TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section

Page

CHAPTER ONE:

BACKGROUND AND SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 1

1.1

Overview of Ground Water Monitoring Programs

Under Subpart F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 2

1.2

Relationship of this Manual to the Regulations

and to Other Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 3

CHAPTER TWO:

DESCRIPTION OF APPROACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 1

CHAPTER THREE: DEFINING REQUIREMENTS AND TECHNICAL

OBJECTIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 1

3.1

Defining Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 1

3.2

Defining Technical Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 1

3.3

Data Quality Objectives for RCRA Ground Water

Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 2

CHAPTER FOUR: CHARACTERIZING SITE HYDROGEOLOGY . . . . . . . . . .

4 1

4.1

Primary Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 5

4.2

Characterizing the Geology of the Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 7

4.2.1

Subsurface Boring Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 8

4.2.2

Laboratory Analyses of Soil, Unconsolidated

Material, and Rock Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 16

4.2.3

Mapping Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 17

4.2.4

Cone Penetrometer Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 20

4.2.5

Geophysical Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 21

4.2.5.1

Geophysical Surveys   Surface

Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 24

4.2.5.2

Borehole Geophysical Techniques . . . . . . . . .

4 29

4.2.5.3

Surface to Borehole, Cross Borehole

Geophysical Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 35

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