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The San Juan Generating Station in Waterflow, NM, owned by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) is a coal-fired power plant that operates on coal mined on the same property. This plant is scheduled to shut down in 2022. In light of this impending closure, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is interested in purchasing the plant's raw-water reservoir for use in the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (NGWSP). Concerns about contamination leaking from the reservoir or being mobilized by groundwater flow affected by the leaking reservoir have resulted in Reclamation eliciting a short study of the water and sediment chemistry surrounding the reservoir and the recovery system set up by PNM. The U.S. Geological...
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The Fort Stanton-Snowy River cave system (FSC) is located in Lincoln County, New Mexico in the upper Rio Hondo Basin. The entrance of the cave is on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land near the site of historic Fort Stanton. In 2001, the Snowy River Formation was discovered. This formation, a white calcite deposit that lines a streambed within the cave, is now considered to be the largest cave formation in the world. Initially thought to be hydrologically inactive, the Snowy River passage has intermittently flooded in response to large precipitation events such as the passage of Hurricane Dolly in 2008 and a large spring snowmelt runoff in 2010. There is interest in determining the source of the water that flows...
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As part of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, the Bureau of Reclamation was tasked with design and construction of infrastructure to treat and deliver potable water to the communities of Navajo Nation, parts of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and City of Gallup. The Bureau of Reclamation has been evaluating the Public Service Company of New Mexico's (PNM) San Juan Generating Station (SJGS) reservoir as a possible water storage and sediment settling basin for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation, was tasked with collecting reservoir sediment cores and pore water from SJGS reservoir. This data release contains reservoir sediment...
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This study was done because elevated concentrations of metals including aluminum, arsenic, and lead were identified by Navajo Nation EPA staff in the San Juan River from below the Navajo Dam, through the Navajo Nation to Mexican Hat, Utah in the Four Corners Region of the United States (Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah). An interdisciplinary team applied approaches and principles of geology, geochemistry, geomorphology, hydrology, and statistics to gain a better understanding of the tributaries supplying the source(s) of metals to the San Juan River. Water samples were collected in single-siphon samples and by grab sample at 59 ephemeral and perennial tributaries to the San Juan River in 2021 and 2022. Eighteen...
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As part of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, the Bureau of Reclamation was tasked with design and construction of infrastructure to treat and deliver potable water to the communities of Navajo Nation, parts of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and City of Gallup. The Bureau of Reclamation has been evaluating the Public Service Company of New Mexico's (PNM) San Juan Generating Station (SJGS) reservoir as a possible water storage and sediment settling basin for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation, was tasked with collecting reservoir sediment cores and pore water from SJGS reservoir. This data release contains reservoir sediment...
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The San Juan River is a major water source for communities in the Four Corners region of the United States (parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah) and is a vital source of water for the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency (NNEPA) periodically samples surface water on the Navajo Nation and has found that some elements exceed NNEPA surface water standards (the upper limits of an element for consumption or other use of water). Constituents of concern are substances that could be harmful if present in sufficient quantities, and it is important to monitor the concentrations of these substances in the environment. In the San Juan River, constituents of concern include metals detected...
These data provide the initial field observations of reservoir sediments, from cores collected in November 2019, including grain size, color, bioturbation, redox indicators, and reaction with hydrogen peroxide and hydrochloric acid. Total sediment chemistry data from the cores are also included.
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This dataset contains the results of batch experiments to evaluate the mobility of major and trace elements from the Aztec Drinking Water Reservoir #1 sediments. The sediments were exposed to 3 different environmentally relevant reagents, deionized water, bicarbonate, and acetic acid.
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To help characterize the groundwater system at Homestake Mining Company Superfund Site near Milan, New Mexico, the U.S. Geological Survey collected borehole geophysical and groundwater-quality data in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during July–October 2016. The following borehole geophysical data were collected from wells at or near the Homestake Mining Company Superfund Site: induction, fluid resistivity, natural gamma, spectral gamma, fluid temperature, caliper, casing collar locator, optical televiewer, and electromagnetic flow meter logging (ambient and stressed). The geophysical data were used to evaluate well construction, stratigraphy, distribution of potassium, uranium, and thorium,...
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This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release presents the geospatial data used to assess the hydrologic and soil resources and the potential effects from grazing, infrastructure, and land-management decisions in the Bureau of Land Management Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico. Publicly available and previously unpublished data were used to assess these resources and effects and to identify data gaps in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument area. Data created from already published data such as landform, infiltration, geology, and grazing potential coverages are also included in this data release. These data support the following publication: Blake, J.M., Mitchell, A.C.,...
The Rangeland Hydrologic Erosion Model (RHEM) is an online model developed by the United States Department of Agriculture that is used to predict erosion and runoff in rangelands. The model was used to determine runoff and erosion predicitions for five different scenarios in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. The five scenarios that RHEM was used to look at in the monument include current conditions as of 2016; climate variability; scrub encroachment; drought, heavy grazing, or land-use pressure; and vegetation removal. The inputs for each scenario were created using an R script and compiled into separate csv files. For the purpose of this data release, the five csv files were then compiled into...
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Four sediment cores were collected from the San Juan Generation Station reservoir. The sediments from each of these cores were described for physical properties and analyzed for inorganic elements. These data provide the initial field observations of reservoir sediments including grain size, color, and reaction with hydrogen peroxide and hydrochloric acid. Sediment chemistry data are also provided.
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The data presented here are from acid digested sediments from 10 cm composites at different depths in trenches of the Aztec Drinking Water Reservoir #1.
Categories: Data; Tags: Aztec, NM, Chemistry, Sediment, biota
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The elemental concentration over time of sediments from four trenches from the Aztec drinking water reservoir #1 was measured. The source of water to the reservoir is the Animas River, which has historical mining sites in the watershed. In order to evaluate the geochemical record in the sediments, several types of data were collected. Bulk chemical analysis of sediments with depth in the reservoir as well as X-ray fluorescence measurements provide information about the sediment total chemistry. Batch experiments where sediments are reacted with different reagents provide information about the mobility of major and trace elements from the sediments into the reservoir water or environment. Sediment field descriptions...
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Sediment traps were deployed in thirty-three ephemeral and perennial tributaries to the San Juan River during 2021 and 2022. This dataset includes the chemical concentrations of the sediment samples collected in sediment traps during storm events. These traps collected sediment during storm events that typically occur as monsoonal convective storms from June to September. Because of the rural nature of the watershed, sediment traps were collected every 3 weeks so the sediment collected is a composite of that time period. The date listed is the date the trap was collected. Major ions are reported in weight percentage, while all other elements are reported in parts per million. Each sample was split and analyzed following...
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The Fort Stanton-Snowy River cave system (FSC) is located in Lincoln County, New Mexico in the upper Rio Hondo Basin. The entrance of the cave is on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land near the site of historic Fort Stanton. . In 2001, the Snowy River Formation was discovered. This formation, a white calcite deposit that lines a streambed within the cave, is now considered to be the longest cave formation in the world. These data represent the chemistry of the Snowy River calcite deposit. Data represent 9 sub-samples of a calcite core. The calcite chemistry will aid investigators in understanding the source of the water that deposits the Snowy River Formation. The photo included on this page shows the calcite core...
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The data presented here are from hand held X-ray fluorescence measurements on wet and dry composite samples. The composite samples are from 10 cm sections of sediment trenches in the Aztec Drinking Water Reservoir #1. Samples were analyzed to evaluate chemistry of the reservoir sediments.
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Pore waters from the top six inches of sediment core collected from the San Juan Generating Station reservoir were collected and analyzed for inorganic elements.
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This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release presents the geospatial data used to assess the hydrologic and soil resources of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The USGS, in cooperation with the BLM, conducted a study to assess the hydrologic and soil resources and potential effects of infrastructure and grazing within the monument area. Publicly available data as well as data provided by the BLM were used to assess these resources and effects and to identify data gaps in the monument area. The input and output files for the Rangeland Hydrologic Erosion Model are also included in this data release. This model was...
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This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release presents the geospatial data used to assess the hydrologic resources and the potential effects from oil and gas development in the Bureau of Land Management Tri-County Planning Area, Sierra, Doña Ana, and Otero Counties, New Mexico. Publicly available data were used to assess these resources and effects and to identify data gaps in the Tri-County planning area. These data support the following publication: Blake, J.M., Miltenberger, K.E., Stewart, A.M., Ritchie, A.B., Montoya, J., Durr, C., McHugh, A.R., and Charles, E.G., in press, Assessment of Water Resources and the Potential Effects from Oil and Gas Development in the Bureau of Land Management Tri-County Planning...


map background search result map search result map Data Associated with Uranium Background Concentrations at Homestake Mining Company Superfund Site near Milan, New Mexico, July 2016 through October 2016 (ver. 1.2, September 2018) Geodatabase supporting the assessment of hydrologic resources and the potential effects from oil and gas development in the Bureau of Land Management Tri-County Planning Area, Sierra, Doña Ana, and Otero Counties, New Mexico Database Associated with the Assessment of Soil and Water Resources in The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico Rock and Calcite Chemistry Within and Surrounding Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave Sediment Chemistry and Physical Properties from Sediments in the Aztec Drinking Water Reservoir #1 Aztec Drinking Water Reservoir #1 Batch Experiment Chemistry Results Geodatabase of files associated with the Assessment of Soil and Water Resources in The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico Aztec Reservoir #1 X-Ray fluorescence results composite samples Aztec Reservoir #1 Digested Sediment Chemistry Snowy River calcite chemistry Water and sediment leachate chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station, Waterflow, NM, January 2021 Farmington Lake Sediment Descriptions and Sediment Chemistry Sediment descriptions, sediment core and pore water chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station reservoir, Waterflow, NM Pore water chemistry data associated with the coring of the San Juan Generating Station reservoir near Waterflow, NM Sediment inorganic chemistry data and sediment descriptions associated with the coring of the San Juan Generating Station reservoir near Waterflow, NM Sediment organic chemistry data associated with the coring of the San Juan Generating Station reservoir near Waterflow, NM Scanning electron microscopy data from sediments collected in ephemeral channels, Four Corners region, USA, 2021-2022 Surface water chemistry from the San Juan River watershed, 2021-2022, Four Corners USA Sediment chemistry data from sediment traps deployed in the San Juan River watershed, 2021-2022, Four Corners USA Pore water chemistry data associated with the coring of the San Juan Generating Station reservoir near Waterflow, NM Sediment inorganic chemistry data and sediment descriptions associated with the coring of the San Juan Generating Station reservoir near Waterflow, NM Data Associated with Uranium Background Concentrations at Homestake Mining Company Superfund Site near Milan, New Mexico, July 2016 through October 2016 (ver. 1.2, September 2018) Sediment organic chemistry data associated with the coring of the San Juan Generating Station reservoir near Waterflow, NM Water and sediment leachate chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station, Waterflow, NM, January 2021 Aztec Drinking Water Reservoir #1 Batch Experiment Chemistry Results Rock and Calcite Chemistry Within and Surrounding Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave Snowy River calcite chemistry Sediment Chemistry and Physical Properties from Sediments in the Aztec Drinking Water Reservoir #1 Database Associated with the Assessment of Soil and Water Resources in The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico Geodatabase of files associated with the Assessment of Soil and Water Resources in The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico Farmington Lake Sediment Descriptions and Sediment Chemistry Aztec Reservoir #1 Digested Sediment Chemistry Surface water chemistry from the San Juan River watershed, 2021-2022, Four Corners USA Sediment chemistry data from sediment traps deployed in the San Juan River watershed, 2021-2022, Four Corners USA Aztec Reservoir #1 X-Ray fluorescence results composite samples Scanning electron microscopy data from sediments collected in ephemeral channels, Four Corners region, USA, 2021-2022 Geodatabase supporting the assessment of hydrologic resources and the potential effects from oil and gas development in the Bureau of Land Management Tri-County Planning Area, Sierra, Doña Ana, and Otero Counties, New Mexico