Water Supply at Los Alamos during 1997
Production of potable municipal water supplies during 1997 totaled about 1,285.9 million gallons from wells in the Guaje, Pajarito, and Otowi well fields. There was no water used from the spring gallery in Water Canyon or from Guaje Reservoir during 1997. About 2.4 million gallons of water from Los Alamos Reservoir was used to irrigate public parks and recreational lands. The total water usage in 1997 was about 1,288.3 million gallons, or about 135 gallons per day per person living in Los Alamos County. Groundwater pumpage was down about 82.2 million gallons in 1997 compared with the pumpage in 1996. Four new replacement wells were drilled and cased in Guaje Canyon between October 1997 and March 1998. These wells are currently being developed and aquifer tests are being performed. A special report summarizing the geological, geophysical, and well construction logs will be issued in the near future for these new wells.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Management and Administration
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 3110
- Report Number(s):
- LA-13548-PR; ON: DE00003110
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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