Jaime A Painter
Jaime Painter is the Program Manager for the Water Use and Water Budget Research Science Programs for the USGS Water Resources Mission Area.
Jaime Painter has been with the U.S. Geological Survey since 2000. Her early career was spent employing geospatial analytics toward national, regional, and local topics of water availability and use. Water use science emerged as a natural fit and an area for which USGS had a mission and capacity to improve the state of science. Jaime has worked in the field of water use since 2008 primarily focused on irrigation water use. In her current role as Program Manager, she helps establish pathways to ensure that USGS information enhances the understanding, quantification, prediction, and accessibility of comprehensive and reliable water budget information for all States and territories. Knowing the amount of water society is using today and needs for the future where climate varies, and land-use and population changes is critical to understanding water availability and to assure that future water needs can be met
Professional Experience
2024 – present: Program Manager, Water Use and Water Budget Research Science Programs
2002-2023: Geographer, Water-Use Specialist, South Atlantic Water Science Center, USGS, Norcross, Georgia.
2000-2002: Student Trainee (Hydrology), Georgia Water Science Center, USGS, Norcross, Georgia.
2000-2002: Research Assistant, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
Education and Certifications
MS Geography. University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 2002
BS Geography. University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia, 2000
Science and Products
Summary of the Georgia Agricultural Water Conservation and Metering Program and evaluation of methods used to collect and analyze irrigation data in the middle and lower Chattahoochee and Flint River basins, 2004-2010
Groundwater conditions and studies in Georgia, 2008-2009
Hydrology, water quality, and water-supply potential of ponds at Hunter Army Airfield, Chatham County, Georgia, November 2008-July 2009
Geohydrology of the Aucilla-Suwannee-Ochlockonee River Basin, south-central Georgia and adjacent parts of Florida
Groundwater conditions and studies in the Brunswick–Glynn County area, Georgia, 2008
Ground-Water Conditions and Studies in Georgia, 2006-2007
How Much Water Is in the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and How Much Is Used?
Surface-Water Conditions in Georgia, Water Year 2005
Ground-Water Conditions and Studies in Georgia, 2004-2005
Geohydrology of the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin, southwestern Georgia, northwestern Florida, and southeastern Alabama
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
Application of ground-water flow and solute-transport models to simulate selected ground-water management scenarios in coastal Georgia and adjacent parts of South Carolina and Florida, 2000-2100
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Summary of the Georgia Agricultural Water Conservation and Metering Program and evaluation of methods used to collect and analyze irrigation data in the middle and lower Chattahoochee and Flint River basins, 2004-2010
Since receiving jurisdiction from the State Legislature in June 2003 to implement the Georgia Agricultural Water Conservation and Metering Program, the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (Commission) by year-end 2010 installed more than 10,000 annually read water meters and nearly 200 daily reporting, satellite-transmitted, telemetry sites on irrigation systems located primarily in souAuthorsLynn J. Torak, Jaime A. PainterGroundwater conditions and studies in Georgia, 2008-2009
The U.S. Geological Survey collects groundwater data and conducts studies to monitor hydrologic conditions, better define groundwater resources, and address problems related to water supply, water use, and water quality. In Georgia, water levels were monitored continuously at 179 wells during 2008 and 181 wells during 2009. Because of missing data or short periods of record (less than 3 years) forAuthorsMichael F. Peck, David C. Leeth, Jaime A. PainterHydrology, water quality, and water-supply potential of ponds at Hunter Army Airfield, Chatham County, Georgia, November 2008-July 2009
The hydrology, water quality, and water-supply potential of four ponds constructed to capture stormwater runoff at Hunter Army Airfield, Chatham County, Georgia, were evaluated as potential sources of supplemental irrigation supply. The ponds are, Oglethorpe Lake, Halstrum Pond, Wilson Gate Pond, and golf course pond. During the dry season, when irrigation demand is highest, ponds maintain water lAuthorsJohn S. Clarke, Jaime A. PainterGeohydrology of the Aucilla-Suwannee-Ochlockonee River Basin, south-central Georgia and adjacent parts of Florida
Major streams and tributaries located in the Aucilla-Suwannee-Ochlockonee (ASO) River Basin of south-central Georgia and adjacent parts of Florida drain about 8,000 square miles of a layered sequence of clastic and carbonate sediments and carbonate Coastal Plain sediments consisting of the surficial aquifer system, upper semiconfining unit, Upper Floridan aquifer, and lower confining unit. StreamsAuthorsLynn J. Torak, Jaime A. Painter, Michael F. PeckGroundwater conditions and studies in the Brunswick–Glynn County area, Georgia, 2008
The Upper Floridan aquifer is contaminated with saltwater in a 2-square-mile area of downtown Brunswick, Georgia. This contamination has limited development of the groundwater supply in the Glynn County area. Hydrologic, geologic, and water-quality data are needed to effectively manage water resources. Since 1959, the U.S. Geological Survey has conducted a cooperative water program with the City oAuthorsGregory S. Cherry, Michael F. Peck, Jaime A. Painter, Welby L. StaytonGround-Water Conditions and Studies in Georgia, 2006-2007
The U.S. Geological Survey collects ground-water data and conducts studies to monitor hydrologic conditions, better define ground-water resources, and address problems related to water supply, water use, and water quality. Water levels were monitored continuously, in Georgia, in a network of 184 wells during 2006 and 182 wells during 2007. Because of missing data or the short period of record (lesAuthorsMichael F. Peck, Jaime A. Painter, David C. LeethHow Much Water Is in the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and How Much Is Used?
Questions of how much water is in the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint (ACF) Rivers and how much is used do not have simple answers. The answers depend on the location in the river basin and on the year and season (as discussed on the first two pages of this fact sheet). Location is important because as one moves from upstream to downstream in a typical river, additions to streamflow from trAuthorsMark N. Landers, Jaime A. PainterSurface-Water Conditions in Georgia, Water Year 2005
INTRODUCTION The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Georgia Water Science Center-in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies-collected surface-water streamflow, water-quality, and ecological data during the 2005 Water Year (October 1, 2004-September 30, 2005). These data were compiled into layers of an interactive ArcReaderTM published map document (pmf). ArcReaderTM is a product of EnvirAuthorsJaime A. Painter, Mark N. LandersGround-Water Conditions and Studies in Georgia, 2004-2005
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects ground-water data and conducts studies to monitor hydrologic conditions, better define ground-water resources, and address problems related to water supply, water use, and water quality. During 2004-2005, ground-water levels were monitored continuously in a network of 183 wells completed in major aquifers throughout the State. Because of missing data or tAuthorsDavid C. Leeth, Michael F. Peck, Jaime A. PainterGeohydrology of the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin, southwestern Georgia, northwestern Florida, and southeastern Alabama
The lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin contains about 4,600 square miles of karstic and fluvial plains and nearly 100,000 cubic miles of predominantly karst limestone connected hydraulically to the principal rivers and lakes in the Coastal Plain of southwestern Georgia, northwestern Florida, and southwestern Alabama. Sediments of late-middle Eocene to Holocene in hydraulic coAuthorsLynn J. Torak, Jaime A. PainterPhysical 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. PainterApplication of ground-water flow and solute-transport models to simulate selected ground-water management scenarios in coastal Georgia and adjacent parts of South Carolina and Florida, 2000-2100
No abstract available.AuthorsDorothy F. Payne, Alden M. Provost, Jaime A. Painter, Malek Abu Rumman, Gregory S. Cherry - Software
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