WaterMarks Newsletter - Summer 2021
In this issue we put one of our outstanding staff, Alex Bissell, on Center Stage, and spotlight our Applied Hydrology Program, research on the effects of climate change on water resources, and our streamflow and water-quality data-collection networks. Explore this quarter’s publications and learn more about the fantastic science our folks produce in partnership with our stakeholders. Happy 4th!
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Center Stage Video Series: Alexander Bissell (AD)
The USGS New England Water Science Center features Alexander Bissell in their Center Stage Video Series. He talks about a special project he worked on and his work in water quality. Alexander also discusses his experience in the Pathways Internship Program. Photos in this video showing field work were taken before the COVID-19 pandemic.View the non audio-described version.
Applied Hydrology Program
The mission of the Applied Hydrology Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New England Water Science Center (WSC) is to support water resource managers, stakeholders, and policy makers with the hydrologic data, interpretation, and tools they need to manage and make critical decisions about water resources throughout New England. This program is divided into two broad sections: the Hydrology and Hydraulics Section and the Water Quality Networks Section.
Long-Term Data Collection Provides Insight to Changes in Water Resources in New England
Primarily through the efforts of Glenn Hodgkins and Robert Dudley, the New England Water Science Center has been studying historical changes in streamflows, groundwater levels, and lake ice in New England and across the country for 20 years. Glenn and Rob have analyzed a wealth of historical data, including 100+ years of streamflow data and 150+ years of lake-ice data at some locations. Understanding historical changes in water-resource conditions helps us understand possible future changes in response to climate change.
Streamflow Conditions in New England, Spring 2021
Streamflow conditions in New England were highly variable this spring.
Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring Program in Connecticut
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) and New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC), implemented a summer dissolved oxygen (DO) monitoring program from 2015 to 2018 to examine the effects of phosphorus loading in streams.
New England WSC Data Releases and Publications in the Second Quarter of 2021
List of data releases and publications from the New England Water Science Center released in the second quarter of 2021.