USGS Hydrologists Tristen Tagliaferri and Irene Fisher sampling shallow groundwater downgradient of septic systems in Kismet, NY (Fire Island), December 2011.
Christopher E Schubert
I work with partners to help identify and meet their coastal and climate science needs, so we can better understand, communicate, and address societal concerns.
Christopher (Chris) Schubert is a Hydrologist with the USGS New York Water Science Center where he serves as a Program Development Specialist. Chris has over 30 years of experience working with communities, Tribal Nations, and other stakeholders to help identify and meet their coastal and climate science needs. These include efforts to better understand, communicate, and address human and environmental health concerns, flooding from a variety of sources, and other natural hazards.
Currently, Chris serves as a member of the USGS Environmental Justice Task Force; Northeast Region Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Council; and Peer Support Worker Program. He has also served on the New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Water Resources Working Group and Sea Level Rise Task Force Natural Resources Working Group, Long Island Sound Study Sustainable and Resilient Communities Working Group, New York City Panel on Climate Change Flooding Working Group, Peconic Estuary Program and South Shore Estuary Reserve Technical Advisory Committees, and Long Island Commission for Aquifer Protection.
Professional Experience
2019-present: Hydrologist and Program Development Specialist, USGS New York Water Science Center, Coram, NY
2006-2019: Supervisory Hydrologist and Chief of Environmental & Hydrologic Investigations Section, USGS New York Water Science Center, Coram, NY
1992-2006: Hydrologist, USGS New York Water Science Center, Syosset/Coram, NY
1991-1992: Coastal Geologist, First Coastal Corporation, Westhampton Beach, NY
Education and Certifications
1991: M.S., Marine Environmental Sciences with a specialization in Geological Oceanography, Stony Brook University, Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook, NY
1988: B.S., Geology (Major) and Marine Environmental Sciences (Minor), Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Affiliations and Memberships*
2022-present: USGS Environmental Justice Task Force
2022-present: USGS Northeast Region Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Council
2020-present: USGS Peer Support Worker Program
Science and Products
An Analysis of Trends in the Magnitude of Floods in Urbanized Watersheds on Long Island, New York
Analysis of Factors Affecting Plume Remediation in a Sole-Source Aquifer System, Nassau County, New York (Northrup Grumman Plume)
Hurricane Sandy
The Use of Solute-transport Methods to Estimate Time-varying Nitrogen Loading Rates to the Peconic Estuary Resulting from Wastewater and Fertilizer Inputs to Groundwater in Suffolk County, New York (Peconic Solute Transport)
Sentinel Monitoring of Groundwater for Contaminants of Emerging Concern to Provide Advanced Warning for Supply Wells on Long Island, New York
New York Flood Information
Southeastern New York Coastal Monitoring
Using Microbial Source Tracking to Identify Pollution Sources in Pathogen Impaired Embayments in Long Island, New York
Sentinel Monitoring for New and Legacy Pesticides in the Shallow Groundwater of Long Island
Coastal Storm Response Surge, Wave, and Tide Hydrodynamics Network (SWaTH)
South Shore Estuary Reserve Total Maximum Daily Load Monitoring
Human- and Ecological-Health Concerns Related to Transport and Persistence of Contaminants on Shinnecock Nation Tribal Lands
MODFLOW 6 Model Scenario used to Simulate Transient Stresses, Heads, and Flows in the Regional Aquifer System of Long Island, New York, 2005-2019
Geospatial datasets of AUV observations including bottom dissolved oxygen in Great South Bay, Long Island, New York, August 2016
![USGS scientists sampling groundwater](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kismet_201112_img_053_l.jpg?itok=lImWb_qc)
USGS Hydrologists Tristen Tagliaferri and Irene Fisher sampling shallow groundwater downgradient of septic systems in Kismet, NY (Fire Island), December 2011.
Bibliography of water-quality studies in Gateway National Recreation Area, New York and New Jersey
Adjusting design floods for urbanization across groundwater-dominated watersheds of Long Island, NY
Managing water resources on Long Island, New York, with integrated, multidisciplinary science
Analysis of remedial scenarios affecting plume movement through a sole-source aquifer system, southeastern Nassau County, New York
The Surge, Wave, and Tide Hydrodynamics (SWaTH) network of the U.S. Geological Survey—Past and future implementation of storm-response monitoring, data collection, and data delivery
Analysis of storm-tide impacts from Hurricane Sandy in New York
The quality of our Nation's waters: water quality in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain surficial aquifer system, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia, 1988-2009
Concentrations of hormones, pharmaceuticals and other micropollutants in groundwater affected by septic systems in New England and New York
Nitrogen Loads in Groundwater Entering Back Bays and Ocean from Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, New York
Analysis of the Shallow Groundwater Flow System at Fire Island National Seashore, Suffolk County, New York
Analysis of mid- and high-stage conditions for the Peconic River at the eastern boundary of Brookhaven National Laboratory, Suffolk County, New York
Hydrogeologic framework of the North Fork and surrounding areas, Long Island, New York
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
An Analysis of Trends in the Magnitude of Floods in Urbanized Watersheds on Long Island, New York
Analysis of Factors Affecting Plume Remediation in a Sole-Source Aquifer System, Nassau County, New York (Northrup Grumman Plume)
Hurricane Sandy
The Use of Solute-transport Methods to Estimate Time-varying Nitrogen Loading Rates to the Peconic Estuary Resulting from Wastewater and Fertilizer Inputs to Groundwater in Suffolk County, New York (Peconic Solute Transport)
Sentinel Monitoring of Groundwater for Contaminants of Emerging Concern to Provide Advanced Warning for Supply Wells on Long Island, New York
New York Flood Information
Southeastern New York Coastal Monitoring
Using Microbial Source Tracking to Identify Pollution Sources in Pathogen Impaired Embayments in Long Island, New York
Sentinel Monitoring for New and Legacy Pesticides in the Shallow Groundwater of Long Island
Coastal Storm Response Surge, Wave, and Tide Hydrodynamics Network (SWaTH)
South Shore Estuary Reserve Total Maximum Daily Load Monitoring
Human- and Ecological-Health Concerns Related to Transport and Persistence of Contaminants on Shinnecock Nation Tribal Lands
MODFLOW 6 Model Scenario used to Simulate Transient Stresses, Heads, and Flows in the Regional Aquifer System of Long Island, New York, 2005-2019
Geospatial datasets of AUV observations including bottom dissolved oxygen in Great South Bay, Long Island, New York, August 2016
![USGS scientists sampling groundwater](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kismet_201112_img_053_l.jpg?itok=lImWb_qc)
USGS Hydrologists Tristen Tagliaferri and Irene Fisher sampling shallow groundwater downgradient of septic systems in Kismet, NY (Fire Island), December 2011.
USGS Hydrologists Tristen Tagliaferri and Irene Fisher sampling shallow groundwater downgradient of septic systems in Kismet, NY (Fire Island), December 2011.
Bibliography of water-quality studies in Gateway National Recreation Area, New York and New Jersey
Adjusting design floods for urbanization across groundwater-dominated watersheds of Long Island, NY
Managing water resources on Long Island, New York, with integrated, multidisciplinary science
Analysis of remedial scenarios affecting plume movement through a sole-source aquifer system, southeastern Nassau County, New York
The Surge, Wave, and Tide Hydrodynamics (SWaTH) network of the U.S. Geological Survey—Past and future implementation of storm-response monitoring, data collection, and data delivery
Analysis of storm-tide impacts from Hurricane Sandy in New York
The quality of our Nation's waters: water quality in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain surficial aquifer system, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia, 1988-2009
Concentrations of hormones, pharmaceuticals and other micropollutants in groundwater affected by septic systems in New England and New York
Nitrogen Loads in Groundwater Entering Back Bays and Ocean from Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, New York
Analysis of the Shallow Groundwater Flow System at Fire Island National Seashore, Suffolk County, New York
Analysis of mid- and high-stage conditions for the Peconic River at the eastern boundary of Brookhaven National Laboratory, Suffolk County, New York
Hydrogeologic framework of the North Fork and surrounding areas, Long Island, New York
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government