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Black Water Solar (UTEMTN-NM-BWS) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This well site, maintained by the Ute Mountain Utes Tribe (Colorado) (identifier UTEMTN), has the name "Black Water Solar" and has the identifier UTEMTN-NM-BWS. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080105.

This site is located in San Juan County County, New Mexico at 36.8636700000 degrees latitude and -108.3516500000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "UTEMTN-NM-BWS" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 2017 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2014 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2014 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2014 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2014 - 2017
Microbiological 2017 - 2017
Not Assigned 2017 - 2017
Nutrient 2014 - 2017
Organics, Other 2017 - 2017
Organics, Pesticide 2017 - 2017
Physical 2014 - 2017
Radiochemical 2014 - 2014
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier UTEMTN
OrganizationFormalName Ute Mountain Utes Tribe (Colorado)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier UTEMTN-NM-BWS
MonitoringLocationName Black Water Solar
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText NM-BWS, Blackwater Solar located at-108.35165, 36.86367 is a groundwater well that uses solar energy to power a pump to fill livestock drinkers. The water fills two catchment basin ponds. The pump has been shut off however the cattle are drinking the remaining water at the bottom of the catchment basins.
HUCEightDigitCode 14080105
LatitudeMeasure 36.8636700000
LongitudeMeasure -108.3516500000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 045
ProviderName STORET