EPA established the Technical Support Project (TSP) in 1987 to provide technical assistance to regional Remedial Project Managers, Corrective Action Staff, and On-Scene Coordinators. The TSP consists of a network of regional forums and specialized technical support centers located EPA laboratories, and EPA's Environmental Response Team. The objectives of the TSP are to share information and best practices with other EPA programs and other federal agencies. For more information on the TSP, please visit Technical Support Project page. The following page  short reference list highlights some key reports on major ground water remediation issues. They are separated into the following categories:

• Characterization, Ground Water Monitoring, and Well Design
• Sampling Issues
• Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL)
• Modeling
• Remedial Design/Remedial Action
• Pump and Treat Remediation
• Data Reference Sources
• Ground Water Issue Papers

CHARACTERIZATION, GROUND WATER MONITORING AND WELL DESIGN

• USEPA, 1989, Seminar on Site Characterization for Subsurface Remediation, EPA/625/4-91/026
• USEPA. Keely, J.F. 1989. Performance Evaluations of Pump-and-Treat Remediations. EPA/540/4-89/005.
• USEPA. Aller, L.; Bennett, T.W.; Hackett, G.; Denne, J.E.; Petty, R.J. 1990. Handbook of Suggested Practices for the Design and Installation of Ground Water Monitoring Wells. EPA/600/4-89/034.
• USEPA, 1992. Chapter Eleven of SW-846, Ground Water Monitoring. Office of Solid Wastes, Washington DC.
• USEPA, 1992. Monitoring Well Development Guidelines for Superfund Project Managers, Ground Water Forum, April 1992.

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SAMPLING ISSUES

• USEPA. Puls, R.W.; Barcelona, M.J. 1989. Ground Water Sampling for Metals Analysis. EPA/540/4-89/001.
• USEPA. Breckenridge, R.P.; Williams, J.R.; Keck, J.F. 1991. Characterizing Soils for Hazardous Waste Site Assessments. EPA/540/4-91/003.
• USEPA, 1995. Ground Water Sampling--A Workshop Summary, EPA/600/R-94/205, January 1995 (934K/158pp/PDF).

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DNAPL

• USEPA, 1991. Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquids Ground Water Issue Paper EPA/540/4-91-02, March 1991.
• USEPA. 1992. OSWER Directive No. 9355.4-07. Estimating the Potential for Occurrence of DNAPL at Superfund Sites.
• Cohen, R. and Mercer, J, 1993, DNAPL Site Evaluation, C.K. Smoley, 1993 (Report based on a DNAPL workshop organized by USEPA RSKERR lab).
• USEPA, 1994. DNAPL Site Characterization, EPA/540/F-94/049 September 1994.
• National Research Council, 1994. Alternatives for Ground Water Cleanup, National Academy Press.
• USEPA, 2003. Remediation Challenge: Is There a Case for Source Depletion EPA/600/R-03/143, December 2003 (1.1 MB/129 pp/PDF).

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MODELING

• USEPA, 1994. Ground Water Modeling Compendium--Second Edition, EPA 500-B-94-004 July 1994.
• USEPA, 1993. Compilation of Ground-Water Models, EPA/600/R-93/118, May 1993.

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REMEDIAL DESIGN/REMEDIAL ACTION

• USEPA, 1985, Leachate Plume Management, EPA/540/2-85/004.
• Remedial Actions at Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste SitesUSEPA, 1988. OSWER Directive No. 9283.1-02. Guidance on Remedial Action for Contaminated Ground Water at Superfund Sites.
• USEPA. 1989. OSWER Directive No. 9355.4-03. Considerations in Ground Water Remediation at Superfund Sites.
• USEPA, 1991. Data Gaps in Remedial Design, Engineering Issue Paper, July 1991.
• USEPA, 1992. OSWER Directive No. 9283.1-06, Considerations in Ground Water Remediation at Superfund Sites and RCRA Facilities--Update.
• USEPA, 1993. OSWER Directive 9234.2-25, Guidance for Evaluating the Technical Impracticability of Ground Water Restoration.

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REMEDIAL DESIGN/REMEDIAL ACTION

• USEPA, 1985, Leachate Plume Management, EPA/540/2-85/004.
• Remedial Actions at Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites USEPA, 1988.
• USEPA, OSWER Directive No. 9283.1-02. Guidance on Remedial Action for Contaminated Ground Water at Superfund Sites.
• USEPA. 1989. OSWER Directive No. 9355.4-03. Considerations in Ground Water Remediation at Superfund Sites.
• USEPA, 1991. Data Gaps in Remedial Design, Engineering Issue Paper, July 1991.
• USEPA, 1992. OSWER Directive No. 9283.1-06, Considerations in Ground Water Remediation at Superfund Sites and RCRA Facilities--Update.
• USEPA, 1993. OSWER Directive 9234.2-25, Guidance for Evaluating the Technical Impracticability of Ground Water Restoration.

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PUMP AND TREAT REMEDIATION

• USEPA. Mercer, J.W.; Skipp, D.C.; Giffin, D. 1990. Basics of Pump and Treat Ground Water Remediation Technology. EPA/600/8-90/003.
• USEPA, 1994. Methods for Monitoring Pump-and-Treat Performance, EPA/600/R-94/123, June 1994.

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DATA REFERENCE SOURCES

• USEPA, 1992. Handbook of RCRA Ground-Water Monitoring Constituents: Chemical and Physical Properties, 40 CFR Part 264, Appendix IX, EPA/530/R-92/022, September 1992.
• USEPA, 1993. Environmental Fate Constants for Organic Chemical Under Consideration for EPA's Hazardous Waste Identification Projects, EPA/600/R-93/132, August 1993.

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GROUND WATER ISSUE PAPERS

• A collection of about 30 different Ground Water and Engineering Issue Papers have been requested and prepared by the EPA Research Labs on specific issues related to ground water remediation. A separate bibliography is available with those papers individually referenced.