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Forward Landfill Gas Probe Monitoring Report DRILLING BAS contracted Test America Drilling Corporation (TA) out of Sacramento, California, a C-57 licensed drilling company, to perform the drilling activities. BAS coordinated the drilling activities with EHD, the local enforcement agency(LEA). Mr. Robert McClellon, a Program Coordinator RENS, with EHD, was contacted prior to starting drilling operations and was on site to witness construction of both perimeter landfill gas probes. A copy of the Well Permit Application signed by Mr. McClellon after completing the probe construction inspection is presented as Attachment A. On September 9, 2009, TA drilled two (2) on-site borings (GP-26 and GP-27) along the Forward perimeter, property boundary at locations shown on Figure 2, using a CME-75 hollow stem auger drill rig. Borings were advanced at each location to an elevation equal to the seasonal low water table elevation as determined by SCS. Boring GP-26 was drilled to a total depth of 26 feet bgs and GP-27 was drilled to a total depth of 36 feet bgs. During drilling operations, grab samples of soil cuttings were collected from the auger flights and logged by a Professional Geologist (PG) registered with the State of California in accordance with the Unified Soil Classification System [USCS (ASTM Method D2488)]. Lithologies, soil classifications, and other relevant boring and probe construction information is summarized on boring logs, which are included in Attachment B. Soil cuttings generated during drilling operations were disposed of on-site. The augers were decontaminated prior to use and between borings by pressure washing the flights and inside the auger to remove soil, and any residual debris. PROBE CONSTRUCTION Both borings (GP-26 and GP-27) were converted to multiple casing perimeter probes. GP-26, a dual completion perimeter probe, has two screen intervals, from 5 feet to 10 feet bgs and 16 feet to 26.5 feet bgs. GP-27, a triple completion, has three screen intervals from 5 feet to 10 feet bgs, 16 feet to 21 feet bgs, and 30 feet to 35 feet bgs. All perimeter probes were constructed of 3/4-inch diameter, Schedule 80 PVC blank casing, and Schedule 80 PVC screened casing with a slot size of 0.020". Blank casing was installed from the ground surface to the top of each screened interval depending 3 BRYAN A.STIRRAT S ASSOCIATES (J:\Republic Services\Forward\2009.0087 Probe CQA\Report\Probe Installation Report.docm:01/19/10)