Sidney Millner
Sidney Millner is a Physical Scientist in the USGS Water Resources Mission Area
Sidney joined the USGS Water Mission Area in 2024. Since joining the USGS, Sidney has worked on understanding the effects that wildfires can have on water supplies. In addition, Sidney is a part of a team working on assessing how landscape disturbances such as wildfire, mining, and flooding impact water quality and availability.
Sidney came to the USGS from Auburn University where she earned her MSc in Geology. Her research at Auburn focused on understanding how land use impacts private well water quality in coastal Alabama and how at-home test kits can serve as a resource for private well owners to understand their water quality.
Science and Products
Water Quality After Wildfire
Wildfires pose a substantial risk to water supplies because they can lead to severe flooding, erosion, and delivery of sediment, nutrients, and metals to rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. The USGS works with federal and state land managers and local water providers to monitor and assess water quality after wildfires in order to help protect our Nation’s water resources.
Science and Products
Water Quality After Wildfire
Wildfires pose a substantial risk to water supplies because they can lead to severe flooding, erosion, and delivery of sediment, nutrients, and metals to rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. The USGS works with federal and state land managers and local water providers to monitor and assess water quality after wildfires in order to help protect our Nation’s water resources.