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
Iodine-129 in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2010-12
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 2009–11
Completion summary for borehole USGS 136 near the Advanced Test Reactor Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Water-quality characteristics and trends for selected sites at and near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1949-2009
A comparison of U.S. Geological Survey three-dimensional model estimates of groundwater source areas and velocities to independently derived estimates, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Geophysical logs and water-quality data collected for boreholes Kimama-1A and -1B, and a Kimama water supply well near Kimama, southern Idaho
Chemical Constituents in Groundwater from Multiple Zones in the Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2005-08
Completion Summary for Well NRF-16 near the Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Iodine-129 in the Snake River Plain Aquifer at and Near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2003 and 2007
Summary of selected U.S. Geological survey data on domestic well water quality for the Centers for Disease Control's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
Pesticide concentrations in wetlands on the Lake Traverse Reservation, South and North Dakota, July 2006
StreamVOC - A deterministic source-apportionment model to estimate volatile organic compound concentrations in rivers and streams
Science and Products
Iodine-129 in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer at and near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2010-12
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 2009–11
Completion summary for borehole USGS 136 near the Advanced Test Reactor Complex, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Water-quality characteristics and trends for selected sites at and near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 1949-2009
A comparison of U.S. Geological Survey three-dimensional model estimates of groundwater source areas and velocities to independently derived estimates, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Geophysical logs and water-quality data collected for boreholes Kimama-1A and -1B, and a Kimama water supply well near Kimama, southern Idaho
Chemical Constituents in Groundwater from Multiple Zones in the Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2005-08
Completion Summary for Well NRF-16 near the Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
Iodine-129 in the Snake River Plain Aquifer at and Near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2003 and 2007
Summary of selected U.S. Geological survey data on domestic well water quality for the Centers for Disease Control's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
Pesticide concentrations in wetlands on the Lake Traverse Reservation, South and North Dakota, July 2006
StreamVOC - A deterministic source-apportionment model to estimate volatile organic compound concentrations in rivers and streams
*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