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<br />United States Department of the Interior
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<br />GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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<br />Denver. Colorado 80225
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<br />Water ResourcE'S Division
<br />ColoEado District
<br />Mail Stop 41.';
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<br />July 15, 1977
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<br />INFORMATION FOR THE PRESS:
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<br />Subject:
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<br />Release Date:
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<br />INFORMATION ON AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF GROuND ~,ATER IN THE
<br />VICINITY OF STEAMBOAT
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<br />~COLO, WATE.R
<br />CONSERVAilON BOARD",
<br />Telephone: 234-5092
<br />234-3R15
<br />234-3AS8
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<br />Immediately.
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<br />FOR P~DITIONAL INFORMATION
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<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
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<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.
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<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).
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<br />Calcium and
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<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.
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<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,
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