Quality of ground water in Routt County, northwestern Colorado
Water-Resources Investigations Report
80-956
By: Kenneth J. Covay and R.L. Tobin
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Abstract
Chemical and bacteriological data were collected to describe the quality of water from selected geologic units in Routt County, Colo. Calcium bicarbonate was the dominant water-chemistry type; magnesium, sodium, and sulfate frequently occurred as codominant ions. Specific conductance values ranged from 50 to 6,000 micromhos. Mean values of specific conductance, dissolved solids , and hardness from the sampled aquifers were generally greatest in waters from the older sedimentary rocks of the Lance Formation, Lewis Shale, Mesaverde Group, and Mancos Shale, and least in the ground waters from the alluvial deposits, Browns Park Formation, and the basement complex. Correlations of specific conductance with dissolved solids and specific conductance with hardness were found within specified concentration ranges. On the basis of water-quality analyses, water from the alluvial desposits, Browns Park Formation, and the basement complex generally is the most suitable for domestic uses. Chemical constituents in water from wells or springs exceeded State and Federal standards for public-water supplies or State criteria for agricultural uses were pH, arsenic, boron, chloride, iron, fluoride, manganese, nitrite plus nitrate, selenium, sulfate, or dissolved solids. Total-coliform bacteria were detected in water from 29 sites and fecal-coliform bacteria were detected in water from 6 of the 29 sites. (USGS)
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Covay, K.J., Tobin, R., 1980, Quality of ground water in Routt County, northwestern Colorado (WRI/OFR): U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-956, v, 72 p. :ill., maps (2 col.) ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri80956.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Quality of ground water in Routt County, northwestern Colorado |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 80-956 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri80956 |
| Edition | WRI/OFR |
| Year Published | 1980 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | v, 72 p. :ill., maps (2 col.) ;28 cm. |