| Abstract: | The U.S. Geological Survey has been collecting water-resources data in Nevada since 1890. Most of the projects that constitute the current Nevada District program can be classified as either basic- data acquisition (about 25 percent) or hydrologic interpretation (about 75 percent). About 39 percent of the activities are supported by cooperative agreements with State and local agencies. Technical projects supported by other Federal agencies make up about 32 percent of the program, and the re- maining 29 percent consists of USGS data collection, interpretive projects, and research. Water con- ditions in most of Nevada during fiscal years 1993 and 1994 continued to be dry, a continuation of drought conditions since late 1986. The major water-resource issues in Nevada include: water allocation in the Truckee River and Carson River Basins; water-supply needs of Las Vegas and the Reno/Sparks area, including water-importation plans; hydrologic effects of weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site; assessment of potential long-term effects of the proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository; and drought. Future water-resources issues in Nevada are likely to center on water supply for, and environmental effects of, the rapidly growing population centers at Las Vegas, Reno, and Elko; impacts of operations at the Nevada Test Site; management of interstate rivers such as the Truckee, Carson, Walker, and Colorado Rivers; hydrologic and environmental impacts at heavily mined areas; and water-quality management in the Lake Tahoe Basin. |
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| ProdID: | 17837 |
| Citation Author: | Compiled by Foglesong, M. Teresa |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vii, 69 p. ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
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| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 95-126 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Water-related scientific activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Nevada, fiscal years 1993-94; 1995; OFR; 95-126; Compiled by Foglesong, M. Teresa |
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| Citation Year: | 1995 |
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| Text: | Water-related scientific activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Nevada, fiscal years 1993-94; 1995; OFR; 95-126; Compiled by Foglesong, M. Teresa |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/0126/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/0126/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Sep 1995 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
U.S.G.S. Earth Science Information Center, Open-file Reports Section [distributor], |
