Hydrogeologic reconnaissance of the swope oil superfund site and vicinity, Camden and Burlington Counties, New Jersey

Book · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5051060

Barton, G J; Krebs, M

Groundwater beneath a former chemical reclamation facility in New Jersey is contaminated with metals and organic compounds. The off-site migration of these compounds has not been studied; however, a nearby public-supply well is contaminated, and a public-supply well 1,400 ft downgradient from the site may be threatened. The study is underlain by alluvial deposits composed of gravel, sand, silt, and clay. These deposits comprise the water table aquifer, the confining units, and the confined aquifer throughout the study area. The water table beneath the Swope Oil Superfund site is approximately 17 ft below sea level and groundwater levels throughout the study area are below the stage of the Delaware River. The aquifer system is recharged by precipitation, leakage of water through confining units, and the water induced from the Delaware River. Five public supply-well fields, primarily adjacent to the Delaware River, and four waste disposal sites with observation well networks are located in the study area. Both the water table and confined aquifers are contaminated in several locations. The concentration of metals and/or purgeable organic compounds in more than 20 wells exceeds the US Environmental Protection Agency primary drinking-water standard and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection recommended drinking water criteria. Selected data from wells and test borings are presented, including well construction details; drillers', geologists', and geophysical logs; water levels; specific-capacity and slug test data; and chemical analysis of groundwater samples. 35 refs., 5 figs., 14 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 5051060
• Resource Relation: Related Information: USGS Open-File Report 89-402
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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