EXH0279019613

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

WAC 173-340-747 Deriving soft eoncen- (a) Fixed parameter three-phase partition- trations for ground water protection, ing model. The three-phase partitioning model (1) Purpose. The purposeof this section is to with fixed input parameters may be used to establish soil concentrations that wili not cause establish a soil concentration for any hazardous contamination of ground water at levels that substance. Site-specific data are not requiredfor exceed the ground water cleanup levels estab- use of this model. See subsection (4) of this lished under WAC 173-340-720. Soil concentra- section. tions established under this section are used to (b) Variable parameter three-phase patti- establish either Method B soil cleanup levels (see tioning model. The three-phase partitioning WAC 173-340-740 (3)(bXiii)(A) or Method C soil model with variable input parameters may be used cleanup levels (see WAC 173-340-745(5)(b)(iii) to establish a soil concentration for any hazardous (A)). substance. Site-specific data are required for use For the purposes of this section, "soil concen- of this model. See subsection (5) of this section. tration" means the concentration in the soil that (c) Four-phase partitioning model. The will not cause an exceedance of the ground water four-phase partitioning model may be used to cleanup level established under WAC 173-340- derive soil concentrations for any site where 720. hazardous substances are present in the soil as a (2) General requirements. The soil coneen- nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL). The depart- tration established under this section for each ment expects that this model will be used at sites hazardoussubstance shall meet…
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