Hydrologist Colin Livdahl conducting quarterly groundwater sampling at Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in mid-February, 2022.
Andrew M Berg
Andrew Berg is a Hydrologic Technician in the Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Groundwater Characterization team, and is based out of Mounds View, Minnesota.
Andrew Berg is a Hydrologic Technician with the U.S. Geological Survey in the Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Groundwater Characterization team. He began his career as a SCEP student in the Nebraska Water Science Center during 2005-2006. In 2007, he began working in the Minnesota Water Science Center. He received an A.S. in Water Quality Science and an A.S. in Watershed Science from Vermilion Community College in Ely, Minnesota in 2006. In 2010, he received a B.S. in Environmental Studies with a Geohydrology Emphasis from Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota. His work as a USGS Hydrologic Technician focuses on a variety of different projects associated with both groundwater and surface-water quality and quantity data collection. He also assists with well drilling and subsurface coring efforts, particularly at the National Crude-Oil Contamination Research Site in Bemidji, Minnesota. His work at the USGS is driven by his personal interests to continually learn and discover more about natural landscapes and water resources.
USGS Training:
- 40-Hour HAZWOPER, 2021
- Operation and Computation of Records of Continuous Water-Quality Monitors, 2020
- Non-motorized watercraft training, 2019
- Wilderness First Aid, 2018
- USGS Off-Road Utility Vehicle Safety Training (ORUV) ATV/UTV, 2018
- Aquarius for Local Data Managers, 2017
- Aquarius for All Users, 2017
- Leadership Intensive, 2016
- Water Quality Field Methods Refresher, 2015
- Motorboat Operator Certification Course, 2011
- Basic Electronics and Troubleshooting Instrumentation, 2010
- Field Water-Quality Methods for Groundwater and Surface-water, 2010
Science and Products
Monitoring of Water Resources with Lower Sioux Indian Community
The USGS partners with the Lower Sioux Indian Community to provide information needed to better manage their water resources, especially groundwater levels and quality. Currently, water level in one groundwater well is monitored in real time.
Impacts of agricultural drainage on groundwater recharge
Artificial subsurface drainage is being increasingly utilized on agricultural land in southeast Minnesota. This region is underlain by thinner glacial deposits than are found in the historically drained areas of the State. Due to these thinner deposits, drainage in this area may have a greater impact on recharge to the underlying bedrock aquifers, a critical resource to the region.
Continuous Groundwater Monitoring Network - Minnesota
This project monitors groundwater level, groundwater temperature and precipitation at hourly intervals at a long-term network of sites throughout Minnesota. These data are collected from surficial and buried aquifers and can be used to estimate groundwater recharge and assist water-availability assessments. Data are corrected to manual measurements at least twice per year and are available through...
Colin Livdahl sampling groundwater in winter at Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant
Hydrologist Colin Livdahl conducting quarterly groundwater sampling at Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in mid-February, 2022.
Science and Products
Monitoring of Water Resources with Lower Sioux Indian Community
The USGS partners with the Lower Sioux Indian Community to provide information needed to better manage their water resources, especially groundwater levels and quality. Currently, water level in one groundwater well is monitored in real time.
Impacts of agricultural drainage on groundwater recharge
Artificial subsurface drainage is being increasingly utilized on agricultural land in southeast Minnesota. This region is underlain by thinner glacial deposits than are found in the historically drained areas of the State. Due to these thinner deposits, drainage in this area may have a greater impact on recharge to the underlying bedrock aquifers, a critical resource to the region.
Continuous Groundwater Monitoring Network - Minnesota
This project monitors groundwater level, groundwater temperature and precipitation at hourly intervals at a long-term network of sites throughout Minnesota. These data are collected from surficial and buried aquifers and can be used to estimate groundwater recharge and assist water-availability assessments. Data are corrected to manual measurements at least twice per year and are available through...
Colin Livdahl sampling groundwater in winter at Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant
Hydrologist Colin Livdahl conducting quarterly groundwater sampling at Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in mid-February, 2022.
Hydrologist Colin Livdahl conducting quarterly groundwater sampling at Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in mid-February, 2022.