Three-Dimensional Analysis of Future Groundwater Flow Conditions and Contaminant Plume Transport in the Hanford Site Unconfined Aquifer System: FY 1996 and 1997 Status Report

List of Figures

Figure 1.1 Location of the Hanford Site
Figure 3.1 Estimated Recharge Rates at Hanford in 1979
Figure 3.2 Numerical Model Grid and Boundary Conditions
Figure 3.3 Wells and Aquifer Test Results (Transmissivity in m2/d) Used in the Inverse Calibration
Figure 4.1 Transmissivity Distribution Obtained from Inverse Calibration for 1979 Conditions
Figure 4.2 Comparison of Observed and Predicted Water-Table Conditions for 1979 from the Two-Dimensional Model Using Transmissivities from the Inverse Calibration
Figure 4.3 Hydrogeologic Units Intersecting Water Table for 1979 Conditions
Figure 4.4 Hydraulic Conductivity Distribution in the Uppermost Hydrogeologic Units of the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 4.5 Comparison of Observed and Predicted Water-Table Conditions for 1979 Using the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 4.6 Difference Between the Observed Water Table and the Water Table Predicted for 1979 with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 4.7 Comparison of Water-Table Elevations Measured in Wells and Water-Table Elevations Predicted for 1979 with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 4.8 Estimated Annual Effluent Discharges in the 200 Areas Used in the Three-Dimensional Model for Conditions from 1979 to 2026
Figure 4.9 Comparison of 1996 Observed and Predicted Water Table Conditions Using Specific Yield of 0.1 for the Ringold Formation and 0.25 for the Hanford Formation
Figure 4.10 Hydrographs for Selected Wells and Model Nodes in Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4 from 1979 to 1996
Figure 4.11 Hydrographs for Selected Wells and Model Nodes in Areas 5, 6, 7, and 8 from 1979 to 1996
Figure 4.12 Hydrographs for Selected Wells and Model Nodes in Areas 9, 10, 11, and 12 from 1979 to 1996
Figure 4.13 Hydrographs for Selected Wells and Model Nodes in Areas 13, 14, 15, 16 from 1979 to 1996
Figure 4.14 Hydrographs for Selected Wells and Model Nodes in Areas 17, 18, 19, and 20 from 1979 to 1996
Figure 4.15 Locations of Wells Shown in Hydrographs
Figure 4.16 Water-Table Conditions for 2000 Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 4.17 Water-Table Conditions for 2100 Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 4.18 Water-Table Conditions for 2200 Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 4.19 Water-Table Conditions for 2350 Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 4.20 Hydrographs for Selected Wells and Model Nodes in Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4 from 1996 to 2500
Figure 4.21 Hydrographs for Selected Wells and Model Nodes in Areas 5, 6, 7, and 8 from 1996 to 2500
Figure 4.22 Hydrographs for Selected Wells and Model Nodes in Areas 9, 10, 11, and 12 from 1996 to 2500
Figure 4.23 Hydrographs for Selected Wells and Model Nodes in Areas 13, 14, 15, and 16 from 1996 to 2500
Figure 4.24 Hydrographs for Selected Wells and Model Nodes in Areas 17, 18, 19, and 20 from 1996 to 2500
Figure 4.25 Difference Between Hanford Water-Table Conditions Predicted for 2350 and 1996
Figure 4.26 Comparison of Hanford Water-Table Conditions Predicted for 2350 and Estimated Hanford Water-Table Conditions in 1944
Figure 5.1 Refined Finite-Element Grid Used for Three-Dimensional Transport Simulations
Figure 5.2 Areal Distribution of Tritium Used as Initial Conditions for Transport Modeling
Figure 5.3 Areal Distribution of Tritium in 1985 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Transport Model
Figure 5.4 Areal Distribution of Tritium in 1996 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Transport Model
Figure 5.5 Observed Tritium for 1996 Conditions
Figure 5.6 Areal Distribution of Tritium in 2000 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Transport Model
Figure 5.7 Areal Distribution of Tritium in 2020 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Transport Model
Figure 5.8 Areal Distribution of Tritium in 2050 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Transport Model
Figure 5.9 Areal Distribution of Tritium in 2100 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Transport Model
Figure 5.10 Areal Distribution of Iodine-129 Used as Initial Conditions for Transport Modeling
Figure 5.11 Areal Distribution of Iodine-129 in 2031 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.12 Areal Distribution of Iodine-129 in 2049 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.13 Areal Distribution of Iodine-129 in 2099 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.14 Areal Distribution of Iodine-129 in 2299 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.15 Areal Distribution of Technetium-99 Used as Initial Conditions for Transport Modeling
Figure 5.16 Areal Distribution of Technetium-99 in 2000 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.17 Areal Distribution of Technetium-99 in 2031 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.18 Areal Distribution of Technetium-99 in 2049 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.19 Areal Distribution of Technetium-99 in 2099 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.20 Areal Distribution of Uranium Used as Initial Conditions for Transport Modeling
Figure 5.21 Areal Distribution of Uranium in 2031 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.22 Areal Distribution of Uranium in 2049 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.23 Areal Distribution of Uranium in 2099 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.24 Areal Distribution of Uranium in 2299 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.25 Areal Distribution of Strontium-90 Used as Initial Conditions for Transport Modeling
Figure 5.26 Areal Distribution of Strontium-90 in 2031 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.27 Areal Distribution of Strontium-90 in 2049 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.28 Areal Distribution of Strontium-90 in 2099 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 5.29 Areal Distribution of Strontium-90 in 2299 as Predicted with the Three-Dimensional Model
Figure 6.1 Hanford Site Water-Supply Wells
Figure 6.2 Northwest-to-Southeast Cross Section Through the 400 Area Showing Major Hydrogeologic Units, the Location of Drinking-Water Supply Wells, and Predicted Levels of Tritium for Conditions 1996 and 2000
Figure 6.3 Northwest-to-Southeast Cross Section Through the 400 Area Showing Major Hydrogeologic Units, the Location of Drinking-Water Supply Wells, and Predicted Levels of Tritium for Conditions 2010 and 2020
Figure 6.4 Simulated Position of 20,000 pCi/L Tritium Contour for 1996, 2020, and 2030
Figure 6.5 Simulated Position of 1 pCi/L Iodine-129 Contour for 1996 and 2031