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Fourth Quarter 2007 Groundwater Treatment Facility Monitoring Report Forward Landfill WDR Order No. -2003-0080 1.0 Summary This Fourth Quarter 2007 Monitoring Report for the Forward Incorporated (Forward) Landfill Groundwater Treatment Facility (GTF)presents the monitoring results for influent and effluent.This report was prepared as stipulated by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CV Water Board)Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR)Order No.R5-2003-0080,which was adopted on April 25,2003. After reviewing the information presented in this document,the following conclusions have been made: • The GTF operated for 2,140 hours between October 1 and December 31,2007,at 96.9 percent uptime,and treated 26.797 million gallons of groundwater.During this period,the GTF removed approximately 2.4 pounds of volatile organic compounds (VOC). • During fourth quarter 2007,all effluent samples collected in October,November,and December met WDR Order No.R5-2003-0080 for VOCs.No VOCs were detected. 2.0 OperationalSummary The GTF operated for 2,140 hours between October 1 and December 31,2007,at 96.9 percent uptime,and treated 26.797 million gallons of groundwater at an average flow rate of 209 gallons per minute,or 0.301 million gallons per day. During this period,the GTF removed approximately 2.4 pounds of VOCs.Table 1 presents the monthly average effluent flow rates in gallons per day. TABLE 1 Monthly Average Effluent Flow Rates Fourth Quarter 2007 Groundwater Treatment Facility Monitoring Report, Forward Landfill WDR Order No.R5-2003-0080 Average Flow Rate Month (gallons per day) October 307,000 November 303,000 December 292,000 At the beginning of fourth quarter 2007,extraction wells(EW)-1 and EW-2 were operational, and the GTF effluent was discharging to the infiltration pond. RDD/080180002(NLH3684.DOC) 1