First posted May 25, 2016 Revised October For additional information, contact: Director, New England Water Science Center U.S. Geological Survey 10 Bearfoot Road Northborough, MA 01532Or visit our Web site at http://newengland.water.usgs.gov/ In 2014, the Survey, in cooperation with Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Cod Commission, and Massachusetts Environmental Trust, began an evaluation of potential effects sea-level rise on water table altitudes depths central western Massachusetts....

The disposal of secondarily treated sewage onto rapid infiltration sand beds at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has created a plume in underlying and gravel aquifer; part the\x11sewage that contains dissolved phosphorus extends about 2,500 feet downgradient sewage-disposal beds. A that\x11contains nearly 2 milligrams per liter currently (1993) discharges into Ashumet Pond along 700 shoreline. from 59 to 76 kilograms year pond. Hydraulic-head measurements...

First posted April 18, 2019 For additional information, contact: Director, New England Water Science Center U.S. Geological Survey331 Commerce Way, Suite 2Pembroke, NH 03275 Historical training and operational activities at Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC) on western Cod, Massachusetts, have resulted in the release of contaminants into an underlying glacial aquifer that is sole source water to surrounding communities. Remedial systems been installed contain remove contamination from aquifer....

The sandy sediments underlying Cape Cod, Massachusetts, compose an important aquifer that is the sole source of water for a region undergoing rapid development. Population increases and urbanization on Cod lead to two primary environmental effects relate directly supply: (1) adverse land use quality in (2) pumping can adversely affect environmentally sensitive surface waters, such as ponds streams. These considerations are particularly Sagamore Monomoy flow lenses, which underlie largest...

First posted December 16, 2020 For additional information, contact: Director, New England Water Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey10 Bearfoot RoadNorthborough, MA 01532 A three-dimensional groundwater-flow model was developed for the aquifer system of Long Island, York, to evaluate (1) responses hydrologic changes in natural and anthropogenic hydraulic stresses, (2) subsurface distribution groundwater age, (3) regional-scale travel times source water fresh surface waters coastal receiving...

A steady-state, three-dimensional flow model coupled with a particle-tracking algorithm was developed to assess the complex interaction of hydrogeologic conditions affecting ground-water and contaminant transport --including aquifer heterogeneities, hydrologic boundaries such as ponds streams, withdrawals, recharge characterize migration contaminants emanating from beneath Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The known extent plumes were used effects changes in input...

The glacial sediments that underlie the Plymouth-Carver-Kingston-Duxbury area of southeastern Massachusetts compose an important aquifer system is primary source water for a region undergoing rapid development. Population increases and land-use changes in this has led to two environmental effects relate directly groundwater resources: (1) pumping can adversely affect environmentally sensitive groundwater-fed surface waters, such as ponds, streams, wetlands; (2) adverse land use on quality...

The glacially derived aquifer systems of southeastern Massachusetts compose the largest groundwater reservoir in State. Population increases, land-use changes, and climate change this area could lead to three primary environmental effects that relate directly resources - (1) increases pumping adversely affect environmentally sensitive groundwater-fed surface waters, such as ponds, streams, wetlands; (2) changes land use quality water aquifer; (3) precipitation mean sea level can levels,...

Land disposal of treated wastewater from a treatment plant on the Massachusetts Military Reservation in operation 1936 to 1995 has created plume contaminated groundwater that is migrating toward coastal discharge areas town Falmouth, Massachusetts. To develop better understanding potential impact treated-wastewater areas, U.S. Geological Survey, cooperation with Air Force Center for Engineering and Environment, evaluated fate nitrogen (N) plume. Groundwater samples two large sampling events...

This study addresses the importance of client satisfaction as an index counseling effectiveness and also examines relationship between trainee personality characteristics supervisor ratings performance. Results indicated that a significant inverse existed levels self‐acceptance client's satisfaction. Supervisor's trainee's performance progress in supervision were inversely related to self‐acceptance. Agreement was found supervisor's with counseling. Implications these results are discussed...

Abstract Effects of aquifer travel time on nitrogen reaction and loading to Popponesset Bay, a eutrophic coastal embayment western Cape Cod, Massachusetts, are evaluated through hydrologic analysis flow transport. Approximately 10% the total load is intercepted by fresh water ponds delivered coast connecting streams. For not ponds, we compare two steady‐state methods analyzing loss in aquifer, one using constant‐loss factor other time‐dependent rates. The method, which assumes that all...

First posted October 1, 2020 For additional information, contact: Director, New England Water Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey10 Bearfoot RoadNorthborough, MA 01532 The Pleistocene- and Cretaceous-age sediments underlying Long Island, York, compose an important sole-source aquifer system that is nearly 2,000 feet thick in some areas. Sediment characteristics of importance for water supply include water-transmitting properties—horizontal vertical hydraulic conductivity—and the...

First posted June 17, 2022 For additional information, contact: Director, New York Water Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey425 Jordan RoadTroy, NY 12180–8349 A soil-water-balance (SWB) model was developed for Long Island, York, to estimate the potential amount of annual groundwater recharge Island aquifer system from 1900 2019. The SWB program is a computer code based on modified Thornthwaite-Mather approach and uses spatially temporally distributed meteorological, land-cover, soil...

Abstract A transient flow modeling analysis for potential public‐supply wells on western Cape Cod, Massachusetts, demonstrates the difference between and steady‐state recharge areas can have important implications wellhead protection. An example of a single pumping well illustrates that commonly used time‐related capture do not represent area travel times water being pumped from until sufficient time has elapsed conditions to be established. Until time, are needed account portion discharging...

Kettle-hole ponds in southeastern Massachusetts are good hydraulic connection to an extensive coastal aquifer system that includes the Plymouth-Carver on mainland and aquifers underlying Cape Cod. The receive water from, contribute to, glacial aquifer; also from precipitation lose evaporation pond surface. Some connected surface-water drainage systems or streams adjacent wetlands. Department of Environmental Protection currently (2011) is developing Total Maximum Daily Loads phosphorus for...

Spatial and temporal distributions of specific conductance, boron, phosphorus were determined in a sewage-contaminated sand gravel aquifer near Ashumet Pond, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The source contamination is secondarily treated sewage that has been discharged onto rapid- infiltration beds at the Massachusetts Military Reservation since 1936. Contaminated ground water containing as much 2 milligrams per liter dissolved discharging into there concern continued discharge pond will accelerate...