Brendan Foster
Science and Products
Hydrologic, Water-Quality, and Ecological Monitoring and Analysis to Support Stream Restoration Research in Reston, Virginia
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Resource Protection Group, Inc. is partnering with Reston Association to monitor the hydrology, water-quality, and ecology of two restored urban streams in Reston, Virginia – Snakeden Branch and The Glade. A combination of continuous and discrete hydrologic and water-quality data are collected to evaluate stream conditions and estimate sediment...
Monitoring High-Priority Stream Crossings Along Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline Routes
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), is monitoring the water quality of multiple high-priority streams where natural gas pipeline crossings have been proposed. The purpose of the monitoring effort is to collect baseline water-quality data and, if the pipeline construction is approved, to monitor water quality in these...
New intensive water-resource monitoring stations support stream and ecological restoration research in Reston, Virginia
Two new intensive water-resources monitoring stations and a meteorological station were recently installed to monitor the hydrology, water-quality, and ecology of two urban streams in Reston, Virginia. The USGS will evaluate data collected before, during, and after the implementation of stream improvements projects to see how effective they are at improving water quality and ecosystem...