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Each of the seven new wells have been monitored quarterly field chemistry <br />(pH, conductivity, and temperature, and further laboratory analysis. The <br />field measurements are presented in Table 8. Temperatures ranged from <br />7.5°C to 12.8°C, illustrating a generalized trend of warmer temperature <br />during the summer months. This is typical of shallow aquifers near their <br />recharge areas (outcrops). pH values are extremely high in a consistent <br />fashion suggesting a malfunction in the equipment. More realistic values <br />woul range from 6.5 to 8.5. Chemical qua ity was assessed through labora- <br />tory analysis of samples collected from the wells. The results of the <br />analysis are cumulatively summarized on Table 9. Statistical analysis <br />of ten quality parameters for each well and two springs have been pre- <br />sented in Tables 10 through 16 to assess qualitative seasonal variation. <br />Typically conductivities and total dissolved solids varied the most, <br />probably directly related to water temperature fluxuations and well <br />settlement. The remaining parameters analyized seemed to maintain rela- <br />tively constant, portraying baseline conditions. When the quality of <br />water is compared to livestock drinking water and irrigation standards <br />• (Tables 17 and 18). The following results are recognized: <br />• The groundwater quality for all seven wells exceed the minimum <br />lead concentration requirements for livestock drinking water <br />• All of the wells, SP-3 and SP-5 exceed recommended magnesium <br />limits for irrigation water <br />• Well LC-4 and UC-3 exceed recommended aluminum levels for <br />irrigation during the May 1930 sampling but these same wells <br />did not exceed the aluminum limit during the remainder of <br />the year <br />• Recommended manganese limits for irrigation are exceeded in <br />all of the wells <br />• Wells LC-4 and UC-3 exceed recommended limits of selenium <br />concentrations for irrigation water during the August 1930 <br />sampling. <br />26 <br />