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Water Quality: Ground Water Reports by Geographic Area

Technical Report Series
Statewide and Regional Reports
Reports by County
 Technical Report Series

 Number

Name

1

Ground Water Contamination and Monitoring Activities on the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Kootenai County

(DEQ Publication, 1991: Not Available)

2

Ground Water Vulnerability Assessment, Snake River Plain, Southern Idaho (Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, April 1991: pdf 9.2 mb, 36 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 1.6 mb, 7 pages)

    Introduction (pdf 1.4 mb, 5 pages)

    Description of Data Layers: Depth to Water (pdf 2.1 mb, 7 pages)

    Description of Data Layers: Recharge (pdf 1.1 mb, 4 pages)

    Description of Data Layers: Soils (pdf 1.9 mb, 7 pages)

    Vulnerability Map, Future Goals, References (pdf 2.0 mb, 9 pages)

3

Idaho Snake-Payette Rivers Hydrologic Unit Ground Water Quality Assessment (Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, July 1993: pdf 12.3 mb, 65 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 436 kb, 5 pages)

    Introduction (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

    Materials and Methods (pdf 1.5 mb, 5 pages)

    Results and Discussion (pdf 1.9 mb, 9 pages)

    Conclusions (pdf 2.2 mb, 11 pages)

    Supporting Documents (pdf 2.0 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendixes: Table V - Pesticides Data Table and

       Table VII - Water Table Elevation Data Table (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendixes: Table VI - Nitrate Data Table (pdf 3.2 mb, 19 pages)

4

Black Cliffs Ground Water Quality Study: Nitrate Impact

(DEQ Publication, October 1994: pdf 762 kb, 23 pages)

5

Ground Water and Soils Reconnaissance of the Lower Payette Area, Payette County, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, December 1994: pdf 1.4 mb, 76 pages)

6

An Evaluation of Arsenic in Ground Water in a Portion of Washington County, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, September 1995: pdf 635 kb, 36 pages)

7

Moscow Basin Ground Water Quality Study

(DEQ Publication, October 1995: pdf 520 kb, 29 pages)

7
(duplicate
number)

An Evaluation of Bacteria in Ground Water Near Mountain Home, Elmore County, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, March 1996: pdf 265 kb, 41 pages)

8

An Evaluation of Bacteria in Ground Water in Prairie, Elmore County, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, August 1997: pdf 379 kb, 43 pages)

9

Russell Sole Source Aquifer Ground Water Monitoring

(DEQ Publication, March 1997: pdf 1.4 mb, 79 pages)

10

Ground Water Investigation of Nitrate and Pesticides in Northwest Ada County, Idaho (Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, July 1997: pdf 6.3 mb, 26 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 577 kb, 5 pages)

    Introduction, Methods and Materials (pdf 2.0 mb, 7 pages)

    Results and Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations,

       Acknowledgment (pdf 2.3 mb, 8 pages)

    Appendices (pdf 1.4 mb, 6 pages)

11

Assessment of Sources of Elevated Nitrate in Ground Water in Northwest Ada County County, Idaho, Using Environmental Isotopes

(DEQ Publication, November 1999: pdf 1.5 mb, 67 pages)

12

A Reconnaissance of Nitrite/Nitrate in Camas Prairie Groundwater, Vol. 1

Lewis and Idaho County, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, September 1998: pdf 6.3 mb, 47 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into three sections for quicker download.

Contents, Introduction, Purpose, Literature Review (pdf 1.8 mb, 13 pages)
Study Area, Minerals and Methods, Results and Discussion (1 & 2) (pdf 2.2 mb, 16 pages)

Results and Discussion (3), Conclusions, Recommendations, Appendices (pdf 2.4 mb, 20 pages)

13

An Evaluation of Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) in Groundwater at Leaking UST Sites in Idaho (Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, February 1999: pdf 3.2 mb, 13 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

   Introduction, Methods, Results (pdf 1.6 mb, 7 pages)

   Summary and Conclusions, References, Appendix A (pdf 1.8 mb, 7 pages)

14

Cumulative Impacts Assessment, Thousand Springs Area of the Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, July 2000: pdf 1.0 mb, 48 pages)

15

Ground Water Quality Investigation and Wellhead Protection Study, Ferdinand, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, July 2000: pdf 1.4 mb, 38 pages)

15
(duplicate
number)

Groundwater Quality Investigation and Wellhead Protection Study, City of Ashton, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, August 2001: pdf 1.1 mb, 31 pages)

16

Ground Water Quality Investigation and Wellhead Protection Study, Grand View, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, October 2000: pdf 3.7 mb, 47 pages)

17

Groundwater Quality Investigation and Wellhead Protection Study, City of Fruitland, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, August 2000: pdf 150 kb, 38 pages)

18

A Reconnaissance of Ground Water Nitrite/Nitrate in the Cow Creek Watershed, Volume I of II

(DEQ Publication, August 2001: pdf 983 kb, 37 pages)

19

Environmental Isotope Studies of Wastewater and Ground Water at Wastewater Land Treatment Sites in Idaho

(DEQ Publication, June 2004: pdf 889 kb, 44 pages)

20

Clearwater Plateau Nitrate Groundwater Data Analysis

(DEQ Publication, 2003: pdf 1.5 mb, 70 pages)

21

Evaluation of Water Quality Impacts Associated with FMC and Simplot Phosphate Ore Processing Facilities, Pocatello, Idaho (Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, January 2004: pdf 5.2 mb, 112 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Entire Report Without Figures (pdf 536 kb, 67 pages)

    Figures 1 through 14 (pdf 1.5 mb, 20 pages)

    Figure 15 through 28 (pdf 1.5 mb, 19 pages)

    Figures 29 through 42 (pdf 2.1 mb, 19 pages)

22

A Reconnaissance of Subsurface Tile Drain Ground Water in the Cow Creek Watershed Latah and Nez Perce County, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, April 2003: pdf 788 kb, 89 pages)

23

Preliminary Evaluations of Arsenic Detections in Ground Water: A County-Level Arsenic Review

(DEQ Publication, November 2004: pdf 2.0 mb, 39 pages)

24

Isotopic Age Dating of Municipal Water Wells in the Lewiston Basin, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, August 2005: pdf 1.4 mb, 39 pages)

25

The Ramsey Channel of the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer

(DEQ Publication, June 2005: pdf 1.1 mb, 23 pages)

26

Arena Valley Ground Water Quality, Wilder Area, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, May 2006: pdf 970 kb, 29 pages)

27

2005 Update, Thousand Springs Area of the Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, December 2006: pdf 2.9 mb, 86 pages)

28

Treasure Valley Nutrient-Pathogen Validation Study (Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, October 2006: pdf 6.2 mb, 66 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Entire Report Without Figures (pdf 2.3 mb, 52 pages)

    Figures 1 through 7 (pdf 2.0 mb, 7 pages)

    Figure 8 through 14 (pdf 2.1 mb, 7 pages)

29

Camas Prairie Nitrate Priority Area: Groundwater Monitoring Results

(DEQ Publication, January 2008: pdf 1.3 mb, 29 pages)

30

Well CM-1 Evaluation, Craigmont, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, December 2007: pdf 245 kb, 13 pages)

31

Sagle, Idaho Area Ground Water Quality Study

(DEQ Publication, February 2008: pdf 2.4 mb, 55 pages)

32
Ground Water Report, Silverwood area of the Rathdrum Prairie Sensitive Resource Aquifer
(DEQ Publication, November 2008: pdf 940 kb, 31 pages)
33
Ground Water Report, Oregon Trail Subdivision, Twin Falls, Idaho
(DEQ Publication, September 2008: pdf 688 kb, 22 pages)
34

Arsenic Occurrence in Ground Water in the Market Lake Area, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, November 2008: pdf 711 kb, 25 pages)

35

Sunnyside Ground Water Monitoring Project Report: Former Sunnyside Feedlot and Vicinity, Weiser Idaho

(DEQ Publication, January 2009: pdf 2.7 mb, 93 pages)

36
Mountain Home South Ground Water Nitrate Study
(DEQ Publication, May 2009: pdf 3.3 mb, 79 pages)
37

Ground Water Quality Monitoring Results for the Purple Sage Study Area, Canyon County, Idaho

(DEQ/ISDA Publication, June 2009: pdf 760 kb, 33 pages)

38
Possible Sources of Nitrate to the Springs of Southern Gooding County, Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
(DEQ Publication, December 2009: pdf 1.1 mb, 45 pages)
39
Nitrate and Emerging Contaminants Evaluation of Springdale, Idaho: Cassia County Nitrate Priority Area
(DEQ Publication, December 2009: pdf 3.5 mb, 58 pages)
 
 Statewide and Regional Reports
 Statewide
Trend Analyses for Idaho's Nitrate Priority Areas, 1994-2007
(Idaho Department of Water Resources Publication, September 2008: pdf 3.7 mb, 39 pages)

An Evaluation of Potential Associations between Arsenic Concentrations in Ground Water and 2000 - 2004 Cancer Incidence Rates in Idaho by Zip Code

(Cancer Data Registry of Idaho/DEQ Report, January 2007: pdf on Cancer Data Registry of Idaho Web site)

An Assessment of the Potential for Using Water and Chloride Budgets to Estimate Groundwater Recharge in Granitic, Mountain Environments

(Boise State University Report prepared for DEQ, May 2005: pdf 518 kb, 21 pages)

Preliminary Evaluations of Arsenic Detections in Ground Water: A County-Level Arsenic Review

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 23, November 2004: pdf 2.0 mb, 39 pages)

Environmental Isotope Studies of Wastewater and Ground Water at Wastewater Land Treatment Sites in Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 19, June 2004:

pdf 889 kb, 44 pages)

Idaho 2002 Water Quality Status Integrated Report for Ground Water

(DEQ Publication, October 2002 [Partially Updated May 2007]: pdf 2.06 mb, 46 pages)

DEQ's Final 2002 Nitrate Priority Area Ranking

(DEQ Publication, 2002: pdf 411 kb, 4 pages)

Analysis of Nitrate Concentration Trends in 25 Ground Water Quality Management Areas, Idaho, 1961-2001
(DEQ/U.S. Geological Survey Report, 2002: pdf on USGS Web site)

An Evaluation of Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) in Groundwater at Leaking UST Sites in Idaho (Entire Document)

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 13, February 1999:

pdf 3.2 mb, 13 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

   Introduction, Methods, Results (pdf 1.6 mb, 7 pages)

   Summary and Conclusions, References, Appendix A (pdf 1.8 mb, 7 pages)

 Northern Idaho 

The Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Atlas: 2004 Update (Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, 2004: pdf 14.4 mb, 28 pages)

Because of the large size of this document, it has also been divided into sections for quicker downloading. Click here to access the divided document.

 Southern Idaho (Snake River Plain) 

2005 Update, Thousand Springs Area of the Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 27, December 2006:

pdf 2.9 mb, 86 pages)

Ground Water Vulnerability Assessment, Snake River Plain, Southern Idaho

(Entire Document)

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 2, April 1991:

pdf 9.2 mb, 36 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 1.6 mb, 7 pages)

    Introduction (pdf 1.4 mb, 5 pages)

    Description of Data Layers: Depth to Water (pdf 2.1 mb, 7 pages)

    Description of Data Layers: Recharge (pdf 1.1 mb, 4 pages)

    Description of Data Layers: Soils (pdf 1.9 mb, 7 pages)

    Vulnerability Map, Future Goals, References (pdf 2.0 mb, 9 pages)

Snake Plain Aquifer Technical Report (Entire Document)

(DEQ/IDWR Publication, September 1985: pdf 3.3 mb, 160 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Part 1 (pdf 1.7 mb, 30 pages)

    Part 2 (pdf 1.6 mb, 130 pages)

 Southwest Idaho  

Treasure Valley Nutrient-Pathogen Validation Study (Entire Document)

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 28, October 2006:

pdf 6.2 mb, 66 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Entire Report Without Figures (pdf 2.3 mb, 52 pages)

    Figures 1 through 7 (pdf 2.0 mb, 7 pages)

    Figure 8 through 14 (pdf 2.1 mb, 7 pages)

Geochemical and Descriptive Data for Sedimentary Aquifer Materials in Southwestern Idaho

(DEQ/U.S. Geological Survey Report, USGS Web site)

 
 Reports by County
Ada County Gooding - Kootenai Counties
Adams - Bannock Counties Latah - Nez Perce Counties
Boise - Canyon Counties Owyhee - Payette Counties
Cassia - Elmore Counties Power - Washington Counties
Fremont - Gem Counties  
 Ada County

Assessment of Sources of Elevated Nitrate in Ground Water in Northwest Ada County County, Idaho, Using Environmental Isotopes

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 11, November 1999:

pdf 1.5 mb, 67 pages)

1998 Follow-up Studies to the Ground Water Contamination Detections

(Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, July 1999: pdf 12.5 mb, 52 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 1.3 mb, 6 pages)

    Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results and Discussion for Ada and

       Boise Counties (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Canyon County (pdf 2.8 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee Counties;

        Conclusions (pdf 2.6 mb, 10 pages)

    Acknowledgments and References (pdf 664 kb, 5 pages)

    Appendix A  (pdf 927 kb, 4 pages)

    Appendix B (pdf 871 kb, 7 pages)

    Appendix B Continued (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

Ground Water Investigation of Nitrate and Pesticides in Northwest Ada County, Idaho (Entire Document)

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 10, July 1997:

pdf 6.3 mb, 26 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 577 kb, 5 pages)

    Introduction, Methods and Materials (pdf 2.0 mb, 7 pages)

    Results and Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations,

       Acknowledgment (pdf 2.3 mb, 8 pages)

    Appendices (pdf 1.4 mb, 6 pages)

Ground Water Study of the Lower Boise River Valley, Ada and Canyon Counties, Idaho (Entire Document)

(DEQ Water Quality Status Report No. 118, May 1996: pdf 20.1 mb, 140 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Table of Contents, Abstract, Introduction, Methods/Materials (pdf 1.5 mb, 26 pages)

    Results, Discussion, QA/QC, Acknowledgment, References (pdf 2.0 mb, 20 pages)

    Appendix A: Well Construction of Sites Sampled (pdf 1.7 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendix A: Well Construction of Sites Sampled (continued) (pdf 1.7 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendix B: VOC Results - Spreadsheets 1, 2, 3 (pdf 2.0 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendix B: VOC Results - Spreadsheets 4, 5, 6 (pdf 2.0 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendix B: VOC Results - Spreadsheets 7, 8, 9 (pdf 1.6 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendix C: Nutrient, Bacteria, Radon Results - Spreadsheet 1 (pdf 1.8 mb, 11 pages)

    Appendix C: Nutrient, Bacteria, Radon Results - Spreadsheet 2 (pdf 1.8 mb, 11 pages)

    Appendix D: Pesticide Results (pdf 1.6 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendix E: Metals, Chloride, Sulfate, Fluoride, Selenium, and Arsenic Results

        (pdf 1.3 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendix F: Standard Operating Procedures, DEQ Drinking Water Monitoring

        Requirements, EPA Health Advisory on Dacthal (pdf 2.1 mb, 27 pages)

 Adams County

Idaho Snake-Payette Rivers Hydrologic Unit Ground Water Quality Assessment (Entire Document)

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 3, July 1993:

pdf 12.3 mb, 65 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 436 kb, 5 pages)

    Introduction (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

    Materials and Methods (pdf 1.5 mb, 5 pages)

    Results and Discussion (pdf 1.9 mb, 9 pages)

    Conclusions (pdf 2.2 mb, 11 pages)

    Supporting Documents (pdf 2.0 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendixes: Table V - Pesticides Data Table and

       Table VII - Water Table Elevation Data Table (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendixes: Table VI - Nitrate Data Table (pdf 3.2 mb, 19 pages)

 Bannock County

Evaluation of Water Quality Impacts Associated with FMC and Simplot Phosphate Ore Processing Facilities, Pocatello, Idaho (Entire Document)

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 21, January 2004:

pdf 5.2 mb, 112 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Entire Report Without Figures (pdf 536 kb, 67 pages)

    Figures 1 through 14 (pdf 1.5 mb, 20 pages)

    Figure 15 through 28 (pdf 1.5 mb, 19 pages)

    Figures 29 through 42 (pdf 2.1 mb, 19 pages)

The Business Community Perspective on Enhanced Protection for the Lower Portneuf Valley Aquifer

(DEQ Publication, February 2002: pdf 448 kb, 43 pages)

Economic Impacts of Enhanced Aquifer Protection for the Lower Portneuf River Valley Aquifer: Final Report

(DEQ Publication, September 2001: pdf 1.4 mb, 126 pages)

Black Cliffs Ground Water Quality Study: Nitrate Impact

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 4, October 1994:

pdf 762 kb, 23 pages)

 Boise County

1998 Follow-up Studies to the Ground Water Contamination Detections

(Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, July 1999: pdf 12.5 mb, 52 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 1.3 mb, 6 pages)

    Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results and Discussion for Ada and

       Boise Counties (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Canyon County (pdf 2.8 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee Counties;

        Conclusions (pdf 2.6 mb, 10 pages)

    Acknowledgments and References (pdf 664 kb, 5 pages)

    Appendix A  (pdf 927 kb, 4 pages)

    Appendix B (pdf 871 kb, 7 pages)

    Appendix B Continued (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

 Bonner County

Sagle, Idaho Area Ground Water Quality Study

(DEQ Publication, February 2008: pdf 2.4 mb, 55 pages)

 Canyon County

Ground Water Quality Monitoring Results for the Purple Sage Study Area, Canyon County, Idaho

(DEQ/ISDA Publication, June 2009: pdf 760 kb, 33 pages)

Preliminary Assessment of Hydrogeology and Water Quality in Ground Water in Canyon County, Idaho (Text Only)

(IWRRI Technical Report 07-001, February 2007: pdf 127 kb, 31 pages)

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    Figures 1-5 (pdf 2.4 mb, 5 pages)

    Figures 6-10 (pdf 3.2 mb, 5 pages)

    Figures 11-15 (pdf 3.3 mb, 5 pages)

    Figures 16-33 (pdf 1.6 mb, 18 pages)

Arena Valley Ground Water Quality, Wilder Area, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 26, May 2006:

pdf 970 kb, 29 pages)

Lower Boise/Canyon County Ground Water Quality Management Plan

(DEQ Publication, November 2005)

Western Country Estates, Nampa, Ground Water Report

(DEQ Publication, February 2003: pdf 1.8 mb, 17 pages)

Lower Boise/Canyon County Nitrate Degraded Ground Water Quality Summary Report

(DEQ Publication, December 2001: pdf 666 kb, 17 pages)

Canyon County Ground Water Study along the Boise River Corridor, Canyon County, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, December 2000: pdf 466 kb, 29 pages)

1998 Follow-up Studies to the Ground Water Contamination Detections

(Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, July 1999: pdf 12.5 mb, 52 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 1.3 mb, 6 pages)

    Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results and Discussion for Ada and

       Boise Counties (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Canyon County (pdf 2.8 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee Counties;

        Conclusions (pdf 2.6 mb, 10 pages)

    Acknowledgments and References (pdf 664 kb, 5 pages)

    Appendix A  (pdf 927 kb, 4 pages)

    Appendix B (pdf 871 kb, 7 pages)

    Appendix B Continued (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

Ground Water Study of the Lower Boise River Valley, Ada and Canyon Counties, Idaho (Entire Document)

(DEQ Water Quality Status Report No. 118, May 1996: pdf 20.1 mb, 140 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Table of Contents, Abstract, Introduction, Methods/Materials (pdf 1.5 mb, 26 pages)

    Results, Discussion, QA/QC, Acknowledgment, References (pdf 2.0 mb, 20 pages)

    Appendix A: Well Construction of Sites Sampled (pdf 1.7 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendix A: Well Construction of Sites Sampled (continued) (pdf 1.7 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendix B: VOC Results - Spreadsheets 1, 2, 3 (pdf 2.0 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendix B: VOC Results - Spreadsheets 4, 5, 6 (pdf 2.0 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendix B: VOC Results - Spreadsheets 7, 8, 9 (pdf 1.6 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendix C: Nutrient, Bacteria, Radon Results - Spreadsheet 1 (pdf 1.8 mb, 11 pages)

    Appendix C: Nutrient, Bacteria, Radon Results - Spreadsheet 2 (pdf 1.8 mb, 11 pages)

    Appendix D: Pesticide Results (pdf 1.6 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendix E: Metals, Chloride, Sulfate, Fluoride, Selenium, and Arsenic Results

        (pdf 1.3 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendix F: Standard Operating Procedures, DEQ Drinking Water Monitoring

        Requirements, EPA Health Advisory on Dacthal (pdf 2.1 mb, 27 pages)

Idaho Snake-Payette Rivers Hydrologic Unit Ground Water Quality Assessment (Entire Document)

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 3, July 1993:

pdf 12.3 mb, 65 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 436 kb, 5 pages)

    Introduction (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

    Materials and Methods (pdf 1.5 mb, 5 pages)

    Results and Discussion (pdf 1.9 mb, 9 pages)

    Conclusions (pdf 2.2 mb, 11 pages)

    Supporting Documents (pdf 2.0 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendixes: Table V - Pesticides Data Table and

       Table VII - Water Table Elevation Data Table (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendixes: Table VI - Nitrate Data Table (pdf 3.2 mb, 19 pages)

 Cassia County
Nitrate and Emerging Contaminants Evaluation of Springdale, Idaho: Cassia County Nitrate Priority Area
(DEQ Publication, December 2009: pdf 3.5 mb, 58 pages)

Cassia County Groundwater Quality Management Plan

(DEQ Publication, June 2004)

 Elmore County
Mountain Home South Ground Water Nitrate Study
(DEQ Publication, May 2009: pdf 3.3 mb, 79 pages)

1998 Follow-up Studies to the Ground Water Contamination Detections

(Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, July 1999: pdf 12.5 mb, 52 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 1.3 mb, 6 pages)

    Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results and Discussion for Ada and

       Boise Counties (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Canyon County (pdf 2.8 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee Counties;

        Conclusions (pdf 2.6 mb, 10 pages)

    Acknowledgments and References (pdf 664 kb, 5 pages)

    Appendix A  (pdf 927 kb, 4 pages)

    Appendix B (pdf 871 kb, 7 pages)

    Appendix B Continued (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

An Evaluation of Bacteria in Ground Water in Prairie, Elmore County, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 8, August 1997:

pdf 379 kb, 43 pages)

An Evaluation of Bacteria in Ground Water Near Mountain Home, Elmore County, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 7, March 1996:

pdf 265 kb, 41 pages)

 Fremont County

Groundwater Quality Investigation and Wellhead Protection Study, City of Ashton, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 15, August 2001:

pdf 1.1 mb, 31 pages)

 Gem County

1998 Follow-up Studies to the Ground Water Contamination Detections

(Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, July 1999: pdf 12.5 mb, 52 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 1.3 mb, 6 pages)

    Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results and Discussion for Ada and

       Boise Counties (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Canyon County (pdf 2.8 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee Counties;

        Conclusions (pdf 2.6 mb, 10 pages)

    Acknowledgments and References (pdf 664 kb, 5 pages)

    Appendix A  (pdf 927 kb, 4 pages)

    Appendix B (pdf 871 kb, 7 pages)

    Appendix B Continued (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

Idaho Snake-Payette Rivers Hydrologic Unit Ground Water Quality Assessment (Entire Document)

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 3, July 1993:

pdf 12.3 mb, 65 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 436 kb, 5 pages)

    Introduction (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

    Materials and Methods (pdf 1.5 mb, 5 pages)

    Results and Discussion (pdf 1.9 mb, 9 pages)

    Conclusions (pdf 2.2 mb, 11 pages)

    Supporting Documents (pdf 2.0 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendixes: Table V - Pesticides Data Table and

       Table VII - Water Table Elevation Data Table (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendixes: Table VI - Nitrate Data Table (pdf 3.2 mb, 19 pages)

 Gooding County
Possible Sources of Nitrate to the Springs of Southern Gooding County, Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
(DEQ Publication, December 2009: pdf 1.1 mb, 45 pages)
Bliss Nitrate Priority Area: Ground Water Quality Management Plan
(DEQ Publication, July 2007)

Cumulative Impacts Assessment, Thousand Springs Area of the Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 14, July 2000:

pdf 1.0 mb, 48 pages)

 Idaho County
Camas Prairie Nitrate Priority Area: Ground Water Quality Management Plan
(DEQ Publication, May 2008)

Camas Prairie Nitrate Priority Area: Groundwater Monitoring Results

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 29, 2008: pdf 1.3 mb, 29 pages)

Clearwater Plateau Nitrate Ground Water Data Analysis

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 20, 2003: pdf 1.5 mb, 70 pages)

Ground Water Quality Investigation and Wellhead Protection Study, Ferdinand, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 15, July 2000:

pdf 4.9 mb, 38 pages)

 Jefferson County

Arsenic Occurrence in Ground Water in the Market Lake Area, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, November 2008: pdf 711 kb, 25 pages)

 Jerome County

Cumulative Impacts Assessment, Thousand Springs Area of the Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 14, July 2000:

pdf 1.0 mb, 48 pages)

 Kootenai County
Ground Water Report, Silverwood area of the Rathdrum Prairie Sensitive Resource Aquifer
(DEQ Publication, November 2008: pdf 940 kb, 31 pages)

The Ramsey Channel of the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 25, June 2005:

pdf 1.1 mb, 23 pages)

Best Management Practices for Containing Critical Materials During Above Ground Storage and Handling

(DEQ Publication, 2002: pdf 1.6 mb, 50 pages)

The Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Technical Report (Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, August 1988: pdf 4.1 mb, 98 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material through Chapter 2 (pdf 1.0 mb, 14 pages)

    Chapter 3 through Chapter 5 (pdf 1.7 mb, 16 pages)

    Chapter 6 through Supporting Documents (pdf 1.4 mb, 68 pages)

 Latah County

A Reconnaissance of Subsurface Tile Drain Ground Water in the Cow Creek Watershed Latah and Nez Perce County, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 22, April 2003:

pdf 788 kb, 89 pages)

A Reconnaissance of Ground Water Nitrite/Nitrate in the Cow Creek Watershed, Volume I of II

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 18, August 2001:

pdf 983 kb, 37 pages)

Moscow Basin Ground Water Quality Study

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 7, October 1995:

pdf 520 kb, 29 pages)

 Lewis County
Camas Prairie Nitrate Priority Area: Ground Water Quality Management Plan
(DEQ Publication, May 2008)

Camas Prairie Nitrate Priority Area: Groundwater Monitoring Results

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 29, 2008: pdf 1.3 mb, 29 pages)

Clearwater Plateau Nitrate Groundwater Data Analysis

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 20, 2003: pdf 1.5 mb, 70 pages)

Ground Water Quality Evaluation, Craigmont, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, February 2001: pdf 812 kb, 11 pages)

Well CM-1 Evaluation, Craigmont, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, December 2007: pdf 245 kb, 13 pages)

 Lincoln County

Cumulative Impacts Assessment, Thousand Springs Area of the Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 14, July 2000:

pdf 1.0 mb, 48 pages)

 Minidoka County

Minidoka Nitrate Priority Area Ground Water Quality Management Plan

(DEQ Publication, March 2008: pdf 219 kb, 29 pages)

 Nez Perce County

Isotopic Age Dating of Municipal Water Wells in the Lewiston Basin, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 24, August 2005:

pdf 1.4 mb, 43 pages)

A Reconnaissance of Subsurface Tile Drain Ground Water in the Cow Creek Watershed Latah and Nez Perce County, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 22, April 2003:

pdf 788 kb, 89 pages)

A Reconnaissance of Ground Water Nitrite/Nitrate in the Cow Creek Watershed, Volume I of II

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 18, August 2001:

pdf 983 kb, 37 pages)

Russell Sole Source Aquifer Ground Water Monitoring

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 9, March 1997:

pdf 1.4 mb, 79 pages)

 Owyhee County

Bruneau/Grand View Nitrate Priority Areas: Ground Water Quality Management Plan

(DEQ Publication, May 2008)

2001 Annual Ground Water Quality Monitoring Summary Results for Northwest Owyhee County, Idaho

(DEQ Publication, December 2002: pdf 1.8 mb, 38 pages)

Ground Water Quality Investigation and Wellhead Protection Study, Grand View, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 16, October 2000:

pdf 3.7 mb, 47 pages)

1998 Follow-up Studies to the Ground Water Contamination Detections

(Entire Document)

(DEQ Publication, July 1999: pdf 12.5 mb, 52 pages)

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    Prefatory Material (pdf 1.3 mb, 6 pages)

    Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results and Discussion for Ada and

       Boise Counties (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Canyon County (pdf 2.8 mb, 10 pages)

    Results and Discussion for Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee Counties;

        Conclusions (pdf 2.6 mb, 10 pages)

    Acknowledgments and References (pdf 664 kb, 5 pages)

    Appendix A  (pdf 927 kb, 4 pages)

    Appendix B (pdf 871 kb, 7 pages)

    Appendix B Continued (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

 Payette County

Groundwater Quality Investigation and Wellhead Protection Study, City of Fruitland, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 17, August 2000:

pdf 150 kb, 38 pages)

Ground Water and Soils Reconnaissance of the Lower Payette Area, Payette County, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 5, December 1994:

pdf 1.4 mb, 76 pages)

Idaho Snake-Payette Rivers Hydrologic Unit Ground Water Quality Assessment (Entire Document)

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 3, July 1993:

pdf 12.3 mb, 65 pages)

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    Prefatory Material (pdf 436 kb, 5 pages)

    Introduction (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

    Materials and Methods (pdf 1.5 mb, 5 pages)

    Results and Discussion (pdf 1.9 mb, 9 pages)

    Conclusions (pdf 2.2 mb, 11 pages)

    Supporting Documents (pdf 2.0 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendixes: Table V - Pesticides Data Table and

       Table VII - Water Table Elevation Data Table (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendixes: Table VI - Nitrate Data Table (pdf 3.2 mb, 19 pages)

 Power County

Evaluation of Water Quality Impacts Associated with FMC and Simplot Phosphate Ore Processing Facilities, Pocatello, Idaho (Entire Document)

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 21, January 2004:

pdf 5.2 mb, 112 pages)

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    Entire Report Without Figures (pdf 536 kb, 67 pages)

    Figures 1 through 14 (pdf 1.5 mb, 20 pages)

    Figure 15 through 28 (pdf 1.5 mb, 19 pages)

    Figures 29 through 42 (pdf 2.1 mb, 19 pages)

Sources of Nitrate Contamination in Ground Water of Pleasant Valley, Power County, Idaho
(Report prepared for DEQ under contract by John Welhan, Idaho State University, May 2008: pdf 1.6 mb, 64 pages)
 Teton County

Preliminary Assessment of Hydrogeology and Water Quality in Ground Water in Teton County, Idaho

(Report prepared for DEQ by D.M. Cosgrove and J. Taylor, Idaho Water Resources Research Institute/University of Idaho, March 2007: pdf 517 kb, 30 pages)

 Twin Falls County
Ground Water Report, Oregon Trail Subdivision, Twin Falls, Idaho
(DEQ Publication, September 2008: pdf 688 kb, 22 pages)

Twin Falls County Ground Water Quality Management Plan

(DEQ Publication, December 2001)

Twin Falls County Ground Water Quality Advisory Committee, Ground Water Quality Improvement Plan Update and Current Project Status

(DEQ Publication, Fall 2009)

 Valley County

Preliminary Hydrogeology of the Cascade Area, Valley County, Idaho

(IWRRI Technical Report 200425; Prepared for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, February 2005: pdf 2.3 mb, 35 pages)

 Washington County

Sunnyside Ground Water Monitoring Project Report: Former Sunnyside Feedlot and Vicinity, Weiser Idaho

(DEQ Publication, January 2009: pdf 2.7 mb, 93 pages)

Weiser Area Ground Water Quality Management Plan

(DEQ Publication, 2003)

Scott Creek/Mann Creek Nitrate Degraded Ground Water Quality Summary Report

(DEQ Publication, March 2002: pdf 585 kb, 17 pages)

An Evaluation of Arsenic in Ground Water in a Portion of Washington County, Idaho

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 6, September 1995:

pdf 635 kb, 36 pages)

Idaho Snake-Payette Rivers Hydrologic Unit Ground Water Quality Assessment (Entire Document)

(DEQ Ground Water Quality Technical Report Series No. 3, July 1993:

pdf 12.3 mb, 65 pages)

Because of the large size of this pdf document, we have also divided it into sections for quicker download.

    Prefatory Material (pdf 436 kb, 5 pages)

    Introduction (pdf 2.5 mb, 9 pages)

    Materials and Methods (pdf 1.5 mb, 5 pages)

    Results and Discussion (pdf 1.9 mb, 9 pages)

    Conclusions (pdf 2.2 mb, 11 pages)

    Supporting Documents (pdf 2.0 mb, 9 pages)

    Appendixes: Table V - Pesticides Data Table and

       Table VII - Water Table Elevation Data Table (pdf 1.4 mb, 10 pages)

    Appendixes: Table VI - Nitrate Data Table (pdf 3.2 mb, 19 pages)

 
 



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