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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.

 

 

 

 

Professional Experience

  • 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)

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. in Geology (Concentration: Hydrogeology), Wright State University

  • B.S. in Geology, Bowling Green State University

Science and Products

Filter Total Items: 13

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 in the watershed. To help meet this goal, a three-dimens
By
Water Resources, New Jersey Water Science Center

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 a systematic, quantitative approach to prioritize c
By
Water Resources

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 coring, groundwater-level and tidal monitoring, and water-
By
Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

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 Bgal/d, or 87 percent of total withdrawals, and salin
By
Water Resources, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

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 public-supply systems and the domestic deliveries to t
By
Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

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 quality of shallow aquifers underlying the DMCA and adjac
By
Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

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 quality of groundwater supplies. The U.S. Geological Surv
By
Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

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, hydrogeologic, and groundwater-quality characteristics in th
By
Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

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-pumping levels before 1940. At the present rate, the wa
By
Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

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 aquifers in southern Maryland, with emphasis on the Nava
By
Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

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 monitoring wells located within the study area from
By
Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

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 Aquatic Gardens, and one well at Anacostia Park. Additi
By
Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Ritzi Jr., R. W., D. F. Dominic, A. J. Slesers, C. B. Greer, E. C. Reboulet, J. A. Telford, R. W. Masters, C. A. Klohe, J. L. Bogle, and B. P. Means (2000), Comparing statistical models of physical heterogeneity in buried-valley aquifers, Water Resour. Res., 36(11), 3179–3192, doi:10.1029/2000WR900143.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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Anacostia River in DC

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
By
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
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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
Learn More
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Anacostia Study Area Partial Map

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 PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) and PAH (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).
By
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
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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 PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) and PAH (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).
Learn More
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Loch Raven Low Point

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 estimates...
By
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
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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 estimates...
Learn More
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USGS

MD-DE-DC WSC Seminar Series

Water Science Seminar Series

Please feel free to join us as water science professionals from the realms of federal, state, local governments, academia, and private practice meet to present this series of discussions about water-related topics in the region (Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.).

Click here to send an automated Email or contact Chris Nealen at (cnealen@usgs.gov) to receive announcements on upcoming seminars at the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center by contacting  Chris Nealen at (cnealen@usgs.gov) 

While most seminars are hosted at the USGS Maryland, Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center at the UMBC Research Park, the recent COVID-19 pandemic have forced all seminars to occur virtually. Specific instructions typically occompany notifications or calendar invitations.

>> Get directions to our offices here <<

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MD-DE-DC WSC Seminar Series

Water Science Seminar Series

Please feel free to join us as water science professionals from the realms of federal, state, local governments, academia, and private practice meet to present this series of discussions about water-related topics in the region (Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.).

Click here to send an automated Email or contact Chris Nealen at (cnealen@usgs.gov) to receive announcements on upcoming seminars at the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center by contacting  Chris Nealen at (cnealen@usgs.gov) 

While most seminars are hosted at the USGS Maryland, Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center at the UMBC Research Park, the recent COVID-19 pandemic have forced all seminars to occur virtually. Specific instructions typically occompany notifications or calendar invitations.

>> Get directions to our offices here <<

Learn More
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Cherry Blossoms in Washington, DC

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...
By
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
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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...
Learn More
link

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...

Read Article
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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.”

Read Article

Estimated Use of Water in the United States County-Level Data for 2015

This dataset contains water-use estimates for 2015 that are aggregated to the county level in the United States. The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS's) National Water Use Science Project is responsible for compiling and disseminating the Nation's water-use data. Working in cooperation with local, State, and Federal agencies, the USGS has published an estimate of water use in the United States every
By
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

Science and Products

  • Publications
    Filter Total Items: 13

    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 in the watershed. To help meet this goal, a three-dimens
    By
    Water Resources, New Jersey Water Science Center

    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 a systematic, quantitative approach to prioritize c
    By
    Water Resources

    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 coring, groundwater-level and tidal monitoring, and water-
    By
    Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

    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 Bgal/d, or 87 percent of total withdrawals, and salin
    By
    Water Resources, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

    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 public-supply systems and the domestic deliveries to t
    By
    Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

    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 quality of shallow aquifers underlying the DMCA and adjac
    By
    Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

    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 quality of groundwater supplies. The U.S. Geological Surv
    By
    Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

    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, hydrogeologic, and groundwater-quality characteristics in th
    By
    Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

    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-pumping levels before 1940. At the present rate, the wa
    By
    Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

    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 aquifers in southern Maryland, with emphasis on the Nava
    By
    Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

    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 monitoring wells located within the study area from
    By
    Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

    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 Aquatic Gardens, and one well at Anacostia Park. Additi
    By
    Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

    Non-USGS Publications**

    Ritzi Jr., R. W., D. F. Dominic, A. J. Slesers, C. B. Greer, E. C. Reboulet, J. A. Telford, R. W. Masters, C. A. Klohe, J. L. Bogle, and B. P. Means (2000), Comparing statistical models of physical heterogeneity in buried-valley aquifers, Water Resour. Res., 36(11), 3179–3192, doi:10.1029/2000WR900143.

    **Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

  • Science
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    Anacostia River in DC

    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
    By
    Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
    link

    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
    Learn More
    link
    Anacostia Study Area Partial Map

    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 PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) and PAH (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).
    By
    Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
    link

    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 PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) and PAH (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).
    Learn More
    link
    Loch Raven Low Point

    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 estimates...
    By
    Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
    link

    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 estimates...
    Learn More
    link
    USGS

    MD-DE-DC WSC Seminar Series

    Water Science Seminar Series

    Please feel free to join us as water science professionals from the realms of federal, state, local governments, academia, and private practice meet to present this series of discussions about water-related topics in the region (Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.).

    Click here to send an automated Email or contact Chris Nealen at (cnealen@usgs.gov) to receive announcements on upcoming seminars at the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center by contacting  Chris Nealen at (cnealen@usgs.gov) 

    While most seminars are hosted at the USGS Maryland, Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center at the UMBC Research Park, the recent COVID-19 pandemic have forced all seminars to occur virtually. Specific instructions typically occompany notifications or calendar invitations.

    >> Get directions to our offices here <<

    link

    MD-DE-DC WSC Seminar Series

    Water Science Seminar Series

    Please feel free to join us as water science professionals from the realms of federal, state, local governments, academia, and private practice meet to present this series of discussions about water-related topics in the region (Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.).

    Click here to send an automated Email or contact Chris Nealen at (cnealen@usgs.gov) to receive announcements on upcoming seminars at the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center by contacting  Chris Nealen at (cnealen@usgs.gov) 

    While most seminars are hosted at the USGS Maryland, Delaware-District of Columbia Water Science Center at the UMBC Research Park, the recent COVID-19 pandemic have forced all seminars to occur virtually. Specific instructions typically occompany notifications or calendar invitations.

    >> Get directions to our offices here <<

    Learn More
    link
    Cherry Blossoms in Washington, DC

    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...
    By
    Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
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    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...
    Learn More
  • News
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    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...

    Read Article
    link

    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.”

    Read Article
  • Data

    Estimated Use of Water in the United States County-Level Data for 2015

    This dataset contains water-use estimates for 2015 that are aggregated to the county level in the United States. The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS's) National Water Use Science Project is responsible for compiling and disseminating the Nation's water-use data. Working in cooperation with local, State, and Federal agencies, the USGS has published an estimate of water use in the United States every
    By
    Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center