Sources of Groundwater Contamination in the Ogallala Aquifer in Eastern New Mexico

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

1. To examine the physical characteristics of the Portales Valley Water Basin, i.e., drawdowncharacteristics, existence of channeling for major wells, and vertical constant head permeability values.
2. To relate the effects of agricultural practices in an agro-economic area to the parameters of aquifer water quality.
3. To show and establish logical or causal connections between chemical and microbiological characteristics of the water, and the physical characteristic of the basin.

Project No. 3109-147