Example of a pump and plumbing configuration used by public water systems. About 105 million peopleor more than one-third of the Nation's populationreceive their drinking water from one of the 140,000 public water systems across the United States that rely on groundwater pumped from public wells.
Roland W Tollett
Roland Wayne Tollett balanced his passion for baseball with his academic pursuits while earning his degree. He played for Chipola Jr. College in Marianna, Florida from 1988-1990 and for Louisiana Tech University from 1990-1992. Despite the demands of being a student-athlete, Roland successfully completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Louisiana Tech University in August.
Roland holds a master’s degree in Geology and Geophysics from Louisiana State University, where he studied under the esteemed clay mineralogist Professor Ray E. Ferrell Jr. He has completed a range of courses in water quality and hydrology and has contributed to numerous publications, including abstracts, reports, and fact sheets. Roland is also a contributing author for program letters and quarterly reports for the Fort Polk Military Project and a member of the ACAD NAWQA Study Unit. His current work includes assisting with the Fort Polk Project, co-authoring a NAWQA regional summary report for the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Principal Aquifer, and deploying pressure transducers to document hurricane storm surge as part of a team in Ruston, LA. Roland has delivered over 10 professional presentations at conferences and events such as the Sustainability Conference at Fort Polk Military Reservation, the USGS DODEC conference in Gulfport, MS, and the National Ground Water Association conference in San Antonio, TX.
Professional Experience
Contributing author for program letters and quarterly reports for the Fort Polk Military Project and a member of the ACAD NAWQA Study Unit.
Assisting with the Fort Polk Project, co-authoring a NAWQA regional summary report for the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Principal Aquifer, and deploying pressure transducers to document hurricane storm surge as part of a team in Ruston,
Delivered over 10 professional presentations at conferences and events such as the Sustainability Conference at Fort Polk Military Reservation, the USGS DODEC conference in Gulfport, MS, and the National Ground Water Association conference in San Antonio, TX.
Education and Certifications
1998 - Louisiana State University - MS Geology and Geophysics
1988-1990 - Chipola Jr. College in Marianna, Florida
1990-1992 - Louisiana Tech University - Bachelor of Science degree in geology
Science and Products
Louisiana Public Awareness, Hydrologic Studies, and Hydrologic Data
Datasets of depth to water, spring 2016, 2018, and 2020, and spring-to-spring water-level change 2016-18, 2018-20, and 2016-20, Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer
Datasets used to map the potentiometric surface, Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2020
Water-quality and grain-size data collected at three sites near the Peason Ridge training area and two sites near the Main Post at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, 2015-2016
Datasets used to map the potentiometric surface, Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2018
Map of Study Area and Phytoplankton Taxonomy in Three North Louisiana Reservoirs: Cross Lake, Bayou D'Arbonne Lake, and Poverty Point Reservoir, June 2009-February 2011
Altitude of the potentiometric surface in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2020
Altitude of the potentiometric surface in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2018
Example of a pump and plumbing configuration used by public water systems. About 105 million peopleor more than one-third of the Nation's populationreceive their drinking water from one of the 140,000 public water systems across the United States that rely on groundwater pumped from public wells.
Aquatic-life criteria compared to concentrations of cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc in streams near Fort Polk Military Reservation, Louisiana, December 2015–August 2016
Methane and benzene in drinking-water wells overlying the Eagle Ford, Fayetteville, and Haynesville Shale hydrocarbon production areas
The quality of our Nation's waters: water quality in the Mississippi embayment-Texas coastal uplands aquifer system and Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, south-central United States, 1994-2008
Processes affecting geochemistry and contaminant movement in the middle Claiborne aquifer of the Mississippi embayment aquifer system
Quality of Shallow Groundwater and Drinking Water in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2004
Monitoring Inland Storm Surge and Flooding From Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana, September 2008
Physicochemical properties and chemical characteristics of water, bed sediment, and mussel tissue from selected streams near the Redleg and Peason Ridge impact areas, Fort Polk Military Reservation, Louisiana, June 2001 - November 2003
Effects of Hardened Low-Water Crossings on Periphyton and Water Quality in Selected Streams at the Fort Polk Military Reservation, Louisiana, 1998-99 and 2003-04
Monitoring Hurricane Rita Inland Storm Surge
Hurricane Rita surge data, southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas, September to November 2005
Monitoring Inland Storm Surge and Flooding from Hurricane Rita
Explosive compounds detected in tissue of freshwater mussels from selected streams near or on the Fort Polk Military Reservation, Louisiana, May and June 2002
Science and Products
Louisiana Public Awareness, Hydrologic Studies, and Hydrologic Data
Datasets of depth to water, spring 2016, 2018, and 2020, and spring-to-spring water-level change 2016-18, 2018-20, and 2016-20, Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer
Datasets used to map the potentiometric surface, Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2020
Water-quality and grain-size data collected at three sites near the Peason Ridge training area and two sites near the Main Post at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, 2015-2016
Datasets used to map the potentiometric surface, Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2018
Map of Study Area and Phytoplankton Taxonomy in Three North Louisiana Reservoirs: Cross Lake, Bayou D'Arbonne Lake, and Poverty Point Reservoir, June 2009-February 2011
Altitude of the potentiometric surface in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2020
Altitude of the potentiometric surface in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, spring 2018
Example of a pump and plumbing configuration used by public water systems. About 105 million peopleor more than one-third of the Nation's populationreceive their drinking water from one of the 140,000 public water systems across the United States that rely on groundwater pumped from public wells.
Example of a pump and plumbing configuration used by public water systems. About 105 million peopleor more than one-third of the Nation's populationreceive their drinking water from one of the 140,000 public water systems across the United States that rely on groundwater pumped from public wells.