Open AccessIntegrated Hydrogeological Model of the General Separations Area, Vol. 2, Rev. 1
Author(s) -
Gregoryk. Flach
Publication year - 1999
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/833809
Subject(s) - remedial action , vadose zone , groundwater flow , remedial education , drawdown (hydrology) , groundwater , environmental remediation , hydraulic conductivity , petroleum engineering , environmental science , groundwater model , hydrology (agriculture) , civil engineering , aquifer , computer science , engineering , geotechnical engineering , soil science , contamination , ecology , soil water , political science , law , biology
The 15 mi2 General Separations Area (GSA) contains more than 35 RCRA and CERCLA waste units, and is the focus of numerous ongoing and anticipated contaminant migration and remedial alternatives studies. To meet the analysis needs of GSA remediation programs, a groundwater flow model of the area based on the FACT code was developed. The model is consistent with detailed characterization and monitoring data through 1996. Model preprocessing has been automated so that future updates and modifications can be performed quickly and efficiently. Most remedial action scenarios can be explicitly simulated, including vertical recirculation wells, vertical barriers, surface caps, pumping wells at arbitrary locations, specified drawdown within well casings (instead of flowrate), and wetland impacts of remedial actions. The model has a fine scale vertical mesh and heterogeneous conductivity field, and includes the vadose zone. Therefore, the model is well suited to support subsequent contaminant transport simulations. the model can provide a common framework for analyzing groundwater flow, contaminant migration, and remedial alternatives across Environmental Restoration programs within the GSA