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How Changing Climate Will Impact the Flow of Sediment to the San Francisco Bay‐Delta

How Changing Climate Will Impact the Flow of Sediment to the San Francisco Bay‐Delta

The health of the San Francisco Bay‐Delta depends on a sediment supply that has been recently declining due to sediment trapping in upstream...

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Scientists Collect Water Quality Data Prior to Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades

Scientists Collect Water Quality Data Prior to Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades

The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San) is currently completing major upgrades to its wastewater treatment plant. In...

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USGS Participation in Annual Lake Tahoe Summit

USGS Participation in Annual Lake Tahoe Summit

The USGS Nevada and California Water Science Centers participate in annual Lake Tahoe Summit

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Scientists Launch Two-Pronged Approach to Map Cyanotoxins in Bay-Delta

Scientists Launch Two-Pronged Approach to Map Cyanotoxins in Bay-Delta

Over the last few decades the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta has experienced declines in phytoplankton productivity and a shift in species...

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Study to Commence on the Effects of Wildfires and Fire Retardants in California Watersheds

Study to Commence on the Effects of Wildfires and Fire Retardants in California Watersheds

California Water Science Center Research Chemist Dr. Charles Alpers will commence a study on assessing the effects of wildfire and fire retardants on...

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USGS Responds to Spring Flooding

USGS Responds to Spring Flooding

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding across the country as spring weather is in full swing. Warming temperatures, increased...

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Modeling Water Supply and Demand in the Transboundary Rio Grande to Support Long Term Management Strategies

Modeling Water Supply and Demand in the Transboundary Rio Grande to Support Long Term Management Strategies

Changes in population, agricultural practices, and climate are increasing demands on available water resources, particularly groundwater, in the...

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California Groundwater Wells Receive Grades for Improvement and Degradation

California Groundwater Wells Receive Grades for Improvement and Degradation

In California, groundwater is a major source for drinking and other uses. Identifying where groundwater quality is getting better or worse is...

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Toxic Mineral Selenium Found in California Fish Species

Toxic Mineral Selenium Found in California Fish Species

Spinal deformities in California native fish species, the Sacramento Splittail, were first seen in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in 2011. It is now...

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USGS Scientists Use Sound and Light to Measure Sediment in Water

USGS Scientists Use Sound and Light to Measure Sediment in Water

In two recent publications, California Water Science Center scientists discuss their research using acoustic and optic technology to measure the...

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USGS Hydrologist Collaborates with Danish Scientists on Groundwater Research

USGS Hydrologist Collaborates with Danish Scientists on Groundwater Research

Groundwater provides much of the world's drinking water. When a supply of groundwater becomes contaminated, determining the timing and source of the...

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USGS Scientist to Discusses the Impacts of Agricultural Runoff in California’s Bay-Delta

USGS Scientist to Discusses the Impacts of Agricultural Runoff in California’s Bay-Delta

Research Chemist, Dr. Michelle Hladik, presented her research on current-use pesticides being introduced into certain areas of California’s Bay-Delta...

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