The Character and Significance of Irrigation Return Flows in the Yakima River Basin

Sylvester, Robert O.; Seabloom, Robert W.

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“…The headwaters of the lake and other tributaries flow from glaciers and snowfields near the 5,000-to 7,000-foot crest of the Cascade Range. (Sylvester and Seabloom, 1962;CH2M Hill, 1977;Molenaar, 1985;.…”

Section: Topography and Drainagementioning

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Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin, Washington: Project description

McKenzie¹,

Rinella²

1987

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“…(1) Sylvester and Seabloom (1962) collected data from 46 sites in 1959 and 1960 for measurement of major ions, nutrients, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and coliform bacteria. The amount of water diverted in July and August compared to the amount of water available for diversion indicated that water was being re-used for irrigation.…”

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Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin, Washington: Project description

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Rinella²

1987

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“…However, they also discussed the sedimentary rocks of the Ellensburg Formation; the unconsolidated deposits of the Touchet Beds (Flint, 1938) left by the backwater of the flood that formed the channeled scablands; and the unconsolidated deposits of clay, silt, sand, and gravel laid down by the Yakima River and by Toppenish, Agency, and Medicine Creeks. Sylvester and Seabloom (1962) investigated irrigation return flows in the Yakima River Basin. That study, which included two wells and three surface-water sites within the Toppenish Creek Basin, found that ground water in irrigated areas had a salt content about five times higher than that of adjacent surface water; that percolation of irrigation water through the unsaturated zone improved the physical and bacteriological quality of return flows, but leaching and ion exchange processes increased the concentration of several chemical constituents; and that the water quality of the Yakima River was affected more by irrigation return flows than by domestic and industrial discharges.…”

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A survey of ground-water quality in the Toppenish Creek basin, Yakama Indian Reservation, Washington, 1989-91

Sumioka¹

1998

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Introduction Purpose and scope 2 Previous investigations 2 Historical water quality 2 Well-numbering system 4 Description of the study area 4 Climate Land use Water use Geohydrology Methods-Site selection 7 Sampling 11 Quality assurance Groundwater quality 16 Agricultural pesticides 16 Bacteria 51 Geochemistry Hardness Nitrogen Surface-water quality Summary References cited Appendix 1. Groundwater quality data, July-September, 1989 Appendix 2. List of surface-water site names and site numbers Appendix 3. Surface-water-quality data, October-November 1989 PLATES (Plates are located in the pocket at the end of the report) 1. Locations of wells tapping each aquifer unit in the Toppenish Creek Basin, Washington, and the sampling phase during which each well was sampled. 2. Aquifer unit tapped and the nitrite-plus-nitrate nitrogen concentration in wells in the Toppenish Creek Basin, Washington, during the synoptic sampling program phase. 3. Nitrate-fertilizer application rates for the Toppenish Creek Basin, Washington; nitrite-plusnitrate nitrogen concentration in wells tapping the young valley fill aquifer. 4. Nitrate-fertilizer application rates for the Toppenish Creek Basin, Washington; nitrite-plusnitrate nitrogen concentrations in wells tapping the old valley fill aquifer. 5. Nitrate-fertilizer application rates for the Toppenish Creek Basin, Washington; nitrite-plusnitrate nitrogen concentration in wells tapping the basalt aquifer. in 1. Map showing location and generalized surficial geology of the Toppenish Creek Basin, Washington 3 2. Map showing water-level contours in the basalt aquifer, March 1972 3. Map showing water-level contours in artesian zones in the old valley fill aquifer, March 1972 4. Map showing average July and August water-level contours in the water-table aquifer in the young and old valley fill aquifers, March 1972 5. Diagram showing groundwater sampling system with flow-directing manifold 6. Map showing locations of wells in which pesticides were detected, 1989 63 7. Trilinear diagram showing percentages of major ions in 60 groundwater samples collected during the intensive sampling phase, Toppenish Creek Basin, Washington, 1989 8. Trilinear diagrams showing percentages of major ions in groundwater samples, by aquifer, Toppenish Creek Basin, Washington, 1989-67 9. Box plot showing seasonal variation in nitrite-plus-nitrate concentrations in ground water from Toppenish Creek Basin, Washington 10. Box plot showing nitrite-plus-nitrate concentrations in groundwater samples from wells where the Touchet Beds of Flint (1938) are and are not present, Toppenish Creek Basin, Washington, 1989 71 11. Box plot showing nitrite-plus-nitrate concentrations in ground and surface water,

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“…The river flows through a gap in the basalt ridges at Union Gap. The lower Yakima River receives flow from several streams and drains that often are augmented with agricultural-return flow (Sylvester and Seabloom, 1962; CH2M Hill, 1977; Molenaar, 1985;. …”

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Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin, Washington: Analysis of available water-quality data through 1985 water year

Rinella¹,

McKenzie²,

Fuhrer³

1992

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With sections on:Water-resource development, By Onni J. Perala, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; One of the great challenges faced by the Nation's water-resources scientists is providing reliable information to guide the management and protection of our water resources. That challenge is being addressed by Federal, State, Tribal, and local water-resources agencies and by academic institutions. Many of these organizations are collecting water-quality data for a host of purposes including: compliance with permits and water-supply standards; development of remediation plans for specific contamination problems; operational decisions on industrial, wastewater, and water-supply facilities; and research to advance our understanding of water-quality processes. In fact, during the past two decades, tens of billions of dollars have been spent on water-quality data-collection programs. Unfortunately, the utility of these data for present and future regional and national assessments is limited by such factors as the areal extent of the sampling network, the frequency of sample collection, the varied collection and analytical procedures, and the types of water-quality characteristics determined. Therefore, despite these expenditures, only a small part of the data collected can be used to assess the status, trends, and causes of water-quality conditions at regional and national scales.In order to address this deficiency, the Congress appropriated funds for the U.S. Geological Survey to begin testing and refining concepts in 1986 for a National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program that, if fully implemented, would:1. provide a nationally consistent description of water-quality conditions for a large part of the Nation's water resources;2. define long-term trends (or lack of trends) in water quality; and 3. identify, describe, and explain, as possible, the major factors that affect observed water-quality conditions and trends.As presently envisioned, a full-scale NAWQA Program would be accomplished through investigations of a large set of major river basins and aquifer systems distributed throughout the Nation, which in aggregate, would account for a large percentage of the Nation's population and freshwater use. Each investigation would be conducted by a small team of individuals familiar with hydrologic system(s). Thus, the investigations would take full advantage of the region-specific knowledge of individuals in the areas under study. At present, four surface-water projects and three ground-water projects are being conducted as part of the pilot program to test and refine assessment methods and to help determine the need for and the feasibility of a full-scale program.iii The final interpretive results of the pilot NAWQA Program will be presented in a series of U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Papers. Each of the seven pilot projects will be described in a Water-Supply Paper with separate chapters assigned to key elements of each investigation. Chapter A will be reserved for a summary report. Chapter B will be an analysis...

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The Character and Significance of Irrigation Return Flows in the Yakima River Basin

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Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin, Washington: Project description

Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin, Washington: Project description

A survey of ground-water quality in the Toppenish Creek basin, Yakama Indian Reservation, Washington, 1989-91

Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin, Washington: Analysis of available water-quality data through 1985 water year

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