Framework for regional synthesis of water-quality data for the glacial aquifer system in the United States

Warner, Kelly L.; Arnold, Terri L.

doi:10.3133/sir20055223

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“…The unlithified character of glacial deposits provides them with porosities that generally exceed the porosities of bedrock formations and creates in them the capacity to hold large quantities of groundwater (Warner and Arnold, 2006). Warner and Arnold (2006) reported that glacial aquifers comprise the largest principal aquifer system in the United States in areal extent and groundwater use for public supply in the United States.…”

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“…Warner and Arnold (2006) reported that glacial aquifers comprise the largest principal aquifer system in the United States in areal extent and groundwater use for public supply in the United States. The areal extent, near-surface accessibility, and water-holding capacity explain the widespread utilization of glacial aquifers for domestic, agricultural, commercial, and industrial water supplies throughout much of the United States.…”

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Maps and grids of hydrogeologic information created from standardized water-well drillers’ records of the glaciated United States

Bayless¹,

Arihood²,

Reeves³

et al. 2017

Scientific Investigations Report

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Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5105Cover figures. Total thickness of coarse-grained sediment within the glacial deposits of the United States (left), and map created during this study showing the total thickness of coarse-grained sediment within the glacial deposits in Illinois (right). For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit Maps and Grids of Hydrogeologic

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Section: Sources Of Water-well Drillers' Recordsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sources Of Water-well Drillers' Recordsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Maps and grids of hydrogeologic information created from standardized water-well drillers’ records of the glaciated United States

Bayless¹,

Arihood²,

Reeves³

et al. 2017

Scientific Investigations Report

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“…PSW-1 has a relatively low pumping rate (4.53 x 10 -3 m 3 /s, or 71.9 gal/min) compared to some other wells in glacial aquifers (Warner and Arnold, 2006) but can still capture contaminants and speed up their movement in the zone of contribution. The water withdrawn from PSW-1 is derived from different landuse settings, but a major part of groundwater is young and derived from recharge in residential and commercial land-use areas ( fig.…”

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“…1) and on the eastern side of the NAWQA Glacial Aquifers Principal Aquifer area (Warner and Arnold, 2006). The Pomperaug aquifer system underlies the 145-km 2 watershed drained by the Pomperaug River, its major tributaries-the Nonewaug and Weekeepeemee Rivers-and several smaller streams .…”

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Aquifer chemistry and transport processes in the zone of contribution to a public-supply well in Woodbury, Connecticut, 2002-06

Brown¹,

Starn²,

Stollenwerk³

et al. 2009

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Contrast of aquifer vulnerability and water quality indices between a unconfined aquifer and a deep aquifer in arid zones

Tovar

Ramos-Leal

Tuxpan

et al. 2020

Bull Eng Geol Environ

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The rapid population growth in urban areas stresses the underlying aquifers in both quantity and quality. The identification of aquifer vulnerability and quality characteristics help decision makers in managing groundwater resources and mitigating potential contamination pathways. For this purpose, the units composing complex aquifer systems should be evaluated separately due to their unique hydrogeological characteristics. In this study, two metrics were used to identify zones susceptible to groundwater pollution, these are the following: (1) aquifer vulnerability through DRASTIC; and (2) water quality using the water quality index (WQI) and the contamination index (C d ). These metrics were applied to a case study of an aquifer system in the Valley of San Luis Potosi (VSLP). The system consists of three units: (1) a unconfined aquifer; (2) a granular medium aquifer; and (3) a deep fractured aquifer. In this analysis, the granular medium and the deep fractured aquifer were grouped as one unit. Aquifer vulnerability in the unconfined aquifer has a high vulnerability in the urban area zone. Whereas, the middle-deep aquifer is classified as having a low to medium vulnerability. According to WQI and C d indices, the unconfined aquifer is highly polluted due to its proximity to the urban area. On the other hand, the middle-deep aquifer shows excellent groundwater quality. These results are consistent with the hypothesis of limited to no hydraulic connection between the middle-deep aquifer and the unconfined aquifer.

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Framework for regional synthesis of water-quality data for the glacial aquifer system in the United States

Cited by 21 publications

References 10 publications

Maps and grids of hydrogeologic information created from standardized water-well drillers’ records of the glaciated United States

Maps and grids of hydrogeologic information created from standardized water-well drillers’ records of the glaciated United States

Aquifer chemistry and transport processes in the zone of contribution to a public-supply well in Woodbury, Connecticut, 2002-06

Contrast of aquifer vulnerability and water quality indices between a unconfined aquifer and a deep aquifer in arid zones

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