Dennis William Risser (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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Simulated water-level and water-quality changes in the bolson-fill aquifer, Post Headquarters area, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
The quantity of freshwater available in the Post Headquarters well field, White Sand Missile Range, New Mexico, is limited and its quality is threatened by saltwater enroachment. A three-dimensional, finite-difference, groundwater flow model and a cross-sectional, density-dependent solute-transport model were constructed to simulate possible future water level declines and water quality changes in
Authors
D. W. Risser
Possible changes in ground-water flow to the Pecos River caused by Santa Rosa Lake, Guadalupe County, New Mexico
In 1980 Santa Rosa Dam began impounding water on the Pecos River about 7 miles north of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, to provide flood control, sediment control, and storage for irrigation. Santa Rosa Lake has caused changes in the groundwater flow system, which may cause changes in the streamflow of the Pecos River that cannot be detected at the present streamflow gaging stations. Data collected at the
Authors
D. W. Risser
EFFECT OF SANTA ROSA LAKE ON GROUND WATER FLOW TO THE PECOS RIVER, NEW MEXICO.
In 1980, Santa Rosa Dam began impounding water on the Pecos River about 7 miles (11 kilometers) north of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, to provide flood control and storage for irrigation. Santa Rosa Lake has caused changes in the ground water flow system, which may cause changes in the streamflow of the Pecos River that cannot be detected at the present streamflow-gaging stations, which are used to admi
Authors
Dennis W. Risser
Aquifer tests at the Jackpile-Paguate uranium mine, Pueblo of Laguna, west-central New Mexico
The transmissivity of the Jackpile sandstone bed in the Brushy Basin Shale Member of the Morrison Formation, west-central New Mexico, was determined to be 24 sq ft/day at well M2 and 47 sq ft/day at well M3 from constant-discharge aquifer tests conducted at the Jackpile-Paguate Uranium Mine. The storage coefficient of the Jackpile sandstone bed was estimated to be 0.00018 at well M2 and 0.00029 at
Authors
D. W. Risser, P. A. Davis, J. A. Baldwin, D. P. McaAda
Water resources on the Pueblo of Laguna, west-central New Mexico
This study evaluates the quality and quantity of water available on the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico. Groundwater for public supply occurs in the valley fill along the Rio San Jose, in the Paguate and Encinal areas, and possibly in the northern part of the Sedillo Grant. The valley fill in the Rio San Jose will supply 50 to 450 gallons per minute of potable water to properly constructed wells. In
Authors
D. W. Risser, F. P. Lyford
Estimated natural streamflow in the Rio San Jose upstream from the pueblos of Acoma and Laguna, New Mexico
The development of surface and ground water, which began about 1870 in the upper Rio San Jose drainage basin, has decreased the flow of the Rio San Jose on the Pueblo of Acoma and the Pueblo of Laguna. The purpose of this study was to estimate the natural streamflow in the Rio San Jose that would have entered the pueblos if no upstream water development had taken place. Estimates of natural flow w
Authors
D. W. Risser
Availability and Quality of Water from Underground Coal Mines in Johnson and Martin Counties, Kentucky
This report provides water users with detailed information on the location, quantity, and quality of water available from underground coal mines in the Breathitt Formation of Pennsylvanian age in part of eastern Kentucky. The principal coal seams mined are the Van Lear in Johnson County and the Alma in Martin County. Coal mines that contained water were located by field inventory and coal-mine map
Authors
D. S. Mull, Steven Cordivio1a, Dennis W. Risser
Availability and Quality of Water from Underground Coal Mines in Johnson and Martin Counties, Kentucky
This report provides water users with detailed information on the location, quantity, and quality of water available from underground coal mines in the Breathitt Formation of Pennsylvanian age in part of eastern Kentucky. The principal coal seams mined are the Van Lear in Johnson County and the Alma in Martin County. Coal mines that contained water were located by field inventory and coal-mine map
Authors
D. S. Mull, Steven Cordivio1a, Dennis W. Risser
Non-USGS Publications**
Heilweil, V.M., Grieve, P.L., Hynek, S.A., Brantley, S.L., Solomon, D.K, Risser, D.W., 2015, Stream measurements locate thermogenic methane fluxes in groundwater discharge in an area of shale-gas development: Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 49, no. 7, p. 4057-4065, https://doi.org/10.1021/es503882b.
Barton, G.J., and Risser, D.W., 1992, Approach for delineating the contributing areas of a well field in a carbonate-valley aquifer: Ground Water Management, Book 10, p. 59-76 in Proceedings of the Third conference on Hydrogeology, ecology, monitoring, and management of ground water in karst terranes, U.S. EPA and National Ground Water Association, December 4-6, 1991, Nashville, Tennessee.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 44
Simulated water-level and water-quality changes in the bolson-fill aquifer, Post Headquarters area, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
The quantity of freshwater available in the Post Headquarters well field, White Sand Missile Range, New Mexico, is limited and its quality is threatened by saltwater enroachment. A three-dimensional, finite-difference, groundwater flow model and a cross-sectional, density-dependent solute-transport model were constructed to simulate possible future water level declines and water quality changes in
Authors
D. W. Risser
Possible changes in ground-water flow to the Pecos River caused by Santa Rosa Lake, Guadalupe County, New Mexico
In 1980 Santa Rosa Dam began impounding water on the Pecos River about 7 miles north of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, to provide flood control, sediment control, and storage for irrigation. Santa Rosa Lake has caused changes in the groundwater flow system, which may cause changes in the streamflow of the Pecos River that cannot be detected at the present streamflow gaging stations. Data collected at the
Authors
D. W. Risser
EFFECT OF SANTA ROSA LAKE ON GROUND WATER FLOW TO THE PECOS RIVER, NEW MEXICO.
In 1980, Santa Rosa Dam began impounding water on the Pecos River about 7 miles (11 kilometers) north of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, to provide flood control and storage for irrigation. Santa Rosa Lake has caused changes in the ground water flow system, which may cause changes in the streamflow of the Pecos River that cannot be detected at the present streamflow-gaging stations, which are used to admi
Authors
Dennis W. Risser
Aquifer tests at the Jackpile-Paguate uranium mine, Pueblo of Laguna, west-central New Mexico
The transmissivity of the Jackpile sandstone bed in the Brushy Basin Shale Member of the Morrison Formation, west-central New Mexico, was determined to be 24 sq ft/day at well M2 and 47 sq ft/day at well M3 from constant-discharge aquifer tests conducted at the Jackpile-Paguate Uranium Mine. The storage coefficient of the Jackpile sandstone bed was estimated to be 0.00018 at well M2 and 0.00029 at
Authors
D. W. Risser, P. A. Davis, J. A. Baldwin, D. P. McaAda
Water resources on the Pueblo of Laguna, west-central New Mexico
This study evaluates the quality and quantity of water available on the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico. Groundwater for public supply occurs in the valley fill along the Rio San Jose, in the Paguate and Encinal areas, and possibly in the northern part of the Sedillo Grant. The valley fill in the Rio San Jose will supply 50 to 450 gallons per minute of potable water to properly constructed wells. In
Authors
D. W. Risser, F. P. Lyford
Estimated natural streamflow in the Rio San Jose upstream from the pueblos of Acoma and Laguna, New Mexico
The development of surface and ground water, which began about 1870 in the upper Rio San Jose drainage basin, has decreased the flow of the Rio San Jose on the Pueblo of Acoma and the Pueblo of Laguna. The purpose of this study was to estimate the natural streamflow in the Rio San Jose that would have entered the pueblos if no upstream water development had taken place. Estimates of natural flow w
Authors
D. W. Risser
Availability and Quality of Water from Underground Coal Mines in Johnson and Martin Counties, Kentucky
This report provides water users with detailed information on the location, quantity, and quality of water available from underground coal mines in the Breathitt Formation of Pennsylvanian age in part of eastern Kentucky. The principal coal seams mined are the Van Lear in Johnson County and the Alma in Martin County. Coal mines that contained water were located by field inventory and coal-mine map
Authors
D. S. Mull, Steven Cordivio1a, Dennis W. Risser
Availability and Quality of Water from Underground Coal Mines in Johnson and Martin Counties, Kentucky
This report provides water users with detailed information on the location, quantity, and quality of water available from underground coal mines in the Breathitt Formation of Pennsylvanian age in part of eastern Kentucky. The principal coal seams mined are the Van Lear in Johnson County and the Alma in Martin County. Coal mines that contained water were located by field inventory and coal-mine map
Authors
D. S. Mull, Steven Cordivio1a, Dennis W. Risser
Non-USGS Publications**
Heilweil, V.M., Grieve, P.L., Hynek, S.A., Brantley, S.L., Solomon, D.K, Risser, D.W., 2015, Stream measurements locate thermogenic methane fluxes in groundwater discharge in an area of shale-gas development: Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 49, no. 7, p. 4057-4065, https://doi.org/10.1021/es503882b.
Barton, G.J., and Risser, D.W., 1992, Approach for delineating the contributing areas of a well field in a carbonate-valley aquifer: Ground Water Management, Book 10, p. 59-76 in Proceedings of the Third conference on Hydrogeology, ecology, monitoring, and management of ground water in karst terranes, U.S. EPA and National Ground Water Association, December 4-6, 1991, Nashville, Tennessee.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.