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a cooler of ice and shipped via overnight carrier to Energy Laboratories, Inc. (ELI), Casper, <br />Wyoming with proper chain of custody procedures. <br />2.2 Domestic Well Monitoring <br />Letters were sent to all landowners within a two kilometer radius of the proposed project <br />boundary. Upon contacting and obtaining permission from each landowner to test the domestic <br />water wells on their property, groundwater samples were collected from wells. Domestic well <br />static water levels were not measured as well head seals precluded this. <br />Samples from thirty-six domestic water wells were collected as part of the SCP. The well <br />locations, shown in Plates 1 and 2, are: (a) within the two-kilometer zone discussed in RG 4.14; <br />(b) up-gradient and down-gradient of the planned mining operations; and, (c) from the aquifers <br />within, above, and/or below the zone proposed to be mined. Water samples from domestic wells <br />were collected only once. <br />Samples were obtained in a manner similar to that described in Section 2.1, with the following <br />exception: rather than purging three well volumes as described, samples from domestic wells <br />were taken from a tap close to the well, allowing the water to flow for approximately five <br />minutes prior to obtaining the sample. <br />The analytical program for domestic well water samples is presented in Table 2.2. The analyses <br />are in accordance with NUREG 1569, Section 2.7, and EPA "Manual for Chemical Analysis <br />Water and Wastes" EPA-625-/6-74-003a, 1974. As part of domestic well water sampling <br />procedures, pH, temperature, Specific Conductance, Dissolved Oxygen, and Oxygen Reduction <br />Potential were measured in the field prior to shipping the water sample. <br />2.3 Surface Water <br />The primary objective of a surface water sampling strategy is to collect water quality samples <br />that are representative of streams within a target area. However, no perennial or intermittent <br />streams exist on or within one mile of the site. Stream flow is exclusively ephemeral in nature, <br />only taking place during and following high-intensity or prolonged rainfall events and rapid <br />snow melt. Mindful of these limitations, the focus was to establish representative surface water <br />quality for the SCP. Surface water monitoring was accomplished through standard methods that <br />include; (1) surface water sampling using passive samplers and grab techniques and (2) grab <br />sampling of existing water impoundments. Sampling techniques and apparatus were designed in <br />such a way to maximize collection of surface waters representative of the project area. <br />April 2009 6 Site Characterization Plan