Water Use & Water Supply Capabilities @ MD-DE-DC
Delaware Agricultural Shallow Groundwater Monitoring Network
Unconfined aquifers susceptible to contamination from surface
The Affects of Heavy Urbanization on a Watershed
Hydrogeology and Shallow Groundwater Quality in the Tidal Anacostia River Watershed, Washington, D.C
MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Capability Sites
We have the data, we have the people, we have the technology...
The MD-DE-DC WSC works with state and local agencies to collect, estimate, review, and compile water use information. Data are used in USGS groundwater and watershed models, and other USGS studies. The data are also compiled and incorporated into the USGS national estimates of water-use. WSC staff currently participate in various national water use projects focused on improving water use estimates for various categories of use including thermo-electric power generation, irrigation, public supply, and self-supplied domestic.
Water supply in the area that the MD-DE-DC WSC serves comes surface water (streams and rivers), groundwater (fractured rock aquifers and Coastal Plain aquifers), and reservoirs. Water is a vital component of human existence, as well as critical to all forms of life. In order to protect and preserve this resource for future generations, we must have a baseline of information to make decisions. Decision and policy makers must know the answers to three fundamental questions: where is the water used, how is it used, and how much is used.
While Maryland, Delware and the DIstrict of Columbia all fall within the green zone, as far as water use goes, our placement on that list comes from years of hard-fought regulation, convincing policy makers that water, although seemingly an enless resource, is anything but. In fact, in some parts of the world it can be as valuable as gold. Especially when it's clean, potable water.
Below is a list of projects related to fields of Water Use and Water Supply
Water Use in the United States
Below is a list of data and tools used by Water Use/Water/Supply Capabilities
National Water Information System web interface (NWISweb)
The National Water Information System (NWIS) web application provides access to real-time and historical surface-water, groundwater, water-quality, and water-use data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites across all 50 states.
Below is a list of publications related to Water Use/Water/Supply Capabilities
A science plan for a comprehensive assessment of water supply in the region underlain by fractured rock in Maryland
Below is a list of data and tools used by Water Use/Water/Supply Capabilities
Below are some frequently asked questions sometimes heard in the fields of Water Use and Water Supply
In addition to FAQs, please refer to our glossariesWater Basics GlossaryHydrologic DefinitionsWater Science-Glossary of TermsWater Resources Data - Definition of TermsGlossary of water-use terminology A-Z Index of Hydrologic TermsThe MD-DE-DC WSC works with state and local agencies to collect, estimate, review, and compile water use information. Data are used in USGS groundwater and watershed models, and other USGS studies. The data are also compiled and incorporated into the USGS national estimates of water-use. WSC staff currently participate in various national water use projects focused on improving water use estimates for various categories of use including thermo-electric power generation, irrigation, public supply, and self-supplied domestic.
Water supply in the area that the MD-DE-DC WSC serves comes surface water (streams and rivers), groundwater (fractured rock aquifers and Coastal Plain aquifers), and reservoirs. Water is a vital component of human existence, as well as critical to all forms of life. In order to protect and preserve this resource for future generations, we must have a baseline of information to make decisions. Decision and policy makers must know the answers to three fundamental questions: where is the water used, how is it used, and how much is used.
While Maryland, Delware and the DIstrict of Columbia all fall within the green zone, as far as water use goes, our placement on that list comes from years of hard-fought regulation, convincing policy makers that water, although seemingly an enless resource, is anything but. In fact, in some parts of the world it can be as valuable as gold. Especially when it's clean, potable water.
Below is a list of projects related to fields of Water Use and Water Supply
Water Use in the United States
Below is a list of data and tools used by Water Use/Water/Supply Capabilities
National Water Information System web interface (NWISweb)
The National Water Information System (NWIS) web application provides access to real-time and historical surface-water, groundwater, water-quality, and water-use data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites across all 50 states.
Below is a list of publications related to Water Use/Water/Supply Capabilities
A science plan for a comprehensive assessment of water supply in the region underlain by fractured rock in Maryland
Below is a list of data and tools used by Water Use/Water/Supply Capabilities
Below are some frequently asked questions sometimes heard in the fields of Water Use and Water Supply
In addition to FAQs, please refer to our glossariesWater Basics GlossaryHydrologic DefinitionsWater Science-Glossary of TermsWater Resources Data - Definition of TermsGlossary of water-use terminology A-Z Index of Hydrologic Terms