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Seepage detection along the Chicago sanitary and ship canal near Lockport, Illinois

Conference ·
OSTI ID:381487
 [1];  [2]
  1. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS (United States)
  2. Army Engineer District, Rock Island, IL (United States)
Water leakage between the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and an adjacent stream, Deep Run Creek, has been detected and monitored by personnel of the U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island (CENCR) at a location situated approximately 1.1 miles upstream of the Lockport Lock. The area of seepage outflow is located at the base of the 16th Street Bridge in Lockport, Illinois. The seepage area consists of three primary outflow points each located approximately five to ten feet apart. CENCR engineers are interested in delineating seepage paths between the canal and outflow area and locating points of water inflow along the canal wall such that this information can be applied to any monitoring or remediation efforts necessary to control the water leakage. Waterborne self-potential (SP) surveys and dye tracing tests were conducted along a 900 ft section of the southeastern retaining wall to locate any seepage paths and/or points of water inflow along the canal wall. The results of this survey will supplement previous monitoring information acquired by CENCR personnel and facilitate the accurate positioning of any borings or corrective measures as may be required to monitor or remediate the water leakage.
OSTI ID:
381487
Report Number(s):
CONF-960477--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English