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Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed - A Century of Change, 1950–2050

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Domestic Well Water Quality in Marcellus Shale Region

Factors Affecting Groundwater Quality Used for Domestic Supply in Marcellus Shale Region of North-Central and North-East Pennsylvania

Geohydrologic and water-quality characterization of a fractured-bedrock test hole in an area of Marcellus Shale gas development, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

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January 1, 1996

National water summary on wetland resources National water summary on wetland resources

This National Water Summary on Wetland Resources documents wetland resources in the United States. It presents an overview of the status of knowledge of wetlands at the present time-what they are, where they are found, why they are important, and the controversies surrounding them, with an emphasis on their hydrology. Wetland resources in each State, the District of Columbia (combined...

Water Resources Mission Area, Dakota Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Central Plains Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Drought-trigger ground-water levels and analysis of historical water-level trends in Chester County, Pennsylvania Drought-trigger ground-water levels and analysis of historical water-level trends in Chester County, Pennsylvania

The Chester County observation-well network was established in 1973 through a cooperative agreement between the Chester County Water Resources Authority (CCWRA) and the U.S. Geological Survey. The network was established to monitor local ground-water levels, to determine drought conditions, and to monitor ground-water-level trends. Drought-warning and drought-emergency water-level...

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Curtis L. Schreffler

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Maps of difference between ground-water contributions to base flow for the various recurrence intervals and ground-water withdrawals in the Neshaminy Creek basin, Pennsylvania Maps of difference between ground-water contributions to base flow for the various recurrence intervals and ground-water withdrawals in the Neshaminy Creek basin, Pennsylvania

No abstract available.

Authors

C.L. Schreffler, P.H. Bird

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Factors affecting phosphorus transport at a conventionally-farmed site in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1992-95 Factors affecting phosphorus transport at a conventionally-farmed site in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1992-95

The U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land and Water Conservation of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection conducted a cooperative study to determine the effects of manure application and antecedent soil-phosphorus concentrations on the transport of phosphorus from the soil of a typical farm site in Lancaster County, Pa., from September 1992 to March 1995. The...

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Daniel G. Galeone

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Assessment of severity and distribution of corrosive ground water in Pennsylvania Assessment of severity and distribution of corrosive ground water in Pennsylvania

Relations between corrosive ground water, water chemistry, and geology in Pennsylvania were evaluated by use of a modified version of the Langelier Saturation Index (LSIsn) and a geologic contact dataset in a Geographic Information System. Water-chemistry information for water samples collected from 4,839 combined private and public-supply wells from 1900 to 1993 was used to calculate...

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M. J. Langland, D.L. Dugas

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Quality of ground water at selected sites in the upper Mahoning Creek Basin, Pennsylvania Quality of ground water at selected sites in the upper Mahoning Creek Basin, Pennsylvania

The ground-water quality of the upper Mahoning Creek Basin is largely unknown. Human activities in the basin have altered much of the landscape. The presence of coal mining, oil and gas exploration, agriculture, on-lot septic systems, and commercial development within the basin can introduce contaminants altering the natural chemistry of the ground water. Data collected to document...

Authors

Michael J. Langland

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Study design and preliminary data analysis for a streambank fencing project in the Mill Creek Basin, Pennsylvania Study design and preliminary data analysis for a streambank fencing project in the Mill Creek Basin, Pennsylvania

The Pequea Creek and Mill Creek Basins within Lancaster and Chester Counties in Pennsylvania have been identified as areas needing control of nonpoint-source (NFS) pollution to improve water quality. The two basins are a total of approximately 200 square miles and are primarily underlain by carbonate bedrock. Land use is predominantly agriculture. The most common agricultural NFS...

Authors

Daniel G. Galeone, Edward H. Koerkle

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Bacteriological quality of ground water used for household supply, Lower Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland Bacteriological quality of ground water used for household supply, Lower Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland

This report describes the bacteriological results of a ground-water study conducted from 1993 to 1995 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program in the Lower Susquehanna River Basin study unit. Water samples collected from 146 household supply wells were analyzed for fecal-indicator organisms including total coliform, fecal coliform, Escherichia...

Authors

Tammy M. Bickford, Bruce D. Lindsey, M.R. Beaver

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Ground-water resources data for Warren County, Pennsylvania Ground-water resources data for Warren County, Pennsylvania

This report presents lithologic, hydrologic, and chemical data collected during a study of the ground-water resources of Warren County, Pa. The study was conducted during 1983-90 by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, and the Warren County Commissioners. The data...

Authors

M.E. Moore, T. F. Buckwalter

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Hydrogeology and ground-water quality of Valley Forge National Historical Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Hydrogeology and ground-water quality of Valley Forge National Historical Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Valley Forge National Historical Park is just southwest of the Commodore Semiconductor Group (CSG) National Priorities List (Superfund) Site, a source of volatile organic compounds (VOC's) in ground water. The 7.5-square-mile study area includes the part of the park in Lower Providence and West Norriton Townships in Montgomery County, Pa., and surrounding vicinity. The park is underlain...

Authors

Ronald A. Sloto, B. Craig McManus

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface, December 6, 1994, in the carbonate rocks in part of East Whiteland and Charlestown townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface, December 6, 1994, in the carbonate rocks in part of East Whiteland and Charlestown townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania

A map showing ground-water levels in the carbonate rocks in part of East Whiteland and Charlestown Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was constructed from water levels measured in 64 wells on December 6, 1994. Observed water-level altitudes range from 226 feet above sea level near Morehall Road to 400 feet above sea level near State Route 401 in East Whiteland Township.

Authors

B. C. McManus, R. A. Sloto

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in the crystalline and metasedimentary rocks in East Brandywine, Upper Uwchlan and Uwchlan townships and parts of Caln, East Caln, and West Whiteland townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 1 Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in the crystalline and metasedimentary rocks in East Brandywine, Upper Uwchlan and Uwchlan townships and parts of Caln, East Caln, and West Whiteland townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 1

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Authors

Stephen S. Aichele, C. R. Wood

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center