WaterMarks Newsletter - Summer 2024
This issue features a story about nationwide lithium estimates in groundwater in a USGS-led study. It also highlights a new report on USGS StreamStats, a hydrologic web application co-created by New England scientists. We also discuss a new gage installed at an abandoned copper mine in Vermont and the recent retirement of a senior staff member.
Meet our New Staff at the New England WSC - June 2024
Join us in welcoming our recently hired staff at the New England Water Science Center.
USGS Hydrologist Paul Barlow Retires After 41 Years
The U.S. Geological Survey New England Water Science Center said goodbye to Paul Barlow at the end of May after 41 years with the USGS.
Streamgage Installed at Vermont Mine, a Superfund Site
The U.S. Geological Survey installed a streamgage at an abandoned copper mine this spring.
StreamStats: Highlighting a 25-Year Web Tool Developed in Massachusetts
After 25 years serving the public, USGS has published a report about the history, features, and evolution of StreamStats, a web-application developed in Massachusetts.
USGS improving climate resilience in Baja California Sur, Mexico
USGS scientists traveled to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, to conduct community outreach and field research on using low-tech, low-cost natural infrastructure in dryland streams (NIDS) as a nature-based solution to improve climate resilience in arid lands.
Continuous Water Quality Monitoring in the Norwalk River Estuary
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Long Island Sound Study (LISS), is investigating how excess nutrients and low dissolved oxygen affect the water-quality of the lower portion of the Norwalk River Harbor.
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New England WSC Products in the Second Quarter of 2024
List of products from the New England Water Science Center released in the second quarter of 2024.