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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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The Ups and Downs of Groundwater Levels after the July 2019 Ridgecrest, CA Earthquakes

The Ups and Downs of Groundwater Levels after the July 2019 Ridgecrest, CA Earthquakes

Effects from the two July 2019 Ridgecrest, CA earthquakes were observed in several USGS continuous groundwater-level monitoring sites in California...

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USGS Science at Work in the San Francisco Bay Estuary

USGS Science at Work in the San Francisco Bay Estuary

In an article written for the Interagency Ecological Program for the San Francisco Estuary, Dr. Paul Work and Dr. Maureen Downing-Kunz, of the...

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California Water Science Center Scientists Will Discuss Their Research on Drinking Water Sources at the 2019 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona

California Water Science Center Scientists Will Discuss Their Research on Drinking Water Sources at the 2019 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona

The annual meeting of the Geological Society of America supports the geological community in the scientific discovery, communication, and application...

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Comparing Restored vs. Historic Salt Marshes

Comparing Restored vs. Historic Salt Marshes

California Water Science Center Research Hydrologist Dr. Judith Drexler and others have published an article in the journal Restoration Ecology...

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