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Cape May Surficial Aquifer Study Completed

By New Jersey Water Science Center June 6, 2018

Hydrogeologic framework, availability of water supplies, and saltwater intrusion, Cape May County, New Jersey

Groundwater budget (1990)
Water use data (1990)

Illustration of Groundwater interactions
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Illustration of Groundwater and Surface water interactions(Public domain.)

Land Surface System

P = Qd + ET + R

Groundwater System

R = Qbf + L' + W

List of Budget Components (in inches per year)

  • Precipitation (P) = 41.9
  • Direct runoff (Qd) = 2.90
  • Base flow (Qb) = 16.40
  • Evapotranspiration (ET) = 22.4
  • Leakage out of an aquifer through a confining unit (L’) = 0.13
  • Withdrawal (W) = 0.66
  • Recharge to the water-table aquifer from the land surface (R) =  10.35 

 

DATA ARCHIVE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST: gs-nj-model-request@usgs.gov

Below are publications associated with this project.

Future water-supply scenarios, Cape May County, New Jersey, 2003-2050

Stewards of the water supply in New Jersey are interested in developing a plan to supply potable and non-potable water to residents and businesses of Cape May County until at least 2050. The ideal plan would meet projected demands and minimize adverse effects on currently used sources of potable, non-potable, and ecological water supplies. This report documents past and projected potable, non-p
Authors
Pierre J. Lacombe, Glen B. Carleton, Daryll A. Pope, Donald E. Rice
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Jersey Water Science Center

Hydrogeologic framework, availability of water supplies, and saltwater intrusion, Cape May County, New Jersey

During 1960-90, saltwater intrusion forced the abandonment of at least 10 public-supply wells, 3 industrial-supply wells, and more than 100 domestic-supply wells in Cape May County, N.J. Actual or imminent ground-water contamination caused by land-use practices and human activities has forced the closure of at least six shallow public-supply wells and many domestic-supply wells. Freshwater in
Authors
Pierre J. Lacombe, Glen B. Carleton
By
New Jersey Water Science Center