West Virginia Ordnance Works Supplemental Remedial Investigation
Abstract
A supplemental Remedial Investigation (RI) was conducted at the second operable unit of the West Virginia Ordnance Works (WVOW). The RI summarily assessed ground water contamination at the Acids Area/Yellow Water Reservoir area, the Red Water Reservoirs area, and the Pond 13/Wet Well area. The field effort was conducted from March 1986-August 1986. The study included the following elements: (1) Installation of nine ground water monitor wells and one water-level observation well (March 1986). (2) Sampling of 9 new monitor wells and 24 existing wells (April 1986). (3) Sampling of six sediment locations at the Red Water Reservoirs. (4) Time-series sampling of Wells GW27D and GW27 during a 48-hour pumping period (August 1986). (5) Resampling of six monitor wells and one water supply well (August 1986). Ground water contamination is limited to the shallow alluvial aquifer at the three areas of concern. The shallow aquifer is separated from a deep glacial outwash aquifer by a gray clay confining layer. This confining layer is present in all areas of concern at WVOW and acts as an effective barrier to preclude vertical contaminant migration. Ground water flow in the shallow aquifer is to the west. A ground water divide exist for the deep aquifer; ground water flow is to the north (north of the Acids Area/Yellow Water Reservoir) and to the south at Pond 13/Wet Well Area. TNT, nitroaromatics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 18, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA202224
Entities
People
- C. D. Hendry
- D. L. Kraus
- V. J. Powell