Hexavalent Chromium Concentrations In Urban Runoff, Soil Moisture And Groundwater In The Los Angeles Basin

Tuesday, December 5, 2017: 11:40 a.m.
102 B (Music City Center)
Anthony Daus , GSI Environmental Inc., Newport Beach, CA

Between 2000 and 2007 a water augmentation study was performed in the Los Angeles Basin to assess the potential impact from recharging groundwater with urban storm water runoff. Six background locations were selected to monitor storm water runoff, vadose zone soil moisture and underlying groundwater quality for a large suite of parameters including total chromium and hexavalent chromium (Cr6+). The sites selected represented industrial, commercial, residential and recreational land uses. Storm water runoff, soil moisture and groundwater were sampled over a seven year period. While Cr6+ in stormwater was generally less than 1 µg/L, soil moisture concentrations varied over several orders of magnitude spatially and temporally with concentrations well in excess of the current MCL (10 µg/L). Underlying groundwater showed varying degrees of Cr6+ impacts from ND to 10’s of µg/L. The potential sources of Cr6+ and it’s mobility in the vadose zone as well as the potential implications for locating groundwater augmentation facilities is examined.

Slides in PDF
Anthony Daus, GSI Environmental Inc., Newport Beach, CA
Over the past 30 years, Mr. Daus has provided water resources and environmental consulting expertise on projects across North America and internationally. These projects have included analysis of over pumping, groundwater recharge, salt water intrusion and development on water resources and often include the use of groundwater models and other forecasting tools. He has worked on basin-scale water quality projects involving anthropogenic and naturally occurring chemicals of concern. He was formerly president of Geomatrix Consultants, Inc., an international environmental, water resources and engineering consulting firm based in California.


NGWA Groundwater Summit is being held in conjunction with Groundwater Week.

Find out more about NGWA and our events.

National Ground Water Association
601 Dempsey Road
Westerville, Ohio 43081
USA
Phone 614 898.7791
(toll-free within the United States 800 551.7379)
Fax 614 898.7786
Email ngwa@ngwa.org

Websites:

http://www.ngwa.org/ —home site of NGWA

http://www.wellowner.org — information for well owners