Client: USACE Albuquerque
Location: Cannon AFB, New Mexico
Scope of Work:
- Pre-design investigation
- Pilot Study
- EE/CA
Brice was awarded a contract to perform a pre-design investigation, pilot study, and engineering evaluation and cost analysis as part of a response action for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in groundwater resulting from past aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) use and other potential releases at Cannon Air Force Base (CAFB) in New Mexico.
For the pilot study specifically, we are performing the design and initial operation of a up to 2000-gpm pump and treat system for PFAS-impacted groundwater in the North Playa area within Cannon AFB. The project consists of a pre-design investigation phase, design phase, construction phase, and a two-year operation and maintenance phase. The pilot study objective is to provide data and information needed to select, design, and implement a subsequent Non-Time-Critical Removal Action (NTCRA) near the North Playa Lake. Ultimately, the objective of the NTCRA will be complete hydraulic containment and treatment of the PFAS plume preventing further off-base migration.
As of January 2025, Brice has completed the well installations for the monitoring and pump and treatment system and geophysical logging as part of the pre-design investigation. Design of the groundwater pump and treat system pilot study is underway with construction scheduled to begin in Summer 2025.
The Brice field team is applying lessons learned from a similar system that Brice designed and constructed at the “South Site” at Cannon AFB.