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Table of Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Geography

General Geology

Geologic History

Geologic Formations

Ground Water

Wells and Springs

Logs

References

Plates

Chemical Analysis Data

District and Well Number		Date of collection	Source of sample	Temperature (° F)		Silica (SiO2)	Iron (Fe)	Manganese (Mn)	Calcium (Ca)	Magnesium (Mg)	Sodium and potassium (Na + K)	Bicarbonate (HCO3)	Sulfate (SO4)	Chloride (Cl)	Fluoride (F)	Nitrate (NO3)	Dissolved Solids (Residue at 180°C)		Hardness as CaCO3
																			Carbonate	Non- carbonate	Total
Bel Aire Improvement District (26-1E-20dd)		11-17-59	Residence tap	---		11	0.12	0.00	115	39	57	318	139	111	0.5	0.4	638		261	185	446
City of Cheney (28-4W-8db)		10-14-59	City Well no. 3	---		25	0.13	0.00	63	24	13	218	34	23	0.2	44	334		179	77	256
City of Clearwater (29-2W-23dd)		1-4-60	Well no. 1	---		24	0.03	0.00	115	41	54	234	49	224	0.2	17	640		192	264	456
Country Acres Improvement District (27-1W-16d)		7-22-59	Residence tap	---		15	0.10	0.00	28	6.3	178	332	42	115	0.4	5.3	554		96	0	96
City of Derby (29-1E-14db)		7-9-59	do	---		15	0.06	0.19	122	26	72	372	126	91	0.7	2.1	638		305	107	412
Glenville Improvement District (28-1E-17cac)		1960	Well No. 1	---		---	0.55	0.54	---	---	---	---	---	144	0.5	0.4	---		---	---	379
City of Goddard (27-2W-32bb)		6-29-59	North well	---		20	0.03	0.00	94	14	39	339	13	57	0.2	6.2	410		278	14	292
City of Haysville (29-1E-5caa)		5-10-60	Tap at water plant	---		12	0.05	0.00	33	12	127	12	149	154	0.4	2.8	510		34	98	132
Jayhawk Improvement District (28-1E-22cb)		4-26-60	Residence tap	---		11	0.42	0.16	206	34	129	349	347	201	0.5	2.5	1,100		286	368	654
City of Mount Hope (25-3W-center)		4-11-60	do	---		14	0.06	0.00	59	15	128	246	60	155	0.5	4.2	562		202	6	208
Oaklawn Improvement District (28-1E-22ab)		1960	do	---		---	0.40	0.30	---	---	---	---	---	67	0.7	0.7	---		---	---	378
Park City Improvement District (26-1E-1117aa)		2-24-60	do	---		16	4.1	0.32	77	17	29	256	833	20	0.3	0.5	369		52	210	262
Purcell's 1st Improvement District (28-1E-18dbb)		2-10-60	do	---		16	0.83	0.41	83	17	164	332	112	172	0.5	0.5	728		272	5	277
Sunflower Improvement District (28-1E-32aa)		1960	do	---		---	0.59	0.23	---	---	---	---	---	164	0.8	2.5	---		---	---	304
City of Valley Center (25-1W-36acd)		2-1-60	Well No. 4	---		17	0.60	0.113	91	21	32	356	74	9.0	0.4	1.0	420		292	22	314
Westlink Improvement District (27-1W-17center)		1-7-60	Residence tap	---		16	0.07	0.00	55	9.5	87	361	19	30	0.3	7.1	401		176	0	176
City of Wichita (average analysis of treated water for 1959)		---	1959	60		18	0.00	0.00	23	12	77	95	79	80	---	0.9	372		96	10	106

^*One part per million is equivalent to one pound of substance per million pounds of water or 8.33 pounds per million gallons of water.

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