Proposed expansion of the City of Albuquerque/U.S. Geological Survey ground-water-level monitoring network for the middle
Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
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Resource Abstract:
The Middle Rio Grande Basin in central New Mexico, extending from Cochiti Lake on the north to San Acacia on the south, covers
an area of about 3,060 square miles. Ground-water withdrawals in the basin are concentrated in and around the city of Albuquerque.
Because of rapid increases in population and associated ground-water pumpage, a network of wells was established cooperatively
by the City of and the U.S. Geological Survey between April 1982 and September 1983 to monitor changes in ground-water levels
throughout the basin. Expansion of this network has been identified as an essential element in plans to study the relation
between surface water and ground water in the basin. An inventory of existing wells in the Albuquerque metropolitan area has
brought together information on about 400 wells that either are being monitored for water levels or would be good candidates
for monitoring. About 115 wells or well sites are proposed as additions to the current 128-well ground-water-level monitoring
network for the Middle Rio Grande Basin. Despite the extensive network that would be created by the addition of the proposed
existing wells, however, certain parts of the Albuquerque metropolitan area would remain without adequate coverage areally
and/or with depth in the Santa Fe Group aquifer until the installation of the proposed new monitoring wells.
Citation
Title Proposed expansion of the City of Albuquerque/U.S. Geological Survey ground-water-level monitoring network for the middle
Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
organisation Name
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, [Water Resources Division, New Mexico District] ; Can be purchased from
U.S.G.S, Branch of Information Services,
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