Roy C Bartholomay
Roy Bartholomay is the Director of the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.
Roy previously served as the Chief of the USGS Idaho National Laboratory Project Office and as the Water-Quality Specialist and Chief of the Huron Programs Office of the USGS South Dakota Water Science Center. His scientific research involves studies on groundwater geochemistry and water quality.
Professional Experience
2021 - Present, Director, USGS Idaho Water Science Center
2008 - 2021, Project Chief, USGS Idaho National Laboratory Project Office, Idaho Water Science Center
2002 - 2007, Huron Programs Office Chief and Water Quality Specialist, USGS South Dakota Water Science Center
1987 - 2001, Hydrologist, USGS Idaho National Laboratory Project Office, Idaho Water Science Center
Education and Certifications
B.S., Geology, 1987, North Dakota State University
M.S., Geology, 1990, Idaho State University
USGS Western Region Managers Development Program, 2001
Affiliations and Memberships*
Tobacco Root Geological Society
Idaho Academy of Sciences
Honors and Awards
U.S. Department of the Interior Meritorious Service Award, 2020
Science and Products
U.S. Geological Survey geohydrologic studies and monitoring at the Idaho National Laboratory, southeastern Idaho
An update of hydrologic conditions and distribution of selected constituents in water, eastern Snake River Plain aquifer and perched groundwater zones, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, emphasis 2012-15
Volcanic geology, hydrogeology, and geothermal potential of the eastern Snake River Plain
Completion summary for boreholes TAN-2271 and TAN‑2272 at Test Area North, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Purgeable organic compounds at or near the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2015
Evaluation of background concentrations of selected chemical and radiochemical constituents in water from the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Hydrologic influences on water-level changes in the Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1949-2014
Water-quality characteristics and trends for selected wells possibly influenced by wastewater disposal at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1981-2012
Chemical constituents in groundwater from multiple zones in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2009-13
Field methods and quality-assurance plan for water-quality activities and water-level measurements, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Completion summary for boreholes USGS 140 and USGS 141 near the Advanced Test Reactor Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Ambient changes in tracer concentrations from a multilevel monitoring system in Basalt
Science and Products
U.S. Geological Survey geohydrologic studies and monitoring at the Idaho National Laboratory, southeastern Idaho
An update of hydrologic conditions and distribution of selected constituents in water, eastern Snake River Plain aquifer and perched groundwater zones, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, emphasis 2012-15
Volcanic geology, hydrogeology, and geothermal potential of the eastern Snake River Plain
Completion summary for boreholes TAN-2271 and TAN‑2272 at Test Area North, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Purgeable organic compounds at or near the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2015
Evaluation of background concentrations of selected chemical and radiochemical constituents in water from the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Hydrologic influences on water-level changes in the Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1949-2014
Water-quality characteristics and trends for selected wells possibly influenced by wastewater disposal at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1981-2012
Chemical constituents in groundwater from multiple zones in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2009-13
Field methods and quality-assurance plan for water-quality activities and water-level measurements, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Completion summary for boreholes USGS 140 and USGS 141 near the Advanced Test Reactor Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Ambient changes in tracer concentrations from a multilevel monitoring system in Basalt
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