Survey of the ground-water geology and hydrology of the Pasco Basin, Washington
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6162106
The Hanford Site lies entirely within the Pasco Basin, which lies, in turn, within the Columbia River Plateau of eastern Washington. The Basalt Waste Isolation Program has begun the study of the basalt underlying the site to determine the suitability of the basalt as a nuclear waste repository. Before a waste repository can become a reality the relationship between the ground-water flow system and the site must be completely understood. This report provides the following: an evaluation of the basic data available for wells and test holes drilled in the Pasco Basin; a summary of the geologic and hydrologic features of the basin that can be deduced from these data, obtained from published sources, or inferred from a comparison of the Pasco Basin with other basins within the Columbia Plateau; a preliminary conceptualization of the ground-water flow in the Pasco Basin; a statement of the additional work required to substantiate or modify the flow system conceptualized; and a brief appraisal of the potential usefulness of remote-sensing imagery in the evaluation of the ground-water hydrology of the Pasco Basin. 19 figures, 10 tables, 10 plates. (RWR)
- Research Organization:
- Summers (W.K.) and Associates, Inc., Socorro, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-77-C-06-1030
- OSTI ID:
- 6162106
- Report Number(s):
- RHO-BWI-C-41
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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