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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

Hydrogeology of, and simulation of ground-water flow in, a mantled carbonate-rock system, Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania Hydrogeology of, and simulation of ground-water flow in, a mantled carbonate-rock system, Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania

The U.S. Geological Survey conducted a study in a highly productive and complex regolith-mantled carbonate valley in the northeastern part of the Cumberland Valley, Pa., as part of its Appalachian Valleys and Piedmont Regional Aquifer-system Analysis program. The study was designed to quantify the hydrogeologic characteristics and understand the ground-water flow system of a highly...

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D. C. Chichester

Water Resources Mission Area, Chesapeake Bay Activities, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Nutrient and triazine-herbicide concentrations in streams of the Chickies Creek Basin, south-central Pennsylvania, during low-flow conditions Nutrient and triazine-herbicide concentrations in streams of the Chickies Creek Basin, south-central Pennsylvania, during low-flow conditions

Excessive nutrients and herbicides in surface and ground water can affect human health and the aquatic life in Chickies Creek. Potential sources of these contaminants are all around us—direct application of nutrients and herbicides on land, discharge from wastewater-treatment and septic systems, and even deposition from the atmosphere. However, by far the largest source in the Chickies...

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Michael J. Langland, Lloyd A. Reed

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

Borehole geophysical logging for water-resources investigations in Pennsylvania Borehole geophysical logging for water-resources investigations in Pennsylvania

Borehole geophysical logging is a procedure to collect and transmit specific information about the geologic formations penetrated by a well by raising and lowering a set of probes or sondes that contain water-tight instruments in the well. The data collected can be used to determine general formation geology, fracture distribution, vertical borehole flow, and water-yielding capabilities.

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Randall W. Conger

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 Birmingham, Newlin, Pennsbury, and Pocopson Townships and parts of East Marlborough and Kennett Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, June 1994 thr Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in the crystalline and metasedimentary rocks in Birmingham, Newlin, Pennsbury, and Pocopson Townships and parts of East Marlborough and Kennett Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, June 1994 thr

A map showing ground-water levels in crystalline and metasedimentary rocks in Birmingham, Newlin, Pennsbury, and Pocopson Townships and parts of East Marlborough and Kennett Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was constructed from water levels measured in wells from June 1994 through November 1995. Pre-1994 measurements were incorporated on the map to provide control in areas where...

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Charles R. Wood, William C. Wettstein, Stephen S. Aichele, James Joyce, Frank M. Schneider

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 Sadsbury, West Caln, and West Sadsbury townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 1993 through August 1994 Altitude and configuration of the potentiometric surface in the crystalline and metasedimentary rocks in Sadsbury, West Caln, and West Sadsbury townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 1993 through August 1994

A map showing ground-water levels in crystalline and metasedimentary rocks in Sadsbury, West Caln, and West Sadsbury Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was constructed from water levels measured in wells from April 1993 through August 1994. Pre-1993 measurements were incorporated on the map to provide control in areas where more recent data were not available. Because little ground...

Authors

William C. Wettstein, Charles R. Wood

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1996

HYSEP: A Computer Program for Streamflow Hydrograph Separation and Analysis HYSEP: A Computer Program for Streamflow Hydrograph Separation and Analysis

HYSEP is a computer program that can be used to separate a streamflow hydrograph into base-flow and surface-runoff components. The base-flow component has traditionally been associated with ground-water discharge and the surface-runoff component with precipitation that enters the stream as overland runoff. HYSEP includes three methods of hydrograph separation that are referred to in the...

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Ronald A. Sloto, Michele Y. Crouse

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...

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Ronald A. Sloto, B. Craig McManus

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

December 1, 1995

Radium and radon in ground water in the Chickies Quartzite, southeastern Pennsylvania Radium and radon in ground water in the Chickies Quartzite, southeastern Pennsylvania

The Chickies Quartzite, a Lower Cambrian-age formation compromised of quartzite and slate overlying a basal conglomerate, forms a narrow ridges and crops out discontinuously over 112 square miles in the Piedmont physiographic province of southeastern Pennsylvania. The formation is a low-yielding, fractured- rock, water-table aquifer recharged primarily by local precipitation. It is the...

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L.A. Senior, K.L. Vogel

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

November 1, 1995

A strategy for delineating the area of ground-water contribution to wells completed in fractured bedrock aquifers in Pennsylvania A strategy for delineating the area of ground-water contribution to wells completed in fractured bedrock aquifers in Pennsylvania

Delineating a contributing area to a well completed in a fractured bedrock aquifer in Pennsylvania is difficult because the hydrogeologic characteristics of fractured rocks are extremely complex. Because of this complexity, a single method or technique to delineate a contributing area will not be applicable for all wells completed in fractured-bedrock aquifers. Therefore, a strategy for...

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D. W. Risser, G. J. Barton

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

November 1, 1995

Land use, organochlorine compound concentrations, and trends in benthic-invertebrate communities in selected stream basins in Chester County, Pennsylvania Land use, organochlorine compound concentrations, and trends in benthic-invertebrate communities in selected stream basins in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Land use was analyzed for the drainage areas of 26 stream sites in Chester County, Pa., that cover a total area of 227 square miles or about 30 percent of the country. The most significant land-use changes during 1967-87 were decreased agricultural land use, increased residential land use, and increased commercial and industrial land use. Bulk samples of stream-bottom materials were

Authors

Mark A. Hardy, Kim L. Wetzel, Craig R. Moore

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

October 1, 1995

Geographic information system data sets of hydrogeologic conditions in Pequea and Mill Creek watersheds, Pennsylvania; Part II, Hydrogeologic interpretations Geographic information system data sets of hydrogeologic conditions in Pequea and Mill Creek watersheds, Pennsylvania; Part II, Hydrogeologic interpretations

This report describes Geographic Information System data sets of ground-water levels, unsaturated-zone thickness, and regolith thickness in the Pequea and Mill Creek watersheds, a 210-square-mile area in Lancaster and Chester Counties, Pa. The data sets, which represent hydrogeologic interpretations, were developed by the use of ARC/INFO software during 1990-93 by the U.S. Geological...

Authors

Dennis J. Low, Douglas C. Chichester, Stephen J. Char

Water Resources Mission Area, Chesapeake Bay Activities, Pennsylvania Water Science Center