such quality to

o Be used as a direct indicator of the nature and extent ofcontamination at the site

o Enable EPA and the contractor to evaluate response alternativeswhich may be appropriate for the Hastings site

o Support an enforcement action by the Agency and/or withstand thescrutiny of litigation

The specific objectives of the quality assurance program are to

o Provide an estimate of analytical precision and accuracy oflaboratory test results

o Provide verification of the occurrence of contaminants at selectedwells

To meet the overall and specific qual i ty assurance objectives the followingQA/QC parameters will be addressed for all ground water data measurements

o Representativenesso Completenesso Comparabilityo Accuracyo Precision

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11 1 REPRESENTATIVENESS

The criterion of representativeness expresses the degree to which sample datarepresent a characteristic of a population parameter variation at a sampling point

or an environmental condition

Blind duplicate samples will be collected and will be used as a means to assessfield representativeness By definition duplicate samples should be representative ofa given point in space and time

Representatneness is also assured by the sampling technique used To ensurethat the ground water samples are consistently obtained three to five well volumeswill be evacuated from all the monitoring wells prior to sampling The amount ofwater evacuated will be documented by the field team Bailers and field equipmentwill be decontaminated between wells (see SOP 302 in Appendix C) to ensure thatamples collected at subsequent wells are representative of the aquifer and are notubject to cross contamination

11 2 COMPLETENESS

The criteria of completeness is a measure of the amount of valid data obtainedf rom the collection and measurement system compared with the amount of dataexpected under normal circumstances Under each task various samples must be

collected and analyzed in order to meet project objectives and if not collectedwould result in a shortfall of data needed to properly evaluate and assess thecontamination resulting at the site which could potentially result in the need toconduct the task again These sampling points are known as critical data pointsThe percentage of critical data points per analytical methodology for the groundwater sampling task are shown in Table 3 Field completeness will be assessed bycomparing the number of samples collected to the number of samples plannedLaboratory completeness will be assessed by comparing the number of samples that

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have valid and complete analyses to the number of samples submitted to thelaboratory

11 3 COMPARABILITY

Comparability is an expression of the confidence with which one data set canbe compared to another To assure ground-water samples comparability PRC willmake sure the following will be earned out

o A standard ground-water sampling technique will be used to protectintegri ty of samples so subsequent sampling periods will beconsistent

o Standard analytical methods such as EPA methods for drinking water

and water quali ty criteria comparisons Routine Analytical Services(RAS) methods and Special Analytical Services (SAS) methods willbe used

114 ACCURACY

Accuracy is measured as the recovery or a known concentration from astandard solution Only laboratory accuracy can be assessed This accuracy isassessed through the analysis of reference samples such as inorganic spikes and

organic spikes (surrogate spike and matrix spike/matrix spike duplicates)

The specific criteria of accuracy for each measurement parameter are detailedwith their individual analytical test methods

Blank samples will be collected and analyzed to determine the accuracy of thefield activities by checking for procedural contamination as well as the ambientconditions at the site which could cause sample contamination Audit samples willbe provided to the CLP by the EPA Region VII Laboratory Audit samples will be

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used in assessing the bias of a measurement system and in providing information onthe analytical technique accuracy The number of blanks and audit samples to becollected and used to assess the accuracy of the sample collection are provided inTable 3

11 5 PRECISION

The specific criteria of precision for each major measurement parameter are

detailed within their individual analytical test methodology The CLP for RAS mustmeet the precision requirements provided in the organic and inorganic mult i media

multi concentration IFBs In addition field blanks and blind duplicates (see Table4) will be collected and analyzed as a means to assess sampling and analyticalreproducibihty and as a measure of precision of the data collection activityDetection limits for volatile organics of 5 ppb and of 20 ppt and Ippb for EDB are

required in this sampling period

Field blanks will consist of distilled deionized water Blanks for VOAs will beprepared no earlier than 24 hours before ihey are taken to the site they will belabeled in the field and shipped with each set of VOAs These blanks will not beopened or exposed to the sampling equipment

Duplicate samples will consist of two separate samples collected consecutivelyfrom the same source point with the same sampling equipment and procedures

Collection of duplicates for volatiles contamination in water requires a great deal ofcare (See SOP 300 Section 1 6 4)

Equipment blanks (also called nnsate samples) consist of contaminant-freewater exposed to the equipment in the f ie ld and analyzed for the parameters ofinterest

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120 SAMPLING PROCEDURES

121 SAMPLE TRAFFIC CONTROL

Samples will be collected in the appropr ia te containers (preserved if necessary)and will be handled ident i f ied labeled marked and shipped (da i ly) as requi red byRegion VII lab (Section 13 of this Work/QAPP) Sample chain of custody procedureswill be used (Section 13) to establish the documentat ion necessary to trace sample

possession Sample t r a f f i c control forms and labels as required under the CLPsample analysis program will be prepared by the EPA Region VII laboratory unless

the assistant site manager is directed otherwise by EPA

Samples conta in ing medium to h igh levels of con t aminan t s wi l l be sealed inpaint cans and placed in coolers as required for hazardous waste samplesAttachment to SOP SG040A shows how to label these conta iners

Coordinat ion of the a n a l y t i c a l request for this site w i l l be made t h r o u g h JoyceWoods EPA Region VII sample management coord ina to r

12 2 HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Work at the Hast ings site wil l be conducted in accordance wi th the site h e a l t hand sa fe ty plan It is an t i c ipa t ed tha t most work will be conducted at EPAprotection level D

All necessary equipment shall be readily ava i l ab le at the site at all times andbe in conformance with the site heal th and safe ty plan All sa fe ty equ ipment wi l lmeet the requi rements of the Na t iona l Ins t i tu te for Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH) and of the Occupat ional Safety and Heal th Admin i s t r a t i on (OSHA)

All work will cease whenever hea l th and sa fe ty requi rements arc not fol lowed

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or if env i ronmen ta l condit ions deter iorate to work cessation levels as indicated in

the site hea l th and sa f e ty plan

12 3 GROUND WATER SAMPLING

12 3 1 Objective

The objective of ground water sampling is to aid in i den t i fy ing the source ofvolat i le organic compounds (VOC) and in determining the type and extent ofcontamination The sampling locations and the parameters to be analyzed areprovided an Table 1

1 2 3 2 Sample Collection Summary

Table 1 is a summary of the samples to be collected the sampling locationsand chemical analyses to be performed The q u a l i t y control samples are provided inTable 3 The number of containers and the types and sizes of containers areprovided in Table 4 The preservat ion of the samples for each of the matrices andthe ho ld ing t ime requ i rement s for sample col lect ion are provided in Table 2

1 2 3 3 Task Team and Respons ib i l i t i e s

The task team is presented in Table 5 The assistant site manager or the f i e ldcoordinator will be responsible for ensur ing the decontaminat ion of all downhole

sampling equipment The sampling equipment will be decontaminated prior to useand between sampl ing locations (see SOP 302 in Appendix C) The assistant sitemanager or the field coordinator will also be responsible for ensuring that

o log books and field sheets have been prepared

o water levels are recorded and wells have been adequately purgedprior to sampl ing and

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TABLE 4

GROUND WATER SAMPLE COLLECTION SUMMARY

Total Nunber Container Volume Total Number______Parameter_____ of Samples _____Sample Container Si ze Analysis of Containers

Volatile Organics 25 VOA Vial 40ml 80 ml 55Polyethylene Cubitamer 1 I N/A 30

EDB 9 VOA Vial 40 ml 80 ml 20Polyethylene Cubi tamer 1 I N/A 20

TOC 17 Polyethylene Bottle 11 11 20

Notes S, 31 The total sample number includes those samples collected for quality control purposes (l e duplicates blanks) ~-J o

_ audit samples wi l l be provided by the Region VII EPA Laboratory ^C 2 The VOA vials w i l l be placed into polyethylene cubttamers to prevent leakage and breakage of the vials °•p3 3 Contains extra containers for potential breakage ^

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TABLE 5

PROJECT PERSONNEL AND RESPONSIBILITIES

NAME

EPA

Robert MorbyDar re l l SommerhauserDale Bates

ROLE

Regional Project Off icerRemedial Project ManagerRegional Qual i ty Assurance Coordinator

Labora to ry

CLPCLPCLPCLPEPA Region VII Labora to ry

Laboratory Ana lys i sLaboratory QCData ProcessingData Processing QCLaboratory Analyses and Data Va l i da t i on

Field Team REM IV

Michael Thompson CH2M HillK u r t O Thomsen PRCElsa Krauss PRCtVi lham P lau tz PRCDanie l Chow PRCTo be de te rminedTo be de te rminedfames Tracy PRC

Regional ManagerSite Manager /Data AssessmentAssistant Site ManagerQ u a l i t y Assurance ManagerHeal th and Safe ty DirectorSite Heal th and Safety CoordinatorField CoordinatorQua l i t y Control Coordinator

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o the appropr ia te contameis are used

The qua l i t y control coordinator wi l l be responsible for qua l i t y control measuresi n c l u d i n g but not l imi ted to ensuring that

o All sample bottles have been properly prepared prior to use

o Appropria te q u a l i t y control samples are collected

o Samples are preserved acco d ing to the SOP No FW003B

o Samples are shipped on a t imely basis so tha t sample hold times arcnot exceeded

o Procedures ou t l ined here in arc followed

1 2 3 4 G r o u n d \ \a ter Sampling Procedures

PRC s Min imum Standards and Gu ide l ines of Opera t ion Ground Wate rSampling (See SOP 300 Appendix C) ou t l ines m i n i m u m c r i t e r i a for ground wa te ramphng This SOP discusses equipment selection and preparat ion and specif icample collection procedures wh i rh wil l be fol lowed to collect the samples at thisi te

The following topics are covered in SOP 300 approaching the well (Section1 2) sample prepara t ion areas (Section 1 3) prel iminary well measurements (SectionI 4) well purging (Section 1 5) and sample collection (Section 1 6)

Temperature pH and specific conductance wi l l be measured a f t e r the organicamples are collected by pour ing the bailer contents into a clean container if

ba i le rs are used or placing the container beneath the discharge t u b i n g if bladder

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pumps are used We wil l decontaminate the container between uses using Level 1decon tamina t ion (See SOP 302 Appendix C)

Af te r samples are collected we will make sure the steps described below arefollowed

o C a r e f u l l y log and package all sample bottles in their respectivecoolers add ice and packing material as necessary and seal forsh ipment

o Lock the wells

o Dispose of gloves polyethylene sheet and bailer l ine as appropr ia tePackage bailer for decontaminat ion

0 The fo l lowing in fo rma t ion will be recorded on the f i e ld sheet

Date/ t imeWell n u m b e rTotal dep th of casingEvacua ted vo lumeAny visible well damageOVA/HNU background and b rea th ing zonesH2O level before pu rg ingTime begin purgeTime end purgeH2O level af ter p u i g i n gSample timeTempera ture °CConduct iv i ty (umhos)PHpH meter checkWhether sample was preserved and/or f i l teredOthers as required

o All down hole equipment shall be decontaminated prior to sampl ingusing the fa l lowing method

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Rinse wi th clean dis t i l led water

Rinse wi th reagent grade Alconox rennse wi th deiomzed waterand allow to air dry

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13 0 SAMPLE CUSTODY PROCEDURES

EPA Region VII Standard Operating Procedures for sample i den t i f i c a t i onsample hand l ing and sampling containers (See Appendix D of the SOPs Manual ) w i l lbe fol lowed A brief description of each SOP follows

SOP No SG040A describes the procedures for packaging mark ing l abe l ing andt r anspor t ing samples classified as non hazardous envi ronmenta l samples In a d d i t i o nto the requirements of this SOP all VOA vials af ter p lacement in a po lye thy lenebag wil l be placed in a polye thylene cub i t a ine r as requested b} EPA Region VII

SOP No SG030B provides the procedures for coding and i d e n t i f y i n g samples fort r ack ing purposes and to assure that every sample is un ique ly iden t i f i ed Allsamples collected for analysis by the CLP wil l be g iven a un ique number by the EPARegion VII Laboratory

SOP NO FW002B provides gu idance for the selection of the proper sampleconta iners

SOP No SG020C describes the cha in of custody procedures t h a t wi l l beu t i l i z e d to m a i n t a i n the i n t e g r i t y and d o c u m e n t a t i o n of the sample f rom the t ime i tjs collected u n t i l it is destroyed

SOP No FW003B describes the EPA guidel ines for sample preservat ion and

hold ing times for samples from the time of collection u n t i l ana lys i s is performed

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14 0 CALIBRATION PROCEDURES AND MAINTENANCE FREQUENCY

14 1 FIELD EQUIPMENT G E N E R A L

The calibration and main tenance history of general field equipment used tomake measurements at uncontrol led hazardous waste sites is an impor tant part ofthe QA/QC of a project and wil l be the icsponsibihty of the REM IV field teamAn equipment s tatus report sheet is kept (where applicable) for each piece ofequ ipmen t whose use af fec ts qua l i ty If the cal ibra t ion schedule is not adequatelymaintained or accuracy as reported in the specifications cannot be a t ta ined that

i n s t r u m e n t is labeled HOLD and is unavai lab le for use unt i l the speci f ica t ions aremet Cal ibra t ion procedures and f r equency of cal ibrat ion for the general f i e ld

equ ipmen t arc par t of the SOP for each ins t rument Table 6 presents a list of f i e ldequ ipmen t for ground water moni to r ing Frequency of ca l ib ra t ion and equ ipmentmaintenance schedule for the tasks herein are provided in Table 7

142 LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

All a n a l y t i c a l work wi l l be per formed by the CLP Labora tory ins t rumentca l ib ra t ion and main tenance procedures for RAS wil l be performed as def ined in theIFB for organics and inorganics Ca l ib ra t ion and main tenance for non RAS ana ly cs(i e SAS analyses) wil l fol low the procedures out l ined in each of the a n a l y t i c a l

methodologies

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1987

TABLE 6

FIELD SAMPLING EQUIPMENTFOR GROUND WATER MONITORING

S a m p l i n g Equipment

Measuring tape 100 and 200 ftElectronic water level indicatorField booksstainless steel submersible pump

i 3/4 hp)PVC hose 200 ft (3/4 jn OD)S Amp generator 220 volt2 Gate valves 3/4 instainless steel or Teflon bai lers

1 1/2 in ODTeflon check valvesLaboratory cleaned sample bottlesNylon rope (for bailer)pH meterB u f f e r solut ion ( 4 0 7 0 )specif ic c o n d u c t u i t y mete rThermometerBeakersLabel tape (clear)Pump standHand pumpsField f i l t e r s /p re f i l t e r s

H/S E q u i p m e n t

HNU w/11 7cV lamp (with calDVAPVC steel toed bootssaranax suitsInner /outer glovesGogglesRespira torsHard hatsClean ing packsFirst aid kit

gas)

Sh ipp ing E q u i p m e n t

CoolersVermicuh tc (if hazardous)Trash bagsFoam packing mater ia lPackag ing tapeZip lock bags

Prese rva t ives

IceNit r i c acid

Decontaminat ion Equipment

Plastic buckets 5 galLabora tory su r fac tan t cleanser

(Alconox)Distil led Deionized H20Scrub brushesSpray bot t lesMethyl a lcoholDecontaminat ion tubs

Misce l laneous Equ ipmen t

Gas canKe>s to well locks and site gate

locks6 Hose clamps 3/4 inPlastic electrical line clamps (sta}

ties)Paper towelsStainless steel kn i feCamera and f i lmGarden hoseMark ing pens

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1987

TABLE 7

FIELD EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION CHECK LIST

I n s t r u m e n t

HNU PI 101and OVA

Task

SpecificConductiv i ty Meter1

pH Meter1

Fill out calibration formcalibrate as specified bymanufac ture r usingcalibration gas

Zero inst rument

Obta in correct ion factor bychecking observed l e a d i n gagainst a known s tandard

Zero check switch offAdjust knob to zero withscrew on face pla te

Immerse electrodes inb u f f e r solution at 7 00 andadjus t meter to properr ead ing Rinse electrodesand immerse in secondb u f f e r solut ion at pH 4 or10 and adjust meter toproper reading Repeatabove procedures u n t i lreadings are w i t h i n 005 pHunits of the b u f f e r solutionvalues All b u f f e rsolutions and rinses shouldbe at same temperature

Freaucncv-

Prior tosamplingevent

Daily oraf ter 4hours ofuse

Before eachtest

Before eachtest

Before eachtest

M a i n t e n a n c e ,

Charged a i l v

Checkb a t t e r yda i ly

Checkb a t t e r >d a i l y

For field test ing water samples only

The instrument may be calibrated more often as determined by the FieldCoordinator

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150 DOCUMENTATION DATA REDUCTION AND REPORTING

RAS data are reported in a s tandard format for the Contract LaboratoryProgram Organic hazardous substance list compounds are reported on organic dataummary sheets In addition the laboratory is required to report a maximum of 30

EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Library searches for non pr ior i ty pol lutant compounds andt e n t a t i v e l y i d e n t i f y and estimate the concent ra t ion of 10 vola t i le f rac t ion peaks and20 basc/neutral /acid extractable fraction peaks Inorganic data are reported on

inorganics analysis sheets

For SAS ana ly t i ca l methodologies (EDB and total organic carbon) thel abora tory wi l l be required to prepare data reports as required by the EPA RegionVII laboratory These reports wi l l include but not be l imited to a brief n a r r a t i v erepor t describing the method used and any problems encountered originals of thesample t r a f f j c reports chain of cus tody forms sample f ie ld sheets and raw sampledata The laboratory will be required to submit QA/QC documenta t ion packages forall a n a l y t i c a l parameters ana lyzed (both RAS and SAS) so tha t the data can bev a l i d a t e d by the EPA Region VII l abora to ry

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160 DATA VALIDATION

The Contract Laboratory Program will be required to submit all data packagesto the EPA Region VII laboratory for va l ida t ion

Dur ing the val idat ion process the f o l l o w i n g areas will be examined da tacomple teness spectra match ing q u a l i t y surrogate spike results mat r ix spike resul ts

dup l i ca t e sample analys is results b lank analysis results i n s t r u m e n t t un ing andper formance results chromatography checks and calibrat ion results Acceptabi l i ty orunaccep tab ih ty of the data wil l be de termined separate ly for each mat r ix parameterby the EPA Region YII laboratory

Validated data will be released to PRC when this process is completed The

EPA Region VII laboratory re ta ins all QA/QC documenta t ion and releases only theac tua l data t abu l a t i on plus a cover sheet exp l a in ing the reasons for rejecting thedata if appl icable

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17 0 PERFORMANCE AND SYSTEM AUDITS

17 1 PERFORMANCE AUDITS

For each site where samples are collected a performance aud i t i nves t i ga t i ngconformance w i t h QA/QC procedures may be performed (at the discret ion of the QADirector or his deputy) by the REM IV qua l i ty assurance aud i t team wi th the

regional quality assurance coordinator as the audit team leader A written reporton the results of this audit along w i th (as necessary) a notice of non conformancewi l l be submit ted to the

o Site managero Regional managero Program QA Managero Remedial Project Manager

17 2 SYSTEM AUDITS

A system audi t wi l l be performed u n d e r the d i rec t ion of the q u a l i t y a s su rancemanage r Wi l l iam Plau tz The system a u d i t wil l ve r i fy tha t the qua l i t y controlmeasures /procedures were used the system for project documenta t ion was used andt h a t all qua l i t y control records are being main ta ined as well as the required q u a h t /cont ro l reviews approvals and ac t iv i ty records A f i n a l QA report wil l be p repa red

which summarizes any deviations from approved methods and the i r impacts onresu l t s

17 3 QUALITY CONTROL REVIEW

Daily q u a l i t y control reviews wil l be conducted by the site q u a l i t y controlcoord ina tor These reviews wil l ensure tha t the procedures o u t l i n e d here in arebeing fol lowed and tha t the system of q u a l i t y control measures and proceduresdescribed herein are being followed

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174 LABORATORY AUDIT

Performance and systems audi t s of the CLP are scheduled and executed byI MSL Las Vegas Performance audi ts which are based on the labora tory s ab i l i tyto proper ly ana lyze an unknown reference sample are conducted on a q u a r t e r l ybasis Systems aud i t s are based on site inspection of the labora tory

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180 CORRECTIVE ACTION

When a non conformancc or def ic iency is ident i f ied d u r i n g a fo rma l aud i t ord u r i n g a rout ine q u a l i t y control a u d i t corrective action wil l be in i t i a ted by theREM IV qua l i ty assurance director (QAD) or the appropriate f u n c t i o n a r y ( labora toryqua l i t y assurance manager etc ) The audi to r will also be responsible for ensur ingtha t the correct ive action has indeed been taken and that i t adequate ly addressesthe non conformance A non conformance report form wi l l be f i led for all nonlabora tory related deficiencies

All technical s ta f f shall be responsible for reporting any suspected technicalnon coaformances by i n i t i a t i n g a non conformance report of any issued del iverableor document All s taff shall be responsible for repor t ing any suspected q u a l i t y

assurance non conformanccs by i n i t i a t i ng a non conformance report The QAD w i l lbe responsible to ensure t ha t corrective actions for non conformances areimplemented

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19 0 REPORTS

Monthly reports for the Hastings ground water contamination site will bepiepared by the site manager Kurt Ihomsen These monthly reports will include astatus report of the project including the status of the tasks described herein Thereport will include the results of the performance system or quality control auditspi rformed under this phase of the work any quality assurance problems associatedwith non conformance and the corrective actions that will be implemented toresolve the non-conformance

Any qual i ty assurance reports prepared will be provided to EPA Region VII

Upon completion of the field investigation reports will be prepared describingthe sample collection procedures and analytical results Copies of the analyticalr< suits as well as any other pertinent figure and tables will be provided at theend of the reports

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