Groundwater Contaminant Transport at a Hazardous Waste Disposal Site, Pullman, Washington

by Bill Saur, Cascade Earth Sciences, Inc, Albany, United States,
M. Yavuz Corapcioglu, Cascade Earth Sciences, Inc, Albany, United States,
Kent Keller, Cascade Earth Sciences, Inc, Albany, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Water Management in the '90s: A Time for Innovation

Abstract:

Groundwater contamination at a hazardous waste site near Pullman, Washington is simulated by a numerical model. The aquifer at the site is classified as an unconfined valley aquifer. Solute transport was found to be towards the aquifer outlet, Airport Creek. The model predicts initial trace contaminant, by a nonreactive solute, at the node representing Airport Creek six to 11.4 years after the start of the simulation. This simulation of a nonreactive solute transport represents a worst case scenario. Results are presented and discussed in a context to prevent future groundwater contamination.

Subject Headings: Groundwater pollution | Water pollution | Waste sites | Numerical models | Water supply systems | Water resources | Water quality | Washington | United States

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