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STANDARD PROVISIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS <br /> -5- <br /> Waste Discharge to Land <br /> C. Provisions for Monitoring <br /> 1 . All analyses shall be made in accordance with the latest edition of: <br /> (1) Methods for Organic Chemical Analysis of Municipal and Industrial <br /> Wastewater (EPA 600 Series) and (2) "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid <br /> Waste" (SW 846-latest edition) . The test method may be modified <br /> subject to application and approval of alternate test procedures under <br /> the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR 136) . <br /> 2. Chemical , bacteriological , and bioassay analyses shall be conducted at <br /> a laboratory certified for such analyses by the State Department of <br /> Health Services. In the event a certified laboratory is not available <br /> to the discharger, analyses performed by a noncertified laboratory will <br /> be accepted provided a Quality Assurance-Quality Control Program is <br /> instituted by the laboratory. A manual containing the steps followed <br /> in this program must be kept in the laboratory and shall be available <br /> for inspection by Board staff. The Quality Assurance-Quality Control <br /> Program must conform to EPA guidelines or to procedures approved by the <br /> Board. <br /> Unless otherwise specified, all metals shall be reported as Total <br /> Metals. <br /> 3. The discharger shall retain records of all monitoring information, <br /> including all calibration and maintenance records , all original strip <br /> chart recordings of continuous monitoring instrumentation, copies of <br /> all reports required by this Order, and records of all data used to <br /> complete the application for this Order. Records shall be maintained <br /> for a minimum of three years from the date of the sample, measurement, <br /> report, or application, This period may be extended during the course <br /> of any unresolved litigation regarding this discharge or when requested <br /> by the Regional Board Executive Officer. <br /> Record of monitoring information shall include: <br /> a. the date, exact lace, and time of sampling or measurements, <br /> b. the individual (s� who performed the sampling of measurements, <br /> c. the date(s) anal ses were performed, <br /> d. the individual(s� who performed the analyses, <br /> e. the laboratory which performed the analysis, <br /> f. the analytical techniques or methods used, and <br /> g. the results of such analyses. <br /> 4. All monitoring instruments and devices used by the discharger to <br /> fulfill the prescribed monitoring program shall be properly maintained <br /> and calibrated at least yearly to ensure their continued accuracy. <br />