The USGS, the University of New Hampshire, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, and the Maine Geological Survey are collaborating on a study of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Together, they have installed two new wells and are characterizing arsenic and other drinking water contaminants to better understand the utility of the new design. Real-time water level monitoring is helping to understand the yield characteristics of the wells.
Specifically, this study’s objectives are to:
- Determine whether suitable yields can be obtained from the new design, and
- Characterize the water quality to see if arsenic is reduced or eliminated while providing drinking water without other contaminants
Real-time water level data at well LSW-331: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv/?site_no=431618071293801
Real-time water level data at well CVW-315: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=431527071312401
Well design: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9689235B1/en
Proof of concept study: https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12603
USDA Climate Hub: New USGS Shallow Well Design Resists Drought
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The USGS, the University of New Hampshire, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, and the Maine Geological Survey are collaborating on a study of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.A horizontal collector. Together, they have installed two new wells and are characterizing arsenic and other drinking water contaminants to better understand the utility of the new design. Real-time water level monitoring is helping to understand the yield characteristics of the wells.
Specifically, this study’s objectives are to:
- Determine whether suitable yields can be obtained from the new design, and
- Characterize the water quality to see if arsenic is reduced or eliminated while providing drinking water without other contaminants
Real-time water level data at well LSW-331: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv/?site_no=431618071293801
Real-time water level data at well CVW-315: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=431527071312401
Well design: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9689235B1/en
Proof of concept study: https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12603
USDA Climate Hub: New USGS Shallow Well Design Resists Drought
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Schematic of a novel dug well.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Casing and collector being lowered into well excavation.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Dug well with instrumentation. Topic in the media
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