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This pamphlet gives a simple explanation of what a watershed is and what we can do to maintain them in the best condition.
2024-05-05
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In this second part of the report, Creating an Oasis, Utah Foundation focuses on water consumption levels in the state, water prices relative to surrounding western states,
conservation efforts and the issues surrounding the idea of shifting to a...
2024-05-05
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The effects of climate on water resources is a topic of current interest to scientists and water suppliers and users. This report discusses the effects of climatic extremes on ground water in Utah and illustrates how ground-water systems in Utah...
2024-05-05
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The effects of underground coal-mining-related land subsidence on overlying hydrologic systems generally are complex and poorly understood, particularly when the depth
of overburden is shallow (less than 500 ft). From 1988 to 1992, the U.S....
2024-05-05
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Sand Hollow, Utah, is the site of a surface-water reservoir completed in March 2002 and operated by the Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) primarily as an aquifer storage and recovery project. The reservoir is
an off-channel...
2024-05-05
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Water for new residential development in Lake Point (Tooele County), Utah may be supplied by public-supply wells completed in consolidated rock on the east side of Lake Point. Groundwater
flow models were developed to help understand the effect...
2024-05-05
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As part of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) studied the effects of human activities on the quality of shallow ground water in areas with recently developed urban land use in Salt Lake Valley,...
2024-05-05
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The hydrology and water quality of an
urbanized reach of Little Cottonwood Creek near
Salt Lake City, Utah, were examined as part of the
Great Salt Lake Basins study, part of the U.S.
Geological Survey National Water-Quality
Assessment program....
2024-05-05
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Estimates of the magnitude and frequency
of flood-peak discharges and flood
hydrographs are used for a variety of purposes,
such as for the design of bridges,
culverts, and flood-control structures; and
for the management and regulation of
flood...
1999-05-05
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This volume is the annual hydrologic data report of Utah and includes hydrologic data gathered
from the U.S. Geological Survey’s surface- and ground-water data-collection network in Utah.
These records of streamflow, ground-water levels, and...
2024-05-05
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This is Salt Lake City's latest water conservation master plan (2004). Utah law mandates the City file a plan every five years.
2024-05-05
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This document delineates the Utah state agencies responsible for water laws administration and each agency's area of responsibility.
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This article summarizes water rights and their administration in Utah
2024-05-05
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This article provides an overview of the development of irrigation in Utah from its settlement by Mormon pioneers to the completion of the Central Utah Water Project.
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The purpose of this strategy is to outline a process to achieve the goal of addressing existing
manure management problems and water quality impacts in a manner that is most appropriate for
each operator affected, and which can be implemented with...
2024-05-05
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This document, one of many in the "Utah State Water Plan" series, is intended to guide and direct waterrelated planning and management in the Bear River Basin into the next century. It summarizes key data obtained through the previous water...
2024-05-05
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This report lists possible developments within the Utah portion of the Bear River Basin.
2024-05-05
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Utah’s weather is prone to extremes—from severe flooding to multiyear droughts. Five major floods occurred during 1952, 1965, 1966, 1983, and 1984, and six multiyear droughts occurred during 1896-1905, 1930-36, 1953-65, 1974-78 (U.S. Geological...
2003-12-08
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During water year 2005, new historic maximum
discharge records were set at streamflow-
gaging stations on the Santa Clara River at St. George; Virgin River near Bloomington; Little Bear River at Paradise; Mammoth Creek near Hatch; and Sevier River...
2024-05-05
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Is it safe for drinking? Can fish and other aquatic life thrive in streams and lakes that are affected
by human activities? What is the water quality? To answer these questions, it is helpful to understand
what “water quality” means, how it is...
2024-05-05
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Nonpoint source pollution (NPS) is pollution that results from diffuse sources in contrast to pollutants which enter waterways from pipes or other man-made conveyances. NPS pollution can include a variety of contaminates such as sediments,...
2000-10-01
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Southwestern Utah is one of the most arid and
fastest growing regions of Utah. Development of
new and existing water resources will be required to meet the water needs of the region. Sand Cove
Wash, a tributary of the Santa Clara River that flows...
2024-05-05
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Community-based watershed groups, many
of which collect environmental data, have steadily
increased in number over the last decade. The
data generated by these programs are often
underutilized due to uncertainty in the quality of
data produced....
2024-05-05
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Information on seepage gains and losses is needed by water managers at the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD) to determine the total amount of water lost to the subsurface in an approximate 6-mi stretch of the Mapleton Lateral Canal...
2024-05-05
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Information on gains and losses to McLeod Creek and East Canyon Creek is needed by water managers in Snyderville Basin and the State of Utah in order to make decisions to improve water quality and fish habitat in the area. Therefore, a study was...
2024-05-05
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