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Alison Gordon

Alison D. Gordon is a hydrologist with over 25 years of experience with the U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center and also a professional geologist. 

She has directed numerous groundwater studies in the Coastal Plain and glacial aquifers in New Jersey. These studies involved groundwater levels and mapping, hydrogeologic framework analysis, groundwater-flow model development and particle tracking.

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Water-level conditions in the confined aquifers of the New Jersey Coastal Plain, 2013

The Coastal Plain aquifers of New Jersey provide an important source of water for more than 3.5 million people. In 2013, groundwater withdrawals from 10 confined aquifers of the New Jersey Coastal Plain totaled about 190 million gallons per day. Steadily increasing withdrawals from the late 1800s to the early 1990s resulted in declining water levels and the formation of regional cones of depressio
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Alison D. Gordon, Glen B. Carleton, Robert Rosman
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Water Resources Mission Area, New Jersey Water Science Center

Simulated effects of groundwater withdrawals from the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system and Piney Point aquifer, Maurice and Cohansey River Basins, Cumberland County and vicinity, New Jersey

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Alison D. Gordon, Debra E. Buxton
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Water Resources Mission Area, New Jersey Water Science Center

Simulated effects of allocated and projected 2025 withdrawals from the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system, Gloucester and Northeastern Salem Counties, New Jersey

Withdrawals from the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system in New Jersey, which includes the Upper, Middle, and Lower Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifers, are the principal source of groundwater supply in northern Gloucester and northeastern Salem Counties in the New Jersey Coastal Plain. Water levels in these aquifers have declined in response to pumping. With increased population growth and develo
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Emmanuel G. Charles, John P. Nawyn, Lois M. Voronin, Alison D. Gordon
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Water Resources Mission Area, New Jersey Water Science Center

Simulated effects of projected 2010 withdrawals on ground-water flow and water levels in the New Jersey coastal plain – A task of the New Jersey Water Supply Plan, 2006 revision

A ground-water flow model previously developed as part of a Regional Aquifer System Analysis (RASA) of the New Jersey Coastal Plain was used to simulate ground-water flow in eight major confined aquifers to help evaluate ground-water resources in support of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's revision of the New Jersey State Water Supply Plan. This model was calibrated to 1998
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Alison D. Gordon
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Water Resources Mission Area, New Jersey Water Science Center

Hydrogeology of, and simulation of ground-water flow In, the Pohatcong Valley, Warren County, New Jersey

A numerical ground-water-flow model was constructed to simulate ground-water flow in the Pohatcong Valley, including the area within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pohatcong Valley Ground Water Contamination Site. The area is underlain by glacial till, alluvial sediments, and weathered and competent carbonate bedrock. The northwestern and southeastern valley boundaries are regional-scale
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Glen B. Carleton, Alison D. Gordon

Aquifer properties, stream base flow, water use, and water levels in the Pohatcong Valley, Warren County, New Jersey

A study was conducted to define the hydrogeology and describe the ground-water flow in the Pohatcong Valley in Warren County, N.J. near the Pohatcong Valley Ground Water Contamination Site. The area is underlain by glacial till and alluvial sediments and weathered and competent carbonate bedrock. The northwest and southeast valley boundaries are regional-scale thrust faults and ridges underlain by
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G.B. Carleton, A.D. Gordon, C.M. Wieben

Hydrology of the unconfined Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system, Forked River and Cedar, Oyster, Mill, Westecunk, and Tuckerton Creek Basins and adjacent basins in the southern Ocean County area, New Jersey, 1998-99

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Alison D. Gordon
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New Jersey Water Science Center

Simulation of the Ground-Water Flow System in 1992, and Simulated Effects of Projected Ground-Water Withdrawals in 2020 in the New Jersey Coastal Plain

In 1992, ground-water withdrawals from the unconfined and confined aquifers in the New Jersey Coastal Plain totaled about 300 million gallons per day, and about 70 percent (200 million galllons per day) of this water was pumped from confined aquifers. The withdrawals have created large cones of depression in several Coastal Plain aquifers near populated areas, particularly in Camden and Ocean Coun
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Alison D. Gordon
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Water Resources Mission Area, New Jersey Water Science Center

Simulation of Transient Ground-Water Flow in the Valley-Fill Aquifers of the Upper Rockaway River Basin, Morris County, New Jersey

More than 90 percent of the public water supply in the upper Rockaway River Valley in Morris County, New Jersey, is obtained from ground-water withdrawals from the valley-fill aquifers. During 1997, an average of 9.6 million gallons per day of ground water was withdrawn from these aquifers. The aquifer system consists of an unconfined aquifer (upper aquifer) and a locally confined aquifer (lower a
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Alison D. Gordon
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Water Resources Mission Area, New Jersey Water Science Center

Simulation of ground-water flow and movement of the freshwater-saltwater interface in the New Jersey coastal plain

The confined aquifers of the New Jersey Coastal Plain are sands that range in thickness from 50 to 600 feet and are separated by confining units. The confining units are composed of silts and clays that range in thickness from 500 to 1,000 feet. The aquifers are recharged by precipitation on their outcrop areas. This water then flows laterally downdip and vertically to the deeper confined aquifers
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Daryll A. Pope, Alison D. Gordon
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Water Resources Mission Area, New Jersey Water Science Center

Hydrogeology of, and ground-water flow in, a valley-fill and carbonate-rock aquifer system near Long Valley in the New Jersey Highlands

The hydrogeology of and ground-water flow in a valley-fill and carbonate-rock aquifer system were evaluated by using numerical-modeling techniques and geochemical interpretations to address concerns about the adequacy of the aquifer system to meet increasing demand for water. The study was conducted during 1987-90 by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Envi
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R.S. Nicholson, S. D. McAuley, J. L. Barringer, A.D. Gordon

Hydrogeology of, and simulated ground-water flow in, the valley-fill aquifers of the upper Rockaway River basin, Morris County, New Jersey

Public water supply in the Rockaway River valley depends almost entirely on ground water from wells in the valley-fill deposits. Ground-water withdrawals from these deposits in 1986 were about 9.1 million gallons per day. A steady-state ground-water flow model was developed to quantify the effects of ground-water withdrawals on water levels in the valley-fill aquifers and on ground-water discharge
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Alison D. Gordon
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New Jersey Coastal Plain Model

Updates to the Regional Groundwater-Flow Model of the New Jersey Coastal Plain, 1980-2013
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New Jersey Water Science Center
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New Jersey Coastal Plain Model

Updates to the Regional Groundwater-Flow Model of the New Jersey Coastal Plain, 1980-2013
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Program to Maintain and Update Groundwater Models

The Model Maintenance program, in cooperation with the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), archives, maintains, updates, and shares groundwater-flow models that have been developed by the New Jersey Water Science Center (NJWSC). The program was started in 1995 to maintain existing groundwater flow models, use standardized procedures to archive the models, update models with recent...
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New Jersey Water Science Center
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Program to Maintain and Update Groundwater Models

The Model Maintenance program, in cooperation with the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), archives, maintains, updates, and shares groundwater-flow models that have been developed by the New Jersey Water Science Center (NJWSC). The program was started in 1995 to maintain existing groundwater flow models, use standardized procedures to archive the models, update models with recent...
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Map of New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware outlined by a box showing the study area
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Map of New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware outlined by a box showing the study area

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CP_RASA

Map showing the New Jersey Coastal Plain model grid area for the 1980 to 2013 model. 

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New Jersey Water Science Center
Map of New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware outlined by a box showing the study area

CP_RASA

CP_RASA

Map showing the New Jersey Coastal Plain model grid area for the 1980 to 2013 model. 

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New Jersey Water Science Center

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