La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-4371

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-4371 - Sampling and Analysis

A. The owner or operator must obtain and analyze samples from the installed groundwater monitoring system. The owner or operator must develop and follow a groundwater sampling and analysis plan. He must keep this plan at the facility. The plan must be approved by the administrative authority and must include procedures and techniques for:

1. sample collection;

2. sample preservation and shipment;

3. analytical procedures; and

4. chain of custody control.

COMMENT: See "Procedures Manual for Groundwater Monitoring at Solid Waste Disposal Facilities," EPA-530/SW-611, August 1977 and "Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes," EPA-600/4-79-020, March 1979 for discussions of sampling and analysis procedures.

B. The owner or operator must determine the concentration or value of the following parameters in groundwater samples in accordance with LAC 33:V.4371.C and D:

1. parameters characterizing the suitability of the groundwater as a drinking water supply, as follows:

Parameter	Maximum Level (mg/L unless otherwise stated)
Arsenic	0.05
Barium	1.0
Cadmium	0.01
Chromium	0.05
Fluoride	1.4-2.4
Lead	0.05
Mercury	0.002
Nitrate (as N)	10
Selenium	0.01
Silver	0.05
Endrin	0.0002
Lindane	0.004
Methoxychlor	0.1
Toxaphene	0.005
2-4D	0.1
2,4,5-TP Silver	0.01
Radium	5 pCi/l
Gross Alpha	15 pCi/l
Gross Beta	4 millirem/yr
*Turbidity	1/TU
Coliform Bacteria	1/100 ml

*Turbidity is applicable only to surface water supplies.

2. the following parameters are to be used as a basis for comparison in the event a groundwater quality assessment is required under LAC 33:V.4373.D:

a. chloride;

b. iron;

c. manganese;

d. phenols;

e. sodium;

f. sulfate;

3. parameters used as indicators of groundwater contamination:

a. pH;

b. specific conductance;

c. total organic carbon; and

d. total organic halogen.

C. For all monitoring wells, the owner or operator must establish initial background concentrations or values of all parameters as specified in LAC 33:V.4371.B quarterly for one year.

D. For each of the indicator parameters specified in LAC 33:V.4371.B.3, at least four replicate measurements must be obtained for each sample and the initial background arithmetic mean and variance must be determined by pooling the replicate measurements for the respective parameter concentrations or values in samples obtained from upgradient wells during the first year.

E. After the first year, all monitoring wells must be sampled and the samples analyzed with the following frequencies:

1. at least annually, samples must be collected to establish groundwater quality and analyzed for the parameters specified in LAC 33:V.4371.B.2; and

2. at least semi-annually samples must be collected to indicate groundwater contamination and analyzed for the parameters specified in LAC 33:V.4371.B.3;

3. the administrative authority may require the owner or operator to analyze for specific indicator parameters on a more frequent schedule.

F. Elevation of the groundwater surface at each monitoring well must be determined each time a sample is obtained.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-4371

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 10:200 (March 1984), amended LR 10:496 (July 1984), LR 18:1256 (November 1992), LR 22:829 (September 1996).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.