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Selected USGS Reports on Sources of Water Used for Public Supply (2/28/2005)

 

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Alexander, R.B., Smith, R.A., Focazio, M.J., and Horn, M.A., 1999, Source-area characteristics of large public water supplies on CD-ROM: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-248.

Bailey, Zelda Chapman, 1993, Hydrology of the Jackson, Tennessee, area and delineation of areas contributing ground water to the Jackson well fields: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4146, 54 p.

Bair, E. Scott, Sheets, R.A., and Eberts, S.M., 1990, Particle-tracking analysis of flow paths and traveltimes from hypothetical spill sites within the capture area of a wellfield: Ground Water, v. 28, No. 6.

Baltusis, M.A., Quigley, M.F., and Mandle, R.J., 1992, Municipal ground-water development and withdrawals in the central Lower Peninsula of Michigan, 1870-1987: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-215, 89 p.

Barlow, P.M., 1994, Two- and three-dimensional pathline analysis of contributing areas to public-supply wells of Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Ground Water, v. 32, no. 3, p. 399-410.

Barlow, Paul M., 1997, Particle-tracking analysis of contributing areas of public-supply wells in simple and complex flow systems, Cape Cod, Massachusetts: U.S Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2434, 66 p.

Barlow, Paul M., and Hess, K.M., 1993, Simulated hydrologic responses of the Quashnet River stream-aquifer system to proposed ground-water withdrawals, Cape Cod, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resource Investigations Report 93-4064, 52 p.

Barton, Gary, 1995, Contributing areas of water-supply wells in Elkton and Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4089, 10 p.

Barton, G.J., Risser, D.W., Galeone, D.G., and Conger, R.W., 1999, Case study for delineating a contributing area to a water-supply well in a fractured crystalline-bedrock aquifer, Stewartstown, Pennsylvania: U.S. Geological Survey water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4047, 38 p.

Bayless, E.R. and Arihood, L.D., 1996, Hydrogeology and simulated ground-water flow through the unconsolidated aquifers of northeastern St. Joseph County, Indiana: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resource Investigations Report 95-4225, 47 p.

Boyd, R.A., 1998, Characterizing ground water flow in the municipal well fields of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with selected environmental tracers: American Water Resources Association Water Resources Bulletin, v. 34, no. 3, p. 507-518.

Boyd, R.A., 1999, Groundwater geochemistry in the Seminole well field, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: American Water Resources Association Water Resources Bulletin, v. 35, no. 5, p. 1257-1268.

Broshears, R.E., Connell, J.F., and Short, N.C., 1991, A pilot study for delineation of areas contributing water to wellfields at Jackson, Tennessee: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resource Investigations Report 89-4201, 32 p.

Brown, C.J., Colabufo, S, and Coates, J.D., 2002, Aquifer geochemistry and effects of pumping on ground-water quality at the Green Belt Parkway well field, Holbrook, Longs Island, New York: U.S Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 01-4025, 29 p.

Buxton, H.T., Reilly, T.E., Pollock, D.W., and Smolensky, D.A., 1991, Particle tracking analysis of recharge areas on Long Island, New York: Ground Water, v. 29, no. 1, p. 63-71.

Cunningham, W.L., Bair, E.S., and Yost, W.P., 1996, Hydrogeology and transient ground-water flow in the South Well Field, Columbus, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resource Investigations Report 95-4279, 56 p.

Cunningham, W.L., Sheets, R.A., and Schalk, C.W., 1994, Evaluation of ground-water flow by particle tracking, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4243, 11 p. 

Davis, Hal, 1996, Hydrogeologic investigation and simulation of ground-water flow in the Upper Floridan aquifer of north-central Florida and southwestern Georgia and delineation of contributing areas for selected city of Tallahassee, Florida, water-supply wells: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4296, 56 p.

Delin, G.N. and Almendinger, J.E., 1993, Delineation of recharge areas for selected wells in the St. Peter-Prairie du Chien-Jordan Aquifer, Rochester, Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2397, 39 p.

Dickerman, D.C, and Bell, R.W., 1993, Hydrogeology, water quality, and ground-water-development alternatives in the Upper Wood River ground-water reservoir, Rhode Island: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4119, 87 p.

Dickerman, D.C., Kliever, J.D., and Stone, J.R., 1997, Hydrogeology, water quality, and simulation of ground-water-development alternatives in the Usquepaug-Queen ground-water reservoir, southern Rhode Island: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4126, 48 p.

Fan, W. Epstein, C.M., Morris, P., Oden, J.H., and Szabo, Z., 2000, Method to improve contributing-area delineations used to assess relations among land use, radionuclide concentrations, and water quality in unconfined public-supply wells in New Jersey [abs.] in Abstracts with Programs – Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 35th Annual Meeting, New Brunswick, NJ, March 13-15, 2000: Boulder, CO, Geological Society of America, v. 32, no. 1, p. 16.

Focazio, M.J., Smith, R.A., Alexander, R.B., and Schwarz, G.E., 1998, A national model for assessing the susceptibility of surface-water supplies to source-area contamination [abs.]: Source Water Protection 98.

Franke, O.L., Reilly T.E., Pollock, D.W., and LaBaugh, J.W., 1998, Estimating areas contributing recharge to wells, lessons from previous studies: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1174, 14 p.

Galloway, J.N., 2004, Hydrogeologic characteristics of four public drinking-water supply springs in northern Arkansas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4307, 68 p.

Garabedian, S.P., 2001, Contributing area analysis for Dry Brook public supply well, South Hadley, Massachusetts [abs.] in Abstracts with Programs – Geological Society of America, 2001 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 1-10, 2001: Boulder, CO, Geological Society of America, v. 33, no. 6, p.412.

Grady, S.J., and Casey, G.D., 1999, A plan for assessing the occurrence and distribution of methyl tert-butyl ether and other volatile organic compounds in drinking water and ambient ground water in the northeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-0207, 36 p.

Greene, E.A., 1997, Tracing recharge from sinking streams over spatial dimensions of kilometers in a karst aquifer: Ground Water, vol. 35, no. 5, 898-904.

Hansen, C.V., 1991, Description and evaluation of selected methods used to delineate wellhead-protection areas around public-supply wells near Mt. Hope, Kansas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4102, 39 p.

Harte, P.T., and Mack, T.J., 1992, Geohydrology of, and simulation of ground-water flow in, the Milford-Souhegan glacial-drift aquifer, Milford, New Hampshire: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4177, 75 p.

Harte, P.T., and Willey, R.E., 1997, Effects of historical withdrawals on advective transport of contaminated ground waters in a glacial-drift aquifer, Milford, New Hampshire: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-162-97, 6 p.

Hinkle, S.R., and Snyder, D.T., 1997, Comparison of chlorofluorocarbon-age dating with particle-tracking results of a regional ground-water flow model of the Portland Basin, Oregon and Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2483, 47 p.

Holtschlag, D.J., Luukkonen, C.L., and Nicholas, J.R., 1996, Simulation of ground-water flow in the Saginaw aquifer, Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2480, 49 p.

Hutchinson, C.B., 1990, Analysis of ground-water flow in the A-Sand aquifer at Paramaribo, Suriname, South America: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4036, 65 p.

Izbicki, J., 2004, A small-diameter sample pump for collection of depth-dependent samples from production wells under pumping conditions: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3096, 2 p.

Izbicki, J., Christensen, A., and Hanson, R., 1999, Combined well-bore flow and depth-dependent water sampler: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 196-99, 2 p.

Joseph, R.L., 2000, Surface water source methodology for Arkansas’ Source Water Assessment Program [abs.] in Geological Society of America, South-Central Section, 34th Annual Meeting, Fayetteville, AR, April 3-4, 2000: Boulder, CO, Geological Society of America, p. 15-16.

Katz, B.G., and DeHan, R.D., 1996, The Suwannee River basin pilot study: issues for watershed management in Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-080-96, 4 p.

Kelly, B.P., 1996, Simulation of ground-water flow and contributing recharge areas in the Missouri River Alluvial aquifer at Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4250, 93 p.

Kelly, B.P., 1996, Design of a monitoring well network for the City of Independence, Missouri, well field using simulated ground-water flow paths and travel times: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4264, 27 p.

Knochenmus, L.A. and Robinson, J.L., 1996, Descriptions of anisotropy and heterogeneity and their effect on ground-water flow and areas of contribution to public supply wells in a karst carbonate aquifer system: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2475, 47 p.

Lambert, P.M., 1995, Particle-tracking analysis of time related capture zones for selected public-supply wells in Salt Lake Valley, Utah: State of Utah Department of Natural Resources Technical Publication No. 110-C, 36 p.

Landmeyer, J.E., 1994, Description and application of capture zone delineation for a wellfield at Hilton Head Island, SC: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4012, 33p.

Langevin, C.D., 2003, Stochastic ground water flow simulation with a fracture zone continuum model: Ground Water, v. 41, no. 5, p. 587-601.

Lent, R.M., Waldron, M.C., and Rader, J.C., 1997, Public-water supplies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island; investigations of processes affecting source-water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-0054-97, 4 p.

Mallory, M.J., 1990, Computer methods for evaluating wellhead protection areas: in Daniel, B.J., ed., Proceedings of the Mississippi Water Resources Conference, 1990: Mississippi Water Resources Institute, Mississippi State, Miss., p. 127-135.

Masterson, J.P., Walter, D.A., and LeBlanc, D.R., 2004, Transient analysis of the source of water to wells; Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Ground Water, v. 42, no. 1, p. 126-134.

Masterson, J.P., Walter, D.A., and Leblanc, D.R., 1998, Delineation of contributing areas to selected public-supply wells, Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4237, 45 p.

Masterson, J.P., Walter, D.A., and Savoie, J., 1997, Use of particle tracking to improve numerical model calibration and to analyze ground-water flow and contaminant migration, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2482, 50 p.

Mazzaferro, D.L., 1989, Estimation of the recharge area of a pumped, stratified-drift aquifer in Connecticut by simulation modeling: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4124, 100 p.

Misut, P.E., 1995, Techniques of contributing-area delineation for analysis of nonpoint-source contamination of Long Island, New York in Wagner, B.J., Illangasekare, T.H., and Jensen, K.H., eds., Models for Assessing and Monitoring Groundwater Quality, Boulder, CO, July 2-14, 1995: International Association of Hydrological Sciences, v. 227, p. 31-37.

Misut, P.E. and Feldman, S.M., 1996, Delineation of areas contributing recharge to wells in central Long Island, New York, by particle tracking: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-703, 47 p.

Modica, Edward, 1996, Simulated effects of alternative withdrawal strategies on ground-water-flow patterns, New Jersey Pinelands: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4133, 46 p.

Modica, E., Reilly, T.E., and Pollock, D.W., 1997, Patterns and age distribution of ground-water flow to streams: Ground Water, vol. 35, No. 3, p. 523-537.

Morrissey, D.J., 1989, Estimation of the recharge area contributing water to a pumped well in a glacial-drift, river-valley aquifer: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2338, 41 p.

Murray, L.C. and Halford, K.J., 1996, Hydrogeologic conditions and simulation of ground-water flow in the greater Orlando metropolitan area, East-Central Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4181, 100 p.

Nicholson, R.S., and Watt, M.K., (in press), Simulation of ground-water flow patterns and areas contributing recharge to streams and water-supply wells in a valley-fill and carbonate-rock aquifer system, southeastern Morris County, New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4216, approx. 30 p.

Orzol, L.L. and Truini, M., 1999, Evaluation of factors that influence estimated zones of transport for six municipal wells in Clark County, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4224, 65 p.

Pankow, J.F., Thomson, N.R., Johnson, R.L., Baehr, A.L., Zogorski, J.S., 1997, The urban atmosphere as a non-point source for the transport of MTBE and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to shallow groundwater: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 31, no. 10, p. 2821-2828.

Patterson, G., 1997, The U.S. Geological Survey drinking water initiative: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 047-77, 2 p.

Patterson, G.C., and Focazio, M.J., 2001, Contaminants and drinking water sources in 2001:  recent findings of the USGS: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 00-510, 9 p.

Prakken, L., 2003, Quality of water used for domestic supply in the Chicot aquifer system of southwestern Louisiana, 1994-2001: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works, Baton Rouge, Water Resources Technical Report 71, 48 p.

Reilly, Thomas E., and Pollock, David W., 1993, Factors affecting areas contributing recharge to wells in shallow aquifers: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2412, 21 p.

Reilly, Thomas E., and Pollock, David W., 1995, Effect of seasonal and long-term changes in stress on sources of water to wells: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2445, 25 p.

Reilly, Thomas E., and Pollock, David W., 1996, Sources of water to wells for transient cyclic systems: Ground Water, vol. 34, No. 6, p. 979-988.

Rice, D.E., and Voronin, L.M., 1997, Analysis of ground-water flowpaths near water-supply wells, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4228, 26 p.

Risser, Dennis W. and Madden, Thomas M. Jr., 1994, Evaluation of methods for delineating areas that contribute water to wells completed in valley-fill aquifers in Pennsylvania: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-635, 82 p.

Risser, D.W. and Barton, G.J., 1995, A strategy for delineating the area of ground-water contribution to wells completed in fractured bedrock aquifers in Pennsylvania: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4033, 30 p.

Robinson, J. L., 1993, Hydrogeology and results of tracer tests at the Old Tampa well field in Hillsborough County, with implications for wellhead-protection strategies in west-central Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4171.

Schalk, C.W., 1996, Estimation of the recharge areas contributing water to the South Well Field, Columbus, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4039, 26 p.

Sheets, Rodney A., 1994, Contributing recharge areas to water-supply wells at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4231, 35 p.

Sloto, R.A., Goode, D.J., and Frasch, S.M., 2002, Interpretation of borehole geophysical logs, aquifer-isolation test, and water quality, supply wells 1 and 2, Willow Grove Naval Air Station / Joint Reserve Base, Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4264, 64 p.

Sonenshein, R.S., 1995, A hydrogeologic approach to identify land uses that overlie ground-water flow paths, Broward County, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4167, 59 p.

Spangler, L.E., 1999, Delineation of source-protection zones for carbonate springs in the Bear River Range, northern Utah [abs.] in Abstracts with Programs – Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, Co, Oct. 25-28, 1999: Boulder, CO. Geological Survey of America, v. 31, no. 7, p. 411.

Starn, J.J., Arihood, L.D., and Rose, M.F., 1995, Geohydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in the aquifer system near Calvert City, Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4239, 52 p.

Taylor, C.J., 1997, Delineation of ground-water basins and recharge areas for municipal water-supply springs in a karst aquifer system in the Elizabethtown area, northern Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4254, 22 p.

Tucci, Patrick, 1994, Simulated effects of horizontal anisotropy on ground-water flow paths and discharge to streams, in Marston, R.A., and Hasfurther, V.R., eds, Effects of Human-Induced Changes on Hydrologic Systems: American Water Resources Association, Proceedings, Annual Summer Symposium of the American Water Resources Association, June 26-29, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, pp. 851-860.

Ulery, R.L, 2000, Overview of the Texas Source Water Assessment Project: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 0101-00, 6 p.

User's Guide for Source Water Assessment and Protection at U.S. Army Installations (Also useful for civilian source-water assessments)

Vecchioli, John, Hunn, J.D., and Aucott, W.R., 1989, Evaluation of methodology for delineation of protection zones around public-supply wells in west-central Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4051, 36 p.

Waldron, M.C., and Bent, G.C., Factors affecting reservoir and stream-water quality in the Cambridge Massachusetts, drinking-water source area and implications for source-water protection: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 00-4262, 89 p.

Waldron, M.C., Cooke, M.G., and Ragnelli, C.M, 2002, Storms, streams, and reservoirs; assessing water quality in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, drinking-water source area: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 00056-02, 6 p.

Walter, D.A., Masterson, J.P., and Barlow, P.M., 1996, Hydrogeology and analysis of ground-water-flow system, Sagamore Marsh area, southeastern Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4200, 41 p.

Wolcott, S.W. and Coon, W.F., 2001, Simulation of a valley fill aquifer system to delineate flow paths, contributing areas, and traveltimes to wellfields in southwestern Broome County, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4171, 25 p.

Yager, R.M., Miller, T.S., and Thayer, J., 1997, Delineation of areas contributing recharge to municipal wells in three selected confined-glacial aquifers in Erie County, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4229, 40 p.

Zarriello, P.J., 1993, Determination of the contributing area to six municipal ground-water supplies in the Tug Hill glacial aquifer of Northern New York, with emphasis on the Lacona-Sandy Creek well Field: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4145, 51 p.

 

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