Water resources activities in Kentucky, 1993-94
L. S. Maglothin (compiler), R.W. Forbes
1994, Open-File Report 93-157
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the principal Federal water-resources data collection and investigation agency. Through the Water Resources Division District Office in Kentucky, the USGS investigates the occurrence, distribution, quantity, movement, and chemical and biological quality of surface and ground water in the State. The mission of this program...
Geologic features of the sea bottom around a municipal sludge dumpsite near 39 degrees N., 73 degrees W., offshore New Jersey and New York
James M. Robb
1994, Open-File Report 94-152
The sea-floor of a dumpsite area offshore New York and New Jersey (Deep-water dumpsite 106) was studied using detailed bathymetry, sidescan-sonar images, subbottom profiles, bottom photographs, and bottom-sediment samples. These data show that this continental rise area contains deposits of submarine landslides and pathways of sediment gravity flows. Images of...
Overview of environmental and hydrogeologic conditions at Barrow, Alaska
K. A. McCarthy
1994, Open-File Report 94-322
To assist the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in evaluating the potential effects of environmental contamination at their facility in Barrow, Alaska, a general assessment was made of the hydrologic system is the vicinity of the installation. The City of Barrow is located approximately 16 kilometers southwest of Point Barrow, the...
Effects of management alternatives on the shallow, saline ground water in the western San Joaquin Valley, California
P. M. Barlow, B.J. Wagner, K.R. Belitz, J.L. Fio
1994, Open-File Report 93-665
National Water-Quality Assessment program; northern Rockies intermontane basins
D.W. Clark
1994, Open-File Report 94-124
Effect of the restricted use of phosphate detergent and upgraded wastewater-treatment facilities of water quality in the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta, Georgia
D. J. Wangsness, E. A. Frick, G. R. Buell, J.C. DeVivo
1994, Open-File Report 94-99
Data compiled for the six largest waste-water treatment facilities in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, indicate about an 83-percent reduction in the phosphorus load discharged to the Chattahoochee River from 1988 to 1993 because of restricted use of phosphate detergents and upgraded treatment of municipal wastewater. This reduction resulted in about a...
Overview of environmental and hydrogeologic conditions at King Salmon, Alaska
C. F. Waythomas
1994, Open-File Report 94-323
The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting preliminary environmental assessments at most of its present or former facilities in Alaska. Information about environmental conditions at King Salmon, Alaska are presented in this report. This report gives an overview of the geology, hydro- logy, and climate of the King Salmon area...
South Cascade Glacier, Washington; hydrologic and meteorological data, 1957-67
M.E. Sullivan
1994, Open-File Report 94-77
Historic hydrologic and meteorological data are compiled for South Cascade Glacier, Washington, USA, a site selected by the U.S. Geological Survey for long-term study of the response of a glacier to climate change and its effect on water resources. The data consist of stream discharge and meteorological data, including precipitation,...
Lithologic descriptions of two cores and ground-water-quality data from five counties in the northeastern part of the coastal plain of South Carolina, 1988 and 1991
W. F. Falls
1994, Open-File Report 94-58
This report presents data collected as part of a hydrologic investigation of Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, and Marlboro Counties in the northeastern part of the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. These data include lithologic descriptions of sediment recovered from two continuously cored boreholes and water-quality results for samples collected from...
Water-resources activities in New England, fiscal year 1993
M.F. Orlando
1994, Open-File Report 94-339
The U.S. Geological Survey has 82 active or complete-except-report projects of hydrologic investigations ongoing within the New England Program Area. Of this total, 23 are data projects. Data projects contain statistics and data on the conditions of surface water, ground water, water quality and (or) water use for the study...
Plan of study to determine the effect of changes in herbicide use on herbicide concentrations in Midwestern streams, 1989-94
Donald A. Goolsby, Laurie L. Boyer, William A. Battaglin
1994, Open-File Report 94-347
An approach was developed to determine if recent changes in the use of herbicides has affected herbicide concentrations in Midwestern streams. This approach also provides a plan to determine if the abnormally high rainfall and flooding in 1993 has an effect on nitrate concentrations in 1994 in streams that flooded...
Data on ground-water quality in the Carson River basin, western Nevada and eastern California, 1987-90
Rita Whitney
1994, Open-File Report 94-39
The U.S. Geological Survey collected and analyzed water samples from June 1987 through February 1990 as part of a study of the ground-water quality in the Carson River Basin. The Carson River Basin is one of seven national pilot projects conducted by the Geological Survey as part of a...
Reconnaissance of ground-water quality at selected wells in the Beaver Creek watershed, Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Haywood Counties, west Tennessee, July and August 1992
A. M. Fielder, A. J. Roman-Mas, M. W. Bennett
1994, Open-File Report 93-366
A reconnaissance of water-quality conditions of the water-table aquifer in the Beaver Creek watershed and other rural areas of Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Haywood Counties, Tennessee, was conducted during July and August 1992. The reconnaissance was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture...
Hydrogeology and potential effects of changes in water use, Carson Desert agricultural area, Churchill County, Nevada
Douglas K. Maurer, Ann K. Johnson, Alan H. Welch
1994, Open-File Report 93-463
Operating Criteria and Procedures established in 1988 for delivery of water for irrigation in the Newlands Project area include regulations and methods to increase Project efficiency. Public Law 101-618 of 1990 includes a target of 75-percent Project efficiency and a program of water-rights acquisition for wetlands maintenance. The directives could...
Directory of assistance centers of the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX)
Cassandra D. Blackwell
1994, Open-File Report 95-144
The National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) is a nationwide program managed by the U.S. Geological Survey to assist users of water data or water- related data in identifying, locating, and acquiring needed data. NAWDEX is a confederation of water- oriented organizations working together to make their data more readily accessible...
Concentrations of dissolved radon-222 in water from selected wells and springs in Idaho, 1989-91
L.D. Cecil, D. J. Parliman, D.D. Edwards, H.W. Young
1994, Open-File Report 94-66
Occurrence of selected pesticides, nutrients, selected trace elements, and radionuclides in ground and surface water from west-central Missouri; July 1990-March 1991
A.C. Ziegler, D.H. Wilkison, R.D. Maley
1994, Open-File Report 93-362
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Illinois, 1992
G. O. Balding (compiler)
1994, Open-File Report 93-649
This report gives an overview of U.S. Geological Survey, Illinois District, Water Resources Division activities related to the water resources of the State of Illinois. The report includes sections describing District organization, programs, water conditions, data collection activities, and project summaries. Also included is a complete listing of District and...
Estimated discharge of treated wastewater in Florida, 1990
R. L. Marella
1994, Open-File Report 93-364
According to the Florida Department of Environ- mental Protection, 5,100 wastewater treatment systems were in operation during 1990. Of this total, 72 percent were domestic wastewater facilities and 28 percent were industrial waste- water facilities. The number of wastewater systems inventoried for 1990 was 1,062 (systems that treated and discharged...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas; fiscal years 1992 and 1993, and plans for fiscal year 1994
K. A. Powell (compiler)
1994, Open-File Report 94-89
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Nebraska, fiscal years 1993-94
A. M. Sojka (compiler), D. J. Fitzpatrick
1994, Open-File Report 94-92
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Nebraska consist principally of hydro- logic data collection and local, areal, or state- wide interpretive studies. These programs are funded by cooperative agreements with State and local agencies, transfer of funds from other Federal agencies, and direct Federal funds. The data and...
Summary of national standards and guidelines for pesticides in water, bed sediment, and aquatic organisms and their application to water-quality assessments
Lisa H. Nowell, Elizabeth A. Resek
1994, Open-File Report 94-44
Current (1993) national standards and guidelines pertaining to pesticide contaminants in water, bed sediment, and fish and shellfish tissues are summarized to provide a condensed reference source for definitions and current values applicable to pesticides in aquatic environmental media. This report facilitates comparison of measured concen- trations of pesticides in...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in New Mexico, fiscal year 1992
1994, Open-File Report 93-661
Awareness of our environment in general, and water resources in particular, has brought increased interest in and support of hydrologic data collection and research. The quantity, quality, and distribution of water are extremely important to the future well-being of New Mexico. The State's surface-water resources are minimal and highly variable...
Chemical analyses of ground and surface water from Battle Brook drainage basin, near Princeton, Minnesota
R. B. Wanty, M. L. Tuttle, J.K. Böhlke, Paul H. Briggs
1994, Open-File Report 94-129
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Water-resources investigations in Wisconsin
D. E. Maertz
1994, Open-File Report 94-321
The statewide average precipitation of 38.79 inches for the 1993 water year was 122 percent of the normal annual precipitation of 31.77 inches for water years 1961-90. Average precipitation values ranged from 103 percent of normal in northwestern Wisconsin to 150 percent of normal in southwestern Wisconsin (Pamela Naber Knox,...
