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Hydrologic Cycle & Springs

• Information on the Hydrologic Cycle specific to Utah
• Wasatch Warm Springs
• The Midway hot pots - natural hot springs, Wasatch County, Utah
• Interactive Map of Wells and Springs in Utah
• Utah Well & Spring Database

Snake Valley Monitoring-Well Project

Ground-Water Monitoring-Well Project in Snake Valley
In early 2007 the Utah State Legislature requested the UGS to establish a ground-water monitoring-well network in Utah’s west desert, in response to proposed water-development projects in east-central Nevada and west-central Utah.

Aquifer Storage and Recovery Projects

Aquifer storage and recovery projects involve the storage of water in an aquifer via artificial ground-water recharge when water is available, and recovery of the stored water from the aquifer when water is needed.

The Weber River Basin Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project

• Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project to Augment Ground-Water Supplies in the Ogden Area (Survey Notes, 2003)
• Pilot Project Shows Promise for Aquifer Storage and Recovery (Survey Notes, 2005)
• Technical Publication: Open-file Report 419 (pdf - 12MB)
  • Graph of water depth at ASR Site well 2004

Ground-water Resources/Hydrogeology

• Geologic and hydrologic characterization of the Dakota-Burro Canyon aquifer near Blanding, San Juan County, Utah
  Special Study 123
  • Report (pdf- 18.5MB)
  • Plate 1 Geologic map (pdf - 2MB)
  • Plate 2 Measured sections of formations (pdf - 1MB)
  • Plate 3 Burro Canyon Formation structure-contour map (pdf - 2MB)
  • Plate 4 Potentiometric surface for aquifer (pdf - 3MB)
• The hydrogeology of Moab-Spanish Valley, Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah, with emphasis on maps for water-resource management and land-use planning
  Special Study 120
  • Report (pdf- 16MB)
  • Plate 1 Geologic map (pdf - 1MB)
  • Plate 2 Structural compartments and fracture-site data (pdf - 1MB)
  • Plate 3 Geologic cross sections (pdf)
  • Plate 4 Glen Canyon Group structure-contour map (pdf - 1MB)
  • Plate 5 Glen Canyon Group isopach map (pdf - 1MB)
  • Plate 6 Valley-fill isopach and selected water wells (pdf - 4.5MB)
  • Plate 7 Recharge and discharge areas (pdf - 4MB)
  • Plate 8 Total-dissolved-solids concentration map (pdf)
  • Plate 9 Nitrate concentration map (pdf)
  • Plate 10 Ground-water quality classification map (pdf)
  • Plate 11 Potential contaminant source map (pdf)
  • Plate 12 Recommended septic-system density (pdf)
• Wetlands in Tooele Valley, Utah - An evaluation of threats posed by ground-water development and drought
  Special Study 117
  • Report (pdf - 6MB)
  • Plate 1 Wetland classification map (pdf - 7MB)
• Hydrogeologic setting of the Snake Valley Hydrologic Basin, Millard County, Utah, and White Pine and Lincoln Counties, Nevada -- Implications for possible effects of proposed water wells (pdf - 88MB)
  Report of Investigation 254
• The geology of Cedar Valley, Utah County, Utah, and its relation to ground-water conditions
  Special Study 109
  • Report (pdf- 2MB)
  • Plate 1 Compiled geologic map (pdf - 30MB)
  • Plate 2 Geologic cross sections (pdf)
  • Plate 3 Geologic cross sections (pdf)
  • Plate 4 Schematic Isopach map of basin-fill deposits (pdf - 25MB)
• The geology of the Kamas-Coalville Region, Summit County, Utah, and its relation to ground-water conditions
  Water Resources Bulletin 29
  • Abstract
  • Plate 1 Compiled geologic map (pdf - 5.9MB)
  • Report text and plates (maps & cross sections) (pdfs)
• The geology of Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah, and its relation to ground-water conditions
  Special Study 103
  • Abstract and Introduction
  • Report text (pdf - 19MB)
  • Plate 1 Compiled geologic map (pdf - 1MB)
  • Plate 2 Generalized cross sections of Cedar Valley and adjacent areas, using seismic stratigraphy for basin-fill units (pdf)
• The geology of the central Virgin River basin, southwestern Utah, and its relation to ground-water conditions (pdf)
  Water Resources Bulletin 26
• The geology of the Snyderville basin, western Summit County, Utah, and its relation to ground-water conditions (pdf)
  Water Resources Bulletin 28
• A summary of the ground-water resources and geohydrology of Grand County, Utah (pdf)
  Circular 99
• Preliminary hydrogeologic framework characterization - ground-water resources along the western side of the northern Wasatch Range, eastern Box Elder County, Utah (pdf)
  Circular 101
• A summary of the geology and hydrogeology of the Cedar Valley drainage basin, Iron County, Utah (pdf - 3MB)
  Open-file Report 360
• Potential for potable ground water on State land near Canyonlands National Park, (San Juan Co.) Utah, section 16, T. 30 S., R. 20 E. (pdf - 1MB)
  Report of Investigation 230

Recharge/Discharge Areas

• Map of recharge and discharge areas for the principal valley-fill aquifer, Sanpete Valley, Sanpete County, Utah (pdf -1.4MB)
  Map 174
• Map of recharge and discharge areas for the principal valley-fill aquifer, Sevier Desert, Millard County, Utah (pdf -1.4MB)
  Map 175
• Map of recharge and discharge areas for the principal valley-fill aquifer, Ogden Valley, Weber County, Utah (pdf -1MB)
  Map 176
• Recharge area and water quality of the valley-fill aquifer, Castle Valley, Grand County, Utah (pdf - 1MB)
  Report of Investigation 229
• Recharge area and geologic controls for the Courthouse Wash-Sevenmile Spring system, western Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah (pdf - 5MB)
  Special Study 108
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 1.5MB) Geologic map
  • Plate 2 (pdf - .06MB) Cross sections
  • Plate 3 (pdf - 2MB) Structure-contour map of the base of the Moab Member of the Curtis Formation
• Recharge and discharge areas for the principal basin-fill aquifer, Curlew Valley, Box Elder County, Utah (pdf - 1.5MB)
  Map 218
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 11MB)
• Recharge and discharge areas for the principal basin-fill aquifer, Beryl-Enterprise area, Iron, Washington, and Beaver Counties, Utah (pdf -2MB)
  Map 225
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 18MB)

Sensitivity & Vulnerability to Pesticides

Sensitivity is determined by assessing natural factors favorable or unfavorable to the degradation of ground water when pesticides are applied or spilled on the suface. Vulnerability is determined by assessing how ground-water sensitivity is modified by the activities of humans.

• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, Sanpete Valley, Sanpete County, Utah (pdf - 8.5MB)
  Report of Investigation 255
• Plate 1 (pdf - 2.5MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
• Plate 2 (pdf - 2.5MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, Central Virgin River Basin, Washington and Iron Counties, Utah (pdf - 15.5MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 06-04
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, Upper Bear River Valley, Rich County, Utah (pdf - 7MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 06-01
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 2MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 2MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake County, Utah (pdf - 5.5MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 05-07
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, eastern Box Elder County, Utah (pdf - 13MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 05-01
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, Morgan Valley, Morgan County, Utah (pdf - 10MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 04-04
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 2.5MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 2.5MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, Tooele Valley, Tooele County, Utah (pdf - 7MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 04-03
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, east shore area of Great Salt Lake, Davis and Weber Counties, Utah (pdf - 9MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 04-01
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, Heber/Round Valleys, Wasatch County, Utah (pdf - 2MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 03-05
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 4MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 4MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides in Utah (pdf - 13MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 03-03
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 4MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 4MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, the southern Sevier Desert and Pahvant Valley, Millard County, Utah (pdf - 1.4MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 03-01
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 0.5MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 0.5MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, Utah and Goshen Valleys, Utah County, Utah (pdf - 5.7MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 02-10
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 3MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides
• Ground-water sensitivity and vulnerability to pesticides, Cache Valley, Cache County, Utah (pdf - 0.7MB)
  Miscellaneous Publication 02-8
  • Plate 1 (pdf - 1.4MB) Ground-water sensitivity to pesticides
  • Plate 2 (pdf - 0.6MB) Ground-water vulnerability to pesticides

Water Quality

• Ground-water quality classification and recommended septic tank soil-absorption-system density maps, Cache Valley, Cache County, Utah
  Special Study 101
  • Report text (pdf - 1.8MB)
  • Plates (pdf - 7.5MB)
• Water-quality assessment and mapping for the principal valley-fill aquifer in Sanpete Valley, Sanpete County, Utah
  Special Study 102
• Ground-water quality classification and recommended septic tank soil-absorption-system density maps, Castle Valley, Grand County, Utah
  Special Study 113
  • Report text (pdf - 3.8MB)
  • Plates 1 - 8 (pdf - 5.8MB)

Wastewater Disposal Systems

• Recommended septic tank soil-absorption-system densities for the principal basin-fill aquifer, Sanpete Valley, Sanpete County, Utah (pdf - 7MB)
  Report of Investigation 259
• Recommended septic tank soil-absorption-system densities for the shallow unconfined aquifer in Cache Valley, Cache County, Utah (pdf - 5MB)
  Report of Investigation 257
• Analysis of septic-tank density for three areas in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah - a case study for evaluations of proposed subdivisions in Cedar Valley (pdf)
  Water Resouces Bulletin 27
• Guidelines for preparing hydrogeologic and soil reports addressing suitability for alternative wastewater disposal systems in Weber County (pdf)
  Circular 102
• The potential impact of septic tank soil-absorption systems on water quality in the principal valley-fill aquifer, Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah - assessment and guidelines (pdf - 0.9MB)
  Report of Investigation 239
• Guidelines for preparing hydrogeologic reports addressing suitability for alternative waste-water disposal systems in rock in Duchesne County, Utah (pdf - 0.7MB)
  Report of Investigation 238
• The potential impact of septic tank soil-absorption systems on water quality in the principal valley-fill aquifer, Ogden Valley, Weber County, Utah (pdf - 0.9MB)
  Report of Investigation 237
• The potential impact of septic tank soil-absorption systems on water quality in the principal valley-fill aquifer, Tooele Valley, Tooele County, Utah - assessment and guidelines (pdf - 0.5MB)
  Report of Investigation 235
• Ground-water quality classification and recommended septic tank soil-absorption-system density maps, Cache Valley, Cache County, Utah
  Special Study 101
  • Report text (pdf - 1.8MB)
  • Plates (pdf - 7.5MB)
• Ground-water quality classification and recommended septic tank soil-absorption-system density maps, Castle Valley, Grand County, Utah
  Special Study 113
  • Report text (pdf - 3.8MB)
  • Plates 1 - 8 (pdf - 5.8MB)

Other Reports

• Delineation of drinking water source protection zones for the Mountain Green public-water-supply well, Morgan County, Utah (pdf)
  Report of Investigation 261
• The Weber River Basin Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project (pdf - 12MB)
  Open-file Report 419
  • Graph of water depth at ASR Site well 2004
• Water-well logs with links to well logs/geologic logs (outside link - Division of Water Rights)
• Evaluation of potential geologic sources of nitrate contamination in ground water, Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah with emphasis on the Enoch area (pdf)
  Special Study 100

Related Publications

• Hydrogeologic/Ground Water
• Division of Water Rights publications
• Division of Water Resources publications

Related Web Sites

• Water Resources
• Utah Ground-water Resources List (Div. of Water Resources)

Ground-Water & Paleontology Program

The Ground-Water & Paleontology Program (GWPP) maintains and publishes records of Utah's fossil resources, provides paleontological recovery services to state and local governments, and evaluates the quantity and quality of Utah's ground-water resources. The GWPP also manages a paleontological training program for amateurs and provides state government and the public with detailed studies on paleontological and ground-water resources.