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t Pla n A 2 Tabl e o f Content s GROU P A . PROJEC T MANAGEMEN T i A 1 Documen t Approva l Pag e i A 2 Tabl e o f Content s ii i A 3 Distributio n Lis t : 1 A 4 Projec

t Organizatio n 1 A 5 Projec

t Backgroun d 2 A 6 Projec

t Descriptio n 2 A 7 Quality Objective s an d Criteri a 3 A 8 Specia l Trainin g 5 A 9 Documentatio n an d Record s 6 GROU P B . DAT A GENERATIO N AN D ACQUISITIO N 9 B l Samplin g Proces s Desig n .. 9 B2 Samplin g Method s 9 B 3 Sampl e Handlin g an d Custod y 1 4 B4 Analytica l Method s 1 5 B 5 Quality Contro l 1 7 8 6 Instrumen t Testing , Inspection , an d Maintenanc e 2 1 B 7 Instrumen t Calibratio n an d Frequenc y 2 2 B 8 Supplie s an d Consumable s 2 2 B 9 Non-Direct Measurement s 2 2 BI O Dat a Managemen t 2 2 GROU P C . ASSESSMEN T AN D OVERSIGH T 2 4 C I Assessmen t an d Respons e Action s 2 4 C 2 Report s t o Managemen t 2 4 GROU P D . DAT A VALIDATIO N AN D USABILIT Y 2 5 D l Dat a Review , Validation , an d Verificatio n 2 5 D 2 Correctiv e Actio n 2 6 D 3 Dat a Usability 2 6

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Lis t o f Table s Tabl e A7- 1 Fiel d an d Laborator y Q C Element s an d Assessmen t Criteri a 4 Tabl e B2- 1 Sampl e Containers , Preservation , an d Holdin g Time s 1 0 Tabl e B4- 1 Analytica l Method s Reference s 1 6 

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A 3 Distributio n Lis t Wend y Wiles , Administrator , Lan dQualit y Divisio n Andre e Pollock , Manager , US T Progra m Mik e Kortenhof

, Northwes t

Regio n US T Progra

mManager Ma x Rosenberg , Weste mRegio n Cleanup Progra mManager Sheil aMonroe , Easte mRegio n Cleanup Progra mManager Bmc e Gille s - Northwes t

Regio n Sectio n Supervisor , Clean-up , HOT US T an dHO T Progra

mRegiona

l Offic e Projec t

Manager s Gre g Pettit , Divisio n Administrator , Laborator y an dEnvironmenta

l Assessment

Divisio n Scot t Hoatson , Agenc y Qualit

y Assuranc e Office

r - Bria n Doling , Organi c Analytica l Laborator

y Manager RaeAimHaynes , Inorgani c Laborator y Manager Environmental Consultant s unde r contrac t wit h th e DE Q fo

r wor k o n US T site s A 4 Projec t Organizatio n U S T an dHO T progra

msite investigation s an dcorrectiv e action s involv e DE Q staf f fi^omth e followin g divisions :

• Lan dQualit

y Division ; • Laborator

y an dEnvironmenta

l Assessmen t

Division ; • Northwes t

Region ; • Weste mRegion ; an d • Easte mRegion. ' A n organizational char

t fo r relevant persoime l i n thes e division s i s provide din Figure 1 . A4. 1 US T Progra m Staf f i n Headquarter s US T Progra

mstaf f i n DE Q headquarter s shall :

• Provid e polic y oversight an dtraining ; • Prepare report s fo

r EPA ; an d • Secur e EP A grant funding . A4. 2 Regiona l Offic e Staf f US T progra

mstaf f in th e regional office s shall :

• Serv e a s projec t

manager s fo

r responsibl e party-lea dUS T cleanu p site s withi n their

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Evaluate responsibl e parties ' complianc e wit h al l rule s an d regulation s governin g th e cleanup of petroleum-contaminate dsites ; Manag e stat

e contracto r

cleanup s a

t site s wher

e th e responsibl e part

y i s unabl e o

r unwillin g t o comply wit

h th e regulations ; Provid e polic y oversight

an dtraining ; Provid e technical assistance ; A4. 3 Laborator y Divisio n Staf f DE Q Laborator

y Divisio n staf

f shall :

• Perfor mrequeste dtes t

method s on sample s submitte db y agenc y staff ; • Perfor mrequeste dtes t

method s on sample s tha

t hav e bee n spli t

wit h either contractor s fo

r state manage dsite s or

wit h responsibl e parties ; • Provid e technical assistanc e t o agenc y staff ; • Revie w analytical result s fo r dataquality ; • Prepare DE Q laborator y report s fo

r progra man d regions ; • Assis t in department

trainin g progra

mfo r proper sampl e collection , preservation , handling , an d docuhientatio n requirements ; • Assis t in th e preparatio n an d evaluatio n o f site-specifi c Qualit

y Assuranc e Projec t

Plan s (QAPPs) ; • Serv e a s th e Qualit

y Assuranc e (QA ) offic e fo r th e program ; an d • Initiate correctiv e actio n throug h progra mandregion s when deficiencie s i n sampl e collection , preservation , handling , tes t methods , an d documentatio n ar e identified . A 5 Projec t Backgroun d Th e U.S . Environmental Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) provide s funding to state s fo r bot h Undergroun d Storag e Tan

k (UST ) complianc e an d Leakin g Undergroun dStorag e Tan k (LUST ) cleanup progra

m activities . I n order

t o us e federa

l LUS T Tms t

Fund s fo r samplin g an d analysi s activities , EPA require s state s to hav e a

n approve dQualit

y Assuranc e Projec t

Plan (QAPP) . In additio n t o fimding , approva l o f thi s QAP P i s a n essential component

o f th e Orego n Departmen t

o f Environmenta

l Quality' s (DEQ's ) applicatio n fo

r Stat e Progra mApprova

l fi'omEP A Regio n X . DE Q expect s t o submit a n applicatio n b y Jun e 2010 . Upo n approva

l o f th e applicatio n fo

r State Progra

mApproval , DE Q wil l obtai n primac y throug h EP A t o implement

th e US T program s covere dwithi n Subtitl e I o f th e Resourc e Conservatio n an d Recover y Ac t (RCRA ) Sectio n 9003 , a s amende db y th e SuperfundAmendment s and Reauthorizatio n Ac t (SARA) . I

n thi s capacity , th e Stat

e o f Orego n DE Q i s responsibl e fo r th e implementatio n of

EPA' s mle s an d regulation s fo

r USTs . Th e activitie s conducte dunder thi s projec t

pla n are subjec t

t o th e requirement s o f

4 0 CF RPart s 30 , 33 , 35 , 231 , an d 280 . Implementatio n wil l require th e involvement o f staf f fromth e DEQ' s Lan dQualit y Division , Regional Offices , and Laborator y andEnvironmental Assessment Division . A 6 Projec t Descriptio n Th e majorit

y o f investigation s carrie dout by th e DE Q UST/LUS T progra minvolv e UST s tha

t contai n petroleu mhydrocarbons . Projec t manager s mus t

evaluate thi s QAP

P an d asses s whether

i t meet s th e specifi c need s o f

th e project . Site-specifi c QAPP s wil l b e develope db y DE Q or outside contractor s fo

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t Pla n thos e investigation s tha

t require samplin g an danalytical protocol s no t addresse di

n thi s plan . For

sample s no t routinel y sent

t o th e DE Q laboratory , th e projec t manager mus t notif y th e laborator

y prio r t o sampl e submitta l an densure tha

t th e DE Q laborator

y receiv e site-specifi c QAPP s a s needed . Th e Heatin g Oi l Tan

k Progra mallow s thirdpart

y certificatio n o f

cleanup s anddecommissioning s of heatin g oi l tank s b y DE Q license dservic e providers . Whe n alicense dcontracto r complete s acleanup o

r decommissioning , th e company submit s acertificatio n t o DEQ . DE Q wil l the n issu e aletter to th e tank owne r registerin g th e contractor' s certification . Th e combinatio n o f th e contractor' s certificatio n an d DEQ' s registratio n i s equivalent to th e "N o Further Action " letter . Thi s QAP

P define s th e dutie s an dresponsibilitie s o f DE Q staf

f an destablishe s standar

doperatin g procedure s fo

r sampl e collection , preservation , handling , documentation , an danalysi s fo r US T site investigation s conducte db y responsibl e partie s and/o r DE Q contractors . Th e objectiv e i s to ensur e tha t al l dat aobtaine ddurin g US T site investigation s are representativ e o f actua l site conditions . Th e dat aals o mus t b e of know n qualit

y and , wher

e necessary , legall y defensible . Dat aobtaine dimde

r thi s QAP P wil l b e use dto confir

mrelease s frompetroleum-containin g USTs . Thi s QAP P i s als o applicabl e t o th e activitie s o f DEQ s Heatin g Oi l Tan

k (HOT ) Progra

mTh e dat awil l b e use dto evaluate th e nature , magnitude , an dextent of th e petroleu mcontamination , determin e th e extent o f remedial actio n tha

t i s required , an dmeasure th e adequac y of th e remedia

l action s undertake n by responsibl e partie s or

DE Q contractors . Responsibl e partie s an dcontractor s ma y choos e t o follo w th e requirement s outline di n thi s QAP

P o r prepare an dsubmi t

aQ A Plan fo r approva l b y DEQ . Al l dat areporte dt o DE Q mus t referenc e wha

t Q A Pla n wa s use dfo

r th e project . 

### A 7 Qualit y Objective s an d Criteri a The purpos e o f

thi s sectio n i s t o provid e qualitativ e an dquantitativ e informatio n tha t define s th e goal s fo

r dataqualit y fo r th e US T an dHO T programs . The primar

y goa l o f samplin g an danalysi s i s to determin e i f asite i s contaminate ddu e to leak s from UST s an dHOTs . Th e dat acollecte dwil l b e use dt o suppor t decision s fo

r site closure s o

r wher e necessary , suppor

t th e nee dfo

r additional dat acollectio n activitie s to mak e decision s regardin g ho w to remed y th e site . In order fo r proper decision s to b e made , th e dat afo r thi s projec t

pla n mus t b e o f know n quality . T o ensur e tha t th e qualit y ca n b e assessed , th e samplin g organizatio n andth e laborator y conductin g th e analyse s mus t

retai n sufficien

t documentatio n t o enabl e DE Q t o recreate th e samplin g activitie s an d analytica l result s fo

r review . Sit e specifi c samplin g activitie s mus t b e describe di n awor

k pla n o r samplin g plan . The laborator

y qualit y syste mshoul db e define dan ddocumente din aqualit y manua l tha t woul dmeet National Environmental Laborator y Accreditatio n Conferenc e (NELAC ) 200 3 standards . Th e 200 3 NELA C Standardi s currentl y availabl e fromTh e NELA C Institute' s website a

t http://www.nelac

institute.org/ . Th e laborator y shoul dals o perfor

mqualit y contro l measure s tha

t meet 200 3 NELA C standard s o f

"Essentia l Qualit

y Control." '

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Specifi c Qualit

y Assuranc e (QA) objective s includ e collectin g asufficien t number o f transpor t (trip ) blanks , rinsate blanks , an dduplicate sample s t o evaluate th e potential fo r contaminatio n fromsamplin g equipment an dsamplin g technique . (Note : Blank s ma y b e collecte dandhel dfo

r analysi s unti l i

t i s detemiine dcontaminatio n ma y b e aconcem. ) I n addition , th e laborator y conductin g th e analyse s mus t analyz e asufficien

t numbe r of Qualit y Contro l (QC ) standards , blanks , replicate s an dspike s intemall y to evaluate result s agains t

numerica l Q A goal s establishe dfo

r precisio n an daccurac y a s show n in Tabl e A7

- 1 . Th e objectiv e i s t o follo w samplin g technique s i n suc h amanne r tha t th e analytica

l result s ar

e representativ e ofth e medi aan dcondition s bein g measured .

Tabl e A7- 1 Fiel dan dLaborator y Q C Element s an dAssessmen t Criteri a Q C Element , • Frequenc y , Media * ' Analyt e Type * Criteri a

O O T J i l

O o £ < S 2 Tri p Blan k Rinsat e Blan k

Fiel d Duplicat e

Metho d Blan k

Laborator y Duplicate s o rMatri x Spik e Duplicate s 1 pe rcoole r

5 % fo reac h medi a sample d (bu t a t leas t on e sampl e pe rfiel d event )

5 % fo reac h medi a sample d (bu t a t leas t on e sampl e pe rfiel d event )

5 % fo reac h preparatio n

5 % fo reac h medi a sample d Al l

Al l

Air , wate r

Solids , non aqueou s liquid s

Al l

Air , wate r

Solids , non aqueou s liquid s Organi c

Al l Inorgani c Organi c Inorgani c Organi c Al l Inorgani c Organi c Inorgani c ' Onl y whe n collectin g VOC s

< metho d reportin g limit , o r <10 % ofth e lowes t concentratio n identifie d i n an y sampl e RP D +/- 20 % fo rconcentration s > 5 X th e MRL , o r Absolut e differenc e 5 MR L fo raverag e concentration s s MR L RP D +/- 30 % fo rconcentration s > 5 X th e MRL , o r Absolut e differenc e s MR L fo raverag e concentration s < MR L RP D +/- 35 % fo rconcentration s > 5 X th e MRL , o r Absolut e differenc e 5 MR L fo raverag e concentration s < MR L RP D +/- 50 % fo rconcentration s > 5 X th e MRL , o r Absolut e differenc e < 2 X MR L fo raverag e concentration s < MR L < metho d reportin g limi t o r<10 % ofth e lowes t concentratio n identifie d i n an y sampl e RP D +/- 20 % fo rconcentration s > 5 X th e MRL , o r Absolut e differenc e < MR L fo raverag e concentration s < MR L RP D +/ - 35 % fo rconcentration s > 5 X th e MRL , o r Absolut e differenc e < MR L fo raverag e concentration s < 5 X th e MR L RP D +/- 35 % fo rconcentration s > 5 X th e MRL , o r Absolut e differenc e < MR L fo raverag e concentration s s 5

X MR L

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- Laborator

y Fortifie d Sampl e (Matri x Spike ) Surrogate s Laborator y Contro l Sampl e 5 % fo reac h

preparatio n Eac h sampl e 1 pe ranalytica l batc h Air , wate r

Solids , non aqueou s liquid s Al l Al l Organi c

Inorgani c Organi c Inorgani c Organi c Organi c Inorgani c Organi c RP D +/- 50 % fo rconcentration s > 5 X th e

MRL , o r Absolut e differenc e < 2 X MR L fo raverag e concentration s s 5 x th e MR L Recovery : 80-120 % Recovery : 60-140 % Recovery : 70-130 % fo rat leas t 80 % o f th e analyte s i n a singl e metho d Recovery : 50-120 % fo rat leas t 80 % o f th e analyte s i n a singl e method " Recovery : 50-150%* * Recovery : 85-115 % Recovery : 70-130%* * Notes : Wate rapplie s t o al l aqueou s medi a containin g les s tha n 15 % settleabl e solids , includin g drinkin g water , groundwater , surfac e water , wast e effluent , etc . Solid s applie s t o al l non-aqueou s medi a containin g 15 % o r mor e settleabl e solids , includin g soils , sediments , an d sludges . Non-aqueou s liquid s applie s t o an y non wate rsubstanc e containin g les s tha n 15 % solids , includin g solvents , fuels , oils , etc . Ai rapplie s t o al l medi a i n th e gaseou s stat e a t ambien t condition s a t th e tim e o f samplin g (includin g soi l vapors) . * Inorgani c analyte s includ e al l metals . Organi c analyte s includ e petroleu m hydrocarbons , volatile/semi volatil e organi c compounds , PCBs , No t al l analyte s ma y b e covere d b y thi s list . Fo radditiona l information , contac t th e Q A chemis t a t th e DE Q laboratory . Variance s fro m thi s lis t shoul d b e docurnente d i n sit e specifi c Q A Plans . * * May no t appl y t o compound s tha t ar e know n t o b e problematic . Obtai n approva l fro m th e UST o rHO T projec t manage ro rcontac t DE Q LEA D t o obtai n approva l fo rwide racceptanc e limits . A 8 Specia l Trainin g Safet y fraining course s relevan t to US T cleanup projec t

activitie s ar

e readil y available . Contractor s ar e responsibl e fo

r ensurin g tha

t thei r personne l ar

e informe dabou t

an dtraine don relevant

OSH A guidelines . Al l DE Q US T projec t

manager s ar

e require dto hav e aminimu mo f 2 4 hour s of

initia l healt h andsafet

y fraining andreceiv e a

n annual 8-hou

r refreshe r course . Staf

f shoul dcontac t

th e DE Q Healt

h an dSafet

y Manager or thei r Premise s Safet

y Representativ e fo

r question s about

healt h andsafet

y practices . Fiel dactivitie s ca

n create unexpecte drisks. Staf f shoul dapproac h an

y samplin g event

a s apotentiall y hazardou s event

an dobtai n th e proper

trainin g to recognize , dea l with , andprotec t

themselve s from hazardou s materials . I f

yo u hav e question s abou t wha t yo u migh t b e dealin g with , us e existin g resource s (e.g. , MSDS , literature , laborator y staff , th e Healt

h an dSafet

y Pla n tha t th e consultant

and/or contracto r ha s prepare dfo

r th e site , etc. ) an dcontac t

th e appropriate authorit

y (e.g. , DE Q Healt

h & Safet y Manager , Laborator y Managers , Safet

y Committee) . Th e Healt

h < & Safet y Manage r ca n recommen dan dsupply th e mos t appropriate personal protectiv e equipment an di s responsibl e fo

r managin g the respirator

y protectio n program .

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A 9 Documentatio n an d Record s A9. 1 Introductio n Document s an drecord s produce dfromUS T an dHO T project s mus t b e properl y managed . Document s an drecord s typicall y produce dma y include , bu t

are no t limite dto : Site-specifi c Q

A Plan s or

samplin g an danalysi s plan s (SAPs ) ; Desig n certification ; Photo logs ; Transportatio n document s (manifest s an dbill s o f lading ) Fiel dnote s andrecords ; Chain-of-custod

y forms ; Laborator y analytica

l reports ; Fiel dan dlaborator

y QC data ; Dat avalidatio n reports ; an d Record s o f

commimicatio n suc h a s phon e logs , memos , e-mails , or other writte n correspondence . (Note : Documentation , require din th e HO T progra mregulation s to b e submitte dto DEQ , constitute s asatisfactor

y samplin g pla

n fo r HO T projects. ) Projec t record s wil l b e maintaine db y th e Projec t Manager in bot h printe dan delecfroni c format s whenever practicable . Printe drecord s serv e a s th e officia l recordan dwil l b e maintaine din th e site' s file fo r aperio do f

n o les s tha

n 2 0 year s afte

r projec t completion . Elecfroni c records , wherever possible , wil l b e maintaine di n write-protecte dformat s suc h a s th e Portabl e Document Forma t (.pdf) . In maintainin g an darchivin g thes e electroni c records , US T wil l follo w guidanc e an dprocedure s establishe di n th e agencie s record s retentio n schedule . Eac h organizatio n shoul dhav e thei r own specifi c procedure s fo r presentin g an dconfrolling data . However , th e recordkeepin g syste mmus t allo w historical reconstmctio n o f al l activitie s tha

t produce d th e resultan t

sampl e analytical data . Th e histor y ofth e sampl e mus t

b e readil y understoo dthroug h th e documentation . Thi s shal l includ e inter-laborator y fransfers o f

sample s or

extracts . All samplin g an danalysi s record s mus t b e maintaine dfo

r a t leas t 5 year s afte

r projec t completio n andb e availabl e to DE Q upo n request . Laboratorie s shal l hav e thei r ow n chai n o f

custody form , whic h mus t contai n th e sampl e identification , th e location , date an dtim

e of collection , collector' s name , preservatio n type , sampl e type , andany specia l remark s concemin g th e sample . Th e DEQ' s custody for m(DEQ06-LAB-0054-FORM ) mus t b e filledout if sample s wil l b e analyze db y DE Q o r i f dat ai s goin g t o b e uploade dinto LASA Rdatabase . Certai n informatio n on th e for

mi s absolutel y necessary . Such informatio n a s th e Samplin g Projec t Location/Site shoul db e kep t

shor t bu t b e a s descriptiv e a s possible . Thes e dat aelement s are necessar y fo r accuratel y postin g dat ai n th e agency' s database s [Laborator y Analytical Storag e an dRetrieval (LASAR ) and LIMS] . A9. 2 Samplin g Acceptanc e Polic y I t i s DE Q laborator

y polic y to accep t

sample s fo

r analysis , an drepor

t analysi s results , fo

r sample s tha

t mee t th e followin g requirement s upo n receip t a t th e DE Q laboratory . Non-DE Q laboratorie s shoul dhav e thei r own writte n polic y whic h th e DEQ' s projec t manager shoul dreceiv e (i t

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t Pla n Q A Pla n or a s par t o f thei r Qualit y Manual) . Th e policie s o f th e contracte dlaboratorie s shoul dhav e simila r content . 1 . Complete sampl e documentatio n mus t b e provide dincluding : Nam e andaddres s ofth e projec t site , Program/projec t

Q-tim e number Sampl e description ; Sampl e matri x (air , liquid , solid , sludge , sediment) ; QC Typ e (Trip Blank , Equipment (rinsate ) Blank , Fiel dDuplicate , etc ) Specia l remark s describin g th e sample , i f appropriate . Sampl e classificatio n (grab , continues , composite) ; Date an dtim e o f

collection ; Samplin g locatio n (includin g latitude , longitude , an delevation) , or permanent

LASA Rstatio n number ; an dbrie f

descriptio n o f

eac h samplin g locatio n Nam e o f contac t perso n fo r th e project , Nam e o f sampl e collector , Container ID number s use da

t eac h location , an d Requeste danalyse s fo

r eac h sampl e (or , if

sampl e i s t o b e hel dfo

r possibl e futur

e analysis) . Th e date an dtime tha

t eac h perso n receive dor

relinquishe dth e sample(s) , includin g their signe dname . Informatio n mus t

b e legibl e Al l informatio n mus t

b e writte n o n th e fieldfor min waterproo f

blu e or blac k ink . Sample s mus t

b e properl y labele d Us e durabl e label s Includ e auniqu e identificatio n numbe r traceabl e bac k

to th e COC . Includ e preservativ e use d(Container code s ar e acceptabl e if

defined) . Us e indelibl e in

k Informatio n mus t

b e legibl e 3 . Sampl e container(s ) mus t b e appropriate fo

r sampl e typ e an danalysi s requested , includin g preservative(s ) a s needed . 4 . Parameter/Metho drecommende dholdin g time s mus t no t b e exceeded . 5 . Adequate quantitie s o f sample s mus t

b e supplie dto accommodat e test s requeste dby collector , stipulate di n site-specifi c QAPP b y projec t manager o r judge dappropriate b y laborator y management . 6 . A site-specifi c QAP

P o r SA P mus t b e prepare dwhe n more tha n ten (10 ) fieldsample s ar

e submitted , includuig : • Th e numbe r o f sample s by matrix , including Q A (sampl e duplicates , matri x spike s an

dduplicates , blanks , etc.) ; • The name ofth e projec t manager andsampl e collecto r

(i f different) ; • The name o f

th e perso n to who mth e dat aar e to b e reported ; • The analyse s (tests ) requested ; an d • Th e detectio n limit

neede d[qualitativ e screen , drinkin g wate r Maximu mContaminan

t Limit (MCL) , Toxicit

y Characteristi c Leachin g Procedur e (TCLP) , NPDE S permit

compliance , etc.] . • Refe r t o EP A Q A divisio n document s fo

r additiona l information o

n preparin g site-specifi c QAPP s (http://www.epa.gov/quality/qa_docs.htmn . Versio n 2. 0 Pag e 7 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n

(Note : HO T progra

mrequirement s fo

r samplin g documentatio n constitute aSamplin g plan , n o additional pla

n need s t o b e provide da s lon g a s th e other QC requirement s i n thi s QAP P (or a n altemativ e DE Q approve dQAPP ) ar e followed. ) Sample(s ) failin g t o mee t th e sampl e acceptanc e criteri ama v b e analyzed , dependin g o n th e circumstances , but

th e dat amus t

b e clearl y flaggedwhen reporte da s havin g bee n compromise ddu e to a deficienc y in on e o

r mor e o f th e element s liste dabove . Releas e of datafromcompromise dsample s wil l b e deferre dawaitin g th e necessar y documentation . Documentatio n o f

any o f thes e element s ma

y b e fiimisheda

t an y tim e u p to th e releas e o f

th e final decisio n on th e site fro

mDEQ , but

preferabl y a s soo n a s possible . When al l acceptanc e criteri aare consequentl y met , th e qualifyin g flag wil l b e expunge dfromth e report , i f th e qualit y of th e dat ai s no t affected . 7 . Thirdpart

y laborator

y analytical report s mus t

includ e th e followin g informatio n fo r DE Q revie w (Note : When DE Q LEAD provide s th e analytical work , th e sam e informatio n i s evaluate dprio r t o reportin g results) : • A Q A summar y ofth e report , including adiscussio n o f sample condition s upo n arrival , a s well a s an y QA/QC issue s tha

t ma y hav e arisen durin g analysis . • Complet

e result packag e tha

t identifie s the result , the units , an dan y qualifyin g dataflags. • A complet

e Q C packag e fo

r each analyte-matrix combination tha t include s the Q

C dat aidentifiedb y the project' s DQO s an

dDQIs . • Th e repor t mus t definitivel y lin k th e sample s wit

h thei r associatedQC results . A9. 3 Correction s t o Documentatio n All original dat arecorde din fieldnotebooks , chain-of-custod y records , an dother

form s wil l b e writte n in waterproo f

ink . Non e o f

thes e document s wil l b e destroye do r throw n away , even i f

they ar e illegibl e or contai n inaccuracie s tha

t require areplacement

document . I f

a n erro r i s mad e on adocument

assigne dt o on e individual , tha

t individua l wil l mak

e correction s b y crossin g asingl e lin e throug h th e error , enterin g th e correc t

information , an dinitialin g th e correction . Alteration s or

change s t o QAPPs , SAPs , analytical reports , o r any other

forma l writte n documentatio n wil l b e accomplishe db y attachin g a n erratu mo r

addendu mto th e fi-on

t o f th e origina

l document . Al l errat aandaddend amus t

b e signe dan ddated . Change s to electroni c record s mus t mirro r appropriat

e change s in printe drecords . (Altematively , arevise ddocument ma y b e create da s lon g a s th e revisio n i s clearl y note dan dsupersede s th e previou s document . Bot h original an drevise dversion s mus t b e maintaine din th e projec t

files.

Versio n 2. 0 Pag e 8 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n Grou p B . DAT A GENERATIO N AN D ACQUISITIO N B t Samplin g Proces s Desig n Sit e assessment s generall y require th e collectio n of severa l type s o f sample s includin g soils , vapors , surfac e an dgroun dwater , water fromindustrial , municipal , or residentia l wells , andtan

k content s (i.e . sludge) . Fiel dsamplin g personne l wil l mak e arrangement s wit

h th e analyzin g laborator y fo r proper sampl e containers , samplin g reques t forms , an dsamplin g equipment a t leas t tw o week s in advanc e o f

asamplin g event . I f aspecifi c event

ha s mor e tha n 1 0 fieldsample s o

r wil l occu r mor e tha n once , asite-specifi c QAP P or SA P wil l b e required . Equipment

shoul db e assemble dbase don th e typ e o f sample s to b e collected . Preparatio n an dassembly ofth e require dequipment

an dmaterial s shoul dfollo w thes e steps : • Al l equipment

wil l b e checke dfo

r prope r calibration , assembly , an doperation.prio r t o use . • Al l samplin g equipment tha t ma y potentiall y contac t

th e sample s wil l b e decontaminate d accordin g t o th e procedure s outline di n th e Mod e o f Operatio n Manua l (MOM) , DEQ03

- LAB-0036-SO P , whic h i s availabl e fromth e water qualit y monitorin g grou

p a t th e DE Q laborator y o r i t ca n b e foundon-lin e a

t http://www.deq.state.or.us/lab/techrpts/docs/DEO03LAB0036SOP.pdf • Samplin g equipment

wil l b e transporte din suc h amanner a s t o maintai n it s cleanliness . B1. 1 Parameter-Specifi c Samplin g Requirement s Tabl e B2- 1 list s th e sampl e container s tha t are to b e used , sampl e volume s required , preservatio n requirements , an dspecia

l handlin g requirement s fo r th e parameter s mos t

commonly teste da

t pefroleum

contaminate dsites. ' Additional informatio n o n samplin g requirement s i s containe din th e DE Q laboratory ' s Fiel dSamplin g Referenc e Guide (FSRG ) DEQ86-LAB-0002- Q A G The require dorder

o f sampl e collection , regardles s o f matri x bein g sampled , is : 1 . Volatil e Organi c Compound s (VOC) ; 2 . Tota l Petroleu mHydrocarbon s (NWTPH-D x an dGx ) an dHydrocarbo n Identification s (HCIDs) ; 3 . Exfractable s (PCBs) ; and(PAH ) 4 . Tota l Recoverabl e Metal s (Lead) . B 2 Samplin g Method s It i s ver y important

to us e proper

sampl e container s an dappropriate preservatio n technique s when collectin g samples . Sample s shoul dalway s b e collecte din container s supplie db y th e analyzin g laboratory . Thi s ensure s tha t th e container

ha s bee n properl y cleaned . Also , when th e containe r i s filled, th e analyzin g laborator

y wil l hav e sufficien

t sampl e to d o th e requeste dtest . Sample s submitte dto th e laborator y tha t are no t in alaborator

y supplie dcontainer

(e.g. , mayonnaise , pickle , or peanu t butter jars ) ar e likel y t o b e rejected . Sample s mus t als o b e properl y preserve do r the y ma y b e rejected . It

i s acceptabl e under

NELA C standard s t o accep t suc h a s lon g a s th e datai s qualifie da s such . Refe r to Tabl e B2- 1 fo r mformatio n on prope r

containers , preservatives , an dholdin g times .

Versio n 2. 0 Pag e 9 o f 2 7 ^09/08/201 0Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n Tabl e B2- 1 Sampl e Containers , Preservation , an dHoldin g Time s PARAMETE R : CONTAINE R (^ ) - ; . PRESERVAXIV E i HOLDIN G TIMES:v: | yblatile6rganics(8260C , NWTPH-Gx, ) vi ^ f ^

^ " } * ' Liquid s Soil s (extractio n EP A 5035A ) Pur e Produc

t Soi l Vapor s (EP A TO 15 ) 2 40-m l vial s wit h Teflon line d septu m cap s 2 40-m l vial s wit h Teflon line d septu m cap s (approximatel y 5 g sampl e i n eac h vial ) 1 40-m l via l wit h Teflon line d septu m cap s Tedla rBa g Summ a Caniste r 4 drop s cone . HC L Cool , 4° C N o headspac e Methano l & Cool , 4° C o r Cool , 4° C /

< -7° C Cool , 4° C Non e Non e 1 4 day s 1 4 day s 48hr/.14day s 1 4 day s . 7 2 hours 3 0 day s Seifii-Vdiatil e br^gartic s ^ . NWTPH-D x Liquid s Soil s NWTPH-HCI D Liquid s Soil s PAH s (8270D ) Liquid s / Solid s PCB s (8082A ) Liquid s Extractio n (35 1 OA

, 3520A ) Soil s Extractio n (3550B , 3545A ) I^Lite rambe rglas s

bottl e wit h Teflo n line r 4 - 8 o z glas s glas s ja r wit h Teflo n line r 1-Lite rglas s bottl e wit h Teflo n line r 4 - 8 o z glas s glas s ja r wit h Teflo n line r 1-Lite rglas s bottl e wit h Teflo n line r 4 - 8 o z glas s glas s ja r wit h Teflo n line r 1-Lite rglas s bottl e wit h Teflo n line r 4 - 8 o z glas s glas s ja r wit h Teflo n line r 5 m l HCl , pH< 2 Cool,4° C Cool , 4° C

5 m l HCl , pH< 2 Cool , 4° C Cool , 4° C

Cool , 4° C Cool,4° C Cool,4° C Cool , 4° C 1 4 day s t o extraction /

analysi s withi n 4 0 day s o f extractio n 1 4 day s t o extraction / analysi s withi n 4 0 day s o f extractio n 7 day s t o extraction / analysi s withi n 4 0 day s o f extractio n 1 4 day s t o extraction / analysi s withi n 4 0 day s o f extractio n 7 day s t o extraction / analysi s withi n 4 0 day s o f extractio n 7 day s t o extraction / analysi s withi n 4 0 day s o f extractio n 1 yea r 1 yea r / Versio n 2. 0 Pag e 1 0 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n

PARAMETE R Metal s (6010/6020 ) Liquid s Soil s CONTAINE R (1 ) 250-m l polyethylen e Polyethylen e o rglas s wit h Teflo n line r PRESERVATIV E HNO3 , pH< 2 Non e HOLDIN G TIME S 6 month s 2 8 day s (1 ) Collect duplicat e container s o n a t leas t 5 % ofth e wate rsample s fo rmatri x spike/matri x spik e duplicat e analysis . B2. 1 Samplin g Soil s Samplin g wil l b e performe dto determin e th e nature , magnitude , andextent of th e soi l contamination . Us e astainles s steel spoo n to collec t sample s fro

msurfac e soils . Subsurfac e soil s ca n b e collecte dwhil e well s are bein g drilled , durin g excavatio n an dremoval o f th e tanks , fromshallo w tes t pits , or usin g a hollow-core soi l drill . Th e DE Q laborator y ha s n o special equipment t o collec t subsurfac e soils , beyon d usin g auger s an dcor

e samplers . A sufficien

t number o f sample s mus t

b e take n to represent

th e are atha

t i s bein g evaluated . Sample s wil l b e collecte daccordin g to procedure s outline din A Compendiu mo f Superfun dFiel dOperation s Method s (EPA/540/P-87/001) . Note : fo r DE Q staff

, thi s compendium document ma y b e foim don Q-Net

unde r th e fracking numbe

r o f "EPA87-LAB-0008-RGD" . Al l soi l sample s wil l b e discrete sample s unles s asite-specifi c pla n ha s been develope dt o collec t composite sample s fo

r aspecifie dpurpose . Composite sampling , achieve db y collectin g severa l roughl y equa l sub-sample s an dthoroughl y mixin g to for mon e sample , i s NO T acceptabl e fo r th e analysi s o f volatil e material s in any situation . Soi l sample s shoul dcontai n a s fe w cobble s o

r stone s a s possible , unles s yo u vvis

h themt o b e include din th e analysis . B2.1. 1 Han d Augers Han dauger s ca

n b e use dt o collec t

sample s a

t depth s u p t o approximatel y 3 feet . Th e sampl e i s extmde d into a n aluminu mor

stainles s stee l pa

n followe db y immediat

e placement

into appropriat

e sampl e containers . It

i s possibl e t o obtai n discrete depth s b y forcin g th e soi l cor e fromth e auge

r an dcollectin g th e dept h o f interest . Th e projec t

manager shal l asses s whether

aline dor

stainles s stee l auge

r i s necessary . B2.1. 2 Tes t Pit s Tes t pit s ma y b e excavate db y han do r b y usin g power

equipment

suc h a s abackho e t o permi t

detaile d examinatio n an dabetter

understandin g o f

th e nature an dextent

of th e contamination . Sample s ar e collecte dfromth e wall s or floor o f th e pi t afte r removin g approximately 3 inche s o f th e expose dsurfac e layer . Sample s ar

e place ddirectl y into th e appropriate sampl e containers . Sampler s mus t b e made awar

e o f th e hazard s o f

enterin g ates t

pit . Safet

y fraining course s shoul dcover confine dspac e entr

y an d sloping/shorin g o f

tes t pits . B2.1. 3 Borehole s Subsurfac e soi l sample s ca n b e collecte dfromborehole s usin g asplit-spoo n sample r durin g drillin g operations . Dril l cutting s are screene dusin g a n organi c vapo r

analyzer (OVA) to determin e wher e sample s shoul db e collected . Note : Mos t screenin g i s don e using- aphoto-ionizatio n detecto r (PID ) wit h a 10.2e V lamp . Th e split-spoo n sampl e wil l b e collecte daccordin g to th e AST M D158 6 standar

d penetratio n tes t

metho dan dth e sampl e wil l b e fransferreddirectl y fromth e spli t spoo n into th e appropriate sampl e containers . Al l soi l classification s wil l b e performe dusin g th e AST M D248 7 soi l classificatio n method . Versio n 2. 0 Pag e 1 1 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n

B2. 2 Petroleu m i n Soil s Method s fo

r analysi s are designate di n Oregon' s Cleanup Rules , fo r Leakin g Petroleu mUS T System s (OA R340-122-020 5 throug h 340-122-0360) . Pefroleumproduct s in soi l ar e first identifie db y a hydrocarbo n identificatio n tes t (HCID) , andthe n quantifie db y th e appropriate tota l pefroleum hydrocarbo n (TPH ) method . The procedure s fo r severa l o f thes e method s wer

e develope djointl y wit

h th e Washingto n Department

of Ecolog y an dar

e referre dt o a s th e Northwes t Tota l Petroleu mHydrocarbo n Method s (NWTPH ) B2.2. 1 NWTP H Methocj s

• NWTPH-HCID i s aqualitativ e scree n use dt o determin e whic h pefroleu mproduct s (i f

any ) ar e present , an dwha

t subsequesn

t quantitativ e method s ma

y b e required . • NWTPH-Gx i s th e quantitativ e metho dfo r gasoline . • NWTPH-D x i s th e quantitativ e metho dfo r diesel . • TPH

- 166

4 Modifie di s th e quantitativ e metho dfo r soil s containin g lubricatin g oil s an dbunker fiiels . • TPH-166 4 i s fo

r quantificatio n o f

generi c petroleu mhydrocarbon s in water . B2.2. 2 Othe rOrganic s Other commo n analyse s use dto identif y or characteriz e unknow n organi c contaminant s include MTBE , MBAS , glycol/fluorescein , lignin-tannin , tota l organi c carbo n (TOC) , chemica l oxygen demand(COD) , tota l organi c halogen s (TOX) , an dformaldehyde . • Oxygenate dFue l Additive s suc h a s MTB E (methy l tertiar y buty l ether) o

r Ethanol: . MTB E was.recentl y phase dout

a s afue l additiv e an dreplace dmos t commonly wit

h Ethanol . Ther

e ma y b e other oxygenate s of

interes t dependin g o n th e fiael blend . MTBE , Ethano l an dother oxygenate s hav e bee n include dwit h th e constituent s tha

t ca n b e measure db y Metho d8260C . • MBA S (methylen e blu e activ e substances) : MBA S include s anioni c surfactant s suc h a s LA S (linea r alkylbenzen e sulfonates) , othe r sulfonate s an dsulfat

e esters . Thi s i s anon-specifi c colorimetri c tes t tha t ca n detec t th e presenc e o f detergents . • PCB s an dChlorinate dPesticides : PCB s an dchlorinate dpesticide s are bot h extracte db y th e sam

e method , therefor

e asingl e container mai y b e use dto sampl e fo

r thes e tw o analyses . Other organi c test s requir

e aseparat

e container fo r eac h metho do f

extraction . • PAH s Polynuclea

r aromati c hydrocarbon s (PAH ) are semivolatil e compoimd s tha t ar e associate dwit

h petroleu mproduct s andsom e are know n carcinogens . They ar e solvent extracte dan dca

n b e analyze db y GC/M S or

GC/M S i n SI

M mode (lowe

r detectio n limits ) B2. 3 Wate r Samplin g water

fo r petroleu mconstituent s ma y b e necessar

y t o determin e whether

contaminatio n ha s migrate dt o groundwater

o f nearb y surfac e water . Physical evidenc e suc h a s odors , organi c films on th e surfac e o f water , an dsoi l discoloratio n ar e goo dindicator s ofth e migratio n o f contaminant s to water . Surfac e water

location s ma

y includ e stteams , brooks , o r wetlan darea s tha

t are adjacen

t t o or downgradient

fromundergroun dstorag e tanks . Groundwater sample s are typicall y collecte dfromth e Versio n 2. 0 Pag e 1 2 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n

uppermos t aquifer , bu t

ma y als o includ e sample s fro mdeeper aquifers , an dfro

mnearb y residential , indusfrial , an dmunicipa

l wells . Note ; Fue l oxygenate s ar

e muc h more solubl e in water tha n petroleu mproduct s andofte n migrate faste

r an dfarthe r tha n pefroleu mhydrocarbo n relate dconstituents . All long-ter

msurfac e water

samplin g require s a

n approve dsite-specifi c QAP P (refe r to A9.2) . B2.3. 1 Surfac e wate r Surfac e water

sample s are bes t

collecte dusin g astainles s stee l bucke t (unles s sampl e fo

r metals) . Befor

e collectin g asample , th e container shoul db e rinse dout

wit h water fromth e are at o b e sampled . Then collec t afresh sample . Avoi ddipping-th e bottl e into th e sample . I f possible , pour

fromth e collectio n container , wit

h minima l agitation , into th e sampl e bottle . Residu e fromth e outsid e surfac e o f th e bottle , o r your hands , coul dcontaminate sample s or expos e yo u t o hazardou s materials . I f astainles s samplin g container i s no t available , dip th e sampl e bottl e directl y into th e water , instal l lid , andwip e of f th e outsid e ofth e container

wit h apape r towel . B2.3. 2 Groundwate r Monitorin g well s withou t

dedicate dpump s ma

y b e sample dusin g dedicate do r disposabl e bailers . DE Q personnel ^ wh o ar

e performin g th e samplin g event ma y reques t disposabl e bailer s fromth e DE Q laboratory. . Sampl e Coordinator . Befor e collectin g drinkin g water or irrigatio n wel l samples , purg e th e water lines . Fil l th e sampl e container directl y fromth e ta

p imles s th e sampl e i s t o b e split . Ensure tha t spli t sample s are homogeneou s b y filling alarg e clea n container , shak

e container

to mix , andpour

into appropriate bottles . Sample s use dt o measure fieldparameter s (temperature , pH , DO , etc. ) or sample s collecte din purg e vial s fo r VO C analyse s canno t

b e spli t in thi s manner . They mus t b e filledindividually , directi y fro mth e ta p or bailer . Al l sample s from agive n site shoul db e representative . Al l monitorin g well s mus t b e properl y installe dan ddevelope da s specifie di n th e DEQ' s Groundwater Monitorin g Wel

l Drilling , Construction , an dDecornmissionin g guidanc e document . Constmctio n o f well s mus t

als o meet

Water Resourc e Division' s mle s an dregulations . Nonstandardwell s or problem s encountere ddurin g samplin g shoul db e note din th e fieldlo g an din subsequent reports . B2.3. 3 Residentia rWate rSample s Th e followin g procedure s shoul db e employe dwhen samplin g residential water supplies :

• Obtai n permissio n t o acces s propert y an dobtai n sample s fo

r analysis . • Inspec t

th e wate r syste mt o locate th e ta

p neares t t o th e wellhead . Sample s shoul db e collecte d prio r t o any treatment

unit s (U V units , revers e osmosis , etc. ) i f possible . • Purg e th e systemfo

r afe w minute s to fiush th e plumbin g an dholdin g tank s s o tha t th e sampl e collecte di s a s representativ e ofth e groun dwater a s tha t syste mca n produce . Remov e an

y fauce t aerator s an dreduc e water

fiow prio r

to collectin g samples . Collec t th e sampl e directi y fro

mth e ta p into th e sampl e containers . Sample s fo r VOC s are to b e collecte daccordin g to procedure s outiine din DEQ' s Fiel dSamplin g Referenc e Guid e (DEQ86-LAB-0002-QAG) . Additional samplin g procedure s ma y b e foundi n DEQ' s Water Qualit y Monitorin g (WQM ) section' s Mod e o f Operatio n Manua l (MOM ) (DEQ03-LAB-0036-SOP ) Versio n 2.0 . Pag e 1 3 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n

(http://www.deq.state.or.us/lab/techrpts/technicaldocs.htm). , whic h include s procedure s fo r samplin g rivers , sfreams , estuaries , lakes , groimdwate r wells , soil , shellfish , fish, an dsediment . B2. 4 Vapor s Refe r t o th e DE Q Guidanc e fo r Assessin g an dRemediatin g Vapo r Intrusio n i

n Building s to mak

e appropriate risk-baseddecision s about vapo r intmsio n into indoo r

ai r a t environmenta

l cleanup an d Undergroun dStorag e Tan k (UST ) cleanup site s whe n th e Conceptua l Sit e Mode l (CSM ) show s th e potential fo

r vapo r intmsion . B 3 Sampl e Handlin g an d Custod y Sampl e integrit

y mus t b e maintaine dthroughou t th e collection , fransport, storage , an danalysi s process . Consequentl y al l fieldactivitie s mus t b e full y documented , th e sample s mus t b e clearl y identified , an d custody procedure s followe di n bot h fieldan dlaborator

y operations . Th e primar

y objectiv e o f

chain-of-custod

y procedure s i s to provid e a n accurate an dlegally defensibl e writte n or computerize drecordtha

t ca n b e use dt o trac e th e possessio n an dhandlin g o f asampl e from collectio n throug h completio n o f al l require dlaborator

y analyses . A sampl e i s considere di n custod y when i t is :

• In someone' s physical possession ; • In someone' s view ; o

r • Locke du

p o r kep t i n asecure dare atha

t i s restricte dto authorize dpersonnel . Al l change s i n sampl e possessio n mus t b e full y an dcompletel y documented , wit h th e date , time , an d

. person s relinquishin g an dreceivin g th e sainple s on th e appropriate chain-on-custody record .

B3. 1 Fiel d Documentatio n Th e followin g type s o f

fielddocumentatio n shoul db e maintaine da s par t o f th e sampl e handlin g and custody record . Additiona l type s o f documentatio n ma

y b e relevan t

an dshoul db e identifie din th e site

specifi c SAP . Fiel dlogbooks ; Sit e observation s an dphotograph s (wit h writte n descriptions) ; Sampl e collectors ; Date/tim e o f

sampl e collection ; Sampl e number ; Locatio n o f

samplin g statio n (includ e latitude/longitude) ; Number an dtyp e o f

sample s shipped ; Number o f shippin g container s sent ; Equipment

number s and/o r

calibratio n infonnation ; Sampl e collectio n forms ; an d- Analytical reques t

forms . B3. 2 Fiel d Custod y Procedure s T o ensur e prope rcustod y whil e i n th e field , th e followin g custod y procedure s wil l b e followed : • Sampl e bottle s fromcontainer s tha t appea r t o hav e bee n compromise dshal l no t b e used ; Versio n 2. 0 Pag e 1 4 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0•

Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n Th e sampl e collecto r

wil l assume responsibilit y fo r th e sample s unti l transferre dt o another perso n followin g th e appropriate chain-of-custody procedures ; Al l sampl e datawil l b e recorde din in k i n afieldnoteboo k

an do n th e appropriate fieldforms ; • A site tea

mleade r wil l asses s i f

additional sample s are required ; • Al l sample s requirin g thermal preservatio n mus t b e shippe dwit

h a n appropriat

e temperature blank (in eac h cooler) , whic h wil l (a t aminimum ) consis t

o f a100-m L polyethylen e bottl e filled wit h clea n water ; Altematively , arando msampl e container wil l use da s th e temperature blank . • Eac h cooler

(shippin g container) i n whic h sample s ar e packe dwil l b e seale dan daccompanie d b y on e cop y o f

th e chain-of-custod

y recordtha

t i s seale di n azip-loc k

bag an dtape dto th e insid e H d o f th e shippin g container ; • A separate chain-of-custod y recordwil l accompany eac h shipment o f samples ; • Packaging , marking , labeling , an dshippin g o f sample s wil l comply wit h al l regulation s promulgate db y th e U.S . Dept . o f Transportation , 4 9 CF

R171-177 , an dIntemational Ai r Transpor t Associatio n (lATA) ; and • Freight

bill s andbill s o f

ladin g wil l b e maintaine da s par t ofth e permanent

projec t record . B3. 3 Laborator y Custod y Procedure s Transfe r o f th e sample s int o laborator y custody wil l follo w standar dcustody procedure s andb e fiill y documente don aChain-of-Custod y form . (Th e DE Q la

b use s DEQ06-LAB-0054-FORM , availabl e on Q

Net) . Th e sampl e receiver shal l not e th e conditio n ofth e shippin g container s an dth e custod y seal s (i.e. , broken , unbroken) . Th e laborator y individual responsibl e fo r sampl e intak

e shal l documen

t th e conditio n o f individual sample s in th e shippin g container a s wel l a s th e temperature o f th e container

upo n receip t (recordin g th e temperature o f th e temperature blank

or i f n o temperature blan

k i s present , recordin g th e temperature o f

on e o f th e sample s in th e cooler) . I f th e shippin g contairier , any individua l sampl e containers , or

th e shippin g temperature i s out o f control , th e laborator

y shoul dcontac t

thei r client fo r instraction s on ho w t o procee dwit h sampl e processing . Th e laborator y shoul dfollo w th e procedure s documente di n it s Qualit

y Manua l fo r chain-of-custod

y sampl e handling . B 4 Analytica l Method s B4. 1 Introductio n Al l analytical method s use do n sample s fro mUS T inspection s mus t

comply wit

h relevant requirement s o f applicabl e federa

l or stat e program s for

whic h the y wer

e collecte d(e.g. . Clea

n Water Act - CWA , Saf

e Drinkin g Water

Ac t - SDWA , Resourc e Conservatio n an dRecover y Ac t - RCRA , Clea

n Air Ac t - CAA , etc.) , o r EPA-approve daltemat e methods . Th e mos t recentl y approve dmethod s under th e CW A an d SDW A were promulgate di n th e Cod e o f Federal Regulation s (4 0 CF RPar t 136 ) on Jul y 21 , 2003 . Current , adopte dmethod s under RCR A SW-84 6 ca

n b e obtaine dfro

mth e EP

A website a

t http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/test/sw846.htm . Al l result s fo r

analytica l testin g o n soi l an dsoli dmatri x sample s fo r Organi c an dInorgani c analyse s mus t

b e reporte do n adr y weigh t basi s an didentifie da s suc h i n th e final report . We t weigh t resul t / % solid s = Dr y weigh t

resul t [Equatio n B-1 ]

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B4. 2 Method s Tabl e B4- 1 belo w list s th e classe s o f analyte s tha

t are typicall y ofth e greates t interes t fo r th e US T an d HO T programs , a s wel l a s th e preferre danalytical methods . Thi s tabl e provide s astartin g poin t fo r selectin g analytical method s fo r site specifi c Q

A Plans . A lis t ofth e routin e analytica

l method s tha

t th e DE Q laborator

y use s i s containe di n th e Fiel dSamplin g Referenc e Guide (DEQ86-LAB-0002-QAG) . Laboratorie s performin g analyse s o f US T sample s mus t emplo y th e method s reference dor us e approve dmethod s fro mth e sourc e documents . Current , adopte d method s unde r

RCR A SW-84 6 ca

n b e obtaine dfromth e EP A website a

t http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/test/sw846.htm . Sinc e th e lis t of adopte danalytical method s i s subjec t t o periodi c update , contac t th e US T or

LUS T projec t

manager or DE Q laborator

y fo r alis t o f currentl y approve dmethod s Site s specifi c Q A plan s shoul doutlin e th e specifi c analyte s an dlimit s o f quantitatio n (LOQ ) tha

t ar e expected . Tabl e B4- 1 Analytica l Method s Reference s Analytica l Method s References ^ Parameters Inorgani c Analysi s Lea d Lea d Organi c Analysi s HCI D NWTPH- G a s gasolin e NWTPH- D a s diese l NWTPH- O a s moto r oi l PCB s Oi l & Greas e (Hexan e Extractabl e Material ) Sem i Volatile s (PAH ) 'Method;' , y . , ' , .," 5 EP A 60 1 O

C EP A 6020 A

• ' ^

:' ' • ; / NWTPH-HCI D NWTPH-G X NWTPH-D X NWTPH-D X EP A 8081 A (8000C ) Alternativ e - 8270 D EP A 166 4 EPA 8270D-SI M EP A 833 0 -Techniqu e IC P ICP/M S Capillar y GC/FI D Purg e & Tra p GC/FI D Soni c Ex t GC/FI D Soni c Ex L GC/FI D Solven t Ext . GC/E C Alt : GC/M S Hexan e Ext . G C GC/M S HPL C LOQ ^ (approximate ) Wate r(Soil ) 0. 1 mg/ L (1 0 mg/Kg ) 0.00 5 mg/ L ( 1 mg/Kg )

• ',• ' ':•' [ " • •--i-,!?'^'-.'- • no t quantifie d 0.2 5 mg/ L (2 0 mg/Kg ) 0.2 5 mg/ L (2 5 mg/Kg ) 0. 5 mg/ L (10 0 mg/Kg ) 0.00 1 ug/ L 5 mg/ L 0.001-0.00 5 mg/ L

^ Tes t t^ethod s fo rEvaluatio n o f Soli d Waste , Physical/Chemica l Methods , USEP A SW-846 , 3" * editio n (Update s I IV) , Februar

y 200 7 ^ LO Q = Limi t o f Quantitatio n Version 2. 0 Pag e 1 6 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n Volatil e Organic s Volatil e Organic s i n ai r MTBE , Ethano l an d Oxygenate s Percen t solid s (fo rDr

y weigh t correction ) EPA 8260 C EPA TO-1 5 EPA 8260 C CLP-ILM05.3(o r equivalent ) Purg e & Tra p GC/M S GC/M S Purg e & Tra p GC/M S Gravimetri c 0.000 5 - 0.00 1 mg/ L

0.005-0.0 1 Omg/

L (ketones ) 0. 5 ppb v 0.00 1 - 025 . mg/ L (varie s by compound ) 0.1 %

B 5 Qualit y Contro l Becaus e o f

th e rol e dat aplay s in determinin g regulator y course s O

f actio n an ddecision-making , aQA/Q C progra mt o ensure dat areliabilit

y an dqualit

y dat ai s essential . Thes e effort s ar e base do n Department polic y outline di n DEQ' s Agency Qualit y Management

Pla n (DEQ03-LAB-0006-QMP) . : /=•" • " • ' IC - •-• . ' • DE Q recognize s tha

t regulator y action s andenvironmental decision-makin g require s dataan dinformatio n o f th e highes t

possibl e quality . Consequently , DE Q ha s implemente da n agency-wid e Qualit

y Management

System , whic h i s documente din th e DE Q Qualit y Managemen

t Pla n (DEQ03-LAB-0006

- QMP) . Ever

y procedural aspect , fromprojec t planning , sampl e collection , laborator y analysis , to dat a assessment , impart s asignificant an dofte n critical bearin g on environmenta l decisions . B5. 1 Projec t Plannin g DE Q employ s ateam-base dprojec t plannin g approac h tha

t draw s together

divers e interest s an d participant s to define th e scop e an dframework o f aprojec t befor e actua l wor k begins . Thi s QAP

P describe s an ddefine s th e genera l qualit y objective s ofth e US T an dHO T programs . Site-specifi c qualit y objective s ar e ofte

n fiirthe r define db y site specifi c QA Plan s o r samplin g an danalysi s plans . Thi s "graded " approac h t o qualit y systemmanagement

ensure s tha

t qualit y activitie s ar

e conducte dthroughou t th e project , bu t

allow s fo r th e fiexibility to tailo r

quality-relate dactivitie s to individua l projects . Al l site specifi c Q

A Plan s or

samplin g an danalysi s plan s ar e t o receiv e aqualit

y qssuranc e revie w an db e approve db y th e DE Q projec t manager an dqualit

y assuranc e office

r (or Q A designee) . It i s understoo dtha

t project/samplin g plan s fo r voluntar y clean-up activitie s wil l b e submitte dto DE Q afte r th e wor k ha s bee n performed , however , DE Q mus t stil l revie w andapprov e th e activitie s prio r t o issuin g final decisio n o n th e site. ' Fo r project s initiate db y DE Q o r thos e havin g direc t

DE Q oversight , th e Q A Plan s shoul db e approve dprio r t o th e star

t o f th e project . B5. 2 Fiel d Q C Requirement s B5.2. 1 Trainin g Fiel d Personne l Al l fieldpersonne l mus t

b e traine din acceptabl e samplin g techniques , sampl e collection , preservatio n an d handlin g procedures , an dfieldinstmmen t operatio n anddocumentatio n procedure s prio r t o collectio n o f sample s unde r

th e US T or

HO T programs . Proper

ttaining i s critica

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B5.2. 2 Fiel d Q C Sample s Fiel dfransport

(trip ) blank s wil l b e submitte dfo r eac h sit e survey requirin g volatil e organic s analysis . Th e blank s ar

e prepare db y th e analyzin g laborator y usin g distilled , de-ionize dwate r an dshippe dwit

h th e other sampl e bottle s to

_ th e fieldan dthe n retume dt o th e analyzin g laborator y wit h the ' sample s fo

r analysis . D o no t

separate fransport

blank s fromother

samples . The

y mus t b e package dwit

h th e environmenta

l sample s collecte ddurin g th e samplin g event . Transfe r blank s wil l b e collecte dfo r eac h site survey . Th e transfe r blan k consist s o f

tw o VO C purg e vial s filledwit h purifie dwater

a t th e site an dshippe dbac k

wit h th e samples . Transfe

r blank s ar e use dto asses s potential contaminatio n o f sample s fromth e site environment . Specifi c procedure s fo

r VO C samplin g ar

e outline di

n th e DE Q Fiel dSamplin g Referenc e Guide (DEQ86-LAB-0002-QAG) . Fiel dduplicate s wil l b e collecte dwhen th e site survey ha s mor e tha n ten sample s o

r th e sampl e collectio n take s mor e tha n on e da y t o complete . I f

more frequent

duplicate s are required , i t

mus t b e state din th e site specifi c Q A Pla n or Samplin g an dAnalysi s Plan (SAP) . Fiel dduplicat e sample s are take n withi n five minute s of

collectin g th e original sample s an dinclud e al l th e sub-samples . Thes e sample s ar e shippe d bac k wit h th e other

sampl e bottle s fo

r analysis . Th e us e of

mafri x spike s an dmatri x spike-duplicate s ar e describe di

n DEQ' s Fiel dSamplin g Referenc e Guid e (DEQ86-LAB-0002-QAG). .

I B5. 3 Laborator y Q C Requirement s Routin e qualit

y contro l procedure s shal l be

- outline di n th e analyzin g laboratory' s Qualit y Manua l (howeve r named ) andare use dfo

r al l sample s tha

t ar e submitte dfo

r thi s project . Routin e procedure s shal l follo w NELA C standards , whic h include : 1 . Dail y instmment

calibratio n and/o r

calibratio n verificatio n prio r to analysi s o f

any samples . 2 . Calibration s mus t

b e verifie daccordin g to th e analytical method s usin g astandardsourc e othe r tha n th e sourc e use dfo

r th e instrument

calibratio n 3 . Metho dblan

k analysi s daily or

a t afrequency o f

1/2 0 samples , whichever

i s greater . 4 . Analysi s o f

aLaborator

y Confrol Sampl e (LCS ) a t afrequency o f

1 / per batc h o f 2 0 or fewe r sample s Thi s sampl e i s sometime s referre dto ablan k spike . 5 . Analysi s of

amatri x spik

e a t afrequenc y o f

1/2 0 sample s o

r a s th e matri x change s t o asses s accurac y andidentif

y possibl e matri x interferences . 6 . Analysi s o f

laborator y sampl e duplicate s or

mafri x spike/matri x spik

e duplicate s (MS/MSD ) on a frequenc y of

1/2 0 sample s to asses s th e precisio n ofth e analysis . 7 . Determinatio n o f

th e minimu mreportin g limi t base don detectio n limit studie s an dth e concentratio n rang e o f

calibratio n standards . Th e expectation s fo

r analytical precisio n an daccurac y fall withi n th e overal l expectation s fo r precisio n an daccurac y a s describe di n . Precisio n an daccurac y wil l var y wit h th e analytical metho dan dlaborator y procedures . The laborator y mus t qualif y any result s tha

t d o no t mee t th e acceptanc e criteri aon th e analytical reports . Th e analyzin g laborator y mus t mak e precisio n an daccurac y statement s availabl e upo n reques t '

- Mos t projec t wil l only require th e informatio n necessar y fo r aStag e 2 A validatio n a s defmedin EPA-540

- R-08-00 5 (Guidanc e fo

r Labelin g Extemall y Validate dLaborator y Analytica

l Datafo r SuperfundUse ) to b e submitted . Thi s mean s th e analyzin g laborator y mus t include , i

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duplicate) . I f

additiona l validatio n i s require dfo r aspecifi c project , i t

shoul db e define di n aQ A pla n o r samplin g an danalysi s plan . B5. 4 Dat a Assessmen t Dat aassessment , verification , an dvalidatio n ar e th e quality-managemen t tool s use dt o determin e i f projec t dat amee t

th e planne dDQO s an drequirement s define di n thi s QAP P an di n site-specifi c SAPs . Durin g dat aassessmen t

an dvalidation , projec t

dat ashoul db e evaluate dfo r completeness , correctness , an dcomplianc e agains t

th e method , an dprocedura l o r confractua l requirement s ofth e project . I n th e even t tha t th e analytica l dat ai s compromise di n som e way , dat aqualifyin g flags mus t b e use dt o explai n th e variance . Laboratorie s mus t

qualif y al l result s tha t

ar e affecte db y Q C exceptions , a s note dabove , o r othe r event s tha t affec t th e interpretatio n ofth e analytica l results . Th e followin g dat aqualifyin g flags ar e standar d USEP A validatio n flags tha t ca n b e use db y analytica l laboratorie s providin g service s fo r US T an dHO T projects . Th e "Q " flag shoul db e use dt o identif y Q C issue s tha t

ma y b e relevan t

t o interpretatio n ofth e analytica l an dar e no t

identifie dusin g on e ofth e othe r flags. Al l "Q " flags mus t hav e explanator y statements . Note : Laboratorie s ma y us e differen t o r additiona l dat aflags; however , eac h flag mus t b e define d unambiguousl y i n th e analytica l report . • J - th e result

i s a n estimate becaus e th e measure dsampl e concentratio n i s les s tha n th e laboratory' s metho d reportin g limi t

(MRL ) bu t

greater tha n th e metho ddetectio n limi t (MDL) , o r laborator y Q C criteri awere not satisfied . • J + - th e result

i s a n estimate (se e "J") , an dma y b e biase dhigh . • J

- - th e resul t

i s a n estimate (se e "J") , an dma y b e biase dlow . • B - th e blan

k wa s contaminate dwit

h th e analyt

e bein g reported . • U - th e measure dsampl e concentratio n i s les s tha n th e laboratory' s reporte dquantitatio n limi t (MRL) . • N - th e analysi s indicate s th e presenc e o f a n analyte fo

r whic h ther

e i s sufficien

t evidenc e to mak

e a "tentativ e identification. " • R- th e dataare unusabl e du e to seriou s QC failures . Th e presenc e o r absenc e o f

a n analyte . canno t

b e verified . Resamplin g and/o r reanalysi s i s require dfo

r verification . • U J - th e analyte wa s analyze dfo r bu t no t detecte da

t th e reporte dquantitatio n limit . Result i s als o estimate dbecaus e o f

Q C failures . • N J - th e analysi s ha s indicate dthe presenc e o f a n analyte tha

t ha s bee n "tentativel y identified " andthe associate dvalu e represent s it s approximate concentration . • Q - no t

al l qualit y contro l criteri awere satisfied . Dat avalidatio n an dassessmen t ar e don e b y evaluatin g dat aagains t five Qualit y Assuranc e elements :

• Precision ; • Accuracy ; • Representativeness ; • Comparability ; and • Completeness . Th e generi c dat aassessmen t criteri afo r

projec t dat ai s discusse dan ddefine di n section s B5.3. 1 t o B5.3.5 . DE Q validate s th e dat aagains t performanc e measure s an dDQO s establishe di n thi s QAP P an di n site-specifi c Q A Plan s an dSAPs , ma y assig n Q C dat aqualit y level s (DQL ) o f A+ , A , B , C , D , E , an dF followin g th e criteri adetaile di n DE Q guidanc e document ; Dat aValidatio n Guidanc e fo r th e •41

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LASA RDatabas e (DEQ09-LAB-0006-QAG ) use db y DEQ' s Q A section , whic h i s specifi c t o th e analytica l method , sampl e matrix , an dth e analyt e o f interest :

• A + - Datao f

know n quality ; collecte db y DEQ ; meet s Q C limit s establishe di

n th e QAPP . • A - Datao f

know n quality ; submitte db y entitie s outsid e o f DEQ ; meet s QC limh s establishe di n aDEQ

approve dQAPP . • B - Datao f

know n bu t

lesse r quality ; dat ama

y no t meet establishe dQC bu t

i s withi n margina

l acceptanc e criteria ; o r dat avalu e ma

y b e accurate , bu t

control s use dto measur

e DQ O element s faile d(e.g. , batc h faile d to meet blank QC limit) ; suc h dat ama

y b e usefii l i n limite dsituation s o r in supportin g other , higher qualit y data , (essentiall y th e sam

e functio n a s th e EP

A "J " flag" ) • C - Datao f

unacceptabl e Quality ; dat aar e typicall y discarde d(Void ) in respons e to analytica l failure . Note : Ther

e ma y b e rare instance s wher e there ma y b e fielddatatha

t ma y stil l meet

DQO s a s determine d b y th e Projec t

Officer . In thes e case s aresul t shoul db e entere d(an d"estimated " instea dof "Void " however th e DQ L mus t remai n a t C . There mus t

als o b e acomment

in the fina

l repor t tha t explain s th e qualification . (Essentiall y th e sam

e a s th e EP

A "R " flag) • D - Incomplete data ; n o sampl e collecte do r n o reportabl e results , typicall y du e to samplin g failure . • E - Datao f

unknow n qualit

y o r know n to b e o f

poo r quality ; n o Q

A informatio n i s available , dat acoul d b e valid , but n o evidenc e i s availabl e to prov e either way . Datai s provide dfo

r educationa

l us e only . • F - Exceptiona

l event ; "A " qualit

y dat a(dat ai s o f

know n quality) , bu t

i s no t representativ e o f

samplin g condition s a s required'i n th e QAP P o r SA P (e.g. , a n air particulate sampler

fail s to sampl e th e ful

l time perio dbecaus e advers e condition s suc h a s afores t fire overloade dth e samplin g equipment) . DE Q use s th e validatio n criteri afoun di n Dat aValidatio n Guidanc e fo r th e LASA

RDatabas e (DEQ09-LAB-0006-QAG ) a s guidanc e fo r applyin g DQL s t o th e data . Th e DE Q Q A sectio n shoul d b e contacte dwhe n developin g DQ L criteri afo r site-specifi c SAP s tha t

ar e differen t

tha n tha t

foun di n thi s Q A Piatt . 85.4. 1 Precisio n measurement s Precisio n i s ameasur e o f th e scatte r

o f th e dat awhe n mor e tha n on e measuremen t i s mad e o n th e sam e sample . Scatte r

i s commonl y attribute dt o samplin g activitie s o r chemica l analysis . Duplicat e sample s ar e collecte di n th e fieldt o asses s precisio n attributabl e t o samplin g activities . Replicat e analyse s ar e perfonne dwit h eac h tes t t o asses s dat avariabilit y attributabl e t o laborator y analysis . Precisio n wil l b e expresse da s th e relativ e percen t differenc e (RPD) . Projec t manager s shoul dindicat e thei r preferenc e a s t o wha t sampl e shoul db e duplicated . Site-specifi c QAPP s ma y reques t tighte r contro l limit s t o initiat e correctiv e action . Fo r concentration s wel l abov e th e reportin g limi t (5 x th e RL) , 20 % RP D fo r wate r sample s an d35 % RP D fo r Soi l sample s i s normall y acceptable . I f concenfration s ar e low , precisio n wil l b e assesse db y difference . Th e analyzin g laborator y shal l determin e thei r confro l limi t

a s specifie di n sectio n Dl.l . Unti l th e analyzin g laborator y ha s collecte dsufficien t

data , i t i s acceptabl e t o arbitraril y se t th e contro l luni t

t o tha t presente di n th e cite d method . Th e DE Q Q A sectio n wil l revie w agenc y samplin g event s wit h duplicat e sample s an dprepar e a Q A repor t

whe n requested . B5.4. 2 Accurac

y measurement s Accurac y i s ameasur e o f th e differenc e betwee n observe dtes t result s an dtm e sampl e concenfration . Inasmuc h a s tra e concenfration s ar e no t known , accurac y i s inferre dfromrecover y dat adetermine dfrom standar dreferenc e material s an db y matri x spikes .

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Som e method s specif

y contro l limits . Fo r

thos e method s tha

t do not , routin e accurac y fo r inorgani c parameter s i s 10

0 ± 20-25 % recover

y fo r LCS , an d10

0 ± 10-1 5 % fo

r calibratio n verification . For organi c parameter s th e routin e accurac y i s ± 30 % fo r LC S an d10

0 ± 20 % fo

r calibratio n verification . Matri x spike/matri x spik

e duplicate s ar

e use don analyse s wher

e contaminant s ar

e no t routinel y detected . Sample s tha

t ar e collecte dfo

r thi s projec t

plan ma y no t b e spiked . However , accurac y shal l b e assesse d fro mother sample s analyze da

t th e sam e time . A site-specifi c QAP P ma y require asampl e fromth e projec t b e spiked . Som

e organi c method s require surrogate spike s on eac h sample , fro mwhic h accurac y i s assessed . Inorgani c parameter s typicall y hav e a n accurac y limit

o f 10 0 ± 25% , organi c parameter s are 10 0 ± 30-50% , Th e analyzin g laborator y shal l determin e thei r

confro l limit a s specifie di n sectio n D1.2 . Unti l th e analyzin g laborator y ha s collecte dsufficien

t data , i t i s acceptabl e to arbitraril y se t th e contro l limi t t o tha t presente din th e cite dmethod . B5.4. 3 Representativenes s Representativenes s i s ameasure o f ho w closel y th e observe dtes t result s on th e sampl e matri x reflec t th e actual site conditions . Samplin g procedure s mus t b e designe ds o result s represent th e matri x bein g measured . Sampl e handlin g protocol s fo r storage , preservation , andtransportatio n hav e bee n develope d to preserv e th e representatio n o f th e collecte dsamples . Proper documentatio n wil l establis h tha t protocol s hav e bee n followe dan dsampl e identificatio n an dintegrit y assured . Transfe

r blanks , transpor

t blanks , an dfieldduplicate s wil l b e use dt o asses s fieldan dtranspor t contaminatio n an dmetho dvariation . Laborator y method-blank s wil l b e ru n on adail y basis . Sinc e special o

r unusual sampl e condition s might affect th e accurac y of

a n analysis , i

t i s helpfii l to hav e informatio n about

th e sampl e matrix . Result s o f suc h matri x test s ma

y giv e additiona

l insight to th e representativenes s o f

th e analyses . Test s tha

t describ e th e sampl e matri x ma y b e requeste don asite

specifi c basis . B5.4. 4 Comparability Th e objectiv e o f

thi s parameter

i s t o assure tha

t dat adevelope ddurin g th e investigatio n ar e either directl y comparable , or

comparabl e wit

h define dlimitations , t o literature dataor othe r applicabl e criteria . Comparabilit

y of th e datawil l b e maintaine db y usin g EP A approve dprocedures . Th e analyzin g laborator y shal l lis t

analytical method s use di n thei r Qualit y Manua l (howeve

r named) . If

asite-specifi c QAP P require s ane w method , i t shoul dinclud e ho w th e metho dcompare s to other methods . Th e analyzin g laborator

y shal l measure comparabilit y of tes t method s no t

cite din EP

A o r DE Q documentatio n b y evaluatin g inter-laborator y split s or altemat e tes t

procedures . B5.4. 5 Completenes s Completenes s i s ameasure o f th e amount

o f vali ddataobtaine dfromth e analytica l measurement

syste m compare dto th e amount

tha t yo u expecte dt o obtain . It i s define da s th e tota

l numbe r o f sample s take n fo r whic h vali danalytical dat aare obtaine ddivide db y th e tota l numbe r of sample s collecte dan d multiplie db y 100 . Fo r

thi s projec t

a t leas t 90% ) ofal l sample s teste dshoul dyiel dvali d(non-rejected ) data . B 6 Instrumen t Testing , Inspection , an d Maintenanc e Al l instmment s an dequipment wil l b e tested , inspected , an dmaintaine daccordin g to th e manufacturer' s guideline s an drecommendations . Regula r analytical performanc e audit s wil l b e carrie dout a s prescribe d b y NELA C standards . Versio n 2. 0 Pag e 2 1 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n

B 7 Instrumen t Calibratio n an d Frequenc y Al l instmment s an dequipment wil l b e operate dan dcalibrate daccordin g to th e manufacturer' s guideline s an drecoinmendation s a s prescribe db y th e analytical method s an dth e NELA C standards . Personne l wh o hav e bee n properl y traine din thes e procedure s wil l operate an dcalibrate th e instruments . B7. 1 Instrumen t Calibratio n Instrument s ar

e calibrate dand/o r

verifie deac h time they ar e used . Th e degre e o f

calibratio n an d verificatio n depend s upo n th e instramen t an dmethod :

• Thermometer s ar

e reference dperiodicall y t o a n NIS T certifie dthermometer . Result s ar e documented . • p H meter s are calibrate dwit h p H 7.0 , p H 4.0 , an dp H 10. 0 buffers . Result s are documente din logbooks . B7. 2 Fiel d Screenin g Instrument s Fiel dscreenin g dataar

e generall y qualitativ e in nature an dofte n use dto provid e real-tim e dat afo r healt h andsafet y purposes . Dat agenerate dfromthi s typ e of samplin g provides :

• Identificatio n o f

soil , water , air , an dwaste location s tha t hav e ahig h likelihoo do f

showin g contaminatio n throug h subsequent laborator y analysis ; • Informatio n use dfo

r healt h an dsafet

y consideration'durin g site reconnaissanc e an dsubsequent intrasiv e activities ; and • Qualitativ e dat ai f

th e contaminant

i s know n an dth e instrument i s calibrate dt o tha

t substance . Instrument s wil l b e calibrate dandmaintaine daccordin g t o manufacturer' s instractions . B 8 Supplie s an d Consumable s Th e analyzin g laborator

y shal l hav e writte n procedure s fo r inspectin g andacceptin g supplie s an d consumables . B 9 Non-Direc t Measurement s Dat afromnon-measurement sources , suc h a s computer databases , compute

r programs , or

scientifi c publications , mus t

b e approve dfo

r us e b y th e Department

in asite-specifi c QAP

P or aCorrectiv e Actio n Pla n tha t complie s wit

h th e requirement s o f

OA R340-122-0250 . B1 0 Dat a Managemen t Dat amanagement

include s dat aentry , validation , transfer , storage , an dreporting . Precaution s shal l b e take n eac h tim e th e dat aar e reduced , recorded , calculated , or transcribe dto prevent

introductio n o f

error s or los s o f information . 1 . Collection : Fo r

bot h manua l dataan dcomputerize ddataacquisitio n systems , intemal qualit y confrol check s shal l b e develope dan dimplemente dt o avoi derror s i n th e dat acollectio n process . 2 . Validation : Dat avalidatio n i s define da s th e "proces s whereb y dataare accepte dor rejecte dbase d on aset o f criteria. " 3 . Transfers : Dat afransfer step s shal l b e minimized . Procedure s shal l b e establishe dt o ensur e tha t datafransfer

i s erro r free (or ther e i s a n acceptabl e erro r

rate) , n o informatio n i s los t in transfer , an d dataoutpu t

i s 100% ) recoverabl e fromdat ainput . Versio n 2. 0 Pag e 2 2 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0

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t Pla n 4 . Storage : A

t eac h stag e o f

dat aprocessing , procedure s shal l b e establishe dto ensure dataintegrit y an dsecurity . Raw dat asheet s mus t b e retaine do n file o r

store delectronically . Physical sample s shoul db e store dfo

r 3 0 day s afte

r th e dat aha s bee n release dfro mth e laborator

y wit h appropriate attentio n to prope r

disposa l o f potentiall y hazardou s materials . 5 . Reduction : Dat areductio n include s any proces s tha t change s either

th e for mo f expression , th e numerical valu e o f

dataresults , or

th e quantit

y o f data . Thi s include s validation , verification , an d statistical or

mathematical analysi s o f th e data . Reductio n i s distinc t fro mdat atransfer

i n tha t i t entail s achang e i n th e dimension s ofth e dat aset . Dat areporte dto th e DE Q fo r postin g i n LASARmus t

b e submitte dwit

h th e prescribe ddataelement s . Th e (projec t

manager mus t determin e .whethe

r th e analytical dat ashoul db e loade dinto LASAR . Th e projec t manager' s decisio n to submi t th e datafo

r LASARuploadshal l b e base don whether th e dat a measure s a

n impac t o n th e environmen t

Thi s dat amay prov e usefia l fo r multimedi adecisio n andshoul d b e availabl e fo

r th e entire agency . Dat atha t i s use dt o determin e compositio n o f unrelease dsource s nee d no t b e loade dinto LASAR . Whe n sample s are spli t

betwee n acontracto r

an dth e DE Q laboratory , th e projec t manage r shal l ensure tha t th e analytical dat ao f

contrac t laboratorie s wil l b e submitte dto th e DE Q laboratory .

I Versio n 2. 0 Pag e 2 3 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n Grou p C . ASSESSMEN T AN D OVERSIGH T C 1 Assessmen t an d Respons e Action s Th e analyzin g laborator

y shal l document

assessment

procedure s a s prescribe din NELA C standards . Such documentatio n shal l b e made availabl e t o DE Q persoime l upo n request . C1. 1 Technica l Syste m Audit s EP A conduct s triennial on-site evaluation s o f th e DE Q laborator

y to asses s analytica

l capabilitie s fo

r inorganic , TTHM , an dVO C parameter s unde r th e SDWA . An y substantiv e deficiencie s cite dwil l b e correcte dimmediately , or

withi n th e time frame se

t b y th e evaluator . Substantiv e recommendation s wil l b e implemente da s soo n a s possible . Laboratorie s shoul db e participatin g in a t leas t annua l proficienc y testin g studie s fo r th e US T parameter s (twic e pe r yea r i s sfrongl y suggested) . Laboratorie s tha t are accredite dunde r

NELA P ar e require dt o perfor m2 studie s pe r

yea r fo r accredite dparameters . • Wate r

Pollutio n (WP ) Performanc e Evaluatio n Studie s Thi s stud y i s use dfo

r laboratorie s tha

t analyz e non-potabl e wate r (surfac e water , groun d water , waste water) . • Soil Soil dWast e Performanc e Evaluatio n pe r NELA C 200 3 standar

dfo r selec t analytes . Laboratorie s tha

t are accredite dunder

NELAP hav e agenera

l assessment

performe db y th e accreditin g agency , (for

laboratorie s accredite dthroug h th e Stat e o f Oregon , they ar

e assesse db y DE Q LEA

D staff . The DE Q Projec t

Manager ma y perfor m(or arrang e for

) rando msite specifi c TSA s o r TSA' s base d on document

revie w o r complaints . CI. 2 Qualit y System s Audit s o f DE Q The DE Q US T progra

mstaf f an dDE Q Q

A Office r shal l participate i

n syste maudit s conducte db y th e EP A Regio n X QA Management Office , o n atriennial basis , o r a s requeste db y Progra

mManagement , andin National Performanc e Audi t Program s (NPAPs ) when the y ar e mad e available . Additionally , annua l audit s on rando mproject s shoul db e performe db y th e agenc y Q A officer . Such evaluation s provid e tiie opportunit

y fo r a n objectiv e assessment

o f th e adequac y o f

resources , adherenc e to data generatin g an dprocessin g procedures , an drevie w of qualit y confrol an dqualit

y assuranc e activities . I

t shal l b e schedule dthroug h th e Q A Office r an dconducte daccordin g to protocol s publishe di n Standard referenc e document s suc h a s EPA' s Referenc e t o System s Audits , (RA5) . C1. 3 Performanc e Evaluatio n Audit s Laboratorie s shoul dperfor mroutin e audit s a s prescribe din NELA C standards . C 2 Report s t o Managemen t Projec t manager s are responsibl e fo r reportin g US T cleanup activitie s in their respectiv e regions . Procedure s fo

r preparin g thes e report s ma y var y betwee n regions . The US T Progra mals o provide s EP

A Regio n X wit

h semi-annua

l activit y report s Versio n 2. 0 Pag e 2 4 o f 2 7 09/08/201 0Departmen t o f Environmenta l Qualit y US T Qualit y Assuranc e Projec t Pla n Grou p D . DAT A VALIDATIO N AN D USABILIT Y D 1 Dat a Review , Validation , an d Verificatio n Upo n completio n o f

th e analyses , th e analyzin g laboratorie s wil l revie w th e datapacket an dprovid e a specifi c repor

t fo r tha t samplin g event . Th e analyzin g laborator y wil l submit

thi s QA/Q C repor

t wit h th e analytical dat areport . Thi s repor t ma y als o b e loade dinto LASAR , th e electroni c database , fo r us e b y DE Q personnel . Each laborator

y shal l hav e thei r

own procedure fo

r validatin g th e qualit

y of datathey generate . Th e analyzin g laborator

y mus t chec k precisio n an daccurac y prio r to reportin g data . Acceptanc e criteri afrom calibration s an dverification s ar e base don contro l limit s foun din th e analytical methods . Replicate analyse s fo

r precision , an dQC standardor spik e recoverie s fo

r accurac y o

r o n limit s specifie din thi s QAP P or b y approve dsite-specifi c QAPP s or SAPs . Note : Laborator

y historical confrol limit s ma y b e use di f

they ar e a t leas t a s restrictiv e a s th e QAP P limit s or hav e bee n approve db y th e Projec t Manager . Procedure s fo r establishin g confrol limit s ar e describe din thi s section . Datareview , verification , an dvalidatio n procedure s an drequirement s ar e discusse din Sectio n B 5 - Qualit y Control . Fo r

th e purpose s o f

thi s Q A Plan , analytical datawit h DQL s o f

A+ , A , or

B wil l b e acceptabl e fo

r use . Ifth e DE Q projec t

manager feel s tha t dat awit h th e Qualit

y leve l o f "C " i s satisfactor

y fo r thei r need s i t mus t b e clearl y documente di n thef r final repor

t a s to ho w th e DQO s ca

n stil l b e met . D1. 1 Precisio n The absolute Relativ e Percent Differenc e (RPD ) i s use dt o asses s th e precisio n of th e analytica

l method , calculate dusin g th e equation : RPD = Xs-X d x100 % [Equatio n D-1 ] [X s + Xd]/

2 Where : X s = resul t

fo r th e sample ; an d X d= resul t

fo r th e duplicate sample . Th e unit s o f

X s mus t equa l to thos e o f

X d The averag e RP

D i s calculate dusin g th e previou s year' s data . Outlier s ar e exclude dfromth e dataset usin g Dixon' s test . A maximu mof te n percen t

o f th e dat aca

n b e exclude dfro

mth e dat aset

usin g thi s procedure . Confrol limit s are calculate db y multiplyin g th e averag e RP D b y 3.27 , whic h represent s th e 99% ) confidenc e limit . I f

insufficien

t dat ai s availabl e i t

i s acceptabl e t o arbifrarily set th e confrol limit

to tha t presente di n th e cite dDEQ-approve dmethod . D1. 2 Accurac y The accurac y o f

th e dat ase t

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2^2sl2kx100 % [Equatio n D-2 ] Where : A = recover

y fo r th e adde dspike ; Xs s = resul t

fo r th e spike dsample ; X s = result

fo r th e sample ; T = tm e valu e ofth e adde dspike . Averag e percen t

recover y i s calculate dusin g th e previou s year' s dat a(a t leas t 2 0 datapoints) . Outlier s are exclude dfromth e dat ase t b y th e us e of

Dixon' s test . A maximumo f te n percent

o f th e dat ama

y b e exclude dfromth e dat aset usin g thi s procedure . I f insufficien

t datai s availabl e i t

i s acceptabl e t o arbifrarily set

th e confrol limit

t o tha t presente di n th e cite dDEQ-approve dmethod . Wamin g an dContro l Limit s ar e set a s follows : Wamin g limit s = A (avg. ) +2s x Confrol limit s = A (avg. ) +3s x Where : S x = standarddeviationo f th e mea n o f th e datase t 

### D 2 Correctiv e Actio n Correctiv e actio n i s initiate dwhenever a n "ou t o f control " conditio n i s identifie d(e.g. , either contto l limit s or holdin g tim

e ha s been exceeded) . Correctiv e actio n generally consist s o f

• Calibratin g th e analj^ica l syste man

drepeatin g th e analysis , if holdin g time permits . •

• Th e laborator

y or fieldstaf f ar e responsibl e to document

th e "ou t o f control " condition s an d th e (correctiv

e actio n taken . Durin g th e investigatio n ofth e "ou t o f control " condition , determin e th e cours e o f

correctiv e action. . I f time fo r reanalysi s exceed s th e allowabl e holdin g time fo r th e analyte , th e projec t

manage r an dsampler

are notifie dan dresamplin g i s requested . However , i f

resamplin g i s no t

feasibl e an dth e particula

r analytica l result s ar

e no t critical , initia l analytical result s ar

e flagged an dreporte da s a n "estimate, " indicatin g tha t al l QC criteri ahav e no t

bee n met . The analysi s o f

erro r ma y als o conclud e tha

t th e samplin g metho dwa s either incorrec t or "ou t o f confrol" . In thes e cases , th e projec t manager i s notifie dan deither

trainin g a t th e analyzin g laborator

y o r i n th e fieldwit

h th e fieldstaf

f i s recommended . 

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t meet s th e criteri aoutline din thi s Q A Plan or asite specifi c pla

n i s determine dt o b e useable . An y dat atha

t i s qualifie dshal l b e assesse db y th e projec t manage r to ensur e tha t th e datacollecte d addresse s th e DEQ' s need s t o evaluate th e US T o r HO T site . I n other

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