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Scientists Collect Water Quality Data
Scientists Collect Water Quality Data
Scientists Collect Water Quality Data
Scientists Collect Water Quality Data

Scientists Collect Water Quality Data Prior to Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades

Scientists Collect Water Quality Data Prior to Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades

USGS Scientists Map Nutrients on Sacramento Delta
USGS Scientists Map Nutrients on Sacramento Delta
USGS Scientists Map Nutrients on Sacramento Delta
USGS Scientists Map Nutrients on Sacramento Delta

USGS Scientists Map Nutrients on Sacramento Delta

One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model cross section
One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model cross section
One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model cross section
One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model cross section

One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model: A MODFLOW Based Conjunctive-Use Simulation Software (Boyce and others, 2020).

One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model: A MODFLOW Based Conjunctive-Use Simulation Software (Boyce and others, 2020).

flow chart showing how surface water and groundwater are related to landscape water demands
Groundwater / Surface Water Interconnectivity
Groundwater / Surface Water Interconnectivity
Groundwater / Surface Water Interconnectivity

Diagram showing that water flow and use is interconnected through physically-based processes and management processes.

Diagram showing that water flow and use is interconnected through physically-based processes and management processes.

flow chart diagramming the model packages that feed into the One Water Hydrologic Model
MODFLOW-2005 Framework
MODFLOW-2005 Framework
MODFLOW-2005 Framework

Diagram the MODFLOW-2005 framework and its descendants (Boyce and others, 2020

Diagram the MODFLOW-2005 framework and its descendants (Boyce and others, 2020

maps of Anza Valley, CA comparing land use in 1934 to 2005
Land Use Change (1934 - 2005), Anza Valley, CA
Land Use Change (1934 - 2005), Anza Valley, CA
Land Use Change (1934 - 2005), Anza Valley, CA

Land use change in the Anza Valley, CA from 1934 to 2005.  

map of Indian Wells Valley displaying subbasin boundaries and shaded by recharge in mm/year
Natural Recharge (1981 - 2010), Indian Wells Valley, CA
Natural Recharge (1981 - 2010), Indian Wells Valley, CA
Natural Recharge (1981 - 2010), Indian Wells Valley, CA

The USGS California Basin Characterization Model (BCM) was used to understand the rate and amounts of natural groundwater recharge in the Indian Wells Valley and to refine historical estimates of groundwater recharge in the valley.

The USGS California Basin Characterization Model (BCM) was used to understand the rate and amounts of natural groundwater recharge in the Indian Wells Valley and to refine historical estimates of groundwater recharge in the valley.

Photo of stream in urban environment with green lawn beside it. Photo credit: Alan Cressler USGS
Pesticides in Streams Photo copy.jpg
Pesticides in Streams Photo copy.jpg
Pesticides in Streams Photo copy.jpg

Photo of stream in urban environment with green lawn beside it. Photo credit: Alan Cressler USGS

Scientist adjusts equipment mounted on tower at the Suisun Marsh in California.
Scientist adjusts equipment mounted on tower at the Suisun Marsh
Scientist adjusts equipment mounted on tower at the Suisun Marsh
Scientist adjusts equipment mounted on tower at the Suisun Marsh

USGS Research Scientist Ellen Goodrich-Stuart adjusts a CH4 (Methane) analyzer mounted on the eddy covariance flux tower at the Rush Ranch site at Suisun Marsh. 

USGS Research Scientist Ellen Goodrich-Stuart adjusts a CH4 (Methane) analyzer mounted on the eddy covariance flux tower at the Rush Ranch site at Suisun Marsh. 

map of 6 wells & hydrographs showing groundwater-level responses to the July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes
Groundwater-level Response to the July 2019 Ridgecrest, CA Earthquakes
Groundwater-level Response to the July 2019 Ridgecrest, CA Earthquakes
Groundwater-level Response to the July 2019 Ridgecrest, CA Earthquakes

Locations of the July 2019 earthquake epicenters and six USGS groundwater-monitoring sites.

man in the background of a view between clear tubing
High-resolution Water Quality Mapping on California's Bay-Delta
High-resolution Water Quality Mapping on California's Bay-Delta
High-resolution Water Quality Mapping on California's Bay-Delta

Hydrologist Brian Bergamaschi is seen through the USGS California Water Science Center Biogeochemistry Group's underwater water quality mapping manifold.

Hydrologist Brian Bergamaschi is seen through the USGS California Water Science Center Biogeochemistry Group's underwater water quality mapping manifold.

Horiba Aqaulog - simultaneously measures absorbance spectra and fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrices
Horiba Aqaulog
Horiba Aqaulog
Horiba Aqaulog

Horiba Aqaulog - simultaneously measures absorbance spectra and fluorescence

Horiba Aqaulog - simultaneously measures absorbance spectra and fluorescence

TOC-L Laboratory Total Organic Carbon Analyzer
TOC-L Laboratory Total Organic Carbon Analyzer
TOC-L Laboratory Total Organic Carbon Analyzer
Laminar Flow hood in Carbon Lab
Laminar Flow hood in Carbon Lab
Laminar Flow hood in Carbon Lab
Fume Hood in Carbon Lab
Fume Hood in Carbon Lab
Fume Hood in Carbon Lab
Fume Hood in Carbon Lab

Horiba Aqaulog - simultaneously measures absorbance spectra and fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrices

Horiba Aqaulog - simultaneously measures absorbance spectra and fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrices

map displaying 5 groundwater sites surrounding the Ridgecrest earthquakes
Groundwater Response to the Ridgecrest, CA Earthquakes
Groundwater Response to the Ridgecrest, CA Earthquakes
Groundwater Response to the Ridgecrest, CA Earthquakes

Locations of the July 2019 Ridgecrest, CA earthquake epicenters and five USGS groundwater-monitoring sites with corresponding hydrographs. Effects from the two earthquakes were observed in several USGS continuous groundwater-level monitoring sites in California, Nevada, and Arizona.

Locations of the July 2019 Ridgecrest, CA earthquake epicenters and five USGS groundwater-monitoring sites with corresponding hydrographs. Effects from the two earthquakes were observed in several USGS continuous groundwater-level monitoring sites in California, Nevada, and Arizona.