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SEMS-RM DOCID # 1163861 317 E. Main Street Ventura, CA 93001 Tel: (805) 585‐2110 Fax: (805) 585‐2111 MONTHLY MONITORING REPORT MAY 2016 DATE: July 8, 2016 (revised Jan 4, 2017 to correct groundwater gradient to southeasterly - see Section 2.0, 3rd line) PREPARED FOR: Rose Marie Caraway, Remedial Project Manager/Environmental Scientist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 75 Hawthorne Street, SFD 7‐2 San Francisco, California 94105 PREPARED BY: Max Ramos, E.I.T., Staff Environmental Engineer, OTIE John Wingate, P.E., Project Manager, OTIE Lindsey Larsen, Environmental Scientist, OTIE RE: May 2016 Plant Influent and Effluent Sampling Results for the Pemaco Superfund Site Treatment Plant, Maywood, California 1.0 INTRODUCTION The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is currently implementing the Long‐Term Response Action (LTRA) at the Pemaco Superfund Site in Maywood, California. Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises, LLC. (OTIE) performs monthly monitoring work for the U.S. EPA under contract by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Los Angeles District Contract Number W912PL 13‐D‐0017, Task Order 0002. OTIE prepared this Report to summarize the results of monthly influent and effluent water and vapor sampling performed on May 12, 2016 at the Pemaco Superfund Site Treatment Plant (Plant). The influent and effluent water samples (SP‐201 and SP‐209, respectively), and influent and effluent vapor samples (SP‐104 and SP‐106, respectively) were analyzed for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and 1,4‐dioxane. Samples were analyzed in accordance with the Final Sampling and Analysis Plan, (Field Sampling Plan and Quality Assurance Project Plan), Long‐Term Response Action for the Pemaco Remedial Action (OTIE, 2015). Monthly water and vapor sampling is performed to demonstrate compliance with Los Angeles County Sanitation District (LACSD) limits and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) guidance; confirm liquid phase granular activated carbon (LGAC) and vapor phase granular activated carbon (VGAC) effectiveness; and summarize data trends necessary for evaluation of remedial progress. The metric for “mass removal” is evaluated in the Quarterly Operations and Maintenance Report. The groundwater treatment system (GTS) and vapor treatment system (VTS) achieved operational uptimes of approximately 97% and 39%, respectively, during May 2016. The VTS was not operated from Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises Page 1 of 9 Monthly Monitoring Report May 2016 Plant Influent and Effluent Sampling Results Pemaco Superfund Site, Maywood, California May 23 to May 31 in accordance with the “pulsed” operational schedule. Additional treatment system shutdowns occurred as follows: The VTS was not operated from May 1 to May 9 due to a motor failure fault on the variable frequency drive for blower B‐101; The VTS was not operated on the morning of May 10 to accommodate changeout of VGAC for vessel T‐301 and cooling fan timer repair; and The GTS operation was temporarily suspended on May 15 and 22 because the filter bags were full. Operation resumed the following day subsequent to replacement of the filter bags. Additional operational details are available in the most recent Operations Summary and the May weekly Quality Control Reports located on the Pemaco SharePoint website. Plant operational details will be summarized in the 2016 Second Quarter Operation and Maintenance Report. 2.0 ‘A’ ZONE GROUNDWATER LEVEL GAUGING Groundwater elevations and analytical data suggest an off‐site contaminant source is located northwest of Maywood Riverfront Park, with significant trichloroethene (TCE) concentrations in the Exposition Aquifer ‘A’ Zone (OTIE, 2016). Groundwater extraction from the ‘A’ Zone may promote a southeasterly migration of contaminants from northwest of the Park toward the former electrical resistive heating (ERH) area. In order to protect the ERH remedy area and discourage migration of the off‐site source, the ‘A’ Zone wells were shut down on April 28, 2016 following stakeholder discussion and U.S. EPA approval. Groundwater levels in the ‘A’ Zone will be gauged monthly to monitor gradient changes while the ‘A’ Zone extraction wells remain inactive. The May 26, 2016 ‘A’ Zone groundwater gauging event was the first groundwater level monitoring task performed since shutdown of ‘A’ Zone extraction wells in April 2016. Groundwater elevation data for the May 2016 gauging event is provided in Attachment 1. May 2016 groundwater elevations are compared to the most recent groundwater elevation data from the December 2015 semiannual groundwater monitoring event. ‘A’ Zone groundwater elevation changes at individual well locations include both increases and decreases compared to December 2015 values. The wells with the greatest change in groundwater elevation were DA‐12 (2.95‐foot decrease) and DA‐01 (2.09‐foot decrease). Evaluation of the overall ‘A’ Zone groundwater elevation trends will be included in future monthly monitoring reports, following sufficient rounds of monthly gauging. 3.0 PLANT WATER SAMPLING RESULTS Influent and effluent water grab samples were collected on May 12, 2016 and the detected analytical results are summarized in Table 1. The laboratory analysis was performed by Eurofins CalScience, Inc. The laboratory report containing the full list of analytes is provided in Attachment 2. The influent sample results represent a composite of flow from the following active wells screened in the Perched and Exposition Zones: Perched Zone (dual‐phase extraction [DPE]): PB‐01, PB‐02, PB‐03, PB‐05, PC‐06, PD‐04, PD‐05, PD‐06, and PD‐07; and Exposition Zones (groundwater only [GW]): DB‐01, DB‐03, DB‐04, DB‐05, DB‐07, and DB‐09. Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises Page 2 of 9 Monthly Monitoring Report May 2016 Plant Influent and Effluent Sampling Results Pemaco Superfund Site, Maywood, California Table 1 Monthly Summary of Detected VOCs in influent / Effluent Water Samples Sample Locations SP‐201 (Influent) SP‐201 (Effluent) Sample ID SP‐201‐20160512 SP‐201‐20160512 Sample Date 5/12/2016 5/12/2016 Analyte Method SSRL Unit Results Results 1,1‐Dichloroethane SW8260B 5 μg/L <0.28 1.1** 1,4‐Dioxane (P‐Dioxane) SW8260SIM 1* μg/L 7.9 J 8.6** Chloroform SW8260B 80 μg/L <0.46 0.92 J** cis‐1,2‐Dichloroethene SW8260B 6 μg/L 9.9 5 Trichloroethene SW8260B 5 μg/L 84 0.40 J Notes: 1. * ‐ Indicates value is a "California Notification Level" which is less than the SSRL of 3.0, listed in the ROD (U.S. EPA, 2005). 2. ** ‐ Indicates effluent sample concentration was higher than influent concentration as a result of preferential desorption. 3. Bold indicates a sample detection. 4. ID = identification; SSRL = site‐specific remediation level; μg/L = micrograms per liter; < = indicates compound was not detected above the method detection limit. 5. Effluent water quality complied with the LACSD permit limit of 1,000 μg/L for total VOCs. 3.1 PROCESS WATER INFLUENT (SP‐201) DISCUSSION The following VOCs are associated with groundwater plumes being monitored as part of the semiannual groundwater monitoring program. Analytical results for samples collected during the May 2016 event for these VOCs are summarized below: Cis‐1,2‐dichloroethene (cis‐1,2‐DCE) was detected at a concentration of 9.9 μg/L for the month of May (Figure 1). The cis‐1,2‐DCE concentration in process water influent shows some variation between monthly samples, although samples from the previous 24 months have not exceeded 17 μg/L. The overall cis‐1,2‐DCE concentration trend is slightly increasing for the previous 24 months. TCE was detected at a concentration of 84 μg/L, higher than the previous process water influent sample (64 μg/L) but within the typical range for influent TCE concentrations (Figure 2). The TCE concentration in process water influent samples from the previous 24 months shows significant variation between monthly samples, with a generally constant trend over time. 1,4‐Dioxane was detected at a concentration of 7.9 µg/L, slightly higher than the previous process water influent sample (6.9 μg/L) (Figure 3). The 1,4‐dioxane concentration in process water influent from the previous 24 months shows some variation between monthly samples, with a generally constant trend. Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises Page 3 of 9 Monthly Monitoring Report May 2016 Plant Influent and Effluent Sampling Results Pemaco Superfund Site, Maywood, California Figure 1 Historical Concentrations of cis‐1,2‐Dichloroethene in Influent Water Historical Concentrations of cis‐1,2‐DCE 18 1/19/15 2/12/16 16 12/2/14 3/5/15 9/3/15 14 (µg/L) 5/15/15 11/3/14 12 8/11/15 6/4/14 2/12/15 10/23/15 3/8/16 5/12/16 10 7/23/15 1/5/16 4/6/16 8 Concentration 9/3/14 6 10/1/14 Influent 4 12/2/15 GTS 2 8/6/14 0 Jun‐14 Sep‐14 Dec‐14 Mar‐15 Jul‐15 Oct‐15 Jan‐16 May‐16 Sample Date (Plant Water) Figure 2 Historical Concentrations of Trichloroethene in Influent Water Historical Concentrations of TCE 300 1/19/15 250 (µg/L) 4/14/15 9/3/15 2/12/16 200 12/2/14 5/15/15 2/12/15 6/1/15 3/5/15 8/11/15 150 6/4/14 11/3/14 8/11/15 Concentration 1/5/16 100 5/12/16 7/23/15 3/8/16 Influent 4/6/16 50 GTS 9/3/14 10/1/14 8/6/14 12/2/15 0 Jun‐14 Aug‐14 Nov‐14 Jan‐15 Apr‐15 Jul‐15 Sep‐15 Dec‐15 Mar‐16 May‐16 Sample Date (Plant Water) Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises Page 4 of 9 Monthly Monitoring Report May 2016 Plant Influent and Effluent Sampling Results Pemaco Superfund Site, Maywood, California Figure 3 Historical Concentrations of 1,4‐Dioxane in Influent Water Historical Concentrations of 1,4‐Dioxane 20 5/15/15 18 3/5/15 16 1/19/15 6/1/15 1/5/16 (µg/L) 2/12/15 14 4/14/15 9/3/15 12 6/4/14 8/6/14 8/11/15 10/23/15 2/12/16 10 7/23/15 12/2/15 5/12/16 8 Concentration 10/1/14 6 11/3/14 4/6/16 12/2/14 3/8/16 4 9/3/14 Influent 2 0 Jun‐14 Sep‐14 Dec‐14 Mar‐15 Jul‐15 Oct‐15 Jan‐16 May‐16 Sample Date (Plant Water) Notes for Figures 1, 2, and 3: 1.