White Sands National Monument
This hydrology study of the White Sands dunes was initiated in 2010 to evaluate sources of recharge to the shallow aquifer within the sand dunes and its interconnection with the deep, regional aquifer. Results will provide vital information to help preserve and manage this unique natural resource under the pressures of population growth and climate change.
Funded by the National Park Service with assistance from the Bureau of Geology, the USGS and the National Cave and Karst Research Institute.
For more information, please contact:
Talon Newton
Hydrogeologist
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801
talon@gis.nmt.edu
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801-4796
information: (575) 835-5420
fax: (575) 835-6333
http://geoinfo.nmt.edu
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