Stephen J Cauller
His current investigation involves measurement and mapping of the potentiometric surface in 10 confined aquifers of the NJ Coastal Plain, with results being tailored for delivery via a web-map interface. Stephen is also the GIS Specialist in the NJ Water Science Center where he assists coworkers with the use of geographical information systems software.
Employment as a hydrologist with the USGS has afforded him the opportunity to work on a variety of hydrologic studies, including a Toxic Substances investigation on Long Island, NY that related shallow groundwater quality to land use. He spent several years working on the database design and application development team of the Nation Water Information System (NWIS). Over the past 20 years, he has directed numerous groundwater studies in the coastal plain of New Jersey. His work has involved groundwater levels and mapping, chloride concentrations in groundwater, hydrogeologic framework analysis, water quality summaries, multiple aquifer 3D groundwater flow model development and particle tracking, and the advective transport of nitrogen in groundwater. Recent work includes flood innundation studies in West Virginia and Maine and stream network derivation studies employing various methodologies including StreamStats, ArcHydro Tools and a tophat method using lidar-derived DEMS.
Professional Experience
worked for a geotechnical consulting firm where he conducted seismic surveys of the subsurface for a major highway excavation project.
Education and Certifications
B.S. in Earth Science from West Chester University
M.S. in Geology from Lehigh University
Science and Products
Characteristics of peak streamflows and extent of inundation in areas of West Virginia and southwestern Virginia affected by flooding, June 2016
Simulated groundwater flow paths, travel time, and advective transport of nitrogen in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system, Barnegat Bay–Little Egg Harbor Watershed, New Jersey
Simulated effects of groundwater withdrawals from aquifers in Ocean County and vicinity, New Jersey
Median nitrate concentrations in groundwater in the New Jersey Highlands Region estimated using regression models and land-surface characteristics
Hydrogeology and Simulated Effects of Ground-Water Withdrawals, Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer System, Upper Maurice River Basin Area, New Jersey
Review of Selected References and Data sets on Ambient Ground- and Surface-Water Quality in the Metedeconk River, Toms River, and Kettle Creek Basins, New Jersey, 1980-2001
Hydrogeology of, water withdrawal from, and water levels and chloride concentrations in the major Coastal Plain aquifers of Gloucester and Salem Counties, New Jersey
Ground-water quality in five areas of differing land use in Nassau and Suffolk counties, Long Island, New York
U.S. Geological Survey National Computer Technology meeting; program and abstracts, Norfolk, Virginia, May 17-22, 1992
System requirements specification for the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water Information System II
U.S. Geological Survey second national symposium on Water quality; abstracts of the technical sessions, Orlando, Florida, November 12-17, 1989
US Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program: Proceedings of the technical meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, September 26-30, 1988
Groundwater Resources of the New Jersey Coastal Plain
Water Levels in the Ten Major Confined Aquifers of the New Jersey Coastal Plain
New Jersey Groundwater Network
Surficial Aquifer Studies
MODFLOW2005 model used to simulate the effects of groundwater withdrawals from aquifers in Ocean County and vicinity, New Jersey
Groundwater Resources of the New Jersey Coastal Plain
Online maps provide a view into the groundwater resources of 10 confined aquifers beneath Central and Southern New Jersey. These large-scale water-level surveys completed every 5 years provide a regional overview of groundwater conditions and helps water resource managers identify vulnerabilities to ensure their sustainability for current and future groundwater use.
Science and Products
Characteristics of peak streamflows and extent of inundation in areas of West Virginia and southwestern Virginia affected by flooding, June 2016
Simulated groundwater flow paths, travel time, and advective transport of nitrogen in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system, Barnegat Bay–Little Egg Harbor Watershed, New Jersey
Simulated effects of groundwater withdrawals from aquifers in Ocean County and vicinity, New Jersey
Median nitrate concentrations in groundwater in the New Jersey Highlands Region estimated using regression models and land-surface characteristics
Hydrogeology and Simulated Effects of Ground-Water Withdrawals, Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer System, Upper Maurice River Basin Area, New Jersey
Review of Selected References and Data sets on Ambient Ground- and Surface-Water Quality in the Metedeconk River, Toms River, and Kettle Creek Basins, New Jersey, 1980-2001
Hydrogeology of, water withdrawal from, and water levels and chloride concentrations in the major Coastal Plain aquifers of Gloucester and Salem Counties, New Jersey
Ground-water quality in five areas of differing land use in Nassau and Suffolk counties, Long Island, New York
U.S. Geological Survey National Computer Technology meeting; program and abstracts, Norfolk, Virginia, May 17-22, 1992
System requirements specification for the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water Information System II
U.S. Geological Survey second national symposium on Water quality; abstracts of the technical sessions, Orlando, Florida, November 12-17, 1989
US Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program: Proceedings of the technical meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, September 26-30, 1988
Groundwater Resources of the New Jersey Coastal Plain
Water Levels in the Ten Major Confined Aquifers of the New Jersey Coastal Plain
New Jersey Groundwater Network
Surficial Aquifer Studies
MODFLOW2005 model used to simulate the effects of groundwater withdrawals from aquifers in Ocean County and vicinity, New Jersey
Groundwater Resources of the New Jersey Coastal Plain
Online maps provide a view into the groundwater resources of 10 confined aquifers beneath Central and Southern New Jersey. These large-scale water-level surveys completed every 5 years provide a regional overview of groundwater conditions and helps water resource managers identify vulnerabilities to ensure their sustainability for current and future groundwater use.