GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN

HUDSON RIVER BASELINE MONITORING PROGRAM SECTION: A

REVISION NO: 2 DATE: MAY 2004

QEA, LLC/ESI Page 5 of 160

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure A-1. Conceptual organizational chart.

Figure A-2. Water monitoring stations and transects.

Figure A-3. Fish monitoring stations.

Figure B-1. Example field log for water sampling.

Figure B-2. Sample chain of custody form for water.

Figure B-3. Example reach averaging run log for fish.

Figure B-4a. Example field log for fish sampling.

Figure B-4b. Example field log for composite fish sampling.

Figure B-5. Sample chain of custody form for fish.

Figure B-6. Example container label.

Figure B-7. Data flow process.

Figure B-8. Data entry form for water sampling.

Figure B-9. Data entry form for fish sampling.

Figure C-1. Corrective action form.

Overall Project ManagerGeneral Electric CompanyJohn Haggard/Bob Gibson

Project ManagerQEA, LLC

Sean McNamara

Field Sampling ManagerQEA, LLC

Mark LaRue

Delivery of Samples to Laboratory

Field Crew

Data Production ManagerQEA, LLC

Laurie Scheuing

ElectronicVerification

Incorporate ValidationResults in Database

Analytical Laboratory

Coordination

QA ManagerESI

David Blye

Database ManagersQEA, LLC

Mike Werth/Martin Hennessey

Deliver Databaseto Data Users

Data GenerationAnd Delivery

Electronic DataPackages

CLP DataPackages

Figure A-1. Conceptual organizational chart.SCALE : NONE September 2003

Water Program CoordinatorQEA, LLC

Chris Yates

Fish Program CoordinatorsGE/QEA, LLC

Adam Ayers/Margaret Murphy

Field Crew

Technical AdvisorQEA, LLC

John Connolly

CLP DataValidation

LOCATOR MAP OF THE HUDSON RIVER

May 2004

LEGENDRogers Island E

190

196

197

Rogers Island W

Bakers Falls

Fort Edward

193

192

191

195

194 Monitoring Stations

Monitoring Transects

Navigational Channel

Dams and Locks

River Miles

General Electric CompanyHudson River Project

Figure A-2. WaterMonitoring Stationsand Transects.

GENbmp:140

Note: River miles measured from the Battery (0.0).

Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie

90

85

80

75

70

65

U. Hudson (a) U. Hudson (c) L. Hudson

L. Hudson

U. Hudson (a)

U. Hudson (b)

0 1 20.5Miles

0 2.5 51.25Miles

ThompsonIslandDam

Schuylerville

186

183

189

184

187

190

181

185

188

182

ThompsonIsland

(6 locations)

Schuylerville(6 locations)

U. Hudson (b)

U. Hudson (c)

0 1 20.5Miles

Albany/Troy

Waterford

160

155

170

165

TroyDam

WaterfordDam

(Lock #1)

Stillwater Dam(Lock #4)

LowerMechanicville Dam (Lock #2)

Upper Mechanicville Dam (Lock #3)

MohawkRiver

Hoosic River

Lock #1(5 locations)

Stillwater(5 locations)

Waterford(5 locations)

Mohawk Riverat Cohoes

(5 locations)

Cohoes

Albany

Stillwater

150

145

0 2.5 51.25Miles

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LOCATOR MAP OF THE UPPER HUDSON RIVER

GRAPHIC SCALE

May 2004

LEGEND

Mohawk River

Hoosic River

Batten Kill

Troy Dam

Waterford Dam(Lock #1)

Thompson IslandDam

Lower Mechanicville Dam (Lock #2)

Stillwater Dam(Lock #4)

Northumberland Dam(Lock #5)

Fort Miller Dam(Lock #6)

Upper Mechanicville Dam (Lock #3)

(Lock #7)

Bakers Falls Dam

S. GlensFalls Dam

Feeder Dam

ShermanIsland Dam

SpierFalls Dam

PalmerFalls Dam

Curtis Dam

Reach 5

Reaches 6 & 7

Reach 8Thompson Island

Pool

Fort Miller &Northumberland

Pools

Stillwater Pool

Cohoes

Albany

Coveville

Fort Edward

Schuylerville

Bemis Heights

160

170

180

190

150

140

Waterford

Stillwater

0 42 Miles

Figure A-3. FishMonitoring Stations

Note:1. River Miles measured from the Battery (0.0)

Est. Proposed Sampling LocationsNYSDEC Locations - resident adult

NYSDEC Locations - resident forage

Additional Proposed Locations

General Electric CompanyHudson River Project

GENbmp:140

PARENT SAMPLE ID

QA

/QC

TIME C

OLLEC

TED

DA

TE CO

LLECTED

TRA

NSEC

T PO

INT

TEMP

ERA

TUR

E (°C)

DISS

OLV

ED O

XY

GEN

(m

g/L)

TUR

BID

ITY (N

TU)

PH

SP

ECIFIC

CO

ND

UC

T.(Si/m

)

# C

ON

TAIN

ERSFIELD SAMPLE ID

OBSERVATIONS TIME

DEP

TH (ft)

Water Column Sample Field Log

HUDSON RIVER BASELINE MONITORING PROGRAM

Weather: Sampler: ____DR Crew: ______A

LOCATION

AR

CH

IVE

EPA

SPLIT

RTN-040523-BF-C01 05/27/04 9:50 8Bakers Falls

139:501 1.8 9 7 1.515

RTN-040523-RI-C01 05/27/04 9:52 17Rogers Island

139:521 2 8.4 7 1.913

139:522 2.1 8.4 7 1.814

RTN-040523-RI-FB01 FDBL 05/27/04 9:56 4Rogers Island

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ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE CHAIN OF CUSTODY COC ID: COC040525-A01-01

Field Sample ID QA/QC

Total PC

Bs

(Green

Bay M

ethod N

EA2

07

_0

1)

Particu

late Ph

ase Total PC

Bs

(Green

Bay M

ethod N

EA2

07

_0

1)

Total and Particulate O

rgan

ic Carbon

(NE1

28_

03

)

Nu

trients

Nitrate(SM

418

A)

Nitrite(EP

A 35

4.1

)TK

N(EP

A 3

51

.3)

Total Ph

osph

orous(EP

A 3

65

.2)

Dioxin an

d Fu

rans

(USEP

A 1

61

3B

)

Total Susp

ened

Solids(EPA

16

0.2

)

Client: Project:General Electric Company Hudson River Baseline Monitoring Program Lab: Northeast AnalyticalSample Custodian: DR

# C

ontain

ers

COC Sample Number

Media*

Dissolved P

hase Total P

CB

s(G

reen B

ay Meth

od NEA

20

7_

01

)

TAL M

etals (EP

A 2

00

.8)

(EPA

20

0.9

)(EP

A 2

45

.1)

305 West Grand Avenue Montvale, NJ 07645 Ph: 201-930-9890

Date Collected

Time C

ollectedMS/LD MSD

RTN-040523-TI-C01 9:53 W 6001 5/27/2004

RTN-040523-ST-C01 9:59 W 6002 5/27/2004

RTN-040523-RI-FB01 FDBL 9:56 W 4003 5/27/2004

RTN-040523-RI-C01 9:52 W 14004 5/27/2004

RTN-040523-BF-C01 9:50 W 7005 5/27/2004

RTN-040523-BD-C01 DUP W 7006 5/27/2004

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Comments:

* W= WATER, R= FILTER RESIDUE, D= DISSOLVED FILTRATE COC TYPE: TPCB-NUT-TSS-TOC

EPA specified River Reach Number _____ Pool Name _____________________________________________________________ Date (MM/DD/YEAR)___/___/________ Crew Leader ______________________________________________________________ Crew Personnel ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Run No.*

Time START

Start Northing (NYTMN)

Start Easting (NYTME)

Time STOP

End Northing (NYTMN)

End Easting (NYTME)

Remarks (Fish caught)

Figure B-3. Example reach averaging run log for fish.

Field Log

HUDSON RIVER FISH SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM

SAMPLER INITIALS: DR CREW: A

Start Date/Time:

Weigh

t(g) Remarks

End Date/Time:

Total Length

(mm

)

Sex

Species CodeField Sample ID

Com

posite

Turbidity (NTU):

Water Temperature (ºC):Start Northing (ft):

Start Easting (ft):

WEATHER:

Collection Method:

Station Name:

End Northing (ft):

End Easting (ft):

# In

C

omposite

Arch

ive On

ly

Stillwater Pool 1

Electroshocking

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05/27/04 0:00

4767372

615078

4767372

615078

15

1.6

70 DEGREES, CLOUDY, NO PRECIPITATION

Sampling Event ID: SW1-040527-01

Conductivity (mS/cm): 1.9

(2)

(1) Prep

(3)

CPUE ID

SW1-040527-01-BB-01 BB 537 320FF

SW1-040527-01-LMB-01 LMB 215 250MF

SW1-040527-01-LMB-02 LMB 1300 440FF

SW1-040527-01-PKSD-01 PKSD 5

SW1-040527-01-YP-01 YP 105 200MF

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BB=brown bullheadBDACE=blacknose dace BGILL=Bluegill

CMSH=common shinerFALLF=fallfishGOSH=golden shiner

LDACE=longnose daceLMB=largemouth bass MIN=banded killifish

MNSPP=minnow speciesPKSD=pumpkinseedSMB=smallmouth bass

SPSH=spottail shinerSUN=sunfish speciesTDART=tessellated darter

WP=white perchYB=yellow bullheadYP=yellow perch

(1)

(2) Data for individual fish in each composite is shown in the "Individuals in Composite Field Log".(3) F = Fillet, WH = Whole body

Weight (g)

RemarksTotal Length (mm)

SexSpecies Code

Field Sample ID(Composite)

Individual ID

(1)

"Individuals in Composite" Field Log

HUDSON RIVER FISH SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM

Prep(2)

SW1-040527-01-PKSD-01 11.7 85U1 PKSD WH

SW1-040527-01-PKSD-01 4.4 61U2 PKSD WH

SW1-040527-01-PKSD-01 8.9 81U3 PKSD WH

SW1-040527-01-PKSD-01 25.4 116U4 PKSD WH

SW1-040527-01-PKSD-01 8.6 77U5 PKSD WH

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BB=brown bullheadBDACE=blacknose dace BGILL=Bluegill

CMSH=common shinerFALLF=fallfishGOSH=golden shiner

LDACE=longnose daceLMB=largemouth bass MIN=banded killifish

MNSPP=minnow speciesPKSD=pumpkinseedSMB=smallmouth bass

SPSH=spottail shinerSUN=sunfish speciesTDART=tessellated darter

WP=white perchYB=yellow bullheadYP=yellow perch

F=fillet, WH = whole body

1)

2)

ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE CHAIN OF CUSTODY COC ID: COC040526-A01-01

Sampling Event ID

Total PC

Bs

SW8

46

80

82

(NE1

48

_04

)

Organoch

lorine P

esticides(N

E13

1_

03

(SW 8

46

METH

OD

808

1A

)

Mercu

ry(N

E025

_0

4 SW

-84

6 7

47

1)

Client: Project:General Electric Company Hudson River Baseline Monitoring Program Lab: Northeast AnalyticalSample Custodian: DR

COC Sample Number

Media*

Dioxin an

d Furan

s(U

SEPA

16

13

)

305 West Grand Avenue Montvale, NJ 07645 Ph: 201-930-9890

SampleDateField Sample ID

Sample Time

# C

ON

TAIN

ERS

Percen

t Lipid

(NE1

58_

03

)

Com

posite

Total PC

Bs

NE0

13

_0

4

MS/M

SD/LD

Prep*

*

ND2-040526-01 F001 5/26/2004ND2-040526-01-LMB-01 18:53 1 F

ND1-040526-01 F002 5/26/2004ND1-040526-01-YB-01 18:53 1 F

ND1-040526-01 F003 5/26/2004ND1-040526-01-SMB-01 18:53 1 F

ND1-040526-01 F004 5/26/2004ND1-040526-01-BB-03 18:53 1 F

ND1-040526-01 F005 5/26/2004ND1-040526-01-BB-02 18:53 1 F

ND1-040526-01 F006 5/26/2004ND1-040526-01-BB-01 18:50 1 F

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Comments:

* F= FISH COC TYPE: TPCB-LIPD-PEST-MERCURY**F=Fillet, WH=Whole Body, O=Offal

Figure B-6. Example container label.

collection of fieldsamples and data

Chain of Custody

AnalyticalLaboratory

LaboratoryEDD Files

Data Management System

FieldEDD Files

PopulateProjectdatabase

DataVerification

QA/QC checksof field or lab

data

Data Validation

Data VerificationReports

DATA EXPORTFigure B-7. Data flow process.

Figure B-8. Data entry form for water sampling.

Figure B-9. Data entry form for fish sampling.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY HUDSON RIVER BASELINE MONITORING PROGRAM

Date: _________________________________________________________________________ Organization Name: _____________________________________________________________ Problem Description: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Report To: ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corrective Action:______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

Approved by (USEPA RPM): _____________________ Date: _________________________ Reviewed and Implemented By:___________________________________________________ cc: GE Program Manager- ___________________________________________________ QA Program Manager- ___________________________________________________ Other Distribution: ___________________________________________________

Figure C-1. Corrective Action Form