| Title: | Groundwater Remediation at the Massachusetts Military Reservation: A GIS Perspective |
| Authors: | Scott DeHainaut, CH2M HILL;Maire Cotter-Brown, GIS Analyst, CH2M HILL; Rose Forbes, PE, Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment; |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, September 24 ~ 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
| Abstract: | The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) groundwater remediation program at the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) is the largest and most complex remediation project of its kind in the DOD. The area was designated an EPA "Superfund" site in 1989 and currently treats 11 solvent and fuel-related contaminant plumes that cover more than 4,000 acres on Upper Cape Cod. The growing importance of spatial data along with the breadth and flexibility of GIS has allowed it to be applied at every level of the program's operations, from supporting individual remediation objectives to overall program management. As a data management, analysis, and cartographic tool, GIS enables the rapid and accurate composition of figures and other presentation materials that show the location and scale of the remediation effort. The data flexibility and visualization capabilities of GIS allow disparate geologic, hydrologic, and contaminant modeling data to be combined and visualized three-dimensionally. The program has also developed Web-based tools that incorporate common data sets into processes that are associated with asset management and chemical monitoring efforts, creating a system that integrates the many operational spheres of the program. |
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