Hydrogeologic Study with Recommendations for Additional Water Supply for Tropic, Utah
Montgomery SB. 1990. Hydrogeologic Study with Recommendations for Additional Water Supply for Tropic, Utah
In the 1970s Tropic Town moved their domestic water supply from the historic spring diversion located SW of town within the mouth of Bryce Canyon to a spring called the Dr. Goode Spring No. 10, located north of Town in the south edge of Paria Wash, Tropic Canyon and with the National Park boundaries. In this dry year of 1990, this current-use spring has dried-up, leaving the Town to divert Paria Wash underflow water of bacterial-contaminated quality, having a flow of about 15 gpm, into their collection and conveyance system for use, and the hauling of potable-quality water from nearby communities to be used for drinking purposes. Thus the urgent need is to obtain an additional and more dependable potable water supply for Tropic Town. Their present water rights provide for the diversion of 200 gallons per minute, less 13 percent owned by certain third parties, from the Dr. Goode Spring No. 10 to the Bryce Canyon National Park boundary in Tropic Canyon.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Montgomery, S
- Date of Issue
- 1990-09-21
- Units
- BRCA
- Keywords
- Dr. Goode Spring, Hydrology, Hydrology(General), NCPN springs literature 2003, Paria River, Springs, Tropic, Utah, Water Development, Water Use, Wells, WRBIB