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® Task 4 — Data Analysis Assuming a twice/month downloading event, Geologic Associates will evaluate the downloaded data from each monitoring unit on a quarterly basis to incorporate the data into a running summary. The data will then be imported to an Excel spreadsheet for interpretation. This task would be repeated throughout the two-year monitoring period, maintaining a running summary of moisture trends throughout the life of the units at each moisture location. Task 5 — Meetings GLA understands that alternative (ET) final cover systems have not yet gained broad acceptance from the regulatory agencies and as a result, significant agency interaction is anticipated for this project. Specifically, while these systems have been approved in many of the RWQCB regions and interest in them is strong throughout the state, the Sacramento office of the Central Valley RWQCB has yet to approve them for final closure. Having already met with the Sacramento office in support of this project, we anticipate that while they will be receptive, but will likely require a substantial database prior to approval. As a result, we would anticipate an initial meeting with RWQCB, CIWMB and LEA staff to establish issues that they would consider critical in review of the proposed monitoring program. In this way, the subsequent field and analytical efforts can be tailored to address the most salient issues of the agencies. In addition to this initial meeting, we anticipate attendance at several progress meetings where preliminary results can be presented and comments obtained so that final submittals are responsive to the agencies concerns. Task 6 - Annual Reports At the end of the each year of monitoring a report will be prepared to summarize the data received from the instruments placed within the alternative final cover, to identify significant identifiable trends and to present conclusions drawn with regard to the performance of the system as a whole. This report will include a comparison of the performance of the alternative cover to the published performance characteristics. of prescriptive final covers in similar environmental settings. C:\200S-MB21workplan.DO007/11105 —4 Geologic Associates