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CONSOLIDATED
UTAH GROUND-WATER INFORMATION LIST
The purpose of this site is to make the vast amount of Utah ground water related
data more readily accessible so that academic, government, and private sector
ground-water professionals can easily locate specific data. A secondary purpose
is to alert these same professionals to the existence of the many Utah ground
water related resources available to them through the Internet. This site also
includes contact information for the various agencies and groups that participate
in Utah ground water related activities. It is our hope that bringing these
resources together will aid in the continuation and efficiency of ground water
related work in Utah. This site was created by the joint effort of the Utah
Geological Survey, The Utah Division of Water Resources, and the Utah Division
of Water Rights. It is hosted and maintained by the Utah Division of Water Resources
and updates are planned annually.
For convenience this site is divided into
five sections
1. Federal
government resources
2. State government resources
3. County and local governments resources
4. Academic Institutions
5. Other ground-water organizations resources.
Each of these sections is further divided into specific type of resource with
the accompanying link or links.
United States Government
Agencies
United
States Geological Survey (USGS)
The U.S. Geological Survey, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior,
is a multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on biology, geography,
geology, geospatial information, and water. The USGS Utah Water Science Center,
located in Salt Lake City, collects and analyses groundwater, water quality,
and surface water data throughout the State. This information is available in
published reports, searchable online databases, and directly through the local
Water Science Center Office.
Contact: USGS Utah Water Science Center
Phone: 801-908-5000
E-mail: heilweil@usgs.gov
Resources available:
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health
and the environment.
Contact: Judy Bloom, Environmental Protection Specialist
Phone: (303) 312-6395
E-mail: bloom.judy@epa.gov
Resources available:
United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The USDA provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related
issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient
management.
Contact: Norm Evenstad
Phone: (801) 524-4569
E-mail: norm.evenstad@ut.usda.gov
Resources available:
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
NASA purpose is to advance and communicate scientific knowledge and understanding
of the earth, the solar system, and the universe. As well as it's more well
known exploration of space.
Contact: David Herring
Phone: (301) 286-9515
E-mail: David.D.Herring@nasa.gov
Resources available:
Bureau
of Land Management (BLM)
The Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior,
administers 261 million surface acres of America's public lands, located primarily
in 12 Western States. The BLM sustains the health, diversity, and productivity
of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
Contact: ?
Phone:
E-mail:
Resources available:
Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation is the largest wholesaler of water in the country.
They bring water to more than 31 million people, and provide one out of five
Western farmers (140,000) with irrigation water for 10 million acres of farmland.
Contact: Tom Ryan
Phone: (801)-524-3732
E-mail: Tryan@uc.usbr.gov
Resources available:
Utah
State Agencies
Department of Natural
Resources Library
The Department of Natural Resources Library is administered by the Utah Geological
Survey and has over 16,000 volumes and resources including topographic and geologic
maps, videotapes, professional journals, professional society publications,
well logs, theses and dissertations, CD-ROMs, and references about Utah's natural
resources.
Contact: Mage Yonetani, Librarian
Phone: (801) 537-3333
E-mail: mageyonetani@utah.gov
Resources available:
- DNR
library online search
- Cataloged Geophysical well logs
- UGS publications
- Bibliographies based on geographic location available
Utah
Geological Survey (UGS)
The Utah Geological Survey, a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources,
is an applied scientific agency that creates, interprets, and provides information
about Utah's geologic environment, resources, and hazards to promote safe, beneficial,
and wise use of land. The Ground Water and Paleontology Program conducts studies
of environmental change to aid resource management, evaluates the quantity and
quality of Utah's ground-water resources.
Contact: Mike Lowe
Phone: 801-537-3389
Email: mikelowe@utah.gov
Resources available:
Utah Division
of Water Rights
Administers the use of Utah's water based on established law and water rights
by providing prompt, quality service and consideration for public interest and
the environment.
Contact: James Greer
Phone: (801) 538-7240
Email: Jamesgreer@utah.gov
Resources available:
Utah
Division of Water Resources
To promote the orderly and timely planning, conservation, development, utilization
and protection of Utah's water resources.
Contact: Mike Suflita
Phone: (801) 538-7267
Email: Mikesuflita@utah.gov
Resources available:
Utah Division of Oil,
Gas and Mining
The mission of the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining is to regulate the exploration
and development of coal, oil and gas, and other minerals in a manner which 1)
encourages responsible reclamation and development; 2) protects correlative
rights; 3) prevents waste; and 4) protects human health and safety, the environment,
and the interests of the state and its citizens.
Contact: Dana Dean
Phone: (801) 538-5320
Email: Danadean@utah.gov
Resources available:
Utah Division
of Water Quality
The purpose of the division is to protect, maintain and enhance the quality
of Utah's surface and underground waters for appropriate beneficial uses; and
to protect the public health through eliminating and
preventing water related health hazards which can occur as a result of improper
disposal
of human, animal or industrial wastes while giving reasonable consideration
to the economic impact.
The Ground Water Protection Section of the Division of Water Quality administers
two programs authorized by the Utah Water Quality Act: the state-mandated Utah
Ground Water Quality Protection Program http://www.waterquality.utah.gov/GroundWater/index.htm
and the federally-mandated Utah 1422 Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program
http://www.waterquality.utah.gov/UIC/index.htm.
Utah adopted an anti-degradation ground water protection policy in August 1989
to maintain and protect current and future beneficial uses of Utah's ground
water resources. This policy recognizes that there are some effects to ground
water from man's activities and limits those effects to acceptable levels. The
primary task of the Ground Water Quality Protection Program is the issuance
and enforcement of ground water quality discharge permits to minimize impacts
to ground water quality for facilities that would probably result in a discharge
of pollutants directly or indirectly into ground water.
Other important tasks include:
Contact: Rob Herbert
Phone: (801) 538-6038
Email: Rherbert@utah.gov
Other resources available include:
The UIC Program was mandated by the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect underground
sources of drinking water (USDW) from endangerment by subsurface emplacement
of fluids. The Utah Division of Water Quality, received primacy from EPA on
February 10, 1983 to administer the UIC program in Utah under section 1422 of
the Safe Drinking Water Act for Class I, III, IV and V wells. In Utah, the UIC
program under section 1425 of the Safe Drinking Water Act for Class II injection
wells is administered by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. Please contact
Gilbert Hunt at (801) 538-5297 or gilhunt@utah.gov for information regarding
Class II injection wells in Utah. Facilities regulated under the Utah UIC Program
are permitted by rule under the Utah Ground Water Quality Protection Program.
Contact: Candace Cady
Phone: (801) 538-9260
Email: ccady@utah.gov
Division of Drinking
Water
To protect the public against waterborne health risks through education, assistance,
and oversight
Contact: Kevin Brown, Director
Phone: (801) 536-4188
E-mail: kwbrown@utah.gov
Resources available:
Division of Information
Technology Services
The Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC) provides a wide range
of Geographic Information System (GIS) support to the State of Utah. AGRC strives
to facilitate coordination among Utah GIS users and effective, efficient use
of GIS resources.
Contact: Cindy Clark, SGID Administrator
Phone: (801) 537-9201
E-mail: cclark@utah.gov
Resources available:
Department of Agriculture and
Food
The State Ground Water Program, a non-regulatory program administered by the
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), was implemented in 1996 to assist
private well owners in determining the quality of their drinking, irrigation,
and livestock water. The program receives assistance from local soil and water
conservation districts in the selection of wells to sample. It should be noted
that names, addresses and precise sample location information is protected information,
though all published data is for public use.
Contact: Mark Quilter, Ground-water and salinity specialist
Phone: (801) 538-9905
E-mail: mquilter@utah.gov
Resources available:
County and other Local
Government Agencies
Jordan Valley Water Conservancy
District
Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District is a political subdivision of the State
of Utah. Jordan Valley is primarily a wholesaler of water to cities and improvement
districts within Salt Lake County. It also has a retail service area in unincorporated
areas of the county.
Contact: Shazelle Terry
Phone: (801) 446-2000
E-mail: Shazellet@jvwcd.org
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
Southwest
Jordan Valley groundwater project
The Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy (MWDSLS) is a special
service district formed in 1935 by the Salt Lake City Commission. Its primary
function was to create a firm water supply for Salt Lake City. Sandy City joined
the District in 1990. Currently the District provides wholesale water to Salt
Lake City and Sandy City. Surplus water deliveries are made to Jordan Valley
Water Conservancy District and others depending on the status of water supply
and system capacity.
Contact: Michael L. Wilson, General Manager
Phone: (801) 942-9685
E-mail: mwilson@mwdsls.org
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
Weber Basin Water Conservancy
District.
WBWCD is Utah's largest secondary water provider. WBWCD provides wholesale supplies
to many retail agencies across the Wasatch Front and operates various retail
areas.
Contact: Sherrie Mobley
Phone: (801) 771-1677
E-mail: smobley@weberbasin.com
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
Central
Utah Water Conservancy District.
Central Utah Water Conservancy District has, as its primary mission, the protection,
preservation, management, and conservation of the water resources within its
ten-county boundaries.
Contact: David Pitcher
Phone: (801) 226-7121
E-Mail: dave@cuwcd.com
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
Washington County Water
Conservancy District
The District is primarily a wholesaler of water to other agencies. The main
role of the District is to develop or purchase water where it is available for
its service area. The District is committed to serving its water customers in
an efficient and cost-effective manner. The District serves water on a retail
basis only when other local providers are not available or do not have facilities
to do so. The District is dedicated to the development of a resource in an environmentally
sound manner.
Contact: General contact
Phone: (435) 673-3617
E-mail: wcwcd@utah.gov
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
Academic Institutions
Utah
State University water quality homepage
Contact: Nancy Mesner, Water quality specialist
Phone: (435) 797-2465
E-mail: nancym@ext.usu.edu
Resources available:
Water quality interpretation
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Utah water research laboratory
Utah center for water resources
research
The Utah water journal
Utah Agricultural Experiment
Station
Great Salt Lake
Basin Hydrologic Observatory
This Web site and the associated prospectus for the Great Salt Lake basin as
a hydrologic observatory have been developed in response to a solicitation of
prospectuses by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic
Science, Inc.
Contact: David Tarboton, Utah State University
Phone: (435) 797-3172
E-mail: david.tarboton@usu.edu
Or Bill Johnson, University of Utah
Phone: (801) 581-5033
E-mail: wjohnson@mines.utah.edu
Resources available:
- An Internet map server with extensiuve hydrologic data covering the Great
Salt Lake basin, including National Atlas information on aquifers and USGS
stream flow, water quality and water level monitoring sites.
- An inventory of data sources (including ground water) and water research
activites in the Great Salt Lake basin.
Brigham Young
University
Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory (EMRL)
The mission of the EMRL is to promote an atmosphere of academic research consistent
with university goals and within which faculty and students can pursue issues
related to computer graphics and environmental modeling. The laboratory is funded
through a combination of royalties from software sales and research contracts.
Our primary research sponsor is the US Army Engineer Research and Development
Center.
Contact: General (801) 422-2812
Norm Jones (director) (801) 422-7569
Gus Williams (801) 422-7810
E-mail: emrl@byu.edu
njones@et.byu.edu
gwilliams@et.byu.edu
Resources available:
Consortium of Universities
for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (CUAHSI)
The Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (CUAHSI)
is an organization representing more than one hundred U.S. universities. CUAHSI
receives support from the National Science Foundation to develop infrastructure
and services for the advancement of hydrologic science and education in the
United States.
Contact: Conrad Matuik
Phone: (202) 777-7307
E-mail: cmatuik@cuahsi.org
Resources available:
Mississippi
State University volume calculator
Contact: Nancy Mesner, Water quality specialist
Phone: (435) 797-2465
E-mail: nancym@ext.usu.edu
Resources available:
Non-Profit/ Professional
Organizations
National Ground Water Association
(NGWA)
The National Ground Water Association-dedicated to advancing the expertise of
all ground water professionals and to furthering ground water awareness and
protection through education and outreach.
Contact: Customer Service
Phone: (800) 551-7379
E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org
Resources available:
American Water Resources
Association (AWRA)
The American Water Resources Association is a non-profit professional association
dedicated to the advancement of men and women in water resources management,
research, and education.
Contact: General contact
Phone: (540) 687-8390
E-mail: info@awra.org
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
American Water Works Association
(AWWA)
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international nonprofit scientific
and educational society dedicated to the improvement of water quality and supply.
Contact: General contact
Phone: (800) 926-7337
http://www.awwa.org/About/ContactUs.cfm
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE)
ASCE's mission is to provide essential value to our members, their careers,
our partners and the public by developing leadership, advancing technology,
advocating lifelong learning and promoting the profession.
Contact: Bob Davis, Sunrise Engineering, Utah Section President ASCE
Phone: (801) 523-0100
E-mail: rdavis@sunrise-eng.com
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
The
National Hydrogeologist Homepage
Serving the hydrogeological community since 1995, The Hydrogeologist's Home
Page is a collection of hundreds of links to hydrogeological organizations,
software and data repositories, publications, and other resources of potential
use to hydrogeologists.
Contact:
Phone:
E-mail: info@thehydrogeologist.com
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
National Water Resource
Association (NWRA)
The National Water Resources Association is a nonprofit federation of state
organizations whose membership includes rural water districts, municipal water
entities, commercial companies and individuals. As an Association we are concerned
with the appropriate management, conservation, and use of water and land resources
on a national scope. NWRA works to balance the needs of people and the environment.
We have worked closely with the Congress and the Executive Branch for over 50
years, establishing positive relationships with key resource management agencies
and departments.
Contact: General contact info
Phone: (703) 524-1544
E-mail: nwra@nwra.org
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
Ground Water Resources Association
of California (GRA)
The GRA is dedicated to resource management that protects and improves groundwater
through education and technical leadership.
Contact: Kathy Snelson, Executive director
Phone: (916) 446-3626
E-mail: executive director@grac.org
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
International Association
of Hydrogeologists (IAH)
IAH is a scientific and educational organization whose aims are to promote research
into and understanding of the proper management and protection of groundwater
for the common good throughout the world.
Contact: Sharon Warden, Membership administrator
Phone: +44 (870) 762-4462
E-mail: swarden@iah.org
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
Ground Water Protection
Council (GWPC)
The Ground Water Protection Council is a national association of state ground
water and underground injection control agencies whose mission is to promote
the protection and conservation of ground water resources for all beneficial
uses, recognizing ground water as a critical component of the ecosystem.
Contact: General
contacts page
Phone: (405) 516-4972
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
American Ground Water
Trust (AGWT)
The Mission of the American Ground Water Trust is to: protect ground water,
promote public awareness of the environmental and economic importance of ground
water, provide accurate information to assist public participation in water
resources decisions.
Contact: General contact
Phone: (603) 228-5444
E-mail: trustinfo@agwt.org
Resources available:
- Visit website for more information
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