Groundwater quality of southeastern Wyoming
Fact Sheet
2011-3106
Prepared in cooperation with the Laramie County Conservation District and the Platte County Resource District
By: Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller and Liberty Blain
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Abstract
Groundwater is an important resource for domestic, municipal, stock, and irrigation uses in southeastern Wyoming. Thirty-seven percent of water used in the tri-County area, which includes Laramie, Platte, and Goshen Counties, is from groundwater. Most groundwater use in the tri-County area is withdrawn from three primary aquifer groups: Quaternary-age unconsolidated-deposit aquifers, Tertiary-age units of the High Plains aquifer system, and Upper Cretaceous bedrock aquifers (Lance Formation and Fox Hills Sandstone). Authors include selected physical properties and chemicals found in water samples, describe sources and importance, and report maximum levels established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They also show concentration ranges for selected physical properties and chemicals in samples collected from the three primary aquifer groups in the tri-County area.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Groundwater quality of southeastern Wyoming |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2011-3106 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20113106 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Wyoming Water Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
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