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Drought Watch/Warning Declared for 35 Pennsylvania Counties

Drought Watch/Warning Declared for 35 Pennsylvania Counties

USGS groundwater and surface water monitoring data contributed to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (PaDEP) November 1, 2024...

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USGS Releases Geonarratives Documenting Monitoring Activities in Chester County, Pennsylvania

USGS Releases Geonarratives Documenting Monitoring Activities in Chester County, Pennsylvania

The USGS has had a cooperative program with Chester County since 1969 to measure and describe water resources in the county. Cooperation has been...

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USGS Releases Geonarrative Documenting Results of Pesticide Sampling in Pennsylvania Groundwater

USGS Releases Geonarrative Documenting Results of Pesticide Sampling in Pennsylvania Groundwater

USGS, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA), has released a geonarrative detailing the sampling of pesticides in...

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USGS article featured on the cover of the July/August issue of Journal of Environmental Quality

USGS article featured on the cover of the July/August issue of Journal of Environmental Quality

A USGS fieldwork photo was recently featured on the cover of the July/August 2024 issue of Journal of Environmental Quality*. 

The issue includes the...

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USGS Updates Philadelphia Water Resources Monitoring Web Tool

USGS Updates Philadelphia Water Resources Monitoring Web Tool

USGS, in cooperation with the Philadelphia Water Department, updated the Philadelphia Water Resources Monitoring Web Tool.

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USGS Updates Pennsylvania Drought Condition Web Tool

USGS Updates Pennsylvania Drought Condition Web Tool

USGS, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, updated the Pennsylvania Drought Condition Web Tool.

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Drought Watch/Warning Lifted for all Pennsylvania Counties

Drought Watch/Warning Lifted for all Pennsylvania Counties

USGS groundwater and surface water monitoring data contributed to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (PaDEP) March 6, 2024...

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Testing New Water Quality Observation Methods In Philadelphia

Testing New Water Quality Observation Methods In Philadelphia

Advances in water quality monitoring technology have made it possible to measure more variables than ever before. 

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How "Groundwater Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water" has been identified in Pennsylvania

How "Groundwater Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water" has been identified in Pennsylvania

USGS, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, compiled and evaluated data used to identify groundwater sources...

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USGS Releases Products Documenting Effects of Hurricane Ida

USGS Releases Products Documenting Effects of Hurricane Ida

The USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center released three new products documenting the catastrophic flooding which resulted from Hurricane Ida on...

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