The Geology of the Central Virgin River Basin, Southwestern Utah, and Its Relation to Ground-water Conditions

The Geology of the Central Virgin River Basin, Southwestern Utah, and Its Relation to Ground-water Conditions
Author: Hugh A. Hurlow
Publisher: Utah Geological Survey
Total Pages: 65
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Geology
ISBN: 1557916144

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This report describes the geology of the central Virgin River basin in southwestern Utah, and characterizes the structure and lithology of the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone and the thickness and stratigraphy of Quaternary-late Tertiary unconsolidated deposits, the two main aquifers in the region. Southwestern Utah has experienced rapid population growth and increased demand on water supplies during the past 15 years, and the purpose of this report is to better define the ground-water resources of the area. Ground water provides approximately half of the public water supply in southwestern Utah, so future decisions regarding water use must be based on careful geologic characterization of the aquifers and their relation to the regional hydrologic system. The results of this study will be applied to ground-water modeling, evaluating regional and local hydrogeologic conditions, and assessing sites for development of ground water. 53 pages + 7 plates

Regional groundwater flow and water quality in the Virgin River Basin and surrounding areas, Utah and Arizona

Regional groundwater flow and water quality in the Virgin River Basin and surrounding areas, Utah and Arizona
Author: Paul Inkenbrandt
Publisher: Utah Geological Survey
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2013-12-17
Genre: Aquifer storage recovery
ISBN: 155791883X

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In this 46-page report, we characterized the deep aquifer system and its connections to the overlying aquifers in the area of the Hurricane fault in Washington County by examining well logs, creating regional potentiometric-surface maps, compiling groundwater quality data, conducting gravity surveys, examining remote sensing data for surface lineaments, and determining areas for potential monitoring wells. Results of the study were: (1) R and C aquifer groundwater depths are > 500 feet in the I-15 corridor area, (2) a groundwater divide likely exists south of the Utah-Arizona state line, (3) groundwater flow follows open fracture systems, (4) fracture conductivity is highest near the fault, (5) dissolution of evaporites increase groundwater TDS, and (6) a well should be drilled into the Hurricane fault near Pintura.

Ground-water Sensitivity and Vulnerability to Pesticides, Central Virgin River Basin, Washington and Iron Counties, Utah

Ground-water Sensitivity and Vulnerability to Pesticides, Central Virgin River Basin, Washington and Iron Counties, Utah
Author: Mike Lowe
Publisher: Utah Geological Survey
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2006-09
Genre:
ISBN: 1557917566

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recommended that states develop Pesticide Management Plans for four agricultural chemicals - alachlor, atrazine, metolachlor, and simazine - used in Utah as herbicides in the production of corn and sorghum, and to control weeds and undesired vegetation (such as along right-of-ways or utility substations). This report and accompanying maps are intended to be used as part of these Pesticide Management Plans to provide local, state, and federal government agencies and agricultural pesticide users with a base of information concerning sensitivity and vulnerability of ground water in the basin-fill aquifer (bedrock is not evaluated) to agricultural pesticides in the central Virgin River basin, Washington and Iron Counties, Utah. We used existing data to produce pesticide sensitivity and vulnerability maps by applying an attribute ranking system specifically tailored to the western United States using Geographic Information System analysis methods. 24 pages + 2 plates

Ground-Water Conditions in the Navajo Sandstone in the Central Virgin River Basin, Utah (Classic Reprint)

Ground-Water Conditions in the Navajo Sandstone in the Central Virgin River Basin, Utah (Classic Reprint)
Author: R. M. Cordova
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2017-11-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780331044393

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Excerpt from Ground-Water Conditions in the Navajo Sandstone in the Central Virgin River Basin, Utah Drainage is by the Virgin River and its tributaries, which are part of the Colorado system. The Virgin River is perennial, and its tributaries are perennial, intermittent, or ephemeral. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.