Regional water table (2016) in the Mojave River and Morongo groundwater basins, southwestern Mojave Desert, California

Dick, Meghan; Kjos, Adam

doi:10.3133/sim3391

“…Sh e e p C re ek w ash Biehler, 2005;Jennings and others, 2010;Dick and Kjos, 2017;Haddon and others, 2018;Groover and others, 2019;Miller and others, 2020;Izbicki and others, 2023a Altitude MOBS is crossed by five major fault zones: (1) Helendale-South Lockhart, (2) Lenwood-Lockhart, (3) Mount General, (4) Harper, and (5) Calico-Hidalgo fault zones (figs. 3, 4).…”

Section: Victorville Fanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Status and understanding of groundwater quality in the Mojave Basin Domestic-Supply Aquifer study unit, 2018—California GAMA Priority Basin Project

Groover,

Fram,

Levy

2024

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especially thank the site owners and water purveyors for their generosity in allowing the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to collect samples from their wells. We thank Anna Garcia of the Mojave Water Agency and Scott Hynek and Mark Brigham of the USGS for providing thoughtful reviews of this report. For consistent presentation of results from the California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program Priority Basin Project (GAMA-PBP), parts of this report were written following a template originally developed by Landon and others (2010).

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“…Agricultural pumping from the well ceased shortly before data collection in 2015 as a result of declining well yields. The USGS has monitored water levels in this well since 1953 (Dick and Kjos, 2017). In 1953, water levels in well 28N-04 were 26 ft bls, and predevelopment water levels in this part of Water Valley were commonly above land surface Seymour and Izbicki, 2018).…”

Section: H354 Well 28n-04mentioning

confidence: 99%

Predevelopment water levels, groundwater recharge, and selected hydrologic properties of aquifer materials, Hinkley and Water Valleys, California

Groover¹,

Izbicki²,

Seymour³

et al. 2023

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This study was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with input from a technical working group (TWG) composed of community members, the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), the Independent Review Panel Manager (Project Navigator, Ltd.), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and consultants for PG&E. The study was funded cooperatively under an agreement between the Lahontan RWQCB and the USGS. Funding for the study was provided by PG&E to the Lahontan RWQCB. Logistical support for field work, including access to wells, was provided by PG&E. The TWG met approximately quarterly during the study to provide input to the study, and the Hinkley community was updated annually on study progress.The authors thank the many people involved in the design and implementation of this study including the staff of the Lahontan RWQCB, the staff of PG&E and their consultants, and the staff of Project Navigator, Ltd. The authors also acknowledge and thank the many involved community members who allowed access to their properties for sample collection, and who collectively donated thousands of hours on behalf of the local community in support of this project and for resolution of other issues related to anthropogenic hexavalent chromium, Cr(VI), within the Hinkley area.

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“…(Miller and others, 2018a) Western excavation site 1 Saturated thickness calculated from PG&E October-December 2017 (Q4 2017) water-level contours. Outside the extent of those contours, saturated thickness was calculated using water-level contours from Dick and Kjos (2017). Chromium and other selected trace-element concentrations in rock, surficial alluvium, and core material (including core material adjacent to the screened intervals of wells sampled as part of this study) were measured using portable (handheld) X-ray fluorescence (pXRF).…”

Section: J13 Purpose and Scopementioning

confidence: 99%

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Izbicki¹,

Groover²,

Seymour³

et al. 2023

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This study was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with input from a technical working group (TWG) composed of community members, the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), the Independent Review Panel Manager (Project Navigator, Ltd.), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and consultants for PG&E. The study was funded cooperatively under an agreement between the Lahontan RWQCB and the USGS. Funding for the study was provided by PG&E to the Lahontan RWQCB. Logistical support for field work, including access to wells, was provided by PG&E. The TWG met approximately quarterly during the study to provide input to the study, and the Hinkley community was updated annually on study progress.The authors thank the many people involved in the design and implementation of this study including the staff of the Lahontan RWQCB, the staff of PG&E and their consultants, and the staff of Project Navigator, Ltd. The authors also acknowledge and thank the many involved community members who allowed access to their properties for sample collection, and who collectively donated thousands of hours on behalf of the local community in support of this project and for resolution of other issues related to anthropogenic hexavalent chromium, Cr(VI), within the Hinkley area.

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Regional water table (2016) in the Mojave River and Morongo groundwater basins, southwestern Mojave Desert, California

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Status and understanding of groundwater quality in the Mojave Basin Domestic-Supply Aquifer study unit, 2018—California GAMA Priority Basin Project

Status and understanding of groundwater quality in the Mojave Basin Domestic-Supply Aquifer study unit, 2018—California GAMA Priority Basin Project

Predevelopment water levels, groundwater recharge, and selected hydrologic properties of aquifer materials, Hinkley and Water Valleys, California

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