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Page 2 of 14 <br />SOP NUMBER 0.0 Monitor Well Groundwater Sampling <br />4.1 BAILER OR SUBMERSIBLE PUMP PROCEDURES <br />This section gives the step -by -step procedures for well evacuation and collecting water samples <br />with a bailer and or submersible pump. Observations made during sample collection should be <br />recorded in the field logbook and field data sheet as specified in Section 5.0 of this SOP. <br />4.1.1 Equipment List <br />Sample bottles with preservatives added will be obtained from the analytical laboratory. Several <br />extra sample bottles will be obtained in case of breakage and for QA /QC samples. <br />Equipment that may be used during well evacuation/groundwater sample collection: <br />• Well keys <br />• Portable generator (or battery) for an electric pump, if used instead of bailers <br />• Electronic water level measurement probe <br />• Teflon or stainless steel bailer, or submersible pump <br />Nylon rope or twine <br />• <br />Flow-through cell <br />• Assorted tools (knife, screwdriver, etc.) <br />• Thermometer <br />• pII meter with a temperature scale <br />• Specific conductivity meter <br />• Dissolved oxygen meter <br />• Oxidation Reduction Potential meter <br />• Plastic squeeze bottle filled with distilled or deionized water <br />• Chemical -free paper towels or Kimwipes <br />• Calculator <br />• Field logbook <br />• Field data sheets <br />• Waterproof pen <br />• Gloves — latex, vinyl or nitrile (preferably) <br />• Garden Hose (if appropriate) <br />o Appropriate health and safety equipment <br />e Sample bottles with preservatives <br />• Cooler with sufficient ice to cool samples to 4 °C <br />0 -2 <br />