Simulation of groundwater flow in a volatile organic compound-contaminated area near Bethpage, Nassau County, New York: A discussion of modeling considerations
Open-File Report
2011-1128
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Abstract
The 2010 Bethpage groundwater-flow model (ARCADIS, 2010) was based on a steady state assumption. Although it is widely acknowledged that significant water-level changes have occurred in the past, the reviewed model does not represent changing water levels. The steady state approach limits the effectiveness of the following:
1. identification of sources of contamination,
2. analysis of model accuracy,
3. model calibration, and
4. simulations of future scenarios.
Future plume movement was simulated in an incomplete manner through an unchanging groundwater-flow field. Available time-series information on temporal variation of factors affecting groundwater-flow dynamics includes:
1. public-supply pumping,
2. groundwater discharges from systems remediating volatile organic compound (VOC) plumes,
3. recharge and precipitation rates, and
4. water levels and streamflows.
Transient phenomena that might be useful in future hypothetical simulations include pumping variations, redirection of containment-system waters for industrial use, and climate-change scenarios. Public-domain computer programs, U.S. Geological Survey guidance reports on transient-state calibration and uncertainty methods (Doherty and Hunt, 2010), and additional local and regional datasets are available to provide additional confidence in model evaluations and allow better evaluation of their limitations.
Suggested Citation
Misut, P.E., 2011, Simulation of groundwater flow in a volatile organic compound-contaminated area near Bethpage, Nassau County, New York: A discussion of modeling considerations: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1128, vi, 19 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20111128.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Simulation of groundwater flow in a volatile organic compound-contaminated area near Bethpage, Nassau County, New York: A discussion of modeling considerations |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2011-1128 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20111128 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | New York Water Science Center |
| Description | vi, 19 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau County |
| City | Bethpage |
| Projection | Universal Transverse Mercator projection |
| Scale | 24000 |