A survey of the requirements of State regulatory agencies responsible for monitoring ground‐water quality at waste disposal sites was conducted in order to gain a concise profile of monitoring practices across the country, and also to provide the basis for a monitoring manual to serve as technical background and guidance for the citizens of Minnesota. The survey considered a variety of topics including the regulatory framework for requiring monitoring, chemical parameters analyzed, recommended methods of monitoring well construction and sample collection, laboratory quality control, data interpretation, and post‐operational monitoring requirements. The survey showed that most State monitoring programs are in their infancy. Many States, however, are beginning to devote serious effort and manpower commitments to the development of monitoring programs, although there is considerable divergence of opinion regarding how these programs should be conducted. Federal legislation establishing minimum performance criteria instead of detailed operating requirements for waste disposal sites will increase the need for sound water monitoring programs at these sites in the future.
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Clark et al. (1980) studied this question.