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MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM -2- <br />FOX VALLEY CORPORATION <br />AND FOX RIVER PAPER COMPANY <br />RIPON MILL <br />SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br />PLANT EFFLUENT MONITORING <br />Plant effluent samples shall be collected prior to being discharged into the clarifier. Plant effluent <br />samples should be representative of the volume and nature of the discharge prior to treatment. <br />Samples collected from the mill basement sump will be considered adequately composited. Time <br />of collection of a grab sample shall be recorded. Plant effluent monitoring shall include at least the <br />following: <br />SLUDGE MONITORING <br />A composite sample of sludge shall be collected annually in accordance with EPA's POTW Sludge <br />Sampling and Analysis Guidance document, August 1989, and tested for the following metals and <br />organics: <br />Cadmium <br />Chromium <br />Copper <br />Acetone <br />Lead <br />Nickel <br />Zinc <br />2-Butanone <br />Sampling records shall be retained for a minimum of five years. A log shall be kept of sludge <br />quantities generated and of handling and disposal activities. The frequency of entries is <br />discretionary; however, the log should be complete enough to serve as a basis for part of the <br />annual report. <br />Sampling <br />Constituents <br />Units <br />Type of Sample <br />Frequency <br />Flow <br />mgd <br />Continuous <br />Daily <br />Total Dissolved Solids <br />mg/l <br />Composite <br />Weekly <br />Specific Conductivity <br />µmhos/cm <br />Composite <br />Weekly <br />pH <br />number <br />Composite <br />Weekly <br />Nitrates as N <br />mg/l <br />Grab <br />Monthly <br />Fixed Residue (Volatile) <br />mg/1 <br />Grab <br />Monthly <br />Sulfate <br />mgd <br />Grab <br />Monthly <br />Standard Minerals <br />mg/l <br />Grab <br />Annually <br />20°C BODS <br />mg/l <br />Grab <br />Annually <br />Suspended Matter <br />mg/1 <br />Grab <br />Annually <br />Settleable Matter <br />ml/1 <br />Grab <br />Annually <br />SLUDGE MONITORING <br />A composite sample of sludge shall be collected annually in accordance with EPA's POTW Sludge <br />Sampling and Analysis Guidance document, August 1989, and tested for the following metals and <br />organics: <br />Cadmium <br />Chromium <br />Copper <br />Acetone <br />Lead <br />Nickel <br />Zinc <br />2-Butanone <br />Sampling records shall be retained for a minimum of five years. A log shall be kept of sludge <br />quantities generated and of handling and disposal activities. The frequency of entries is <br />discretionary; however, the log should be complete enough to serve as a basis for part of the <br />annual report. <br />