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CJeo(o,yw-qf 'echnw-s Inc Page 2 <br />' Groundwater Monitonng Report <br /> Project No 724 2 <br /> . October 3,2002 <br /> 1.0 GROUNDWATER MONITORING <br />' 1.1 Hydrogeology of Site <br /> Site-specific groundwater gradients and bearings for water table and intermediate wells <br />' were calculated utilizing computer generated contours <br /> On June 21, 2002, the gradient in water table wells MW-4, MW-5, MW-6 and MW-7 was <br />' flowing S57°E at 0 0057 ft/ft This is the steepest gradient yet observed at the site Figure 2 <br /> illustrates the water table groundwater gradient map for the monitoring event The average <br /> elevation of groundwater under the site was —19 29-feet (below) msl The water level has <br />' risen significantly at the site since October of 1992 when groundwater was—39 feet msl <br /> Figure 3 is an intermediate well groundwater gradient map for the June 2002 event In the <br /> intermediate wells (water above the screened interval of the well) MW-1 through MW-3, <br /> MW-106 and MW-107, groundwater flowed due east at a gradient of 0 0017 ft/ft Deep <br />' well MW-104 is not screened across similar elevations so a deeper gradient was not <br /> calculated for the event <br /> Table 1 in Appendix A contains the shallow groundwater elevations and gradients for all <br /> events since the start of this project in October 1992 Table 2 in Appendix A contains the <br /> historical intermediate/deep groundwater elevations <br />' Historical groundwater gradient data are illustrated in Figure 4, Groundwater Gradient Rose <br /> Diagram <br /> Vertical Groundwater Gradients <br /> Under vertical groundwater flow conditions, the water level in a monitoring well is a <br /> function of the length of the well screen and its depth or vertical position in the aquifer As <br /> with horizontal flow conditions, the diameter of the well or piezometer is immaterial <br />' The following procedure is used to calculate the vertical groundwater gradient <br /> • Determine vertical distance between the two measuring devices by the distance from the <br />' mid-point between the top and bottom seal of the deep well (MW-104, MW-106, MW- <br /> 107) and the mid-point between the groundwater elevation and the bottom seal in the <br /> shallow well (MW-4, MW-6, MW-7) <br /> • Measure the head in both wells used in the calculations <br /> • If the lateral distance between the well pair is greater than a few feet, then calculations <br />' must be made to correct the down-gradient piezometnc head to account for the sloping <br /> water table between the wells The calculation considers the slope of the water table and <br /> the distance in a down-gradient direction between the two wells used in the calculations <br /> r <br />