South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS) Well Installation and Aquifer Testing in Shallow Alluvial and Bedrock Aquifers, Adams County, Colorado Completed
The South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS) is a data base system being developed by the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) to provide water users, managers, and State of Colorado agencies access to important information related to water management issues affecting the South Platte River system.
The CWCB South Platte Decision Support System project data-collection activities for 2004 include monitoring well installation and aquifer testing in the South Platte River alluvial and bedrock aquifers. As part of the South Platte (SPLT) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program Wheat Agricultural Land-Use study (Wheat AgLUS), the USGS Colorado District completed 30 shallow alluvial and bedrock ground-water monitoring wells in the vicinity of the Lost Creek Designated Ground-Water Basin where additional hydrogeologic data are needed for the SPDSS.
For this project, two additional monitoring wells paired with existing South Platte NAWQA wells will be installed to monitor vertical hydraulic gradients in the South Platte alluvial aquifer. The scope of work for this project also includes aquifer testing of up to 12 of the South Platte NAWQA wells and the two new paired monitoring wells. Aquifer tests will be single-well drawdown/recovery or "slug" tests. Data will be analyzed using standard slug-test analysis techniques.
OBJECTIVES:
To collect additional aquifer property data for shallow alluvial and bedrock aquifers in the Adams County, Colorado.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Elbert County Groundwater Network
South Platte Alluvial Aquifer Water-Level Monitoring
Rural Douglas County Groundwater Network
NAWQA South Platte River Basin Study
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The South Platte Decision Support System (SPDSS) is a data base system being developed by the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) to provide water users, managers, and State of Colorado agencies access to important information related to water management issues affecting the South Platte River system.
The CWCB South Platte Decision Support System project data-collection activities for 2004 include monitoring well installation and aquifer testing in the South Platte River alluvial and bedrock aquifers. As part of the South Platte (SPLT) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program Wheat Agricultural Land-Use study (Wheat AgLUS), the USGS Colorado District completed 30 shallow alluvial and bedrock ground-water monitoring wells in the vicinity of the Lost Creek Designated Ground-Water Basin where additional hydrogeologic data are needed for the SPDSS.
For this project, two additional monitoring wells paired with existing South Platte NAWQA wells will be installed to monitor vertical hydraulic gradients in the South Platte alluvial aquifer. The scope of work for this project also includes aquifer testing of up to 12 of the South Platte NAWQA wells and the two new paired monitoring wells. Aquifer tests will be single-well drawdown/recovery or "slug" tests. Data will be analyzed using standard slug-test analysis techniques.
OBJECTIVES:
To collect additional aquifer property data for shallow alluvial and bedrock aquifers in the Adams County, Colorado.
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Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Elbert County Groundwater Network
Elbert County, Colorado relies heavily on nonrenewable groundwater from the Denver Basin aquifers for water supply. Population growth in the county has placed increasing demands on groundwater resources, and future groundwater withdrawals are expected to increase as the population continues to grow. A detailed program to monitor groundwater levels in the Denver Basin aquifers throughout the county...South Platte Alluvial Aquifer Water-Level Monitoring
Reports indicate that groundwater levels are rising in parts of the South Platte alluvial aquifer. The Colorado Division of Water Resources and the Colorado Water Conservation Board are establishing a groundwater-level monitoring network in the South Platte basin. The USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) monitoring wells are uniquely located so as to be included in the proposed...Rural Douglas County Groundwater Network
More than 70 percent of the municipal water supply in the south Denver metropolitan area is provided by groundwater, and homeowners in rural areas depend solely on self-supplied groundwater for water supply. Increased groundwater withdrawal to meet the demand of the rapidly growing population is causing water levels to decline. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Rural Water...NAWQA South Platte River Basin Study
The South Platte River Basin study, conducted as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program, combines information on water chemistry, physical characteristics, stream habitat, and aquatic life to provide science-based insights for current and emerging water issues in surface waters (streams, rivers, reservoirs) and groundwaters of the South Platte River Basin... - Data
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