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The third of these programs is the receiving water monitoring program The purpose of 

 this program is to monitor the water quality of Ward Cove, which is the direct receiving 

 water for KPC's two discharge pipes This program is conducted every two weeks at 

 twelve stations throughout Ward Cove and Tongass Narrows Monitored parameters 

 include sulfite waste liquor, dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, temperature, Secchi disk 

 depth, turbidity, and color Dissolved oxygen, temperature , pH, salinity, and turbidity are 

 monitored every meter for the first five meters from the surface of Ward Cove and then 

 every five meters to the bottom This profile is then repeated for each station from the 

 bottom to the surface For sulfite waste liquor and color, samples are collected from both 

 1 and 5 meters fi"om the surface and analyzed R&M Engineering of Ketchikan performs 

 all of the sample collection and testing for KPC with the exception of the analysis of the 

 color samples. This testing is performed by KPC's internal compliance laboratory utilizing 

 SOP's developed under the guidance of Standard Methods 2120B 



The fourth of these programs is the annual sediment monitoring studies carried out at the 

 same twelve stations throughout Ward Cove and Tongass Narrows KPC is required to 

 analyze appropriate sediment samples from each of these sites for all congeners of TCDD 

 and TCDF, total organic carbon, PAH's, cadmium, arsenic, zinc, phenol, 4-methylphenol, 

 benzoic acid, acid volatile sulfides, EOX, methyl mercury, and toxicity using marine 

 amphipods, larval sanddollars and purple sea urchins Procedures for this testing have 

 been mandated by EPA guidance. Reports, which include thorough discussions of 

 sampling and analytical methodologies and QA/QC procedures, are submitted to the EPA 

 on an annual basis. To date, two such studies have been conducted and submitted as 

 required to EPA. 



The fifth of these programs is the annual bioaccumulation monitoring program conducted 

 in the vicinity of the discharge KPC's NPDES permit provides specific direction on how 

 this sampling is to be done Due to the absence of the specified organisms in Ward Cove, 

 an alternative bioaccumulation monitoring program has been established by agreement 

 between EPA and KPC. This involves the use of established protocols for 

 bioaccumulation monitoring of both the sediment and the water column in the vicinity of 

 the outfall Reports, which include detailed presentation of sampling and analytical 

 methodologies and QA/QC procedures, are submitted to the EPA on an annual basis To 

 date, two such studies have been conducted in Ward Cove and submitted to EPA 



The final program is a comprehensive study of solids deposition. This program is 

 designed to provide information about the nature and extent of solids deposition in the 

 receiving water originating fi-om KPC's discharge This study has been completed and has 

 been accepted by the EPA EPA advised Ketchikan Pulp Company that the report 

 provides a level of effort and information far beyond that which was required by the 

 permit Through this study, KPC has shown that with respect to the company's current 

 waste streams, very little deposition of solids occurs in Ward Cove This is due to the 

 effluent treatment systems installed in past years 



