Case studies in wellhead protection area delineation and monitoring
Ground-water monitoring is one of many management options for Wellhead Protection Program implementation. Ground-water parameters are monitored (1) to assess source-control measures, (2) to monitor compliance with drinking water standards at sites other than the wellhead, and (3) to provide advance warning of contaminants in ground water. Five case studies are included in the document to exemplify the monitoring methodology for different hydrogeologic and contaminant source settings. The five case study research sites include Stevens Point, Wisconsin; Littleton, MA; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Dover, New Hampshire; and Springfield, Missouri. The document emphasizes a multi-disciplinary approach for hydrogeologic characterization, wellhead protection area delineation, and flowpath assessment. Hydrogeologic characterization techniques include: well installation, water quality sampling and assessment, geologic and structural-control mapping, aquifer testing, dye tracing, borehole geophysics, analytical solutions, and ground-water flow modeling.
- Research Organization:
- Lockheed Environmental Systems and Technologies Co., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5819049
- Report Number(s):
- PB-94-105350/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-C0-0049
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: See also PB--93-215861
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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GROUND WATER
MONITORING
WATER WELLS
WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AQUIFERS
BOREHOLES
COMPLIANCE
DRINKING WATER
DYES
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
GEOPHYSICS
MAPPING
MISSOURI
NEW HAMPSHIRE
OPTIMAL CONTROL
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
SAMPLING
SOUTH DAKOTA
STANDARDS
WATER QUALITY
WATER SUPPLY
WISCONSIN
CAVITIES
CONTROL
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
REGULATIONS
USA
WATER
WELLS
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Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)