Mary Kay Foley, P.E., PMP
Biography
Center Director of the US Geological Survey Maryland-Delaware-DC Water Science Center (WSC). The WSC includes approximately 80 scientists and technicians engaged in collecting and interpreting water data including surface water, groundwater, water use, and water quality including site remediation. High profile projects include Chesapeake Bay water quality trend analysis, National Water Quality Assessments , and data collection and analysis for multiple Federal, State, County, local governments and research partners. Mary Kay joined the USGS in 2015 after twenty three years with the US Army. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from SUNY Buffalo, and is a licensed Professional Engineer and certified Project Management Professional. Mary Kay spent eleven years with the US Army Corps of Engineers (Buffalo District) working as hydrologist, project engineer, and project manager for water resource and hazardous waste cleanup projects. She spent four years as Environmental Division Chief at the Department of Public Works US Army Garrison Mannheim Germany. Before joining the USGS, Mary Kay ran the US Army European Region Cleanup program, including 119 sites with a $160M cost to complete.
Science and Products
Anacostia Water Quality Monitoring Project
The broad goal of the study is to significantly expand data collection at the Northeast Branch Anacostia and Northwest Branch Anacostia to include water-quality sampling and analysis for a wide suite of natural and anthropogenic constituents (nutrients, sediment, metals, bacteria, and organics such as PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) and PAH (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).
MD-DE-DC WSC Water Use & Water Supply Capabilities
The MD-DE-DC WSC works with state and local agencies to collect, estimate, review, and compile water use information. Data are used in USGS groundwater and watershed models, and other USGS studies. The data are also compiled and incorporated into the USGS national estimates of water-use. WSC staff currently participate in various national water use projects focused on improving water use...
MD-DE-DC WSC Geomorphology and Sediment Studies Capabilities
Geomorphology is classified as the study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features created by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near the Earth's surface. Adding water creates a whole new dynamic known as Fluvial Morphology. Rivers and streams act as conduits of water along with sediment. As water flows over the channel bed, it is able to...
MD-DE-DC WSC Seminar Series
Water Science Seminar Series
Please feel free to join us as water science professionals from the realms of federal, state, local governments, academia, and private practice meet to present this series of discussions about water-related topics in the region (Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.).
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MD-DE-DC WSC Capabilities Sites
There's a lot of talent at the Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC Water Science Center!
We’ve created a series of websites, thematically named to characterize our work as our “Capabilities”, working interdependently with a diverse array of cooperative partners, the scientists, technicians, and support staff work tirelessly to produce the high-quality output for which...
New water-quality station is a step forward for Baltimore water pollution clean-up
Online sites will provide the first real-time, user-friendly Inner Harbor water information