Municipal Water

SSP&A developed a groundwater flow model covering the western portion of the Washington Water Resources Inventory Area 1 in Whatcom County.

Texture2Par facilitates the assignment of aquifer parameter values directly to IWFM and MODFLOW model input files on the basis of sediment texture data acquired from stratigraphic logs.

SSP&A has designed sampling and analysis plans to determine groundwater and basalt chemistry, performed geochemical reactive transport modeling to predict the types and consequences of chemical reactions during ASR operations, and identified mitigation measures in cases where chemical incompatibilities between recharge water and basalt have been identified.

To address concerns regarding groundwater/surface-water interactions and potential Rio Grande Project Supply impacts, SSP&A provided expert hydrogeologic support in the evaluation of the Tulla Resources application and developed possible strategies for offsetting any potential impacts.

Translating the developing conceptual model, complete with the natural and man-made complexities described above, is a challenging task that is being undertaken jointly by S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc. (SSP&A) together with GSI Water Solutions in collaboration with the GWMA.