Active groundwater studies
Our hydrogeologists conduct studies for long- and short-term projects to support clean, safe, and abundant groundwater. Learn about active studies in these categories:
- Toxics in groundwater
- Groundwater quality
- Climate and groundwater
These are the studies that we are currently working on. Completed studies are in Groundwater data search, and Find groundwater publications tells how to find our reports.
- Aladdin Plating groundwater is monitored where legacy plating chemicals continue to exceed the state Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) cleanup levels.
- Black Lake Grocery groundwater monitoring provides groundwater data to evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment wall in remediating petroleum-contaminated groundwater.
- Lakewood Plaza Cleaners groundwater is monitored for legacy chemicals from past dry-cleaning operations that exceed the state MTCA cleanup levels.
- Shelton Laundry & Cleaners groundwater monitoring measures for volatile organic compounds from five monitoring wells.
- Sumas Blaine surficial aquifer long-term ambient groundwater monitoring samples 25 wells annually for nitrate, chloride, and bromide.
- Yakima Railroad Area groundwater performance monitoring studies approximately six square miles of predominantly industrial and commercial property adjacent to the railroad corridor in the cities of Yakima and Union Gap to detect tetrachloroethylene-contaminated soils and groundwater.