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KLEI NFELDER 4 ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED Kleinfelder conducted the groundwater sampling for the Second Quarter 2004 groundwater monitoring. Kleinfelder measured water levels in all of the monitoring wells, and sampled monitoring wells MW-DIS--11s, MW-DIS-1ld, MW-DIS- 12, MW-DIS-13, MW-DIS-14s, MW- DIS-14d, and MW-DIS-15. All of the wells and piezometers were previously surveyed by Kjeldson, Sinnock, Neudeck, Inc. (KSN, Inc.) of Stockton, California so groundwater gradients could be calculated. Data obtained from the wells was used to evaluate groundwater flow, groundwater impacts and the need for additional assessment. 4.1 MEASUREMENT OF WATER LEVELS In order to assess the groundwater gradient at the time of sampling, water level measurements were made in each of the twenty(20)monitoring wells and three (3)piez6meters at the beginning of the sampling round, prior to purging and sampling of the wells (see Record of Water Level Measurements in Appendix B). The depth-to-water was measured in each well according to the protocol described in Appendix A, Section A-4.1. The depth-to-water measurements were then converted to relative groundwater elevations with respect to a surveyed benchmark by subtracting them from the surveyed casing elevations. The resulting pertinent groundwater elevations were used to assess the direction of the groundwater flow and gradient at the time of sampling. This information was then used to assess which wells represent upgradient and which wells represent downgradient groundwater conditions. See Table 1 for the groundwater elevation data. Plates 2 shows the location of the groundwater monitoring wells. Groundwater elevations for the monitoring wells ranged from —32.85 feet (MW-DIS-6) to —36.12 feet (MW-DIS-15): A groundwater gradient and direction was calculated based on depth-to-water data collected from these wells on June 1, 2004, and by data collected during a survey produced by KSN Inc. on February 14, 2002. The groundwater flow direction is estimated to be southeast with an overall a gradient of approximately 0.006 ft./ft. A groundwater contour map is included as Plate 3. In areas of relatively flat groundwater gradients such as this site, groundwater flow directions may significantly fluctuate due to rainfall, groundwater recharge, groundwater pumping, etc. Therefore, changes in groundwater flow directions may vary at this site with time, however, past data consistently has suggested a similar groundwater gradient and flaw direction. 4.2 QUARTERLY GROUNDWATER SAMPLING Groundwater samples were collected from the previously noted seven monitoring wells. The wells were purged and sampled as described in Appendix A, Section A-4.2. The water purged from the wells was contained and labeled and left on site within the fenced Disco Area. 12280.MON/ST04R1092 Page 6 of 12 Copyright 2004 Kleinfelder,Inc. September 2,2004