Quality-Assurance Discipline Specialist (Hydrologist)
New York Water Science Center
Email:
ifisher@usgs.gov
Office Phone:
631-736-0783
Fax:
631-736-4283
ORCID:
0000-0002-3792-7235
Location
Coram NY WSC Field Office
2045 Route 112
Bldg. 4
Coram
, NY
11727
US
Supervisor:
Gary R Wall
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State and local county health departments have detected per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater downgradient of airports and military and firefighting training areas in Long Island, New York. However, the occurrence and spatial distribution of PFAS throughout the surficial aquifer is not well established. Shallow groundwater samples were collected in 2018 from two observation well networks; the Sentinel network and Wastewater Treatment Plant groundwater (WTPGW) network. The Sentinel network is an island-wide group of wells screened within the shallow upper glacial (surficial, <100 feet deep) aquifer, which were sampled to assess the occurrence of PFAS in different land-use settings. The WTPGW network...
Categories: Data;
Types: Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
Shapefile;
Tags: Contaminants, Emerging,
Geochemistry,
Groundwater-Quality Monitoring,
Hydrology,
Long Island, All tags...
Nassau County,
New York,
PFAS,
Queens County,
Suffolk County,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
United States,
Water Quality,
Water Quality,
Water Quality,
contaminants of emerging concern,
groundwater quality,
groundwater quality,
water quality,
water sampling, Fewer tags
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This dataset has been archived; it has been superseded by version 1.1 (December 2022) which can be found at https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KODN4C. This U.S. Geological Survey data release provides surface-water quality, streamflow, and groundwater-elevation data collected within the Central Pine Barrens (CPB) Region of Suffolk County, New York. The data were collected in cooperation with the Central Pine Barrens Commission and the Town of Brookhaven as part of a five-year comprehensive water-resources monitoring program. Water quality and quality-assurance data from seven sites on two rivers (Carmans River- 5 sites and Peconic River - 2 sites) in the CPB are included. Carmans River sites were sampled four times throughout...
Categories: Data;
Types: Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
Shapefile;
Tags: Carmans River,
Central Pine Barrens,
Environmental Health,
Hydrology,
Long Island, All tags...
New York,
Peconic River,
Pine Barrens,
Suffolk County,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
United States,
Water Quality,
environmental health,
river,
stream,
surface water,
surface water quality,
water quality,
water quality, Fewer tags
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Introduction High nitrate concentrations are a common concern among many purveyors, including the Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA), the largest supplier of water to residents in Suffolk County. Typically, the amount of nitrate in groundwater is related to land use, where the greatest concentrations are observed in agricultural regions. In many areas, the nitrate concentration has increased steadily in recent years, even in areas that are no longer farmed and are now sewered. A statistical analysis for trends of over 20 years in nitrate concentration data from SCWA wells is needed to determine the susceptibility of supply-wells to exceed the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for nitrate. This information is essential...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
Shapefile;
Tags: Contaminants, Natural,
Contaminants, Natural,
Contaminants, natural,
Cooperative Water Program,
GW Model, All tags...
GW Model,
GW model,
GW or SW,
GW or SW,
GW or SW,
Groundwater Monitoring,
Groundwater Monitoring,
Groundwater Monitoring,
Groundwater Recharge,
Groundwater Recharge,
Groundwater and Streamflow Information,
Groundwater and Streamflow Information,
Groundwater recharge,
Groundwater-Flow Modeling,
Groundwater-Flow Modeling,
Groundwater-Flow Modeling,
New York,
Suffolk County,
Surface-Water Monitoring,
Surface-Water Monitoring,
Surface-Water Monitoring,
USGS New York Water Science Center,
WSC,
Water Quality,
Water Quality,
Water Use and Availability Science,
Water Use and Availability Science,
Water quality,
public water-supply wells, nitrate, Fewer tags
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Problem The shallow groundwater of Nassau and Suffolk Counties is prone to contamination from current land-use, including agricultural, residential, and recreational. The aquifer system of Long Island is highly susceptible to human-derived contamination, in particular, because the soils and underlying sediments are generally composed of sandy, permeable materials that allow contaminants to move readily from the land surface into the groundwater below. Of increasing concern are the human-derived contaminants stemming from past and present uses of pesticides. In addition to the threat of direct runoff to adjacent waterbodies, pesticide transport through the shallow aquifer from inland sources may discharge to the...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
Shapefile;
Tags: Contaminants, Emerging,
Contaminants, Emerging,
Contaminants, emerging,
Contaminants, legacy,
Cooperative Water Program, All tags...
Focused Assessments,
Focused Assessments,
Focused Assessments,
Groundwater-Quality Monitoring,
Groundwater-Quality Monitoring,
Groundwater-Quality Monitoring,
Long Island,
Micropollutants,
Micropollutants,
Micropollutants,
New York,
USGS New York Water Science Center,
WSC,
Water Quality,
Water Quality, Fewer tags
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This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release provides surface water quality and groundwater elevation data collected by USGS personnel within the Central Pine Barrens (CPB) Region of Suffolk County, New York, from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The data were collected in cooperation with the Central Pine Barrens Commission and the Town of Brookhaven as part of a comprehensive water resources monitoring program during 2017 to 2023. Water quality and quality assurance data from seven sites on two rivers (Carmans River- five sites and Peconic River- two sites) in the CPB are included. Carmans River sites were sampled four times throughout the year (fall, winter, spring, and summer) and Peconic River...
Categories: Data;
Tags: Ambient Monitoring,
Contaminants, Emerging,
Contaminants, Natural,
Contaminants, Organic,
GW or SW, All tags...
Groundwater and Streamflow Information,
Long Island,
New York,
Pine Barrens,
Suffolk County,
Surface-Water Quality Monitoring,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
United States,
Water Quality,
Water Quality,
environmental health,
groundwater,
river,
stream,
surface water,
surface water quality,
surface water quality,
water quality, Fewer tags
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