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. Groundwater Sampling Each monitoring well was sampled Each monitoring well was purged by removing a calculated number of well volumes based upon the depth to water in each casing Depth to groundwater measurements were made to the nearest one-one hundredth of one foot, and also checked for the presence of separate phase product As each purge volume is removed, measurements of pH, electrical conductivity and temperature were taken until these parameters stabilize, which is interpreted as aquifer water entering the casing The sample was then carefully collected with a clean bailer and poured into the appropriate laboratory prepared container with mmimum cavitation Each water sample was labeled, logged onto a cham-of-custody form, and placed in a ice chest chilled with crushed ice Upon completion of well sampling,the well was closed and locked Subsurface Conditions Six exploratory soil borings were advanced on-site and off-site at the locations shown on Figure 1 The site is underlain by clayey soils, extend to depths of about 8- to 10 feet These soils are in turn underlain by interbedded sandy clay and clayey sand to depths of about 18- to 20-feet A sandy clay aquitard appears to underlie the entire area and is interpreted to be continuous in the region (see Figure 2) Permeability samples indicate that the aquifer is of moderately low permeability and the aquitard is of low permeability Groundwater was encountered in each borehole at depths of about 10-feet in the interbedded sandy clay and clayey sand strata Water appeared to be unconfined and to enter the boreholes slowly Depth to groundwater measurements yielded a northerly flow direction, under an estimated gradient of 0 003 Mstortc groundwater flow data indicates that the groundwater flow direction is northerly Chemical Analysis and Results Ten soil and seven groundwater samples were analyzed at a State certified analytical laboratory Selected samples were tested for the following, Total Petroleum hydrocarbons as Gasoline (TPHG), Benzene (B), Toluene (T), Ethylbenzene (E), Xylene (X), and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) using EPA Methods 8015, 8010, 8020 and 8240 Also, fuel oxygenates (including Methyl-tert-buytI-ether) were analyzed using EPA Method 8260 Additional testing was done for microbial activity, nitrate, sulfate, total iron, pH and physical testing for soil permeability The analytical reports are attached(see Appendix D)and listed below in Tables 1, 2 and 3 TABLE 1. SOIL BORING ORGANIC CHEMICAL DATA Sample No TPHG Benzene Toluene Ethylbenz Xylene Fuel Ox VOC• mglkg ug/kg ug/kg ug/kg ug/kg ug/kg ug/kg MW4-2 ND ND ND ND ND NR ND MW-4-3 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND MW-44 ND ND ND ND ND NR ND MW-5-2 ND ND ND ND ND NR ND MW-6-2 ND ND ND ND ND NR ND MW-8-2 ND ND ND ND ND NR ND MW-9-2 8 2 0 079 0 026 0 U 0 45 NR ND i Page 4