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The Treasure Valley of southwestern Idaho has experienced significant population growth, local ground water declines, and periodic drought conditions in the last two decades. This led to public concern about the status and future of water resources in the valley. The following questions typify those that were asked about Treasure Valley water supplies: 1. Does the Treasure Valley have a ground water shortage? 2. How has and does land development impact Treasure Valley water supplies? 3. Where and to what degree are ground water levels declining? 4. What is the carrying capacity of the hydrologic system in the Treasure Valley? 5. How big is our aquifer system? Where are the aquifer boundaries? 6. How are shallow and deep aquifers connected? 7. How are Treasure Valley aquifer systems recharged and where does the recharge occur? 8. How susceptible is the Treasure Valley aquifer system to contamination? 9. What is the degree of hydraulic connection between Treasure Valley surface and ground water? 10. Is water conservation necessary to meet future water demands? 11. Can additional tools and/or data be developed to assist local, state, and federal governments with decisions on issues that impact water resources, such as land use planning, zoning, water rights, septic tank permitting, waste treatment, etc.? The Treasure Valley Hydrologic Project (TVHP) was formed to provide technical information needed to address most of these issues and to provide a framework for future water management. The project included characterization of ground water flow in the Treasure Valley aquifer system, evaluation of flow system geochemistry, estimation of ground water residence times, and construction of a numerical model of ground water flow. The ground water flow model was used to evaluate potential changes in recharge and predict possible effects of increased ground water withdrawals.

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Title:
Treasure Valley Hydrologic Project executive summary
Authors:
Petrich, Christian R.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
2004-02
Description:
The Treasure Valley of southwestern Idaho has experienced significant population growth, local ground water declines, and periodic drought conditions in the last two decades. This led to public concern about the status and future of water resources in the valley. The following questions typify those that were asked about Treasure Valley water supplies: 1. Does the Treasure Valley have a ground water shortage? 2. How has and does land development impact Treasure Valley water supplies? 3. Where and to what degree are ground water levels declining? 4. What is the carrying capacity of the hydrologic system in the Treasure Valley? 5. How big is our aquifer system? Where are the aquifer boundaries? 6. How are shallow and deep aquifers connected? 7. How are Treasure Valley aquifer systems recharged and where does the recharge occur? 8. How susceptible is the Treasure Valley aquifer system to contamination? 9. What is the degree of hydraulic connection between Treasure Valley surface and ground water? 10. Is water conservation necessary to meet future water demands? 11. Can additional tools and/or data be developed to assist local, state, and federal governments with decisions on issues that impact water resources, such as land use planning, zoning, water rights, septic tank permitting, waste treatment, etc.? The Treasure Valley Hydrologic Project (TVHP) was formed to provide technical information needed to address most of these issues and to provide a framework for future water management. The project included characterization of ground water flow in the Treasure Valley aquifer system, evaluation of flow system geochemistry, estimation of ground water residence times, and construction of a numerical model of ground water flow. The ground water flow model was used to evaluate potential changes in recharge and predict possible effects of increased ground water withdrawals.
Subjects:
groundwater management water shortage groundwater decline
Location:
Treasure Valley
Latitude:
43.66
Longitude:
-116.6
Collection:
IWRRI
IWRRI number:
200404
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2004

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"Treasure Valley Hydrologic Project executive summary", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-2004-04.html
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Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
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