Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0517-0424
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2009-12-28T05:00Z

DRAFT Schedule for Belews Creek Sampling

Monday, October 20, 2008 (Set-up day)

5:50 am	Arrive at ERG and put any last things in the vans.

6:00 am	Leave ERG.

1:00 pm	Arrive at Belews Creek, check in, and go through safety
training.

3:30 pm	Unload supplies in staging area.

4:30 pm	Review SP-1 (FGD influent), SP-2 (FGD bio influent), and SP-3
(FGD bio effluent) sampling points and test out the sample collection
equipment (tap collection: test flow and pressure head).

5:15 pm	Prepare all supplies for sample collection the next morning.

6:00 pm	Leave Belews Creek.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 (1st Sampling Day)

Prior to arrival at site, obtain bagged ice for cooling of samples

6:00 am	Arrive at Belews Creek and check in at guard house.

6:30 am	Begin set up at the FGD bio influent (SP-2).

7:00 am	Collect SP-2 (FGD bio influent) samples for the day 1 sample
collection.  Total metals and classical samples will be collected from
the tap.  Dissolved metals samples will be collected in 10-L containers
and pumped off.

9:00 am	Collect SP-2 day 1 dissolved samples.

10:45 am	Lunch

11:30 am	Collect SP-1 (FGD influent) samples.  Total metals and
classical samples will be collected from the tap.  Dissolved metal
samples will be collected in 10-L containers and pumped off.  (Need to
confirm with plant personnel that wastewater is being transferred from
the purge tank to the equalization tank.)

1:30 pm	Collect SP-1 dissolved samples.

3:15 pm	Sampling team packs coolers for FedEx shipment.

5:45 pm	Finish packing coolers and preparing supplies for the next day.

6:00 pm	Leave Belews Creek.  Drive to FedEx with all samples for
shipment.  FedEx in Winston Salem has last express drop off at 8:00 pm
and is about 40 minutes away.

Throughout the day, work with plant personnel on the engineering data
sheets.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (2nd Sampling Day)

Prior to arrival at site, obtain bagged ice for cooling of samples.

6:00 am	Arrive at Belews Creek and check-in at guard house.

6:30 am	Begin set up at the FGD bio influent (SP-2) for the day 2 sample
collection.  

7:00 am	Collect SP-2 (FGD bio influent) day 2 samples.  Total metals and
classical samples will be collected from the tap.  Dissolved metal
samples will be collected in 10-L containers and pumped off.

9:00 am	Collect SP-2 day 2 dissolved samples.

10:45 am	Lunch.

11:15 am	Collect SP-3 (FGD bio effluent) day 1 samples.  Total metals
and classical samples will be collected from the tap.  Dissolved metal
samples will be collected in 10-L containers and pumped off.

1:15 pm	Collect SP-3 day 1 dissolved samples.

3:00 pm	Sampling team packs coolers for FedEx shipment.

5:45 pm	Finish packing coolers and preparing supplies for the next day.

6:00 pm	Leave Belews Creek.  Drive to FedEx with all samples for
shipment.  FedEx in Winston Salem has last express drop off at 8:00 pm
and is about 40 minutes away.

Throughout the day, work with plant personnel on the engineering data
sheets.

Thursday, October 23, 2008 (3rd Sampling Day and Clean up)

Prior to arrival at site, obtain bagged ice for cooling of samples.

7:00 am	Arrive at Belews Creek and check-in at guard house.

7:30 am	Part of sampling team begins cleaning up supplies used supplies
and organizing the staging area as much as possible.

	Another part of sampling team works with plant personnel to complete
the engineering data sheets as much as possible.  

10:30 am	Lunch/snack prior to sample collection. 

11:00 am	Collect SP-3 (FGD bio effluent) day 2 samples.  Total metals
and classical samples will be collected from the tap.  Dissolved metal
samples will be collected in 10-L containers and pumped off.

1:00 pm	Collect SP-3 day 2 dissolved samples.

2:45 pm	Sampling team packs coolers for FedEx shipment.  Sampling team
also packs all used equipment and other supplies for shipment to
suppliers and return to ERG.

5:45 pm	Finish packing coolers, packing equipment, cleaning staging
area, and loading supplies.

6:00 pm	Leave Belews Creek.  Drive to FedEx with all samples for
shipment.  FedEx in Winston Salem has last express drop off at 8:00 pm
and is about 40 minutes away.

Throughout the day, work with plant personnel on the engineering data
sheets.

Friday, October 24, 2008 (Clean up day, if necessary)

7:00 am	Arrive at Belews Creek and check-in at guard house.

7:30 am	Finish packing any remaining supplies and cleaning up the
staging area, if necessary.

10:00 pm	Leave Belews Creek.