1. Sampling Analysis Workshop Water Sample Collection

2. Pre-Drill Water Supply Sampling

3. The primary objective of the MSC Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) is to standardize and provide consistency for the collection of water quality data from ground and surface water locations sampled by qualified and experienced environmental samplers on behalf of oil and gas operators.

4. Pennsylvania Sampling Requirements

5. Key Features 3,000’ buffer for notification around unconventional oil and gas wells. Sampling required to 2,500’ to satisfy presumptive liability around unconventional oil and gas wells.

6. What are Sources?

7. Water Wells

8. Spring Boxes

9. Springs

10. Ponds & Lakes

11. Streams

12. Locating Water Sources It is important to accurately locate water sources How do you determine where those sources are?

13. Topographic Maps

14. Aerial Photographs

15. Tax Maps

16. Windshield Surveys

17. Field Canvassing

18. Scheduling Appointments

19. No Response? If you can not make contact by certified mail You may be able to consider the source a refusal You should notify the water supply owner that they have refused to have samples collected. State Regulatory Agency may need notification of refusal as well

20. Sample Documentation

21. Site Form

22. Sample Collection

23. Safety is Important

24. Wells

28. Sampling Spring Boxes

29. Sampling Springs

30. Ponds & Streams

31. Stream Sampling

32. Field Measurements

33. Proper Sample Collection Avoid Cross Contamination

34. Clean Equipment Shipped Laboratory clean Decontaminated

35. Laboratory clean is received from the laboratory clean and ready to be used

36. Decontaminated is washed with a no-phosphate soap and triple rinsed with de-ionized water. It may be advisable to utilize a rinsate blank when decontaminating

42. Record Keeping

43. Site Form

44. Packaging & Shipping Samples

46. Fill out Chain of Custody correctly Arrange for transportation to meet holding times Contact your lab with questions

48. IN CLOSING Remember

49. You might need help!

50. Weather Conditions Change

51. Take All the Safety Precautions Necessary

52. Thanks To: Mike Antonetti – GES Mike Moyer – ESL Phil Levasseur – Cabot Matt Valentine – Cummings Riter