Sanitary landfill groundwater monitoring report. Fourth quarter 1996 and 1996 summary

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/491509· OSTI ID:491509

A maximum of eighty-nine wells of the LFW series monitor groundwater quality in the Steed Pond Aquifer (Water Table) beneath the Sanitary Landfill at the Savannah River Site (SRS). These wells are sampled quarterly to comply with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Domestic Waste Permit DWP-087A and as part of the SRS Groundwater Monitoring Program. Dichloromethane, a common laboratory contaminant, and chloroethene (vinyl chloride) were the most widespread constituents exceeding standards during 1996. Benzene, trichloroethylene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, lead (total recoverable), gross alpha, mercury (total recoverable), tetrachloroethylene, fluoride, thallium, radium-226, radium-228, and tritium also exceeded standards in one or more wells. The groundwater flow direction in the Steed Pond Aquifer (Water Table) beneath the Sanitary Landfill was to the southeast (universal transverse Mercator coordinates). The flow rate in this unit was approximately 141 ft/year during first quarter 1996 and 132 ft/year during fourth quarter 1996

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-96SR18500
• OSTI ID: 491509
• Report Number(s): WSRC-TR--96-0137-4; ON: DE97060091
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
BENZENE
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FLUORIDES
GROUND WATER
LEAD
MERCURY
MONITORING
NUMERICAL DATA
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIUM 226
RADIUM 228
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
THALLIUM
TRITIUM
WATER POLLUTION