Groundwater manual for the electric utility industry. Volume 1. Geological formations and groundwater aquifers. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6026800

Barton, Jr, A R; Redwine, J C

Major areas of concern to power companies include the leaching of both solid wastes and stored coal, land subsidence and sinkhole development, and seepage away from all types of impoundments. These groundwater considerations can produce substantial increases in the cost of generating electricity. The leaching of fly ash, bottom ash, coal piles, and other materials has recently developed into an area of major environmental concern. Federal, state, and local regulations require various degrees of leachate monitoring. Land subsidence and sinkhole development can adversely affect power-generating facilities and frequently result in substantial property losses. Seepage from impoundments of all sorts (for example, ash ponds or hydroelectric facilities) may result in substantial water losses, lost generation, reduced stability of structures, and in extreme cases, abandonment or failure of dikes and dams. The groundwater manual is organized into three volumes. Volume 1 explains hydrogeologic concepts basic to understanding the occurrence, availability, and importance of underground waters and aquifers. It also contains a glossary of terms on subsurface hydrology and discusses such topics as the hydrologic cycle, groundwater quality in the 12 major US groundwater regions, and groundwater regulation. (ACR)

• Research Organization: Southern Co. Services, Inc., Birmingham, AL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6026800
• Report Number(s): EPRI-CS-3901-Vol.1; ON: TI85920571
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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