Ground Water
Cascade Springs, Utah
Cascade Springs, Utah

Hydrologic Cycle & Springs

Snake Valley Monitoring-Well Project

Ground-Water Monitoring-Well Project in Snake Valley
In early 2007 the Utah State Legislature requested the UGS to establish a ground-water monitoring-well network in Utah’s west desert, in response to proposed water-development projects in east-central Nevada and west-central Utah.

Weber River Basin Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project

Aquifer storage and recovery projects involve the storage of water in an aquifer via artificial ground-water recharge when water is available, and recovery of the stored water from the aquifer when water is needed.

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Ground-Water & Paleontology Program

    The Ground-Water & Paleontology Program (GWPP) maintains and publishes records of Utah's fossil resources, provides paleontological recovery services to state and local governments, and evaluates the quantity and quality of Utah's ground-water resources. The GWPP also manages a paleontological training program for amateurs and provides state government and the public with detailed studies on paleontological and ground-water resources.

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