Water supply at Los Alamos during 1996. Progress report

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/563190· OSTI ID:563190

McLin, S G; Purtymun, W D; Maes, M N; Longmire, P A

Production of potable municipal water supplies during 1996 totaled about 1,368.1 million gallons from wells in the Guaje, Pajarito, and Otowi well fields. There was no water used from either the spring gallery in Water Canyon or from Guaje Reservoir during 1996. About 2.6 million gallons of water from Los Alamos Reservoir was used for lawn irrigation. The total water usage in 1996 was about 1,370.7 million gallons, or about 131 gallons per day per person living in Los Alamos County. Groundwater pumpage was up about 12.0 million gallons in 1996 compared with the pumpage in 1995. This report fulfills requirements specified in US Department of Energy (DOE) Order 5400.1 (Groundwater Protection Management Program), which requires the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to monitor and document groundwater conditions below Pajarito Plateau and to protect the regional aquifer from contamination associated with Laboratory operations. Furthermore, this report also fulfills special conditions by providing information on hydrologic characteristics of the regional aquifer, including operating conditions of the municipal water supply system.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 563190
• Report Number(s): LA--13371-PR; ON: DE98001729
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUIFERS
COMPILED DATA
DRAWDOWN
GROUND WATER
HYDROLOGY
LANL
MONITORING
PRODUCTION
PROGRESS REPORT
WATER CHEMISTRY
WATER QUALITY
WATER SUPPLY
WATER WELLS