MODFLOW-2005 and MODPATH used to simulate the hydrologic system and transport of contaminants near Joint Base Cape Cod, Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Release Date

2019-01-01

Start Date

1995-01-01

End Date

2000-12-31

Publication Date

2023-09-15

Walter, D.A., McCobb, T.D., Fienen, M.N., and Watt, M.K., 2019, MODFLOW-2005 and MODPATH used to simulate the hydrologic system and transport of contaminants near Joint Base Cape Cod, Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F77P8XCT.

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The purpose of the model is to improve the understanding of the hydrologic system and the physical transport of contaminants in the aquifer and determine the effects of future pumping and return flow on the aquifer system, including changes in water levels, streamflows, hydraulic gradients, and advective-transport patterns within and near the JBCC. The model also will provide a regional-scale tool to ensure (1) that local-scale models used in the design and evaluation of remedial systems are linked to a regional model that is, in turn, informed by the most recent hydrologic and lithologic data and (2) that, as local communities address their growing need for potable water, an updated regional model is available to evaluate the effects of contaminants emanating from JBCC on the water resources of western Cape Cod. The development of the model input and output files included in this data release is documented in the U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5139 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20185139)

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