Dianna Crilley is the Deputy Director, Office of Planning and Programming for the USGS Water Resources Mission Area.
Deputy Director, Office of Planning and Programming, U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Mission Area, 2019–present
Associate Director for Data, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, San Diego, CA, 2014–2019
Supervisory Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center, Albuquerque, NM, 2013–2014
Water-Quality Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center, Albuquerque, NM, 2011–2014
Innaugral Deputy Director, Department of Interior, Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, Amherst, MA, 2012–2013
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center, Albuquerque, NM, 2005–2014
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland-Delaware-DC Water Science Center, Baltimore, MD, 2003–2005
Student Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center, Atlanta, GA, 2001–2003
Student Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Mission Area, National Research Program, Reston, VA, 1998–2001
Education
M.S., Geology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
B.S., Environmental Science, University of Maine, Farmington, ME
USGS Science Planning and Leadership
Instructor, U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Quality Field Methods (QW1028), 2013–2018
Instructor, U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Quality Field Methods Refresher (QW3190), 2013–2018
Liaison, U.S. Geological Survey, National Water Quality Assessment Program, Rio Grande Study Unit, 2013–2014
Thesis committee member, University of New Mexico Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2013
Science and Products
A water-budget approach to estimating potential groundwater recharge from two domestic sewage disposal fields in eastern Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 2011-12
Estimates of groundwater recharge rates and sources in the East Mountain area, Eastern Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 2005-12
Seepage investigations of the Rio Grande from below Leasburg Dam, Leasburg, New Mexico, to above American Dam, El Paso, Texas, 2006-13
Hydrogeology, water chemistry, and transport processes in the zone of contribution of a public-supply well in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2007-9
Physical and hydrochemical evidence of lake leakage near Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam and of ground-water inflow to Lake Seminole, and an assessment of karst features in and near the lake, southwestern Georgia and northwestern Florida
Occurrence and distribution of mercury in the surficial aquifer, Long Neck Peninsula, Sussex County, Delaware, 2003–04
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A water-budget approach to estimating potential groundwater recharge from two domestic sewage disposal fields in eastern Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 2011-12
Eastern Bernalillo County, New Mexico, is a historically rural area that in recent years has experienced an increase in population and in the construction of new housing units, most of which are not connected to a centralized wastewater treatment system. Increasing water use has raised concerns about the effect of development on the available groundwater resources in the area. During 2011–12, theAuthorsDianna M. Crilley, Jake W. CollisonEstimates of groundwater recharge rates and sources in the East Mountain area, Eastern Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 2005-12
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Bernalillo County Public Works Division, has conducted a monitoring program in the East Mountain area of eastern Bernalillo County, New Mexico, since 2000 to better define the hydrogeologic characteristics of the East Mountain area and to provide scientific information that will assist in the sustainable management of water resources. This reportAuthorsSteven E. Rice, Dianna M. CrilleySeepage investigations of the Rio Grande from below Leasburg Dam, Leasburg, New Mexico, to above American Dam, El Paso, Texas, 2006-13
Seepage investigations were conducted annually by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1988 to 1998 and from 2004 to 2013 along a 64-mile reach of the Rio Grande from below Leasburg Dam, Leasburg, New Mexico, to above American Dam, El Paso, Texas, as part of the Mesilla Basin monitoring program. Results of studies conducted from 2006 to 2013 are presented in this report. Seepage investigations were conAuthorsD.M. Crilley, A.M. Matherne, Nicole Thomas, S.E. FalkHydrogeology, water chemistry, and transport processes in the zone of contribution of a public-supply well in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2007-9
The National Water-Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) of the U.S. Geological Survey began a series of groundwater studies in 2001 in representative aquifers across the Nation in order to increase understanding of the factors that affect transport of anthropogenic and natural contaminants (TANC) to public-supply wells. One of 10 regional-scale TANC studies was conducted in the Middle Rio Grande BasAuthorsLaura M. Bexfield, Bryant C. Jurgens, Dianna M. Crilley, Scott C. ChristensonPhysical and hydrochemical evidence of lake leakage near Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam and of ground-water inflow to Lake Seminole, and an assessment of karst features in and near the lake, southwestern Georgia and northwestern Florida
Hydrogeologic data and water-chemistry analyses indicate that Lake Seminole leaks into the Upper Floridan aquifer near Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, southwestern Georgia and northwestern Florida, and that ground water enters Lake Seminole along upstream reaches of the lake’s four impoundment arms (Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, Spring Creek, and Fishpond Drain). Written accounts by U.S. Army Corps oAuthorsLynn J. Torak, Dianna M. Crilley, Jaime A. PainterOccurrence and distribution of mercury in the surficial aquifer, Long Neck Peninsula, Sussex County, Delaware, 2003–04
In January 2001, mercury (Hg) was detected (500 nanograms per liter, ng/L, or greater) in the distribution system of the Long Neck Water Company (LNWC), Pot Nets, Delaware. By April 2001, two LNWC production wells had been taken off-line because discharge concentrations of total mercury (HgT) either had exceeded or approached the Federal limit of 2,000 ng/L. From October 2003 through January 2005,AuthorsMichael T. Koterba, A. Scott Andres, Joseph Vrabel, Dianna M. Crilley, Zoltan Szabo, John F. DeWild, George R. Aiken, Betzaida Reyes-Padro - News
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