WPC (7_PeB wFIcv sX'{3Tp^ "\EC'}w;/` cCt|"SI G r0IPhl밠Y (BeoQ&> NJ &bX0<듄 |e|gɽM*E}1ꈠQ l+ݯ 11]rT *35Q3C?8,"-ògzӧ*NDžnRBGS-g?+W8!݅8IN[* ~ ntDd.9(o>:4YGH(g {PAl |Kx8O+012Քz P |!ӂQFFs^@lY\;?z67G}p1c0ɏAGágR L"FACF+j<#  UN %c 0_iw@4+ 0z33 BEU@U@HP LaserJet 4Si MXHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX(7} $X>XXX    EIHEeff$  , 3|x(R2U$ } !XXXX      d  U'XXXX   PreapprovalCostsforGroundwaterMonitoring  ЀofRNAParametersPage  1  (`  Z (CG Times Regular  e'X>XXX   PreapprovalCostsforGroundwaterMonitoring  ЀofRNAParamtersPage  1  (`  Z (CG Times Regular } !XXXX        jXX@ TexasNaturalResourceConservationCommission  ? ' xdEx? h #XXj#@  INTEROFFICEMEMORANDUM  'w  TO 0  0` (#(#:0 ` (#` (#RPR/RPICoordinators0 (# (#0p(#(#0p(#p(# DATE :February23,1998G(#(#  THRU 0 ` :0 ` (#` (#DannyR.Lien,Manager ' (# (# 0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#ResponsiblePartyRemediationSection  (# (# 0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#PetroleumStorageTankDivision  (# (#  FROM 0 ` :0 ` (#` (#SherryPierce,RPRSection,PSTDivision  (# (# 0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#SeanKelly,ReimbursementSection,PSTDivision  (# (#  SUBJECT 0 ` :0 ` (#` (#PreapprovalCostsforGroundwaterMonitoringofRNAParametersg  (# (# ThreescenariosandassociatedcostshavebeendevelopedwhichappeartofitmostRNAmonitoringsituations.FourofsixparametersofthebasicsuiteofRNAparametersmustbeanalyzedinthefieldduetotheirinstability:dissolvedoxygen(D.O.),pH,oxidationreductionpotential(O.R.P.orredox)andferrousiron(FeII).Theothertwoparameters,nitrateandsulfate,maybeanalyzedinthefieldorinthelaboratory.Scenario1 7 IftheproposalstipulatesfieldanalysisfortheRNAsuiteofsixparameters,thenallowedcostsare$40perwellpereventthatRNAparametersaretobegathered.Thiscostistobeallowedinadditiontothecostsforgroundwatermonitoring.ThiscostisforadditionalfieldtimeforsamplingandanalyzingtheRNAsuite.Equipmentandreagentsthatareapartofequipmentoperationarealreadyincludedintheequipmenttruckitem.Scenario2 g  Iftheproposalstipulatesfieldanalysisofthefour fieldparametersandlaboratoryanalysisofnitrateandsulfate,thenallowedfieldcostsare$20perwellpereventthatRNAparametersaretobegathered.Analyticalcostsallowedforsulfateandnitrateperthereimbursablecostguidelinesare$24each.Markupisallowedonanalyticalcosts. Pleasenote :Ifcostsare %g # preapprovedforanalysisofsulfateandnitrateinthelaboratoryandthentheconsultantdecidestoperformtheanalysesinthefield,theReimbursementSectionwillconsiderthistobeachangeinthescopeoftheworkplanandcostproposalandtheoriginalpreapprovedcostforthisitem(RNAportionofmonitoring)willbevoid.TheReimbursementSectionwillperformtheirapplicationreviewbasedonthescopeofworkactuallyperformedwhich,inthisinstance,wouldrevertbacktoScenario1.Theconsultantmaynotshiftcostsforthelaboratoryanalyticaltestingtoadditionalpersonneltime. -(,  Scenario3 (  If,duetositespecificconditions,acoordinatorfeelsthatamoresimplifiedsuiteofD.O.,redoxandpH,i.e.fieldparameters,willprovideneededinformation,thenallowedfieldcostsaresimply$20perwellpereventthatthefieldparametersaretobegathered.Regardingspreadsheets,therearecurrentlytwoblanklineitemsundertheEquipmentCostssectionontheGroundwaterMonitoringPreapprovalWorksheet.SincetheRNAmonitoringcostsarenotequipment,theywillnotbesubjecttothe15%markupintheequipmentsection.However,oneoftheselinesmaybeusedtofactorintheRNAmonitoringpersonnelcostspriortospreadsheetmodifications.TheamountforRNAmonitoringwouldnotbeincludedintheSubtotalSubcontractedEquipment;however,ifitisasubcontractedpersonnelactivity,a10%markupisallowedasinPartAofthespreadsheet.ThespreadsheetwillbemodifiedinthenearfuturetoincludeanewpersonnellineforRNAmonitoringandacheckboxwhichwilladdcostforpreparationofanOMPRforRNACAPsites.InthecasewhereRNAparametersarebeingaddedtomonitoringforplumestability,noadditionalreportcostsarebeingallowed.TheyshouldbeinstructedtoaddthedatatotheexistingdatatablesintheAnnualMonitoringReport.PleasereviewtheApril29,1997memotitledInterimGuidance:MonitoringNaturalAttenuation  forVerificationofGroundwaterPlumeStabilityforinformationonchoosingwellstomonitorfor  RNAparametersandanalyticalmethods.SAP/SMK/kehrna.memcc:0  MikeLeckie,PSTRePRRPRSection,PSTDivision!p(#(# 0  SeanKellyAntonRozsypal,Manager,RPISection,PSTDivision (#(# 0