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Hydrologic characterization of NOSR 1

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6800646
This report for Naval Oil Shale Reserve No. 1 (NOSR 1) summarizes the hydrologic information obtained during the multi-year predevelopment program conducted by TRW for the US Department of Energy. The objectives of hydrologic data collection and monitoring activities are as follows: establish baseline data on the quantity and quality of surface and groundwater resources for environmental analyses and for development planning; establish a surface and groundwater monitoring network to allow evaluation of future water quantity and quality changes due to oil shale development activities and to allow assessment of the effectiveness of mitigating measures; and design and carry out a groundwater test program to determine the nature of the groundwater system on NOSR 1. To characterize the hydrologic system on NOSR 1, basic data have been collected on precipitation, surface water, and groundwater. The analyses of these data has provided: an estimated water balance for NOSR 1; baseline definition of water quality for both surface and groundwater on NOSR 1; calculation of aquifer parameters for the four water-bearing zones on NOSR 1; and an estimate of water in storage on NOSR 1.
Research Organization:
TRW Energy Engineering Div., McLean, VA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC01-78RA32012
OSTI ID:
6800646
Report Number(s):
DOE/RA/32012-T23; ON: DE84006947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English