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Second Quarter 2008 Groundwater Treatment Facility Monitoring Report Forward Landfill WDR Order No. 5-2003-0080 1.0 Summary This Second Quarter 2008 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. Following review of the information presented in this document,the following conclusions were made: • The GTF operated for 2,161 hours between April 1 and June 30,2008,at 99.0 percent uptime,and treated 25.793 million gallons of groundwater. During this period,the GTF removed approximately 2.3 pounds of volatile organic compounds (VOC). • During second quarter 2008,effluent samples collected in April,May,and June met WDR Order No. R5-2003-0080 for VOCs. No VOCs were detected. • The GTF flow meter was discovered inoperable during a routine site visit on June 3,2008.The flow sensor was repaired and the flow meter put back into service on June 16,2008. ' 2.0 Operational Summary The GTF operated for 2,161 hours between April 1 and June 30,2008,at 99.0 percent uptime, and treated 25.793 million gallons of groundwater at an average flow rate of 195 gallons per minute, or 0.281 million gallon per day. During this period,the GTF removed approxi- mately 2.3 pounds of VOCs.Table 1 presents the monthly average effluent flow rates in gallons per day. TABLE 1 Monthly Average Effluent Flow Rates Second Quarter 2008 Groundwater Treatment Facility Monitoring Report, Forward Landfill WDR Order No,R5-2003-0080 Average Flow Rate Month (gallons per day) April 294,000 ' May 266,000 June 300,000 RDDI082060023(CAH4134.DOC) 1