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DRAFT [TENTATIVE] WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER R5-2023-OOXX 81 <br /> FORWARD, INC. <br /> FORWARD LANDFILL <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> STANDARD PROVISIONS & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS <br /> results shall be flagged in the laboratory report accordingly, along with <br /> estimates of the detection limit and quantitation limit actually achieved. <br /> The MDL shall always be calculated such that it represents the <br /> lowest achievable concentration associated with a 99% reliability of a <br /> nonzero result. The PQL shall always be calculated such that it <br /> represents the lowest constituent concentration at which a numerical value <br /> can be assigned with reasonable certainty that it represents the <br /> constituent's actual concentration in the sample. Normally, PQLs should <br /> be set equal to the concentration of the lowest standard used to calibrate <br /> the analytical procedure. <br /> 16. All QA/QC data shall be reported, along with the sample results to which <br /> they apply, including the method, equipment, analytical detection and <br /> quantitation limits, the percent recovery, an explanation for any recovery <br /> that falls outside the QC limits, the results of equipment and method <br /> blanks, the results of spiked and surrogate samples, the frequency of <br /> quality control analysis, and the name and signature of a responsible <br /> person from the laboratory. Sample results shall be reported <br /> unadjusted for blank results or spike recoveries. In cases where <br /> contaminants are detected in QA/QC samples (i.e., field, trip, or lab <br /> blanks), the accompanying sample results shall be appropriately flagged, <br /> but the analytical results shall not be adjusted. <br /> 17. Unknown chromatographic peaks shall be reported, flagged, and tracked <br /> for potential comparison to subsequent unknown peaks that may be <br /> observed in future sampling events. Identification of unknown <br /> chromatographic peaks that recur in subsequent sampling events may be <br /> required. <br /> 18. The sampling interval of each monitoring well shall be appropriately <br /> screened and fitted with an appropriate filter pack to enable collection of <br /> representative groundwater samples [Title 27, § 20415(b)(4)(B)]. <br /> Groundwater samples shall not be field-filtered prior to laboratory analysis <br /> [40 C.F.R. § 258.53(b)]. Groundwater samples needing filtering (e.g., <br /> samples to be analyzed for dissolved metals) shall be filtered by the <br /> laboratory prior to analysis. <br /> 19. Groundwater elevations shall be measured in each well immediately prior <br /> to purging, each time groundwater is sampled. The owner or operator <br /> shall determine the rate and direction of groundwater flow each time <br /> groundwater is sampled. Groundwater elevations in wells which monitor <br /> the same waste management area shall be measured within a period of <br /> time short enough to avoid temporal variations in groundwater flow which <br />