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Hydrogeologic Study of Water-Well Failures in Argillite Bedrock of Sourland Mountain, Somerset County, New Jersey, in 1982. Retrieved from
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Main TitleHydrogeologic Study of Water-Well Failures in Argillite Bedrock of Sourland Mountain, Somerset County, New Jersey, in 1982
PublisherNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resources, Geological Survey
Date Created1988
Subject (Geographic)Somerset County
Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical)
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Subject (Topical)water resources; water supply; geology; groundwater; wells; water levels; sedimentary rock; argillite; igneous rock; diabase; hydrogeology; Sourland Mountain; Hillsborough Township
DescriptionThe Sourland Mountain area is underlain by hard, relatively impermeable sedimentary rock (argillite) of the Lockatong Formation of late Triassic age, and hard intrusive igneous rock (diabase) of early Jurassic age. Some of the lowest reported yields from wells tapping argillite occur where the argillite has been backed by adjacent diabase. Severe water-level declines were reported in several wells near the top of Sourland Mountain in Hillsborough Township, Somerset County, NJ in late 1982. This study was initiated to determine the cause of the well failure. The principle cause of ground-water-level decline was overpumping in an area of closely spaced wells.
NoteNew Jersey Geological Survey Technical Memorandum 88-2
NotePurpose: To determine the cause of critically low ground-water levels and to improve understanding of the ground-water system in the area
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Date: 2009-04-17 00:00:00.0
Creator: Rebecca Allsopp
Organization NameNew Jersey Environmental Digital Library
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