WaterMarks Newsletter - Summer 2025
New Studies Inform Management of Groundwater Nitrogen from Wastewater on Cape Cod
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has conducted two new studies examining the presence and persistence of wastewater-derived nitrogen in Cape Cod's groundwater.
Scientific Community Invited to Join Water Resources Mission Area's Seminar Series
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Resources Mission Area (WMA) is welcoming natural resource stakeholders and researchers to attend their weekly seminar series on water science-related topics.
Potential Effects of Reductions in Wastewater Return Flow on the Freshwater Flow System in Falmouth, Massachusetts
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Town of Falmouth, is simulating the potential effects of proposed changes to wastewater return flow on the freshwater system in Falmouth, Massachusetts, using an existing regional groundwater flow model.
USGS Adds 30 New Monitoring Sites in Massachusetts
Susceptibility of Water Resources to Water-Quality Impairment from Onsite Wastewater Disposal in Rhode Island
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, is investigating the relationship between onsite wastewater treatment systems and nitrogen loads in water bodies in the Narragansett Bay watershed in Rhode Island.
Estimating Nitrogen Loading from Groundwater and Potential Effects of Sea-Level Rise in Rhode Island's Salt Ponds Region
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Southeast New England Program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is estimating the magnitude, spatial distribution, and travel times of nitrogen-loading to ponds and streams in the Salt Ponds region of southern Rhode Island. This information can be used to guide conservation-management efforts aimed at reducing nitrogen inputs to...
New England WSC Products in the Second Quarter of 2025
List of products from the New England Water Science Center released in the second quarter of 2025.