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21 September 2005 AGE-NC Project No. 05-1282 Page 5 of 7 GRAB GROUND WATER COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Although ground water was initially encountered in the borings at depths between 15 and 25 feet bsg, the water rose to static levels between 6.5 and 19 feet bsg.With the exception of borings B-10,B-13 to B-15 and B-18,a`grab'ground water sample was collected from each boring by lowering a length of polyethylene tubing with a ball valve down a temporarily installed one-inch diameter PVC casing with a 5-foot long 0.010-slotted well screen at the base. Each ground water sample was transferred into laboratory-supplied,40-m1 volatile organic analysis(VOA)vials containing 0.5 ml hydrochloric acid(18%)as sample preservative and an amber one-liter glass container(except for the sample from B-5). After collection, the samples were properly labeled, placed in a chilled container and transported under chain of custody to CTEL. The samples were analyzed for one or more of the petroleum hydrocarbon products listed above. FINDINGS Field observations detected the presence of volatile organic compounds(utilizing the OVM)above background levels or petroleum hydrocarbon-like odors in soil samples collected from borings B-1 (at 5 feet, 10 feet, 15 feet and 20 feet),B-7 (at 15 and 20 feet),B-8 (at 20 feet), B-15 (at 5 feet, 10 feet and 15 feet), and B-16, B-17 and B-18 at 5 feet bsg. Eight of seventeen selected soil samples submitted for analysis had analytes detected above laboratory reporting limits. Maximum concentrations of the analytes were 13,000 milligrams per kilogram(mg/kg)TPH-g in B-1-15,43,000 mg/kg TPH-d in B-14-15 and 13,000 mg/kg toluene in B-1-15. Nine of thirteen ground water samples submitted for analysis had analytes detected above laboratory reporting limits.Maximum concentrations of the analytes were 6,900,000 micrograms per liter(µg/1) TPH-g in the water from B-1, 5,300,000 µg/1 TPH-d in the water from B-7,6,800,000 µg/1 toluene in the water from B-1 and 120,000 4-Methyl-2-pentanone(MIBK)in the water from B-1. No other target analytes were detected at or above laboratory reporting limits in the samples submitted for analysis. The analytical results are summarized in Tables 1 and 2. Copies of the laboratory reports (CTEL Project Nos. CT214-0508025, 0508036,0508044 and 0508051), quality assurance/quality control(QA/QC)reports and chain of custody forms are included in Appendix B. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Soil and ground water results indicate three primary areas of concern at the site: Advanced GeoEnvironmental,Inc