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Containment Area Remediation

Remediation of Hydrocarbon Contamination in Drinking Water

In 2015, a member of the public in Ugie tasted fuel in the town's water supply. The water supply is from the Wildebeest River, which borders the town on the northern side. Diesel product outflow was detected at a point source, just above the water intake. The matter was elevated to the Departments of Environmental Affairs and Water Affairs. They notified all the fuel service providers in Ugie to investigate their infrastructure and if contamination was found, to remediate. Shorten Motors, one of the fuel service stations, appointed SRK to investigate their site. The work involved the drilling of monitoring wells to delineate the FPP and dissolved plumes and to characterise the area between Shorten Motors and the diesel outflow point, which is situated c. 400 m down gradient. An FPP cut-off trench was constructed across the perceived pathway to intersect any FPP migrating towards the river. FPP recovery was done in the wells that contained FPP.

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Brian Luinstra

Brian Luinstra

Perth, Australia
Brian has some 20 years of experience in hydrogeology focusing on water supply assessments, karst and aquifer investigations, groundwater monitoring and modelling.
Laetitia Coetser

Laetitia Coetser

Pretoria, South Africa
Laetitia has 22 years of experience in environmental, water, and waste management.
Rob Klein

Rob Klein

Sudbury, Canada
Rob Klein is an environmental engineer. He is well-versed in solutions to water management issues and has experience in the fields of geochemistry, microbiology, water treatment, ground water and surface water management.
Andrea Bowie

Andrea Bowie

Vancouver, Canada
Andrea has more than 10 years’ experience and has completed water and load balances for feasibility studies, environmental assessments, and operational support.

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