Design and construction of a dual recharge system at Minot, North Dakota
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Abstract
In 1965, a ground-water recharge facility was constructed and placed in operation to forestall an impending water shortage at Minot, North Dakota. The facility is unique in that the rate of recharge to a buried sand and gravel aquifer is augmented by perforating an overlying bed of clay using hydraulic connectors (gravel-filled bored holes) in conjunction with an open-pit excavation. The connectors were drilled by typical well-boring techniques and the open pit was excavated by common construction methods. The recharge technique made it possible to add about million gallons per day of water to underground storage with a total capital investment of about $200,000. The alternative originally proposed was a 50-mile long pipeline to Garrison Reservoir, at a 1959 estimated cost of $12,000,000. The recharge technique employed at Minot should have wide application in the ground-water industry in areas where natural recharge to permeable deposits is impeded by overlying beds of low permeability.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Design and construction of a dual recharge system at Minot, North Dakota |
| Series title | Groundwater |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1968.tb01650.x |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1968 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | North Dakota Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 4 |
| Last page | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| City | Minot |
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