Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources– South Atlantic-Gulf region

Cederstrom, Dagfin John; Boswell, E. H.; Tarver, G.R.

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“…The South Atlantic-Gulf Region may be divided into two broad components: 1) the Coastal Plain province, about 196,000 square miles, made up of soft unconsolidated sand, gravel, and clay and consolidated or semiconsolidated limestone and 2) the remainder (Piedmont pro vi nee, Blue Ridge pro vi nee, Va 11 ey and Ridge province, and Cumberland Plateau section), about 74,000 square miles, consisting for the most part of hard consolidated rocks--indurated and metamorphosed sedimentary rocks and crystalline igneous rocks (Cederstrom et al 1979).…”

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“…In most of the region water of good quality is available; however, simple treatment for excessive iron, corrosiveness, and hardness is common (Cederstrom et al 1979).…”

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“…11. Types of Aquifers in the South Atlantic-Gulf Region(Cederstrom et al 1979, p. 09) Correlation of Coastal Plain Stratigraphic Units and Aquifers Sf FUf S '"•on" 1 ~ . ~:::::::'~;;~~~;~£;_~~;:~\ : : , ~ ~ r~~•:f~%] "' .…”

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Relationship of regional water quality to aquifer thermal energy storage

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1983

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Study findings suggest that aquifers composed of quartz sands and sandstones are most promising for 1 ow temperature and chill storage. Quartzose rocks are believed to be promising for high temperature storage, provided that silica dissolution and precipitation within the temperature regime of the cycle is not significant. Of the hydrologic regions reviewed, 10 were identified as having the characteristics necessary for ATES development: 1) Mid-Atlantic, 2) South-Atlantic Gulf, 3) Ohio, 4) Upper Mississippi, 5) Lower Mississippi, 6) Souris-Red-Rainy, 7) Missouri Basin, 8) Arkansas-White-Red, 9) Texas-Gulf, and 10) California. vi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This study was originally conceived by Landis D. Kannberg and John R. Raymond to provide impetus to the aquifer thermal energy storage program on a national scale. William J. Deutsch evaluated ground water chemical analyses using the MINETEQ code; this enabled prediction of solution stabilities for various types of water. Andrea J. Currie provided technical editing and supervised word processing of the Apppendix. Susan J. Arey prepared the several drafts and coordinated production.

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“…In most of the region water of good quality is available; however, simple treatment for excessive iron, corrosiveness, and hardness is common (Cederstrom et al 1979).…”

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Relationship of regional water quality to aquifer thermal energy storage

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1983

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“…The lower part of the Gordo Formation is predominately a sand and gravel aquifer with upper and lower clay confining beds [Boswell, 1978a]. It is regionally extensive in the southeast with an outcrop area extending from northeast Mississippi to central Georgia [Cederstrom et al, 1979]. It ranges in thickness from 70 to 150 m in the subsurface, dipping south to southwest from the outcrop area ( Figure 1) at or near the Fall Line.…”

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Geochemistry of Groundwater in Cretaceous Sediments of the Southeastern Coastal Plain of Eastern Mississippi and Western Alabama

Lee¹

1985

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Geochemical samples of waters along two hydrologic flow paths in four Upper Cretaceous aquifers of northeastern Mississippi and western Alabama indicate similar geochemical evolution of their respective waters. The waters of the Coker, Gordo, and Eutaw-McShan aquifers, noncalcareous sands, increase downgradient in dissolved solids and pH, and are dominated by sodium and bicarbonate ions, which generally result from a calcite dissolution-cation exchange process. Increases in dissolved iron from oxidation reduction reactions followed by decreases in total inorganic carbon from siderite precipitation occur along the flow paths. As the total inorganic carbon increases, carbon 13 (gxsC) generally is enriched in the moving waters, indicating the addition of a predominantly heavy source of carbon, most likely dissolving calcite. In the Coker aquifer gx3C values in the waters become more negative downgradient, resulting from lignite oxidation, followed by •3C values becoming more positive, resulting from dissolving calcite and perhaps some mixing with brines. In northeastern Mississippi the Ripley aquifer, a calcareous sand, initially contains calcium-bicarbonate dominated water that evolves to a sodiumbicarbonate dominated water downgradient, primarily from the calcite dissolution-cation exchange process. Feldspar hydrolysis to kaolinite dominates aluminosilicate reactions in the upgradient parts of the aquifers. Authigenesis of smectite clay may be occurring in the deeper, downgradient parts of the aquifers. 1545

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“…Location map of the P Reactor area at Savannah River site (SRS), west-central South Carolina. The approximate altitude of the basement rock surface in the Atlantic coastal plain is also shown (dashed lines) (from Cederstrom et al, 1979). Contour interval is in feet.…”

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Structural and stratigraphic control on the migration of a contaminant plume at the P Reactor area, Savannah River site, South Carolina

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A B S T R A C TGeophysical methods, including a shallow seismic reflection (SSR) survey, surface and borehole ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data, and electrical resistivity imaging (ERI), were conducted at the Savannah River site (SRS), South Carolina, to investigate the shallow stratigraphy, hydrogeophysical zonation, and the applicability and performance of these geophysical techniques for hydrogeological characterization in contaminant areas. The study site is the P Reactor area located within the upper Atlantic coastal plain, with clastic sediments ranging from Late Cretaceous to Miocene in age. The target of this research was the delineation and prediction of migration pathways of a trichloroethylene (TCE) contaminant plume that originates from the northwest section of the reactor facility and discharges into the nearby Steel Creek. This contaminant plume has been migrating in an east-to-west direction and narrowing away from the source in an area where the general stratigraphy along with the groundwater flow dips to the southeast. Here, we present the results from a stratigraphic and hydrogeophysical characterization of the site using the SSR, GPR, and ERI methods. Although detailed stratigraphic layers were identified in the upper approximately 50 m (164 ft), other major findings include (1) the discovery of a shallow (∼23 m [75 ft] from the ground surface) inverse fault, (2) the detection of a paleochannel system that was previously reported but that seems to be controlled by the reactivation of the interpreted fault, and (3) the finding that the hydraulic gradient seems to have a convergence of groundwater flow near the area. The interpreted fault at the study site appears to be of upper Eocene age and may be associated with other known reactivated faults within the Dunbarton

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Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources– South Atlantic-Gulf region

Abstract: A summary of the occurrence and quality of ground water and its present and potential significance in the regional water supply

Cited by 28 publications

References 9 publications

Relationship of regional water quality to aquifer thermal energy storage

Relationship of regional water quality to aquifer thermal energy storage

Geochemistry of Groundwater in Cretaceous Sediments of the Southeastern Coastal Plain of Eastern Mississippi and Western Alabama

Structural and stratigraphic control on the migration of a contaminant plume at the P Reactor area, Savannah River site, South Carolina

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