WaterMarks Newsletter - Summer 2023
Meet our New Staff at the New England WSC - June 2023
Join us in welcoming our recently hired staff at the New England Water Science Center.
USGS Groundwater Age-Dating Supports PFOA Contamination Study in Vermont
The U.S. Geological Survey has contributed to an innovative study led by the State of Vermont that characterized the fractured-rock aquifer of Bennington, Vermont, after it became contaminated by Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic, manufactured chemical.
USGS Collaborates with Public Health Scientists on Arsenic Exposure Analyses
Cooperation among U.S. Geological Survey researchers and graduate students has produced exciting public health studies using environmental data.
Assessing Climate Change, Sea Level Rise Effects on Martha’s Vineyard's Groundwater
Long Island Sound Spatially Referenced Regressions on Watershed Attributes (SPARROW) Models
The U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is modeling seasonal nutrient loads to Long Island Sound (LIS). Nutrients that originate from within the 41,867-square-mile section of the LIS watershed that is north of the Sound include both point (specific) and nonpoint (widespread) sources. Dynamic modeling of the system over a 20-year period (2000-2020) improves understanding of the source and delivery of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) to LIS and how it varies seasonally. Model results will aid management decisions by evaluating source contributions and providing estimates of water-quality conditions.
Stream Flood Vulnerability Assessment at Acadia National Park
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New England Water Science Center, in cooperation with Acadia National Park, is assessing the vulnerability of the park’s streams, culverts, and bridges to flood damage and erosion using design flows for selected high streamflow recurrence intervals to inform management decisions on infrastructure upgrades.
Water Resources Inventory and Assessment at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New England Water Science Center, in cooperation with the National Park Service, is compiling and evaluating all known water resources, and documented infrastructure associated with these resources, within the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and contributing associated watersheds.
New England WSC Products in the Second Quarter of 2023
List of New England Water Science Center products released in the second quarter of 2023.