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Utah Water Science Center Publications
Water Quality

The Utah Water Science Center publishes water-information reports on many topics and in many formats. From this Web page, you can locate, view, download, or order scientific and technical articles and reports as well as general interest publications such as booklets, fact sheets, pamphlets, and posters resulting from the research performed by our scientists and partners.

Water Quality Publications
Data Series 443 Methods and Basic Data from Mass-Loading Studies in American Fork, October 1999, and Mary Ellen Gulch, Utah, September 2000 by Briant A. Kimball, Robert L. Runkel, and Linda J. Gerner
Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5239 Geospatial Data to Support Analysis of Water-Quality Conditions in Basin-Fill Aquifers in the Southwestern United States by Tim S. McKinney and David W. Anning
Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5069 Estimation of Selenium Loads Entering the South Arm of Great Salt Lake, Utah, from May 2006 through March 2008 By David L. Naftz, William P. Johnson, Michael L. Freeman, Kimberly Beisner, Ximena Diaz, and VeeAnn A. Cross
Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5043 Principal Locations of Major-Ion, Trace-Element, Nitrate, and Escherichia coli Loading to Emigration Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, October 2005 by Briant A. Kimball, Robert L. Runkel, Katherine Walton-Day
Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5001 Dissolved-Solids Transport in Surface Water of the Muddy Creek Basin, Utah by Steven J. Gerner
Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5179 Effects of Agriculture and Urbanization on Quality of Shallow Ground Water in the Arid to Semiarid Western United States, 1993-2004, National Water-Quality Assessment Program by Angela P. Paul, Ralph L. Seiler, Timothy G. Rowe, and Michael R. Rosen
Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5026 Hydrologic conditions and water-quality conditions following underground coal mining in the North Fork of the Right Fork of Miller Creek drainage basin, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah, 2004–2005 by C.D. Wilkowske, and J.L. Cillessen
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5315 Dissolved Solids in Basin-Fill Aquifers and Streams in the Southwestern United States by David W. Anning, Nancy J. Bauch, Steven J. Gerner, Marilyn E. Flynn, Scott N. Hamlin, Stephanie J. Moore, Donald H. Schaefer, Scott K. Anderholm, and Lawrence E. Spangler
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5300 Characterization of Habitat and Biological Communities at Fixed Sites in the Great Salt Lake Basins, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, Water Years 1999-2001 by Christine M. Albano and Elise M.P. Giddings
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5292 Water Quality in the Bear River Basin of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming Prior to and Following Snowmelt Runoff in 2001 by Steven J. Gerner and Lawrence E. Spangler
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5211 Characterization of Dissolved Solids in Water Resources of Agricultural Lands near Manila, Utah, 2004-05 by Steve J. Gerner, Lawrence E. Spangler, Briant A. Kimball, and David L. Naftz
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5186 Hydrology and Water Quality in the Green River and Surronding Agricultural Areas near Green River in Emery and Grand Counties, Utah, 2004-05 by Steve J. Gerner, Lawrence E. Spangler, Briant A. Kimball, Dale E. Wilberg, and David L. Naftz
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5006 Quantification of Mass Loading to Strawberry Creek near the Gilt Edge Mine, Lawrence County, South Dakota, June 2003 by Briant A. Kimball, Robert L. Runkel, Katherine Walton-Day, and Joyce E. Williamson
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5004 Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 23. Quantification of mass loading from mined and unmined areas along the Red River, New Mexico by Briant A. Kimball, D. Kirk Nordstrom, Robert L. Runkel, Kirk R. Vincent, and Phillip L. Verplanck
Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5232 Ground-Water Quality in the Carbonate-Rock Aquifer of the Great Basin, Nevada and Utah, 2003 by Donald H. Schaefer, Susan A. Thiros, and Michael R. Rosen
Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5143 Evaluation of Metal Loading to Streams near Creede, Colorado, August and September 2000 by B.A. Kimball, R.L. Runkel, K. Walton-Day, and B.K. Stover
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4283 Trace elements and organic compounds in sediment and fish tissue from the Great Salt Lake Basins, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, 1998-99 by K.M. Waddell and E.M. Giddings
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4236 Water quality at fixed sites in the Great Salt Lake Basins, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, Water years 1999-2000 by Steven J. Gerner
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4028 Quality and sources of shallow ground water in areas of recent residential development in Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake County, Utah by Susan A. Thiros
Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4007 Explosive-residue compounds resulting from snow avalance control in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah by David L. Naftz
Fact Sheet 031-03 Selenium Contamination and Remediation at Stewart Lake Waterfowl Management Area and Ashley Creek, Middle Green River Basin, Utah by Ryan C. Rowland, Doyle W. Stephens, Bruce Waddell, and David L. Naftz
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4276 Hydrology and water quality of an urban stream reach in the Great Basin--Little Cottonwood Creek near Salt Lake City, Utah, water years 1999-2000 by S.J. Gerner and K.M. Waddell
Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4115 Water-quality assessment of the Great Salt Lake Basins, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming--Environmental setting and study design, 2002 R.L. Baskin, K.M. Waddell, S.A. Thiros, E.M. Giddings, H.K. Hadley, D.W. Stephens, and S.J. Gerner
Open-File Report 2002-343 Hydrologic, sediment, and biological data associated with irrigation drainage in the Middle Green River Basin, Utah and Colorado, Water years 1991-2000 by R.C. Rowland, D.V. Allen, D.W. Stephens, J.W. Yahnke, N.L. Darnall, Bruce Waddell
Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4213 Trace-metal concentrations in sediment and water and health of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of streams near Park City, Summit County, Utah by Elise M. Giddings, Michelle I. Hornberger, and Heidi K. Hadley
Open-File Report 2001-43 Nutrient, suspended sediment, and total suspended-solids data for surface water in the Great Salt Lake Basins study unit, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, 1980-95 by H.K. Hadley
Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4043 Analysis of nitrate and volatile organic compound data for ground water in the Great Salt Lake Basins, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, 1980-98, National Water Quality Assessment Program by Susan A. Thiros
Fact Sheet 164-00 Reconstructing Historical changes in the environmental health of watersheds by using sediment cores from lakes and reservoirs in Salt Lake Valley, Utah by David L. Naftz, Doyle W. Stephens Deceased, Edward Callender, and Peter C. Van Metre
Fact Sheet 161-00 Water quality and macroinvertebrate communities of Emigration and Red Butte Creeks, Salt Lake County, Utah by Elise Giddings
Fact Sheet 106-00 Quality of shallow ground water in areas of recent residential and commercial development in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, 1999 by Susan A. Thiros
Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4132 Selected aquatic biological investigations in the Great Salt Lake Basins, 1875-1998, National Water-Quality Assessment Program by E.M. Giddings and Doyle Stephens
Fact Sheet 156-99 Deep Aquifer Remediation Tools (DARTs): A new technology for ground-wdater remediation by David L. Naftz and James A. Davis III
Fact Sheet 132-99 National Water-Quality Assessment Program Great Salt Lake Basins study unit by Kidd Waddell
Water-Supply Paper 2224 Quality and quantity of streamflow in the southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado, K.L. Lindskov and B.A. Kimball, 1984.
Water-Supply Paper 2074 Geochemistry of spring water, southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado, B.A. Kimball, 1981.

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