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SCHEDULE III
(s. 47)
GROUNDWATER MONITORING
(1) (Revoked).
(2) The samples collected during groundwater monitoring must be analyzed for the following substances:
(1) total BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, Xylene);
(2) chlorides;
(3) petroleum hydrocarbons (C10-C50);
(4) dissolved methane;
(5) dissolved solids.
(3) The following physico-chemical parameters must be measured on-site during the sampling:
(1) specific electric conductivity;
(2) pH;
(3) oxydo-reduction potential;
(4) temperature.
(4) (Revoked).
(5) (Revoked).
SCHEDULE III
(s. 47)
GROUNDWATER MONITORING
(1) For groundwater monitoring purposes, observation wells must be sampled once per year and 90 days after every repair to the well.
The frequency provided for in the first paragraph is increased to 3 times a year once the fracturing operations begin, each sampling campaign being executed at least 3 months from each other. The frequency is maintained until the fifth year following the last fracturing of the well is over.
(2) The samples collected during groundwater monitoring must be analyzed for the following substances:
(1) total BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, Xylene);
(2) chlorides;
(3) petroleum hydrocarbons (C10-C50);
(4) dissolved methane;
(5) dissolved solids.
(3) The following physico-chemical parameters must be measured on-site during the sampling:
(1) specific electric conductivity;
(2) pH;
(3) oxydo-reduction potential;
(4) temperature.
(4) All samples must be analyzed by laboratories accredited pursuant to section 118.6 of the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) or, if no laboratory is accredited for the analysis of a given substance, by a laboratory that meets ISO/CEI 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, published jointly by the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission.
(5) The laboratory sends the results to the person responsible for the drilling site.
