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Sampling and Analysis Plan <br />SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN FOR <br />SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER <br />AMERICAN SHALE OIL, LLC <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />The purpose of this Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) for surface water and groundwater is to <br />provide the procedures and protocols to ensure consistent high-quality collection, analysis, and <br />management of surface-water and groundwater data in support of the American Shale Oil, LLC <br />(AMSO) oil shale research, development and demonstration (RD&D) project in Rio Blanco <br />County, Colorado. This SAP provides a description of proposed surface-water and groundwater <br />sampling locations, sampling methods, sample custody, quality control sampling, sample analysis <br />and analytical protocols, and data management. Because initial exploration of the subsurface has <br />not yet been conducted, proposed well numbers, designs, completion intervals, and sampling <br />procedures are considered provisional in this SAP. Any significant modifications to well design <br />and sampling procedures and protocols will be submitted as an addendum to this SAP. The <br />remainder of this SAP is organized as follows: <br />• Section 2.0 - Description of the surface-water monitoring program, including monitoring <br />locations, monitoring schedule, monitoring equipment, and sample collection procedures. <br />• Section 3.0 - Description of the groundwater monitoring program, including the <br />monitoring schedule, monitoring equipment, and monitoring procedures. <br />• Section 4.0 - Equipment decontamination procedures <br />• Section 5.0 - Sample custody procedures, including sample documentation and sample <br />packaging and shipping <br />• Section 6.0 - Quality control samples <br />• Section 7.0 - Sample analysis and analytical protocols <br />• Section 8.0 - Data Management <br />2.0 SURFACE WATER <br />In accordance with the lease signed with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the 160- <br />acre RD&D tract (Tract), AMSO will establish surface-water monitoring stations on Ryan Gulch <br />and Black Sulphur Creek to determine hydrologic interactions from the AMSO site, if <br />American Shale Oil, LLC 1