15A NCAC 02L .0413. ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES FOR GROUNDWATER SAMPLES

(a)  Analytical procedures for groundwater samples required under this Section shall be methods accepted by the US EPA as suitable for determining the presence and concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons for the type of petroleum released.

(b)  A sufficient number of groundwater samples, including the most contaminated sample, shall be analyzed as follows in order to determine the risks of the constituents of contamination:

(1)           groundwater samples collected from a discharge or release of low boiling point fuels, including, but not limited to, gasoline, aviation gasoline and gasohol, shall be analyzed for volatile organic compounds using Standard Method 6210D or EPA Methods 601 and 602, including xylenes, isopropyl ether and methyl tertiary butyl ether.  Samples shall also be analyzed for ethylene dibromide using EPA Method 504.1 and lead using Standard Method 3030C preparation.  3030C metals preparation, using a 0.45 micron filter, must be completed within 72 hours of sample collection;

(2)           groundwater samples collected from a discharge or release of high boiling point fuels, including, but not limited to, kerosene, diesel, varsol, mineral spirits, naphtha, jet fuels and fuel oil no. 2, shall be analyzed for volatile organic compounds using EPA Method 602 and semivolatile organic compounds plus the 10 largest non-target peaks identified using EPA Method 625;

(3)           groundwater samples collected from a discharge or release of heavy fuels shall be analyzed for semivolatile organic compounds plus the 10 largest non-target peaks identified using EPA Method 625;

(4)           groundwater samples collected from a discharge or release of used or waste oil shall be analyzed for volatile organic compounds using Standard Method 6210D, semivolatile organic compounds plus the 10 largest non-target peaks identified using EPA Method 625, and chromium and lead using Standard Method 3030C preparation.  3030C metals preparation, using a 0.45 micron filter, must be completed within 72 hours of sample collection;

(5)           groundwater samples collected from any discharge or release subject to this Section shall be analyzed for alkane and aromatic carbon fraction classes using methods approved by the Director under Rule 2H .0805(a)(1) of this Chapter;

(6)           analytical methods specified in Subparagraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this Paragraph shall be performed as specified in the following references or the most recent version of these references: Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants under the Clean Water Act, Federal Register Vol. 49 No. 209, 40 CFR Part 136, October 26, 1984; Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published jointly by American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and Water Pollution Control Federation; Methods for Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publication number EPA-600/4-79-020; or in accordance with other methods or procedures approved by the Director under 15A NCAC 2H .0805(a)(1);

(7)           other EPA-approved analytical methods may be used if the methods include the same constituents as the analytical methods specified in Subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this Paragraph and meet the detection limits of the analytical methods specified in Subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this Paragraph; and

(8)           metals and acid extractable organic compounds shall be eliminated from analyses of groundwater samples collected pursuant to this Section if these compounds are not detected in the groundwater sample collected from the source area monitoring well installed pursuant to 15A NCAC 02L .0405 of this Section.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-215.2; 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.94A; 143-215.94E; 143-215.94T; 143-215.94V; 143B-282; 1995 (Reg. Sess. 1996) c. 648,s. 1;

Recodified from 15A NCAC 02L .0115(o);

Amended Eff. December 1, 2005.