Rosemont Multi Well Test Volume 3f - May 2009
May 21, 2009
REPORT
ANALYSIS OF LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST
NOVEMBER 2008 THROUGH JANUARY 2009
ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA

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CONTENTS |
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| 1.0 | SUMMARY | ||||
| 2.0 | BACKGROUND | ||||
| 3.0 | FIELD METHODS AND PROCEDURES | ||||
| 4.0 | ANALYTICAL METHODS | ||||
| 4.1 | REPRESENTATIVE GROUNDWATER LEVELS, PRESSURE HEADS, AND HYDRAULIC HEADS | ||||
| 4.2 | INTERPRETATION OF AQUIFER HYDRAULICS | ||||
| 4.2.1 | Analytical Diagnostics | ||||
| 4.2.2 | Analytical Solution Methods | ||||
| 5.0 | RESULTS OF LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST | ||||
| 5.1 | PUMPED WELLS | ||||
| 5.1.1 | Pumped Well PC-5 | ||||
| 5.1.2 | Pumped Well RP-6 | ||||
| 5.1.3 | Pumped Well HC-1B | ||||
| 5.1.4 | Pumped Well HC-5A | ||||
| 5.1.5 | Pumped Well RP-3B | ||||
| 5.2 | OBSERVATION WELLS AND PIEZOMETERS | ||||
| 5.2.1 | Observation Well HC-1A | ||||
| 5.2.2 | Observation Wells HC-3B and HC-3C | ||||
| 5.2.3 | Observation Well HC-5B | ||||
| 5.2.4 | Observation Well PC-1 | ||||
| 5.2.5 | Observation Well PC-2 | ||||
| 5.2.6 | Observation Well PC-6 | ||||
| 5.2.7 | Observation Well PC-7 | ||||
| 5.2.8 | Observation Nested Piezometer PZ-5 | ||||
| 5.2.9 | Observation Nested Piezometer PZ-7 | ||||
| 5.2.10 | Observation Nested Piezometer PZ-8 | ||||
| 5.2.11 | Observation Well 1445 | ||||
| 5.3 | SPRINGS | ||||
| 5.4 | CHEMICAL QUALITY OF GROUNDWATER | ||||
| 6.0 | DISCUSSION | ||||
| 6.1 | RADIAL AND LINEAR FLOW REGIMES | ||||
| 6.2 | HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES OF AQUIFER BLOCKS | ||||
| 7.0 | CONCLUSIONS | ||||
| 8.0 | REFERENCES CITED | ||||
TABLES |
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Table |
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SUMMARY OF HYDROLOGIC DATA OBTAINED AT PUMPED WELLS DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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SUMMARY OF HYDROLOGIC DATA OBTAINED AT OBSERVATION WELLS AND PIEZOMETERS DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR DERIVATION OF AQUIFER HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS USING ANALYTICAL METHODS, LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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MONITORING DATA FOR SPRING MC-1 DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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MONITORING DATA FOR SPRING MC-2 DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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MONITORING DATA FOR ROSEMONT SPRING DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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MONITORING DATA FOR DEERING SPRING DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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MONITORING DATA FOR McCLEARY DAM DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF LABORATORY CHEMICAL ANALYSES FOR COMMON CONSTITUENTS AND ROUTINE PARAMETERS IN WATER SAMPLES FROM PUMPED WELLS, LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF LABORATORY CHEMICAL ANALYSES FOR TRACE CONSTITUENTS IN WATER SAMPLES FROM PUMPED WELLS, LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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RESULTS OF LABORATORY ANALYSES FOR DELTA OXYGEN-18, DEUTERIUM, AND TRITIUM IN GROUNDWATER SAMPLES FROM PUMPED WELLS, LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
ILLUSTRATIONS |
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LOCATION MAP |
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HYDROGEOLOGIC MAP |
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HYDROGRAPHS OF PUMPING RATES FOR INDIVIDUAL PUMPED WELLS AND TOTAL PUMPING RATE FOR ALL PUMPED WELLS DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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PHOTOGRAPHS OF TYPICAL PUMPED WELL SET-UP DURINGLONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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PHOTOGRAPHS OF SPRINGS AND DAM MONITORED DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST, ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA |
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APPENDICES |
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Appendix |
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A |
HYDROGRAPHS FOR WELLS AND PIEZOMETERS |
B |
ANALYTICAL GRAPHS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS |
APPENDIX A
HYDROGRAPHS FOR WELLS AND PIEZOMETERS
FIGURE A24. HYDROGRAPH OF DEPTH TO WATER FOR WELL RP-3A
DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST,
ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA

FIGURE A25. HYDROGRAPH OF DEPTH TO WATER FOR WELL RP-4A
DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST,
ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA

FIGURE A26. HYDROGRAPH OF DEPTH TO WATER FOR WELL RP-4B
DURING LONG-TERM, MULTI-WELL AQUIFER TEST,
ROSEMONT PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA

