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2012 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Evaluation Report Full-Scale In Situ Hexavalent Chromium Reduction Treatment Implementation Former Marley Cooling Tower Site, Stockton,California February 2013 1.0 INTRODUCTION MWH Americas, Inc. (MWH) has prepared this 2012 Annual Groundwater Monitoring and Evaluation Report on behalf of SPX Corporation (SPX) for the former Marley Cooling Tower Company (MCTC) facility (the Site) in Stockton, California (Figure 1). This report summarizes the results of groundwater monitoring during the second semiannual period (July through December) of 2012, and presents an evaluation of groundwater trends associated with the full- scale in situ hexavalent chromium (Cr+6) groundwater remediation at the Site. A facility site plan illustrating the groundwater remediation area is provided as Figure 2. Full-scale in situ Cr+6 remediation was implemented in 2008, conforming to the Final Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Amendment (MWH, 2007a) accepted by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). A supplemental Cr+6 remediation effort was implemented during the second semiannual period of 2010, as described in the 2010 annual performance monitoring report (MWH, 2011a). An additional supplemental Cr+6 remediation effort was implemented during the second semiannual period of 2012, and is documented in this report. This annual report was prepared according to Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) Order No. R5-2007-0126 and the associated Monitoring and Reporting Program (MRP) issued by the California Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) (2007). A new MRP (R5-2012 0814) was issued in September 2012, and elements of that MRP are reflected in monitoring conducted in the fourth quarter of 2012. Full-scale in situ treatment was implemented based on the successful results of two pilot studies conducted at the Site. The pilot studies, which evaluated the effectiveness of treatment and methods of implementation, consisted of two phases (I and II). The phases are discussed in detail in the 2008 Semi-Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report(MWH, 2008a). The injection-boring phase of the RAP Amendment In Situ Cr+6 Reduction Treatment Implementation Program began on January 16, 2008, and was completed on June 5, 2008, as summarized in Table 1. The injection-boring phase consisted of drilling 509 remedial injection borings throughout the Site to deliver reductant solution into impacted Shallow Zone portions of the aquifer and create reactive (reductive) barriers across accessible areas of the Cr+6 plume. Five horizontal flushing wells and two horizontal treatment wells were also installed beneath the (D MWH 1-1