CX-008250: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Geotechnical Core Drilling for USGS 138 CX(s) Applied: B3.1 Date: 04/18/2012 Location(s): Idaho Offices(s): Nuclear Energy

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April 18, 2012
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Geotechnical Core Drilling for USGS 138
CX(s) Applied: B3.1
Date: 04/18/2012
Location(s): Idaho
Offices(s): Nuclear Energy

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) proposes to drill a 1,000-foot deep geotechnical corehole (USGS 138) into the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer. The purpose of this geotechnical borehole is to obtain geologic, stratigraphic, and hydraulic data to characterize flow in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer.