Groundwater Monitoring
Groundwater monitoring is required under numerous regulatory programs. In each program, owners of the facility requiring groundwater monitoring must design, install, and implement a monitoring system capable of determining the facility's impact on groundwater. Statistically significant changes in groundwater quality are immediately considered by regulatory agencies to indicate a release. This typically requires implementation of a groundwater quality assessment to determine the rate and extent of contamination. In many cases, the apparent release is due to a poor understanding of site hydrogeology and contaminant migration, improper monitor well design and installation, or the selection and use of improper statistical methods. Cox-Colvin & Associates takes special care to avoid these pitfalls. Groundwater monitoring-related services provided by Cox-Colvin & Associates within this area of expertise often include:
- monitoring program design and monitoring plan preparation
- agency negotiation
- monitor well installation and sampling
- detection monitoring
- assessment monitoring
- compliance monitoring
- corrective action monitoring, including monitored natural attenuation
- groundwater quality assessment
- groundwater modeling
- alternate concentration limit (ACL) development
- data validation
- database management
- statistical analysis and planning
- hazardous waste supplementary annual report preparation
Cox-Colvin & Associates has conducted groundwater monitoring in numerous hydrogeologic settings using a vast array of monitoring tools and techniques, including genetic testing of bacteria used in the degradation of contaminants. Our integrated database management tools are used to prepare pre-printed sample labels and chain-of-custody documents which greatly reduce errors and allow for automated sample tracking and seamless automated input of analytical data into project databases.
Our primary objective is to provide superior environmental services to our customers, regardless of the geographic locations of their sites. However, most of our experience is in the midwestern states of Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.