Groundwater and Surface Water Monitoring
Under the current Groundwater Monitoring Program, hexavalent chromium and chromium are sampled at the following frequencies (more information can be found in the monitoring reports located in the Document Library):
- Monthly in 2 extraction wells
- Monthly in 4 river shoreline locations, 2 other surface monitoring locations, and 10 in-channel river locations during low river periods (winter)
- Quarterly in 22 wells, 4 river shoreline locations, 2 other surface monitoring locations, and 10 in-channel river locations
- Semiannually in 101 wells
- Annually in 142 wells
- Biennially in 146 wells
As part of the Groundwater Monitoring Program, PG&E is also conducting sampling and analysis for other constituents and water chemistry parameters in select wells. New monitoring wells, extraction wells, and injection wells have been installed as part of the final groundwater remedy at the site. The new wells will be incorporated into the regular groundwater monitoring program.
Currently, monitoring results are submitted by PG&E to the DTSCThe department within the California Environmental Protection Agency in charge of the regulation of hazardous waste from generation to final disposal. DTSC oversees the investigation and cleanup of hazardous waste sites. and the U.S. Department of the InteriorThe United States department charged with conservation and development of natural resources. The U.S. Department of the Interior uses sound science to manage and sustain America’s lands, water, wildlife, and energy resources, honors our nation’s responsibilities to tribal nations, and advocates for America’s island communities. in quarterly monitoring reports. These reports are also shared with the Consultative Work GroupA focused stakeholder subgroup of the Consultative Work Group (CWG) where various stakeholders and their consultants discuss technical project related issues in greater detail which are then reported back to the CWG. and are placed in the information repositoriesDesignated locations that provide public access to site-related documents as required by the DTSC. in the surrounding communities and in this website’s Document Library. Monitoring reports can be found here.
To view figures showing current groundwater and river sampling locations, or the most recent plume maps based on quarterly groundwater data, please click on the figures below.
Groundwater monitoring locations map and surface (river) water monitoring locations map:
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Plume maps, based on quarterly groundwater monitoring data: - Upper depth - Middle depth - Lower depth: