| Abstract: | A 182% increase in population within the last 10 years in Douglas County, Nevada, has raised concerns by county officials as to the possible effects land development may have on groundwater quality. Most groundwater in Douglas County meets the State of Nevada drinking water standards. Of the 333 water samples used in this analysis, 6 equaled or were greater than the drinking water standards for sulfates, 44 for fluoride, 4 for dissolved solids, 5 for nitrate as nitrate, 12 for arsenic, 33 for iron, and 18 for manganese. Groundwater in the west-central, northern, and northeastern part of Carson Valley is influenced by geothermal water. Some areas in the county may have septic-tank effluent contaminating the groundwater. Temporal changes in most municipal wells showed no overall trend for dissolved-solids and nitrate concentrations spanning the years 1969-83. However, a municipal well in the Topaz Lake area has shown a general increases in the nitrate concentration from 1961 to 1984, but the concentration does not exceed the drinking-water standard. A future groundwater quality monitoring program in Douglas County would include periodic sampling of primary or heavily pumped wells, long-term trend wells, and supplemental wells. (Thacker-USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 27241 |
| Citation Author: | Garcia, K. T. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vii, 107 p. :ill. ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
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| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 87-4269 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Ground-water quality in Douglas County, western Nevada; 1989; WRI; 87-4269; Garcia, K. T. |
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| Citation Year: | 1989 |
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| Text: | Ground-water quality in Douglas County, western Nevada; 1989; WRI; 87-4269; Garcia, K. T. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
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