Ground-Water Quality Trends in the South Platte River Alluvial Aquifer, Colorado Suzanne S. Paschke, Shana L. Mashburn, Jennifer L. Flynn, and Breton Bruce.

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Ground-Water Quality Trends in the South Platte River Alluvial Aquifer, Colorado Suzanne S. Paschke, Shana L. Mashburn, Jennifer L. Flynn, and Breton Bruce U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Water Science Center, Denver, CO 2006 National Monitoring Conference U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey

Start-up year Study Study Units

South Platte Setting

Nebraska Colorado Wyoming 0 25 mi  Irrigated Agriculture Land-Use Study (AgLUS) 29 wells and 2002  Flow-Path Study 19 wells at 8 sites and 2004 South Platte Ground-Water Networks

 Field parameters  Major ions  Trace metals  Dissolved organic carbon  Nutrients  Pesticides Irrigated AgLUS - Parameters

NO 3 detected in all wells 1994 and NO 3 > 10mg/L in 14/30 wells 2002 NO 3 > 10 mg/L in 16/29 wells Irrigated AgLUS Trends – Nitrate Results

NO 3 concentrations increased in 21/29 wells decreased in 8/29 wells NO 3 concentration increase statistically significant (p= for 2- sided Wilcoxon signed-rank test) Mean 11.4 Median 9.2 Mean 15.5 Median 10.3 Mean 4.1 Median 2.0

Irrigated AgLUS – Upstream to Downstream Nitrate Difference NO 3 concentration increases near Greeley and downstream from Ft. Morgan Further land- use analysis in progress

Irrigated AgLUS – Local affects Local pumping, irrigation, and sources affect nitrate response at individual wells SteadySeasonal IncreaseDecrease LSPWCD spectrophotometer analyses

Irrigated AgLUS Pesticide Detections  13 pesticides detected in Cycle I, 8 pesticides detected in Cycle II  Atrazine, DEA, and Prometon most frequently detected in both Cycle I and Cycle II

Irrigated AgLUS Trends – Atrazine Results Atrazine concentrations increased in 4/29 wells decreased in 25/29 wells Atrazine concentration decrease statistically significant (p= for 2- sided Wilcoxon signed-rank test) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Median 0.173

Irrigated AgLUS – Upstream to Downstream Atrazine Difference Atrazine concentrations decreased in 25/29 wells Only one significant increase Re-labeling of atrazine in 1990s possible explanation for decrease

Irrigated AgLUS Trends – Explanations? Increase in nitrate accompanied by decrease in pesticides Increase in fertilizer sales and cattle production

South Platte Flow-Path Study Monitoring well nests along 2 flow paths Sampled in 1993 and 2004 to examine spatial trends and travel time Major ions Nutrients Pesticides Trace elements Nitrogen isotopes CFCs Dissolved gases

Fate and Transport of Nitrate in South Platte Alluvium from McMahon and Bohlke, 1994

Flow-Path Ground-Water Age Results Travel time to terrace = years Travel time to discharge (floodplain) = years from McMahon and Bohlke,

South Platte GW Trends – Conclusions Nitrate concentrations increased in South Platte alluvial aquifer from 1994 to Atrazine concentrations decreased in South Platte alluvial aquifer from 1994 to Increase in nitrate is plausibly caused by an increase in cattle production and associated use of manure fertilizer. Decrease in pesticide concentrations possibly caused by re-labeling and associated reduction of atrazine application rates. Flowpath study results indicate year ground-water travel times from recharge to floodplain.

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