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QUARTERLY MONITORING REPORT JANUARY 1997 CANEPA'S CAR WASH 6230 Pacific Avenue Stock.on CA January 27 1997 3 0 QUARTERLY GROUNDWATER MONITORING - JANUARY, 1997 The work conducted during the quarterly groundwater monitoring was outlined by Condor in Proposal for Site Evaluation and Groundwater Monitoring (Apt 118, 1996) The scope-of-work presented in the proposal was approved by Mr Ronald Rowe of the PHS/EHD On January 15 and 16, 1997, Condor personnel made field observations and collected groundwater samples from the eight (8) monitor wells at the site (see Figure 2, Appendix A for well locations) In addition, at the request of Mr Rowe, a groundwater sample was also collected from soil vapor extraction well SV-1 The order of sampling was MW-3, MW-5, MW-4, MW-8, MW-6, MW- 2, SV-1, MW-1, and MW-7 All field equipment was decontaminated in the field with a solution of laboratory-grade, non-phosphate detergent and hydrocarbon-free water and rinsed with hydrocarbon- free water prior to use in each well All field instruments were calibrated to the manufacturer's recommended standards The water level in each well was measured to the nearest 0 01 foot with a standard battery-operated, flat-tape, water-level meter A new, disposable, polyethylene bailer was lowered into each well to collect a field-inspection sample The bailer sample was inspected for floating product, sheen, discoloration and/or odor Floating product was not observed in any of the monitor wells during the groundwater sampling However, water levels in the wells were generally above the top of the well screens in the wells A strong petroleum odor was detected in MW-I and SV-1 A moderate petroleum odor was detected in MW-2 Each well was purged with a dedicated bailer until at least three well-casing volumes of water were removed and until the pH, specific conductance, and temperature of the water had stabilized Groundwater Monitoring Field Forms are included in Appendix B Prior to sampling, the water was I allowed to recover to at least 80% of the pre-purge water level The purge water was discharged to 55-gallon drums and left on site to await disposal For each well • A groundwater sample was collected with a disposable, one-time-use, polyethylene bailer The sample was transferred to two (2) 40-m1 glass VOA vials fitted with Teflon-lined caps Each vial was inverted and tapped to assure that no air bubbles Iwere present • Each vial was labeled and placed in a cooler chilled with BIue Ice and delivered under I chain-of-custody procedures to GeoAnalytical Laboratories, Inc , in Modesto, California, within 24 hours of sample collection The results of laboratory analyses are discussed in Section 4 2 1 ■ 4.0 INVESTIGATION RESULTS I4 1 Laboratory Analyses The groundwater samples were analyzed for total petroleum hydrocarbons, quantified as gasoline (TPH-G) by Method 5030/LUFT and for benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene (BTEX) and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) by EPA Method 602 MTBE was detected by EPA Method 602 and confirmed by EPA Method 8260 in some of the groundwater samples collected during the Page -2- A,,�, It1 CONDOR