North San Francisco Bay Basins Groundwater Resources Used for Public Supply
Study Unit
- Study Area: Wilson Grove Formation Highlands, Valley and Plains, Volcanic Highlands
- Counties Covered: Sonoma, Napa, Marin, Lake and Solano
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Products
Reports
Comparing Public-Supply and Shallow Aquifer Groundwater Quality in the North San Francisco Bay Aquifers, California
Bennett, G.L.V., 2018, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2018-3064, 4 p.
Groundwater Quality in the North San Francisco Bay Groundwater Basins, California
Kulongoski, J.T., and Belitz, K., 2010, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3060, 4 p.
Hydrothermal Contamination of Public Supply Wells in Napa and Sonoma Valleys, California
Forrest, M.J., Kulongoski, J.T., Edwards, M.S., Farrar, C.D., Belitz, K., and Norris, R.D., 2013, Applied Geochemistry, v. 33, p. 25-41
Status and Understanding of Groundwater Quality in the North San Francisco Bay Groundwater Basins, 2004: California GAMA Priority Basin Project
Kulongoski, J.T., Belitz, K., Landon, M.K., and Farrar, C.D., 2010, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5089, 65 p.
Variations on a Method for Evaluating Decadal-Scale Changes in the Groundwater Quality of Two GAMA Coastal Study Units 2004-14, California GAMA Priority Basin Project
Kent, R., 2018, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5088, 90 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
California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program Shallow Aquifer Assessment Study Unit Grid Cells for Assessment of Groundwater Resources
Watson, E. and Johnson, T.D., 2021, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Data sets for: Variations on a method for evaluating decadal-scale changes in the groundwater quality of two GAMA coastal study units 2004-2014, California GAMA Priority Basin Project
Kent, R.H., 2018, U.S. Geological Survey data release
Ground-water quality data in the North San Francisco Bay hydrologic provinces, California, 2004: Results from the California Ground-Water Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program
Kulongoski, J.T., Belitz, Kenneth, and Dawson, B.J., 2006, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series Report 167, 100 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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USGS field biologist uses spotting scope to observe birds at Pond 6 in the Napa River Salt Marsh restoration project
Credit: USGS, 2019
USGS field biologist uses spotting scope to observe birds at Pond 6 in the Napa River Salt Marsh restoration project
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 7/17/2019
Napa Valley vineyards with hot air balloons overhead
Credit: USGS, 2004
Napa Valley vineyards with hot air balloons overhead
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 10/7/2004
View over vineyards in southern Napa Valley
Credit: USGS, 2012
View over vineyards in southern Napa Valley
Photo Credit: USGS
Date Taken: 5/16/2012