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This is the first comprehensive geologic and hydrologic study for the San Diego area. This study will provide the integrated hydrogeologic knowledge necessary in this important and highly visible area of the United States and will serve as a role model for similar coastal settings throughout the world that have modest rainfall and small aquifers. Locally, results will help state and federal agencies, water purveyors, and consultants to understand the local surface-water, groundwater, and biologic resources and how these resources interact with each other, and to critique ideas and opportunities for additional groundwater development.
No comprehensive geologic and hydrologic study has been made of the San Diego area. As a result it is difficult for state and federal agencies, water purveyors, and consultants to understand the effects of urbanization on the local surface-water, groundwater, and biologic resources or to critique ideas and opportunities for additional groundwater development. This study will provide the integrated geologic and hydrologic knowledge necessary in this important and highly visible area of the United States.
The two primary objectives of this study are
This study will benefit local water purveyors by providing an improved understanding of the source of water to their existing production wells, and the likely effects of increased groundwater extraction. Benefits to others in the San Diego area will be from having a comprehensive investigation of the primary aquifer in the region. Benefits to the nation include quantifying the resources of an important coastal city, and developing the background information necessary to manage a complex coastal biologic-hydrologic environment.
To achieve the primary objectives requires
The study involves five phases with each phase focusing on a specific coastal drainage basin. Data collection and analysis are parallel between phases, but each phase can be tailored to answer specific local questions for different cooperating agencies.
Ongoing reporting of data and results is being done via a project website, presentations, and short reports. At the end of the study, a comprehensive USGS Professional Paper will summarize results for the overall study.
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
Coastal drainage basins and locations of realtime sites in San Diego County, California. Local features include the San Dieguito River Basin, San Diego River Basin, Sweetwater River Basin, and Otay River Basin.
Coastal drainage basins and locations of realtime sites in San Diego County, California. Local features include the San Dieguito River Basin, San Diego River Basin, Sweetwater River Basin, and Otay River Basin.
This is the first comprehensive geologic and hydrologic study for the San Diego area. This study will provide the integrated hydrogeologic knowledge necessary in this important and highly visible area of the United States and will serve as a role model for similar coastal settings throughout the world that have modest rainfall and small aquifers. Locally, results will help state and federal agencies, water purveyors, and consultants to understand the local surface-water, groundwater, and biologic resources and how these resources interact with each other, and to critique ideas and opportunities for additional groundwater development.
No comprehensive geologic and hydrologic study has been made of the San Diego area. As a result it is difficult for state and federal agencies, water purveyors, and consultants to understand the effects of urbanization on the local surface-water, groundwater, and biologic resources or to critique ideas and opportunities for additional groundwater development. This study will provide the integrated geologic and hydrologic knowledge necessary in this important and highly visible area of the United States.
The two primary objectives of this study are
This study will benefit local water purveyors by providing an improved understanding of the source of water to their existing production wells, and the likely effects of increased groundwater extraction. Benefits to others in the San Diego area will be from having a comprehensive investigation of the primary aquifer in the region. Benefits to the nation include quantifying the resources of an important coastal city, and developing the background information necessary to manage a complex coastal biologic-hydrologic environment.
To achieve the primary objectives requires
The study involves five phases with each phase focusing on a specific coastal drainage basin. Data collection and analysis are parallel between phases, but each phase can be tailored to answer specific local questions for different cooperating agencies.
Ongoing reporting of data and results is being done via a project website, presentations, and short reports. At the end of the study, a comprehensive USGS Professional Paper will summarize results for the overall study.
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
Coastal drainage basins and locations of realtime sites in San Diego County, California. Local features include the San Dieguito River Basin, San Diego River Basin, Sweetwater River Basin, and Otay River Basin.
Coastal drainage basins and locations of realtime sites in San Diego County, California. Local features include the San Dieguito River Basin, San Diego River Basin, Sweetwater River Basin, and Otay River Basin.