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DGS Presentations in October 2023

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Several staff of the Delaware Geological Survey presented work at the 2023 GSA Connects 2023, the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, held October 15-18 in Pittsburgh, PA. Hydrologist Thomas E.

DGS presented at 13th National Water Quality Monitoring Conference

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DGS staff presented at the 13th National Water Quality Monitoring Conference, held April 24-28, 2023. The conference brought together professionals from a variety of backgrounds including federal, state, tribal, nonprofit, academic, consulting, industry and volunteer organizations.

Surveying the Delaware Bay

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DELAWARE BAY, Del.- Today the United States Geological Survey (USGS) launched a demonstration of what will be a study over the next few days of the Delaware Bay using a helicopter carrying an electromagnetic sensor.

John Callahan selected to the DRBC Advisory Committee on Climate Change

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DGS scientist John Callahan was selected as a member of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) Advisory Committee on Climate Change (ACCC).  John was selected as one of nine non-reserve members, to serve along with nine reserve members, to make up the 18-member committee.

RI80 Investigation of Submarine Groundwater Discharge at Holts Landing State Park, Delaware: Hydrogeologic Framework, Groundwater Level and Salinity Observations

Monitoring wells and groundwater sensors were installed and monitored in and around Holts Landing State Park on the Indian River Bay, eastern Sussex County, Delaware, between October 2009 and August 2012. Data from test drilling, geophysical logging, geophysical surveys, and well testing characterized the hydrogeological framework and spatial and temporal patterns of water pressure, temperature, and salinity in the shallow, unconfined Columbia aquifer. The work revealed a plume of freshened groundwater extending more than 650 ft into the bay from the shoreline.