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Microbiological Monitoring Of Groundwater Used As A Source Of Drinking Water (NAWQA Cycle 3)

By Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center November 4, 2016

The National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) has been sampling public supply wells and domestic wells across the U.S. since 2013 for a broad suite of microbiological indicators including total coliform s , E. coli, enterococci, F-specific coliphage , somatic coliphage, and aerobic endospores. USGS scientists in Ohio and Massachusetts are collaborating on the analysis of microbiological data in environmental samples and will report on the occurrence of microbiological indicators in the Nation's groundwater.

The National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) has been sampling public supply wells and domestic wells across the U.S. since 2013 for a broad suite of microbiological indicators including total coliform s , E. coli, enterococci, F-specific coliphage , somatic coliphage, and aerobic endospores. USGS scientists in Ohio and Massachusetts are collaborating on the analysis of microbiological data in environmental samples and will report on the occurrence of microbiological indicators in the Nation's groundwater.