Open AccessResults of Detailed Hydrologic Characterization Tests - FY 1999/011
Author(s) -
F.A. Spane,
Paul D. Thorne,
Darrell R. Newcomer
Publication year - 2001
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/781071
Subject(s) - hydraulic conductivity , slug test , aquifer , groundwater flow , geology , groundwater , flow (mathematics) , tracer , geotechnical engineering , characterization (materials science) , hydraulic head , porosity , hydrology (agriculture) , flow velocity , flow measurement , soil science , mechanics , materials science , soil water , physics , nuclear physics , nanotechnology
This report provides the results of detailed hydrologic characterization tests conducted within newly constructed Hanford Site wells during FY 1999. Detailed characterization tests performed during FY 1999 included: groundwater flow characterization, barometric response evaluation, slug tests, single-well tracer tests, constant-rate pumping tests, and in-well vertical flow tests. Hydraulic property estimates obtained from the detailed hydrologic tests include: transmissivity, hydraulic conductivity, specific yield, effective porosity, in-well lateral flow velocity, aquifer flow velocity, vertical distribution of hydraulic conductivity (within the well-screen section) and in-well vertical flow velocity. In addition, local groundwater flow characteristics (i.e., hydraulic gradient and flow direction) were determined for four sites where detailed well testing was performed