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Feasibility of artificial recharge of a small ground water basin by utilizing seasonal runoff from the intermittent streams, a preliminary study of artificial recharge of ground water in Moscow basin, Latah County, Idaho. Proceedings of the 6th annual Enginieering Geology & Soils Engineering Symposium Item Info

The City of Moscow and the University of Idaho are the principal users of ground water in Moscow basin. Water is obtained from artesian aquifers in the basalt flows and interbedded sediments of the Columbia River Group. From 1896 to the 1960s, all water was obtained from an artesian aquifer that is at a depth of about 250 feet. Water levels in the wells declined steadily over the years; the total decline at the city's pumping plant was about 100 feet by the 1960s. The water in the aquifer is of poor quality because of high concentrations of iron. Exploration for other ground water supplied led to the discovery of good quality water in productive aquifers at depths of 700 feet and 1300 feet. The City and University shifted nearly all pumping to the deeper aquifers, and since heavy pumping ceased in the upper aquifer, water levels have been steadily rising. Properties of the deeper aquifers are not yet known and the amount of water that they will yield over long periods of time is uncertain. Strong possibility exists that the deeper aquifers will show a long-term decline of water levels, indicating depletion of the supply of ground water. It is uncertain that projected future demands can be met by naturally-available ground water. Import of surface water from outside the basin is costly due to distance, construction cost of pipeline, operation cost of high pumping lift. Preliminary study indicates that artificial recharge of ground water by utilizing seasonal runoff from intermittent streams in and near Moscow basin is a feasible and cheaper alternative to long-distance importation of surface water. Paper presented at Sixth Annual Symposium on Engineering Geology and Soils Engineering, at Boise, Idaho, April 17-19, 1968.

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Feasibility of artificial recharge of a small ground water basin by utilizing seasonal runoff from the intermittent streams, a preliminary study of artificial recharge of ground water in Moscow basin, Latah County, Idaho. Proceedings of the 6th annual Enginieering Geology & Soils Engineering Symposium
Authors:
Jones, Robert W.; Ross, Sylvia H.; Williams, Roy E.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1968-04-18
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The City of Moscow and the University of Idaho are the principal users of ground water in Moscow basin. Water is obtained from artesian aquifers in the basalt flows and interbedded sediments of the Columbia River Group. From 1896 to the 1960s, all water was obtained from an artesian aquifer that is at a depth of about 250 feet. Water levels in the wells declined steadily over the years; the total decline at the city's pumping plant was about 100 feet by the 1960s. The water in the aquifer is of poor quality because of high concentrations of iron. Exploration for other ground water supplied led to the discovery of good quality water in productive aquifers at depths of 700 feet and 1300 feet. The City and University shifted nearly all pumping to the deeper aquifers, and since heavy pumping ceased in the upper aquifer, water levels have been steadily rising. Properties of the deeper aquifers are not yet known and the amount of water that they will yield over long periods of time is uncertain. Strong possibility exists that the deeper aquifers will show a long-term decline of water levels, indicating depletion of the supply of ground water. It is uncertain that projected future demands can be met by naturally-available ground water. Import of surface water from outside the basin is costly due to distance, construction cost of pipeline, operation cost of high pumping lift. Preliminary study indicates that artificial recharge of ground water by utilizing seasonal runoff from intermittent streams in and near Moscow basin is a feasible and cheaper alternative to long-distance importation of surface water. Paper presented at Sixth Annual Symposium on Engineering Geology and Soils Engineering, at Boise, Idaho, April 17-19, 1968.
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recharge basins intermittent streams artificial recharge Latah County
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196812
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Jodi Haire
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2008-02-28

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