Introduction
Belcher WR, D'Agnese FA, O'Brien GM. 2004. Introduction. Pages 3-21. In Belcher WR (ed). Death Valley Regional Ground-Water Flow System, Nevada and California: Hydrogeologic Framework and Transient Ground-Water Flow Model. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5205
Interest in the regional Death Valley regional flow system is driven by the need to: (1) understand the ground-water flow paths and travel times associated with potential movement of radioactive material from the Nevada Test Site (NTS); (2) characterize the ground-water system in the vicinity of the proposed high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, NV; and (3) address a variety of potential effects on users downgradient from the NTS and Yucca Mountain, including the agricultural communities in the Amargosa Desert, the Death Valley National Park, and Native American interests.
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Belcher, Wayne; D'Agnese, Frank; O'Brien, Grady
- Units
- DEVA
- Keywords
- Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, CA, Climate, Death Valley National Park, Geology, Hydrology, Land Management, Nevada Test Site, NV, Physical Sciences, Physiography, Topography, Water Use, Yucca Mountain