Uhl, Baron, Rana & Associates,
Inc. (UBR) provide a range of hydrogeologic services in the area
of spring evaluation and development. Principal areas include:
- Analysis of contribution (recharge) areas to springs, land
use, and potential water quality impacts;
- Development of protection programs for spring watershed/recharge
areas;
- Spring flow measurements for evaluation of seasonal changes
and sustainability;
- Water quality evaluations and sampling;
- Spring/well testing programs to evaluate hydraulic interconnection
and potential impacts to resources/stakeholders in a watershed;
- Development of well systems to supplement spring flows during
dry periods; and
- Regulatory analysis and interface
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Solebury
Township, Pennsylvania |
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Ingham Spring Evaluation |
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Ingham Spring is one of the largest springs in southeast
Pennsylvania and forms the headwaters of Aquetong Creek in
Solebury Township. UBR was retained by Solebury Township
to conduct a study to assess the groundwater contribution
area to Ingham Spring and seasonal range of spring flow rates. This
study is an essential step in the Township’s plan to develop
and implement policies and practices to protect the quantity
and quality of water issuing from this spring.

Ingham Spring Outlet
The principal elements of the Ingham Spring evaluation included:
- The delineation of the surface-water drainage basins/watersheds
within the project area and evaluation of the geologic
framework and major geologic structural features;
- A field-based evaluation of groundwater flow conditions
involving the collection of water levels in over 200 wells,
and the development of a water-level contour map (potentiometric
surface map) for the project area;
- The delineation of groundwater divides and determination
of the groundwater contribution area to Ingham Spring on
the basis of the field-collected water level data and potentiometric
surface map interpretation;
- An evaluation of groundwater recharge for years of normal
and below-normal (drought) precipitation within the contribution
area to Ingham Spring and a comparison of the spring discharge
measurements, particularly during the summer and fall months,
to the calculated groundwater recharge for the Ingham Spring
contribution area.

Ingham Spring Pond |
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Client: |
Spring Meadows
Farm, Delaware Township, New Jersey |
Project: |
Evaluation,
Permitting; Development |
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Uhl, Baron, Rana & Associates, Inc. has been working with
Spring Meadows Farm on permitting and testing elements for the
development of a spring water source for bulk water purposes. The
project has entailed securing a state (NJDEP) permit for wetlands
construction, recharge and sustainability evaluation, seasonal
spring flow measurements, provision of a back-up well source
for drought periods and associated aquifer testing and impact
assessment.
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Client: |
Bohol Water Company;
Bohol Province, Philippines |
Project: |
Municipal Water
Supply Evaluation |
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In 2001, UBR conducted a project
to assess the feasibility of utilizing groundwater as a sustainable
source of public water supply for ten municipalities in the
Province for the Bohol Water Company. The ten municipalities
that were assessed are located within 25 km from the capital
city of Tagbilaran, and their current population is about 182,000. Our
principal assignment was to:
- Inventory current sources of water supply (wells and springs)
in the ten municipalities and develop recommendations for
future usage;
- Evaluate the sustainability of the underlying aquifer systems
for long term supply until the year 2020 and identify potential
development constraints;
- Develop recommendations for a Phase 2 groundwater exploration
program; and
- Outline preliminary development costs to meet the projected
year 2005 water demand.
Our study and analysis showed that on the mainland island
of Bohol, there is an abundance of developable groundwater
from either wells or springs to meet present and long term
future demands. On Panglao Island, where growth is projected
to increase substantially, the groundwater resource is more
limited and development should be carefully planned and executed.
Bohol Province, in the central part of the Philippines, is
blessed with numerous springs that issue from carbonate, volcanic
and crystalline rock aquifer systems. There are over 2,000
documented springs in the province or about 1 spring for every
2 km2. These springs are vital to the livelihood of the
province and serve to supply drinking water to many of its
residents, irrigate many hectares of cropland, provide important
baseflow to all of the river systems in the province, and comprise
an important future water resource for the province. The
province is home to many large capacity springs some of which
were developed for drinking water over 100 years ago (Photo
3: Bilibili Spring in Cortes Municipality). The springs
serve many purposes in the province. Some are utilized
for drinking water supply and also as a gathering spot for
doing laundry and sharing stories (Photo 4: Kansaon
Spring in Maribojoc Municipality). Others are utilized
for the irrigation of rice paddy and other crops. Many
springs serve to provide base flow to the river and stream
systems in the Province.

Bilibili Spring

Kansaon Spring
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Client: |
Engineers without
Borders, Cameroon, West Africa |
Project: |
Pro
Bono Assistance to the University of Pennsylvania
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of Delaware |
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UBR mentored engineering students from the
University of Pennsylvania and the University of Delaware during
assessment phase evaluations of potential water supply sources
for village water supply systems in two locations in Cameroon.
Mr.
Uhl assisted students in the village of Kop in the Northwest
Province of Cameroon in the evaluation of potential spring
sources that might be used for a permanent piped water supply
system. Springs
were identified, flows measured, and water quality samples collected
and analyzed. Two springs were selected for development
and piping systems were mapped in the field. In a follow-up
trip, the water systems were installed for the village.

Spring Issuing from Granitic Bedrock in Northwest
Cameroon, Kop Village. |
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