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GROUNDWATER EVALUATION PROGRAM |
The
Groundwater Evaluation (GWE) Program was funded1
by the Department of Energy (DOE)
to support studies for characterization of water resources in southern
Nye County. The grant was initiated in April 2006 and
continues through September 30, 2014.
The
GWE Program activities were developed in consultation
with Desert Research Institute (DRI), the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS), and the DOE. These projects will provide
important data for Nye County and the other project
agencies, as well as other stakeholders in the
region, including the National Park Service (NPS),
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) and the Nevada Division of Water
Resources.
In
order to complete scientific investigations under
this grant, Nye County is conducting studies under
the following four (4) Work Elements (WE):
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Work Element |
Task / Status |
Posted Data/Publications |
WE-1:
Water Resource Characterization
& Monitoring |
1A. Groundwater Conditions in Pahrump Valley
5 Boreholes Completed - PV-1, PV-2,
PV-3, PV-4 and PV-5 |
Well Completion
Diagrams
Geophysical Logs
Well Location -
GPS Data
Groundwater
Chemistry
"Development of a
Groundwater Flow Model of Pahrump
Valley, Nye County, NV and Inyo County,
CA for Basin-Scale Water Resource
Management"
Comartin,
2010
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1B. Water Resource Conditions in Amargosa Desert
7 Boreholes Completed - 2P, 8PA, 33PA,
Felderhoff-25-1PA, GF-3PA, GF-4, and
GF-4PA. |
Well Completion
Diagrams
Geophysical Logs
Well Location -
GPS Data
Groundwater
Chemistry
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1C. Surface Water Conditions in So. Nye County
2 Boreholes Completed - OV-1 and OV-2
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Well Completion
Diagrams
Geophysical Logs
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WE-2:
Water Resource Sustainability
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2A. Recharge Evaluation |
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2B. Perennial Yield Evaluation
Task completed - Results are documented
in Parks, 2010. |
"Analysis
of Electromagnetic and Seismic
Geophysical Methods for Investigating
Shallow Sub-surface Hydrogeology"
Parks, 2010
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2C. Impact Evaluation
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2D. Nye County Water District
Establishment of the Nye County Water
District has been accomplished. |
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WE-3:
Water Quality Protection
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3A. Water Quality Conditions in Pahrump Valley |
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3B. Baseline Water Chemistry in Amargosa Desert |
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WE-4:
Resource
Management
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4A. Evaluation of Management
Alternatives |
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4B. Management Coordination |
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4C. Public Outreach |
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WORK ACCOMPLISHED
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Geophysical
studies and determination of soil
characteristics near Ash Meadows (Parks, 2010 -
Brigham Young University [BYU])
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Established the Nye County Water District
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Construction of
a Groundwater Flow Model for Pahrump Valley (Comartin,
2010 - DRI)
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14 Boreholes
Completed
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DOE Grant number DE-FG52-2006NA27205;
Original award of $2,477,000 in April 2006
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