Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 273.284 - Sampling and analysisA person or municipality operating a municipal waste landfill shall conduct sampling and analysis from each monitoring point for the following parameters at the following frequencies:
(1) Quarterly, for ammonia-nitrogen, bicarbonate, calcium, chloride, fluoride, chemical oxygen demand, nitrate-nitrogen, pH, specific conductance, sulfate, total alkalinity, total organic carbon, total phenolics, total dissolved solids, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium and sodium.(2) Quarterly, for the following volatile organic compounds: tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,2-dibromoethane, 1,1-dichloroethene, 1,2-dichloroethene (cis and trans isomers), vinyl chloride, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, methylene chloride, toluene, ethyl benzene, benzene and xylene.(3) Quarterly, for groundwater elevations in monitoring wells recorded as a distance from the elevation at the well head referenced to mean sea level based on United States Geological Survey datum.(4) Annually, for total and dissolved concentrations of the following: arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, selenium, silver and zinc.(5) Annually, for the following volatile organic compounds: 1,1,1,2-tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,3-dichlorobenzene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 2-dichloropropane, 3-chloro-1-propene, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, bromomethane, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, chlorodibromomethane, chloroethane, chloromethane, cis-1,3-dichloropropene, trans-1,3-dichloropropene, dichlorodifluoromethane, methyl ethyl ketone, tribromomethane and trichlorofluoromethane.(6) Annually, for ten volatile organic compounds not otherwise identified in this section, based on those compounds showing the greatest apparent concentration from the peaks of a mass spectra of each sample. These ten compounds shall be identified but their concentration does not require measurement.The provisions of this § 273.284 amended December 22, 2000, effective 12/23/2000, 30 Pa.B. 6685. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 271.113 (relating to closure plan); 25 Pa. Code § 273.152 (relating to water quality monitoring plan); 25 Pa. Code § 273.255 (relating to leachate detection zone); 25 Pa. Code § 273.281 (relating to general requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 273.322 (relating to closure); 25 Pa. Code § 279.233 (relating to soil and groundwater monitoring); 25 Pa. Code § 281.254 (relating to soil and groundwater monitoring); 25 Pa. Code § 283.233 (relating to soil and groundwater monitoring); 25 Pa. Code § 285.112 (relating to design and operation); and 25 Pa. Code § 285.123 (relating to impoundments-general).