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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 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

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

Summary of public water-supply withdrawals and geohydrologic data for the lower Connecticut River valley from Windsor to Vernon, Vermont Summary of public water-supply withdrawals and geohydrologic data for the lower Connecticut River valley from Windsor to Vernon, Vermont

Public water supply withdrawal data and geohydrologic data were collected along a 50 mile segment of the Connecticut River valley from Windsor to Vernon, Vermont. An inventory of wells indicates that domestic groundwater supplies come primarily from bedrock, whereas public water supplies are derived from discontinuous, glacial sand and gravel deposits. Self supplied industries generally...
Authors
Joseph Ayotte

Lateral fluid flow in a compacting sand-shale sequence: South Caspian basin Lateral fluid flow in a compacting sand-shale sequence: South Caspian basin

The South Caspian basin contains both sands and shales that have pore-fluid pressures substantially in excess of hydrostatic fluid pressure. Pore-pressure data from the South Caspian basin demonstrate that large differences in excess hydraulic head exist between sand and shale. The data indicate that sands are acting as drains for overlying and underlying compacting shales and that fluid...
Authors
John D. Bredehoeft, R. D. Djevanshir, Kenneth Belitz

Preliminary appraisal of the effects of land use on water quality in stratified-drift aquifers in Connecticut Preliminary appraisal of the effects of land use on water quality in stratified-drift aquifers in Connecticut

The stratified-drift aquifers that underlie 7.9 sq mi of the Potatuck and 12.7 sq mi of the Pomperaug River valley, CT, consist primarily of sand and gravel deposits up to 150 ft thick. Average horizontal hydraulic conductivity of the stratified drift ranges from 20 to 170 ft/day, and groundwater flows through the aquifers at an average rate of 2 to 3 ft/day. Land use in the study areas...
Authors
S. J. Grady, M. F. Weaver
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