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alcohol is a suspected field/laboratory contaminant since a similar concentration was also measured in the QA/QC field blank. 2.1.6 Surface Water Monitoring Site run-on and run-off control facilities are designed to effectively channel surface water to site stormwater/sedimentation ponds. According to the Operations Manager,no surface water was discharged from the facility during the reporting quarter. During the second quarter 2009 monitoring period, surface-water monitoring stations FSW-1 and FSW-2 were sampled on May 4, 2009. Table 2-7 summarizes the current analytical results of surface water samples collected at the Forward Unit. One VOC (chloromethane)was detected above the PQL in the sample collected from upgradient surface water station FSW-2. If should be noted, however,that chloromethane is a common laboratory contaminant. Given this fact and considering that the sample point is upstream of the landfill,the VOC is not believed to be attributed to a release from the landfill. A comparison of upgradient(FSW-2)to downgradient(FSW-1) surface water samples indicates generally similar inorganic constituent concentrations suggesting that the landfill operation are not impacting surface water quality. 2.1.7 Leachate Monitoring Leachate sumps are inspected for the presence of leachate and observations are recorded at least weekly by Forward Landfill personnel. If leachate is detected in a sump,it is pumped into the surface impoundment(W F) for evaporation. During the second quarter 2009, leachate was observed at holding areas WMU D-89,WMU D-93/94, WMU D-01, WMU D-02, WMU FU-03, WMU FU-04,WMW FU-05, WMU FU-06, and WMU FU-08. The other holding areas were reported to be dry by Forward Landfill personnel. Freeboard at WMU-F ranged from approximately 8.92 feet to 11.67 feet during the second quarter 2009 monitoring period. Appendix A presents copies of the leachate logs and the freeboard observation logs. Leachate samples were collected on a monthly basis and analyzed in the field for pH and specific conductance. In addition,two retest samples were also collected to verify if 2,4- dichlorophenol is a potentially new COC. Results of monthly field monitoring measurements and analytical results for the retests are presented in Table 2-8. As shown in Table 2-8, neither of the retest results confirmed the presence of 2,4-dichlorophenol in leachate. Of note,the several SVOCs that were detected have already been recognized as COCs at the site. 2.2 SUMMARY Groundwater quality conditions beneath the Forward Unit during the second quarter 2009 monitoring period are generally similar to those observed in previous monitoring periods. During the second quarter 2009 monitoring period, two new historical intrawell maximum values were measured in samples collected from groundwater monitoring wells, however,both of the values are for chloromethane, a common laboratory D:\2009_00ITFA 2Q09.doc 7 Geologic Associates