Principal investigator:

    Dr. John P. Buchanan
    Professor of Geology
    Director, Environmental Science Program
    Eastern Washington University
    Cheney, Washington 99004
     jbuchanan"at"ewu.edu

Project Objectives:

• Long-term groundwater level monitoring
• Annual water quality sampling and analysis

Related Links:

• Town of Castle Valley
• Castle Valley sole source aquifer designation by the EPA
  
• UGS (2004) Special Study 113 report (large files!, .pdf format: text / plates)
• Castle Creek TMDL Study (very large .pdf file)
  
• USGS monitoring well (1986-1995)
  
• Local stream gaging information
• Geyser Pass SNOTEL data
  

Castle Valley, UT long-term groundwater monitoring locations

 ID        UGS    LOCATION                           GROUND                  COMPLETED
                                                                        ELEVATION             WELL DEPTH
                                                                        (feet MSL)                 (feet)

CV1     4          Porcupine Ranch                    6,060                           105
CV2     1          Loop Road                              5,140                           260
CV3     8          Creekside Lane                     4,610                             90
CV4     11        Placer Creek                          4,950                           120
CV5     9          Bailey Lane                            4,640                             80
CV6     7          Castle Creek Lane                4,430                             80

 Winter 2006 downloaded data:  period of record is May-December 2006