Reclamation Managing Water in the West: Canon Drought Emergency Water Well. Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

摘要

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) will provide funding to drill one to four water wells, approximately 40 feet deep, through the existing alluvium into the sandstone and shale bedrock of the Abo Formation to tap into the existing subsurface aquifer. The well(s) would be drilled on a site prepared by the Canon Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association (Association), located approximately 6 miles north of the Jemez Pueblo. A supplemental water supply source would help local residents maintain a reliable domestic water supply during drought and would help minimize the potential for contamination of the existing water supply. The Association will obtain a permit for a supplemental well from the Office of New Mexico State Engineer. Water produced by the well(s) would be pumped into the Association's existing water system pipeline and transported to the existing water storage facility. The Associations water storage and distribution lines are already established for the proposed well(s) at the existing well site and pump station. The proposed well(s) would supplement the current shallow groundwater infiltration gallery in supplying water for the Association.