Jennifer Shourds
Jennifer is a hydrologist in the New Jersey Water Science Center and has been working with the USGS since January 1999.
When my career began with the survey my work focused mainly on surface water quality sampling during storm events as part of the New Jersey Toxic Sediment Reduction Program and Contaminant Assessment and Reduction Program. Throughout the years, I have also done extensive water quality sampling of the hyporheic zone in gaining reaches of streams throughout New Jersey. Currently, I am the New Jersey Water Science Center Water Use Specialist and as such, my top priority is the maintenance and quality assurance (QA/QC) of New Jersey’s water use data.
Science and Products
Self-Supplied Domestic Well Metering
The primary source of self-supplied domestic water use is from private wells which are often unmonitored. As a result, estimates of the quantities of water withdrawn are based off of relatively small amounts of data. To gain a better understanding of this type of water use, a project was initiated in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to meter private domestic...
New Jersey Water-Transfer Data System (NJWaTr)
The State of New Jersey strives to allocate water resources to meet human demands and ecological needs. The New Jersey Water Transfer Data Model (NJWaTr) is a database system that compiles, stores, and distributes New Jersey’s water use data for research and modeling purposes. NJWaTr helps officials understand the movement and uses of water throughout the State over time.
Science and Products
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Self-Supplied Domestic Well Metering
The primary source of self-supplied domestic water use is from private wells which are often unmonitored. As a result, estimates of the quantities of water withdrawn are based off of relatively small amounts of data. To gain a better understanding of this type of water use, a project was initiated in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to meter private domestic...New Jersey Water-Transfer Data System (NJWaTr)
The State of New Jersey strives to allocate water resources to meet human demands and ecological needs. The New Jersey Water Transfer Data Model (NJWaTr) is a database system that compiles, stores, and distributes New Jersey’s water use data for research and modeling purposes. NJWaTr helps officials understand the movement and uses of water throughout the State over time. - Data
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