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Jena Huntington

Jena Huntington is the Studies Chief in the Northern Nevada Hydrologic Studies Unit.

Jena Huntington started her hydrology career with the U.S. Geological Survey constructing and calibrating groundwater models. Her work since has included basin water budgets, groundwater flow, evapotranspiration, geothermal and basin-fill aquifer connectivity, groundwater quality at the local, basin, and regional scales, and localized surface water quality. Jena's experience sampling groundwater quality has lead her to join the national groundwater quality instructors team where she helps teach water quality field methods.

Media Highlights

  • Nevada Wells Test Positive for Polonium: Geotimes Article
  • Nevada Division of Forestry works to eliminate wildfire risk: Nevada Appeal Article
  • Agencies Prepare Forest to Withstand Wildfire: 2News TV Interview

 

Professional Experience

  • 2006 - Present: Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Carson City, NV

  • 2005 - 2006: SCEP student, U.S. Geological Survey, Carson City, NV

  • 2003 - 2005: Research Assistant, University of Nevada, Reno

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. in Hydrogeology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2006

  • B.S. in Geoscience, Northland College, 2003

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • National Groundwater Association (NGWA)

  • American Geophysical Association (AGU)

  • Nevada Water Resources Association (NWRA), Board Member 2016 - Present

Science and Products

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Hydrologic and Water-Quality Responses in Shallow Ground Water Receiving Stormwater Runoff and Potential Transport of Contaminants to Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada, 2005-07

Clarity of Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada has been decreasing due to inflows of sediment and nutrients associated with stormwater runoff. Detention basins are considered effective best management practices for mitigation of suspended sediment and nutrients associated with runoff, but effects of infiltrated stormwater on shallow ground water are not known. This report documents 2005-07 hydrogeol
Authors
Jena M. Green, Carl E. Thodal, Toby L. Welborn
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Nevada Water Science Center

Hydrogeologic settings and ground-water flow simulations for regional studies of the Transport of Anthropogenic and Natural Contaminants to public-supply wells - Studies begun in 2001

This study of the Transport of Anthropogenic and Natural Contaminants to public-supply wells (TANC study) is being conducted as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program and was designed to increase understanding of the most important factors to consider in ground-water vulnerability assessments. The seven TANC studies that began in 2001 used retrospectiv
Authors
Suzanne S. Paschke
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Water Resources Mission Area, National Water Quality Program, Colorado Water Science Center, USGS Science in Long Island Sound and its Watershed

The Effectiveness of Cattlemans Detention Basin, South Lake Tahoe, California

Lake Tahoe (Nevada-California) has been designated as an 'outstanding national water resource' by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in part, for its exceptional clarity. Water clarity in Lake Tahoe, however, has been declining at a rate of about one foot per year for more than 35 years. To decrease the amount of sediment and nutrients delivered to the lake by way of alpine streams, wetland
Authors
Jena M. Green
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Water Resources Mission Area, Nevada Water Science Center

Changes in ground-water flow and chemistry after completion of Cattlemans detention basin, south Lake Tahoe, California -- November 2001 to November 2003

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Authors
David E. Prudic, Jena M. Green, James L. Wood, Katherine K. Henkelman
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Nevada Water Science Center

Hydraulic conductivity of near-surface alluvium in the vicinity of Cattlemans Detention Basin, South Lake Tahoe, California

Cattlemans detention basin, South Lake Tahoe, California is designed to capture and reduce urban runoff and pollutants originating from developed areas before entering Cold Creek, which is tributary to Trout Creek and to Lake Tahoe. The effectiveness of the basin in reducing sediment and nutrient loads currently is being assessed with a five-year study. Hydraulic conductivity of the alluvium near
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Jena M. Green, Katherine K. Henkelman, Rachel M. Caskey
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Nevada Water Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Shanafield, Margaret, Jennifer Johnson, Emile Sawyer, Jena Green, Jason Assam, Hesham Becket, Scott Brown, William Carlos, DeEtta Fosbury, Darren Meadows, Michael Meinert, Brian Rasmussen, Gitane Royce, Chad Stein, Kurt Unger, Mervin Wright, David Hunkup, Dominic Wolf, Rick Susfalk, and Scott W. Tyler, 2005, Analysis of Hungry Valley Groundwater Pumping and Management, Washoe County, Nevada: Journal of Nevada Water Resources, vol. 2, no.2, p. 1-14.
Thodal, C.E., and Green, J.M., Ground-water quality and flow responses from storm-water detentions basins—Best Management practices, South Lake Tahoe, California, Journal of Nevada Water Resources, vol. 4, no.1, p. 18.

**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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Science and Products

*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government