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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS ORDER NO. -23- FORWARD INC. AND ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES FOR OPERATION OF FORWARD CLASS lI LANDFILL SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY 2) The data contains one qualifying constituent that equals or exceeds its PQL. 20. Non-Statistical Method Retest. A non-statistical test method may be used by the Discharger to analyze the monitoring data for which it is impractical to conduct a statistical analysis. A non-statistical test method shall include a procedure to verify that there is "measurably significant" evidence of a release from the Unit. For the VOCWater, VOCSpg, and nonstatistical COC test, the Discharger shall use a discrete retest consisting of two new samples from each indicating monitoring point. The Discharger shall conduct the retest for the standard non-statistical method as follows: a. For VOCWater and VOCspg. Because the VOC composite Monitoring Parameter(for water or soil pore gas) is a single parameter which addresses an entire family of constituents likely to be present in any landfill release, the scope of the laboratory analysis for each of the two retest samples shall include all VOCs detectable in that retest sample. Therefore, a confirming retest, in accordance with Detection Monitoring Specification E.20.a. and b., above, for either triggering condition in either of the two retest samples, shall have validated the original indication even if the detected constituents in the confirming retest sample(s) differs from those detected in the sample which initiated the retest. b. For Constituents of Concern. Because all Constituents of Concern that are jointly addressed in the non-statistical test above, remain as individual Constituents of Concern, the scope of the laboratory analysis for the non-statistical retest of Constituents of Concern shall address only those constituents detected in the sample which initiated the retest. Therefore, the list of"qualifying constituents" for use in the retest, under Detection Monitoring Specification E.20.c., shall consist of those constituents which provided the original indication at that monitoring point. If the retest meets either triggering condition in either of the two retest samples, the retest shall have validated the original indication. 21. Response to Detection in Background of VOCs (or any other constituent which is not naturally in the background and thus is not amenable to statistical analysis): a. Any time the laboratory analysis of a sample from a background monitoring point, sampled for VOCs, shows either: 1) Two or more VOCs at or above their respective MDL; or 2) One VOC at or above its respective PQL. Then the Discharger shall: