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Evaluation of multiple tracer methods to estimate low groundwater flow velocities
Reimus, Paul
W
. ;
Arnold
,
Bill
W
.
Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2017-04, Vol.199 (C), p.1-13
[Peer Reviewed Journal]
Netherlands: Elsevier B.V
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Title:
Evaluation of multiple tracer methods to estimate low groundwater flow velocities
Author:
Reimus, Paul
W
.
;
Arnold
,
Bill
W
.
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
;
Environmental Monitoring - methods
;
Environmental Monitoring - statistics & numerical data
;
GEOSCIENCES
;
Groundwater - chemistry
;
Groundwater velocity
;
Models, Theoretical
;
Nevada
;
Specific discharge
;
Tracer
;
Tracer test
;
Uncertainty
;
Water Movements
;
Water Wells
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Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2017-04, Vol.199 (C), p.1-13
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LA-UR-16-24505
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
AC52-06NA25396; AC04-94AL85000
USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW)
Description:
Four different tracer methods were used to estimate groundwater flow velocity at a multiple-well site in the saturated alluvium south of Yucca Mountain, Nevada: (1) two single-well tracer tests with different rest or “shut-in” periods, (2) a cross-hole tracer test with an extended flow interruption, (3) a comparison of two tracer decay curves in an injection borehole with and without pumping of a downgradient well, and (4) a natural-gradient tracer test. Such tracer methods are potentially very useful for estimating groundwater velocities when hydraulic gradients are flat (and hence uncertain) and also when water level and hydraulic conductivity data are sparse, both of which were the case at this test location. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the first three methods for their ability to provide reasonable estimates of relatively low groundwater flow velocities in such low-hydraulic-gradient environments. The natural-gradient method is generally considered to be the most robust and direct method, so it was used to provide a “ground truth” velocity estimate. However, this method usually requires several wells, so it is often not practical in systems with large depths to groundwater and correspondingly high well installation costs. The fact that a successful natural gradient test was conducted at the test location offered a unique opportunity to compare the flow velocity estimates obtained by the more easily deployed and lower risk methods with the ground-truth natural-gradient method. The groundwater flow velocity estimates from the four methods agreed very well with each other, suggesting that the first three methods all provided reasonably good estimates of groundwater flow velocity at the site. The advantages and disadvantages of the different methods, as well as some of the uncertainties associated with them are discussed. •Four different tracer methods were used to estimate groundwater flow velocity.•The tests were conducted in the same location in a saturated porous medium aquifer.•The flow velocity estimates from the different methods were in good agreement.•The relative merits and uncertainties of the different methods are discussed.
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Netherlands: Elsevier B.V
Language:
English
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