A plume of contaminated ground water is conceived
At the water table without any welcomed need.
It may have an elongated trend,
Finding where and when to end.
Wherever serious and massive wastes may loom
The ground setting is right for a contaminant plume
Abundant in areas of human sprawl
Chances of potable water may fall.
An action that may lead to unintended consequence
Should be considered without words to mince
What could really go wrong?
It’s Murphy’s Law and so long.
Can we merely wait and do nothing but debate
While hoping that contaminants will attenuate
At a waste site we know
As the plume continues to grow?
No method of remedy or simple treatment is ideal
Everyone wishes that the aquifer would heal
The old method of “pump and treat”
Almost always ends up incomplete.
At the water table without any welcomed need.
It may have an elongated trend,
Finding where and when to end.
Wherever serious and massive wastes may loom
The ground setting is right for a contaminant plume
Abundant in areas of human sprawl
Chances of potable water may fall.
An action that may lead to unintended consequence
Should be considered without words to mince
What could really go wrong?
It’s Murphy’s Law and so long.
Can we merely wait and do nothing but debate
While hoping that contaminants will attenuate
At a waste site we know
As the plume continues to grow?
No method of remedy or simple treatment is ideal
Everyone wishes that the aquifer would heal
The old method of “pump and treat”
Almost always ends up incomplete.
