Effects of seepage from fly-ash settling ponds and construction dewatering on ground-water levels in the Cowles Unit, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana. Water-resources investigations (final) 1976-77

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5484190

Meyer, W; Tucci, P

Part of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore shares a common boundary with the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO). This area is underlain by unconsolidated deposits approximately 180 feet thick. NIPSCO accumulates fly ash from the burning of coal in electric-power generating units in settling ponds. Seepage from the ponds has raised ground-water levels above natural levels approximately 15 feet under the ponds and more than 10 feet within the Lakeshore. NIPSCO is presently (1977) constructing a nuclear powerplant, and construction activities include pumping ground water to dewater the construction site. The company has installed a slurry wall around the site to prevent lowering of ground-water levels within the Lakeshore. Plans call for continuous pumping through at least December 1979. A multilayered digital flow model was constructed to simulate the ground-water system. The model was used to demonstrate the effects of seepage from the fly-ash ponds on ground-water levels.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Indianapolis, IN (USA). Water Resources Div.
• OSTI ID: 5484190
• Report Number(s): PB-300843
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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