This is a presentation presented at a Storey County Commissioner's Meeting on August 20, 2024.
David W. Smith
David W. Smith is a hydrologist in the Northern Nevada Hydrologic Studies Unit.
David’s research focuses on water quality, quantifying tributary loads, surface-water groundwater interactions, and groundwater-supply investigations. He is currently the program lead for the Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program and a member of the NWIS Modernization Program Management Team.
Science and Products
Evaluation of water-level decline and aquifer properties in the Virginia City Highlands and Highland Ranches Volcanic Rock aquifer system, Storey County, Nevada
The Virginia City Highlands and Highland Ranches (VC Highlands) are a rural residential housing area established along the ridge of the Virginia Range in Storey County, Nevada. Approximately 1,400 residents exclusively rely on domestic wells for water supply and domestic well depths range from 75 to 1,175 ft below land surface. NVWSC monitors water levels annually in two domestic wells in the VC...
Evaluation of Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area
Minimal hydrologic data are available for the Black Rock National Conservation Area (BRNCA). USGS scientists collected baseline spring flow, groundwater level, and precipitation data to support concurrent ecological studies of perennial springs in the BRNCA by the Desert Research Institute. The collection of baseline hydrologic data is the initial step for determining how ecosystems in the BRNCA...
Lake Tahoe Tributary Monitoring
The Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program (LTIMP) is an essential part of integrated science in the Lake Tahoe Basin and has provided long-term, consistent, reliable, and accessible tributary monitoring data for decades.
Virginia City Highlands Groundwater Investigation 2024 Update
This is a presentation presented at a Storey County Commissioner's Meeting on August 20, 2024.
Science and Products
Evaluation of water-level decline and aquifer properties in the Virginia City Highlands and Highland Ranches Volcanic Rock aquifer system, Storey County, Nevada
The Virginia City Highlands and Highland Ranches (VC Highlands) are a rural residential housing area established along the ridge of the Virginia Range in Storey County, Nevada. Approximately 1,400 residents exclusively rely on domestic wells for water supply and domestic well depths range from 75 to 1,175 ft below land surface. NVWSC monitors water levels annually in two domestic wells in the VC...
Evaluation of Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area
Minimal hydrologic data are available for the Black Rock National Conservation Area (BRNCA). USGS scientists collected baseline spring flow, groundwater level, and precipitation data to support concurrent ecological studies of perennial springs in the BRNCA by the Desert Research Institute. The collection of baseline hydrologic data is the initial step for determining how ecosystems in the BRNCA...
Lake Tahoe Tributary Monitoring
The Lake Tahoe Interagency Monitoring Program (LTIMP) is an essential part of integrated science in the Lake Tahoe Basin and has provided long-term, consistent, reliable, and accessible tributary monitoring data for decades.
Virginia City Highlands Groundwater Investigation 2024 Update
This is a presentation presented at a Storey County Commissioner's Meeting on August 20, 2024.
This is a presentation presented at a Storey County Commissioner's Meeting on August 20, 2024.