Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Blog Post 4
Yesterday I had spoken with Michael Boubis, the superintendent of the Bethpage Water District. We discussed what my project is about and he had invited me to the administrative building for the water district to discuss my project in person! Unfortunately, that means that I will have to wait until after Easter break to come up with a full draft of my map. But I am really excited for this experience to see a real life application of GIS. Today in class I did more research to find locations of the water wells in Bethpage. I found out that there are eight wells and their locations in Bethpage but I could not find specific coordinates for them. I will try to find coordinates to map them for the works-in-progress presentation next week. For the rest of this week I will also be working on getting a presentation together for next week.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Blog Post 3: Revised Project Proposal
Introduction
During the 1930's Northrop Grumman and the United States Navy had gained land in the town of Bethpage, New York. Their work ranged from engineering and administrative operations to research, developing, testing, and manufacturing. The site, which is 605 acres, was also used for chemical waste treatment, along with other dumping sites close to the site. The chemicals from the waste ended up contaminating the onsite water wells which caused an environmental investigation of the site. Word had gotten to the Bethpage Water District about the investigation which had started an investigation of the town's water wells. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation had gotten involved to run some tests and had discovered carcinogenic chemicals in the water and soil. The cleanup process had begun in the early 90's but concerns were still raised about the health issues these chemicals may have caused on some of the citizens of Bethpage.
Objective
To create a map of the chemical plumes located in Bethpage and to see if they overlap with any of the water wells that provide drinking water to the town.
Methodology
Research will be conducted to collect information on the location of the chemical plumes and the coordinates of the water wells. The chemical plumes and coordinates will be mapped using ArcGIS.
Deliverables
This project will be able to provide a map that shows possible water wells that are highly impacted by chemical plumes in Bethpage that contain carcinogenic chemicals. This may be able to help explain any health issues that had arisen since the pollution occurred.
Data Sources
Work Plan
3/16 - Gather data from the water districts
3/23 - Work on map
3/30 - Prepare for Works-in-Progress presentation
4/2 - Easter Break
4/6 - Continue work on map
4/13 - Finish work on map
4/20 - Prepare for poster presentation
During the 1930's Northrop Grumman and the United States Navy had gained land in the town of Bethpage, New York. Their work ranged from engineering and administrative operations to research, developing, testing, and manufacturing. The site, which is 605 acres, was also used for chemical waste treatment, along with other dumping sites close to the site. The chemicals from the waste ended up contaminating the onsite water wells which caused an environmental investigation of the site. Word had gotten to the Bethpage Water District about the investigation which had started an investigation of the town's water wells. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation had gotten involved to run some tests and had discovered carcinogenic chemicals in the water and soil. The cleanup process had begun in the early 90's but concerns were still raised about the health issues these chemicals may have caused on some of the citizens of Bethpage.
Objective
To create a map of the chemical plumes located in Bethpage and to see if they overlap with any of the water wells that provide drinking water to the town.
Methodology
Research will be conducted to collect information on the location of the chemical plumes and the coordinates of the water wells. The chemical plumes and coordinates will be mapped using ArcGIS.
Deliverables
This project will be able to provide a map that shows possible water wells that are highly impacted by chemical plumes in Bethpage that contain carcinogenic chemicals. This may be able to help explain any health issues that had arisen since the pollution occurred.
Data Sources
- ArcGIS online
- Bethpage Water District
- Massapequa Water District
Work Plan
3/16 - Gather data from the water districts
3/23 - Work on map
3/30 - Prepare for Works-in-Progress presentation
4/2 - Easter Break
4/6 - Continue work on map
4/13 - Finish work on map
4/20 - Prepare for poster presentation
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Blog Post 2: Change of Project
Well.... this is a little awkward now considering I named my blog after the solar panel project. I did some research on industrial chemical dumping sites in my hometown and found out that the locations of a few chemical plumes in Bethpage had been mapped before so I thought it would be cool to try and replicate that map. Or possibly improve it. Last week I had emailed the Bethpage Cancer Project, which is a citizen activist group to get Northrop Grumman to clean up the chemical mess they made. I had found the map on their site and I was hoping to get some data from them. So far I have not gotten a response so I plan on sending another email; I will try and find the contact of an actual person that can help me rather than a group. In the meantime I will try to find any information or even some data online that I can use.
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