Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 740 - SITE REMEDIATION PROGRAM
Subpart D - SITE INVESTIGATIONS, DETERMINATION OF REMEDIATION OBJECTIVES, PREPARATION OF PLANS AND REPORTS
Section 740.425 - Site Investigation Report - Comprehensive Site Investigation
Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 740.425
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Site investigation results for both phase I and phase II of the comprehensive site investigation shall be combined into one Site Investigation Report.
b) A Site Investigation Report for a comprehensive site investigation shall include, but not be limited to, the following chapters:
1) Executive summary. This
chapter shall identify the objectives of the site investigation and the
technical approach utilized to meet such objectives. It shall state whether
recognized environmental conditions were identified and the data limitations in
the assessment;
2) Site
characterization. This chapter shall include the compilation of all sources
reviewed and information obtained as a result of the site investigation under
Section
740.420
of this Part, including but not limited to:
A) Sources consulted or reviewed. This
subchapter shall contain a list of reference documents used in completing the
site investigation;
B) Site
history. This subchapter shall present a chronological summary of the historic
uses of the remediation site as prescribed by "Standard Practice for
Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process"
(ASTM E 1527-00), incorporated by reference at Section
740.125
of this Part;
C) Site description.
This subchapter shall describe the regional location, pertinent boundary
features, general facility physiography, geology, hydrogeology, existing and
potential migration pathways and exposure routes, and current and
post-remediation uses of the remediation site and surrounding areas that are
immediately adjacent to the remediation site;
D) Site base map(s) meeting the requirements
of Section
740.210(a)(7)
and including the following:
i) The sources or potential sources of the
contaminants of concern, spill areas, and other suspected areas for any or all
contaminants of concern;
ii)
On-site and off-site injection and withdrawal wells; and
iii) All buildings, tanks, piles, utilities,
paved areas, easements, rights-of-way and other features, including all known
past and current product and waste underground tanks or piping; and
E) A legal description or
reference to a plat showing the boundaries of the remediation site, or, for a
Federal Landholding Entity, a common address, notations in any available
facility master land use plan, site specific GIS or GPS coordinates, plat maps,
or any other means that identifies the site in question with
particularity;
3)
Site-specific sampling plan. This chapter shall indicate those applicable
physical and chemical methods utilized for contaminant source investigations,
soil and sediment investigations, hydrogeological investigations, surface water
investigations, and potential receptor investigations;
4) Documentation of field activities. This
chapter shall include the results of the field activities to determine physical
characteristics. At a minimum, this chapter shall include the following
elements:
A) Narrative description of the
field activities conducted during the investigation;
B) The quality assurance project plan
utilized to document all monitoring procedures (e.g., sampling, field
measurements and sample analyses) performed during the investigation, so as to
ensure that all information, data and resulting decisions are technically
sound, statistically valid, and properly documented; and
C) Presentation of the data in an appropriate
format (e.g., tabular and graphical displays) such that all information is
organized and presented logically and that relationships between the different
investigations for each medium are apparent;
5) Endangerment assessment. This chapter
shall analyze the results of the field activities and characterize the extent
of contamination (qualitative and quantitative) for contaminants of concern and
compare the remediation site information with the applicable provisions of 35
Ill. Adm. Code 742. This chapter shall:
A)
Describe any recognized environmental conditions, evaluate exposure routes,
including threatened releases, and evaluate exposure routes excluded under 35
Ill. Adm. Code 742;
B) Describe all
conditions the LPE has determined to be de minimis along with the rationale for
each such de minimis determination;
C) Describe the nature, concentration and
extent of contaminants of concern within all environmental media at the
remediation site and assess the observed and potential contaminant fate and
transport;
D) Describe the
significant physical features of the remediation site and vicinity that may
affect contaminant transport and risk to human health, safety and the
environment; and
E) Compare the
concentrations of the contaminants of concern with the corresponding Tier 1
remediation objectives under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 742;
6) Conclusion. This chapter shall assess the
sufficiency of the data in the report and recommend future steps;
7) Appendices. References and data sources,
including but not limited to field logs, well logs, and reports of laboratory
analyses, shall be incorporated into the appendices with reports containing
laboratory analyses of samples collected on or after January 1, 2003, including
the following:
A) Accreditation status of the
laboratory performing the quantitative analyses;
B) Certification by an authorized agent of
the laboratory that all analyses have been performed in accordance with the
requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 186 and the scope of accreditation;
and
8) Licensed
Professional Engineer affirmation in accordance with Section
740.410
of this Part.
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