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Sweet
Executive Summary
The town of Sweet, located within the
Squaw Creek
Valley, has a population of approximately 50 people. It is unincorporated, so
each household derives domestic water from a well or spring. Most wells
penetrate a shallow gravel or sand aquifer. A spring for which the
community is named discharges in the center of town from the same gravel
aquifer.
Figure
- Location map of the town of Sweet.
The Idaho
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) measured fecal coliform in
Sweet Spring. Additionally, fecal coliform occurs in a supply well of
Sweet Service, a local restaurant that serves the valley. DEQ has asked
the IWRRI Community Water Project team to determine the source of fecal
coliform and provide possible solutions.
This study provides
hydrogeologic information to support decisions about continued use and
development of ground water in the Sweet area. Specific objectives
include:
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Delineate the ground water
flow system supplying water to Sweet Spring and to the Sweet Service
well.
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Determine a possible cause
of contamination to the spring and Sweet Service well.
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Provided possible
solutions to alleviate the pollution problems to the Sweet Service well.
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