Here are some USGS Web pages with more information on groundwater quality and Anywhere:
Ground-water data for the Nation
National Water Information System (NWIS) real-time data on selected ground-water sites, ground-water level data, site inventory of wells, test holes, drains, springs and excavations and ground-water water-quality data for the United States.
(Score: 1.380)
Water quality information pages
Homepage of the Office of Water Quality programs on the quality of the Nations surface-water and ground-water resources, with links to general information, quality assurance, software, data, publications, USGS facilities, techniques, and programs.
(Score: 1.380)
Arsenic in ground water of the United States
Information on arsenic in United States ground water largely as a result of minerals dissolving from weathered rocks and soils. Includes links to publications, data, maps, and links to other sites with information on arsenic.
(Score: 0.690)
Ground-water monitoring for pesticides in Wyoming
Sampling program to determine if pesticides are present in ground water, in accordance with Wyomings Generic State Management Plan for Pesticides in Ground Water (SMP).
(Score: 0.461)
Water resources of Virginia - Virginia aquifer susceptibility
Overview of a project in Virginia to develop a program for assessing public supply source waters to determine their susceptibility to contamination and to determine which systems need detailed source-water assessments.
(Score: 0.455)
Water resources of Virginia - chloride monitoring network
Description of project to study the distribution of saline water in the aquifers of the Coastal Plain of Virginia and the potential for saline water intrusion by evaluating chloride concentrations and the factors affecting chloride distribution.
(Score: 0.455)
Ground-water networks in southern Nevada
Brief description of and links to hydrologic data collection networks maintained by the USGS in cooperation with several other agencies: Death Valley/Nevada Test Site, Las Vegas Valley, and Southern Nevada carbonates.
(Score: 0.434)
Pennsylvania fractured rock hydrology research
Links to reports for Pennsylvania on borehole geophysical studies, aquifer tests and properties, modelling, and hydrologic effects of an earthquake with links to MOC3D solute transport software package, program mission, and bibliography.
(Score: 0.433)
Statewide observation well network in Pennsylvania
In 1931, the USGS established a statewide network of wells in Pennsylvania to monitor water-level fluctuations. This network consists of 68 wells to monitor ground-water conditions during droughts. Links to groundwater data, hydrographs, and levels.
(Score: 0.433)
New Jersey District - ground water information
Links to New Jersey ground-water data including hydrogeology with a geologic map and discription of major aquifers, water levels including real-time data and drought levels, and water quality information.
(Score: 0.381)
Water quality well sites in New Jersey
Map of New Jersey showing the locations of all well sites where ground-water-quality data exists in the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) database.
(Score: 0.381)
Nitrate in ground water near La Pine, Oregon
Description of project studying hydrologic and chemical processes that affect the movement and fate of nitrogen within the shallow aquifers of the La Pine region of central Oregon.
(Score: 0.348)
Johnson Creek basin hydrologic monitoring
Hydrologic data and analyses of surface-water, water quality, and ground-water in the Johnson Creek basin in Oregon.
(Score: 0.304)
Tualatin River basin water quality assessment
Overview of project assessing water quality of the Tualatin River basin near Portland, Oregon with links to reports on chemical and nutrient levels and selected data on streamflow, water temperature, weather and precipitation.
(Score: 0.302)
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Definition:
Fitness for use of that part of the subsurface water that is in the zone of saturation, including underground streams. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]
