Ground-water site inventory data for selected wells on or near the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 1949 through 1982

Bagby, J.C.; White, Lazarus; Barraclough, J.T.; Jensen, R.G.

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“…The USGS has been responsible for the collection and reporting of ground water quality sampling data at the ICPP since site activities began in 1949 (Bagby et al, 1985).…”

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“…Thirty-two ground water monitoring wells have been completed within the upper portion of the regional aquifer system in the vicinity of the ICPP since 1953 (see Figure 2). These wells have been installed to evaluate the geologic, geohydrologic, and geochemical characteristics of the aquifer as well as the stratigraphy of the 460-foot thick unsaturated zone (Jones and Jones, 1952;Jones, 1961;Keys, 1963;Chase et al, 1964;Walker, 1960Walker, , 1964Bagby et al, 1984;Bartholomay, 1990;U.S. DOE, 1990a;Anderson, 1991).…”

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“…The location and completion specifications of these wells were determined by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. DOE. The USGS is responsible for collecting water quality (e.g., Bagby et al, 1985) and water level (e.g., Barraclough et al, 1984) data from these wells on a quarterly, semi-annual, or annual basis.…”

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“…Comparative summary of intrawell flow directions (after Barraclough et al, 1967a) and lithostratigrapl_c intervals (after Anderson, 1991) The majority of ground water monitoring wells currently sampled at the ICPP are uncased over large vertical intervals of the upper portion of the Snake River Plain aquifer system. Open borehole intervals in older wells range from 100 to more than 300 feet (Bagby et al, 1984). These wells are completed through multiple, water-producing zones in basalt.…”

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“…Table 3 provides a completion summary for each well including: date of installation, purpose of completion, drilling method used, ground surface,elevation, total completion depth, cased interval depth, depth of total penetration below the regional water table, length of open interval and depth of dedicated sampling pump below ground surface (bgs). Additional information on each well is provided inJones and Jones (1952),Peckham (1959),Chase et al (1964),Bagby et al (1984), Golder Associates (1990) and U.S.DOE (1990a).…”

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A comparative evaluation of conceptual models for the Snake River Plain aquifer at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, INEL

Prahl¹

1992

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Geologic and hydrologic data collected by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) are used to evaluate the existing ground water monitoring well network completed in the upper portion of the Snake River Plain aquifer (SRPA) beneath the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant (ICPP). The ICPP is located at the south central end of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), about forty miles west of the city of Idaho Falls. •. Most monitoring wells at the ICPP are open over multiple water-producing zones, with uncased intervals commonly ranging from 100 to as much as 300 feet below the regional water table. The USGS data analyzed and compared in this study include: a) lithologic, geophysical, and stratigraphic information, including the conceptual geologic models developed by Jones (1961) and Anderson (1991), b) intrawell, ground water flow measurements (Tracejector tests) as described by Barraclough et al. (1967), and c) dedicated, submersible, sampling pump elevations as provided by Jensen (USGS, personal / communication). Qualitative evaluation ofthese data indicate that theupper portion oftheSRPA is bothheterogeneous andanisotropic atthescale oftheICPP monitoring wellnetwork. Meaningful spatial correlations ofdistinct hydrostratigraphic units (i.e., aquifers) are extremely difficult toestablish betweenthemajority ofICPP monitoring wells basedon available hydrogeologic data. Basalt flowtopunits, whicharebelieved torepresent the mostpermeable pathways forhorizontal ground waterflow, do notappear tobelaterally continuous basedon caliper, natural-gamma, andlithologic logs. Limited spatial agreement exists betweentheaquifers defined by thehydrostratigraphic conceptual modelofJones (196 I)andthebasalt flowgroups identified by thelithostratigraphic conceptual modelof Anderson(199I). Traccjcctor test results (after Barraclough ctal., 1967a) indicate that thehydraulic interconncction and spatial configuration ofwater-producing zonesisextremely complex this project was made available by the

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“…The USGS has been responsible for the collection and reporting of ground water quality sampling data at the ICPP since site activities began in 1949 (Bagby et al, 1985).…”

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A comparative evaluation of conceptual models for the Snake River Plain aquifer at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, INEL

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1992

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Aqueous radioactive- and industrial- waste disposal at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory through 1982

Lewis¹,

Eagleton²,

Jensen³

1985

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(INEL) since its establishment as the National Reactor Testing Station in 1949. During the many years of INEL operations, low-level radioactive and chemical wastes have been disposed of directly or indirectly into the Snake River Plain aquifer which underlies the INEL. Some wastes have been disposed of to leaching ponds, ditches, or subsurface leaching fields, and these wastes have migrated downward to the aquifer. Other wastes have reached the aquifer by direct injection through disposal wells. The aqueous-waste disposal data, plus related and pertinent hydrologic and groundwater quality data, have been assembled on magnetic-computer tape and are now available for comparison and evaluation of various digital groundwater solute-transport models. This report is a listing, in tabular form, of the radioactive-and chemical-aqueous-waste disposal data available on the magnetic tape. A map showing the locations of selected INEL facilities is included, as well as a selected reference list of reports which interpret the hydrologic data set. This report includes aqueous-disposal data published in several INEL reports listed in the reference section. Radioactive-waste-disposal data were obtained from the following references:

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Hydrogeology and geochemistry of the unsaturated zone, radioactive waste management complex, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho

Rightmire¹,

Lewis²

1987

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Ground-water site inventory data for selected wells on or near the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 1949 through 1982

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A comparative evaluation of conceptual models for the Snake River Plain aquifer at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, INEL

A comparative evaluation of conceptual models for the Snake River Plain aquifer at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, INEL

Aqueous radioactive- and industrial- waste disposal at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory through 1982

Hydrogeology and geochemistry of the unsaturated zone, radioactive waste management complex, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho

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