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' Geological Teclucus lne Page 3 4" Quarter 2003 Groundwater Monitoring Report Project No 507 2 Apnl 12,2004 Figure 2 shows the location of the well cluster used for calculating the vertical groundwater ' gradient in this report, MW-9 and MW-109 Table i shows Summary of Water Level and Gradients Slope and Bearing, and Table 2 shows the calculated vertical gradients The information used in the calculations is shown below Vertical gradient calculation formulas are as follows • Vertical correction for gradient [(gw gradient slope) x (distance) = vertical correction] ' • Vertical head [(head of deep well) - (head of shallow+ correction) = vertical head] • Vertical gradient [(vertical head) / (vertical distance) =vertical gradient] ' For the December 2003 monitoring event a vertical gradient was calculated for the MW- 9/MW-109 pair The vertical gradient was negative (a downward direction) at 0 004 ft/ft ' and approximately twice the magnitude of the horizontal gradient of the water table (0 002) 1.2 Groundwater Sampling Procedure On December 12, 2003, Don Light of Dei-Tech mobilized to the site to conduct groundwater monitoring of the site's eleven monitoring wells Before sampling was attempted, the wells were sounded for depth to water and then a clear disposable bailer was used to determine if floating product was present No free product was noted for this event The wells were purged of at least three well volumes of stagnant water using a dedicated ' Waterra check-ball assembly and %2 inch tubing Purging continued until the temperature, conductivity, and pH of the groundwater stabilized (<10% variation in three consecutive readings), indicating that formation water representative of aquifer conditions was entering the wells These water quality parameters were measured at intervals of each well volume purged Once purging was complete, a water sample was collected from the Waterra tube Care was taken to minimize sample agitation Once the sample container was filled and capped, the ' bottle was inverted, tapped and checked for headspace bubbles The sample container was identified and labeled with a unique designation, inserted into a foam holder and placed into an ice chest cooled to 4°C for transport to the laboratory All non-disposable sampling equipment was decontaminated using a hot water washer and detergent before and between uses Disposable gloves were used by the technician to ' collect all samples and were changed with each sample collection A chain of custody document, listing all samples collected, accompanied the samples from ' field to laboratory, thereby providing a means to track the movement of and insure the integrity of the samples e