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RFQ-DC-15-00234

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0001 Statement of Work for Upper Mill Creek and 1 LO Wildermuth Restored Wetland Project SSWR 4.1.A.5 Microbiological and Chemical Exposure Assessment Research Division Microbial Exposure Research Branch Cincinnati, OH

1. Project Description:

The immediate goal of the project is to determine, over a period of 18 - 24 months, (1) the influence of stormwater upon the water quality of the Upper Mill Creek and (2) the effectiveness of a constructed Wildermuth Wetland to mediate/reduce any contamination that might Continued ...

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occur from stormwater influence. This type of data can be used to inform future regulations/standards regarding the application of Green Infrastructure such as constructed wetlands, as there are currently no standards for such water systems. Monitoring the effectiveness of constructed wetlands for mediating water quality parameters could potentially promote construction of more of these types of sites for reducing risk to public health from contaminated stormwater.

2. Description of Sampling Services:

Citizen scientists will be recruited by a contractor to assist in the procurement and processing of samples taken with battery operated autosamplers at the Upper Mill Creek/Wildermuth Wetland site over an 18 ¿ 24 month period (for a total of 216 samples, dry weather and wet weather). The contractor will recruit/supervise/oversee the participation of the citizen scientists.

Autosampler #1 will be placed upstream of the Wildermuth wetland outlet for sampling of the Upper Mill Creek (not influenced by water from the wetland area) during both dry weather and wet weather events.

Autosampler #2 will be located within the Wildermuth wetland at a site prior to the outlet structure releasing water to Mill Creek (for sampling water releasing from wetland during wet weather events but not influenced by Upper Mill Creek).

A wet weather event for the Wildermuth wetland will be defined as ¿the occurrence of a total one-inch of rainfall precipitation¿ (over a 24 hour period or less).

A dry weather event will be defined as any period receiving no precipitation during the previous 72 hours.

Because it requires one hour to transport samples from the Mill Creek/Wildermuth site to EPA laboratories at AWBERC, a maximum of three samples (at zero hour, two hour and four hour) can be taken for each day per event. The Continued ...

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number of samples taken over a 24-hr period will depend upon the availability of personnel and access to laboratories (at EPA and on-site at Wildermuth).

Water from the Upper Mill Creek will divert into the Wildermuth project only when stream has high level of volume as a result of receiving stormwater (as a result of one-inch of precipitation over a period of 24 hours or less) from the local watershed.

Existing retention ponds at a water reclamation facility adjacent to the site also release into the central portion of the Wildermuth wetland during all weather, it will be necessary to sample the wetland during dry weather to determine the extent of influence of this retention pond water.

Wet weather samples would come from both Mill Creek autosampler #1 and from Wildermuth autosampler #2.

Over the 18 - 24 month period of the project it is anticipated that a tentative total of 216 samples (both dry weather and wet weather) will be taken.

Dry weather samples - 18 sampling events, two autosamplers, six samples total, = 108 Wet weather samples - 18 sampling events, two autosamplers, six samples total, = 108

Under contractor supervision, citizen scientists will collect and transport samples from each sampling period to a laboratory located at the nearby Butler Water Reclamation Facility where basic water quality parameter testing will be performed using approved Standard Methods (APHA) procedures (pH, total phosphate, total nitrogen, turbidity, conductivity). The contractor will also collect and transport samples volumes needed for testing performed at AWBERC laboratories in Cincinnati.

The contractor will develop an approved Quality Assurance Project Plan, perform duties as requested and will maintain careful and accurate records which will be the property of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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3. Required Expertise, Skills, Education and/or Experience:

The contractor will have previous experience with

(1) water quality parameter testing of samples taken from the Mill Creek, (2) experience with supervising citizen volunteer scientists, (3) operation/maintenance of autosamplers and (4) preparation of quality assurance project plans.

4. Description of Working Conditions:

Testing of basic water quality parameters will be performed in a laboratory at the Butler Water Reclamation Facility and will be governed by the USEPA quality assurance system.

6. Duration and Compensation:

Work will begin on or about January, 2016 and sampling will occur over a period of 18 ¿ 24 months. Compensation for contractor staff, automobile mileage, and autosampler preparation will be approximately $19,000.00. Costs for disposable laboratory materials will be approximately $2,200.00.

7. Taxes:

The Contractor is responsible for paying all Federal, State or local income taxes required as a result of income received under this order.

Contact: Dr. Dennis Lye (lye.dennis@epa.gov)