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DRAFT [TENTATIVE] WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER R5-2023-OOXX 80 <br /> FORWARD, INC. <br /> FORWARD LANDFILL <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> STANDARD PROVISIONS & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS <br /> Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (USEPA 600/4-79-020), and in <br /> accordance with the approved Sample Collection and Analysis Plan. <br /> Appropriate sample preparation techniques shall be used to minimize <br /> matrix interferences. <br /> 9. If methods other than USEPA-approved methods or Standard Methods <br /> are used, or there is a proposed alternant USEPA method than the one <br /> listed in the MRP, the proposed methodology shall be submitted for review <br /> and approval prior to use, including information showing its equivalence to <br /> the required method. <br /> 10. The methods of analysis and the detection limits used must be <br /> appropriate for the expected concentrations. For the monitoring of any <br /> constituent or parameter that is found in concentrations which produce <br /> more than 90% non-numerical determinations (i.e., "trace" or "ND") in data <br /> from background monitoring points for that medium, the analytical method <br /> having the lowest MDL shall be selected from among those methods <br /> which would provide valid results in light of any matrix effects or <br /> interferences. <br /> 11. The laboratory reporting limit (RL) for all reported monitoring data shall be <br /> set no greater than the practical quantitation limit (PQL). <br /> 12. "Trace" results - results falling between the MDL and the PQL - shall be <br /> reported as such, and shall be accompanied both by the estimated MDL <br /> and PQL values for that analytical run. <br /> 13. Laboratory data shall not be altered or revised by the Discharger. If the <br /> Discharger observes potential lab errors, it shall identify the issue in the <br /> monitoring report and shall describe steps that will be taken to prevent <br /> similar errors in the future. <br /> 14. MDLs and PQLs shall be derived by the laboratory for each analytical <br /> procedure, according to State of California laboratory accreditation <br /> procedures. These MDLs and PQLs shall reflect the detection and <br /> quantitation capabilities of the specific analytical procedure and equipment <br /> used by the lab, rather than simply being quoted from USEPA analytical <br /> method manuals. In relatively interference-free water, laboratory-derived <br /> MDLs and PQLs are expected to closely agree with published USEPA <br /> MDLs and PQLs. MDLs and PQLs shall be reported. <br /> 15. If the laboratory suspects that, due to a change in matrix or other effects, <br /> the true detection limit or quantitation limit for a particular analytical run <br /> differs significantly from the laboratory-derived MDL/PQL values, the <br />