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
Quality of water from shallow wells in the rice-growing area in southwestern Louisiana, 1999 through 2001
Water quality in the Acadian-Pontchartrain drainages: Louisiana and Mississippi, 1999–2001
Quality of Water from Shallow Wells in Urban Residential and Light Commercial Areas in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, 2001 through 2002
Quality of water in domestic wells in the Chicot and Chicot equivalent aquifer systems, southern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi, 2000-2001
Effects of hardened low-water crossings on stream habitat, water quality, and periphyton in four streams at the Fort Polk Military Reservation, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, October 1998 through November 1999
Water-quality data and description of biota for selected watersheds of the Limited Use Area, Vernon Ranger District, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana, September 1996 through March 1997
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Quality of water from shallow wells in the rice-growing area in southwestern Louisiana, 1999 through 2001
In 1999-2001, the U.S. Geological Survey installed and sampled 27 shallow wells in the rice-growing area in southwestern Louisiana as part of the Acadian-Pontchartrain Study Unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The purpose of this report is to describe the waulity of water from shallow wells in the rice-growing area and to relate that water quality to natural and anthropAuthorsRoland W. Tollett, Robert B. FendickWater quality in the Acadian-Pontchartrain drainages: Louisiana and Mississippi, 1999–2001
This report contains the major findings of a 1999-2001 assessment of water quality in the Acadian-Pontchartrain Drainages Study Unit. It is one of a series of reports by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program that present major findings in 51 major river basins and aquifer systems across the Nation. In these reports, water quality is discussed in terms of local, State, and regionalAuthorsDennis K. Demcheck, Roland W. Tollett, Scott V. Mize, Stanley C. Skrobialowski, Robert B. Fendick, Christopher M. Swarzenski, Stephen PorterQuality of Water from Shallow Wells in Urban Residential and Light Commercial Areas in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, 2001 through 2002
In 2001-02, the U.S. Geological Survey installed and sampled 28 shallow wells in urban residential and light commercial areas in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, for a land-use study in the Acadian-Pontchartrain Study Unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The wells were installed in the Chicot aquifer system, the primary source of water for irrigation and public-water suppliesAuthorsRobert B. Fendick, Roland W. TollettQuality of water in domestic wells in the Chicot and Chicot equivalent aquifer systems, southern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi, 2000-2001
In 2000-2001, water-quality data were collected from 60 randomly selected domestic wells in the Acadian-Pontchartrain Study Unit, as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The data were collected from wells screened in shallow sands (less than 350 feet below land surface) in two major aquifer systems--the Chicot aquifer system in southwestern Louisiana and the Chicot equivAuthorsRoland W. Tollett, Robert B. Fendick, Lane B. SimmonsEffects of hardened low-water crossings on stream habitat, water quality, and periphyton in four streams at the Fort Polk Military Reservation, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, October 1998 through November 1999
No abstract available.AuthorsRoland W. Tollett, Barbara W. Bryan, C. Fredrick BryanWater-quality data and description of biota for selected watersheds of the Limited Use Area, Vernon Ranger District, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana, September 1996 through March 1997
No abstract available.AuthorsR.W. Tollett, R.B. Fendick