Hydrogeology, Ground-Water Quality, and Potential for Water-Supply Contamination Near The Selby County Landfill in Memphis, Tennessee

U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4173

by William S. Parks and June E. Mirecki

Table of Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose and scope

Acknowledgments

Site description

Hydrogeology

Alluvium

Confining unit

Memphis Sand

Ground-water quality

Major inorganic constituents and nutrients

Trace inorganic constituents

Synthetic organic compounds

Potential for water-supply contamination

Summary and conclusions

References cited

Appendix A: Field work and procedures

Well installation

Water-level measurements

Well sampling for water quality

Appendix B: Lithologic information from auger borings and well-construction diagram for wells installed in the alluvial aquifer

Appendix C: Lithologic information from hydraulic-rotary test holes and well-construction diagrams for wells installed in the Memphis aquifer

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