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<br />lB3J:2 <br /> <br /> <br />IN REPLY REFER TO: <br /> <br />.~"l.. '_', ,_ ,t,. . ~' :) <br /> <br />l_-i.:~""v":. 'f t, ~.t t <br /> <br />United States Department of the Interior <br /> <br />GEOLOGICAL SURVEY <br />Box 25046 <br />Den ver Federal Center <br />Denver. Colorado 80225 <br /> <br />'::")1... y::", <br />'\./ ",'1,-u.,~_'" <br />c;_"; (I <br />-r-- .. ',./.'...... , ,f <br />- "<~/"""'-'",,,/..-.....~. <br />r ~ ""..~_.."' <br /> <br />Water ResourcE'S Division <br />ColoEado District <br />Mail Stop 41.'; <br /> <br />July 15, 1977 <br /> <br />INFORMATION FOR THE PRESS: <br /> <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Release Date: <br /> <br />INFORMATION ON AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF GROuND ~,ATER IN THE <br />VICINITY OF STEAMBOAT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~COLO, WATE.R <br />CONSERVAilON BOARD", <br />Telephone: 234-5092 <br />234-3R15 <br />234-3AS8 <br /> <br />Immediately. <br /> <br />FOR P~DITIONAL INFORMATION <br /> <br />J. E. Biesecker, Chief <br />Colorado District, WRD <br />U.S. Geological Survey <br />Box 25046, Hail Stop 415 <br />Denver Federal Center <br />Lakewood, Colorado 80225 <br /> <br />Ground-wcLer supplies of as much as 900 gallons per minute (57 liters per <br />second) arc ~ITai.1ahlp- from wells i.n the alluvial aquifers in the Steamboat <br />Sp.rings-Cl"8:i.g area, accordi.ng to a receJ.'lt U. S. Geological SUr\T2Y repOl"!.:.. <br />The one-sh'.x-;:t map report, complete ~ytth a hydrogeologic map and i::l. table of <br />chemical ene-lyses, describes t11C! ge.ologic. occurrence and qualityr of ground <br />water in the g~ucy area. The repn~t was prepar.ed in cooperation with the <br />Colorado Division of Water Resou~~ees, Offj.ce of the Stare Ei1gineer. <br /> <br />According to U. S. Geolc12:Lcal. Survey hydrol.ogists, high-y i<,lcl I>Iells can b2 <br />developed from aquifers in the, 8lluvium, but Ylell yields from other aqui- <br />fers are genet'ally l"ss than 25 gallons per minul:e (1.6 liters per second). <br /> <br />Calcium and <br />ztudy aref.l, <br />of the "rea <br /> <br />sodium bic~rbonate \Vaters are predominant wate! types ir: the <br />Calclum and sodium sulfutc type wate-rs may b~ found "in p[lr~8 <br />r,dl(~re grol1ud v.ratt~r has been it. contact with c.cal or ehalc. <br /> <br />The report t U. S. Geological Survey Hatt:~r-Resources Investige.tious 77.-4 t <br />"Reconnaissance. of g..cound~'iv.s.tc:r resour.ces in a part of the Yampa Rivl:>.r <br />basin betv.~ecn Cr.aig and ~teamboat Springs) Moffat and P.outt Cou.:1ti:~s, <br />CoI0rado," by Robert E. Brogden and T. F. Giles, may be e,.:':,mined at the <br />following U. S. Geologica.l SUJ.vey offices: Pnblic Inquiries Offic.e, 1012 <br />Federal Buil.ding, 1961 Stout Street, Denver, Colo. 80202.; Libraries 10'- <br />cated at Room ,.AI0a, Nat.ional Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Restor" <br />VI1. 22092; and Denver Hest Office Park, Building 3, 1526 Col" Boulevard <br />>lOI-UTIO^, at Colfax, Golden, Colo. (,"ailing address: Box 25046, Nail. <br />~~~0 Stop 914. Denver federal Center, LakeHood, Colo. 80225); th," , <br />:: ~ Cole,rado Dietd,l,t Offic.e, .,a.te", Resollrces Division, Room H-2106, <br />(J '-I . <br />a ~ Bullding 53, Denver Federa1. Center (mailing ,,:1:1re8[;: Box 25046, <br />~ ,4~ 1.1ail Stop 415, Den.ver Fecler~ll Center, LakewoodJ Colo, 80225); <br />"6- " <br />1;>'6-191'" e <br /> <br />..., ~ .. <br /> <br />(over) <br /> <br />.'::.::;'..> "'.0;" <br /> <br />',.. <br /> <br />.,. <br /> <br />::':; ':'l~':: <br />'-\;"..' <br /> <br />-;, <br /> <br />, : <br /> <br />~~~f;; <br /> <br />...... <br /> <br />'.;:.:;y <br />. :'\ <br /> <br />.;>'~\.t <br /> <br />.... ... <br />; .'-..': <br /> <br />.;:;.:';J.... <br />";.,.C' <br /> <br />.:..,.' <br />.. .~':' <br /> <br />'.'. <br />.:J' .., <br /> <br />. ".'.-", , <br />;., ~... .-: <br />......... <br /> <br />::.:;;;~)-;~: <br />fit)'; <br />Iii"",.le <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~~~~\~:ti <br />~:.:::;~; ."! <br /> <br />. '. -:.~..:".~: <br /> <br />~/;:.~.:;.:~. <br />\'g.~,i.;~: <br />I <br />~;~~:~ <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />-:;....,...:... <br /> <br />.. ,." <br /> <br /> <br />.:.;'(' <br />....., <br />....,..,-.. <br /> <br />;: <br />