Southwest principal aquifers regional ground-water quality assessment
Fact Sheet
2009-3015
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Abstract
The National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a regional analysis of water quality in the principal aquifers in the southwestern United States. The Southwest Principal Aquifers (SWPA) study is building a better understanding of the susceptibility and vulnerability of basin-fill aquifers in the region to ground-water contamination by synthesizing the baseline knowledge of ground-water quality conditions in 15 basins previously studied by the NAWQA Program. The improved understanding of aquifer susceptibility and vulnerability to contamination is assisting in the development of tools that water managers can use to assess and protect the quality of ground-water resources. This fact sheet provides an overview of the basin-fill aquifers in the southwestern United States and description of the completed and planned regional analyses of ground-water quality being performed by the SWPA study.
Suggested Citation
Anning, D., Thiros, S.A., Bexfield, L.M., McKinney, T., Green, J., 2009, Southwest principal aquifers regional ground-water quality assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009-3015, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20093015.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Southwest principal aquifers regional ground-water quality assessment |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2009-3015 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20093015 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey, Utah Water Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Public Comments | National Water-Quality Assessment Program |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah |