Chester County, Pennsylvania Observation Well CH 10. The well is 33.5 feet deep, and lies in the local Cockeysville Marble Aquifer, part of the larger Piedmont and Blue Ridge carbonate-rock National Aquifer. The well is relatively new to the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network (GWMN) consisting of 27 wells distributed over 26 counties in Pennsylvania.
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CH 10 Chester County Observation Well, one of 28 sites in the Pennsylvania Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network
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Characterization of ambient groundwater quality within a statewide, fixed-station monitoring network in Pennsylvania, 2015–19
USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, samples 28 wells biannually to monitor ambient groundwater quality conditions throughout Pennsylvania.
In 2015, the Pennsylvania Water Science Center established a long-term, fixed-station ambient groundwater quality monitoring network at 17 observation wells distributed throughout Pennsylvania. Since then, the network has expanded to 28 wells. Each well is sampled in the spring and fall of every year for major elements, trace metals, nutrients, and organic compounds. First-time wells are sampled for light hydrocarbons, radiological elements, and volatile organic compounds. Project goals include characterizing ambient groundwater quality conditions, monitoring short- and long-term changes in groundwater quality, and generating statistical reports and analyses of sample results.
Project data can be explored using the Pennsylvania Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network Data Exploration Tool:
- Choose constituents and time periods to map
- View graphs of concentration changes over time
- Download data from an annually updated Data Release.
Project data can be accessed through the Data Release, which is updated at the conclusion of each sampling season. Data may also be accessed from the National Water Quality Monitoring Council using this link. (To download data, click on the link and select the Advanced toggle instead of the default Basic. Scroll down to Download the Data and select Sample Results (physical/chemical metadata) under Data Profiles. Finally click Download at the very bottom.)
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Data for Characterization of Ambient Groundwater Quality within a State-wide, Fixed Station Monitoring Network in Pennsylvania, 2015-2019
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Chester County, Pennsylvania Observation Well CH 10. The well is 33.5 feet deep, and lies in the local Cockeysville Marble Aquifer, part of the larger Piedmont and Blue Ridge carbonate-rock National Aquifer. The well is relatively new to the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network (GWMN) consisting of 27 wells distributed over 26 counties in Pennsylvania.
Well CH 10 is part of a Pennsylvania groundwater quality monitoring network and is in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Well CH 10 is part of a Pennsylvania groundwater quality monitoring network and is in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Characterization of ambient groundwater quality within a statewide, fixed-station monitoring network in Pennsylvania, 2015–19
Pennsylvania Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network Data Exploration Tool
USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, samples 28 wells biannually to monitor ambient groundwater quality conditions in a variety of settings throughout Pennsylvania. The most recent results for selected constituents can be accessed through the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network Data Exploration Tool.
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USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, samples 28 wells biannually to monitor ambient groundwater quality conditions throughout Pennsylvania.
In 2015, the Pennsylvania Water Science Center established a long-term, fixed-station ambient groundwater quality monitoring network at 17 observation wells distributed throughout Pennsylvania. Since then, the network has expanded to 28 wells. Each well is sampled in the spring and fall of every year for major elements, trace metals, nutrients, and organic compounds. First-time wells are sampled for light hydrocarbons, radiological elements, and volatile organic compounds. Project goals include characterizing ambient groundwater quality conditions, monitoring short- and long-term changes in groundwater quality, and generating statistical reports and analyses of sample results.
Project data can be explored using the Pennsylvania Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network Data Exploration Tool:
- Choose constituents and time periods to map
- View graphs of concentration changes over time
- Download data from an annually updated Data Release.
Project data can be accessed through the Data Release, which is updated at the conclusion of each sampling season. Data may also be accessed from the National Water Quality Monitoring Council using this link. (To download data, click on the link and select the Advanced toggle instead of the default Basic. Scroll down to Download the Data and select Sample Results (physical/chemical metadata) under Data Profiles. Finally click Download at the very bottom.)
USGS Provisional Data Disclaimer
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Data for Characterization of Ambient Groundwater Quality within a State-wide, Fixed Station Monitoring Network in Pennsylvania, 2015-2019
This dataset contains quality-assurance and quality-control data (QA/QC) not publicly available in the online National Water Information System (NWIS) for the Pennsylvania Groundwater Monitoring Network collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Pennsylvania, 2015-2019. The quality-control data (such as blanks and replicates) were collected at a subset of sites to ensure that the data meets - Multimedia
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Chester County, Pennsylvania Observation Well CH 10. The well is 33.5 feet deep, and lies in the local Cockeysville Marble Aquifer, part of the larger Piedmont and Blue Ridge carbonate-rock National Aquifer. The well is relatively new to the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network (GWMN) consisting of 27 wells distributed over 26 counties in Pennsylvania.
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Well CH 10 is part of a Pennsylvania groundwater quality monitoring network and is in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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Characterization of ambient groundwater quality within a statewide, fixed-station monitoring network in Pennsylvania, 2015–19
Pennsylvania leads the Nation in the number of individuals that use groundwater for private domestic water supply; more than 3 million rural and suburban Pennsylvania residents rely on private domestic supplies for drinking water. These supplies are not regulated nor routinely monitored; thus relevant groundwater-quality information is not widely available. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in coAuthorsMatthew D. Conlon, Joseph W. Duris - Web Tools
Pennsylvania Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network Data Exploration Tool
USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, samples 28 wells biannually to monitor ambient groundwater quality conditions in a variety of settings throughout Pennsylvania. The most recent results for selected constituents can be accessed through the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network Data Exploration Tool.
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