U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Nevada
Open-File Report
88-119
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Abstract
Groundwater is an important natural resource in Nevada. In 1985, groundwater provided 24% of the total water withdrawn, and supplied about 40% of the State 's population. Public supply and self-supplied domestic use accounted for about 12% of the groundwater withdrawn, and self-supplied industrial and mining use was about 3%. The major issues related to groundwater in Nevada are: groundwater availability; natural and artificial groundwater recharge; underground storage of hazardous wastes; organic and inorganic trace constituents in groundwater; and geothermal groundwater systems. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is actively conducting 30 hydrologic investigations in Nevada, of which 18 are related to groundwater quantity and quality. Three examples of ongoing groundwater studies by the USGS that are designed to address specific groundwater issues in Nevada are discussed: carbonate-rock aquifers in eastern and southern Nevada; groundwater quality in the Carson River basin, Nevada-California; and groundwater in Honey Lake Valley, Nevada-California. (Lantz-PTT)
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Dettinger, M.D., Van Denburgh, A.S., 1988, U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-119, 2 p. :map ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr88119.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Nevada |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 88-119 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr88119 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | 2 p. :map ;28 cm. |