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conducted during the monitoring period and no areas of concern were noted (see signed "Certification Statement"located inside cover page, after the Table Of Contents in this report). 3.0 SOLID WASTE MONITORING The French Camp Landfill has been formally closed and no longer receives waste (Appendix A). 4.0 WATER QUALITY MONITORING 4.1 SAMPLING AND LABORATORY ANALYSES All of the groundwater monitoring wells and surface water monitoring points were sampled on August 19, 2009. Quarterly depth-to-water and stream gauging was performed on August 18, and November 20, 2009. A single sample set was collected from each sampling point (groundwater, leachate, and surface water) and analyzed for the parameters stipulated in RWQCB Order No. R5- 2007-0046, as summarized in Table 1, including the full suite of constituents of concern (COCs). Water quality samples were also analyzed in the field for dissolved oxygen, turbidity, temperature, specific conductance, and pH and these field measurements were recorded on well data sheets. The groundwater monitoring wells and surface water monitoring points were sampled in accordance with the sampling and analysis procedures detailed in Appendix B. Well data sheets,raw laboratory data, certificates of analyses, and chain-of-custody records for the sampling program are included in Appendix C. The laboratory analyses and field results for groundwater wells and surface water sampling stations are summarized in Tables 2 through 5. 4.2 QA/QC RESULTS The quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)program completed for the monitoring event included analyses of one duplicate sample, one field (ambient) blank, one trip blank, and one laboratory method blank. The trip and field blanks were analyzed for volatile organic compounds (VOCs)by EPA Method 8260. Laboratory method blanks were analyzed for all of the analytes included in the monitoring program. During the monitoring period,no VOCs were detected in the field blank or trip blank. However, chloride, sodium, non-volatile organic carbon,boron, iron,mercury, and zinc were detected at trace-level concentrations in the method blank. With the exception of the metal constituents, these results are considered negligible since the concentration measured in the method blank was considerably lower than the concentrations measured in the primary samples. Review of the primary samples indicates that similar trace level concentrations of boron, iron, mercury, and zinc were detected in several primary samples during the monitoring period. These results were flagged as documented laboratory contaminants. D:\2008-0012\1FC_2SA09.doc 2 Geologic Associates