Water Authority Data Gap Monitoring Well Groundwater Levels

Purpose This is water level data from the Water Authority's Data Gap Well, installed to monitor ethylene dibromide (EDB) released from the Kirtland Air Force Base Bulk Fuels Facility jet fuel leak. The monitoring well is screened in the deeper portion of the aquifer where a gap existed in the existing monitoring network. Water levels from the well offer another data point to assess the elevation of the water table in Albuquerque.

Well Details This is a 597 feet deep monitoring well screened between 572 and 592 feet below ground surface. The well casing is 3-inch Schedule 80 PVC with a 0.020-inch slotted screen. Water levels are typically around 450 ft below ground surface.

Water Level Details Water levels are obtained from both manual measurements and a InSitu LevelTroll pressure transducer, set to measure every hour. The well is sampled on a quarterly basis. During sampling, the transducer must be removed and left out of the well for a period of about 3 weeks to accommodate the passive sampling devices and the pump used for active sampling.