Environmental Data Management
Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor (PS&S) GIS provides solutions to meet state and federal regulatory requirements. PS&S has performed multiple groundwater mapping studies for our clients in New Jersey to support NJDEP requirements for Site Investigations and Remedial Investigations and for the review of stormwater management plans and stormwater control ordinances. On well characterized sites with quarterly sampling programs, we are able to produce groundwater and contaminant plume contours in a fraction of the time required to do so by hand through the use of GIS data and contouring technology. We utilize the available state mapping to determine the currently known extent of groundwater contamination, classification exception areas, groundwater recharge areas, and wellhead protection areas.
Most federal and state regulatory programs require groundwater or soils to meet specific criteria or standards. As a result, contaminant contours are typically drawn to reflect the interpreted geographic extent of the contaminant zone. The GIS group models the groundwater and soils data to present 2-D and 3-D representations of the impacted areas. With an accurate depiction of the horizontal and vertical extent of contamination, effective remedial action alternatives can be more easily reviewed, selected and implemented.