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<br />STUDY UNIT DESIGN
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<br />SURFACE-WATER CHEMISTRY
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<br />The b.l"ic ti\ed ,ire nel\\'llrk wa.... eqal)-
<br />lI...heu III inn"..tigate the d.itfcrencC'" in ,tream-
<br />\\ater Ljualil)' as"i'ICiateu wnh land U<'(' and
<br />cl1\'ironmenlal "etlin~" within the LTeOL.
<br />BasI": ti,\ed ..ile... were ....illlpIeJ monthly (0
<br />delemliut' tempural \anahibly of \\Jter-qual-
<br />11)' ClIlhtHuenh The three illll'n"j\e lixed "ne"
<br />I a ,.,ub"et ul" tht' ba,.,1C tixed ..ite Ill;"l\\mk I wen:
<br />..ampk'u \\(','kly hi Illonthly to (unher Jdine
<br />templ1ral \'ariahility. Synoptic "'lUdie., were
<br />Je..igued 10 1I1\'c...tigate agrlculture amI urnan
<br />del (']urment e/tech on waler ljuality, Synnp-
<br />Ill' ..Ill''' were ..:impled one: or 1\\\ltirne" to
<br />ul'll'rmint' "palla] II1t1Ut'llt'e... of land u..e on
<br />water chellli.,try.
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<br />EXPLANATION
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<br />BasIC !'~e-d ",tes
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<br />Intens".ehoo5nes
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<br />GROUND-WATER CHEMISTRY
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<br />Tn e\'aluale thl.' dt'e...:t~ ut' urtlan I.md
<br />u...e on ~hallow gnllHlJ-watt'f quality,
<br />live arca.~ \\ Lthin the Sllutlll'm Rocky
<br />.\tiluntain~ that are undergoing urban
<br />development and u,~e gn--.und water as a
<br />primar~ Jrinkillg:-\\ilter ~Olln:e. wert'
<br />~ludil'(L :\11 overall a~~c=~:-.mc=nl of
<br />waler quality in predomlllal1lly alluvial
<br />aLjuifer<" of thl' Sllulh.::m Ko....ky i\loun-
<br />lain~ \\a... al...t) Cl)fl1pkted. In addition
<br />\(l the overall a"...e""I11('nl. well" were
<br />"det.ted III l)r near lllllllllg areas. Allu-
<br />vial a4uifer~ wen.' ,-ele..:tl'd fur the"e
<br />..tUdlt.... hc..-all...1.' they Jre generally pro-
<br />duclin" and ....an hl' ...u"'l'eptil:lk (0 land-
<br />lI~e pr;ll.tke\.
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<br />PromJ'Wnlalluvoa1dep<>s,ts,nme
<br />SOuthern Roc~y Moun!<l,ns
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<br />STREAM ECOLOGY
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<br />Et.l1!Ug]c;ll <l......e..."lIh:nt... v.t'rt' dl'ne ~II all
<br />ba"]t. fhed ...lIl.... pILl" tlllt' additional "ill' on
<br />Iht' BIut' River. A ...~nt'lplic ,,[lJJ~ 1Il nlll1lng
<br />area... of Ihe Soulhern Ro.,:k~ \hluntam...
<br />iml'...ugaled lrace l'ielllelll.... III "lre::JlllbeJ
<br />"'l'dil11t'nt. aquatit' mo....... anJ "urfat't' W::JIl'L
<br />:-\ ....haractt'riz<lllon ('If thl' algal and in\ lTtt'-
<br />br<l!l' t'('lmlllunitie... and nUlnl'nl con....l'11Ir::J-
<br />lil'ln" in .,urf,lct' \\aler wa... Cl1rnplelt'J .II
<br />[i\-e ...]It''' l'n the' Eagle Rl\ ('r.
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