Ground Water Monitoring (Tanks & Pipes)

Ground Water Monitoring GROUND WATER MONITORING senses the presence of liquid floating on the ground water. This method is well suited for monitoring both tanks and piping. It requires installation of monitoring wells at strategic locations in the ground near the tank and every 20 to 40 feet along pipe runs. To discover if leaked product has reached the ground water, these wells can be checked periodically by hand or continuously with permanently installed equipment.

SITE-SPECIFIC FACTORS

Do not use ground water monitoring if:

  1. ground water level is greater than 20 ft.

  2. clay soil

  3. leaked product is already on the ground water

TANK-RELATED FACTORS

Stored product must be able to float on water and not mix easily with water.

COST FACTORS

  1. Well installation : $15 - $70 per foot of depth.

  2. Tank equipment : $200 - $5,000 per tank.

  3. Additional costs for pipe monitoring will be small if only wells need to be added to the monitoring system. If an extra control panel is needed for automatic systems, the cost for pipe monitoring will be higher.

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