Water

By: Andrew Rupke and Taylor Boden This open-file report provides a reconnaissance-level summary of frac sand potential in Utah. The report was originally commissioned by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) to assess frac sand potential on SITLA lands. The report...

By: Stephanie Mills and Andrew Rupke Our country, along with the rest of the world, relies on high-tech devices that require a vast and diverse array of raw materials, many of which are termed “critical minerals.” This term refers to mineral commodities that are...

By: Utah Geological Survey and H. Richard Blank This publication makes available raw analytical data from laboratory analyses completed to determine the geochemistry of rock samples. The samples were collected during geologic mapping of the Central West, Central East, Enterprise, Hebron, and Maple Ridge...

By: Jim Davis and Becka Downard Phragmites is a common reed-like plant in Utah’s wetlands and waterways.This robust grass is one of the most widely distributed wetland plants in the world. In the last few decades, however, the invasive Eurasian subspecies of phragmites (Phragmites...

"An informative examination and celebration of the beautiful and endangered Colorado River and its importance for people and wildlife." ? Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Independent Publisher Book Award Gold Medal Winner • National Outdoor Book Award Winner • High Plains Book Awards Finalist • Colorado Book...

by Diane Menuz, Elisabeth Stimmel, and Miles McCoy-Sulentic Summary This study assesses wetlands in Utah’s montane ecosystem, which are vital to water purification, groundwater recharge, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, and recreation. Its objectives are developing a new, comprehensive Utah Montane Wetlands (UT-MOWET) dataset including data...

by Claire Spangenberg Kellner, Rebecca Molinari, Diane Menuz, Peter Goodwin, and Hugh Hurlow Summary Great Salt Lake, the largest saline lake in the Americas, is one of 17 places designated a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, a place of hemispheric importance for migratory birds...

by Trevor H. Schlossnagle and Torri Duncan Summary Rockville is a small rural town in southwestern Utah that is experiencing an increase in residential development. Because potential future septic-tank systems may overlie the principal drinking water aquifer for Rockville, city officials asked the Utah...

By: Edited by Michael D. Hylland and Kimm M. Harty This publications includes the subjects of Geologic Hazards, Hydrogeology, Field Trip Guides, and Related Topics GEOLOGIC HAZARDS Instrumentally Recorded Ground Motions in the Utah Region Since 2000 by Kristine L. Pankow Landslide Distribution and...

By: Greg Gavin, Paul Inkenbrandt, Trevor Schlossnagle, and Rebecca Molinar This comprehensive hydrogeologic assessment of Pahvant Valley's aquifer systems, conducted during 2022-2023, evaluated groundwater storage changes, recharge-discharge relationships, and anthropogenic impacts. The investigation integrated multiple analytical methods including potentiometric surface mapping, InSAR subsidence analysis,...

by Peter Goodwin and Rebecca Molinari Phragmites threaten Great Salt Lake wetlands by readily displacing desirable native vegetation, degrading habitats, and diverting water from the lake and surrounding wetlands through increased evapotranspiration water loss. The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) developed this project with FFSL...

By: David W. Clark, Cynthia L. Appel, Patrick M. Lambert, and Robert L. Puryear The ground-water resources in the East Shore area of Great Salt Lake, Utah, were studied to better define the ground-water system; to document changes in ground-water levels, quality, and storage;...

A hydrologic investigation of Cache Valley was done to better understand the ground-water system in unconsolidated basin-fill deposits and the interaction between ground water and surface water. Ground-water recharge occurs by infiltration of precipitation and unconsumed irrigation water, seepage from canals and streams, and...

Ground-water resources in the Bountiful area, Utah, were studied to document changes in ground-water conditions and to simulate the effects of increased ground-water withdrawals and changes in recharge. The aquifer system is in basin-fill deposits and is primarily a confined system with unconfined parts...

By: C.B. Burden & Others This is the forty-fourth in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series, published cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources and...

By: Diane Menuz and Rebekah Downard Wetlands in Utah are regulated primarily by the federal government under the Clean Water Act (CWA), which requires mitigation to replace ecological services that are lost to permitted activities. This report explores the potential for an In-Lieu Fee...

By: Peter Goodwin and Elisabeth Stimmel This report summarizes a recently completed mapping project along the Provo River that covers nearly 33,800 acres of Wasatch and Summit Counties and includes parts of Heber City, Midway, Francis, and Woodland. This project provides an accurate inventory...

By: Peter Goodwin The Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve (the Preserve) occupies nearly 900 acres between the Colorado River and the city of Moab, Utah, and encompasses an extensive floodplain-wetland complex that provides several unique functions in the arid west such as recreation, educational...

by Trevor H. Schlossnagle, Janae Wallace, and Nathan Payne This study provides land-use planners with science-based tools for approving new development in a manner that will protect groundwater quality in the communities of Newcastle, Kanarraville, Summit, and Paragonah. Other Information: Published: 2023 Pages: 27...

By Lauren Bunce, Tim Lowenstein, and Elliot Jagniecki Summary This report and accompanying database is a compilation of major and minor ion chemistry data from spring, river, and lake water samples collected in and around Great Salt Lake (GSL), northern Utah.  Other Information Published:...