Potential for formation of disinfection by-products from storage of chlorinated surface water in the Basalt aquifer near Fallon, Nevada
Miranda S. Fram, Douglas K. Maurer, Michael S. Lico
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5142
Increased pumpage from a basalt aquifer near Fallon, Nevada, has caused its water levels to decline and has induced changes in the quality of water pumped from the basalt. The aquifer is the sole source of water for municipal supply to the city of Fallon, the Naval Air Station Fallon,...
Comparability of suspended-sediment concentration and total suspended-solids data for two sites on the L'Anguille River, Arkansas, 2001 to 2003
Joel M. Galloway, Dennis A. Evans, W. Reed Green
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5193
Suspended-sediment concentration and total suspended solids data collected with automatic pumping samplers at the L'Anguille River near Colt and the L'Anguille River at Palestine, Arkansas, August 2001 to October 2003 were compared using ordinary least squares regression analyses to determine the relation between the two datasets for each of the...
Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of Sturgeon Lake, Goodhue County, Minnesota, 2003-04
Kathy Lee, Christopher A. Sanocki, Gary R. Montz
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5182
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Prairie Island Indian Community and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, conducted a study of Sturgeon Lake (a backwater lake in Navigation Pool 3 of the Mississippi River) during 2003-04 to describe the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the lake. Riparian...
Ground-water movement and nitrate in ground water, East Erda area, Tooele County, Utah, 1997-2000
D. D. Susong
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5096
Nitrate was discovered in ground water in the east Erda area of Tooele County, Utah, in 1994. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Tooele County, investigated the ground-water flow system and water quality in the eastern part of Tooele Valley to determine (1) the vertical and horizontal distribution of...
Reconnaissance of surface-water and ground-water quality at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial near Lincoln City, Indiana, 2001-02
Paul M. Buszka, Kathleen K. Fowler
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5066
In cooperation with the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey investigated water quality of key water bodies at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial near Lincoln City in southwestern Indiana. The key water bodies were a stock pond, representing possible nonpoint agricultural effects on water quality; an ephemeral stream, representing...
Questa baseline and premining ground-water quality investigation. 8. Lake-sediment geochemical record from 1960 to 2002, Eagle Rock and Fawn Lakes, Taos County, New Mexico
S. E. Church, D.L. Fey, M. E. Marot
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5006
Geochemical studies of lake sediment from Eagle Rock Lake and upper Fawn Lake were conducted to evaluate the effect of mining at the Molycorp Questa porphyry molybdenum deposit located immediately north of the Red River. Two cores were taken, one from each lake near the outlet where the sediment was...
Historical perspective of statewide streamflows during the 2002 and 1977 droughts in Colorado
Gerhard Kuhn
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5174
Since 1890, Colorado has experienced a number of widespread drought periods; the most recent statewide drought began during 1999 and includes 2002, a year characterized by precipitation, snowpack accumulation, and streamflows that were much lower than normal. Because the drought of 2002 had a substantial effect on streamflows in Colorado,...
Effects of emission reductions at the Hayden powerplant on precipitation, snowpack, and surface-water chemistry in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area, Colorado, 1995-2003
M. Alisa Mast, Donald H. Campbell, George P. Ingersoll
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5167
Precipitation, snowpack, and surface-water samples collected during 1995-2003 were analyzed to evaluate the effects of emission reductions at the Hayden powerplant on water chemistry in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area. The Hayden powerplant, one of two large coal-fired powerplants in the Yampa Valley, was retrofitted with control systems during...
Characterization of surface-water quality in the S-Line Canal and potential geochemical reactions from storage of surface water in the Basalt aquifer near Fallon, Nevada
Alan H. Welch, Douglas K. Maurer, Michael S. Lico, John K. McCormack
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5102
The Fallon basalt aquifer serves as the sole source of municipal water supply for the Lahontan Valley in west-central Nevada. Principal users include the City of Fallon, Naval Air Station Fallon, and the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Pumpage from the aquifer increased from about 1,700 acre-feet per year in the early...
Estimation of constituent concentrations, densities, loads, and yields in lower Kansas River, northeast Kansas, using regression models and continuous water-quality monitoring, January 2000 through December 2003
Teresa J. Rasmussen, Andrew C. Ziegler, Patrick P. Rasmussen
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5165
The lower Kansas River is an important source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people in northeast Kansas. Constituents of concern identified by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) for streams in the lower Kansas River Basin include sulfate, chloride, nutrients, atrazine, bacteria, and sediment. Real-time...
Influence of geologic setting on ground-water availability in the Lawrenceville area, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Lester J. Williams, Randy L. Kath, Thomas J. Crawford, Melinda J. Chapman
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5136
Obtaining large quantities of ground water needed for municipal and industrial supply in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge physiographic provinces can be challenging because of the complex geology and the typically low primary permeability of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Areas of enhanced secondary permeability in the bedrock do occur, however,...
Hydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah
Lynette E. Brooks, James L. Mason
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5170
Cedar Valley, located in the eastern part of Iron County in southwestern Utah, is experiencing rapid population growth. Cedar Valley traditionally has supported agriculture, but the growing population needs a larger share of the available water resources. Water withdrawn from the unconsolidated basin fill is the primary source for public...
Assessment of shallow ground-water quality in recently urbanized areas of Sacramento, California, 1998
Jennifer L. Shelton
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5148
Evidence for anthropogenic impact on shallow ground-water quality beneath recently developed urban areas of Sacramento, California, has been observed in the sampling results from 19 monitoring wells in 1998. Eight volatile organic compounds (VOCs), four pesticides, and one pesticide transformation product were detected in low concentrations, and nitrate, as nitrogen,...
Geochemical assessment of metals and dioxin in sediment from the San Carlos Reservoir and the Gila, San Carlos, and San Francisco Rivers, Arizona
Stan E. Church, LaDonna M. Choate, Marci E. Marot, David L. Fey, Monique Adams, Paul H. Briggs, Zoe Ann Brown
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5086
In October 2004, we sampled stream-bed sediment, terrace sediment, and sediment from the San Carlos Reservoir to determine the spatial and chronological variation of six potentially toxic metals-Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, As, and Hg. Water levels in the San Carlos Reservoir were at a 20-year low at an elevation of...
Effects of rain gardens on the quality of water in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, 2002-04
Lan H. Tornes
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5189
Rain gardens are a popular method of managing runoff while attempting to provide aesthetic and environmental benefits. Five rain-garden sites in the Minneapolis – Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota were instrumented to evaluate the effects of this water-management system on surface and subsurface water quality. Most of these sites...
Field tests of nylon-screen diffusion samplers and pushpoint samplers for detection of metals in sediment pore water, Ashland and Clinton, Massachusetts, 2003
Marc J. Zimmerman, Don A. Vroblesky, Kimberly W. Campo, Andrew J. Massey, Walter Scheible
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5155
Efficient and economical screening methods are needed to detect and to determine the approximate concentrations of potentially toxic trace-element metals in shallow groundwater- discharge areas (pore water) where the metals may pose threats to aquatic organisms; such areas are likely to be near hazardous-waste sites. Pushpoint and nylon-screen diffusion samplers...
Sediment studies in the Assabet River, central Massachusetts, 2003
Marc J. Zimmerman, Jason R. Sorenson
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5131
From its headwaters in Westborough, Massachusetts, to its confluence with the Sudbury River, the 53-kilometer-long Assabet River passes through a series of small towns and mixed land-use areas. Along the way, wastewater-treatment plants release nutrient-rich effluents that contribute to the eutrophic state of this waterway. This condition is most obvious...
Effects of spray-irrigated treated effluent on water quantity and quality, and the fate and transport of nitrogen in a small watershed, New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Curtis L. Schreffler, Daniel G. Galeone, John M. Veneziale, Leif E. Olson, David L. O’Brien
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5043
An increasing number of communities in Pennsylvania are implementing land-treatment systems to dispose of treated sewage effluent. Disposal of treated effluent by spraying onto the land surface, instead of discharging to streams, may recharge the ground-water system and reduce degradation of stream-water quality. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation...
Analysis of borehole-radar reflection data from Machiasport, Maine, December 2003
Carole D. Johnson, Peter K. Joesten
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5087
In December 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, collected borehole-radar reflection logs in two boreholes in Machiasport, Maine. These bedrock boreholes were drilled as part of a hydrogeologic investigation of the area surrounding the former Air Force Radar Tracking Station site on...
Changes in ground-water levels in the Carlin Trend area, north-central Nevada, 1989-2003
Russell W. Plume
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5075
Ground-water pumpage in support of gold mining activities, including mine dewatering, has resulted in water-level declines and rises in different parts of the Carlin Trend area in north-central Nevada. Total annual pumpage at the Gold Quarry, Carlin, Genesis, and Betze Mines has ranged from about 5,000 acre-feet in 1989 to...
Pre- and post-reservoir ground-water conditions and assessment of artificial recharge at Sand Hollow, Washington County, Utah, 1995-2005
Victor M. Heilweil, David D. Susong, Philip M. Gardner, Dennis E. Watt
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5185
Sand Hollow, Utah, is the site of a surface-water reservoir completed in March 2002, which is being operated by the Washington County Water Conservancy District primarily as an aquifer storage and recovery project. The reservoir is an off-channel facility receiving water from the Virgin River, diverted near the town of...
Quality of nutrient data from streams and ground water sampled during water years 1992-2001
David K. Mueller, Cindy J. Titus
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5106
Proper interpretation of water-quality data requires consideration of the effects that bias and variability might have on measured constituent concentrations. In this report, methods are described to estimate the bias due to contamination of samples in the field or laboratory and the variability due to sample collection, processing, shipment, and...
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 12. Geochemical and reactive-transport modeling based on tracer injection-synoptic sampling studies for the Red River, New Mexico, 2001-2002
James W. Ball, Robert L. Runkel, D. Kirk Nordstrom
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5149
Reactive-transport processes in the Red River, downstream from the town of Red River in north-central New Mexico, were simulated using the OTEQ reactive-transport model. The simulations were calibrated using physical and chemical data from synoptic studies conducted during low-flow conditions in August 2001 and during March/April 2002. Discharge over the 20-km reach...
Trends in surface-water quality at selected National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) stations, in Michigan
Atiq U. Syed, Lisa R. Fogarty
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5158
To demonstrate the value of long-term, water-quality monitoring, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), initiated a study to evaluate potential trends in water-quality constituents for selected National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) stations in Michigan. The goal of this study is...
Foreign Nonindigenous Carps and Minnows (Cyprinidae) in the United States - A Guide to their Identification, Distribution, and Biology
Pamela J. Schofield, James D. Williams, Leo G. Nico, Pamela L. Fuller, Matthew R. Thomas
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5041
