Item 18 - Agreement for Water Quality Sampling and Testing Services

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CITY OF SANTA ANA 20 9. HALOACETIC ACIDS The City shall collect samples in specially designed sample vials containing crystalline NH4Cl, which converts free chlorine to a combined chlorine residual and sealed with TFE-faced septa and screw caps. It shall consist of twelve samples on a quarterly basis beginning in February and shall be picked up by the Consultant at the City Corporate Yard Water Quality Shop within twelve hours of notification. 10. NITRITE/NITRITE Samples shall be collected by the City in specially prepared sample bottles and shall consist of three nitrate samples on a weekly basis and an additional 4 samples on a monthly basis. Nitrite samples shall consist of seven samples on a semi-annual basis. The Consultant shall pick up samples at the City Corporate Yard’s Meter Shop within twelve hours of notification. Upon detecting nitrate level above the MCL of 10 mg/l as N is exceeded, the Consultant shall notify the City within twenty-four hours. To complete the notification consultant must contact a live individual. The appropriate contact person for the City is the Water Services Quality Coordinator at (714) 305-4798 or the Principal Civil Engineer at (657) 566-1991. When voice mail is used to leave a message, the Consultant shall contact the City's Dispatch Office at (714) 647- 3380 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. If notification is required during a weekend of holiday, the Water Services Quality Coordinator may be contacted at (714) 305-4798 or Principal Civil Engineer at (657) 566-1991. In addition, a copy of the City's Emergency Notification Plan will be provided and reviewed with Consultant, prior to commencement of services. Thereafter, City’s Emergency Notification Plan will be provided to Consultant on an annual basis by the City’s Representative. In the event that the Consultant is unable to contact the City within 24 hours, the Consultant shall notify the Orange County Environmental Health Office at (714) 433-6000. 11. FLUORIDE Samples shall be collected by the Consultant, in appropriate sterilized bottles on a monthly basis at 10 designated sample points. C. REPORTS 1. The Consultant shall provide the following information within seven days of the completion of each analysis: (i) Name of the laboratory and either the person responsible for performing the analysis or the laboratory director. (ii) Date of report. (iii) The analytical method used.