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Water Quality Monitoring Report Forward Landfill leachate was observed at holding areas WMU D-89, WMU D-93/94, WMU D-04 N/S, and WMU D-02 and a total of 27,200 gallons of leachate was removed from the lined areas at an average rate of 299 gallons per day. For surface impoundment WMU-F (North), freeboard ranged from approximately 10.09 to 10.92 feet during the third quarter 2014 monitoring period. Appendix A presents copies of the leachate observation logs, freeboard observation logs, and dissolved oxygen measurements. Leachate samples are analyzed in the field for pH, specific conductance, temperature, and turbidity on a quarterly basis. Results of quarterly field monitoring measurements for the third quarter 2014 are presented in Table 2-6. 2.1.7 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, there were no discharges from the Forward Unit to surface water (waters of the United States) during the reporting period. Surface water monitoring stations FSW-1 (downstream) and FSW-2 (upstream) were reported dry on August 25, 2014 during the third quarter 2014 monitoring period. As a result, no samples were collected. 2.2 Summary Groundwater quality conditions beneath the Forward Unit during the third quarter 2014 monitoring period are generally similar to those observed in previous monitoring periods. A non-statistical indication of release was identified at well MW-2A as a result of one VOC measured at a quantifiable concentration, and at well MW-17 as a result of two VOCs measured at estimated-trace concentrations. No other VOCs were detected in groundwater samples during the third quarter 2014 monitoring period. For the inorganic monitoring parameters, one or more CLs were exceeded at wells MW-1, MW- 2A, MW-10, MW-13, MW-15, MW-17, MW-19, and MW-24. Verification sampling for the organic and inorganic CL exceedances is scheduled for October 2014. During the monitoring period surface water sampling locations were reported dry. For vadose zone monitoring up to 14 VOCs were detected in soil-pore liquid samples and approximately 9600 gallons of liquid was pumped from pan lysimeter WMU-D01N. 3.0 AUSTIN UNIT 3.1 Water Quality Monitoring 3.1.1 Sampling and Laboratory Analyses Del-Tech performed routine monitoring of DMP, CAP, EMP wells at the Austin Unit during the third quarter 2014 monitoring period. Depth-to-water measurements were recorded in the groundwater monitoring wells on August 11 and 12, 2014. M:\2014.0012\FA_3Q14.docx 8 10/31/2014,Rev.0