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Potential mineral precipitation and water compatibilities related to the Drunkards Wash project, Carbon County, Utah (RI-241)
By: J. W. Gwynn River Gas Corporation produces approximately 36,000 barrels per day of saline water from the Ferron Sandstone Member of the Mancos Shale as part of its Drunkards Wash coalbed-methane recovery project. Most of the sodium-bicarbonate-chloride produced water...
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Delineation of drinking water source protection zones for the Green Hills Country Estates well 02, Weber County, Utah (RI-240)
By: C. E. Bishop and M. Lowe This report describes the delineation of drinking-water-source-protection zones for a public-water-supply well owned by the Green Hills Country Estates Water Company. Public water suppliers in Utah are required by Utah?s Drinking Water Source...
$4.60
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The potential impact of septic tank soil-absorption systems on water quality in the principal valley-fill aquifer, Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah - assessment and guidelines (RI-239)
By: J. Wallace and M. Lowe Nitrate can be used to identify potential deleterious effects of development using septic tank soil-absorption systems. We use a mass-balance approach to provide a valley-wide assessment of the potential impact of nitrate from septic...
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Guidelines for preparing hydrogeologic reports addressing suitability for alternative waste-water disposal systems in rock in Duchesne County, Utah (RI-238)
By: M. Lowe Many lots in Duchesne County cannot presently be developed because exposed or shallow rock makes them unsuitable for conventional septic tank soil-absorption systems. Duchesne County and the Utah Division of Water Quality have developed designs for alternative...
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The potential impact of septic tank soil-absorption systems on water quality in the principal valley-fill aquifer, Ogden Valley, Weber County, Utah (RI-237)
By: J. Wallace and M. Lowe Nitrate from sewers, septic tank soil-absorption systems, fertilizer, and other anthropogenic sources is a useful indicator of human impact on ground-water quality. Nitrate can thus be used to identify potential deleterious effects of development...
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The potential impact of septic tank soil-absorption systems on water quality in the principal valley-fill aquifer, Tooele Valley, Tooele County, Utah - assessment and guidelines (RI-235)
By: J. Wallace and M. Lowe Nitrate from sewers, septic-tank-soil-absorption systems, fertilizer, and other anthropogenic sources is a useful indicator of human impact on ground-water quality. Nitrate can thus be used to identify potential deleterious effects of development which uses...
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Recharge area and water quality of the valley-fill aquifer, Castle Valley, Grand County, Utah (RI-229)
By: N. P. Snyder Castle Valley is one of several northwest-trending salt anticline valleys on the Colorado Plateau in southeastern Utah. The unconsolidated valley fill is the principal aquifer in the valley and consists of coarse alluvial-fan deposits and stream...
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Geologic evaluation of a proposed regional wastewater treatment plant site, Washington County, Utah (RI-206)
By: W. R. Lund and W. F. Case This report presents the results of a geologic investigation at the site proposed for construction of a regional wastewater treatment plant in southwestern Washington County, Utah. The purpose of the investigation was...
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UGS involvement with Paradox Basin repository siting: a review of UGS activities associated with the Department of Energy's efforts to evaluate areas within the Paradox Basin as suitable for a high level nuclear waste repository (San Juan County) (RI-202)
By: S. N. Eldredge and G. Atwood This Report of Investigation consists of four reports that summarize different aspects Qf the Utah Geological and Mineral Survey's (UGMS) review of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) program to evaluate several areas...
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Geologic evaluation of five culinary water facilities and settlement canyon dam for Tooele City, Tooele County, Utah (RI-187)
By: W. R. Lund This report presents the results of an investigation of geologic conditions at five culinary water facilities maintained by Tooele City Corporation and at Settlement Canyon Dam and reservoir. The facilities include four concrete water tanks and...
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Significant drill holes of the Wasatch Front valleys including Cache Valley and Tooele Valley (OFR-82)
By: W. F. Case Records of 292 significant drill holes which were drilled in the major valley areas of the Wasatch Front have been compiled into a Utah Geological and Mineral Survey database, given in this publication. Drill holes which...
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Mapping Groundwater Quality and Chemistry Adjacent to Great Salt Lake, Utah (OFR-699)
By: Stefan M. Kirby, Paul C. Inkenbrandt, and Andrew RupkeThis report details the data compilation and database construction of groundwater chemistry adjoining Great Salt Lake and its wetlands. The database includes publicly available major solute, trace constituent, nutrient, and isotopic...
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Spring Inventory and Preliminary Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems Assesment of Manti-La Sal National Forest, Wasatch Plateau, Utah (OFR-662)
By: Paul Inkenbrandt, Richard Emerson, Janae Wallace, J. Lucy Jordan, and Stefan KirbyIn cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, the Utah Geological Survey mapped springs and groundwater dependent ecosystems on the Wasatch Plateau. Using remote sensing, GIS, and field checking,...
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Utah Wetland Functional Classification: Version 1 (OFR-661 )
By: Richard Emerson and Ryhan SemplerThe National Wetland Inventory (NWI) is the most comprehensive wetland classification system for the state of Utah. While the NWI is the most complete and accessible classification system, the 366 unique wetland type identifiers in...
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Cache Valley Aquifer Storage and Recovery-Site Assessment for Millville City, Cache County, Utah (OFR-636)
By: Paul InkenbrandtThe City of Millville, located in a prime location for aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), is having issues with elevated nitrate in the Glenridge well, a public water supply sourced from the Cache Valley principal aquifer. To alleviate...
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Cache Valley Aquifer Storage and Recovery- Phase II (OFR-615)
By: Paul Inkenbrandt, Kevin Thomas, and Christian HardwickNorth Logan City modified a gravel excavation site at the mouth of Green Canyon during the spring of 2011 to retain excess flow from the Green Canyon catchment. From August 2011 to March...
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Groundwater Quality Classification for the Principal Basin-Fill Aquifer, East Shore Area, Davis County, Utah (OFR-592)
By: Janae Wallace, Paul Inkenbrandt, and Mike Lowe Contains a 15-page report with a 79-page appendices and 3 maps at 1:24,000 and 1:50,000 scale, in easily readable PDF format, that address groundwater quality in the east shore area of Davis...
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Cache Valley Principal Aquifer Storage and Recovery Site Assessment: Phase I (OFR-579)
By: K. Thomas, R. Q. Oaks, Jr., P. Inkenbrandt, W. Sabbah, and M. Lowe Cache Valley is a rural area in northern Utah experiencing an increase in urbanization and ground-water use. Ground water, mostly from the basin-fill aquifer, provides a...
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Temperature profiles of water monitoring wells in Snake Valley, Tule Valley, and Fish Springs Flat, Millard and Juab Counties, Utah (OFR-578)
By: R. Blackett The Snake Valley Ground-Water Monitoring Well Project is located in west-central Utah and east-central Nevada. The study region is a north-south trending hydrologic basin straddling the Nevada-Utah state line for 135 miles in the east-central part of...
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Ground-water quality classification for the principal basin-fill aquifer, Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake County, Utah (OFR-560)
By: J. Wallace and M. Lowe Contains a report (15 pages + 64-page appendix) and three plates (maps at 1:75,000 scale), all, that address ground-water quality in Salt Lake Valley?s basin-fill aquifer and provide recommendations for water-resource management and land-use...
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Snowmelt-induced ground-water fluctuations in selected northern Utah landslides ? preliminary results from the 2007-08 landslide water year (OFR-550)
By: F. X. Ashland The relationship between ground-water levels and late winter/early spring snowmelt was evaluated at selected northern Utah landslides where ground-water observation wells had previously been installed. The period of investigation between September 2007 and August 2008 was...
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Ground-water conditions in the Green Pond landslide, Weber County, Utah (OFR-528)
By: F. X. Ashland, R. E. Giraud, G. N. McDonald, and A. H. Elliott The Green Pond landslide is a large historically active landslide crossed by SR-226 in Weber County, Utah. The landslide is elongate, somewhat irregularly shaped, about 7800...
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Water-Resource Bulletins of the Utah Geological Survey, 1962 to 1987 (OFR-465)
This self-actuating CD contains 25 reports published from 1962 to 1987. Most of these reports are long out of print but have historical and scientific value still. The report in this publication are listed below:WRB-1 Water production from oil wells...
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Water resources of Millard County, Utah (OFR-447)
By: F. D. Davis This summary of the water resources of Millard County is designed to accompany Utah Geological Survey Bulletin 133, Geology of Millard County, Utah (Hintze and Davis, 2003). It provides a general overview of the surface- and...
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