Rocky Mountain Section - 64th Annual Meeting (9–11 May 2012)

Session No. 13
Wednesday, 9 May 2012: 1:30 PM-4:30 PM
Alvarado F&G (Hotel Albuquerque)

T6. Hydrogeology of the Sierra Blanca, Sacramento Mountains, and Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology Division

 

Geoffrey Rawling and Michael J. Darr, Advocates
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1:30 PM
THE AQUIFER MAPPING PROGRAM APPROACH IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
TIMMONS, Stacy S.1, JOHNSON, Peggy S.1, NEWTON, Brad T.1, RAWLING, Geoff1, LAND, Lewis A.2, TIMMONS, J. Michael3 and KLUDT, Trevor1, (1)New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources and National Cave & Karst Research Institute, New Mexico Tech, 400-1 Cascades Ave, Carlsbad, NM 88220, (3)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, stacy@nmbg.nmt.edu, stacy@nmbg.nmt.edu
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1:45 PM
THE SOURCES AND BUDGET FOR DISSOLVED SULFATE IN A CARBONATE AQUIFER IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
SZYNKIEWICZ, Anna1, NEWTON, B. Talon2, TIMMONS, Stacy S.2 and BORROK, David M.3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 73996, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (3)School of Geosciences, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504, aszynkie@utk.edu, aszynkie@utk.edu
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2:00 PM
STABLE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF WATERS IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO: IMPLICATIONS FOR GROUNDWATER RECHARGE MECHANISMS
NEWTON, B. Talon, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801, talon@nmbg.nmt.edu, talon@nmbg.nmt.edu
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2:15 PM
REGIONAL INVESTIGATION OF GROUNDWATER RESIDENCE TIME USING MULTIPLE TRACERS: SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO
LAND, Lewis A., NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources and National Cave & Karst Research Institute, New Mexico Tech, 400-1 Cascades Ave, Carlsbad, NM 88220 and TIMMONS, Stacy S., New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, lland@gis.nmt.edu, lland@gis.nmt.edu
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2:30 PM
RECHARGE ESTIMATES AND HYDROLOGIC PROPERTIES OF THE YESO FORMATION IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS DERIVED FROM HYDROGRAPH ANALYSIS
RAWLING, Geoffrey C., New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 2808 Central Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, geoff@nmbg.nmt.edu, geoff@nmbg.nmt.edu
 
2:45 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
REGIONAL GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS EMERGING FROM THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
FINCH Jr, Steve, John Shomaker & Associates, Inc, 2611 Broadbent Parkway NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, sfinch@shomaker.com, sfinch@shomaker.com
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3:30 PM
REGIONAL HYDROGEOLOGY AND LONG-TERM WATER BUDGET OF THE UPPER RIO HONDO BASIN, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
DARR, Michael J., Hydrogeology, U.S. Geological Survey, 5338 Montgomery Blvd NE, Suite 400, Albuquerque, NM 87109, mjdarr@usgs.gov, mjdarr@usgs.gov
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3:45 PM
VARIABLE RECHARGE AND ITS IMPORTANCE ON ANNUAL WATER AVAILABILITY AND PREDICTING GROUNDWATER LEVELS IN THE HONDO BASIN, SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
PEERY, Roger, John Shomaker & Associates, Inc, 2611 Broadbent Parkway NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, rpeery@shomaker.com, rpeery@shomaker.com
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4:00 PM
SIMULATION OF THE AQUIFER SYSTEM IN PART OF THE HONDO BASIN FROM THE SIERRA BLANCA TO RIVERSIDE, NEW MEXICO
ROMERO, Dave M. and SILVER, Steven E., Balleau Groundwater, Inc, 901 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Suite F-242, Albuquerque, NM 87104, dromero@balleau.com, dromero@balleau.com
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4:15 PM
HYDROGEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROSWELL GROUNDWATER BASIN, NEW MEXICO
LONGMIRE, Patrick, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop D469, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 and HAVENOR, Kay C., GeoScience Technologies, 904 Moore Ave, Roswell, NM 88201-1144, plongmire@lanl.gov, plongmire@lanl.gov
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