| Yorktown
    Naval Weapons Station 
   
         
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Problem   The
    Naval Weapons Depot at Yorktown, Virginia requires an inventory of existing
    ground-water data at the Base to assess the extent of additional data
    requirements for a facility-wide ground-water assessment.
 
ObjectiveTo
determine the extent and caliber of existing ground-water data at the Base and
to advise concerning additional data needs to perform an assessment.
  
Relevance and BenefitsThe results of this study will aid in our
understanding of shallow aquifer systems in the Coastal Plain of Virginia by
providing detail information on the different hydrogeologic units and on
processes affecting ground-water flow and storage.  The Station will be able to use this information to guide
future site investigations and evaluate potential management and remediation
activities.
 
ApproachUSGS
personnel will research and collect ground-water records at the Base and will
enter the data into a Geographic Information System data base. 
Maps will be generated to identify areas of the facility requiring
additional data and a plan for gathering additional data will be developed.
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