Assessing the Performance of Pump-and-Treat Systems - 16380
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (United States)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (United States)
Pump-and-treat (P and T) is a common groundwater remedy. However, a challenge with P and T remedies has been in evaluating their performance. A structured approach can be applied to gathering the information needed to support assessment of P and T remedies and decisions to close the remedy, continue P and T, optimize the P and T system, or transition to other remedy approaches. Supportive decision elements include analysis of contaminant concentrations and trends, quantifying contaminant mass discharge of plume and source zone, quantifying the attenuation capacity of the aquifer, using tools to predict future plume behavior and time to reach remedial action objectives, and information about the current P and T system design and operations. Several sites have successfully conducted a P and T performance assessment and supported decisions to change their remedy approach. These case studies are discussed in relation to a recent document, Performance Assessment for Pump-and-Treat Closure or Transition, that provides guidance for the assessment process and associate remedy decisions. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 22838196
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US-19-WM-16380; TRN: US19V1389083551
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: WM2016: 42. Annual Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 6-10 Mar 2016; Other Information: Country of input: France; 5 refs.; available online at: http://archive.wmsym.org/2016/index.html
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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