Water* Resources ■ OF SUPPLY greatest potential for ground . Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 19, 1966—9
(Continued trom Page 8) While the study did not at-water development is in the
ttmyi .«» nearly IJWrtblo northern part of the county h WM , O M
task of measuring the total Much of the northern land r, Mam
quanUty of ground water Is underlain by aquifers - volumes S wSSr Jemused
• portion of their supply.
TOTAL GROUND
WATER CONSUMPTION
available, it estimated the to
tal on the basis of ground
Total consumption of ground water recharge from annual
waiter in Lancaster County in precipitation. It is estimated
1 964 is estimated at 17.3 mil- that of the 42-inch average
Eon gallons per day (M.G.D.). rainfall in the county, 10-12
Th£s broke down as follows: inches is rechanged to the
3.0 M.G.D. by water supply ground water. The total aver
agendea; 5.5 M.G.D. by pri- age recharge-for the entire
vaite on-lot wells of persons county would be about 500
not connected to any water M.G.D. This recharge is the
system; 3.4 M.G.D. by Indus- Primary source of the base
itrties not supplied from mu- A° w °f the surface streams,
mdpal systems; and 4.5 M.G. NORTHERN PART OF
D. for agricultural uses, not COUNTY BEST POTENTIAL
induding irrigation which is The ground water portion of
esltdmated at 10 M.G.D. the stady found that
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£lr bea l ng „ ? Ck , r ln «na». domestic on-lot wells.
in en W r' Wells h OW - evu . such contamination
L ," ™ s * c } on may can put a well out of use for
yield up to 700 gallons per several yeare (one Soil &
minute (gp.m ) while yields Water Conservation District
lu V 100 gp.m. fiom f on thls suggests lt may
y.pJ,nt SoUthe ™ ° take as long as 50 years be
possible J g fore contaminated ground wa
pm. „ ' ~ , . ter sources can purge them
wl.n tho ? C selves of some contaminants.)
within the county accounted
for the variation in ground AGRICULTURAL
water resources The quality WATER USE
of the water, it was found, Agiicultuial water use needs
was constant thioughout the were treated in the study as
county and geneially accept- rural, farm animals, and ir
hbl® rigation, and totaled an esti-
WELL CONTAMINATION 1964 ' USa3e rate ° f 315
Water from some of the 1 ‘mil ’ , .
u The rural water use the
wells in the county have a . . ,
conform bacteria contamma- ““ ™ PeiS °" S
tion, and where considered n °L? i C I, t 0 any
necessary, the water was dism- pp t y ahon^t<» vri) 5 With
OT W The
n - f n rural population and
, , expected increases in per cap
mestic wells does not seem to * j , ~ , ~ ,
. ~ , ita daily use, the total rural
be a problem with commercial . , .
,, , . water use is expected to in
and industrial users, the study 0 ,0 n . inQl
finds, because of the relative- w “ s t e *ft ?? 1985 ’
ly low cost of chlorination foi
large volumes of water. Bac- 201 °- c^ eg ? t > of wat f
tena contamination in domes- US V S hy
, well sources, and all the pro
tic wells is the result of im- t d , t needs are
proper well construction and . , . e
, . . “ also expected to come from
poorly located or constructed ~
sewage disposal units
In addition to sewage, weUs Faim animal water usage in
can become contaminated by 1964, fiom ground and suiiace
leakage of chemicals from sources, is estimated to have
storage tanks and pipelines, exceeded 40 MGD. By 1985,
pn
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this is estimated to reach do
M.GD., and by 2010, 7.5 MG
D. to come fiom wells
streams, and faim ponds
Irrigation water usage in
1984, Irom giound and water
sources, is estimated to have
been 22 M G.D during the
growing season. The author
of the study prepared esti
mates of approximate potential
irrigation usage fiom stream
water which are 85 M.G D in
1985 and 150 M.G.D by 2010
The report suggests that ir
rigation associations or . dis
tncts be formed in each
stream basin by local faun
interests to further study ir
rigation needs, and to dptei
mme the imgation storage fi
nance needs if these magni
tudes of irrigation demands
do materialize
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