Classification of hydrostratigraphic units at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina
A detailed synthesis of the hydrologic, geophysical and core data from wells penetrating the updip Mesozoic-Cenozoic Coastal Plain sequence at and near the Savannah River Site (SRS) was conducted to define and classify the hydrostratigraphic units. The purpose of the study was to give the SRS a single unified hydrostratigraphic classification that defines and addresses the hydrogeologic characteristics of the aquifers underlying the site. The characterization, areal distribution and classification of the aquifer and aquifer systems gives SRS the tools to evaluate ground water movement and contaminant transport in a comprehensive regional context. An alpha-numeric nomenclature has been temporarily adopted in this report for classifying the aquifers and aquifer systems at SRS. Formal geographic names for the aquifers and aquifer systems will be proposed in the near future but must be agreed upon and ratified by the South Carolina Hydrostratigraphic Subcommittee which was in part organized for the purpose. The classification utilizes a hierarchy of terms ranked at three levels: Aquifer Systems that transmit ground water regionally; Aquifer Units which are mappable units > 400 square miles in area; and Aquifer Zones that differentiate aquifers internally on the basis of locally significant characteristics.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 5716827
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-RP-90-987; ON: DE92009802
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HYDROLOGY
CLASSIFICATION
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
AQUIFERS
STRATIGRAPHY
COASTAL REGIONS
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
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SOUTH CAROLINA
WELLS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
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540250* - Environment
Terrestrial- Site Resource & Use Studies- (1990-)