Appraisal of ground-water quality near wastewater-treatment facilities, Glacier National Park, Montana
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Abstract
Water-level and water-quality data were collected from monitoring wells at wastewater-treatment facilities in Glacier National Park. Five additional shallow observation wells were installed at the Glacier Park Headquarters facility to monitor water quality in the shallow ground-water system.
Water-level, water-quality, and geologic information indicate that some of the initial monitoring wells are not ideally located to sample ground water most likely to be affected by waste disposal at the sites. Small differences in chemical characteristics between samples from monitor wells indicate that effluent may be affecting ground-water quality but that impacts are not significant.
Future monitoring of ground-water quality could be limited to selected wells most likely to be impacted by percolating effluent. Laboratory analyses for common ions could detect future impacts.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Appraisal of ground-water quality near wastewater-treatment facilities, Glacier National Park, Montana |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 82-4 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri824 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iv, 27 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| Other Geospatial | Glacier National Park |
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