Three dimensional zone of capture analysis for the A/M-area

Savannah River Technology Center personnel have performed a zone of capture analysis of the recovery well network with the A/M-Area of the Savannah River Site. The analysis includes the simulated effects of the existing and planned recovery well systems. The analysis incorporates the results of a fully three-dimensional model developed for the A/M Area with post-processing advective reverse particle tracking to evaluate the zone of capture of the recovery well system. SRTC has examined scenarios that simulate the 0-5, the 5-15, and the 15-30 year zone of capture that result from the groundwater pump and treat systems for the existing and planned recovery wells. The results of this analysis provide information regarding groundwater plume containment and control for the M-Area Aquifer Zone, the Lost Lake Aquifer Zone, and the `Middle-Sand` Aquifer Zone of the Crouch Branch Confining Unit