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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

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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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Review of Aquifer Test Results for the Lansdale Area, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1980–95 Review of Aquifer Test Results for the Lansdale Area, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1980–95

Aquifer and aquifer-isolation test results in and around North Penn Area 6 Superfund site, Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania are reviewed to provide estimated aquifer properties for use in a numerical model of ground-water flow. This review was made to support of remedial action investigations by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region III, Philadelphia. The data...
Authors
Daniel J. Goode, Lisa A. Senior
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

U.S. Geological Survey cooperative water-resources programs in Chester County, Pennsylvania U.S. Geological Survey cooperative water-resources programs in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Since 1969, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has had a cooperative water-resources investigation program with Chester County to measure and describe the water resources of the County. Generally, the USGS provides one-half of the program funding, and local cooperators are required to provide matching funds. Cooperation has been primarily with the Chester County Water Resources Authority...
Authors
Charles R. Wood
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Ground-water discharge and base-flow nitrate loads of nontidal streams, and their relation to a hydrogeomorphic classification of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, middle Atlantic Coast Ground-water discharge and base-flow nitrate loads of nontidal streams, and their relation to a hydrogeomorphic classification of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, middle Atlantic Coast

Existing data on base-flow and groundwater nitrate loads were compiled and analyzed to assess the significance of groundwater discharge as a source of the nitrate load to nontidal streams of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. These estimates were then related to hydrogeomorphic settings based on lithology and physiographic province to provide insight on the areal distribution of ground-water...
Authors
L. Joseph Bachman, Bruce D. Lindsey, John W. Brakebill, David S. Powars
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Water Resources Mission Area, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Chesapeake Bay Activities, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Relationships between land uses and rainwater quality in a southcentral Pennsylvania watershed Relationships between land uses and rainwater quality in a southcentral Pennsylvania watershed

ABSTRACT: Spatial and temporal variability in rainfall concentrations of nutrients, major ions, and herbicides was monitored at 7 locations in or near the Conodoguinet Creek watershed in south-central Pennsylvania from 1991.1993. Results were used to (1) compare precipitation quality in forested, agricultural and urban areas, and (2) assess the practicality of using volunteer citizen...
Authors
R.H. Shertzer, D. W. Hall, S.A. Steffy, R.A. Kime
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Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in Honey Brook and West Nantmeal Townships, and Honey Brook and Elverson Boroughs, Chester County, Pennsylvania, April through September 1997 Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in Honey Brook and West Nantmeal Townships, and Honey Brook and Elverson Boroughs, Chester County, Pennsylvania, April through September 1997

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Authors
Kenneth S. Eden
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Radon-222 in the ground water of Chester County, Pennsylvania Radon-222 in the ground water of Chester County, Pennsylvania

Radon-222 concentrations in ground water in 31 geologic units in Chester County, Pa., were measured in 665 samples collected from 534 wells from 1986 to 1997. Chester County is underlain by schists, gneisses, quartzites, carbonates, sandstones, shales, and other rocks of the Piedmont Physiographic Province. On average, radon concentration was measured in water from one well per 1.4...
Authors
Lisa A. Senior
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Identification of water-bearing zones by the use of geophysical logs and borehole television surveys, collected February to September 1997, at the Former Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Identification of water-bearing zones by the use of geophysical logs and borehole television surveys, collected February to September 1997, at the Former Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Between February 1997 and September 1997, 10 monitor wells were drilled near the site of the former Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, Bucks County, Pa., to monitor water levels and sample ground-water contaminants in the shallow, intermediate, and deep water-bearing zones. The sampling will determine the horizontal and vertical distribution of contaminated ground water migrating from...
Authors
Randall W. Conger
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

A snapshot evaluation of stream environmental quality in the Little Conestoga Creek basin, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania A snapshot evaluation of stream environmental quality in the Little Conestoga Creek basin, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Many Lancaster County residents are interested in stream monitoring and habitat restoration to maintain or improve stream water quality and to keep contaminants from reaching ground water used to supply drinking water. To promote resident involvement and environmental stewardship, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (ACB) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) designed this “snapshot”...
Authors
Connie A. Loper, Ryan C. Davis
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Water quality in the lower Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1992-95 Water quality in the lower Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1992-95

This report is intended to summarize major findings that emerged between 1992 and 1995 from the water-quality assessment of the lower Susquehanna River basin study unit and to relate these findings to water-quality issues of regional and national concern. The information is primarily intended for those who are involved in water-resource management. Yet, the information contained here may...
Authors
Bruce D. Lindsey, Kevin J. Breen, Michael D. Bilger, Robin A. Brightbill
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Water Resources Mission Area, Chesapeake Bay Activities, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Results of borehole geophysical logging and hydraulic tests conducted in Area D supply wells, former U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, Pennsylvania Results of borehole geophysical logging and hydraulic tests conducted in Area D supply wells, former U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, Pennsylvania

Borehole geophysical logging, aquifer tests, and aquifer-isolation (packer) tests were conducted in four supply wells at the former U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) in Warminster, PA, to identify the depth and yield of water-bearing zones, occurrence of borehole flow, and effect of pumping on nearby wells. The study was conducted as part of an ongoing evaluation of ground-water...
Authors
Ronald A. Sloto, Kevin E. Grazul
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Radon in the ground water of Chester County, Pennsylvania Radon in the ground water of Chester County, Pennsylvania

Introduction A study of the occurrence and distribution of dissolved radon in the ground water of Chester County was undertaken by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Chester County Water Resources Authority and the Chester County Health Depart-ment. The results of this study are published in a technical report by Senior (1998). This fact sheet summarizes the key...
Authors
Ronald A. Sloto, Lisa A. Senior
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in Lansdale and vicinity, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, August 22-23, 1996 Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in Lansdale and vicinity, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, August 22-23, 1996

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Authors
Lisa A. Senior, Cynthia J. Rowland, David A. Prieto
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center
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