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Water Quality Monitoring Report Forward Landfill 1.5 Landfill Gas Monitoring In accordance with Title 27 California Code of Regulations (27CCR), Article 6, SCS Field Services (SCS) conducts quarterly monitoring of perimeter gas probes and on-site structures at the Forward Landfill. During the first quarter 2014 monitoring period, no methane gas exceeded the regulatory limit of five percent by volume in perimeter gas probes and no on-site structures tested were in excess of 1.25 percent by volume in air. As part of the CAP, Forward operates a landfill gas (LFG) extraction system to control LFG emissions (i.e. source control). SCS performs the operations and maintenance (O&M) for the LFG extraction system and blower/flare station (BFS). Summary tables for the BFS, LFG extraction wells, and the first quarter 2014 perimeter LFG monitoring probe and on-site structure testing report are presented in Appendix A. No downtime or shutdowns were reported by SCS for the BFS during the first quarter 2014 monitoring period. Based on the BFS data and 2013 Emissions Test Report results Herst & Associates reported that the LFG extraction system removed approximately 27,115 pounds of VOCs for the first quarter 2014 (Herst, 2014). 1.6 Cannery Waste Land Application Monitoring Cannery waste and land application monitoring (CWLAM) will begin in May 2014 during the second quarter 2014 monitoring period. Groundwater analytical results for the CWLAM detection monitoring system are presented in Section 3.1.6. 2.0 FORWARD UNIT 2.1 Water Quality Monitoring 2.1.1 Sampling and Laboratory Analyses During the first quarter 2014, Del -Tech Environmental Support Services (Del -Tech) measured depth -to -water (DTW) and collected groundwater samples from all Forward Unit wells on February 4, 2014. Domestic well DW -9690 was sampled on February 14, 2014. Del -Tech reported that all surface water monitoring stations and lysimeters were dry during the monitoring period. Samples were collected by Del -Tech from each sample point containing sufficient liquid and submitted to BC Laboratories (BC) of Bakersfield, California, a state certified laboratory under contract to Forward. The first quarter 2014 samples were analyzed for the routine monitoring parameters stipulated in RWQCB Order No. 115-2014-0006. Table 2-1 summarizes site monitoring parameters, analytical methods, and monitoring frequency. Water quality samples were also analyzed in the field for oxygen reduction potential (ORP), turbidity, temperature, specific conductance, and pH and recorded on well data sheets. The groundwater monitoring wells and leachate monitoring points were sampled in accordance with the sampling and analysis plan detailed in Appendix B. M:\ 2014.0012\FA_1Q14.docx 4 4/28/2014, Rev. 0