Groundwater Management Plan



			Scroll down to find the section on which you require more detail and click on the link to take you directly to your selection. An Introduction to the Groundwater Management Plan What's new at www.altonagroundwater.info Where is the Altona Plant? What is a Groundwater Management Plan? What is an Environment Improvement Plan? What is the purpose of the Plan? Who has prepared the Plan? Will the plan be updated? What is groundwater? How does water become groundwater? What is an aquifer? Does groundwater move? What is contamination? What is a plume? How and when was the groundwater contaminated? What contaminants are in the groundwater? How are the contaminants being monitored? How much contamination is present? How far has the contamination spread? Is the plume expanding or contracting? How far could the contamination spread? How deep are the contaminants? Why do the contaminants move downward? Are the contaminants becoming more or less concentrated? Is the contamination dangerous to human health or the environment? Can the contaminated groundwater be used? What are Altona Properties' objectives? What treatment options were examined? Can the contamination be removed? How are the contaminants be removed? Will removing the contamination be dangerous to human health or the environment? How long will it take to remove the contamination? What results are expected? Will the method of treatment change? What contingency plans exist? What monitoring will occur in the future? Groundwater well treatment network How is the contaminated soil being treated? The way forward Changes in Groundwater Contamination Why do we monitor Groundwater How do we monitor Groundwater Contaminants? Why do we monitor the Groundwater Treatment System Groundwater Treatment Monitoring Results Groundwater Treatment System Monitoring Results Summary of Issues What is the Soil and Groundwater Review Group? Can I comment on the Plan? Meeting Schedule & Agenda Minutes of the Soil and Groundwater Review Group Who can I contact at Altona Properties for further information? Who can I contact at the Environment Protection Authority for further information? Who can I contact at the Council for further information? Where else can I go for information? What reports are available? Summary of terminology and acronyms Altona Properties Pty Ltd. Copyright © 2002 Altona Properties, except where indicated. URL: www.altonagroundwater.info last modified:07-05-2007 \| next update due August 2007 Send comments or suggestions to Shane Dennis, info@altonagroundwater.info