1st Edition

Monitoring and Remediation Wells Problem Prevention, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation

By Stuart A. Smith Copyright 1995

    There is a growing problem of performance degradation of wells and associated systems on sites where groundwater quality is monitored or remediation performed. This book acts as a valuable guide in keeping monitoring and pumping well systems operating to their best capacity. It addresses the need for and methods of environmental well maintenance and restoration. This guidebook to the causes of well deterioration, methods of well maintenance, and well restoration or well rehabilitation methods offers methods for prevention and control of deterioration.
    If you are a consumer of professional services in well rehabilitation, this book will help you get the most from your professional help. It you are a provider, it is an important source of information intended to help you do your job better and more safely.

    Causes
    A Brief Maintenance History of Environmental Wells
    Causes and Effects of Performance Deterioration: The Lineup
    Prevention and Maintenance
    The Basis for Controlling Well Fouling Under "Environmental" Conditions
    Prevention: Design and Construction Considerations
    Environmental Site Well Maintenance: Issues and Procedures
    Maintenance Monitoring Program for Wells
    Preventive Treatments Actions
    Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
    Decisions on Rehabilitation Methods: After Things Go Wrong
    Rehabilitation Methods: Technical Descriptions
    Learning and Going Forward
    Appendix

    Biography

    Stuart A. Smith