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The list below includes official USGS publications and journal articles authored by New England Water Science Center scientists. The USGS Pubs Warehouse link provides access to all USSG publications.

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Water resources and aquifer yields in the Charles River basin, Massachusetts Water resources and aquifer yields in the Charles River basin, Massachusetts

In 1984, about 66 Mgal/d (million gallons per day) of municipally supplied water was used by towns in the middle and upper Charles River basin and by the city of Cambridge in the lower basin. The Division of Water Resources of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management estimates that by the year 2020 an additional 11 Mgal/d of water will be needed to meet demands. The...
Authors
Charles F. Myette, Alison C. Simcox

Water resources of the Westfield and Farmington River basins, Massachusetts Water resources of the Westfield and Farmington River basins, Massachusetts

A hydrologic study of the Westfield and Farmington River basins in Massachusetts was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management, Division of Water Resources, from 1984 to 1986. The study was the final part of a statewide basin-by-basin investigations program designed to provide baseline information...
Authors
Anthony Maevsky, David G. Johnson

Geohydrologic, ground-water quality, and streamflow data for the stratified-drift aquifers in the lower Merrimack and coastal river basins, southeastern New Hampshire Geohydrologic, ground-water quality, and streamflow data for the stratified-drift aquifers in the lower Merrimack and coastal river basins, southeastern New Hampshire

This report presents geohydrologic, groundwater quality, and streamflow data collected for a study of stratified-drift aquifers in the lower Merrimack and coastal river basins in southeastern New Hampshire. The study was conducted from October 1985-October 1988 in cooperation with the State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Water Resources Division. The data include
Authors
Sarah M. Flanagan, Peter J. Stekl

Yield and quality of ground water from stratified-drift aquifers, Taunton River basin, Massachusetts : executive summary Yield and quality of ground water from stratified-drift aquifers, Taunton River basin, Massachusetts : executive summary

Water shortages are a chronic problem in parts of the Taunton River basin and are caused by a combination of factors. Water use in this part of the Boston metropolitan area is likely to increase during the next decade. The Massachusetts Division of Water Resources projects that about 50% of the cities and towns within and on the perimeter of the basin may have water supply deficits by...
Authors
Wayne W. Lapham, Julio C. Olimpio
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