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Hydrogeologic framework of the Boise aquifer system, Ada County, Idaho. Research technical completion report, 14-08-0001-G1559-06 Item Info
![Groundwater constitutes 90 percent of the public water supply for the city of Boise, Idaho. Boise Water Corporation (BWC), a public utility, depends upon the groundwater resource beneath the Boise River Valley for about 90 percent of its supply. BWC is experiencing shortages during drought years in certain parts of its distribution system. [...] This report presents the results of a one-year study of the geologic framework of the basin. It will be followed by a report on the hydraulic testing of the Boise aquifer system and another on computer simulation of subsurface hydrogeologic conditions. This investigation constitutes the first phase of a three year study of the groundwater system. The first-year study is designed to provide necessary data to design aquifer tests to estimate aquifer coefficients (second phase) and to develop an understanding of the three-dimensional geology of the system necessary as input for a computer model (third phase).](https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/iwdl/small/iwdl-199217_sm.jpg)
- Title:
- Hydrogeologic framework of the Boise aquifer system, Ada County, Idaho. Research technical completion report, 14-08-0001-G1559-06
- Authors:
- Squires, Edward; Wood, Spencer H.; Osiensky, James L.
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1992-03
- Description:
- Groundwater constitutes 90 percent of the public water supply for the city of Boise, Idaho. Boise Water Corporation (BWC), a public utility, depends upon the groundwater resource beneath the Boise River Valley for about 90 percent of its supply. BWC is experiencing shortages during drought years in certain parts of its distribution system. [...] This report presents the results of a one-year study of the geologic framework of the basin. It will be followed by a report on the hydraulic testing of the Boise aquifer system and another on computer simulation of subsurface hydrogeologic conditions. This investigation constitutes the first phase of a three year study of the groundwater system. The first-year study is designed to provide necessary data to design aquifer tests to estimate aquifer coefficients (second phase) and to develop an understanding of the three-dimensional geology of the system necessary as input for a computer model (third phase).
- Subjects:
- Aquifers Aquifer characteristics Hydrogeology Pumpage Groundwater availability Groundwater recharge
- Location:
- Snake River Basin; Southern Idaho
- Latitude:
- 43.61
- Longitude:
- -116.2
- Collection:
- Boise Basin
- Series:
- Water for Idaho
- IWRRI number:
- 199217
- Rights:
- In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
- Publisher:
- Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; University of Idaho
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Idaho
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Cataloger:
- KIT
- Date Digitized:
- 2017-09-19
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Hydrogeologic framework of the Boise aquifer system, Ada County, Idaho. Research technical completion report, 14-08-0001-G1559-06", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-199217.html
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- Rights:
- In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
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