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Evaluation of a pumping test of the Snake River Plain aquifer using axial-flow numerical modeling
Authors:Gary S Johnson  David B Frederick  Donna M Cosgrove
Institution:(1) University of Idaho, 1776 Science Center Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, USA,;(2) INEEL Oversight Program, 900N Skyline, Suite C, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, USA,
Abstract:The Snake River Plain aquifer in southeast Idaho is hosted in a thick sequence of layered basalts and interbedded sediments. The degree to which the layering impedes vertical flow has not been well understood, yet is a feature that may exert a substantial control on the movement of contaminants. An axial-flow numerical model, RADFLOW, was calibrated to pumping test data collected by a straddle-packer system deployed at 23 depth intervals in four observation wells to evaluate conceptual models and estimate properties of the Snake River Plain aquifer at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. A delayed water-table response observed in intervals beneath a sediment interbed was best reproduced with a three-layer simulation. The results demonstrate the hydraulic significance of this interbed as a semi-confining layer. Vertical hydraulic conductivity of the sediment interbed was estimated to be about three orders of magnitude less than vertical hydraulic conductivity of the lower basalt and upper basalt units. The numerical model was capable of representing aquifer conceptual models that could not be represented with any single analytical technique. The model proved to be a useful tool for evaluating alternative conceptual models and estimating aquifer properties in this application. Electronic Publication
Keywords:Axial flow models Basalt aquifer Conceptual models Hydraulic testing Snake River Plain
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