Bill Andrews is a Science Coordinator for the USGS Rocky Mountain Region. He has worked for the USGS since 1988. His previous positions in the USGS include Hydrologist, Webmaster, Water-Quality Specialist, Groundwater Specialist, Report Specialist, Section Chief, and Center Director.
Career History and Highlights
Bill Andrews has served in a wide range of technical and supervisory roles at USGS Water Science Centers in Florida, Minnesota, and Oklahoma, including Hydrologist, Groundwater Specialist, Webmaster, Studies Section Chief, Report Specialist, and Center Director. He has assisted in Water Mission Area headquarters projects related to online review of technical reports and completion of annual reports for the Office of Delaware River Master. He served as Assistant Director for the South-Central Climate Science Center.
Bill currently serves as a Science Coordinator for the Rocky Mountain Region (Dept. of the Interior Unified Region 7) of the USGS, which involves reviewing and writing technical documents and publications, advising a regional integrated drought science project, reviewing center science programs, and managing the Region's webpages.
Bill has taught graduate-level classes and laboratory sections in biology and ecology at the College of Engineering, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and guest lectured about emerging contaminants at graduate-level classes at the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, Division of Landscape Architecture at the University of Oklahoma. He has guest lectured about plant uptake of metals, phytoremediation plant selection, and economic returns of phytoremediation designs at the Graduate School of Design, Department of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University.
Bill has lead-authored or coauthored 40 USGS-series publications, 11 journal papers, 17 conference abstracts or proceedings papers, and has given numerous talks about hydrology, emerging contaminants, relations between land uses and water quality, climate change, and induced seismicity at science conferences, for university classes, and to the general public.
Education and Certifications
Bachelor of Science Degree, Geology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1984, Thesis-Stratigraphy of the Yorktown Formation on the South Bank of the James River, Virginia
Master of Science Degree, Geology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 1988, Thesis-Nitrate occurrence in ground and surface waters, DeKalb County, Illinois
Doctoral Degree, Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 2011, Dissertation-Plant uptake, time trends, and natural attenuation of metals in an abandoned mining district.
Honors and Awards
Recipient of numerous performance awards in the USGS Florida and USGS Minnesota Districts, Oklahoma Water Science Center, and Rocky Mountain Region1988-2021
Recipient Central Regional Diversity Group Award, U.S. Geological Survey, 10/2010
Recipient of the Fred and Katie Cobb and Robert H. Cobb Scholarship, University of Oklahoma, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, 9/2007
Recipient of University of Oklahoma Graduate Student Senate, Conference and Creative Exhibition Grant, 4/2007
Recipient of Air and Waste Management Association, Oklahoma Chapter Scholarship, 4/2007
Recipient of University of Oklahoma Graduate Student Senate, Research and Creative Activity Grant, 11/2006
Recipient of University of Oklahoma Research Council Grant, 10/2006
Recipient of 2005 American Society of Mining and Reclamation Memorial Scholarship for PhD Student
Member Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2005-2015
Member Gamma Beta Phi Honor and Service Society, 2005-2011
Awarded Fellowship in U.S. Department of Education’s Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program, January 2004-December 2007
USGS “S.T.A.R.” award from headquarters, 10/5/2003
Recipient of the Mike Synar Environmental Excellence Award—L.E.A.D. Agency and Cherokee Volunteer Society (2003)
Letter of Appreciation from The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (2007)
Letter of Appreciation from National Water Quality Monitoring Council (2001)
Letter of Appreciation from Texas County (Okla.) Conservation District (2001)
Letter of Appreciation from Cimarron County (Okla.) Conservation District (2001)
Letter of Appreciation from Hall Environmental Services (2000)
Letter of Appreciation from USGS Chief Hydrologist (1994)
Letter of appreciation from Congresswoman Nancy L. Johnson (1985)
Science and Products
3DEP and BAA Presentations in Your State
Contact your National Map Liaison to receive information about 3DEP, the BAA, or to request a presentation.
Subgroups of the Colorado River Basin Pilot
Drought in the Colorado River Basin
The Colorado River Basin Pilot Project
Office of the Delaware River Master
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program
Building Partnerships to Assess Tribal Adaptation to Climate Change and Science Needs in the Southwest
Building Partnerships to Assess Tribal Adaptation to Climate Change and Science Needs in the Southwest
Understanding the Nexus between Climate, Streamflow, Water Quality, and Ecology in the Arkansas-Red River Basin
Understanding the Nexus between Climate, Streamflow, Water Quality, and Ecology in the Arkansas-Red River Basin
Science and Products
- Publications
- Science
3DEP and BAA Presentations in Your State
Contact your National Map Liaison to receive information about 3DEP, the BAA, or to request a presentation.
Subgroups of the Colorado River Basin Pilot
The Rocky Mountain Region is working with a multidisciplinary team of experts within the Colorado River Basin to determine how the USGS can develop integrative science, data, models, and tools that can be used to address key science challenges related to drought risk within the basin.Drought in the Colorado River Basin
The Colorado River Basin is currently experiencing its worst drought in recorded history. Drought impacts include worsening habitat conditions for several threatened and endangered species, wildland fire risks, reduced snowpack, changes in water availability and agricultural production; reduced recreation opportunities at National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and Conservation areas; and impacts to...The Colorado River Basin Pilot Project
USGS expertise together with our vast regional data sets and modeling capabilities, provide an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the value and impact of a strategic and integrated science approach to delivering actionable intelligence to support decision making related to drought risk in the Colorado River Basin. The Pilot in the Colorado River Basin is underway to demonstrate more complex...Office of the Delaware River Master
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a Decree in State of New Jersey v. State of New York and City of New York in which the Court established the position of the Delaware River Master.National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program
During the past 25 years, industry and government made large financial investments in pollution control that have resulted in better water quality across the Nation; however, many water-quality problems remain. To address the need for consistent and scientifically sound information for managing the Nation's water resources the U.S. Geological Survey began a full-scale National Water-Quality...Building Partnerships to Assess Tribal Adaptation to Climate Change and Science Needs in the Southwest
Native Nations face unique challenges related to climate change. Native Americans have a deep connection to the natural environment within which their livelihoods, cultural identity, and spiritual practices are rooted. Changes to water flow and hydrology, landscapes, and ecosystems, in combination with socio-economic and other factors, amplify tribal vulnerabilities to climate change. In the SouthBuilding Partnerships to Assess Tribal Adaptation to Climate Change and Science Needs in the Southwest
Native Nations face unique challenges related to climate change. Native Americans have a deep connection to the natural environment within which their livelihoods, cultural identity, and spiritual practices are rooted. Changes to water flow and hydrology, landscapes, and ecosystems, in combination with socio-economic and other factors, amplify tribal vulnerabilities to climate change. In the SouthUnderstanding the Nexus between Climate, Streamflow, Water Quality, and Ecology in the Arkansas-Red River Basin
Currently, maintaining appropriate flows to support biological integrity is difficult for larger riverine ecosystems. Climate change, through increased temperature, reduced rainfall, and increased rainfall intensity, is expected to reduce water availability and exacerbate the maintenance of ecological flows in the Arkansas-Red River basin. Understanding the nexus among climate change effects on stUnderstanding the Nexus between Climate, Streamflow, Water Quality, and Ecology in the Arkansas-Red River Basin
Currently, maintaining appropriate flows to support biological integrity is difficult for larger riverine ecosystems. Climate change, through increased temperature, reduced rainfall, and increased rainfall intensity, is expected to reduce water availability and exacerbate the maintenance of ecological flows in the Arkansas-Red River basin. Understanding the nexus among climate change effects on st - Data
- Maps