ASTM D6030-96e1

Standard Guide for Selection of Methods for Assessing Ground Water or Aquifer Sensitiviy and Vulnerability

SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers information needed to select one or more methods for assessing the sensitivity of ground water or aquifers and the vulnerability of ground water or aquifers to water-quality degradation by specific contaminants.
1.2 This guide may not be all-inclusive; it offers a series of options and does not specify a course of action. It should not be used as the sole criterion or basis of comparison, and does not replace professional judgment.
1.3 This guide is to be used for evaluating sensitivity and vulnerability methods for purposes of land-use management, water-use management, ground-water protection, government regulation, and education. This guide incorporates descriptions of general classes of methods and selected examples within these classes but does not advocate any particular method.
1.4 Limitations-The utility and reliability of the methods described in this guide depend on the availability, nature, and quality of the data used for the assessment; the skill, knowledge, and judgment of the individuals selecting the method; the size of the site or region under investigation; and the intended scale of resulting map products. Because these methods are being continually developed and modified, the results should be used with caution. These techniques, whether or not they provide a specific numeric value, provide a relative ranking and assessment of sensitivity or vulnerability. However, a relatively low sensitivity or vulnerability for an area does not preclude the possiblity of contamination, nor does a high sensitivity or vulnerability necessarily mean that ground water or aquifer is contaminated.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-1996
• Technical Committee: D18 - Soil and Rock
• Drafting Committee: D18.21 - Groundwater and Vadose Zone Investigations

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D6030-96(2002) - Standard Guide for Selection of Methods for Assessing Ground Water or Aquifer Sensitiviy and Vulnerability
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1996

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 6030 – 96
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Guide for
Selection of Methods for Assessing Ground Water or
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Aquifer Sensitivity and Vulnerability
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6030; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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e NOTE—Paragraph 1.7 was added editorially in October 1998.
1. Scope course of action. This document cannot replace education or
experience and should be used in conjunction with professional
1.1 This guide covers information needed to select one or
judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all
more methods for assessing the sensitivity of ground water or
circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to repre-
aquifers and the vulnerability of ground water or aquifers to
sent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of
water-quality degradation by specific contaminants.
a given professional service must be judged, nor should this
1.2 This guide may not be all-inclusive; it offers a series of
document be applied without consideration of a project’s many
options and does not specify a course of action. It should not be
unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this
used as the sole criterion or basis of comparison, and does not
document means only that the document has been approved
replace professional judgment.
through the ASTM consensus process.
1.3 This guide is to be used for evaluating sensitivity and
vulnerability methods for purposes of land-use management,
2. Referenced Documents
water-use management, ground-water protection, government
2.1 ASTM Standards:
regulation, and education. This guide incorporates descriptions
D 653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained
of general classes of methods and selected examples within
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Fluids
these classes but does not advocate any particular method.
D 5447 Guide for Application of a Ground-Water Flow
1.4 Limitations—The utility and reliability of the methods
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Model to a Site-Specific Problem
described in this guide depend on the availability, nature, and
D 5490 Guide for Comparing Ground-Water Flow Model
quality of the data used for the assessment; the skill, knowl-
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Simulations to Site-Specific Information
edge, and judgment of the individuals selecting the method; the
D 5549 Guide for Reporting Geostatistical Site Investiga-
size of the site or region under investigation; and the intended
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tions
scale of resulting map products. Because these methods are
D 5717 Guide for the Design of Ground-Water Monitoring
being continually developed and modified, the results should
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Systems in Karst and Fractured-Rock Aquifers
be used with caution. These techniques, whether or not they
D 5880 Guide for Subsurface Flow and Transport Model-
provide a specific numeric value, provide a relative ranking
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ing
and assessment of sensitivity or vulnerability. However, a
relatively low sensitivity or vulnerability for an area does not
3. Terminology
preclude the possibility of contamination, nor does a high
3.1 Definitions—Many of the terms discussed in this guide
sensitivity or vulnerability necessarily mean that ground water
are contained in Terminology D 653. The reader should refer to
or an aquifer is contaminated.
this guide for definitions of selected terms.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
3.1.1 ground-water region, n—an extensive area where
standard.
relatively uniform geology and hydrology controls ground
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
water movement.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.2 hydrogeologic setting, n—a composite description of
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
all the major geologic and hydrologic features which affect and
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
control ground-water movement into, through, and out of an
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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area (1).
1.7 This guide offers an organized collection of information
3.1.3 sensitivity, n—in ground water, the potential for
or a series of options and does not recommend a specific
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-18 on Soil and Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.08.
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Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.21 on Ground Water and Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.09.
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Vadose Zone Investigations. The boldface numbers in parentheses refer to a list of references at the end of
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 1996. Published May 1997. this guide.
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