Groundwater Quality and Simulation of Sources of Water to Wells in the Marsh Creek Valley at the U.S. Geological Survey Northern Appalachian Research

This report provides a November 2010 snapshot of groundwater quality and an analysis of the sources of water to wells at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory (NARL) near Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. The laboratory, which conducts fisheries research, currently (2011) withdraws 1,000 gallons per minute of high-quality groundwater from three wells completed in the glacial sand and gravel aquifer beneath the Marsh Creek valley; a fourth well that taps the same aquifer provides the potable supply for the facility. The study was conducted to document the source areas and quality of the water supply for this Department of Interior facility, which is surrounded by the ongoing development of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale.

Author: U. S. Department of the Interior

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jul 23, 2014

Number of Pages: 56 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1499648669

ISBN-13: 9781499648669