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http://dx.doi.org/10.14249/eia.2016.25.3.209

Hydrogeologic and Hydrogeochemical Assessment of Water Sources in Gwanin Water Intake Plant, Pocheon  

Shin, Bok Su (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Koh, Dong-Chan (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Chang, Yoon-Young (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
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Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment / v.25, no.3, 2016 , pp. 209-221 More about this Journal
Abstract
The section from water source to 2.6km upper stream of Hantan River is protected as the drinking water quality protection area according to guidelines of Ministry of Environment, because water source of the Gwanin water intake plant has been known the river. However, opinions were consistently brought up that the standard of water source protection zone must be changed with using underground water as water source because of contribution possibility of underground water as the water source of Gwanin water intake facility. In this regard, hydrogeologic investigation including resistivity survey and hydrogeochemical investigation were carried out to assess water source and infiltration of contaminant for the plant. Quaternary basaltic rocks (50m thick with four layers) covered most of the study area on the granite basement. As the result of the resistivity survey, it is revealed that permeable aquifer is distributed in the boundary of two layers: the basaltic layer with low resistivity; and the granite with high resistivity. Considering of outflow from Gwanin water intake facility, the area possessing underground water was estimated at least $5.7km^2$. The underground water recharged from Cheorwon plain was presumed to outflow along the surface of unconformity plane of basalt and granite. Based on field parameters and major dissolved constituents, groundwater and river water clearly distinguished and the spring water was similar to groundwater from the basaltic aquifer. Temporal variation of $SiO_2$, Mg, $NO_3$, and $SO_4$ concentrations indicated that spring water and nearby groundwater were originated from the basaltic aquifer and other groundwater from granitic aquifer. In conclusion, the spring of the Gwanin water intake plant was distinguished from river water in terms of hydrogeochemical characteristics and mainly contributed from the basaltic aquifer.
Keywords
Groundwater; Drinking water source; Hydrogeologic; Hydrogeochemistry; Resistivity survey; Basaltic aquifer;
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