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Dianna Crilley

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

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, the
Authors
Dianna M. Crilley, Jake W. Collison
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

Estimates 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 report
Authors
Steven E. Rice, Dianna M. Crilley
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

Seepage 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 con
Authors
D.M. Crilley, A.M. Matherne, Nicole Thomas, S.E. Falk
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

Hydrogeology, 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 Bas
Authors
Laura M. Bexfield, Bryant C. Jurgens, Dianna M. Crilley, Scott C. Christenson
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

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

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 o
Authors
Lynn J. Torak, Dianna M. Crilley, Jaime A. Painter
By
Water Resources Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

Occurrence 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,
Authors
Michael T. Koterba, A. Scott Andres, Joseph Vrabel, Dianna M. Crilley, Zoltan Szabo, John F. DeWild, George R. Aiken, Betzaida Reyes-Padro
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
California Flood Preparedness Week

California Flood Preparedness Week

This week is California Flood Preparedness week, and local, state, and federal agencies are reminding Californians to be aware and be prepared for...

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Image: El Niño Hits San Diego
El Niño Hits San Diego
El Niño Hits San Diego
Image: El Niño Hits San Diego

El Niño Hits San Diego

El Niño Hits San Diego

Sections of Fashion Valley Road, San Diego, were closed by flooding of the San Diego River. Closed roads were a common scene in San Diego and throughout California during the El Niño-related storms, Jan 6 - 7, 2016. Hydrographers from the Poway Field Office closely monitored high-flow conditions throughout the storms.

By
Water Resources, Communications and Publishing
Image: El Niño Hits San Diego

El Niño Hits San Diego

El Niño Hits San Diego

Sections of Fashion Valley Road, San Diego, were closed by flooding of the San Diego River. Closed roads were a common scene in San Diego and throughout California during the El Niño-related storms, Jan 6 - 7, 2016. Hydrographers from the Poway Field Office closely monitored high-flow conditions throughout the storms.

By
Water Resources, Communications and Publishing

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

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, the
Authors
Dianna M. Crilley, Jake W. Collison
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

Estimates 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 report
Authors
Steven E. Rice, Dianna M. Crilley
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

Seepage 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 con
Authors
D.M. Crilley, A.M. Matherne, Nicole Thomas, S.E. Falk
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

Hydrogeology, 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 Bas
Authors
Laura M. Bexfield, Bryant C. Jurgens, Dianna M. Crilley, Scott C. Christenson
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New Mexico Water Science Center

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

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 o
Authors
Lynn J. Torak, Dianna M. Crilley, Jaime A. Painter
By
Water Resources Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

Occurrence 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,
Authors
Michael T. Koterba, A. Scott Andres, Joseph Vrabel, Dianna M. Crilley, Zoltan Szabo, John F. DeWild, George R. Aiken, Betzaida Reyes-Padro
By
Water Resources Mission Area, California Water Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
California Flood Preparedness Week

California Flood Preparedness Week

This week is California Flood Preparedness week, and local, state, and federal agencies are reminding Californians to be aware and be prepared for...

Read Article
Image: El Niño Hits San Diego
El Niño Hits San Diego
El Niño Hits San Diego
Image: El Niño Hits San Diego

El Niño Hits San Diego

El Niño Hits San Diego

Sections of Fashion Valley Road, San Diego, were closed by flooding of the San Diego River. Closed roads were a common scene in San Diego and throughout California during the El Niño-related storms, Jan 6 - 7, 2016. Hydrographers from the Poway Field Office closely monitored high-flow conditions throughout the storms.

By
Water Resources, Communications and Publishing
Image: El Niño Hits San Diego

El Niño Hits San Diego

El Niño Hits San Diego

Sections of Fashion Valley Road, San Diego, were closed by flooding of the San Diego River. Closed roads were a common scene in San Diego and throughout California during the El Niño-related storms, Jan 6 - 7, 2016. Hydrographers from the Poway Field Office closely monitored high-flow conditions throughout the storms.

By
Water Resources, Communications and Publishing