Science-based Land-use Planning Tools to Help Protect Ground-water Quality, Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah

Science-based Land-use Planning Tools to Help Protect Ground-water Quality, Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah
Author: Mike Lowe
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2010
Genre: Aquifers
ISBN: 9781557918369

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This CD-ROM contains a report (33 pages + 92 page appendices) and 6 plates at 1:100,000 scale that addresses ground-water conditions in Cedar Valley's basin-fill aquifer and provide recommendations for land-use planning.

Water Quality

Water Quality
Author: Voudouris
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 618
Release: 2012-04-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9535104861

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The book attempts to covers the main fields of water quality issues presenting case studies in various countries concerning the physicochemical characteristics of surface and groundwaters and possible pollution sources as well as methods and tools for the evaluation of water quality status. This book is divided into two sections: Statistical Analysis of Water Quality Data;Water Quality Monitoring Studies.

Investigation of land subsidence and earth fissures in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah

Investigation of land subsidence and earth fissures in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah
Author: Paul Inkenbrandt
Publisher: Utah Geological Survey
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2014-03-12
Genre: Base flow (Hydrology).
ISBN: 1557918910

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This 116-page report presents the results of an investigation by the Utah Geological Survey of land subsidence and earth fissures in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah. Basin-fill sediments of the Cedar Valley Aquifer contain a high percentage of fine-grained material susceptible to compaction upon dewatering. Groundwater discharge in excess of recharge (groundwater mining) has lowered the potentiometric surface in Cedar Valley as much as 114 feet since 1939. Groundwater mining has caused permanent compaction of fine-grained sediments of the Cedar Valley aquifer, which has caused the land surface to subside, and a minimum of 8.3 miles of earth fissures to form. Recently acquired interferometric synthetic aperture radar imagery shows that land subsidence has affected approximately 100 mi² in Cedar Valley, but a lack of accurate historical benchmark elevation data over much of the valley prevents its detailed quantification. Continued groundwater mining and resultant subsidence will likely cause existing fissures to lengthen and new fissures to form which may eventually impact developed areas in Cedar Valley. This report also includes possible aquifer management options to help mitigate subsidence and fissure formation, and recommended guidelines for conducting subsidence-related hazard investigations prior to development.

Survey Notes

Survey Notes
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2011
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

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