Hydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah

Brooks, Lynette E.; Mason, James

doi:10.3133/sir20055170

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“…This report evaluates an extended simulation period of a numerical model of the groundwater flow system in southern Utah and Goshen Valleys, Utah, that originally simulated conditions from 1949 to 1990 (Brooks and Stolp, 1995). Estimates of annual recharge to the system and discharge from wells from 1991 to 2011 were added to the model, and the model performance was evaluated.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Recharge from precipitation, irrigation, streams, and canals in this area becomes discharge to springs along the outer margins of the bench (Richardson, 1906, p. 53) and to Hobble Creek and Mill Race Canal (Brooks and Stolp, 1995, p. 31). The perched system on the Mapleton Bench is not included in the groundwater flow model; more detail about the groundwater budget in the Mapleton Bench area can be found in Brooks and Stolp (1995). …”

Section: Groundwater Hydrologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Table 1. Conceptual groundwater budget for the main groundwater system in the basin fill, southern Utah and Goshen Valleys, Utah, 1990. [Modified from Brooks and Stolp, 1995, …”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is also possible that irrigation methods, amount of diversions, or other factors have changed that are not simulated or that aquifer properties are incorrectly simulated. The model can be used for projections about the effects of future groundwater The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Southern Utah Valley Municipal Water Association, updated an existing USGS model of southern Utah and Goshen Valleys (Brooks and Stolp, 1995) for hydrologic and climatic conditions from 1991 through 2011. The existing model simulated conditions from 1949 to 1990.…”

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2013

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“…Table 1. Conceptual groundwater budget for the main groundwater system in the basin fill, southern Utah and Goshen Valleys, Utah, 1990. [Modified from Brooks and Stolp, 1995, …”

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2013

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“…Given the proximity of Cedar Valley and Parowan Valley and the similar declines in groundwater levels observed in each valley, new estimates for groundwater budgets are necessary. A study was conducted in Cedar Valley to investigate groundwater conditions in the basin-fill aquifer (Brooks and Mason, 2005) and yielded updated estimated volumes for the groundwater budget based on a numerical simulation. Similarly, this study provided updated conceptual groundwater volumes for Parowan Valley that were used in a numerical simulation (Brooks, 2017).…”

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Water resources of Parowan Valley, Iron County, Utah

Marston¹

2017

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Rapid groundwater decline and some cases of recovery in aquifers globally

Jasechko,

Seybold,

Perrone

et al. 2024

Nature

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Groundwater resources are vital to ecosystems and livelihoods. Excessive groundwater withdrawals can cause groundwater levels to decline1–10, resulting in seawater intrusion11, land subsidence12,13, streamflow depletion14–16 and wells running dry17. However, the global pace and prevalence of local groundwater declines are poorly constrained, because in situ groundwater levels have not been synthesized at the global scale. Here we analyse in situ groundwater-level trends for 170,000 monitoring wells and 1,693 aquifer systems in countries that encompass approximately 75% of global groundwater withdrawals18. We show that rapid groundwater-level declines (>0.5 m year−1) are widespread in the twenty-first century, especially in dry regions with extensive croplands. Critically, we also show that groundwater-level declines have accelerated over the past four decades in 30% of the world’s regional aquifers. This widespread acceleration in groundwater-level deepening highlights an urgent need for more effective measures to address groundwater depletion. Our analysis also reveals specific cases in which depletion trends have reversed following policy changes, managed aquifer recharge and surface-water diversions, demonstrating the potential for depleted aquifer systems to recover.

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Hydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah

Cited by 6 publications

References 30 publications

Evaluation of the groundwater flow model for southern Utah and Goshen Valleys, Utah, updated to conditions through 2011, with new projections and groundwater management simulations

Evaluation of the groundwater flow model for southern Utah and Goshen Valleys, Utah, updated to conditions through 2011, with new projections and groundwater management simulations

Water resources of Parowan Valley, Iron County, Utah

Rapid groundwater decline and some cases of recovery in aquifers globally

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