Monterey Bay, Salinas Valley, and Adjacent Highlands Groundwater Resources Used for Domestic Supply
Study Unit
- Study Area: Santa Cruz, Pajaro Valley, Salinas Valley, Highlands
- Counties Covered: San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito
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Products
Reports
Comparing Groundwater Quality in Public-Supply and Shallow Aquifers in the Monterey Bay and Salinas Valley Basins, California
Burton, C.A., 2018, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2018-3078, 4 p.
Groundwater Quality in the Shallow Aquifers of the Monterey Bay, Salinas Valley, and Adjacent Highland Areas, California
Burton, C.A., 2018, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2018-3026, 4 p.
Status and Understanding of Groundwater Quality in the Monterey-Salinas Shallow Aquifer Study Unit, 2012-13: California GAMA Priority Basin Project
Burton, C.A., and Wright, M.T., 2018, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5057, 132 p.
Data
Blank results for trace-element data collected for the California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program Priority Basin Project, October 2009–October 2018
Bennett, G.L., 2020, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Groundwater-quality data in the Monterey–Salinas shallow aquifer study unit, (ver. 1.1, January 2017): Results from the California GAMA Program
Goldrath, D.A., Kulongoski, J.T., and Davis, T.A., 2015, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 987, 132 p.
Pesticide Constituent Data from the California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program Priority Basin Project (GAMA-PBP), 2004 - 2018
Lor, V., Balkan, M., and Stork, S.V., 2019, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Water use information for sites sampled by the California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program Priority Basin Project (GAMA-PBP), 2004-2021 (ver. 3.0, October 2023)
Stork, S.V., and Fram, M.S., 2021, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Photos
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Sand dunes along Monterey Bay, California
Credit: USGS, 2017
Sand dunes along Monterey Bay, California
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 7/12/2017
USGS scientist sitting next to USGS lab truck sampling a groundwater well
Credit: USGS, 2007
USGS scientist sitting next to USGS lab truck sampling a groundwater well
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 5/21/2007
Hills in Calero Park covered in green grass, bushes, and trees on a cloudy day
Credit: George L. Bennett, USGS, 2011
Hills in Calero Park covered in green grass, bushes, and trees on a cloudy day
Photo Credit: George L. Bennett, USGS
Date Taken: 4/7/2011
Near San Simeon, view looks north up Highway 1 along the California coast toward Big Sur
Credit: Shawn Harrison, USGS, 2017
Near San Simeon, view looks north up Highway 1 along the California coast toward Big Sur
Photo Credit: Shawn Harrison, USGS
Date Taken: 7/12/2017