{"title":"Geologic influences on the quality of groundwater used for domestic supply in the northern Sierra Nevada Foothills","authors":"Zeno F. Levy, M. Fram","doi":"10.3133/FS20213013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3133/FS20213013","url":null,"abstract":"Approximately 2 million California residents depend on groundwater from domestic wells for their drinking-water supply. The State of California, in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey, created the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program Priority Basin Project (GAMA-PBP) to assess the quality of groundwater used for domestic supply throughout the state and determine regional vulnerabilities to drinking-water resources. Many rural households in the northern Sierra Nevada foothills (hereafter referred to as “the foothills”) use domestic wells that pump water from fractured-bedrock aquifers. In the foothills, complicated and varied regional bedrock geology can cause substantial variation in groundwater chemistry and quality over relatively short distances. This factsheet presents findings from the GAMA-PBP assessment that highlight influences of geologic factors on groundwater quality in the foothills.","PeriodicalId":36286,"journal":{"name":"U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69285406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visualizing proximity of non-native species to protected areas of the United States—A proximity visualization tool for BISON","authors":"Travis J. Harrison, E. Hlavacek, Jennifer Dieck","doi":"10.3133/fs20213027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20213027","url":null,"abstract":"The Proximity Visualization Tool is a simple lightweight tool that can be placed on web pages that allows users to identify non-native species near Department of Interior lands. The tool works by accessing the more than 400 million species occurrence records in the Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON) database using the BISON Application Programming Interface (API). The tool sends user-defined spatial and species selections to the BISON API, and the BISON API returns instances of non-native species near protected areas (U.S. Geological Survey Gap Analysis Project, 2018) within the selected spatial boundary. The tool is available from the BISON Examples page (htt ps://bison .usgs.gov/ examples.html). EXPLANATION","PeriodicalId":36286,"journal":{"name":"U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69285583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using satellite imagery to estimate consumptive water use from irrigated lands in the Milk River Basin, United States and Canada","authors":"Roy Sando, M. Friedrichs, G. Senay","doi":"10.3133/fs20213042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20213042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36286,"journal":{"name":"U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69285818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hydrologic conditions in Kansas, water year 2020","authors":"Chantelle Davis","doi":"10.3133/fs20213045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20213045","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36286,"journal":{"name":"U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69285896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Geochemical and mineralogical properties of Boquillas Shale geochemical reference material ShBOQ-1","authors":"J. Birdwell, S. Wilson","doi":"10.3133/fs20213048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20213048","url":null,"abstract":"The ShBOQ-1 geochemical reference material is relevant to studies of the organic geochemistry and mineralogy of petroleum source rocks containing high concentrations of carbonate minerals and organic sulfur-rich, oil-prone marine organic matter. ShBOQ-1 is geochemically and mineralogically similar to the lower part of the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Shale.","PeriodicalId":36286,"journal":{"name":"U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69285992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Water priorities for the Nation—USGS Integrated Water Science basins","authors":"Mark P. Miller, S. Eberts, L. Sprague","doi":"10.3133/fs20213041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20213041","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36286,"journal":{"name":"U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69285764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"3D Elevation Program supports broadband internet access","authors":"C. Thatcher, V. Lukas","doi":"10.3133/fs20213056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20213056","url":null,"abstract":"Broadband, which is a high-speed, always-on internet connection, is critical to the modern economy and education, as well as to healthcare, public safety, government services, entertainment, and more. However, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), millions of Americans in rural parts of the country currently lack access to broadband. Federal and State agencies have launched initiatives to enhance broadband access in rural America. High-resolution light detection and ranging (lidar) data can play a role in improving maps of broadband accessibility and helping to strengthen the broadband communications network. Lidar underpins signal propagation analyses to determine where broadband signals from communication towers can and cannot reach across the landscape and can be used to determine optimal siting of new towers and cell stations to increase broadband coverage. The 3D Elevation Program (3DEP; see sidebar) is managed by the U.S. Geological Survey in partnership with Federal, State, Tribal, U.S. territorial, and local agencies to acquire consistent lidar coverage for the Nation. Lidar provides high-resolution, very accurate three-dimensional (3D) data representations of constructed and natural features on the Earth’s surface. Bare-earth and digital surface models derived from lidar are used in viewshed analyses for signal propagation studies necessary to identify the optimum locations for cell tower and cell station networks. Viewshed analysis, also known as line-of-sight analysis, determines the visibility of objects or areas from different points of view, such as from the top of a transmission tower (fig. 1). Objects such as buildings, hills, and other features (referred to as clutter in the communications industry) can attenuate or block signals, which reduces the coverage area of a broadband signal transmitter.","PeriodicalId":36286,"journal":{"name":"U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69286075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Houseknecht, T. Mercier, C. J. Schenk, T. Moore, W. Rouse, J. Dumoulin, W. Craddock, R. Lease, P. Botterell, M. Sanders, Rebecca A. Smith, C. Connors, C. P. Garrity, K. Whidden, J. Gooley, J. Counts, J. Long, C. DeVera
{"title":"Assessment of undiscovered gas resources in Upper Devonian to Lower Cretaceous strata of the western North Slope, Alaska, 2021","authors":"D. Houseknecht, T. Mercier, C. J. Schenk, T. Moore, W. Rouse, J. Dumoulin, W. Craddock, R. Lease, P. Botterell, M. Sanders, Rebecca A. Smith, C. Connors, C. P. Garrity, K. Whidden, J. Gooley, J. Counts, J. Long, C. DeVera","doi":"10.3133/FS20213003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3133/FS20213003","url":null,"abstract":"The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessed the potential for undiscovered, technically recoverable gas resources in conventional accumulations in Upper Devonian to Lower Cretaceous strata of the western North Slope of Alaska, including adjacent State waters (fig. 1). The western North Slope lies north of the Brooks Range, west of the National Petroleum Reserve−Alaska (NPR−A), and east of the Chukchi Sea. The western North Slope was included in previous assessments of (1) conventional resources of the Cretaceous Nanushuk and Torok Formations in the NPR−A and adjacent areas (Houseknecht and others, 2017) and (2) continuous resources of the entire North Slope (Houseknecht and others, 2012). Thus, rocks considered in this assessment are limited to strata older than the Torok Formation and younger than the acoustic basement (fig. 2). The assessment area contains sparse subsurface data, including three exploration wells (fig. 1) drilled between 1978 and 1982 and about 500 miles (800 kilometers) of vintage (1970−1971) two-dimensional (2D) seismic data. These were supplemented by geologic maps of the western North Slope and adjacent areas (for example, Mull and others, 2000). Additional well and 2D seismic data from the NPR−A and Chukchi Sea were used to construct a more robust geologic framework for the assessment. Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated a mean of 1,407 billion (1.4 trillion) cubic feet of gas in conventional accumulations in Upper Devonian to Lower Cretaceous strata of the western North Slope, Alaska.","PeriodicalId":36286,"journal":{"name":"U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69285206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}