Hydrogeologic framework, ground-water quality, and simulation of ground-water flow at the Fair Lawn Well Field Superfund site, Bergen County, New Jersey

Since 1978, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been detected in ground water in three production wells in the Westmoreland well field in the Borough of Fair Lawn, Bergen County, New Jersey. In 1983, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) placed the well field on its National Priority List of Superfund sites. This report describes the results of ground-water flow simulations that were done to (1) delineate contributing areas and potential sources of contamination to production wells in Fair Lawn, New Jersey; (2) delineate plumes of contaminated water originating from three potential sources of ground-water contamination in Fair Lawn - Fisher Scientific Company, Sandvik, Inc., and Kodak Company; and (3) determine the effect of present pump-and-treat systems at the Westmoreland well field and Fisher on flowpaths of contaminated ground water.Prepared in cooperation with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5280Purpose: To describe the results of ground-water flow simulations at Fair Lawn Well Field Superfund Site in New Jersey