Geology and Water Resources of the Santa Fe Area, New Mexico

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Authors: Spiegel, Zane (1927?-2008) and Baldwin, Brewster  (?-1992)

Publishers: U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, and Geophysics Laboratory of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and State Engineer of New Mexico

Pub Date: 1963

Binding: Paperback

Condition:  Poor to Fair. Ex-library.  Binding tight, but not for much longer (thanks to the map pocket at rear).  Library “Discard” stamp on upper front cover corner, pencil markings near mid-front cover verso edge.  Upper front cover corner has an approx. 1½” bend, with folding through page 7 (dropped), and bending through entire text block.  Lower front cover corner has an approx. 2″ bend.Upper rear cover corner at spine head missing an approx. 1″ x 1/4″ chip, torn.  Lower rear cover corner at spine foot has an approx. 1/2″ tear.  Wear to rear spine edge.  Numerous chips and tears to all rear cover edges.  Smudging to lower rear cover.  Includes map pocket at rear holding all 7 text illustrations/maps.

Notes:  U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1525.  “The severe drought of 1950-51 emphasized the need for detailed information on aquifers from which additional water supplies could be developed in the vicinity of Santa Fe, N. Mex.  Since 1941 the large increase in population in Santa Fe, attendant upon the growth of the Atomic Energy Commission’s project at Los Alamos, and an increase in per capita use of water have greatly increased municipal water consumption…At the outset of the present investigation it was apparent that the supply of surface water was not adequate for the community’s long term needs and that additional water at times must be obtained from ground-water reservoirs….The combined attack on geology and hydrology revealed the areas in which both large and small additional water supplies are obtainable within the Santa Fe area, made possible preliminary estimates of the natural water yield of the area, and pointed to the best methods of conserving and utilizing the total water supply.”  (From the Preface)  Geography, geology, water resources, geophysics, references.   Santa Fe currently relies on two reservoirs–McClure Reservoir and Nichols Reservoir–both in Santa Fe canyon, as well (no pun intended) as the San Juan-Chama Water Project (taking water from the Rio Grande).  Considering that this study is 60+ years old, it is probably best used as a baseline for Santa Fe water resources.   VERY RARE.  No other copies available for sale.

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