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Hydrogeologic analysis of the water supply for Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho. U.S. Geological Survey information circular 57 Item Info

Franklin, the oldest incorporated community in Idaho, lies along the east side of Cache Valley in the Bear River drainage. This town of approximately 640 residents acquires its domestic water from springs and wells along the western front of the Bear River mountain range. Some of the springs contain particulate contaminants, forcing the community to either treat the water or develop a new ground-water source. Scientists with the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute's "Technical Assistance for Rural Ground Water Development Within Idaho" project have completed a hydrogeologic study of the Franklin area and recommends the following options: (1) Abandon the contaminated springs or install an adequate treatment system. (2) Drill a new well to replace water lost by decommissioning the contaminated springs. A site is defined east of town for a preliminary test well (Plate 1). (3) Consider drilling an additional well near the existing municipal wells. [...] Particulates contaminate Crooked Spring, one of Franklin's primary water sources. The contamination results from surface water mixing with subsurface water. Further work on the spring cannot eliminate the contamination; therefore the source should be abandoned or the water treated. Dowdell and Kinsford springs, the other spring-water sources, continually provide clean water, so they should be maintained. Since the town already uses two wells that penetrate fractured Tertiary bedrock, a new well drilled nearby in the same fracture system should provide a similar quantity of water as the other wells.

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Title:
Hydrogeologic analysis of the water supply for Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho. U.S. Geological Survey information circular 57
Authors:
Otto, Bruce R.; Wylie, Allan H.; Martin, Michael J.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
2005
Description:
Franklin, the oldest incorporated community in Idaho, lies along the east side of Cache Valley in the Bear River drainage. This town of approximately 640 residents acquires its domestic water from springs and wells along the western front of the Bear River mountain range. Some of the springs contain particulate contaminants, forcing the community to either treat the water or develop a new ground-water source. Scientists with the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute's "Technical Assistance for Rural Ground Water Development Within Idaho" project have completed a hydrogeologic study of the Franklin area and recommends the following options: (1) Abandon the contaminated springs or install an adequate treatment system. (2) Drill a new well to replace water lost by decommissioning the contaminated springs. A site is defined east of town for a preliminary test well (Plate 1). (3) Consider drilling an additional well near the existing municipal wells. [...] Particulates contaminate Crooked Spring, one of Franklin's primary water sources. The contamination results from surface water mixing with subsurface water. Further work on the spring cannot eliminate the contamination; therefore the source should be abandoned or the water treated. Dowdell and Kinsford springs, the other spring-water sources, continually provide clean water, so they should be maintained. Since the town already uses two wells that penetrate fractured Tertiary bedrock, a new well drilled nearby in the same fracture system should provide a similar quantity of water as the other wells.
Subjects:
Hydrogeology Well water Water quality Particulate matter Groundwater contamination
Location:
Franklin; Bear River Basin
Latitude:
42.01
Longitude:
-111.8
IWRRI number:
200506
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
KIT

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"Hydrogeologic analysis of the water supply for Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho. U.S. Geological Survey information circular 57", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-200506.html
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