Hydrogeology and water quality of the Clinton Street-Ballpark Aquifer near Johnson City, New York
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- Document: Report (644 KB pdf)
- Plates:
- Plate 1 (7.84 MB pdf) - Location of wells and surface-water measurement sites in Binghamton and Johnson City, N.Y.
- Plate 2 (637 MB pdf) - Water-table and selected ground-water flow directions in the unconfined layer of the Clinton Street-Ballpark aquifer, Broome County, N.Y., May 1995
- Plate 3 (7.52 MB pdf) - Areas contributing ground water to municipal and industrial wells, and travel times of selected flow lines near Johnson, City, N.Y., 1994
- Plate 4 (5.67 MB pdf) - Concentration of 1,1,1- Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA) and 1,1-Dichlorethane (1,1-DCA) in ground water, Johnson City, N.Y., 1994–95
- Plate 5 (4.37 MB pdf) - Concentrations of 1,1,1-Trichlorethene (TCE) and cis-1,2-Dichloroethene (cis-1,2-DCE) in ground water, Johnson City, N.Y., 1994–95
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Abstract
The Clinton Street-Ballpark aquifer, in the Susquehanna River valley in southern Broome County, N.Y., supplies drinking water to the Village of Johnson City near Binghamton. The hydrogeology and water quality of the aquifer were studied in 1994-95 to identify the source area of 1,1,1-trichloroethane, which was detected at the Johnson City Camden Street wellfield in 1991.
The aquifer is generally 100 to 150 ft thick and consists primarily of ice-contact deposits of silty sand and gravel that are overlain by outwash deposits of sand and gravel. These two types of deposits are separated by lacustrine silt and clay of variable thickness into an upper and a lower layer of the aquifer. The coarse deposits form a single aquifer in areas where the lacustrine deposits are absent.
Synoptic water-level surveys indicated that ground water moves from upgradient areas flanking the aquifer boundaries toward two major pumping centers?the Anitec wellfield in Binghamton and the Camden Street wellfield in Johnson City. Areas contributing recharge to municipal and industrial wells in the aquifer were delineated by a previously developed groundwater- flow model. The residence time of ground water within the area contributing recharge to Johnson City well no. 2 in the Camden Street wellfield was estimated to be less than 6 years.
1,1,1-Trichloroethane, trichloroethene, and their metabolites were detected in ground water at several locations in and near Johnson City. Relatively high concentrations of 1,1,1-trichloroethane were found in ground water about 3,000 ft north of the Camden Street wellfield. The suspected source is an area bordered on the south by Field Street, on the north by Harry L. Drive, on the east by New York State Route 201, and on the west by Marie Street. A trichloroethene metabolite, cis-1,2-dichloroethene, appears to be migrating westward from U.S. Air Force Plant 59 toward the Camden Street well-field, 1,000 ft southwest of the plant, although this compound has not been detected in water pumped by municipal wells, possibly because it has become diluted by ground water from other locations within the contributing area to the wells.
Suggested Citation
Coon, W.F., Yager, R.M., Surface, J.M., Randall, A.D., and Eckhardt, D.A., 1998, Hydrogeology and Water Quality of the Clinton Street-Ballpark Aquifer near Johnson City, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 1997–0102, 57 p., https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr97102.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods Of Investigation
- Hydrogeology
- Ground-water Quality
- Summary
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hydrogeology and water quality of the Clinton Street-Ballpark Aquifer near Johnson City, New York |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 97-102 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr97102 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | New York Water Science Center |
| Description | Report: 63 p.; 5 Plates |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |