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i k`■ KLEINFELDER A-3.2 Monitoring Well Development I The wells are developed to reduce the effects of drilling on the formation and to increase the effective hydraulic radius of the well. Monitoring wells are generally developed 24 to 48 hours after installation to allow the grout to set. Each well is first sampled with a clear acrylic bailer to visually inspect for hydrocarbon layer or sheen. If no product layer of sheen is observed on the water, the well is developed by surging, pumping, or bailing. Surging along the screened interval of the well is performed to draw the sediment from the formation into the filter pack and the well and to set the sand pack. The sediment-laden water is purged from the well at a rate of between 0.75 to 10 gallons per minute (gpm) depending on recharge rate and casing size. Development continues until the discharge runs relatively clear of fines. Approximately 5 to 10 well volumes generally are removed from each monitoring well. Discharge water is stored in 55-gallon drums and left on site for later discharge or disposal by the client, depending on laboratory results. A-3.3 Equipment Decontamination To reduce the potential for cross-contamination between wells, developing equipment is washed in a trisodium phosphate or lab grade detergent solution and rinsed in distilled water or steam cleaned prior to use in the next monitoring well. A-3.4 Well Survey The locations of soil borings and monitoring wells and the elevation of the top of the PVC casings will be surveyed and tied into permanent markers, if readily available. Survey accuracy is 0.1 foot for the "x" and "y" coordinates and 0.01 foot for the "z" coordinate. The depth to static groundwater is measured from a set location at the top of the PVC casing. The depth of water is then subtracted from the elevation of the top of the well casing to provide a groundwater elevation for each monitoring well location. A4 GROUNDWATER MONITORING A4.1 Water Level Measurements Water level measurements are made in the wells prior to purging and sampling the wells. Measurement protocol is as follows: 1. The wells are opened and allowed to equilibrate with the atmosphere. 2. The water level probe is decontaminated in a trisodium phosphate wash, followed by a distilled water rinse, prior to use in each well. 20-2245-32.E01/2017R720 Page A-4 © 1997, Kleinfelder,Inc. November 18, 1997