Paul Heisig

Biography

Paul Heisig has worked as a hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey on Long Island (1985-89) and Upstate New York (1989-present).

His work has focused on:

1) the effects of land use on ground-water quality and stream low-flow water quality

2) use of a multidisciplinary approach to conceptualize the framework of bedrock and glacial aquifer systems and associated water resources in a variety of hydrogeologic settings in eastern New York

3) groundwater within the dissected Appalachian Plateau of central NY - flow, geochemistry, and methane occurrence

4) mapping sand and gravel aquifers in upstate NY

Heisig earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in geology at the SUNY Geneseo and Ohio State University, respectively.

Science and Products

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Date published: October 31, 2018

Status: Active

Determination of Sources of Water to the Tully Valley Mudboils

Background and Problem Tully Valley is part of the Onondaga Trough, which extends from the Valley Heads Moraine in the south to Onondaga Lake in the north near Syracuse, New York (fig. 1). The Onondaga Trough is filled with a complex sequence of glacial and post-glacial sediments that overlie Devonian carbonate rock and shale and Silurian shale and salt (fig.2). Mudboils, volcano-like cone...

Contacts: Paul Heisig

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Date published: August 30, 2017

Status: Active

Detailed Aquifer Mapping of the Oneonta Area Otsego and Delaware Counties, New York

Introduction The City of Oneonta and surrounding area is the major population center in Otsego County, N.Y. and home to two colleges (SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College). The public water supply draws on both surface-water and groundwater sources and serves 15,954 people in the City of Oneonta and parts of the surrounding Town of Oneonta (City of Oneonta, 2013). The remaining population uses...

Contacts: Paul Heisig, P. Jay Fleisher

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Date published: August 28, 2017

Status: Active

An Investigation into the Water Surface Elevation Changes of Moreau Lake, Moreau Lake State Park, Saratoga County, NY

Background: Moreau Lake is located within Moreau Lake State Park, a 4,100 acre park divided by the Hudson River in northern Saratoga and southern Warren Counties of upstate New York. Moreau Lake has a surface area of 128 acres, a watershed of 469 acres, and 3.6 miles of shoreline. The lake has a “normal” mean depth of 32 feet and a maximum depth of 50 feet. An outlet control structure at...

Contacts: Paul Heisig, Gary Wall

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Date published: December 13, 2016

Status: Active

Groundwater-level Monitoring for Characterization of Hydraulic Connections in the Basal Sand & Gravel Aquifer, Hoosic River Valley, Hoosick Falls, New York

Hydrogeologic characterization of the basal sand and gravel aquifer in the Hoosic River valley in Hoosick Falls, New York is important for determination of sources, extent, and future migration of PFOA groundwater contamination; evaluation of potential remedial actions; and appraisal of alternative groundwater supplies. Variations in the current pumping stresses and a planned 72-hour aquife...

Contacts: John Williams, Paul Heisig

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Date published: December 8, 2015

Status: Active

Detailed Aquifer Mapping in the Owasco Inlet valley Towns of Moravia, Locke (Cayuga County) and Groton (Tompkins County), New York

Introduction Detailed mapping of the valley-fill aquifer within the Owasco Inlet valley and adjacent tributary valleys in Cayuga County (Towns of Moravia and Locke) and Tompkins County (Town of Groton) is the latest study in the cooperative Detailed Aquifer Mapping Program between the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The...

Contacts: Paul Heisig

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Date published: November 10, 2015

Status: Active

Rockland County Water-Resource Assessment

INTRODUCTION • Concerns over the viability of the fractured bedrock aquifer that provides about 1/3 of Rockland County’s water supply prompted a 5-year study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to (1) define the hydrogeologic framework of the aquifer, (2) assess conditions within it, and (3) identify other potential sources of water for the County. The study was done in cooperation with...

Contacts: Paul Heisig

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Date published: September 23, 2015

Status: Active

Detailed Aquifer Mapping in the Susquehanna River Valley in South-Central Broome County –Towns of Conklin and Kirkwood

Introduction Detailed mapping of the valley-fill aquifer within the Susquehanna River valley and adjacent tributary valleys in south-central Broome County (Towns of Conklin and Kirkwood) is the latest study in the cooperative Detailed Aquifer Mapping Program between the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The aim of the...

Contacts: Paul Heisig

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Date published: August 28, 2015

Status: Active

Geohydrology of the Valley-Fill Aquifer in the West Branch Cayuga Inlet and Fish Kill Valleys, Town of Newfield, Tompkins County, New York

PROBLEM The valley-fill aquifers in the West Branch Cayuga Inlet and Fish Kill valleys (designated as aquifer 15, fig.1), within the Town of Newfield, were mapped by Miller (2000) and identified as one of 17 unconsolidated aquifers in Tompkins County that need to be studied in more detail. The valley-fill in the West Branch Cayuga Inlet and Fish Kill valleys contain a heterogeneous mix of gl...

Contacts: Benjamin N Fisher, Paul Heisig, William M Kappel

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Date published: August 28, 2015

Status: Active

Geohydrology of the Unconsolidated Aquifer in Enfield Creek Valley, Town of Enfield, Tompkins County, New York

PROBLEM The unconsolidated aquifer in Enfield Creek Valley (fig. 1) was mapped by Miller (2000) and identified as one of 17 unconsolidated aquifers in Tompkins County that needs to be studied in more detail. Well records in Enfield Creek valley indicate that the northern part of Enfield Creek valley contains sand and gravel deposits which may be under unconfined conditions in some areas, con...

Contacts: Benjamin N Fisher, Paul Heisig, William M Kappel

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Date published: August 19, 2015

Status: Active

Detailed Aquifer Mapping in Eastern Chemung County – The Chemung River Valley and Adjacent Tributary Valleys

Background - Detailed mapping of the glacial aquifer within the Chemung River and adjacent tributary valleys in Eastern Chemung County is the latest study in the cooperative Detailed Aquifer Mapping Program between the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The aim of the program is to map glacial aquifers in New York State at a s...

Contacts: Paul Heisig

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Date published: August 19, 2015

Status: Active

Natural Methane Occurrence in Water Wells of South-Central New York State- Evaluation of Topographic Position and Hydrogeologic Setting

INTRODUCTION Naturally occurring methane has been noted at some locations in the upper Devonian shale bedrock and in overlying glacial deposits in parts of Broome, Tioga, and Chemung Counties in south-central New York State (Williams, 2010). Systematic sampling of water wells for dissolved methane is needed to determine if the topographic and hydrogeologic setting of a well is related to...

Contacts: Paul Heisig, Tia-Marie Scott

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Date published: August 17, 2015

Status: Active

Detailed Aquifer Mapping in Eastern Broome and Southeastern Chenango Counties, New York

Introduction Detailed mapping of stratified glacial deposits in eastern Broome and southeastern Chenango Counties, New York is a study in the cooperative Detailed Aquifer Mapping Program between the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The aim of the program is to map glacial aquifers in New York State at a scale of 1:24,000...

Contacts: Paul Heisig

Attribution: Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, New York Water Science Center

Pre-USGS Publications

Baseline Water Quality in the Southern Tier of New York State: Historic Data and Recent Monitoring Activities

Heisig, P.M., 2012, Baseline Water Quality in the Southern Tier of New York State: Historic Data and Recent Monitoring Activities [abs.]: in Maryland Water Monitoring Council, 2012 Marcellus Shale Workshop, Garrett College, MC Henry, MD, Oct. 22, 2012, Water Resources Monitoring and Marcellus Shale Gas Development in Western Maryland: What Do We Have? What Do We Need? Details[Download File]

Summary of results from the U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigation of Rockland County, New York, 2005-07

Heisig, P.M., 2009, Summary of results from the U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigation of Rockland County, New York, 2005-07 [abs.]: Presented at State of the Hudson River Watershed conference, 7th, Hudson River Watershed Alliance and Hudson River Environmental Society, September 29-30, 2009, FDR Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY.

Croton terrestrial processes project--final report, volume 1, chapter 4, broad brush study

Heisig, P.M., 2008, Croton terrestrial processes project--final report, volume 1, chapter 4, broad brush study: New York City Department of Environmental Protection, 105 p., online only.Details

Stream base-flow chemistry responses to hydrogeology and nonpoint sources, Pepacton Reservoir watershed, New York

Heisig, P.M. and Phillips, P.J., 2004, Stream base-flow chemistry responses to hydrogeology and nonpoint sources, Pepacton Reservoir watershed, New York [abs.]: Compendium of Abstracts, 2nd Annual New York City Watershed Science and Technical Conference, Sept. 21-22, 2004, Fishkill, New York, p.16.

Effects of suburban land use on water quality in the Croton watershed

Burns, D.A., Hassett, James, Heisig, P.M., and Vitvar, Tomas, 2004, Effects of suburban land use on water quality in the Croton watershed [abs.]: Compendium of Abstracts, 2d Annual New York City Watershed Science and Technical Conference, Sept. 21-22, 2004, Fishkill, New York, p. 9 Details

Wellbore short-circuits in a fractured-rock aquifer, Catskill Mountains, New York -- Management considerations

Heisig, P.M., 2002, Wellbore short-circuits in a fractured-rock aquifer, Catskill Mountains, New York -- Management considerations [abs.]: in Fractured-Rock Aquifers 2002, Denver, Colo., 2002, Proceedings: National Ground Water Association, p. 177-178. Details

Relation of stream baseflow chloride and nitrate concentrations to intensity of unsewered land use in the Croton watershed, southeastern New York

Heisig, P.M., 2000, Relation of stream baseflow chloride and nitrate concentrations to intensity of unsewered land use in the Croton watershed, southeastern New York [abs.] in National Ground Water Association, Focus Conference on Eastern Regional Ground Water Issues, Newburgh, N.Y., Oct. 4-6, 2000, p. 20. Details

Effects of unsewered residential land use on chloride and nitrate concentrations in stream baseflow in the Croton watershed, southeastern New York

Heisig, P.M., 1999, Effects of unsewered residential land use on chloride and nitrate concentrations in stream baseflow in the Croton watershed, southeastern New York [abs.] EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 1999 Spring Meeting, Boston, Mass., v. 80, no. 17, p. S123 Details

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Date published: November 4, 2015

Report Shows Potential Groundwater Supplies in Valleys of New York’s Eastern Chemung County

Areas of sand and gravel in contact with the Chemung River are the most favorable for potential large-scale groundwater supply within the largest valleys of eastern Chemung County, New York, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey study. More modest water-supply potential was estimated in the valleys of Newtown, Baldwin, and Wynkoop Creeks.

Attribution: Water Resources

Date published: January 21, 2015

Report Outlines Potential Groundwater Resources in Orange County’s Ramapo River and Woodbury Creek Valleys

Several areas with modest water-resource potential within the valleys of the Ramapo River and Woodbury Creek have been identified in eastern Orange County, New York.

Attribution: Water Resources

Paul Heisig

Biography

Determination of Sources of Water to the Tully Valley Mudboils

Detailed Aquifer Mapping of the Oneonta Area Otsego and Delaware Counties, New York

An Investigation into the Water Surface Elevation Changes of Moreau Lake, Moreau Lake State Park, Saratoga County, NY

Groundwater-level Monitoring for Characterization of Hydraulic Connections in the Basal Sand & Gravel Aquifer, Hoosic River Valley, Hoosick Falls, New York

Detailed Aquifer Mapping in the Owasco Inlet valley Towns of Moravia, Locke (Cayuga County) and Groton (Tompkins County), New York

Rockland County Water-Resource Assessment

Detailed Aquifer Mapping in the Susquehanna River Valley in South-Central Broome County –Towns of Conklin and Kirkwood

Geohydrology of the Valley-Fill Aquifer in the West Branch Cayuga Inlet and Fish Kill Valleys, Town of Newfield, Tompkins County, New York

Geohydrology of the Unconsolidated Aquifer in Enfield Creek Valley, Town of Enfield, Tompkins County, New York

Detailed Aquifer Mapping in Eastern Chemung County – The Chemung River Valley and Adjacent Tributary Valleys

Natural Methane Occurrence in Water Wells of South-Central New York State- Evaluation of Topographic Position and Hydrogeologic Setting

Detailed Aquifer Mapping in Eastern Broome and Southeastern Chenango Counties, New York

Characterization and occurrence of confined and unconfined aquifers in Quaternary sediments in the glaciated conterminous United States

Groundwater-level analysis of selected wells in the Hoosic River Valley near Hoosick Falls, New York, for aquifer framework and properties

Hydrogeology of Valley-Fill Aquifers and Adjacent Areas in Eastern Chemung County, New York

Hydrogeology of the Ramapo River-Woodbury Creek valley-fill aquifer system and adjacent areas in eastern Orange County, New York

Methane occurrence in groundwater of south-central New York State, 2012: summary of findings

Occurrence of methane in groundwater of south-central New York State, 2012-systematic evaluation of a glaciated region by hydrogeologic setting

Hydrogeology of the Susquehanna River valley-fill aquifer system and adjacent areas in eastern Broome and southeastern Chenango Counties, New York

Water resources of Rockland County, New York, 2005-07, with emphasis on the Newark Basin Bedrock Aquifer

Nutrients, Dissolved Organic Carbon, Color, and Disinfection Byproducts in Base Flow and Stormflow in Streams of the Croton Watershed, Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York, 2000-02

Hydrogeology and Water Quality of the Pepacton Reservoir Watershed in Southeastern New York. Part 3. Responses of Stream Base-Flow Chemistry to Hydrogeologic Factors and Nonpoint-Sources of Contamination

Hydrogeology and water quality of the Pepacton Reservoir Watershed in southeastern New York. Part 4. Quantity and quality of ground-water and tributary contributions to stream base flow in selected main-valley reaches

Hydrogeology and water quality of the Pepacton Reservoir Watershed in southeastern New York. Part 1. Concentrations of pesticides and their degradates in stream baseflow, 2000-2001

Pre-USGS Publications

Report Shows Potential Groundwater Supplies in Valleys of New York’s Eastern Chemung County

Report Outlines Potential Groundwater Resources in Orange County’s Ramapo River and Woodbury Creek Valleys