California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program Priority Basin Project: Domestic-Supply Assessment
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Abstract
The GAMA-PBP is a comprehensive assessment of statewide groundwater quality in California. The first phase of the GAMA-PBP in 2004–15 assessed groundwater resources used for public drinking-water supplies. The second phase is assessing groundwater resources used for domestic drinking-water supplies. An estimated 2 million Californians rely on individual domestic wells or State small-system wells for drinking water, and far less information is available about these resources than about public-supply resources. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began sampling wells for this second phase in 2012. Domestic wells typically are drilled to shallower depths in the groundwater system than public-supply wells. Shallow groundwater may respond more quickly and be more susceptible to contamination from human activities at the land surface than groundwater in deeper aquifers.
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Shelton, J.L., and Tejeda, E., 2024, California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program Priority Basin Project—Domestic-Supply Assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2024–3002, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20243002.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program Priority Basin Project: Domestic-Supply Assessment |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2024-3002 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20243002 |
| Year Published | 2024 |
| Language | English and Spanish |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | California Water Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
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