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Ground Water Level Monitoring At Yucca Mountain — A Programmatic Summary, H. Scott Page

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Scope - Confirmatory study supporting previously gathered information
- Measure levels on established network of monitoring wells
- Submit data annually

Objectives - Provide measurements of known accuracy and precision
- Use manual and electronic equipment
- Provide quality assured data
- Contribute to hydrological understanding
- Support refinement of potentiometric surface
- Provide data for regional flow model
- Fulfill State of Nevada permit conditions
- Monitor transient events such as seismically induced fluctuations and precipitation-related phenomena
- Support long term monitoring and trend analysis
- Support proposed repository licensing application