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Designation: D 6089 – 97
Standard Guide for
Documenting a Ground-Water Sampling Event
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6089; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
e NOTE—Paragraph 1.4 was added editorially in October 1998.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This guide covers what and how information should be 2.1 ASTM Standards:
recorded in the field when sampling a ground-water monitoring D 4750 Test Method for Determining Subsurface Liquid
well. Following these recommendations will provide adequate Levels in a Borehole or Monitoring Well (Observation
documentation in most monitoring programs. In some situa- Well)
tions, it may be necessary to record additional or different D 5903 Guide for Planning and Preparing for a Ground-
information, or both, to thoroughly document the sampling Water Sampling Event
event. In other cases, it may not be necessary to record all of 2.2 Government Document:
the information recommended in this guide. The level of 40 CFR 261.4 (d) (ii)
documentation will be based on site-specific conditions and
3. Terminology
regulatory requirements.
3.1 Definitions:
1.2 This guide is limited to written documentation of a
ground-water sampling event. Other methods of documenta- 3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this guide, refer to
Terminology D 653.
tion (that is, electronic and audiovisual) can be used but are not
addressed in this guide. The specific activities addressed in this 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 chain of custody—the process of maintaining account-
guide include documentation of static water level measure-
ment, monitoring well purging, monitoring well sampling, field ability of the samples for the purpose of identifying potential
breaches in sample integrity.
measurements, ground-water sample preparation, and ground-
water sample shipment. 3.2.2 chain of custody record—a record of all individuals
who possess the samples from the time of collection until
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the analysis.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4. Significance and Use
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4.1 When sampling ground-water monitoring wells, it is
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
very important to thoroughly document all field activities.
1.4 This guide offers an organized collection of information
Sufficient field data should be retained to allow one to
or a series of options and does not recommend a specific
reconstruct the procedures and conditions that may have
course of action. This document cannot replace education or
affected the integrity of a sample. The field data generated are
experience and should be used in conjunction with professional
vital to the interpretation of the chemical data obtained from
judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all
laboratory analyses of samples. Field data and observations
circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to repre-
may also be useful to analytical laboratory personnel.
sent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of
a given professional service must be judged, nor should this
5. Documentation Methods
document be applied without consideration of a project’s many
5.1 Field records should be generated by a member of the
unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this
sampling team. It is important to record procedures used and
document means only that the document has been approved
measurements immediately after they have been accomplished
through the ASTM consensus process.
and are fresh in the memory. In general, notes should not be
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D 18 on Soil and Rock Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.08.
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D 18.21 on Ground Water and Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.09.
Vadose Zone Investigations. Available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Current edition approved May 10, 1997. Published January 1998. Office, Washington, DC 20402.
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D6089–97
taken after returning from the field. 6.3.7 Record the length of time spent purging the well.
5.2 The format of the documentation is discretionary, but
6.3.8 Record the appearance of the water before and after
should be consistent from well to well and in accordance with purging.
regulatory requirements. Forms are often used for consistency
6.3.9 Record the date and time that well purging is com-
and to reduce the chance of failing to record needed informa- pleted.
tion. It may be desirable for records to be entered with indelible
6.3.10 Briefly describe management of purged water.
ink in a hard cover, stitch-bound book for credibility in
6.4 Monitoring Well Sampling:
litigation.
6.4.1 Record the analytes for which samples are being
collected.
6. Documentation Content
6.4.2 Record the order, by analyte, that sample containers
6.1 General:
are filled.
6.1.1 Record the facility or site name, or both, and the well
6.4.3 Record the volume, material of construction, and
identification.
number of sample containers.
6.1.2 Record the weather conditions.
6.4.4 Record the equipment used to collect the samples.
6.1.3 Record the names of all sampling team members.
This should include a description of any component materials
6.1.4 Record any instrument calibration details to include
used that contact the ground water (for example, tubing, pump
instrument identification and date and time of last calibration.
parts, bailer material, etc.).
6.1.5 Note any changes in the physical condition of the well.
6.4.5 Record the pumping rate, if applicable.
6.1.6 Note changes in land use or physical conditions of the
6.4.6 Record the d
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