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Biannual water-resources review, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, 1986 and 1987

January 1, 1989

Hydrologic data were collected at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico in 1986 and 1987. The total groundwater withdrawal in 1986 was 565,462,500 gal and in 1987 it was 620,492,000 gal. The total groundwater withdrawal was 110,971,300 gal less in 1986 than in 1985, but 55,029,500 gal more in 1987 than in 1986. Water samples from five Post Headquarters water supply wells were collected for chemical analysis in 1986. In 1987, water samples were collected from four test wells in the Post Headquarters area for analysis of selected volatile organic compounds. Twenty-eight water samples from wells were collected for analysis of specific conductance in 1986 and 1987. (USGS)

Publication Year 1989
Title Biannual water-resources review, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, 1986 and 1987
DOI 10.3133/ofr8949
Authors Robert G. Myers, Steven C. Sharp
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 89-49
Index ID ofr8949
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse