Design of a Monitoring Well Network for the City of Independence, Missouri, WellField Using Simulated Ground-Water Flow Paths and Travel Times

摘要

The purpose of the report is to show locations of potential source areas ofground-water contamination to the alluvial aquifer, describe contributing recharge areas (CRAs) and ground-water travel times within the zone of contribution of the Independence well field, and select possible locations of wells for a ground-water monitoring network for the expanded Independence well field. The report describes the ground-water flow simulation and particle-tracking analysis used to determine the CRAs, the outer surface of zones of contribution of ground water at various ground-water travel times, and the possible locations of monitoring wells in a ground-water monitoring network with respect to the location of potential source areas of ground-water contamination and ground-water travel time to the Independence well field.