Evaluating Potential Risks of Uranium Mining on Source Water Supply
Evaluating Potential Risks of Uranium Mining on Source Water Supply
6 PagesEvaluating Potential Risks of Uranium Mining on Source Water Supply Client: Fairfax Water Location: Fairfax County, VA Fairfax Water tasked Hazen with evaluating the potential risks to Fairfax Water from a uranium mining and milling operation within the Potomac River watershed to support the utility’s policy position and a presentation to the General Assembly.Potential pathways and contaminants associated with the surface water and ground water contamination due to uranium mining and milling. Potomac and Occoquan Watershed Boundaries. Current Mill and In-situ Leach Facilities in the U.S. USGS gages where largest peak discharges exceeded extreme ood criteria (O'Connor and Costa, 2003). Landslide incidence and susceptibility map for Virginia (USGS 2011). USGS seismic hazard map (USGS 2011
