Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

News

Browse the list below for news, announcements, events, project updates, and other information related to the Water Resources Mission Area.

Filter Total Items: 637
Klamath Mountains Groundwater Quality: Constituents Detected at High Levels Are Less Prevalent than Statewide

Klamath Mountains Groundwater Quality: Constituents Detected at High Levels Are Less Prevalent than Statewide

Naturally occurring trace elements were detected at high concentrations in less than 3 percent of raw groundwater sources used for public water supply...

Read Article
USGS Measures Flooding in Arizona

USGS Measures Flooding in Arizona

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding after heavy rainfall occurred in northern portions of Maricopa County, Arizona.  

Read Article
California Water Use Estimates for 2010 Released

California Water Use Estimates for 2010 Released

About 38 billion gallons per day (42,000,000 acre-feet per year) of water were withdrawn from groundwater and surface-water sources in California in...

Read Article
Cuyama Valley Groundwater Withdrawals Are Double The Long-Term Replenishment

Cuyama Valley Groundwater Withdrawals Are Double The Long-Term Replenishment

Groundwater is the sole source for agricultural, domestic and municipal water use in California’s Cuyama Valley, located primarily in Santa Barbara...

Read Article
USGS to Begin Drilling "Sentinel" Wells Near Kirtland Air Force Base

USGS to Begin Drilling "Sentinel" Wells Near Kirtland Air Force Base

Beginning around August 7, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will be drilling “sentinel” wells at the first of three locations in the...

Read Article
New Jersey Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

New Jersey Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting New Jersey will be more accessible...

Read Article
Media Advisory: Lake Ontario Scientists, Officials Welcome New "Floating Laboratory"

Media Advisory: Lake Ontario Scientists, Officials Welcome New "Floating Laboratory"

The U.S. Geological Survey will celebrate the newest addition to its fleet of large research vessels in a traditional Christening and commissioning...

Read Article
District of Columbia Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

District of Columbia Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting District of Columbia will be more...

Read Article
Maryland Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Maryland Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting Maryland will be more accessible...

Read Article
Pennsylvania Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Pennsylvania Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting Pennsylvania will be more accessible...

Read Article
Delaware Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Delaware Storm-Tide Sensor Network Strengthened

Vital coastal storm-tide information needed to help guide storm response efforts following major storms affecting Delaware will be more accessible...

Read Article
Streamflow Increasing in Eastern Missouri River Basin, Decreasing Elsewhere

Streamflow Increasing in Eastern Missouri River Basin, Decreasing Elsewhere

Streamflow in the eastern portions of the Missouri River watershed has increased over the past 52 years, whereas other parts have seen downward trends...

Read Article