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Water quality Monitoring Report Forward Landfill The duplicate sample analyses yielded good correlation with quantifiable constituents having a RPD of five percent or less. Review of laboratory analysis dates and required holding times indicates that all samples were submitted and analyzed within the required holding times during the first quarter 2014. Based on the results of the laboratory blank and duplicate analyses, it is concluded that acceptable QA/QC procedures were exercised and the water quality samples collected from the Austin Unit appear to be representative of water quality at the site. 3.1.3 Groundwater Elevations and Contours Prior to purging and sampling, each well was sounded for water depth using a weighted electronic sounder, and the static water level was recorded on a well data sheet (Appendix Q. The groundwater elevations were calculated for each well by subtracting the depth -to -water measurement from the top -of -casing reference elevation. The current groundwater elevation data for the Austin Unit are summarized in Table 3-6. The groundwater elevation data obtained during this quarterly monitoring period (including the offsite EMP wells) were used to generate the groundwater elevation contour map shown on Figure 3-1, which indicates that groundwater along the northern perimeter of the Austin Unit and offsite EMP wells generally flows to the northeast at a hydraulic gradient ranging from 0.001 to 0.002 ft/ft, while a east-northeast flow gradient of 0.001 was noted beneath the Austin Unit To calculate the approximate linear groundwater flow velocity for the site, conservative assumptions were used, including a hydraulic conductivity of 875 gallons per day per square foot (0.04 cm/sec) and an estimated effective porosity of 35 percent (CH2M Hill 2000). An estimated groundwater flow velocity was calculated using Darcy's Law: Kicm 0.001 sec — ft V = — = [(0.04 —) * ] * 2835 Z .324 ft / day ne sec 0.35 cm – day where: V = Groundwater flow velocity. K = Hydraulic conductivity of the water -bearing unit (0.04 cm/sec). i = Hydraulic gradient: i � 0.001 to 0.002 at the site during the first quarter 2014. ne = Effective porosity (ne = 0.35); an estimated value. The estimated groundwater flow rate is calculated to be 0.324 to 0.648 feet/day (118 to 237 feet/year). 3.1.4 Detection Monitoring Program Field and laboratory results for the Austin Unit DMP wells for the first quarter 2014 are summarized in Table 3-1. M:\ 2014.0012\FA_1Q14.docx 10 4/28/2014, Rev. 0