Radionuclides, inorganic constituents, organic compounds, and bacteria in water from selected wells and springs from the southern boundary of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory to the Hagerman Area, Idaho, 1991

Abstract

Department of Energy, sampled 18 sites as part of a long-term project to monitor water quality of the Snake River Plain aquifer from the southern boundary of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory to the Hagerman area. Water samples were collected and analyzed for manmade pollutants and naturally occurring constituents. The samples were collected from six irrigation wells, seven domestic wells, two springs, one stock well, one dairy well, and one observation well. Quality assurance samples also were collected and analyzed. The water samples were analyzed for selected radionuclides, inorganic constituents, organic compounds, and bacteria. None of the samples analyzed for radionuclides, inorganic constituents, or organic compounds exceeded the established maximum contaminant levels for drinking water. Most of the radionuclide and inorganic constituent concentrations exceeded their respective reporting levels. All the samples analyzed for dissolved organic carbon had concentrations that exceeded their reporting level. Concentrations of 1,1,1-trichloroethane exceeded the reporting level in two water samples. Two samples and a quality assurance replicate contained reportable concentrations of 2, 4-D. One sample contained fecal coliform bacteria counts that exceeded established maximum contaminant levels for drinking water.

Radiochemical and Chemical Constituents in Water from Selected Wells and Springs from the Southern Boundary of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory to the Hagerman Area, Idaho, 2002

“…American Society for Testing and Materials, 1992, ASTM standards on precision and bias for various applications: Philadelphia, Pa., American Society for Testing and Materials Publication code number (PCN) 03-511092-34, 478 p. , Effect of activities at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory on the water quality of the Snake River Plain aquifer in the Magic Valley study area, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-052-98, 4 p. Bartholomay, R.C., Edwards, D.D., and Campbell, L.J., 1992, Radionuclides, inorganic constituents, organic compounds, and bacteria in water from selected wells and springs from the southern boundary of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory to the Hagerman area, Idaho, 1990: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-91 (DOE/ID-22102), 42 p. Table 2. Results of field measurements of water for pH, specific conductance, and temperature from selected wells and springs, eastern Snake River Plain.…”

“…The initial round of sampling for the third study involved analyzing water samples collected from 55 sites during August andSeptember 1989 (Wegner andCampbell, 1991). Subsequent rounds of sampling have involved collecting and analyzing water samples annually from about one-third of the sites.…”

“…expected to be negligible. Data for a variety of radiochemical and chemical constituents from the sampling rounds have been published in reports by Bartholomay, Edwards, and Campbell (1992, 1993, 1994a, 1994b; , 1996, 1997b; and Twining, Rattray, and Campbell (2003). An evaluation of the results from this study from 1989 through 1992 was published by Bartholomay, Williams, and Campbell (1997a).…”