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.�� California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region . Karl E. Longley, ScD, P.E., Chair. Linda S. Adams Secretary for Redding Office Arnold Schwarzenegger Environmental Protection .f 415 Knollcrest Drive, Suite 100, Redding, California 96002 Governor (530) 224-4845 • Fax (530) 224-4857 http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvaIley , 17 Marchi 2008 P Mr. Mike Huerta Butte County Environmental Health Department 202 Mira Loma Dr Oroville, CA 95965 SOLID WASTE. DISPOSAL TO. DRAINAGE AT HWY 70 INDUSTRIAL PARK, BUTTE COUNTY During a 13 February 2008 inspection of Morris Farms Food Waste Processing Site (Site), Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) staff, observed concrete, rebar, asphalt, dirt, trash, and construction debris (solid waste) in a surface drainage at Hwy 70 Industrial Park southeast of the Site. These wastes do not appear to pose a threat to water quality and disposal of these solid wastes are the responsibility of local enforcement agencies. Therefore, Regional Board staff is referring the solid waste disposal activities at Hwy. 70 Industrial Park to Butte County for appropriate action. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Clementsen at (530) 224-4852 or at the letterhead address. i JAM/ES C. PEDRI, P.E. 1. Assistant Executive Officer KLC: sae .I cc: George Barber, Butte County District Attorney's Office, Oroville Linda Taverner, SCS Engineers, Santa Rosa Butte County Planning Department, Oroville Carol Seidenglaz, Hwy 70 Industrial Park Limited Partnership, Oroville U:\Clerical Documents\Correspondence_Final\Groundwater Unit\ClementsenK\2008WIarch\Solid Waste at Hwy 70 Industrial Park.doc BUTTE COUNTY ? MAR 19 2008 California Environmental Protection Agency DEVELOprgENT SERVICES���a Recycled Paper California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region Karl E. Longley, ScD, P.E., Chair. Linda S. Adams Secretary for Redding Office Arnold Schwarzenegger Environmental Protection 415 Knollcrest Drive, Suite 100, Redding, California 96002 Governor (530) 224-4845 • Fax (530) 224-4857 hftp://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley 17 March 2008 Mr. Melvin Morris Morris Farms 3700 Pennington Road Live Oak, CA 95953 CERTIFIED MAIL 7006 0810 0006 3267 4770 ORDER TO SUBMIT INFORMATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA WATER CODE SECTION 13267, FOOD WASTE PROCESSING SITE AT HWY 70 INDUSTRIAL PARK, BUTTE COUNTY On 7 March 2008, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board) staff mailed Morris Farms a Notice of Violation (NOV) and Inspection Report (Report) describing the discharge of waste to land and/or a wastewater/storm water detention basin at Hwy 70 Industrial Park owned by Steve Seidenglanz et.. al. The NOV requires Morris Farms to submit a Report cif Waste Discharge or Operational Plan by 28 March 2008. As indicated in the Report, the Morris Farms waste is acidic and has cyanide and metal concentrations exceeding the Regional Water Board's water quality objectives. The nature and extent of the discharged waste and its impacts on public health, the environment, and water quality are currently unknown. Morris Farms is named a responsible party because it discharged the waste and has knowledge of the ongoing discharge and the ability to control it. During our last in3pection on 13 March 2008, Mr. Morris indicated to staff that he would remove all ash and any food processing waste not placed on the asphalt pad and transport. ash and waste to Mr. Morris' ranch and apply as soil amendment. This removal activity will occur as soon as the ranch soil dries sufficiently to allow application. Unless an unusually wet period occurs, th-:s activity, according to Mr. Morris, will occur prior to 15 April. Morris Farms is required to submit to our office by 4 April 2008 a work plan to assess the nature and extent of soil and groundwater contamination resulting from any wastes discharge to land not covered by asphalt or by runoff off of the asphalt pad. The work plan shall propose to evaluate and determine if the existing Hwy 70 Industrial Park monitoring wells are appropriate for assessing the groundwater quality or if additional groundwater sampling points are necessary. The work plan shall be prepared by a California Registered Engineer or Professional Geologist and contain a time schedule to complete the investigation. BUTTE COUNTY MAR 19 2008 (DEVELOPMENT California Environmental Protection Agency SERVICES �r1 Recycled Paper Mr. Melvin Morris - 2 - 17 March 2008 This order to submit a technical report is made pursuant to CWC Section 13267. CWC Section 13267(b) authorizes the Regional Water Board to require any person who has discharged waste to submit technical reports as may be required to investigate the discharge. The report is needed to: determine Jthe -extent of pollution and to. develop corrective actions protective of public health, the environment, and water quality. The above Report describes the evidence that shows that the person named in this letter,caused or permitted the discharge of waste at the site, and therefore is responsible for cleanup. Failure to comply with this order or other Regional Water Board orders may result in enforcement actions, including preparation of a cleanup and abate order and penalties. Failure or refusal to furnish the technical report required by CWC Section 13267 (b) may result in administrative civil liability not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day it is late pursuant to CWC Section 13268 or additional enforcement pursuant to CWC Section 13304, or both If you have any questions, please contact Karen Clementsen at (530) 224-4852 or at the letterhead a0rets�S.,-, f-tS C. PEDRI, P.E. stant Executive Officer KLC: SAE cc: George Barber, Butte County District Attorney's Office, Oroville Linda.Taverner, SCS Engineers, Santa Rosa Butte County Environmental Health Department, Oroville Butte County Planning Department, Oroville Steve Rosenbaum, RWQCB, Rancho Cordova Carol Seidenglanz, Hwy 70 Industrial Park Limited Partnership, Oroville UAClerical Documents\Correspondence_Final\Groundwater Unit\ClementsenK\2008WIarch\Morris Farms 13267 order.doc California Environmental Protection Agency Qd Recycled Paper .; HIGHWAY 70 INDUSTRIAL PARK March 17, 2008 BUTTE COUNTY MAR 2 5 1008 Melvin Morris dba Morris Farms DEVELOPMENT 3700 Pennington Road SERVICES Live Oak, CA 95953 Attention: Melvin Morris Dear Mr. Morris, We are in possession of your Notice of violation dated March 7, 2008 from California Regional Water Quality Control Board, signed by Jacqueline M. Matthews, Environmental Scientist. It is with great disappointment that I read this Notice of Violation and read about the things that never should have been, and certainly could have been prevented with best management practices._., With that being said I am photocopying Addendum #60 and #61 of your lease dated June 1, 2005, where it states that you will ".::coordinate all'contamination and environmental issues with the professional company of SCS Engineers... under the direction of Linda . MackayTavemer.." You were aware from the very beginning of our concerns regarding any issue that would be detrimental to our land and our community. I have received notice from Linda Mackay, today, after her onsite visit with CRWQCB that there are cleanup issues that have verbally been approved which will allow you a head start toward your cleanup activities. I expect these to be followed to the letter, and I am officially notifying you that if you don't I will consider your lease invalid and will in act legal action towards your cleanup and suppliers if there is a "hiccup" in your follow through with those orders and guidelines. I will need to be copied on all correspondence with the CRWQCB and county. I will also need to have a written plan on how you will operate in compliance in the future. It. is my understanding you wilt need to prepare :that information anyway.for the CRWQCB. I of 2 4801 Feather River Blvd. #3 Oroville, Ca 95965 530-533-1221, 532-0738 Fax 530-533-1666, 532-0737 I apologize for being so gruff, but I want you to understand our position in this matter and how strongly we feel about you doing the very best job in meeting all the proper requirements for running your business. We have taken an empty plant and created over 400 jobs in which to help add vitality to our community and an indiscretion by you has turned that four years of hard work into a potential failure in our community. I will not stand for that. Please advise in writing your intentions. c.c.Geroge Barber, BCDA,Oroville L.Taverner, SCS Eng. BC Environmental Health, Oroville BC Planning, Oroville J Steve Rosenbaum,RWQCB, Rancho Cordova Dale Stultz,CRWQCB J. Pedri, CRWQCB K. Matthews, CRWQCB 2 of 2 Kind Regards, Steven Seidenglanz ki ADDENDUM TO STANDARD INDUSTRIAL MULTI -TENANT LEASE -GROSS DATED June 1 2005 BETWEEN HIGHWAY 70 INDUSTRIAL PARK LP AS LESSOR AND Melvin Morris dba Morris Farms Inc.LESSEE FOR THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 4801 Feather River Blvd. Oroville CA. 49. Americans with Disabilities Act - Please be advised that an Owner or Tenant of real property may be subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), a Federal law codified at 42 USC Section 12101 et seq. Among other requirements of the ADA that could apply to your property, Title III of the ADA requires Owners and Tenants of "public accommodations" to remove barriers to access by disabled persons and provide auxiliary aid and service for hearing, vision or speech impaired persons by January 26, 1992. The regulations under Title III of the ADA are codified at 28 CFR Part 36. We recommend that you and your attorney review the ADA and the regulations, and, if appropriate, your proposed Lease Agreement, to determine if this law would apply to you, and the nature of the requirements. These are legal issues. You are responsible for conducting your own independent investigation of these issues. 50. Condition and Availability of Electrical Services Lessee is executing this Proposal for the subject premises with the understanding that existing electrical services may.contain amperage and power ratings that are actually different than what is shown on the power panel itself and/or on the marketing brochures, etc. Lessor cannot confirm, guarantee or substantiate that such amperage or prior ratings are correct. Prior to execution of the formal Lease document, Lessee agrees to confirm the presence and/or the availability of such electrical services with Lessee's electrical contractor and/or with Butte County, or such applicable utilities service company, and shall hold Lessor harmless from any such electrical service insufficiencies that may exist. 51. Condition of Premises. Pursuant to Paragraph 2 above, Lessor shall not warrant any interior structures within the premises. Furthermore, Lessee shall maintain full responsibility for the interior improvements including permitting or removal if required by Butte County or other governing entities. 52. General Rules 53. Common Areas Rules and .Regulations. Pursuant to paragraph 2.0 above, Lessee shall abide by the common area Rules and Regulations outlined below; 1. No parking/storage of non-operable vehicles permitted in common areas or parking stalls. 2. Lessee shall keep its portion of common areas and outside of its buildings clean and free of debris caused by its operation 3. Parking a. Be courteous, park in front of leased unit b. Park in designated areas only c. No parking "for sale' vehicles outside of leased unit d. Lessee shall not permit, or allow any vehicle that belongs to, or is controlled by Lessee, including employees, suppliers, shippers, customers, or invitees to load, unload, or park in areas that interfere with other lessees. 4. No auto dismantling or dismantled vehicle storage permitted, 54. No animals are allowed on premises. 55. Diagram of area 56. Hazard Addendum 57. Lease Rate •• Lease amount to be $0.02 per square foot per acre per month. Lease amount to be in whole acre increments only. 58. Environmental Disclosure with Cal Trans updates 59. Hazardous Material Release Response Plan -Annual Inventory Initials 60. Tenant will coordinate all contamination and environmental issues with SCS Engineers, 3645 Westwind Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403, under the direction of Linda Mackay, at lessees expense and provide a copy of the approved work plan to the Lessor. Lessee to be responsible for any and all clean-up that may be required. Lessee will be in compliance with Federal Clean Water Act. 61. Any residue of product or containment must be totally cleaned and removed at end of tenancy by lessee'. f _ dated "r vn Melvin Morris dba Moms Farms, Inc. Highway 70 Industrial Pari i. 8VP)r I� �r ii 'f •i IF i� I California Regional Water Quality Control Board Central Valley Region Karl E. Longley, ScD, P.E., Chair. Linda S. Adams Sedretary for Redding Office Arnold Schwarzenegger Environmental Protection 415 Knollcrest Drive, Suite 100, Redding, California 96002 Governor (530) 224-4845 • Fax (530) 224-4857 hftp://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centraIvalley CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF WORKPLAN FOR PRELIMINARY SITE INVESTIGATION, SCP CASE #SLT5R1042, MORRIS FARMS INC., HWY 70 INDUSTRIAL PARK, OROVILLE, BUTTE COUNTY California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (Regional Water Board) staff has reviewed the subject workplan submitted by your consultant, SCS Engineers. The workplan proposes the following field tasks: site clearance, mobilization, monitoring well re -development, groundwater sampling, hand auguring and soil sampling, equipment decontamination, .management and investigation -derived wastes, and demobilization. Regional Water Board staff has no objections with the proposed workplan, but requests that the groundwater be sampled for the following additional constituents, total and dissolved: arsenic, barium, chromium, cobalt, copper, cyanide, lead, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, vanadium, and zinc. Please submit the Preliminary Site Assessment Report by no later than 30 June 2008. Additional soil and/or groundwater investigation may be required based on the results of the preliminary investigation. If you have any questions regarding the above information, please contact Jacqueline Matthews of my staff at (530) 224-3249 or at the letterhead address. MES C. PEDRI, P.E. sistant Executive Officer JMM: sae cc: Mr. Scott Kippen, SCS Engineers, Santa Rosa Howard Thomas, Butte County District Attorney's Office, Oroville George Barber, Butte County District Attorney's Office, Oroville Steven Seidenglanz, Hwy. 70 Industrial Park, Oroville Mike Huerta, Butte County Environmental Health Department, Oroville .Brett Bayma, Butte County Environmental Health Department, Oroville Brett Walker, Butte County Department of Development Services, Oroville U:ICledcal Documents\Correspondence_FinaRSouth Regulatory Un1tlMatthewsJ120081ApriRMonis workplan final comments, 15 April 2008.doc California Environmental Protection Agency gip• Recycled Paper. BurrE i1CO 16 April 2008 � APR 2 12008 Mr. Melvin Morris DEVELOPM FWT SEAVICvi Morris Farms Inc. 3700 Pennington Road Live Oak, CA 95953 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF WORKPLAN FOR PRELIMINARY SITE INVESTIGATION, SCP CASE #SLT5R1042, MORRIS FARMS INC., HWY 70 INDUSTRIAL PARK, OROVILLE, BUTTE COUNTY California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (Regional Water Board) staff has reviewed the subject workplan submitted by your consultant, SCS Engineers. The workplan proposes the following field tasks: site clearance, mobilization, monitoring well re -development, groundwater sampling, hand auguring and soil sampling, equipment decontamination, .management and investigation -derived wastes, and demobilization. Regional Water Board staff has no objections with the proposed workplan, but requests that the groundwater be sampled for the following additional constituents, total and dissolved: arsenic, barium, chromium, cobalt, copper, cyanide, lead, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, vanadium, and zinc. Please submit the Preliminary Site Assessment Report by no later than 30 June 2008. Additional soil and/or groundwater investigation may be required based on the results of the preliminary investigation. If you have any questions regarding the above information, please contact Jacqueline Matthews of my staff at (530) 224-3249 or at the letterhead address. MES C. PEDRI, P.E. sistant Executive Officer JMM: sae cc: Mr. Scott Kippen, SCS Engineers, Santa Rosa Howard Thomas, Butte County District Attorney's Office, Oroville George Barber, Butte County District Attorney's Office, Oroville Steven Seidenglanz, Hwy. 70 Industrial Park, Oroville Mike Huerta, Butte County Environmental Health Department, Oroville .Brett Bayma, Butte County Environmental Health Department, Oroville Brett Walker, Butte County Department of Development Services, Oroville U:ICledcal Documents\Correspondence_FinaRSouth Regulatory Un1tlMatthewsJ120081ApriRMonis workplan final comments, 15 April 2008.doc California Environmental Protection Agency gip• Recycled Paper. California Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Valley Region Karl E. Longley, ScD, P.E., Chair. Redding Office Arnold Schwa2enegger 415 Knollcrest Drive, Suite 100, Redding, California 96002 Governor (530) 224-4845 • Fax (530) 224-4857 hftp://www.wat.erboards.ca.gov/centralvalley Linda S. Adams Secretary for Environmental Protection 21 April 2008 Morris Farms 3700 Pennington Road Live Oak, CA 95953 BUTTE COUNTY' APR 2 ,3 2008 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMENTS, PROPOSAL FOR CONTINUING OPERATIONS, MORRIS FARMS INC PIT STORAGE FACILITY AT THE HWY 70 INDUSTRIAL PARK, OROVILLE, BUTTE COUNTY On 7 March 2008, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (Regional Water Board) staff requested you submit by 28 March 2008, a Report of Waste Discharge or operational plan to eliminate waste discharges for Morris Farms Inc (MFI) facility operations. Regional Water Board staff has reviewed the subject operational plan submitted by your consultant, SCS Engineers, proposing to; only process fruit pits, retain all.MFI wastes on the leased asphalt pad, place and properly maintain absorbent materials around the waste, cover the waste during wet weather, eliminate the detention basin, submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to comply with Industrial Storm Water General Permit Order 97-03-DWQ, and prepare a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). SCS Engineers. has stated MFI's intent to change facility operations and eliminate threats to water quality by containing all fruit pits, leachate, and industrial storm water on the asphalt: pad. If MFI properly implements the operational plan and the asphalt pad is properly maintained, waste discharges from the facility to land, surface water drainages, and/or surface waters should not occur. Therefore, based on the above information, submittal of a Report of Waste Discharge to obtain Waste Discharge Requirements for the MFI facility at the Hwy 70 Industrial Park is not required. The Regional Water Board may. require additional operational measures to be implemented and/or require Waste Discharge Requirements in the future. To obtain coverage under the Industrial Storm Water Permit, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) requires applicants to submit the NOI, fee, and site map directly to State Board. To date, Regional Water Board staff has not received information from ,State Board that MFI'has applied for the Industrial Storm Water Permit. Therefore, by 28 April 2008, please submit a copy of the NOI and SWPPP to the Regional Water. Board Redding office, Attention: Scott Zaitz. A, . California Environmental Protection Agency Via• Recycled. Paper Mr. Melvin Morris - 2 - 21 April 2008 If you have any questions regarding industrial storm water, please contact Scott Zaitz of my staff at (530) 224-4784. If you have any questions or comments regarding waste discharges from MFI facility operations, please contact Jacqueline Matthews of my staff at (530) 224-3249 or at the letterhead address. ES C. PEDW, P.E.. Stant Executive 40fficer JMM: sae cc: Linda Taverner, SCS Engineers, Santa Rosa Steven Seidenglanz, Hwy 70 Industrial Park, Oroville Harold Thomas, Butte County District Attorney's Office, Oroville George Barber, Butte County District Attorney's Office, Oroville Mike Huerta, Butte County Environmental Health Department, Oroville Brett Walker, Butte County Department of Development Services, Oroville Scott Zaitz, RWQCB, Redding UAClerical Documents\Correspondence_Final\South Regulatory Unit\MatthewsJ\2008\Apri[\Morris Operational Plan, 21 April 2008.doc California Environmental Protection Agency Vic? Recycled Paper Environmental Consultants and Contractors SCS ENGINEERS March 24, 2008 File No. 01207843.00 3843 Brickway Boulevard 707 546-9461 Suite 208 FAX 707 544-5769 Santa Rosa, CA 95403-8226 www.scsengineers.com Ms. Jacqueline M. Matthews Central Valley Region Water Quality Control Board 415 Knollcrest Drive,. Suite 100 Redding, CA 96002 cit Subject: Morns Farms Inc. Pit Storage Facility Proposal for Continued Operations at the HWY 70 Industrial Park in Butte County Dear Ms. Matthews: SCS Engineers (SCS) is submitting this letter to follow up on our meeting of March 13, 2008 held at the Morris Farms Inc. (IV1FI), Pit Storage Facility (Site) in Butte County and to follow up on our phone conversation of March 19, 2008. MFI proposes to continue the operation of temporarily stockpiling fruit pits at the Hwy 70 Industrial Park property (Figure 1) to dry them before they are sent to the Pacific Oroville Power, Inc. (POPI) cogeneration plant in Oroville. It is MFI's understanding that they need to remove the existing ash (fly ash and bottom ash), fruit pits, and ponded water from the facility; however, it is also MFI's understanding from the meeting and follow up phone conversations that MFI can continue to operate it's facility by storing the fruit pits until they are dry enough for transport to the POPI facility or another permitted cogeneration plant. MFI leases an area on the south side of the HWY 70 Industrial Park that is paved with asphalt (Figure 2). The paved area is crowned (elevated) in the middle with the high point of the asphalt surface running in an east to west direction. The flow from the elevated center point of the asphalt surface is to the north on the north side of the elevated center point and to the south on the south side of the elevated center point. MFI proposes to stockpile the fruit pits on the north site of the elevated center point of the pavement in windrows running east to west, so that any storm water that runs off the stockpiles will flow to the north to a collection point were it can be handled under the Site's Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan that is currently in preparation. Additionally, the fruit pits will occasional weep so an absorbent boom will be placed around all fruit pit stockpiles (proposed and existing). A drum of absorbent material will be kept on site in case any leachate from the pits escapes the booms. If this occurs the leachate will be cleaned up with the absorbent material and drummed for appropriate disposal or recycling. After the removal of the ash, pond and existing stockpiled pits, and the receipt of approval from the RWQCB, MFI will use the full paved area for pit stockpiles. P - Offices Nationwide i Ms. Matthew March 24, 2008 Page 2 of 3 A storm water Notice of Intent will be completed and submitted the week of March 24, 2008 and a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan will be prepared for the continued operation of stockpiling fruit pits on the existing asphalt. During wet weather, MFI will cover the fruit pit stockpiles and absorbent booms with plastic to prevent saturation of the booms and prevent any discharge from under the plastic. The plastic covering will be secured to prevent it from being blown off the stockpiles. The stockpiles will lie uncovered in non inclement weather to allow further drying. The absorbent booms will be left in place at all times except during loading and unloading. 6, The existing frit pit stockpiles are currently in the process of being hauled off to the POPI cogeneration plant or another permitted cogeneration facility. Prior to haul off, the existing fruit pit stockpiles will be relocated to the north side of the asphalt surface until the pond and ash have been eliminated from the property and the southern asphalted area is cleaned. The fly ash will be hauled off and used as an agricultural amendment at the MFI prune orchard in Live Oak, CA. The bottom ash will be either transported to BEEBE Industries Inc. in Lincoln; California which is a composting facility, it will be transported for disposal at a licensed landfill and the disposal tickets provided to the RWQCB. MFI will allow the existing pond to continue to evaporate as the pond is on the asphalt surface and is diminishing with the onset of dry weather. A work plan is being prepared that will provide additional detail regarding the removal of materials located on the facility and for confirmation testing post removal activities. After current removal activities are completed, MFI will not transport or store any materials except frit pits on the HWY 70 Industrial Park facility. MFI will also not transport any liquid waste from the facility with the exception of properly documented waste which is being transported to a permitted disposal facility for the waste being generated. SCS Engineer. checked the Butte County web site and downloaded the information on the facility zoning. The property is zoned M-2, heavy industrial which allows M-1 (light industrial) as well. Copies of the definition of M-1 and M-2 are attached along with a Butte County Zoning Map. It is SCS's and MFI's opinion that the MFI operation of the temporary stockpiling of fruit pits falls under the existing zoning. MFI seeks confirmation from the RWQCB that the MFI stockpiling of pits can continue with the above proposed operational changes. SCS Engineers is in the process of preparing a work plan for the assessment of the nature and extent, if present, of any soil and groundwater impacts resulting from past wastes discharged to land which was not covered by asphalt or by the runoff from the asphalted surface. The work plan will include additional information and documentation concerning the removal of the above discussed wastes. Ms. Matthew March 24, 2008 Page 3 of 3 We trust this is the information you require at this time. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please call SCS at (707) 546-9461. Sincerely, Stephen Knuttel PG 7674 SCS ENGINEERS Attachments: Figure 1 Figure 2 Definition of M-1 and M-2 Zonings Butte County Zoning Map /i e -z - Linda. Taverner, V.P. SCS ENGINEERS cc: Steven Seidenglanz, Highway 70 Industrial Park, George Barber, Butte County District Attorney's Office, Oroville Tom Thornton, Rio Pluma Co LLC, Gridley Chris Ward, Pacific Coast Producers, P. O. Box 32; Oroville, CA 95965-0032 George Hoag, Delallo Italian Food Inc. Oroville Butte County Environmental Health Department, Oroville Source of Base Hbp: GOOGLE PRo 20074D N WE S ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTCNTS AND 3843 BRICKWAY BOULEVARD SURE 208 SANTA ROSA, CA 95403 PK (707)546-9461 FAX (707) 541.5769 01207843.00 Goc*pm 2w 3/20/08 JJM SITE LOCATION MAP MORRIS FARMS INC. PIT STORAGE FACILITY SCelacMup OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA APPROX SCALE (MBEs) FIGURE 1 jr 0 w. i �'! �• J • f •r.. CCESS ROAD i it APPROXIMATE AREA OF +' OPERATIONS � f"41 s ------ Lir r • Y � ! y om Yrs ,` r :J '4 .,�[ b�..-� • All ► .;, �f J70 -'• ` 0 @m Vuklvftolf tN APPROXIMATE SCALE IN FEET G7 SITE AREA OF OPERATIONS AND VICINITY I 1" = 500t' MY eomt m WE 20 46-9451 95'01 MORRIS FARMS INC. PIT STORAGE FACILITY FIGURE N( 5�6-9t61 tut (ro�I su-site D1207843.00 Tum m m SP-3.oe OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA 3/18/08 " 7Si 0° 2 24-175"M-1 (Light Industrial) Zone. Page 1 of 2 Chapter 24 ZONING" Article III. Zone Districts` 24-176 M-1 (Light Industrial) Zone. (a) Uses permitted: (1) Wholesale and storage warehouses, minor waste tire storage facility, reverse vending machines, small and large collection recycling facilities. (2) The assembly and storage of goods, materials, liquids and equipment (except the storage of inflammable matter or explosives or materials which create dust, odors or fumes). (3) Feed storehouses and warehouses and fuel yards. (4) Industrial uses including, but not limited to, the following: the manufacturing, processing, fabricating, assembling, refining, repairing, packaging and treatment of goods, materials and products by power (oil, gas or electric), including, by way of example and illustration, but not limited to, the manufacturing, fabrication and assembling of bathroom shower and patio partitions, enclosures and doors, windows and store fronts of aluminum, plastic and fiberglass, or other suitable material, and the processing, finishing, polishing and anodizing of aluminum extrusions and castings, assaying, auto repair and auto body shops, boat repair, broom, brush, and rug manufacturing, die casting, draying, freighting or trucking yards or terminals, heavy equipment rental or sale, heating and ventilating service shops, jewelry manufacturing, lamp shade manufacturing, lumberyards, packaging plants, outdoor advertising signs, printing and lithography shops, public utility service yards, service stations, sign shops, truck repairing and overhauling, and welding shops. (5) Dyeing and rug cleaning plants, catering services, veterinary hospitals and animal shelters and kennels, cabinet and woodworking shops, construction and material yards. (6) Adult businesses, subject to the requirements of article IV, adult business regulation, of chapter 15 of this Code. (b) Accessory uses: (1) Caretaker or night watchman residence accessory to a permitted use listed in subsection (a), above. (2) Retail sales in conjunction with and accessory to any of the permitted uses when no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the floor space is devoted to sales. (3) Accessory uses and buildings pertinent to any permitted use. (c) Uses requiring use permits: The following uses are permitted subject to the securing of a use permit in each case: (1) Any residential use not accessory to a permitted use listed in subsection (a) above. (2) Storage of inflammables. (3) Manufacturing of acids, explosives, fertilizer, glue, gypsum, lime, plaster of paris, pulp and paper, beet sugar, crushed rock, sand and gravel, cement, concrete and/or asphalt batching plants, concrete and clay products. . (4) Any use listed in section 24-175(a) above which, because of operational characteristics specific to the particular business or proposed location, is found by the director of development services, to have the potential to negatively impact adjoining properties, businesses, or residents. Generally speaking, any M-1 use will probably require a use permit under this section if the use or structure will be located less than one hundred (100) feet from the boundary of a zone that allow residential uses. (5) Junkyards and auto wrecking yards, major waste tire storage facilities. (6) Processing recycling facilities as per section 24-275. (7) Commercial uses and conditional uses listed in subsections (a) and (c) of the C-1 and C-2 zones unless specifically listed as an allowed use in section 24-175(a), above, and commercial recreation uses. (d) Uses requiring an administrative permit: The following uses may be permitted subject to the requirements of Section 24-40: (1) Temporary uses as listed in section 24-300. (e) Site requirements: The requirements of section 24-75 of this Code are modified for all building sites in M-1 zones in the following particulars: http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/butteco/ DATA/CHAPTER24/Article III Z... 3/17/2008 24-175 M-1 (Light Iridustfial) Zone. Page 2 of 2 ,I (1) Lot area and width: There is no lot area minimum and no lot width minimum except as may be required for the building and for off-street loading area and parking and that area required to meet the sewage disposal requirements of chapters 19 and 20 of the Butte County Code. (2) Minimum side yard required: None, except when the side of a lot abuts upon the side:of a lot that is zoned to allow a residential use, in which case the abutting side yard shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet. (3) Rear yard: None, except where the rear yard abuts a lot that is zoned for to allow a residential use, in which case the rear yard shall be not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (4) Truck loading and unloading space: Private off-street loading space for the handling of all goods, materials and equipment shall be provided. Such space shall be of sufficient area and of such design as to permit the parking and loading of vehicles without extending into any existing street beyond the curb line. (5) Off-street parking. The requirements of section 24-240 shall apply. (Ord. No. 3176, § 1(Exh. A), 1-24-95; Ord. No. 3619, § 10, 7-25=2000) « pmVipwi I next» ii u i �f http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/butteco/ DATA/CHAPTER24/Article III Z... 3/17/2008 24-180 M-2 (Heavy Industrial) Zone. Chapter 24 ZONING' Article III. Zone Districts" 24-180 M-2 (Heavy Industrial) Zone. (a) Uses permitted:. (1) Any uses penritted in M-1 districts. (2) Industrial uses including, but not limited to, the following: Aircraft factories, asphalt batch plants, assaying, wholesale bakeries, boiler works, breweries and. distilleries, can and metal container manufacturing, candle manufacturing, carbon manufacturing, chain and cable manufacturing, concrete batch plants, creameries and dairy product plants, disinfectants manufacturing, dry kilns, emery cloth and sandpaper manufacturing, enameling, feed and cereal mills, foundries, freight terminals, galvanizing and lead plating, glass or glass product manufacturing, lumber and lumber processing machinery manufacturing, metal fabrication, mobile home or recreational vehicle manufacturing, moving and storage warehouses, paper product and paper box manufacturing, petroleum distributing stations (wholesale or retail), photographic processing, plywood manufacturing, printing ink manufacturing, soap and soap compound manufacturing, starch, glucose or dextrine manufacturing, vegetable oil manufacturing, welding shops and sheet metal shops, wood planing mill or woodworking plants, yeast plants. (3) Canneries, olive processing plants and other agricultural processing plants of similar nature. (4) Adult businesses, subject to the requirements of article IV, adult business regulation, of chapter 15 of this Code. (b) Accessory uses: (1) Caretaker or night watchman residence accessory to a permitted use listed in subsection (a), above. (2) Retail sales in conjunction with and accessory to any of the permitted uses when no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the floor space is devoted to sales. (3) Accessory uses and buildings pertinent to any permitted use. (c) Uses requiring use permits: The following uses are permitted subject to the securing of a use permit in each case: (1) Any residential use not associated with a permitted use listed in subsection (a) above. (2) Commercial distillation of bones, abattoirs, livestock auction yards, commercial livestock feed yards, commercial millings, tanneries, fat rendering, garbage -fed commercial hog raising. (3) The manufacturing of caustic, flammable or hazardous materials including, but not limited to, the following: acetylene, acids, ammonia, asbestos, bleach, caustic soda, cellulose, celluloid, chlorine, creosote, fertilizers, film, flammable gasses, glue, lacquer, lime, linoleum, matches, paint, phenol, soap, shellac, turpentine, or varnish. (4) Dumping and disposal areas, major waste tire facilities. (5) Any use listed in section 24-180(a) which, because of operational characteristics specific to the particular business or proposed location, is found by the director of development services, to have a the potential to negatively impact adjoining properties, businesses, or residents. Generally speaking, any M-2 use will probably require a use permit under this section if the use or structure will be located less than one hundred (100) feet from the boundary of a zone that allow residential uses. (6) Junkyards and auto wrecking yards. (7) Commercial uses and conditional uses listed in subsections (a) and (c) of the C-1 and C-2 zones unless specifically listed as an allowed use in section 24-180(a), above, and commercial recreation uses. (c) Uses requiring an administrative permit: The following uses may be permitted subject to the requirements of section 24-40: (1) Temporary uses as listed in section 24-300. (2) Large processing recycling facilities. (d) Site requirements: The requirements of section 24-75 of this Code are modified for all building sites in M-2 zones in the following particulars: (1) Lot area and width: There is no lot area minimum and no lot width minimum except as may be Page 1 of 2 http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/butteco/ DATA/CHAPTER24/Article_III_Z... 3/17/2008 24-180 M-2 (Heavy Industrial), Zone. Page 2 of 2 required for the building and parking and that area required to meet the sewage disposal requirements of chapters 19 and 20 of the Butte County Code. (2) Minimum side yard required: None, except when the side of a lot abuts upon the side of a lot that is zoned to allow a residential use, in which case the abutting side yard shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet. (3) Rear yard: None, except where the rear yard abuts a lot that is zoned for to allow a residential use, in which case the rear yard shall be not less than twenty-five (25) feet. (4) Truck loading and unloading space: Private, off-street loading space for the handling of all goods, materials and equipment shall be provided. Such space shall be of sufficient area and of such design as to permit the parking and loading of vehicles without extending. into any existing street beyond the curb line. (5) Off-street parking: The provisions of section 24-240 shall apply. (Ord. No. 31.76, § 1(Exh. A), 1-24-95; Ord. No. 3619, § 11, 7-25-2000) revious next >> http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.comlcodeslbuttecol I)ATAICHAPTER24IArticle_I II_Z... 3%17/2008 Page 1 of 2 Walker, Brett From: Jolliffe, Stacey Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 9:23 AM To: Walker, Brett Subject: FW: Morris Farms Inc. Attachments: SKMBT_C35108033010510.pdf; 7843.00—Matthews letter_3-24-08.pdf Brett, Would you please attach these letters to trak-it (see APN's below) as an RFI with email attached. Thanks. (Deadlines, or I'd do it myself!) Stacey From: Taverner, Linda[ma i Ito: LTaverner@scseng ineers.com] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:10 PM To: Jolliffe, Stacey Cc: Morrisfarms37@aol.com Subject: Morris Farms Inc. Stacy, Stacy here is a copy of the SCS letter sent to the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) we discussed. We will add you to the distribution list on future documents. If this does not provide sufficient information as a project description please let me know and I will prepare one. Morris Farms Inc. (MFI) is operating either on APN 035-470-006 or 0024. 1 have attached the parcel map. I am confirming the exact parcel from the property owner. Suzanne of MFI is contacting Butte County Vector Control as you requested and we will update you on the information received from them. The intent of ongoing operations is not to have any release of leachate. The stockpiles will be surrounded with absorbent booms year around and the stockpiles and booms will be covered with plastic in wet weather. The entire operation is on asphalt. No stockpiles will be placed off the asphalt. A work plan is being prepared to respond to the RWQCB regarding past operations. Then a revised Operations and Maintenance Document will be prepared for the continued operation at MFI on the Highway 70 Industrial Park. Only pits will be stockpiled and they are only stockpiled until the cogeneration plant calls for them to be delivered for fuel. MFI will provide us with the number of trucks per week and we will forward that information to you early this week Please let me know if I have missed discussing any of the items you requested. I have copied MFI on this email so you have each others email addresses. Regards, Linda Taverner Linda Taverner Vice President SCS ENGINEERS 4/3/2008 Page 2 of 2 3843 Brickway Blvd., Suite 208 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (707) 546-9461 Phone (707) 544-5769 Fax www.sesengineers.com Itavemer(a)scsenoi neers.com SCS SECURE - "Integrated Real Estate, Site Renewal, and Risk Transfer Solutions" Visit www.scs-secure.coni to learn about SCS' Real Estate Redevelopment Services 4/3/2008 Walker, Brett From: Jacqueline Matthews [JMatthews@waterboards.ca.gov] Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 2:34 PM To: Huerta, Mike Cc: Bayma, Brett; Thomas, Hal; Walker, Brett; Bryan Smith Subject: Re: Morris Farms Ag Waste Treatment site; LP Industrial Park Mike - I called SCS Engineers, Melvin's consulting firm, after our conversation. According to SCS, they talked to Brett today and the Planning Dept. does have their project description. The Regional Board is waiting for the Planning Dept. to determine whether the operation needs a use permit, is covered by existing zoning, or covered by an exiting use permit for the Industrial Park. Please keep me posted - thanks. Jacqueline >>> "Huerta, Mike" <MHuerta@buttecounty.net> 4/2/2008 1:50 PM >>> Jacqueline, This confirms our discussion today. Brett Walker from our Planning Dept. reported to me that his agency told the Morris family that they would have to submit a project description to Planning detailing the proposed ag-waste processing. From that document Planning would decide whether or not a USE Permit/environmental review would be required for the proposed operation. . He mentioned nothing about an existing USE Permit that might cover the process. I would interpret that to mean that until the Morris's submit the project description the question about it being a permited use is not resolved. 1 Page 1 of 1 —� Subj: Morris Farms additional Information Date: 4/2/2008 2:17:08 PM Pacific Standard Time From: LTavernerfcD-scsengineers.com To: siolliffe buttecounty.net,jbwalker(cDbuttecounty.net CC: Morrisfarms37(cDaol.com Stacy and Brent, 1 have some of the additional information we promised.\ The parcel number the Morris Farms Inc. (MFI) operates on is APN 035-470-024. The average number of trucks per week day is 5 to 6. During cannery season there is sometime 2 or 3 additional loads per day, but only during fruit harvest season. The hours of operation are from normally 5 AM to dusk and during cannery season the trucks may come in at night. The cannery controls when the trucks are loaded. So during harvest the truck run as necessary so there is no specific operating time. The number of employees is 3 full time and 2 part time. please let me know if you need anything else. Thank you, Linda Taverner Linda Taverner Vice President SCS ENGINEERS 3843 Brickway Blvd., Suite 208 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 --0 (707) 546-9461 Phone (707) 544-5769 Fax www.scsengineers.com ItavemerAscsengineers.com �5ao) toga-o�gs SCS SECURE - "Integrated Real Estate, Site Renewal, and Risk Transfer Solutions" Visit www.scs-secure..com to learn about SCS' Real Estate Redevelopment Services Thursday, April 03, 2008 America Online: Morrisfarms37 EBC�S��IGINEERS Workplan for Preliminary Site Investigation Morris Farms Inc. Hwy 70 Industrial Park 4801 Feather River Boulevard Oroville, CA (Butte County Assessor's Parcel # 035-470-024) Presented to: Mr. Jacqueline M. Matthews Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board 415 Knollcrest Drive, Suite 100 Redding, CA 96002 Presented by: SCS ENGINEERS 3843 Brickway Bloulevard. Suite 208 Santa Rosa, CA (707) 546-9461 April 3, 2008 File No. 01207843.00 Offices Nationwide www.scsengineers.com iy Ii Morris Farms Inc. it ,I II Workplan for Preliminary Site Investigation u Prepared for: Mr. Melvin Morris Morris Farms Inc. 3700 Pennington . Live Oak, CA 95953 (APN 035-470-024) j Prepared by: SCS ENGINEERS 3843 Brickway Boulevard, Suite 208 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 April 3, 2008 File No. 01207843.00 I 1 i� i i Morris Farms Inc. LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER This Workplan has been prepared on behalf of Mr. Melvin Morris of Morris Farms Inc., for the property at Highway 70 Industrial Park, 4801 Feather River Boulevard, Oroville, California (Site) (Assessor's Parcel # 035-470-024) with specific application to a limited subsurface investigation for the Site. Field activities and sampling are conducted in accordance with the care and skill generally exercised by reputable professionals, under similar circumstances, in this or similar localities. No other warranty, either expressed or implied, is made as to the professional advice presented herein. Access to the Site and the surrounding area is limited by roadways, underground and above -ground utilities, and other miscellaneous Site and Site vicinity features. Therefore, the field exploration and points of subsurface observation are somewhat restricted. Changes in Site use and conditions may occur due to variations in rainfall, temperature, water usage, or other factors. Additional information that was not available to the consultant at the time of this Workplan or changes that may have occurred on the Site or in the surrounding area may result in modification to the Site that would impact the summary presented herein. This report is not a legal opinion. We look forward to continuing to work with you on this project and trust this report provides the information you require at this time. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call SCS at (707) 546-9461. y R. Scott Kippen Date Project Manager ZO QT-PHEhl 1T 3. ., Zao g Stephen Knuttel PG 7674 Date CA registration fees paid through 07/31 /09 Hwy 70 Industrial Park i Workplan for Preliminary Butte County, CA Site Investigation Morris Farms Inc. Table of Contents Section Page Limitationsand Disclaimer ..................................... :........................................................................................... i Listof Attachments............................................................................................................................................. ii List of Acronyms and Abbreviations......................................................... "' 1 Introduction..............................................................................................................................................1 2 Background..............................................................................................................................................1 3 Site Geology and Hydrogeology.......................................................................................................1 4 Proposed Surface and Shallow Soil Investigation............................................................................2 5 Proposed Groundwater Investigation.................................................................................................2 6 Field Activities.........................................................................................................................................2 6.1 Site Clearance..............................................................................................................................3 6.2 Mobilization..................................................................................................................................3 6.3 Monitor well Re -development.. n...............................................................................................4 6.4 Groundwater Sampling..............................................................................................................4 6.5 Hand Auguring and soil Sampling............................................................................................4 6.6 Sample Handling.........................................................................................................................5 6.7 Equipment Decontamination.......................................................................................................5 6.8 Laboratory Analysis....................................................................................................................5 6.9 Management of Investigation Derived Wastes.....................................................................6 6.10 Demobilization.............................................................................................................................6 7 Reporting.........................................................................:.......................................................................6 8 Schedule...................................................................................................................................................7 9 References Cited....................................................................................................................................7 10 Distribution List........................................................................................................................................7 List of Attachments Figure No. 1 Site Location Map 2 Site Map with Proposed Soil Sampling Locations Appendix A Site Health and Safety Plan B Standard Soil and Water Sampling Procedures and QA/QC Protocol Hwy 70 Industrial Park ii Workplan for Preliminary Butte County, CA Site Investigation Morris Farms In.=. LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS As Arsenic AS Analytical Sciences BMP best management practices BOD biochemical oxygen demand bgs below ground surface CAM California Administrative Manual CFR Code of Federal Regulations COPC chemicals of potential concerns COD chemical oxygen demand CVRWQCB Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board DWR Department of Water Resources EC electrical conductance EPA Environmental Protection Agency mg/kg milligrams per kilogram msl mean sea level OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration QA/QC Quality Assurance/Quality Control RDL reportable detection limits SM standard method TDS total dissolved solids UN/DOT United Nations/Department of Transportation USA Underground Service Alert Hwy 70 Industrial Park Butte County, CA Workplan for Preliminary Site Investigation Morris Farms nc. INTRODUCTION SCS Engineers (BCS) is pleased to present this Workplan for a preliminary subsurface investigation for the Morris Farms Inc. (MFI) facility (Site) located at Hwy 70 Industrial Park, 4801 Feather River Boulevard, Oroville, California (Figure 1). This investigation is being prepared pursuant to a directive letter from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWOCB) dated March 17, 2008 (CVRWQCB, 2008b). This Workplan has been prepared to assess possible impacts to soil and groundwater resulting from any past food processing wastes discharged to land not covered by asphalt and by runoff off from the asphalt pad. Current Site features are shown on Figure 2. 2 BACKGROUND The Site is located approximately 2.5 miles southwest of downtown Oroville, California, along the east side ofFeather River Boulevard at an elevation of approximately 154 feet above mean sea level (msl).. The Feather River is located approximately 2,700 feet west of the Site and is the principal surface water in the area. MFI currently operates a fruit pit storage facility on the south ' side of the Hw- 70 Industrial Park. MFI has been operating its fruit. pit storage facility at this Site since May 2005 and leases the facility from the HWY 70 Industrial Park. The fruit pit storage facility consists of an asphalt pad area that is crowned (east and west) in the middle ' (Figure 2). Fn -it wastes observed onsite by the CVRWQCB consists of peach pits, olives, olive pits, plum pits, and plum pumice; the storage of imported ash (fly and bottom) for possible beneficially us_- was also observed (CVRWQCB, 2008a). MFI's proposes to continue the ' operation of temporarily stockpiling fruit pits at the Site until the waste is dry before they are sent to Pacific Oroville Power, Inc. (POPI) or other cogeneration plant. 3 SITE GEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY The Site lies within the East Butte Subbasin which comprises a portion of the Great Valley. Geomorphic Frovince of California. The Great Valley is a broad structural trough bounded by the tilted block of the Sierra Nevada on the east and the complexly folded and faulted Coast Ranges on the west. The East Butte Subbasin is defined by the aerial extent of the unconsolidated to semi -consolidated sedimentary deposits that are bounded by the Feather River to the northwest and west; Stanislaus River on the south; and consolidated bedrock on the east (DWR, 2003. The Eastern Butte Subbasin is bounded on the west and northwest by Butte Creek, on the northeast by The Cascade Ranges, on the southeast by the Feather River and to the south by the Sutter Buttes. The Solano and South American are subbasins of the Sacramento Valley Groundwater Basin. The northwest boundary along the Cascade ranges is primarily a geographic boundary with some ground water recharge occurring beyond that boundary. The subbasin is Hwy 70 Incustrial Park 1 Workplan for Preliminary Butte County, CA Site Investigation Morris Farms Inc. contiguous with the West Butte Subbasin at depth. Annual precipitation is approximately 18 inches in the valley increasing to 27 inches towards the eastern foothills (DWR, 2003). The East Butte aquifer system is comprised of deposits of late Tertiary to Quaternary age. The Quaternary deposits include Holocene stream channel deposits and basin deposits, Pleistocene deposits of Modesto and Riverbank formations, and Sutter Butte alluvium. The Tertiary deposits include the Tuscan and Laguna formations (DWR, 2003). 4 PROPOSED SURFACE AND SHALLOW SOIL INVESTIGATION Based of past uses of the site, chemicals of potential concern (COPC) consist primarily of metals and cyanide with physical properties including pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), and biologic/chemical oxygen demand (COD/BOD). To address these concerns, ' SCS proposes to hand auger/slide hammer eight soil borings at the approximate locations where food processing wastes and ash may have discharged to land, not covered by asphalt or by runoff off of the asphalt pad shown on Figure 2. Seven of the eight sampling locations (P-2 thru P-8) are along the outside of the ash berm that surrounds the detention basin, and the asphalt pad. The locations may be adjusted slightly in the field based on accessibility. One of the eight sampling locations (P-1) is located along the north edge of the asphalt pad where bottom ash was observed by the CVRWQCB and may be adjusted slightly in the field based on accessibility. The hand auger/slide hammer holes will be advanced to a depth of approximately 2.5 feet bgs. 5 PROPOSED GROUNDWATER INVESTIGATION The existing groundwater monitoring well located onsite will also be re -developed by SCS at the time of soil sampling and is discussed in section 6.3 of this report. One groundwater sample will ' be collected for analyses to determine any COPC that may exist in groundwater. MFI will allow the existing pond to continue to evaporate as the pond is on asphalt and is ' diminishing with the onset of dy weather as previously discussed with the CVRWQCB (SCS, 2008). t 6 FIELD ACTIVITIES ' Field activities will be conducted in compliance with the SCS Site Specific Health and Safety Plan (Appendix A). The Health and Safety Plan will address accepted industry practices for sampling involving hazardous materials and pertinent regulations of the Federal and State Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA). Quality assurance and quality control Hwy 70 Industrial Park 2 Workplan for Preliminary Butte County, CA Site Investigation Morris Farms Inc. (QA/QC) requirements will follow standard SCS operating procedures for field activities (Appendix B). Specific field tasks and procedures are presented in the sections that follow which are intended to ' accomplish the goal of evaluating potential soil and groundwater impacts. Several field methods may apply to more than one location or process; rather than repeating descriptions of field tasks and methods for each location, they are generalized in this section to provide an overall understanding of the work effort. Field tasks include: • Site Clearance • Mobilization ' • Monitor well re -development • Groundwater sampling • Hand auguring and soil sampling • Equipment decontamination • Management of investigation -derived wastes • Demobilization Each of these tasks is discussed in the sections that follow. 6.1 SITE CLEARANCE The sampling locations are proposed on the Site map (Figure 2). Any potential surface or subsurface hazards will be identified by visual observations by the field technician and, if necessary, a private utility locator. Specific site clearance surveys, including hand auguring for soil samples to a depth of approximately 1 foot bgs, will be conducted at each proposed sampling location. 6.2 MOBILIZATION Mobilization for Site investigation work includes access agreements, sampling equipment, and sampling materials. Staging areas for sampling equipment, decontamination, and investigation - derived wastes will be designated and prepared at the Site. The Site access will be limited to personnel certified in compliance with Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 as authorized by the SCS Project Manager. Hwy 70 Industrial Park 3 Workplan for Preliminary Butte County, CA Site Investigation Morris Farms Inc. 6.3 MONITOR WELL RE -DEVELOPMENT The onsite groundwater monitoring well will need to be re -developed in order to obtain a groundwater sample for analysis for this Workplan. SCS plans to redevelop this well at the time of the sampling event. A minimum of five (5) wetted well volumes will be produced from the well by over pumping using a down hole development pump or equivalent. Mechanical surging of approximately 40 strokes with a surge block or bailer will be used to clean the sand filter pack and to complete development if sediment influx is heavy or the development pumps clog. Development will be considered complete when the produced water is clear (low turbidity), and stable temperature, electrical conductivity, and pH (t 10%) are measured. Development water will be stored in drums on-site. 6.4 GROUNDWATER SAMPLING A groundwater sample will be collected and analyzed from the onsite monitoring well after it has ' been re -developed. One groundwater sample will be collected from the monitoring well to assess possible impacts to groundwater quality. Prior to sampling, the well will be purged using a submersible pump. If sufficient water is present, a minimum of three (3) wetted well casing ' volumes will be produced during purging. Purging will be considered complete when the produced water is clear (low turbidity) and stable temperature, electrical conductivity, and pH (t 10%) are measured in grab water samples. SCS will collect a groundwater sample from the monitoring well. using a clean disposable bailer. MFI will allow the existing pond in the detention basin to continue to evaporate as the pond is on ' asphalt and is diminishing with the onset of dry weather as previously discussed with the CVRWQCB (SCS, 2008). No water samples from the pond will be collected. 6.5 HAND AUGURING AND SOIL SAMPLING ■ The proposed eight soil sample locations (Figure 3) will be augured on the outside of the asphalt pad, detention basin, and ash berm to assess the possibility of any surface and deeper (greater ' than 1 foot bgs) impacts to ascertain whether or not COPCs exist in soil from Site operations. The holes with be augured to the desired depth and a 6 -inch stainless steel sampling sleeve will be driven into the ground by a hand held slide hammer. The hole will then be advanced to 2.0 feet and another sample will be collected in a similar matter. SCS anticipates collecting two soil samples from each location at an approximate depth of 1 and 2 foot bgs and submit them for analysis. Only the 1 foot sample will be analyzed initially by the laboratory. If an analytical ' results from a particular shallow surface sample exceeds the environmental screening levels (ESLs), the deeper 2 foot soil sample from that location where screening levels were exceeded, with be analyzed. If soil sample results are below ESLs, no further soil analyses will be conducted in that particular location. Hwy 70 Industrial Park 4 Workplan for Preliminary Butte County, CA Site Investigation Morris Farms Inc. All soil samples will be collected in brass or stainless steel sampling sleeves and the ends will be covered with Teflon® Tape and then sealed with plastic caps. The soil samples will be collected and stored following Standard Soil and Water Sampling Procedures and QA/QC Protocol (Appendix B). 6.6 SAMPLE HANDLING Soil sample sleeves and groundwater samples from the existing groundwater monitoring well will be secured for transport under standard chain -of -custody documentation in a sealed, chilled cooler at 4° C and sent to Analytical Sciences (AS), a California Department of Health Services - certified analytical laboratory, for the appropriate analysis. Soil and Groundwater samples will be collected and labeled with: • Sample number • Sample location • Sample depth • Date • Time • Collector's initials • Client name 6.7 EQUIPMENT DECONTAMINATION The sampling equipment will be detergent washed or steam cleaned to prevent cross contamination between sampling locations. The hand held slide hammer will be washed with a detergent solution. The excess soil generated by the slide hammer will be drummed and sealed. The water generated during the groundwater monitoring well sampling and by decontamination will be stored at the Site in 55 -gallon Untied Nations/Department of Transportation (UN/DOT)- approved drums, pending disposal. 6.8 LABORATORY ANALYSIS One of the eight soil samples (P-1) in the area of the bottom ash will be analyzed for: • CAM 17 Metals by EPA Method 6010; Seven of the eight soil samples (P-2 to P-8) along the ash berm and detention basin will be analyzed for: Hwy 70 Industrial Park 5 Workplan for Preliminary Butte County, CA Site Investigation Morris Farms Inc. • CAM 17 Metals by EPA Method 6010; • Total Cyanide by Standard Method (SM) 4500 -CN F. The ground water sample collected from the redevelopment of the onsite monitoring well will be analyzed for: • pH by EPA Method 9040; • Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) by SM 2540; • Specific Conductance (EC) by EPA Method 120.1; • Biologic/Chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD/COD) by SM 5220D • Total Cyanide by Standard Method (SM) 4500 -CN F. 6.9 MANAGEMENT OF INVESTIGATION DERIVED WASTES All investigation -derived wastes including decontamination waters, personal protective equipment, disposable sampling materials, and field trash will be collected, consolidated separately, evaluated and prepared for proper disposal at the end of the field characterization effort. Used or unserviceable protective clothing, disposable sampling equipment or protective sheeting will be consolidated in plastic bags or lined bins for disposal at a local sanitary landfill. ' All derived soils with be stockpiled on and covered with plastic. Groundwater from the monitoring well will be drummed on the Site for evaluation. The soil and groundwater samples will then be analyzed for the parameters listed in Section 5.7. All investigation -derived waste ' from onsite activities will be containerized in a transportable container at a designated onsite holding area, sampled, and will be disposed of properly after receipt of analytical data. 6.10 DEMOBILIZATION All Site equipment (rental or otherwise) will be decontaminated as required by the Site Health and Safety Plan before leaving the Site or at the conclusion of the field efforts. Signs, fencing or barriers that may exist onsite will be removed from any areas that prove to be unimpacted based on analytical data. 7 REPORTING SCS will prepare a letter report that will include a map of the soil sampling locations, well development records, existing Site features, analytical results, and a discussion of the data. Based on the results of the investigation SCS will make further recommends. Hwy 70 Industrial Park 6 Workplan for Preliminary Butte County, CA Site Investigation Morris Farms ;nc. 8 SCHEDULE SCS will schedtle activities once this work plan is approved by the CVRWQCB. 9 REFERENCES CITED DWR, 2003. California's Groundwater Bulletin 118 — Sacramento River Hydrologic Region, Sacramento Valley Groundwater Basin, East Butte Subbasin, March 27. CVRWQCB, 2°3108a. Notice of Violation, Transmittal of Inspection Report and Request for Report of Waste Discharge or Operations Plan for Food Waste Processing Site, Hwy 70 Industrial Park, Butte County, March 7. CVRWQCB, 2fl08b. Order to Submit Information for the Pursuant to California Water Code Section 13267, Food Waste Processing Site at Hwy 70 Industrial Park, Butte County, March, 17. SCS, 2008. SCS Letter for Continued Operations to Ms. Jacqueline M. Matthews, Central Valley Region Water Quality Control Board, March 24. 10 DISTRIBUTION LIST Mr. Steven Seidenglanz, Hwy 70 Industrial Park, 4801 Feather River #3, Oroville CA, 95965 Howard Thomas, Butte County District Attorney's Office, 25 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 Mike Huerta, Butte County Environmental Health Department, 202 Mira Loma Drive, Oroville, CA '5965 Mr. Melvin Morris, Morris Farms Inc., 3700 Pennington, Live Oak, CA 95953 Mr. Ambrose�McCready, SCS Engineers, 3050 Fite Circle, Suite 106, Sacramento, CA 95827 Stacy Jolliffe Butte County Planning, 7 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 I Hwy 70 Incustrial Park 7 Workplan for Preliminary Butte County, CA Site Investigation !I Figures i r 3i .igs 11 UAvem J n --S 1 o00, �D 1G2 5 1. -. 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BY: 3/20/08 JJM LST sa DIRT ROADS t ZI ? r I p ! 1' t 1, y '� t SASH BERM 0,1 ... ., I\ F- 'oh L P-'7•� -N p .5' . f APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF %►— i EXISTING MONITORING WELL)q ills APPROXIMATE AREA OF DETENTION BAS3 "t"4. IN f , l --- -41k - - LEGEND 4 N: P PROPOSED SAMPLE (HAND AUGER) LOCATION APPROXIMATE SCALE IN FEET MONITORING WELL LOCATION 500 0 500 wf SITE MAP WITH PROPOSED SOIL SAMPLE LOCATIONS 1" = 200t' ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 3643 BRICIMAY BOULEVARD SURE 208 PROJECT TITLE: SAM ROS4 MFORNA 95403MORRIS FARMS INC. PIT STORAGE FACILITY PH. (707) 546-9461 FAX. (707) 544-5769 FIGURE N0. PIM NQ rM. BY: ACAD FlU OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA 01207843.00 7843.00 SP_4-OB 2 DATE 42/08 . Dr. v. T RSK LST Appendix A Site Health and Safety Plan i SITE HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN SUMMARY ;j Primary Emergency Contact: 911 or. Secondary Emergency Contacts: SCS Project Manager: (707) 546-9461 R. Scott Kippen i. • Underground Service Alert: (800) 227-2600 Owner: NA Site Location: 4801 Feather River Blvd. Oroville, California Proposed Work Period: April 2008 Objective of Field Work: Collect soil, surface water and groundwater samples Type/Status of Site: Commercial Size of Site: Commercial Lot (0.91 acres) Land Use of Area Surrounding Facility:: Commercial Factors Prompting Closure: Regulatory compliance Residue Type: CAM 17 metals, cyanide, pH, TDS, COD, and EC Route of Exposure: Possible inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact Physical Hazards: Slip, trip and fall Proximity to heavy equipment Levels of Protection: Level D, minimum Air Monitoring Equipment: .i LEL Meter and combustible,gas and oxygen Action Levels: OVM>50 ppm LEL> 10% i d 02<19.5% HOSPITAL LOCATION MAP AND DIRECTIONS Oroville Hospital 2767 Olive Hwy Oroville, CA 95966 (530) 533-8500 Starting from: ® 4801 Feather River Blvd, Oroville, CA 95965-9678 Arriving at: ® Oroville Hospital: 2767 Olive Hwy, Oroville, CA 95966 Distance: 4.58 Miles I Approximate Travel Time: 17 Minutes 1: Start out going SOUTH on FEATHER RIVER BLVD toward OPHIR RD. 2: Turn RIGHT onto OPHIR RD 3: Turn RIGHT onto CA -70 N. ® 4: Take the CA -162/ OROVILLE DAM BLVD exit, EXIT 46, toward RICHVALE. O 5: Turn RIGHT onto CA -162/ OROVILLE DAM BLVD E/ CA -70 BR. Continue to follow CA -162/ OROVILLE DAM BLVD E. 6: Turn RIGHT onto CA -162/ OLIVE HWY. ® 5: End at 2767 Olive Hwy Oroville, CA 95966 0.1 miles 0.1 miles 2.1 miles 0.3 miles 1.7 miles 0.2miles 0.2 miles MAPS OF HOSPITAL ROUTE AND VICINITY GENERAL ROUTE Y+s •.�� i; ori as oil f R �N f� START END Directions and Maos from MaDQuest.com � li f •l( — I "lots,, �«g u SIGN r SCS ENGINEERS Site Health and Safety Plan for Hazardous Waste Site Operations Instructions• 1. Preparation Obtain as much background information as possible on the site. Coordinate with safety management as soon as possible. Address every section of the plan. If no appropriate information is available, say so. If a section is not relevant, state that. General safety directives are given for types of hazards which may be found. If those hazards will not be encountered, those sections may be deleted to facilitate clarity of the plan. 2. Review/Approval Formal approval of this Health and Safety Plan (Plan) requires the signatures of: The Project Manager The Office Health and Safety Officer/Administrator. Approval remains in effect until the Plan expiration date. Extension of the expiration date requires re -review of the Plan by safety management, and the attachment of a letter of extension. 2. Implementation As soon as possible, before the mobilization for field work, a copy of the approved Plan will be given to every member of the field team including subcontractors. Each member of the team will be required to read the Plan. A copy of the Plan will also be given to the client. A safety meeting will be held during which the Plan will be reviewed. Following the review, should there be no questions or problems, all members of the field team will sign a copy of the Plan which will be given to the office health and safety officer/administrator for filing. SCS ENGINEERS Site Health and Safety Plan for Hazardous Waste Site Operations BACKGROUND April 3, 2008 SCS Engineers is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all its employees. In order to assure that the safety and health of each employee is protected at the Site, the SCS Health and Safety Plan shall be in force for the duration of the project. This project control document has been prepared to establish safe procedures and practices in accordance with OSHA's Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.120. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The scope of work for this project involves collecting soil samples and groundwater samples. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The following sections describe the personnel who will be directly involved in the project and their responsibilities and authority with respect to enforcing site safety. One of the most critical elements in worker safety is the attitude of all levels of project management. A strong and visible commitment to worker safety will be present throughout the project. In addition to the internal management structure, several non -company personnel will be interfacing with SCS during the course of the project. These include subcontractors, community regulators, police, fire fighters, and other advisory personnel. Project Manager The Project Manager has the ultimate responsibility for health and safety of all personnel during the project. The Project Manager (R. Scott Kippen) is responsible for procuring proper safety equipment and is also responsible for site audits. Site Safety Officer The Site Safety Officer will be assigned to senior SCS employees during different phases of the field work and has the responsibility for the on-site implementation of the Site Health and Safety Plan. The Site Safety Officer will be present at the site during field activities that require implementation of the Site Health and Safety Plan and will be responsible for checking that this plan is followedby field personnel during site activities. The Site Safety Officer will receive technical support from the Project Manager. The Site Safety Officer's responsibilities also include, but are not limited to the following: ➢ Verify that appropriate personal protective equipment is available and is properly utilized by the necessary personnel. ➢ Ensure that personnel are aware of the provisions of this plan and have been instructed in proper work practices and emergency procedures. ➢ Monitor the activities of the personnel to ensure that safe operating procedures and practices are employed at all times. ➢ Direct the work of technicians who may be required to assist in performing air monitoring activities. ➢ Document all aspects relating to health and safety at the site. ➢ Report unsafe acts or conditions to the appropriate supervisory personnel. ➢ Act as the technical liaison to regulatory agency personnel on matters pertaining to employee, community, April 3, 2008 and environmental health and safety. The Site Safety Officer will communicate on an ongoing basis with the personnel involved in the investigation activities to evaluate changing site conditions. The Site Safety Officer will have the authority to stop all work activities and require modifications to the work practices if violations of the Site Health and Safety Plan are occurring. SCS Job Superintendent's Responsibilities ➢ Read, understand, and accept the Site Health and Safety Plan. ➢ Attend the site safety training. ➢ Conduct daily tailgate safety meetings. ➢ Ensure that the proper personal protective equipment is available at the site. ➢ Ensure that safe work practices are employed at all times. ➢ Enforce corrective action under the direction of the Site Safety Officer. ➢ Act as the Site Safety Officer in the absence of the corporate Safety Officer. Inform the Site Safety Officer of any conditions which may require amendment to the Site Health and Safety Plan, or any other hazard to the health and well being of employees or the community. Subcontractors' Responsibilities Subcontractors are responsible for ensuring that their employees comply with the requirements of the Site Health and Safety Plan. The responsibilities of all subcontractors with respect to safety are: ➢ Read, understand, and accept the Site Health and Safety Plan. ➢ Have all members of the work crew attend the mandatory safety training. ➢ Have all members of the work crew attend all mandatory daily tailgate safety meetings. ➢ Ensure that equipment and other machinery are properly inspected and maintained and in compliance with applicable sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Code. ➢ Supply and maintain the required personal protective equipment. ➢ Ensure that the work crew complies with the Site Health and Safety Plan. ➢ Enforce corrective action under the direction of the Site Safety Officer. Field Team Members' Responsibilities The responsibilities of the field team members with respect to safety are: ➢ Read, understand, and accept the Site Health and Safety Plan. ➢ Follow the directions of the Job Superintendent, Safety Officer, and all contractors' representatives. ➢ Attend the site safety meeting. ➢ Attend all daily tailgate safety meetings. ➢ Perform all work in compliance with this Site Health and Safety Plan, as well as all federal, state, and local occupational safety and health regulations. ➢ Report any condition which that pose a threat to the health and well being of employees or the community to the Site Safety Officer and/or the Project Manager. April 3, 2008 I. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION A. A. B. Project Description: Project Name: Project No.: Site Location: II Work Summary: it Prepared by: Proposed Date(s) of Operation: Project Manager Approvals: Date of Issue: Field Investigation Morris Farms Inc. 01207843.00 4801 Feather River Blvd. Oakville, California Collect soil samples, surface water and groundwater samples Tanya Gallegos April 2008 April 1, 2008, Date of :Expiration: April 2009 Scope of the Safety Plan Date: April 1, 2008 Date: April 1, 2008 This Site Health and Safety Plan is intended to meet the requirements of GISO Title 8, Article 5192, 29 CFR 1910.120 and the EPA Standard Operating Safety Guides for Hazardous Waste Operations (1986). All employees involved in field work at this site have completed the required 40 hours initial training, maintain qualification through annual refresher training, are under a program of medical monitoring, and are certified to wear respiratory protection, as specified in 29 CFR 1910.134. This plan was prepared from the best available evidence concerning site conditions. It is recognized that conditions on a site may change or that more information may become available during the operation. Unless specified in this Site Health and Safety Plan, the field team does not have the option to modify the levels of personal protection in any way. If during the operation, it is determined that the protection specified in the Site Health and Safety Plan requires modifications, work will cease, and the site safety officer (SSO) will contact the project manager and/or safety representative. Work will not resume until authorized. April 3, 2008 C. Field Team Assignments LCY��7�J�1_IlS��I C1jY[e7��/�T/ali f�K9 Dutv Name Project Manager: R. Scott Kippen Site Safety Officer: tbd Job Superintendent: tbd D. Subcontractors The following subcontractors will perform work during this operation. All employees of subcontractors performing work with the potential for exposure to hazardous waste shall meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1920.120. Name: Telephone No.: Address: Authorized Representative: Services Provided: Contract No.: Date: age ,4 April 3, 2008 jl E. Safety Compliance Agreement Form Site: 4801 Feather River Blvd. Oakville, California Project No.: 01207843.00 1 I the undersigned, acknowledge that I have attended the safety meeting, and received a copy of this Site Health and Safety Plan. If have read and understood the Safety Plan, and do agree to adhere to the requirements specified by it. I understand that I may be prohibited from continuing work on the project for failing to comply with this Safety Plan. Signature/(Names Printed) Company Date 14 i I 1 Meeting) Conducted by:- Signature y:Signature • a i �J p i ;I �i it F April 3, 2008 F. Subcontractor Compliance Agreement Site: 4801 Feather River Blvd. Oakville, California Project No.: 01207843.00 Company Name: Telephone No.: I acknowledge that as anauthorized representative of this company, I have read and understood the Site Health and Safety Plan to be used for these site activities. I understand that hazardous materials and activities may be encountered during this operation, and that the scope of these operations is covered by 29 CFR 1910.120. 1 certify that all employees of this company which will be assigned to this operation will be under the company safety program which is in compliance with all federal and local regulations. Name (Printed) Title Signature Date April 3, 2008 H. SITE BACKGROUND A. Site Physical Description: The Site is commercial. The Site is located approximately 2.5 miles southwest of downtown Oroville, California, along the east side of Feather River Boulevard at an elevation of approximately 154 feet above mean sea level (msl). The Feather River is located approximately 2,700 feet west of the Site and is the principal surface water in the area. B. B. Site History: (Activities, Incidents, etc.): Morris Farms Inc. currently operates a temporary fruit pit storage facility on the south side of the Hwy 70 Industrial Park. C. Types of Materials Known to Have Been Used On the Site: N/A D. Materials Known or Suspected to Remain On -Site: Fruit wastes and ash E. Site Status: (Active/Inactive, Agency Actions): Active (commercial storage facility) Has the site been adequately characterized to the best of your knowledge? Yes No X M. DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: (the tasks involved) 1.Security The UST is located in a relatively open area of the Site: A concrete slab and old dispenser are on top of the UST. At the end of the workday, if the UST excavation has not been completely backfilled, the work area will be enclosed by a security fence to limit public exposure. In the event that impacted soil and resulting vapor create a health hazard, the temporary fencing will be used to create an exclusion zone to limit personnel access and initiate personal protection equipment. 2. Equipment and Tasks a. Anticipated equipment needs are as follows: • Pickup/Tool Truck 1 • Concrete breaker/saw • Drill Rig • Vibratory Compaction Equipment • Rubber -Tire Loader • 20# Fire Extinguisher 1 • LEL meter 1 • PID 1 e. Traffic Control Traffic flow is anticipated to be very minimal. April 3, 2008 3. Soil Sampling and Analysis A project scientist/geologist will be on-site during the investigation to collect soil samples and groundwater samples. The samples will be submitted to a State certified laboratory for the appropriate analysis. IV. HA7,ARn EVALUATION A. Summary of anticipated Hazards: X Physical hazards inherent to the site. X Physical hazards related to the operations- Working around heavy equipment is dangerous and requires attention to vehicle movement. All equipment shall be maintained in good working condition, including back-up alarms which are audible at a distance of 200 feet. When the backhoe is operating, all personnel will be at a safe distance from the machinery. X Chemical hazards Community hazards. Electrical hazards. X Mechanical hazards. Natural hazards. Biohazards. Radiation hazards. Heat stress. Confined space entry - There is currently no confined space conditions anticipated. X Noise hazards- Use earplugs around operating equipment. Cold stress. X Other- Explosion and Fire hazards exist. NO SMOKING is allowed in the exclusion area B. Chemical Hazards: Chemical Mode of Limits IDLH Intake (PEL/TLV ppm ppm) Key: Ca = NIOSH Carcinogen [IPA Page April 3, 2008 F Identify operations when the contaminants are of greatest concern on the site: • During Drilling Pockets of gas may be released • During Sampling: Airborne dust could be generated Comments: Eliminate all potential ignition sources. Minimize or eliminate (if possible) all contact with impacted soil. References used: X NOISH/OSHA X ACGIH (TLV) X SAX PATTY OHS Other C. Physical Hazards 1. Physical Hazards Inherent to the Site: X Fire X Explosion Anoxia X Heat Cold Stress X Noise Radiation Biohazards X Other 2. Physical Hazards Related to the Operations X Heat Stress Cold Stress Trenching Drilling Lifting X Heavy Equipment Operations i D. Community Hazards 1. Potential for contaminant migration: Use caution for heavy wind conditions that may enhance dust transport. Soil should be kept moist which should inhibit dust. A source of HZO for dust control will be available. 2. Potential for community exposure: Area will be controlled by safety officer. No exposure is likely. HA7ARDOUS WASTE FIELD SAFETY DIRECTIVES A. General. Rules 1. Safety Plan will be available on-site at all times: 2. Emergency information will be posted. 3. No facial hair "is allowed that will interfere with the respirator face seal. B. C. 4. All operations will have first aid kits and fire extinguishers available. 5. Site access will be restricted to authorized personnel only. 6. Hard hats and steel -toed boots will be worn at all times. 7. No contact lenses. 8. No eating or smoking on-site. 9. Substance abuse and alcohol are prohibited. Mechanical Hazards 1. Stand a safe distance from operating heavy equipment. 2. Verify that all equipment is in good condition. 3. Do not stand or walk under elevated loads or ladders. 4. Appropriate guards must be used if equipment has potentially hazardous moving parts. Electrical Hazards 1. Locate and mark buried utilities before drilling, digging, or excavating. Call USA 48 hours in advance of digging or drilling. 2. Maintain at least 10 foot clearance from overhead power lines. 3. Contact utility company for minimum clearance from high voltage power lines. 4. If unavoidably close to buried or overhead power lines, have power turned off, with circuit breaker locked and tagged. 5. Properly ground all electrical equipment. 6. Avoid standing in water when operating electrical equipment. 7. If equipment must be connected by splicing wires, make sure all connections are properly taped. 8. Be familiar with specific operating instructions for each piece of equipment. April 3, 2008 1 t t I' 1 D. Chemical. Hazards 1. Conduct direct reading air monitoring on initial entry and periodically at both the work area and at the downwind area to evaluate respiratory and explosion hazards. 2. Use water to keep dust under control during all operations. 4 3. LEL monitoring and inert the UST. E. Heat Stress April 3, 2008 When temperature exceeds 70 degrees F, take frequent breaks in shaded area. Unzip or remove coveralls during breaks. Have cool water or electrolyte replenishment solution available." Drink small amounts frequently to avoid dehydration. Count the pulse rate for 30 seconds as early as possible in the rest period. If the pulse rate exceeds 110 beats per minute at the beginning of the rest period, shorten the work cycle by one third. F. Cold Stress Wear multilayer cold weather outfits. The outer layer should be of wind resistant fabric. 0 degrees to 30 degrees F total work time is four (4) hours. Alternate one (1) hour out of the low temperature area. Below 30 degrees F, consult industrial hygienist. Drink warm fluid. Provide warm shelter for resting. Use buddy system. Avoid heavy sweating. G. Noise Hazard Use earplugs or earmuffs when noise level prevents conversation in normal voice at distance of three feet. Use hand signals. H. Confined Space Entry 1. Confined spaces include trenches, pits, sumps, elevator shafts, tunnels, or any other area where circulation of fresh air is restricted or ability to readily escape from the area is restricted. i; 2. Consult HSO and Corporate Health and Safety Policy prior to entering confined space. If confined space entry is required a confined space entry checklist must be completed, and a permit must be obtained from the CHSO. 3. We do not anticipate confined space conditions during this investigation. i I. Biohazards I N/A I Natural Hazards N/A Page 13 April 3, 2008 K. Traffic Hazards Brightly colored safety vests with reflective tape will be worn by all worksite personnel if necessary. L. Emergency Response SCS Engineers is not an emergency response contractor. Evacuate the scene and notify emergency response personnel (Dial 911). Notify the Project Manager and on-site operations contacts as soon as possible. VI. PLANNING/SITE SETUP A. Site Setup On-site communication method: Voice and hand signals The following hand signals shall be used to communicate with others if not within talking distance: Grip buddy's wrist or waist................................................................ LEAVE AREA IMMEDIATELY Both hands atop head...........................................................................................NEED ASSISTANCE Finger touching nose or respirator ................................................ CAN SMELL CONTAMINATION Thumbs up......................................................................... O.K., I'M ALL RIGHT, I UNDERSTAND Thumbsdown...............................................................................................................NO, NEGATIVE Righthand up in tight fist.............................................................................................................. STOP Off-site communication method: Cellular telephone Site security: Safety officer. Identify the water and electrical locations: As shown on Site Map B. Levels of Protection Available or Used _A _B _C X D Modifications/Additions: Full face respirators will be used in areas where monitoring indicate TLV levels greater than 50 ppm. C. Use of Buddy System No work is to be done at any time during the course of the project without the benefit of the buddy system. Before work starts, employees are to select their buddy and remain in direct line of sight with that buddy throughout the workday. No one shall work alone at any time. Partners should provide their partner with assistance, observe their partner for signs of chemical or heat exposure, and periodically check their partner's personal protective equipment for rips and contamination. j I� D. Levels of Protection Available or Used E. A B C X D Air Monitoring Guidelines li Device i� Action Level Action to be Taken PID ,1 50 ppm Stop work. Place workers upwind and upgrade I. level of protection until exposures ate below 50 ppm 20% LEL Evacuate the site. Notify the Project Manager. Allow the explosive atmosphere to dissipate. i Comments: Periodically check downwind area April 3, 2008 F. Measures to Control Off-site Migration and Exposure: Control dust. No visible dust allowed and keep soil moist to limit vapors. G. Special Site Considerations: Space limitations. VII. FIELD ACTIVITIES A. Site Entry and Setup: Initial level of protection: D Modifications: None Special Procedures, Precautions, Equipment: None i B. Soil Excavation and Aeration or Drilling operations: (general) Initial level of protection: D Modifications: Half face respirator is necessary Special Procedures, Precautions, Equipment: NA C. Decontamination: (to be completed prior to leaving site) Personnel: Dust off as necessary. Instrumentation: NA Sampling Equipment: Clean tools and wash with alconox, rinse with DI water. Heavy Equipment: General LOP for Decontamination: D Comments: E. F. April 3, 2008 Disposal of Investigation -derived materials: If any, to be determined (tbd) based on analytical test data. Solids: tbd Liquids: tbd Sample Handling and Precautions: 1. Personnel will wear gloves and other protective equipment as necessary during the handling of contaminated samples. Any analytical or geotechnical laboratory used for this project will be notified prior to shipment of the suspected contaminants at this site. 2. Sample containers will be decontaminated prior to shipping, wrapped in bubble wrap placed in zip -lock bags, and packaged in absorbent material. Shipping containers will be clearly labeled. Samples will be shipped under full chain -of -custody procedures. PPE Selection 1. All PPE shall be selected based upon the performance characteristics of the equipment. For reference, Table 1 lists PPE specifications for EPA levels, B, C, and D. All respiratory equipment selection criteria shall meet the requirements of the Respiratory Protection Program. a. Minimum Protection At a minimum, workers wear a hard hat, safety glasses and steel -toed boots while working at the site. b. Sldn Protection Anyone handling soils from contaminated areas will wear Nitrile or Neoprene gloves. Level C skin protection will be invoked when handling known contaminated soils. C. Foot Protection Steel -toed boots shall be worn at all times. d. Respiratory Protection If needed, workers shall don half -face respirators (equipped with organic vapor cartridges). These respirators will protect workers from atmospheres up to 1,000 ppm organic vapors and 0.05 mg/m3 dust. The soil will be screened in the field using an organic vapor analyzer to verify that adequate protection is being provided to workers. Respirators will be used in accordance with the Respiratory Protection Program as outlined in the Health and Safety Manual. Page 16 + April 3, 2008 i e.� Hearing Protection .i Earplugs shall be worn when working in and around open cab, heavy equipment, or working around drilling equipment. f. PPE Use All employees working on the site have been or shall be trained on the proper selection and use of personal protective equipment. PPE is to be used at all times. April 3, 2008 TABLE 1- PPE SPECIFICATIONS Inspection Schedule (I) o Level of Protection Equipment Work Mission Duration (D) C Half or full -face air- I - Before each use. purifying respirator equipped with organic vapor cartridges. D - (black & purple cartridges) 1 work day or less (if signs of breakthrough occur). Polyethylene -coated D - One working span or regular Tyvek disposable (-4 hours or until torn). clothing (based on hazard). Nitrile gloves. I - Before each use. Steel -toed rubber boots or I - Before each use. steel -toed safety shoes with rubber outer boots. Hardhat. I - Before each use. Eye protection. I - Before each use. D Steel -toed rubber boots or I - Before each use. steel -toed safety shoes with rubber outer boots. Hardhat. I - Before each use. Eye protection. I - Before each use. Miscellaneous gear may be I or D - as needed. required depending on the hazard. g. Work Mission Duration PPE shall be used for the work mission duration. h. PPE inspection, Maintenance and Storage All PPE shall be inspected and maintained to ensure the integrity of the equipment and to assure that it is in good working order at all times. The inspection schedule for PPE is outlined in Table 1. If equipment is not in proper working order, it shall not be used and the problem shall be brought to the attention of the Supervisor. All PPE shall be stored in a clean, dry place in accordance with manufacturer's suggestions. Page 18 April 3, 2008 L PPE Training and Fitting All personnel shall be properly trained and fitted with PPE prior to working at the site. j. PPE In -Use Monitoring and Effectiveness Evaluation The employees using PPE shall be continually monitored by the SSO and the Supervisor to assure that the employees are properly selecting and wearing the equipment prescribed in this Plan and to ensure that the equipment prescribed is effectively performing as required. G. Safety Meetings 1. Attendance at all safety meetings is mandatory for all personnel working at the site. a. Pre -construction Safety Meeting All personnel who are to be involved with the drilling proposed for the project are required to attend a pre -construction safety meeting in which the special hazards of the site will be discussed. The person responsible for conducting the pre -construction safety meeting shall keep a daily record of the meeting along with all information discussed. This daily record is to be completed on a Safety Meeting Summary form and shall be kept in a safety binder at the site for the duration of the project. b. Daily Tailgate Safety Meetings , Each group of personnel doing work as an individual group (i.e., construction, subcontractors, sampling crew, etc.) is required to conduct daily tailgate safety meetings, prior to the start of work, covering the day's work to be performed, any safety related problems encountered the previous working day, and any new work procedure which will be employed or new hazards which may be encountered or introduced. The person responsible for conducting the tailgate safety meeting shall keep a daily record of the meeting along with all information which was discussed. April 3, 2008 VIII. EQUIPMENT LISTS Personal Protective Equipment [(x) required if level chosen LEVEL C used LEVEL D used X APR used x APR available Full face Full face Half mask x Half mask Cartridge Type: Black OVA Cartridge Type: Escape air pack Escape air pack Surgical gloves x Surgical gloves Outer work gloves x Outer work gloves leather Type: nitrile The: Protective clothing Protective clothing Type:Tyvek Type: Tyyek x Hooded Hooded Rain suit Safety Vest x Tyvek Safety glasses Safety glasses x Hard hat x Hard hat x Neoprene safety boots x Neoprene safety boots Steel -toed boots x Steel -toed boots x Boot covers x Boot covers Hearing protection x Hearing Protection x Instrumentation Decontamination Equipment OVA Plastic Sheeting x HNU Large Washtubs OVM Small Washtubs x PID x Scrub Brushes x Oxygen/explosimeter (LEL) x Pressurized Sprayers x Dragger Kit Solvent Sprayer(s) Tubes used: Plastic Trash Cans Trash Bags x Water Bottles x Low flow air pumps Paper Towels x High flow air pumps Duct Tape Radiation Monitor4 Masking Tape Radiation dosimeters Zip Lock Bags Noise meter Detergent WBGT TSP pH meter Sodium Hypochlorite Magnetometer Sodium Bicarbonate GPR Bleach EM Hand Soap x Solvent Rinse Acetone Hexane if ,II First Aid Equipment/Supplies First Aid Kit x Oxygen Eye wash x Stretcher Fire extinguisher j x Thermometer(s) Blood Pressure Monitor Drinking water x . Site Security Traffic cones x Banner tape Flagging tape x Warning signs Waste drum labels Waste drum labels Security guard I►� EMERGENCY INFORMATION (Post Onsite) f ACUTE SYMPTOMS Dizziness, nausea, Shakey Unconsciousness Methanol Other: Tables Chairs Sampler Rack Tool kit Other Equipment Camera Film Drum Dolly Trowels Pick Shovels Binoculars Megaphone Mobile telephone Fencing Thieving rods Bung wrench (brass) Spill sorbing pads Bailers Rope x X x April 3, 2008 FIRST AID Exit exclusion zone, rest, shade, fresh air. Get medical help II'il 1� i i 11 , +i 1 II i j4 d. III I I� Appendix B ij Soil and Water tampoong Procedures I; and QA/CSC Protocol r i {� STANDARD SOIL AND WATER SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND QA/QC PROTOCOL December 15, 2003 SCS ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS STANDARD SOIL SAMPLING PROCEDURES i I The following outline describes the standard equipment and procedures used by SCS Engineers (SCS) personnel for the collection of soil samples for laboratory analysis. ' Equipment Modified California split -spoon drive sampler, standard penetration sampler, or direct push core ' barrel (Drill rig sampling) Drive sampler (hand auger samples) Typical 1.5 -inch to 2.0 -inch diameter by 6.0 inch long brass or stainless steel liners and plastic end - caps. Teflon sheets or aluminum foil will also be used for samples suspected of containing volatile compounds (gasoline, aromatic hydrocarbons, solvents, etc.) Appropriate sample holders will be used for samples suspected of containing volatile compounds (gasoline, aromatic hydrocarbons, solvents, etc.) when EPA Method 5035 sampling is required by the regulatory agency. Standard sample containers will be used when field preservation occurs for EPA Method 5035 compliance. Typical 1.5 -inch to 2.5 -inch diameter by 6.0 inch long plastic or metal liners for direct push core barrel. PID organic vapor analyzer (OVA) or equivalent Field Detector Sampler and Sample Container Cleaning Equipment: Stiff -bristle brushes Buckets Detergent (Non -phosphate detergent recommended) Deionized/potable water Insulated sample storage and shipping containers (ice chests) and blue ice Insulated sample storage and shipping containers (ice chests) and dry ice for EPA Method 5035 sample holders which cannot be delivered to the laboratory within 48 hours for preservation Personal protective equipment (generally level D protection). General Sampling Procedures Soil samples are collected in accordance with regulatory guidance. Soil sampling procedures are updated as new guidance is provided by regulatory agencies. Sampling equipment (i.e., sample liners, auger bits, sampling devices) are pre -washed as necessary with a brush in a detergent solution, followed by double rinsing with distilled or deionized water prior to each sampling event. All new sample liners will have been pre -washed prior to use. All samples are collected in such a manner as to minimize the volatilization or oxidation due to agitation and/or mixing upon handling. Soil samples collected by hand augering for lithologic logging, and for chemical and physical analyses are typically obtained by pounding the sample tube into the soil being tested. If an auger -2- ' hole is drilled with a motorized drill rig, samples are typically collected using a drive sampler, which is driven approximately 18 to 24 inches below the depth of the auger bit. The sampling methodology may be adjusted on a case-by-case basis, depending on the suspected. contaminant(s). ' Where required, EPA Method 5035 sample holders will be filled as rapidly as possible to prevent volatilization from either a sample sleeve or directly from the formation where feasible. Soil samples collected from a backhoe bucket or from an accessible pit or excavation (ramped or shored) are collected by removing excess material to expose as fresh as possible soil. The sample liner is then pushed into the soil until the liner is full. Where required, EPA Method 5035 sample holders will be filled as rapidly as possible to prevent volatilization directly from the formation or from the backhoe bucket after a small amount of material is removed to expose a fresh surface where feasible. Standard metal liners will be submitted for analysis in those circumstances where EPA Method 5035 sample holders are deemed to be unusable (gravel or extremely dense material). EPA Method 5035 preservation times will still be required of the laboratory. When utilizing the split spoon sampler with a drill rig, the portions of the soil sample recovered in additional liners are also examined and noted for any contamination and/or changes in lithology. The soils, when required, are classified in accordance with the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS). Sample liner ends selected for analysis are typically covered with teflon sheets and sealed with plastic end caps, stored in a cooler (40 C), and transported to a California Department of Health Services Certified Analytical Laboratory for the requested analyses (except where there is no State certification for the analysis being conducted). If storage is required prior to delivery to the laboratory or laboratory courier, the samples are stored in a secure refrigerator prior to delivery. EPA Method 5035 sample holders used to comply with EPA Method 5035 sample collection procedures will be collected and stored in a cooler (4 ❑ C), and transported to a California Department of Health Services Certified Analytical Laboratory for preservation within 48 hours of sample collection. In the event the samples cannot be delivered to the Laboratory to meet the 48 hour preservation requirement,. the samples will be placed in an ice chest with dry ice and kept frozen either in the ice chest with adequate dry ice or in a secure freezer until they can be delivered to the Laboratory for proper preservation. The Laboratory may receive the samples at the job site for field preservation, in which case standard sample tubes will be used. All sample containers are labeled in the field. The sample labels will typically contain the following information: Sample identification number (including depth and stratigraphic position where applicable) ,M -3- Project name Project address Sampler initials Date of collection Other pertinent information Chain -of -Custody documents are completed in the field and accompany the samples to the laboratory. The Chain -of -Custody document will typically contain the following information: Sample identification number (including depth and stratigraphic position where applicable) Project name Project address Project number Sampler (printed and signed) Date and time of collection (for each sample) Matrix type (soil, water, etc.) Analyses and turn -around -time requested Billing Information Other pertinent information Stockpile Sampling Discrete samples from thin stockpiles are collected in brass or stainless steel liners, by removing 6 inches to 1 foot of soil and driving the brass or stainless steel liner into the stockpile. Soil samples are collected from thick stockpiles containing volatile contaminants by either augering or otherwise excavating approximately one third to one half way into the pile and then driving the sample liner into the soil in the hole, or collecting a sample from the backhoe bucket. Surface or near surface samples will be collected from homogenized stockpiles containing non-volatile contaminants such as metals, motor oil, or oil and grease. For final verification characterization, discrete soil samples will be collected at intervals required by regulation, or by the lead regulator for the disposal or treatment option selected. EPA Method 5035 sampling procedures, as indicated above, will be followed for discrete and/or verification sampling when directed by the regulatory agency and/or the receiving facility. EPA Method 5035 sampling procedures, as described above, will not be followed for composite sampling for disposal unless directed by the landfill(s) in order to profile the soil for disposal. STANDARD GROUNDWATER SAMPLING PROCEDURES The following outline describes the standard equipment and procedures which are used by SCS personnel for the collection of groundwater samples for laboratory analysis. -4- Monitoring Well Development After monitoring wells are installed and prior to initial sampling of the wells, well development is conducted. Well development is conducted to create an effective filter pack around the well screen, to optimize hydraulic communication between the formation and the well screen, and to assist in restoring the natural water quality near the well. Well development is also conducted to remove fines and to remove any foreign materials introduced during drilling. Well development will be conducted as follows: Record the static water level and total well depth. . 2. Set the pump and record the pumping rate. Pump until the turbidity reaches the desired level, typically measured using a turbidity meter. 3. Discontinue pumping and begin surging using a properly designed surge block and proper surging technique. 4. Measure and record well depth to determine the amount of fines and repeat Step 2. 5. Repeat surging and pumping until the well yields water of acceptable turbidity at the beginning of a pumping cycle. ' Depending on the depth of the water, the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer, and the diameter of the well, pumping may effectively achieve well development. Wells completed in very silty geologic units also may produce consistently turbid samples. Wells of this type will normally be considered to have been properly installed and developed and turbid water samples will be considered representative of mobile constituents in the aquifer. Monitoring Well Sampling Groundwater sampling and evaluation of monitoring wells begins by removal of the well caps and measuring water levels in all monitoring wells at a site with a water level indicator. The fluid in the well is then monitored for the presence of free floating material. If free product is present in the well, its thickness is measured using an oil -water interface probe. A program of free product removal may be initiated. A groundwater sample is typically not collected from any well with confirmed free floating product unless a directive to do so is received from the regulatory. agency. All monitoring wells are typically checked for free product until authorization has been received from the lead regulatory agency that checking for free product is no longer necessary. Water levels will continue to be checked until field measurements indicate that equilibrium has been achieved from which to compute the groundwater flow direction and gradient. -5- If free product is not present in the well being monitored, the well is purged, with groundwater parameters such as pH, conductivity, and temperature measured after each well volume removed. This process continues until parameters being measured such as pH, conductivity, and temperature, ' have generally stabilized (reproducible within 10%). As a general practice, a minimum of 3 well casing volumes or until the well goes dry constitutes adequate purging. For 2 -inch diameter wells, a minimum of 5 gallons of water should be removed unless the well goes dry. Wells will be purged from least to most contaminated after the initial round of sampling. The purge pump will be placed near the top of the measured water table to assure that fresh water from the formation will move upward in the screen. Water will be purged from the well at a rate that does not cause recharge water to be excessively agitated. The purge pump will be lowered into the well as necessary to achieve the desired removal of groundwater. Once a well has been adequately purged, a groundwater sample is collected using a disposable or pre -cleaned bailer. The groundwater sample is collected from the well in containers appropriate to the analyses being conducted. As examples, 1 liter amber bottles are used for diesel/motor oil/kerosene and oil and grease analyses, 40 milliliter volatile organic analysis vials are used for gasoline BTEX, 8010, 8240, and 8260 analyses, and plastic containers are used for total and/or dissolved metals. Volatile organic analysis vials will be immediately capped after collection and placed on ice to minimize loss of volatiles. All other groundwater sample containers collected will be capped and placed in a storage container in a timely manner and as appropriate for the analysis being conducted. Proper containers, sampling collection procedures, and storage requirements will be verified with the analytical laboratory prior to sample collection. Monitoring wells at a site are purged prior to collection of samples, unless the regulatory agency has approved non -purge samples. After the wells have been adequately purged, they will be allowed to recover to 80% of their original volume prior to sampling. Any well purged to dryness will be sampled after a sufficient volume of groundwater has entered the well to enable the collection of the necessary groundwater samples. All collected groundwater samples are stored in an ice chest on blue ice and transported under Chain -of - Custody documentation. The samples are either transported directly to the analytical laboratory on the day of collection, delivered to the laboratory courier on the day of collection, or are returned to SCS's office where they are stored in a secure refrigerator and then delivered to a California Department of Health Services Certified Analytical Laboratory or a laboratory courier for the requested analyses (except where there is no State certification for the analysis being conducted). Every effort will be made to assure that sample storage will not exceed 72 hours before delivery of the samples to either the laboratory or the laboratory courier. Samples being analyzed for constituents with a longer holding time, such as metals, may be stored for a longer period of time, provided the holding time is not exceeded, before delivery to the laboratory. Where more than one site is sampled on the same day by the sampler, samples from each site will be stored in separate ice chests. If feasible, samples suspected of being highly impacted will be stored separately from samples which are presumed to be clean. To the extent feasible, samples will be KIM i separated based on site and suspected degree of impact while awaiting delivery to or pick up by the analytical laboratory. All purged fluid is stored on-site in DOT 55 -gallon drums pending analysis. The drums and the fluid in the drums are the exclusive property and responsibility of the responsible party. SCS typically samples the drums and arranges for disposal at the appropriate time. Grab Water Samples Grab water samples may be collected from the pits, borings, discrete sampler borings, creeks, ponds, and any other bodies or vessels containing water. If the water sample can be safely collected by hand, it will be, otherwise, a disposable bailer will typically be used to collect the sample. All collected grab water samples will be stored on ice and transported under Chain -of -Custody documentation. The samples will either be delivered directly to the analytical laboratory or to the analytical laboratory courier on the day of the collection, or they will be returned to SCS' office where they will stored in a secure refrigerator a maximum of 72 hours, and then delivered to a California Department of Health Services Certified Analytical Laboratory for the requested analyses (except where there is no State certification for the analysis being conducted) or the laboratory courier. Again, samples being analyzed for constituents with a longer holding time, such as metals, may be stored for a longer period of time before delivery to the laboratory. Typically, no purge water will be generated during grab water sampling. Should purging occur, the purge water will be stored on-site in either a DOT 55 -gallon drum, or other appropriate vessel, pending analysis. Industry standards are that drums and all produced water are the exclusive property and responsibility of the responsible party. SCS will typically sample such containers and arrange for disposal at the appropriate time. Sample Handling-OA/OC Elements Sample Handling The elapsed time between sample collection and delivery to the laboratory or the laboratory courier will typically not exceed 72 hours. Again, samples being analyzed for constituents with a longer holding time, such as metals, may be stored for a longer period of time before delivery to the laboratory, providing the holding time is not exceeded. Sealed sample containers will only be opened by laboratory personnel during the specified sample extraction process. Chain -of -Custody -7- In order to document and trace sample possession from time of collection, a Chain -of -Custody record will be filled out on the Chain -of -Custody document by the sampler for each sample collected. The Chain -of -Custody document will accompany the sample(s) through laboratory analysis. The completed Chain -of -Custody record for each sample will be included in the analytical report from the laboratory. Blanks Blanks will be used or collected as part of the sampling program at the discretion of the project manager and/or the lead regulatory agency. Trip and/or field blanks will be supplied and analyzed along with the samples, at the discretion of the project manager and/or the lead regulatory agency. Modifications ' Any modification to the standard sampling procedures and QA/QC protocol outlined in this document for either soil or water samples will be noted and fully explained in the sampling report. IPERSONAL PROTECTION ' Sampling at environmental sites increases the chance of exposure of the sampling technician to chemicals which pose a threat to the environment and may pose a threat to the sampler=s short-term and/or long-term health at the concentrations present. Each site will be. evaluated prior to conducting any field work to ascertain the chemicals defected in the past, the chemicals likely to be detected in the future, and the likely concentrations of those chemicals to be detected. The chemicals will be evaluated for possible routes of exposure at the concentrations likely to be encountered. Appropriate personal protective equipment to prevent contact with contaminants shall be used. Appropriate chemical -specific gloves shall be worn and changed between sampling events. In the event the sampler observes or detects activities occurring on or around the site which could cross contaminate collected samples, the sampler will suspend sampling until the activities which may lead to cross contamination cease. If necessary, the sampler will abort the sampling event. Any aborted sampling event will be rescheduled after the suspicious activities are indicated to have ceased, or the activities can be halted during the sampling event. Any suspension or aborting of sampling will be immediately reported to the appropriate registered professional. Site-specific protection measures are outlined in the Site.Health and Safety Plan, where active investigation and/or remediation is occurring. Active Investigation and/or Remediation (Refer to Site Specific Health and Safety Plan) � s. I. ji Required personal protective equipment: Hardhats Steel toed boots 'f li Recommended personnel protective equipment: Eye protection Hearing protection . ' Gloves to protect against dermal contact with contaminants Skin protection from sunlight Photoionization detector/Gas Tech ' Respirator (NIOSH approved with appropriate filters for contaminants detected or expected) Detergent wash and rinse water First aid kit Fire extinguisher:, Route map to and phone number of nearest hospital ' As indicated above, each site must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine the appropriate personal protection materials to use and personal protection activities to implement in the field. As an example, several sun tan lotions contain chemicals which are detected in the diesel range. Care must be taken to prevent cross contamination by sun tan lotion at diesel impacted sites. ' Passive InvestiEation Ij Recommended personnel protective equipment: Skin protection Eye protection ' Gloves to protect against dermal contact with contaminants Detergent wash and rinse water First aid kit Fire extinguisher Route map to and phone number of nearest hospital I As indicated above, each site must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine the appropriate personal protection materials to use and personal protection activities to implement in the field. If a site is known to be heavily impacted, wells should be sampled from the cleanest to most impacted to minimize the potential for cross contamination. The potential for cross contamination can be further minimized by wearing disposable gloves and disposing of gloves after each sample is collected. As an alternative, hands can be washed and rinsed between each sampling event. Where contaminants ' are non-volatile and do not migrate readily, such as metals, personal protection can be modified to I it ' match the primary routes of exposure, which are inhalation and ingestion. In this case it may be appropriate to wear a dust mask if excessive dust is created during sampling. Washing of hands and face before eating or drinking is highly recommended. Protection of clothing by wearing Tyveks is ' also to be considered, along with washing clothing after each use in conditions where significant dust is created. f ' Personal protection is designed to prevent or minimize the exposure to the sampler of chemicals or substances which may adversely impact either -the short-term or long-term health of the sampler. It ' is the sampler=s responsibility to adequately protect themselves from exposure. All samplers are encouraged to protect themselves and their health to the extent feasible while in the field. All materials necessary to provide adequate protection are available and should be utilized as ' appropriate. Cross contamination is to be minimized at all times while sampling. In some instances, proper use ' and implementation of personal protection will also aid in minimizing cross contamination. The sampler is very highly encouraged to implement proper personal protection, especially where it further minimizes the risk of cross contamination of samples. -10-