Citizens For Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping
TABLE 2
WATER IN THE DEWEY LAKE REDBEDS,
GALLONS PER MINUTE, TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS

Well
gpm
TDS
Date
H-1
not tested
not tested
 
H-2
not tested
not tested
 
H-3
not tested
not tested
 
H-14
not tested
not tested
 
H-16
not tested
not tested
 
P-15
not tested
not tested
 
P-17
not tested
not tested
 
WIPP-33
not tested
not tested
 
P-9
25
not tested
 
H-4c
12-15
not tested
 
H-11
25-30
not tested
 
WQSP-6
25-30
not tested
 
WQSP-6a
12
4,238
07/13/95
 
 
3,920
03/28/96
Barn Well
not tested
0,670
11/04/87
 
 
0,720
04/20/88
 
 
0,630
07/27/89
 
 
0,650
06/21/90
Ranch Well
not tested
3,300
06/18/86
 
 
3,200
12/20/87
 
 
2,900
04/20/88
 
 
2,800
07/27/89
 
 
3,000
06/20/90
Twin Wells
 
0,400
01/30/86
 
 
0,390
08/03/88
 
 
0,400
10/20/89
 
 
0,410
05/30/90
Fairview Well
 
3,400
11/16/87
 
 
3,300
07/06/88
Unger Well
 
3,300
11/18/87
 
 
3,200
07/06/88

Notes: WIPP-33 encountered 7.1-foot cavity in Dewey Lake Redbeds; fluid level during logging was 274 feet below land surface.

Criteria for drinking water: <10,000 mg/l TDS and >5 gpm

Sources: DOE/CAO 1996-2184, pp. 2-131, USDW-25; SAND 88-0157, p. 81; SAND 80-2011, pp. 8, 11, 15, C-3; EEG-61, p. 2-6; and USGS Open-file Report 78-592.


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