Publications
This list of New Mexico Water Science Center publications spans from 1961 to the present. It includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists.
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Chemical analyses of ground-water samples from the Rio Grande Valley in the vicinity of Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 1993 through January 1994
A study was conducted to investigate general ground-water-
quality conditions and contaminant locations in the Rio Grande
Valley in the vicinity of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Water samples
from 36 observation wells in 12 well nests were analyzed. The
well nests are located along three roads near the Rio Grande--two
well nests near Paseo del Norte, five well nests near Monta?o
Road, and
Authors
D. W. Wilkins, J.L. Schlottmann, D. M. Ferree
Geohydrologic site characterization of the municipal solid waste landfill facility, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss, El Paso County, Texas
Geohydrologic conditions of the Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Facility (MSWLF) on the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss, El Paso County, Texas, were evaluated by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Army. The 106.03-acre MSWLF has been in operation since January 1974. The landfill contains household refuse, Post solid wastes, bulky items, grass and tree trim
Authors
Cynthia G. Abeyta
Water resources data, New Mexico, water year 1995
Water-resources data for the 1995 water year for New Mexico consist of records of discharge and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells and springs. This report contains discharge records for 194 gaging stations; stage and contents
for 26 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 53 gaging stations and 112 well
Authors
David Ortiz, K. M. Lange
Use of geophysical logs to estimate the quality of ground water and the permeability of aquifers
The relation of formation factor to resistivity of formation
water and intergranular permeability has often been investigated,
and the general consensus is that this relation is closest when
established in a clean-sand aquifer in which water quality does
not vary substantially. When these restrictions are applied, the
following standard equation is a useful tool in estimating the
resis
Authors
J.D. Hudson
Computer input and output files associated with ground-water-flow simulations of the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, 1901-95, with projections to 2020; (supplement three to U.S. Geological Survey Water-resources investigations report 94-4251)
This report presents the computer input files required to run the
three-dimensional ground-water-flow model of the Albuquerque Basin,
central New Mexico, documented in Kernodle and others (Kernodle, J.M.,
McAda, D.P., and Thorn, C.R., 1995, Simulation of ground-water flow in
the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, 1901-1994, with projections
to 2020: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resou
Authors
J. M. Kernodle
Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico, period of record through September 30, 1995
The Albuquerque Basin, located in central New Mexico, is about
100 miles long and 25 to 40 miles wide. The basin is defined as
the extent of Cenozoic deposits that encompass the structural Rio
Grande Rift within the basin. Drinking-water supplies throughout
the Albuquerque Basin are currently (1996) obtained solely from
ground-water resources. The population of the basin grew from
419,
Authors
Dale R. Rankin
Computer input and output files associated with ground-water-flow simulations of the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, 1901-94, with projections to 2020; (supplement one to U.S. Geological Survey Water-resources investigations report 94-4251)
This report presents the computer input files required to run the
three-dimensional ground-water-flow model of the Albuquerque Basin,
central New Mexico, documented in Kernodle and others (Kernodle, J.M.,
McAda, D.P., and Thorn, C.R., 1995, Simulation of ground-water flow in
the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, 1901-1994, with projections
to 2020: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Res
Authors
J. M. Kernodle
Water-quality assessment of the Rio Grande Valley, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas: Occurrence and distribution of selected pesticides and nutrients at selected surface-water sites in the Mesilla Valley, 1994-95
The Rio Grande Valley study unit of the U.S. Geological Survey
National Water-Quality Assessment Program conducted a two-phase
synoptic study of the occurrence and distribution of pesticides
and nutrients in the surface water of the Mesilla Valley, New
Mexico and Texas. Phase one, conducted in April-May 1994 during
the high-flow irrigation season, consisted of a 6-week time-
series samp
Authors
D. F. Healy
Reconnaissance investigation of water quality, bottom sediment, and biota associated with irrigation drainage in the Vermejo Project area and the Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge, Colfax County, northeastern New Mexico, 1993
Based on findings of limited studies during 1989-92, a reconnaissance investigation was conducted in 1993 to assess the effects of the Vermejo Irrigation Project on water quality in the area of the project, including the Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge. This project was part of a U.S. Department of the Interior National Irrigation Water-Quality Program to determine whether irrigation drainage has
Authors
J. R. Bartolino, L. A. Garrabrant, Mark Wilson, J. D. Lusk
Water-quality assessment of the Rio Grande Valley, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas: Shallow ground-water quality of a land-use area in the San Luis Valley, south-central Colorado, 1993
This report describes the quality of shallow ground water in an agricultural area in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, and discusses how natural and human factors affect the quality of shallow ground water. Thirty-five wells were installed, and water samples were collected from these wells and analyzed for selected dissolved common constituents, nutrients, trace elements, radionuclides, and synthetic
Authors
S. K. Anderholm
Ground-water quality, water year 1995, and statistical analysis of ground-water-quality data, water years 1994-95, at the chromic acid pit site, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas
The Chromic Acid Pit site is an inactive waste disposal site
that is regulated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
1976. The 2.2-cubic-yard cement-lined pit was operated from 1980
to 1983 by a contractor to the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery
Center and Fort Bliss. The pit, located on the Fort Bliss military
reservation in El Paso, Texas, was used for disposal and
evaporat
Authors
Cynthia G. Abeyta, R. G. Roybal
Water-quality and ground-water-level data, Bernalillo County, central New Mexico, 1995
Water-quality and ground-water-level data were collected in
two areas of eastern Bernalillo County in central New Mexico
between March and July of 1995. Fifty-one wells, two springs, and
the Ojo Grande Acequia in the east mountain area of Bernalillo
County and nine wells in the northeast area of the city of
Albuquerque were sampled. The water samples were analyzed for
selected nutrient
Authors
D.R. Rankin