groundwater monitoring

OFR51 Groundwater Monitoring Procedures Part 1: Equipment and Procedures for Manual and Automated Field Measurement of Groundwater Levels in Dedicated Monitoring Wells

The Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) has measured, managed, and distributed groundwaterlevel data for several decades using widely accepted procedures and practices, many of which were derived from interactions with staff of the USGS, consulting firms, and other state agencies. Many of the individual methods and procedures have been described in DGS reports, however, written documentation for these tasks have not been assembled in a single published document.

National Ground Water Monitoring Network – Delaware

Project Contact(s)

David R. Wunsch

The DGS has been a data provider for the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network (NGWMN) since 2016. NGWMN is a consortium of state and local agencies and the U.S.

Selected Content from Research for DGS Report of Investigations No. 79

Publication Date

Mar 2018

DGS and DEOS add new on-line groundwater level station

Date

February 19, 2018

DGS and DEOS are pleased to announce that near real-time groundwater level data from well Oh25-09 have recently been made available on the DEOS web site through the Harbeson, DE-REC station found on the Current Conditions link (http://

DGS welcomes new staff members Rachel McQuiggan and Robin Mattheus

Date

July 14, 2017

DGS welcomes new staff members Rachel McQuiggan and Robin Mattheus

DGS presents at May 2017 Delaware Source Water Protection Program meeting

Date

May 11, 2017

Director David Wunsch and staff member A. Scott Andres gave presentations at the Delaware Source Water Protection Program Citizens and Technical Advisory Committee meeting held May 10th in Dover , DE. Dr.

Groundwater and Saline Water Intrusion Monitoring Network Infrastructure Improvements: Kent County, Delaware

Project Contact(s)

DGS has begun a three year project to install new water monitoring infrastructure and collect baseline data in Kent County, Delaware. Recommended by the Water Supply Coordinating Council in 2015, the project was funded by a fiscal year 2017 State of Delaware Capital Appropriation.

Groundwater response to extreme rainfall event – eastern Sussex County

Date

October 13, 2016

During an extreme rainfall event that occurred September 29-30, 2016, more than 12 inches in one day, caused the water table to rise over 5 feet near Harbeson, Delaware. A subsequent 3.6 inch storm on October 8 - 9 caused the water table to rise above land surface and flood the area for nearly 8 hours.

Protect Your Groundwater Day - September 6, 2016

Date

August 2, 2016

On Protect Your Groundwater Day, NGWA urges you to ACT. Use this day to begin doing your part for protecting one of our most important natural resources — groundwater

Going with the Flow: Federal Funding Facilitates Progress for the U.S. National Ground-Water Monitoring Network

Date

May 10, 2016

David R. Wunsch, Delaware’s State Geologist and Director of the Delaware Geological Survey, presented a paper titled “Going with the Flow: Federal Funding Facilitates Progress for the U.S. National Ground-Water Monitoring Network” at the National Groundwater Association’s Groundwater Summit on Monday, April 25, in Denver Colorado.