Major Aquifer Study - Ogallala Formation, southern High Plains
Objective:
To provide a broad-scale
assessment of ground-water quality in the southern High Plains part of the
Ogallala Formation in the panhandle of Texas and southeastern New Mexico.
Approach:
Randomly locate about 53
existing wells (app. 1 per 500 square miles)
completed in the Ogallala Formation (parts of NM and TX)
(see map).
Sample each well once.
Timing:
Sampling begins in April, 2002.
Targeted Constituents:
More than 200 constituents
including physical parameters, major ions, nutrients,
trace elements, radon, pesticides, volatile organic compounds (VOC's), tritium, and
dissolved organic carbon (DOC).
