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The list below includes official USGS publications and journal articles authored by New England Water Science Center scientists. The USGS Pubs Warehouse link provides access to all USSG publications.

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Effects of selected sources of contamination on ground-water quality at seven sites in Connecticut

The introduction of contaminants has altered the quality of ground water at several places in Connecticut. This investigation of the hydrogeologic environment and the quality of water in stratified-drift aquifers underlying seven probable contaminant sources in Connecticut shows some effects at each site. Water from test wells downgradient from septage-disposal facilities in Old Saybrook and C
Authors
Elinor H. Handman, James W. Bingham

Probable high ground-water levels on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Water-level records from 146 short-term (1 year) observation wells and 13 long-term (16-28 years) observation wells were used to estimate the probable high ground-water level that could occur at any site on Cape Cod. The estimation was based on correlation of a single water-level measurement from a test site with water-level records of the nine index wells. Maps showing areas of Cape Cod represent
Authors
Michael H. Frimpter

Ground-water availability in parts of the Chicopee and Mill River basins, near Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Ground water in the Wilbraham area occurs in glacial drift and in underlying bedrock. Stratified sand and gravel deposits form the principal unconsolidated aquifers. These aquifers are generally less than 50 feet thick in most of the study area; however, an area in north-central Wilbraham, near the Chicopee River, is underlain by stratified drift deposits more than 200 feet thick that may be capab
Authors
David F. Delaney

Chemical quality of ground water on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Cape Cod is a 440 square mile hook-shaped peninsula which extends 40 miles into the Atlantic. Freshwater in Pleistocene sand and gravel deposits is the source of supply for nearly 100 municipal and thousands of private domestic wells. Most ground water on Cape Cod is of good chemical quality for drinking and other uses. It is characteristically low in dissolved solids and is soft. In 90 percent of
Authors
M. H. Frimpter, F. B. Gay

Water resources of the coastal drainage basins of southeastern Massachusetts, Westport River, Westport to Seekonk

No abstract available.
Authors
Roy E. Willey, John R. Williams, Gary D. Tasker

Water-quality conditions in southern Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water were measured at 26 surface-water sites, 17 ground-water sites, and in effluent from two sanitary landfills as part of planning for area-wide waste management in four watersheds within the Southern Rockingham Regional Planning District in Southern New Hampshire. Dissolved minerals concentration in water at all but one of 26 surface-water-
Authors
William Dudley Silvey, Robert L. Wheeler

Computer modeling of ground-water availability in the Pootatuck River Valley, Newtown, Connecticut

A hydrologic analysis of the stratified drift in Newtown, Conn., based on available data, test drilling, seismic refraction profiling, and the stream-aquifer connection was performed using a digital computer model. Simulated pumping indicates that a total of 4.0 million gallons of water per day (Mgal/d) can be withdrawn from the stream-aquifer system. A minimum of 2.5 Mgal/d is available for futur
Authors
F. P. Haeni, Elinor H. Handman

Map showing availability of ground water in the Connecticut River lowlands, Massachusetts

No abstract available.
Authors
Eugene H. Walker, William W. Caswell