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Clayton i♦ t • DRILLING, WELL CONSTRUCTION, AND SAMPLING PROTOCOLS FOR BOREHOLE/MONITORING WELL INSTALLATION I i Clayton Environmental Consultants, Inc acquires the proper governmental agency permits to bore, drill, or destroy all proposed boreholes and nionitoring wells that intersect with groundwater aquifers and writes s health and safety plan Clayton subcontracts only with drillers who possess a current C-57 water well contractor's license issued by the State of California and whose personnel have attended the OSHA 40- hour Hazardous Materials Safety Training Prior to starting work, a "tailgate" safety meeting including discussion of the safety hazards and precautions relevant to the particular job will be held with all personnel working on the job Well driller-4 are identified on permit applications. Barings are drilled dry by hollow- or solid-stem, continuous flight augers. Augers, drill rods, and other working components of the drilling ng are steam-cleaned before arriving onsite to prevent the introduction of contaminants. These components are also steam-cleaned between borings away from boring locations Cleaned augers, rods, and other components are stored, and/or covered when not in use Our bore logs include a detailed description of subsurface stratigraphy. Clayton examines the soil brought to the surface by drilling operations, and samples undisturbed soil every 5 feet or as otherwise specified Soil cuttings are screened for hydrocarbon contamination using a phototonization detector. Boring logs are filled out in the field by a professional geologist, 9 civil engineer, engineering geologist who is registered by the State of California, or a technician who is trained and working under the supervision of one of the previously mentioned persons, using the Unified Soil Classification System t F SOIL SAMPLIN4 Soil samples are taken every 5 feet, at areas of obvious contamination, or as otherwise specified, with a Cahfornia modified split-spoon sampler that is lined with three six-inch brass tubes. The sampler and rod are inserted into the borehole to the current depth and a hammer of known weight and height above the sampler are allowed to free-fall onto the rod, advancing the assembly 1:.8 orches into undisturbed soil. Clayton uses the number of blows necessary to drive the sampler into the ground to help evaluate the consistency of matenals encountered. The sampler is then pulled from the borehole and disassembled, and the three I brass tubes are separated for inspection and labeling. i I Clayton uses new brass liners or liners cleaned with a tnsodium phosphate (TSP) solution, double rinsed with clean tap water and air dried prior to each sampling The sampler is also cleaned with TSP and rinsed with tap water between sampling events. I