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Cheryl Dieter
Cheryl is a hydrologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland-Delaware-DC Water Science Center. Her current work is focussed on water-use data and research in the United States. She is currently working on projects to identify gaps in water-use data throughout the U.S., national water-use models, and water use in MD, DE, and DC.
Biography
Education
M.S. in Geology (Concentration: Hydrogeology), Wright State University
B.S. in Geology, Bowling Green State University
Current Positions
Hydrologist, USGS Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center (1999-present)
Water-Use Specialist, USGS Maryland-Delaware- District of Columbia Water Science Center (2014-present)
USGS Data Releases
Dieter, C.A., Linsey, K.S., Caldwell, R.R., Harris, M.A., Ivahnenko, T.I., Lovelace, J.K., Maupin, M.A., and Barber, N.L., 2017, Estimated use of water in the United States county-level data for 2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7TB15V5
Science and Products
Date published: July 14, 2020
Status: Active Anacostia Water Quality Monitoring Project
The broad goal of the study is to significantly expand data collection at the Northeast Branch Anacostia and Northwest Branch Anacostia to include water-quality sampling and analysis for a wide suite of natural and anthropogenic constituents (nutrients, sediment, metals, bacteria, and organics such as PCBs and PAHs).
MD-DE-DC WSC Project #LF00BK4
Attribution: Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
Date published: June 28, 2020
Status: Active MD-DE-DC WSC Water Use & Water Supply Capabilities
The MD-DE-DC WSC works with state and local agencies to collect, estimate, review, and compile water use information. Data are used in USGS groundwater and watershed models, and other USGS studies. The data are also compiled and incorporated into the USGS national estimates of water-use. WSC staff currently participate in various national water use projects focused on improving water use...
Date published: June 16, 2020
Status: Active MD-DE-DC WSC Seminar Series
Welcome to the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Seminar Series
Here, you will find a list of upcoming public seminars taking place** at the USGS Maryland, Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center.
If you are new to our site, then welcome! Please take a few minutes to look around once you've taken care of business on this page. If you want to be included in...
Date published: August 30, 2017
Status: Active Hydrogeology and Groundwater Quality of the Anacostia River Watershed
The Anacostia River has been subjected to dredging, filling, contamination, and other human influences for over 200 years. The result of these activities is that the river has been seriously degraded from its natural state. Many groups have been working to reduce the effects of environmental degradation on the water quality and living resources of the Anacostia River, primarily by focusing on...
Contacts: Cheryl Dieter
Year Published: 2021
Simulation of groundwater flow in the aquifer system of the Anacostia River and surrounding watersheds, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the District Department of Energy & Environment, Water Quality Division, is investigating the hydrogeology of the tidal Anacostia River watershed within Washington, D.C., with the goal of improving understanding of the groundwater-flow system and the interaction of groundwater and surface water...
Raffensperger, Jeff P.; Voronin, Lois M.; Dieter, Cheryl A.View Citation
Raffensperger, J.P., Voronin, L.M., and Dieter, C.A., 2021, Simulation of groundwater flow in the aquifer system of the Anacostia River and surrounding watersheds, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2013–5225, 59 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20135225.
Year Published: 2020
Prioritizing river basins for intensive monitoring and assessment by the US Geological Survey
The US Geological Survey (USGS) is currently (2020) integrating its water science programs to better address the nation’s greatest water resource challenges now and into the future. This integration will rely, in part, on data from 10 or more intensively monitored river basins from across the USA. A team of USGS scientists was convened to develop...
Van Metre, Peter C.; Qi, Sharon L.; Deacon, Jeffrey R.; Dieter, Cheryl A.; Driscoll, Jessica M.; Fienen, Michael N.; Kenney, Terry A.; Lambert, Patrick M.; Lesmes, David; Mason, Christopher Allen; Mueller-Solger, Anke; Musgrove, MaryLynn; Painter, Jaime A.; Rosenberry, Donald O.; Sprague, Lori A.; Tesoriero, Anthony J.; Windham-Myers, Lisamarie; Wolock, David M.
Year Published: 2020
Hydrogeology and shallow groundwater quality in the tidal Anacostia River watershed, Washington, D.C.
Groundwater hydrology and geochemistry within the tidal Anacostia River watershed of Washington, D.C. are related to natural and human influences. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the District Department of Energy & Environment, began investigating the hydrogeology and groundwater quality of the watershed in 2002. Lithologic...
Ator, Scott W.; Denver, Judith M.; Dieter, Cheryl A.Attribution: Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Ator, S.W., Denver, J.M., and Dieter, C.A., 2020, Hydrogeology and shallow groundwater quality in the tidal Anacostia River watershed, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2019-5128, 93 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20195128.
Year Published: 2018
Estimated use of water in the United States in 2015
Water use in the United States in 2015 was estimated to be about 322 billion gallons per day (Bgal/d), which was 9 percent less than in 2010. The 2015 estimates put total withdrawals at the lowest level since before 1970, following the same overall trend of decreasing total withdrawals observed from 2005 to 2010. Freshwater withdrawals were 281...
Dieter, Cheryl A.; Maupin, Molly A.; Caldwell, Rodney R.; Harris, Melissa A.; Ivahnenko, Tamara I.; Lovelace, John K.; Barber, Nancy L.; Linsey, Kristin S.Attribution: Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources, Water Availability and Use Science Program, United States of America, Water Science School
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Dieter, C.A., Maupin, M.A., Caldwell, R.R., Harris, M.A., Ivahnenko, T.I., Lovelace, J.K., Barber, N.L., and Linsey, K.S., 2018, Estimated use of water in the United States in 2015: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1441, 65 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1441. [Supersedes USGS Open-File Report 2017–1131.]
Year Published: 2017
Public supply and domestic water use in the United States, 2015
IntroductionThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Use Science Project (NWUSP), part of the USGS Water Availability and Use Science Program (WAUSP), has estimated water use in the United States every 5 years since 1950. This report provides an overview of total population, public-supply use, including the population that is served by...
Dieter, Cheryl A.; Maupin, Molly A.Attribution: Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Dieter, C.A., and Maupin, M.A., 2017, Public supply and domestic water use in the United States, 2015: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017–1131,
6 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171131.
Year Published: 2013
Hydrogeologic framework, hydrology, and water quality in the Pearce Creek Dredge Material Containment Area and vicinity, Cecil County, Maryland, 2010-11
In 2009, to support an evaluation of the feasibility of reopening the Pearce Creek Dredge Material Containment Area (DMCA) in Cecil County, Maryland, for dredge-spoil disposal, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began to implement a comprehensive study designed to improve the understanding of the hydrogeologic framework, hydrology, and water...
Dieter, Cheryl A.; Koterba, Michael T.; Zapecza, Otto S.; Walker, Charles W.; Rice, Donald E.Attribution: Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Hydrogeologic framework, hydrology, and water quality in the Pearce Creek Dredge Material Containment Area and vicinity, Cecil County, Maryland, 2010-11; 2013; SIR; 2012-5263; Dieter, Cheryl A.; Koterba, Michael T.; Zapecza, Otto S.; Walker, Charles W.; Rice, Donald E.
Year Published: 2012
Groundwater quality and occurrence and distribution of selected constituents in the Aquia and Upper Patapsco aquifers, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, St. Mary's County, Maryland, July 2008
The Naval Air Station Patuxent River in southern Maryland has continued to expand in the first decade of the 21st century, contributing to rapid population growth in the surrounding area. The increase in population has caused State and County water managers and others to be concerned about the impact of population growth on the quantity and...
Dieter, Cheryl A.; Campo, Kimberly W.; Baker, Anna C.Attribution: Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Groundwater quality and occurrence and distribution of selected constituents in the Aquia and Upper Patapsco aquifers, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, St. Mary's County, Maryland, July 2008; 2012; SIR; 2012-5011; Dieter, Cheryl A.; Campo, Kimberly W.; Baker, Anna C.
Year Published: 2010
Pesticides in groundwater in the Anacostia River and Rock Creek watersheds in Washington, D.C., 2005 and 2008
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the District Department of the Environment, conducted a groundwater-quality investigation to (a) determine the presence, concentrations, and distribution of selected pesticides in groundwater, and (b) assess the presence of pesticides in groundwater in relation to selected landscape,...
Koterba, Michael T.; Dieter, Cheryl A.; Miller, Cherie V.Attribution: Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Pesticides in groundwater in the Anacostia River and Rock Creek watersheds in Washington, D.C., 2005 and 2008; 2010; SIR; 2010-5130; Koterba, Michael T.; Dieter, Cheryl A.; Miller, Cherie V.
Year Published: 2008
Simulation of Ground-Water Flow and Optimization of Withdrawals from Aquifers at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, St. Mary's County, Maryland
Potentiometric surfaces in the Piney Point-Nanjemoy, Aquia, and Upper Patapsco aquifers have declined from 1950 through 2000 throughout southern Maryland. In the vicinity of Lexington Park, Maryland, the potentiometric surface in the Aquia aquifer in 2000 was as much as 170 feet below sea level, approximately 150 feet lower than estimated pre-...
Dieter, Cheryl A.; Fleck, William B.Attribution: Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Simulation of Ground-Water Flow and Optimization of Withdrawals from Aquifers at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, St. Mary's County, Maryland; 2008; SIR; 2008-5144; Dieter, Cheryl A.; Fleck, William B.
Year Published: 2007
Hydrogeology of the Piney Point-Nanjemoy, Aquia, and Upper Patapsco aquifers, Naval Air Station Patuxent River and Webster Outlying Field, St. Marys County, Maryland, 2000–06
Recent and projected population growth in southern Maryland continues to bring ground-water-quality and quantity issues to the forefront. Lithologic, borehole geophysical, water-level, and water-use data were compiled and interpreted to revise understanding of the hydrogeologic framework of the Piney Point-Nanjemoy, Aquia, and Upper Patapsco...
Klohe, Cheryl A.; Kay, Robert T.Attribution: Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Klohe, C.A., and Kay, R.T., 2007, Hydrogeology of the Piney Point-Nanjemoy, Aquia, and Upper Patapsco aquifers, Naval Air Station Patuxent River and Webster Outlying Field, St. Marys County, Maryland, 2000–06: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5266, 26 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20065266.
Year Published: 2007
Summary of Ground-Water-Quality Data in the Anacostia River Watershed, Washington, D.C., September - December 2005
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the District Department of the Environment (formerly the District of Columbia, Department of Health, Environmental Health Administration), conducted a ground-water-quality investigation in the Anacostia River watershed within Washington, D.C. Samples were collected and analyzed from 17 ground-water...
Klohe, Cheryl A.; Debrewer, Linda M.Attribution: Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Summary of Ground-Water-Quality Data in the Anacostia River Watershed, Washington, D.C., September - December 2005; 2007; OFR; 2006-1392; Klohe, Cheryl A.; Debrewer, Linda M.
Year Published: 2003
Summary of water- and sediment-quality data for Anacostia River well sites sampled in July-August 2002
This data report is a summary of chemical analyses conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey on ground water and sediment in the tidal Anacostia River watershed, Washington, D.C. during July-August 2002. Cores were drilled and wells were established at three shoreline sites: two wells at the New York Avenue overpass, two wells at the Kenilworth...
Miller, Cherie V.; Klohe, Cheryl A.Attribution: Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Summary of water- and sediment-quality data for Anacostia River well sites sampled in July-August 2002; 2003; OFR; 2003-73; Miller, Cherie V.; Klohe, Cheryl A.
Pre-USGS Publications
Date published: July 1, 2020
MD-DE-DC WSC Capabilities Sites
There's a lot of talent at the Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC Water Science Center!
We’ve created a series of websites, thematically named to characterize our work as our “Capabilities”, working interdependently with a diverse array of cooperative partners, the scientists, technicians, and support staff work tirelessly to produce the high-quality output for which...
Date published: June 19, 2018
Water Use Across the United States Declines to Levels Not Seen Since 1970
Reductions in water use first observed in 2010 continue, show ongoing effort towards “efficient use of critical water resources.”
Attribution: Water Availability and Use Science Program