Groundwater Data Available to the Public -- USGS and the National Groundwater Monitoring Network
Groundwater Data Available to the Public -- USGS and the National Groundwater Monitoring Network
Presented on Monday, December 3, 2018
There are a vast amount of publicly available data regarding groundwater, but this fact escapes many who work in or on the fringes of the groundwater industry.
This workshop will address the sources and types of data groundwater professionals can use in their daily activities. Presenters in this session will discuss:
- USGS Groundwater Watch
- USGS Active Groundwater Level Network
- USGS Climate Response Network
- USGS Real-Time Groundwater Level Network
- National Groundwater Monitoring Network
Presenters:
Rod Sheets
Department of Interior, US Geological Survey
Department of Interior, US Geological Survey
Rod is a groundwater specialist for the Office of Quality Assurance. Prior to that, I was a hydrologic technician, hydrologist, and groundwater specialist for the USGS Ohio Water Science Center, working on a variety of projects and tasks, including those related to surface/ground-water interaction, aquifer testing, surface and borehole geophysics and ground-water flow modeling. Before joining the USGS Water Mission Area, I worked as a geologist and geologic technician for the USGS Office of Earthquakes for a short time/ (started as a NAGT student). I still drill an occasional water well.
William L. Cunningham
Earth Systems Processes Division, Water Mission Area, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA
Earth Systems Processes Division, Water Mission Area, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA
Bill Cunningham is the Chief of the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Systems Processes Division. This office is the single focal point for disciplinary and interdisciplinary process studies research and development. Prior to joining the ESPD, Bill was the Chief of the Office of Groundwater, and prior to that he worked on groundwater science investigations in the Ohio and North Carolina Water Science Centers. Cunningham also serves as Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Ground Water for the Federal Advisory Committee on Water Information. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Ohio State University.
Charles W. Schalk
USGS, Augusta, ME
USGS, Augusta, ME
Charles has served with the USGS as a hyrologist for 20 years. His current interests are data quality assurance and the migration of road salts to bedrock aquifers. Past experience includes flood-insurance studies, ground- and surface-water quality, and ground-water-flow modeling.
Candice Hopkins
Water Mission Area, US Geological Survey, Boise, ID
Water Mission Area, US Geological Survey, Boise, ID
Candice Hopkins is a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Product Owner of the National Groundwater Monitoring Network Data Portal.
Daryll Pope
New Jersey Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Lawrenceville, NJ
New Jersey Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Lawrenceville, NJ
Daryll Pope has a B.S. in Watershed Science from Colorado State University and a Master's in Contaminant Hydrology from Oregon Graduate Institute. He has worked on groundwater studies and groundwater modeling throughout his career. Pope has been Groundwater Specialist at USGS New Jersey since 1995 and has been involved with the groundwater monitoring networks of the Science Center. He has been involved in several studies looking at groundwater availability.