Selected hydrologic data from the vicinity of Rayburns and Vacherie salt domes, northern Louisiana salt-dome basin
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Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy is considering salt domes in northern Louisiana as possible sites for storage of nuclear waste from commercial sources. As part of this National Waste Terminal Storage (NWTS) Program, the U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a regional study of the geohydrology of the northern Louisiana salt-dome basin. Field studies involving the collection of data began in 1977. Data-collection networks were established for both ground- and surface-water sources in the vicinity of two salt domes, Rayburns and Vacherie.
Ground-water data collection involved measuring water levels and sampling existing production wells and test wells drilled by the Louisiana State University Institute for Environmental Studies. Samples were analyzed for one or more of the following categories of chemical constituents: inorganic, trace metal, and radiochemical.
A network of surface-water stations was set up for measuring discharge and collecting periodic samples. Initial sampling was for analysis for inorganic chemical constituents and radioactive elements. Subsequent sampling has been to determine inorganic chemical constituents.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Selected hydrologic data from the vicinity of Rayburns and Vacherie salt domes, northern Louisiana salt-dome basin |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 80-217 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr80217 |
| Year Published | 1980 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | v, 17 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Other Geospatial | northern Louisiana |
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