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Tasks for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 include preparation and sampling of surface water trends sites on the Truckee River, Carson River and Las Vegas Wash, surface and ground water Source Water Assessments, one re-sampling Major Aquifer Study (MAS) in Reno/Carson City and Las Vegas, one new MAS in the Carbonate Aquifer (in conjunction with the Utah District), sampling of ecology in one reach on the Truckee and Carson rivers, topical team work for the TANC study, and planning for lake coring in conjunction with Pete Van Metre. 

Fiscal Year 2003 activities are described in the following documents and in the table below.


Task
FY03
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Sampling of surface water trend sites
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Single reach sampling (one reach at each river)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
X
 
 
Download Automated logger data & put on web
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
X
 
X
 
X
Surface Water - Source Water Assessment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Planning
X
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sampling
 
 
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ground Water - Source Water Assessment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Planning
 
 
 
 
X
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sampling
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
X
 
 
 
 
MAS Sampling (Reno/Carson city)
X
X
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MAS Planning (Carbonate aquifer)
X
X
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
MAS Sampling (Carbonate aquifer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
X
X
X
X
Douglas County Ground Water Assessment
X
 
X
 
X
 
X
 
X
 
X
 
Prepare vehicles/equip for HIP
X
X
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lake Coring
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Coordinate w/ Van Metre
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
X
 
 
Selection of lake coring sites
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
X
 
Topical Studies
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
TANC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Modelling and report writing
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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For Further Information on the NAWQA Program:

Michael Rosen, Ph.D.
Project Chief
USGS
333 W. Nye Lane
Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 887-7683
Email: mrosen@usgs.gov

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