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Sampling and Analysis Plan - Operations & Post-Operations <br />i <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />The purpose of this Sampling and Analysis Plan - Operations & Post-Operations (SAP) for <br />surface water and groundwater is to provide the procedures and protocols to ensure consistent <br />high-quality collection, analysis, and management of surface-water and groundwater data in <br />support of the American Shale Oil, LLC (AMSO) oil shale research, development and <br />demonstration (RD&D) project in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. This SAP provides a <br />description of surface-water and groundwater sampling locations, sampling methods, sample <br />custody, quality control sampling, sample analysis and analytical protocols, and data <br />management. The SAP will be modified as necessary on the basis of on-going exploration of the <br />subsurface at the site. Modifications 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 established a surface-water monitoring station on Black Sulphur <br />Creek to determine hydrologic interactions from the AMSO site, if any (Appendix A, Exhibit <br />A.1). No surface-water monitoring station will be established on Ryan Gulch due to ephemeral <br />conditions and lack of a defined channel downgradient of the AMSO site. The Black Sulphur <br />Creek site has been marked in the field and the Global Positioning System (GPS) location of the <br />0 American Shale Oil, LLC