REPOSITORY
COLLECTION
BOX No.
Fo.pen
Doe| PA80
HOS 19a
DoE /NV
1239
EWETAK FOLDERWF
GENERAL ConkesPonpenos”
FY 1978
April 10, 1978
Major Max Toch
JTG
Enewetak
Atoll
APO San Francisco
96333
Dear
Major
This
Toch:
is
intended
documentation for
to
provide
further
identification and
the eight groundwater wells
should be preserved if
Although there was not
possible
time for
on Runit which
for further research use.
detailed mapping on my visit
to
Runit, the officer there accompanied me to all of the wells and
we discussed in detail how to identify all of the wells.
The
attached map, this letter, and his observations will permit
easy identification of all wells.
Descriptions:
all ARU wells are 4'' gray PVC with a white
threaded coupler and a gray cap.
The PVC casing has thin vertical
slots.
All have been marked with yellow plastic tape; in addition,
ARU-2 and ARU-3
flaspole
with
still had
red
pennant)
the remains
attached
to
of marker flags
them on
28
(white
March.
ARU-1 is in an open area just north of the region which has been
cleared; it is directly lagoonward of the first ocean-side bunker
north of the tower building, between the road and the lagoon
shore.
Marked with
tape.
ARU-2 is about 25 m inland from the large concrete
lagoon beach at the voint where a metal pipe comes
the island onto the beach.
It is marked with tape
ARU-3
is
on
the
oceanward
side
of
the
old
NE. side of the crater, about 75 mS.E.
is marked with tape anda flag.
road
of
block on the
out from under
and a flag.
leading
to
the
the crater rim.
It
The XRU wells are all 2" white PVC, with vertical slots and
without
caps.
XRU-2a,
3
and
5
have
a
pair
of 4"
PVC
casing
pieces set up so that one 4" piece serves as a sleeve around
the 2" casing.
All have been marked with yellow tape; 2a, 3 and
5 also have the remains of flags attached.