Hydrogeologic Framework of the Shallow Ground-Water System in the Cox Hall Creek Basin, Cape May County, New Jersey

This report presents the results of an investigation of the hydrogeologic framework of the shallow ground-water system in the vicinity of the Cox Hall Creek wetlands adjacent to the village of Town Bank in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey. The use of ground-penetrating radar and borehole geophysical methods in conjunction with well drillers' logs to delineate the framework is described. Hydrogeologic sections developed from the geophysical and lithologic data are combined with records of well locations and screen placement to characterize the effect of confining layers on the potential vulnerability of wells in the Cox Hall Creek area to contamination from the surface.Prepared in cooperation with Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Open-File Report 2006-1044.Purpose: This report presents the results of an investigation of the hydrogeologic framework of the shallow ground-water system in the vicinity of the Cox Hall Creek wetlands adjacent to the village of Town Bank in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey