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Groundwater Sample Collection One full set of groundwater samples will be collected at the conclusion of all drilling and well-development work. The two new wells will then be incorporated into the existing quarterly groundwater-sampling and reporting program. Each well will be purged of no less than three casing volumes of water in order to ensure sampling the formation groundwater. Purging will be carried out using the dedicated bladder pump. All purged water volumes will be recorded on the sample collection log sheet along with periodic pH, temperature and conductivity measurements. Groundwater samples will be collected directly into laboratory-supplied containers directly from the pump discharge tube. Sample volumes will consist of two one-liter amber glass containers and a pair of 40-m1 VOA vials. Each sample container will be filled completely, capped and then checked for trapped air by inversion and tapping. If an air bubble is observed in a vial,that vial will be reopened and topped off with additional well water until no bubbles exist when the container is inverted. All samples will be properly labeled and then placed into a chilled cooler for transportation to a State- certified laboratory for analysis. Strict chain-of-custody protocol will be followed during all phases of sample handling. Laboratory Analyses & Reporting All soil and water samples taken from the project site will be submitted to a state certified laboratory for analyses for total petroleum hydrocarbons as diesel (TPH-Diesel; EPA method 8015M) and benzene,toluene, ethyl benzene and xylenes (BTEX; EPA method 8021 B). Upon receiving the analytical results from the soil samples and the first set of groundwater samples a comprehensive report about the project will be generated and submitted to EHD. This report will present a narrative summary of all well construction details, boring logs, development records, analytical results and chain-of- custody sheets and copies of all field sheets. The report will be submitted to EHD within 30-days of project completion and all laboratory analytical data and results will also be submitted electronically to the GeoTracker database. Waste Management All purged groundwater will be temporarily stored on-site in properly labeled, 55- gallon drums pending the outcome of the laboratory analyses. If the laboratory results indicate that contamination exists,then the materials will be picked up and manifested with the plant's routine hazardous waste collection. If contamination is not found then the purged water will be disposed of to ground surface at the end of each sampling event.