Ground Water Level Monitoring Survey Results

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1 Ground Water Level Monitoring Survey Results Alabama...2 Arizona...6 Arkansas...10 California...14 Colorado...18 Connecticut...22 Delaware-1 (Delaware Department of Agriculture)...24 Delaware-2 (Delaware Geological Survey)...28 Florida-1 (Florida Department of Environmental Protection)...32 Florida-2 (Southwest Florida Water Management District)...36 Georgia...40 Hawaii...44 Illinois...48 Indiana...52 Kansas...56 Louisiana...60 Maine...64 Maryland...66 Massachusetts...70 Minnesota...74 Mississippi...78 Missouri...82 Montana...86 Nebraska...90 Nevada...94 New Hampshire...98 New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio -1 (Ohio Dept of Natural Resources, Division of Water) Ohio-2 (Miami Conservancy District) Oklahoma Oregon Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Vermont Virginia 1 (Virginia Department of Environmental Quality) Virginia-2 (Virginia Department of Environmental Quality) Washington Wisconsin Wyoming...173

2 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Alabama 2. Please consider throughout the survey that (1) the interest is in identifying monitoring networks that are NOT targeted to known contaminated sites, e.g. Superfund sites and (2) the term "regional" is meant to refer to monitoring networks that cover large, multi-county areas within a state. Given points 1 and 2, does your state have: (check all that apply) A state-wide ground water level monitoring network 3. Please select one from the following list. Then answer questions 4 through 24 based on the specific network you selected. If you are responsible for both a state-wide and regional ground water level monitoring network and do not have time to take the survey twice to cover both, we ask that you complete the survey for the state-wide network. State-wide ground water level monitoring network 4. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network IS INTENDED TO provide ground water level data to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) How effective are ground water management programs in managing ground water withdrawals? What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? What are the impacts to ground water levels due to over-pumping of aquifers? 5. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network COULD BE USED to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) How effective are ground water management programs in managing ground water withdrawals? What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? What are the impacts to ground water levels due to over-pumping of aquifers? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State Geological Survey 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Mostly state and/or county and/or local government funds 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Aquifer based 2

3 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Dedicated water level monitoring wells Domestic wells or other private wells Irrigation wells Public water supply wells Springs 10. (NOTE: Questions are designed to determine the number of wells or observation points in your network, the frequency of measurement, and the length of available historic record. Please respond with that in mind.) Responses for TOTAL WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS IN YOUR NETWORK: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 450 with at least 5 years of measurements Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY:

4 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": Who collects ground water level data for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State government employees 19. What information is typically available for wells or observation points in the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Well number/name County code Latitude/Longitude Owner Driller Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Source of depth Type of pump Type of power for the pump Primary water use Water level available Measuring point information Construction method Completion method Depth of open or screened interval Casing depths Casing diameter 20. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for FIELD DATA COLLECTION for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) U.S. Geological Survey 21. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) State government 4

5 22. Are the data collected for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network routinely entered/maintained in a computer data base? Yes 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? c. Data for some wells are available on the Internet 24. If you are NOT the contact person for additional information on the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network, please provide his/her contact information below. 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Blakeney Gillett Agency Geological Survey of Alabama Address P. O. Box City Tuscaloosa State Alabama Zip Phone bgillett@gsa.state.al.us 26. Are you aware of other individuals who may be able to provide information on other ground water level monitoring programs in your state, either state-wide or regional? If so, please provide name and contact information. 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? 5

6 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Arizona 2. Please consider throughout the survey that (1) the interest is in identifying monitoring networks that are NOT targeted to known contaminated sites, e.g. Superfund sites and (2) the term "regional" is meant to refer to monitoring networks that cover large, multi-county areas within a state. Given points 1 and 2, does your state have: (check all that apply) A state-wide ground water level monitoring network 3. Please select one from the following list. Then answer questions 4 through 24 based on the specific network you selected. If you are responsible for both a state-wide and regional ground water level monitoring network and do not have time to take the survey twice to cover both, we ask that you complete the survey for the state-wide network. State-wide ground water level monitoring network 4. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network IS INTENDED TO provide ground water level data to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) How effective are ground water management programs in managing ground water withdrawals? What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? What are the impacts to ground water levels due to over-pumping of aquifers? 5. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network COULD BE USED to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) How effective are ground water management programs in managing ground water withdrawals? What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? What are the impacts to ground water levels due to over-pumping of aquifers? How much ground water is currently being used? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Department of Water Resources 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Mostly state and/or county and/or local government funds We receive some matching Federal funds 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Based on physiography Based on designated groundwater basins 6

7 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Dedicated water level monitoring wells Domestic wells or other private wells Irrigation wells Public water supply wells Remote sensing devices 10. (NOTE: Questions are designed to determine the number of wells or observation points in your network, the frequency of measurement, and the length of available historic record. Please respond with that in mind.) Responses for TOTAL WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS IN YOUR NETWORK: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: with at least 5 years of measurements Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI- ANNUAL): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY:

8 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": Who collects ground water level data for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State government employees 19. What information is typically available for wells or observation points in the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Well number/name County code Latitude/Longitude Source of coordinates Owner Driller Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation User code Date drilled Well type Well depth Source of depth Type of pump Type of power for the pump Pump horsepower Primary water use Secondary water use Tertiary water use Water level available Water quality available Measuring point information Well log available Construction method Completion method Screen material Depth of open or screened interval Casing material Casing depths Casing diameter 20. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for FIELD DATA COLLECTION for the statewide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) State government U.S. Geological Survey 21. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE for the statewide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) State government 22. Are the data collected for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network routinely entered/maintained in a computer data base? Yes 8

9 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? a. Yes, all data 24. If you are NOT the contact person for additional information on the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network, please provide his/her contact information below. Name Teri Davis Agency Arizona Department of Water Resources Phone tddavis@azwater.gov 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Dale Mason Agency Arizona Department of Water Resources Address 3550 North Central Ave. City Phoenix State Arizona Zip Phone damason@azwater.gov 26. Are you aware of other individuals who may be able to provide information on other ground water level monitoring programs in your state, either state-wide or regional? If so, please provide name and contact information. 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? There are a number of other agencies that maintain water level monitoring sites with the state. They include: City of Tucson, City of Phoenix, The Salt River Project, the Bureau of Land Management (in the San Pedro National Riparian Conservation Area) 9

10 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Arkansas 2. Please consider throughout the survey that (1) the interest is in identifying monitoring networks that are NOT targeted to known contaminated sites, e.g. Superfund sites and (2) the term "regional" is meant to refer to monitoring networks that cover large, multi-county areas within a state. Given points 1 and 2, does your state have: (check all that apply) A state-wide ground water level monitoring network One or more regional (large, multi-county area within the state) ground water level monitoring networks An interstate ground water level monitoring network, a portion of which is in the state 3. Please select one from the following list. Then answer questions 4 through 24 based on the specific network you selected. If you are responsible for both a state-wide and regional ground water level monitoring network and do not have time to take the survey twice to cover both, we ask that you complete the survey for the state-wide network. State-wide ground water level monitoring network 4. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network IS INTENDED TO provide ground water level data to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) What are the trends in ground water levels over time? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? What are the impacts to ground water levels due to over-pumping of aquifers? How much ground water is currently being used? 5. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network COULD BE USED to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? What are the impacts to ground water levels due to over-pumping of aquifers? How much ground water is currently being used? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Department of Natural Resources Also, USGS and NRCS 10

11 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? About federal and state 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Aquifer based 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Dedicated water level monitoring wells Domestic wells or other private wells Irrigation wells Public water supply wells Springs industrial wells 10. (NOTE: Questions are designed to determine the number of wells or observation points in your network, the frequency of measurement, and the length of available historic record. Please respond with that in mind.) Responses for TOTAL WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS IN YOUR NETWORK: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 1100 with at least 5 years of measurements Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY):

12 14. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": Who collects ground water level data for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State government employees USGS staff NRCS employees 19. What information is typically available for wells or observation points in the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Well number/name County code Latitude/Longitude Source of coordinates Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Well type Well depth Source of depth Water level available Water quality available Casing depths 20. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for FIELD DATA COLLECTION for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) U.S. Geological Survey 12

13 21. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) U.S. Geological Survey 22. Are the data collected for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network routinely entered/maintained in a computer data base? Yes 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? a. Yes, all data 24. If you are NOT the contact person for additional information on the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network, please provide his/her contact information below. 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Tony P. Schrader Agency USGS Address 401 Hardin Rd City Little Rock State AR Zip Phone tpschrad@usgs.gov 26. Are you aware of other individuals who may be able to provide information on other ground water level monitoring programs in your state, either state-wide or regional? If so, please provide name and contact information. Name Jim Battreal Agency Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Phone jim.battreal@arkansas.gov 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? 13

14 1. For what state, do your responses apply? California 2. Please consider throughout the survey that (1) the interest is in identifying monitoring networks that are NOT targeted to known contaminated sites, e.g. Superfund sites and (2) the term "regional" is meant to refer to monitoring networks that cover large, multi-county areas within a state. Given points 1 and 2, does your state have: (check all that apply) A state-wide ground water level monitoring network One or more regional (large, multi-county area within the state) ground water level monitoring networks One or more regional (large, multi-county area within the state) ground water level monitoring networks are being considered for development An interstate ground water level monitoring network, a portion of which is in the state 3. Please select one from the following list. Then answer questions 4 through 24 based on the specific network you selected. If you are responsible for both a state-wide and regional ground water level monitoring network and do not have time to take the survey twice to cover both, we ask that you complete the survey for the state-wide network. State-wide ground water level monitoring network 4. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network IS INTENDED TO provide ground water level data to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) How effective are ground water management programs in managing ground water withdrawals? What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? What are the impacts to ground water levels due to over-pumping of aquifers? What is the ground water quantity contribution to surface water, and vice versa? What type(s) of uses (e.g. domestic, irrigation, livestock, industrial, etc.) is ground water suitable for? land subsidence due to gw withdrawal 5. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network COULD BE USED to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) How effective are ground water management programs in managing ground water withdrawals? What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? What are the impacts to ground water levels due to over-pumping of aquifers? What is the age of ground water within an aquifer? What is the ground water quantity contribution to surface water, and vice versa? What type(s) of uses (e.g. domestic, irrigation, livestock, industrial, etc.) is ground water suitable for? How much ground water is currently being used? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Department of Water Resources Regional or local government agency 14

15 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Mostly state and/or county and/or local government funds 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Aquifer based Watershed based Based on physiography Based on political subdivisions of the state 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Dedicated water level monitoring wells Domestic wells or other private wells Irrigation wells Public water supply wells Stream baseflow measurements 10. (NOTE: Questions are designed to determine the number of wells or observation points in your network, the frequency of measurement, and the length of available historic record. Please respond with that in mind.) Responses for TOTAL WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS IN YOUR NETWORK: 42,916 8, Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 12. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): 13. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): 14. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED):

16 17. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": Who collects ground water level data for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State government employees Regional or local government employees Water providers USGS staff 19. What information is typically available for wells or observation points in the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Well number/name County code Latitude/Longitude Source of coordinates Owner Driller Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Source of depth Type of pump Type of power for the pump Primary water use Water level available Water quality available Measuring point information Well log available Construction method Completion method Screen material Depth of open or screened interval Casing material Casing depths Casing diameter not all info available for all wells 20. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for FIELD DATA COLLECTION for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) No written SOP's for data collection 21. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) No written SOP's for data management and storage 22. Are the data collected for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network routinely entered/maintained in a computer data base? Yes Some 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? c. Data for some wells are available on the Internet 16

17 24. If you are NOT the contact person for additional information on the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network, please provide his/her contact information below. 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Eric Senter Agency California Department of Water Resources Address PO Box City Sacramento State CA Zip Phone Are you aware of other individuals who may be able to provide information on other ground water level monitoring programs in your state, either state-wide or regional? If so, please provide name and contact information. 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? We don't track the measurement frequency of wells, so no response to questions Might be able to query the DB to figure this out if it were really important - let me know. 17

18 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Colorado 2. Please consider throughout the survey that (1) the interest is in identifying monitoring networks that are NOT targeted to known contaminated sites, e.g. Superfund sites and (2) the term "regional" is meant to refer to monitoring networks that cover large, multi-county areas within a state. Given points 1 and 2, does your state have: (check all that apply) No state-wide ground water level monitoring network One or more regional (large, multi-county area within the state) ground water level monitoring networks 3. Please select one from the following list. Then answer questions 4 through 24 based on the specific network you selected. If you are responsible for both a state-wide and regional ground water level monitoring network and do not have time to take the survey twice to cover both, we ask that you complete the survey for the state-wide network. Regional (large, multi-county area within the state) ground water level monitoring network 4. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network IS INTENDED TO provide ground water level data to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) How effective are ground water management programs in managing ground water withdrawals? What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? 5. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network COULD BE USED to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) How effective are ground water management programs in managing ground water withdrawals? What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? What are the impacts to ground water levels due to over-pumping of aquifers? What is the ground water quantity contribution to surface water, and vice versa? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State Engineer's Office 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Mostly state and/or county and/or local government funds 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Aquifer based Watershed based 18

19 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Dedicated water level monitoring wells Domestic wells or other private wells Irrigation wells Public water supply wells Former oil and gas production wells 10. (NOTE: Questions are designed to determine the number of wells or observation points in your network, the frequency of measurement, and the length of available historic record. Please respond with that in mind.) Responses for TOTAL WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS IN YOUR NETWORK: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 1200 with at least 5 years of measurements Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY:

20 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": Who collects ground water level data for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State government employees Regional or local government employees Water providers USGS staff Groundwater Management Districts 19. What information is typically available for wells or observation points in the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Well number/name County code Latitude/Longitude Source of coordinates Owner Aquifer code Land surface elevation Well depth Water level available Measuring point information 20. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for FIELD DATA COLLECTION for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) No written SOP's for data collection 21. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) No written SOP's for data management and storage 20

21 22. Are the data collected for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network routinely entered/maintained in a computer data base? Yes 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? a. Yes, all data 24. If you are NOT the contact person for additional information on the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network, please provide his/her contact information below. 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Michael Schaubs Agency Division of Water Resources-Office of State Engine Address 1313 Sherman Street Room 818 City Denver State Colorado Zip Phone michael.schaubs@state.co.us 26. Are you aware of other individuals who may be able to provide information on other ground water level monitoring programs in your state, either state-wide or regional? If so, please provide name and contact information. 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? 21

22 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Connecticut 2. Please consider throughout the survey that (1) the interest is in identifying monitoring networks that are NOT targeted to known contaminated sites, e.g. Superfund sites and (2) the term "regional" is meant to refer to monitoring networks that cover large, multi-county areas within a state. Given points 1 and 2, does your state have: (check all that apply) No state-wide ground water level monitoring network 3. Please select one from the following list. Then answer questions 4 through 24 based on the specific network you selected. If you are responsible for both a state-wide and regional ground water level monitoring network and do not have time to take the survey twice to cover both, we ask that you complete the survey for the state-wide network. Other, please specify No program 4. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network IS INTENDED TO provide ground water level data to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) No program 5. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network COULD BE USED to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) No program 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) No state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? No state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) No state-wide/regional ground water level network 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) No state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network 10. (NOTE: Questions are designed to determine the number of wells or observation points in your network, the frequency of measurement, and the length of available historic record. Please respond with that in mind.) Responses for TOTAL WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS IN YOUR NETWORK: 11. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 12. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): 22

23 13. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): 14. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): 17. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": 18. Who collects ground water level data for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) No state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network 19. What information is typically available for wells or observation points in the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) No state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring program 20. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for FIELD DATA COLLECTION for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) No state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network 21. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) No state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network 22. Are the data collected for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network routinely entered/maintained in a computer data base? No state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? e. No state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network 24. If you are NOT the contact person for additional information on the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network, please provide his/her contact information below. 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. 26. Are you aware of other individuals who may be able to provide information on other ground water level monitoring programs in your state, either state-wide or regional? If so, please provide name and contact information. 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? Information provide by Corinne Fitting with Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection 23

24 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Delaware-1 (Delaware Department of Agriculture) 2. Please consider throughout the survey that (1) the interest is in identifying monitoring networks that are NOT targeted to known contaminated sites, e.g. Superfund sites and (2) the term "regional" is meant to refer to monitoring networks that cover large, multi-county areas within a state. Given points 1 and 2, does your state have: (check all that apply) A state-wide ground water level monitoring network 3. Please select one from the following list. Then answer questions 4 through 24 based on the specific network you selected. If you are responsible for both a state-wide and regional ground water level monitoring network and do not have time to take the survey twice to cover both, we ask that you complete the survey for the state-wide network. State-wide ground water level monitoring network 4. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network IS INTENDED TO provide ground water level data to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? 5. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network COULD BE USED to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State Geological Survey Department of Agriculture 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Mostly federal funds 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Aquifer based 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Dedicated water level monitoring wells 24

25 10. (NOTE: Questions are designed to determine the number of wells or observation points in your network, the frequency of measurement, and the length of available historic record. Please respond with that in mind.) Responses for TOTAL WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS IN YOUR NETWORK: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 102 with at least 5 years of measurements Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY:

26 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": Who collects ground water level data for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State government employees 19. What information is typically available for wells or observation points in the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Well number/name County code Latitude/Longitude Aquifer code Land surface elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Water level available Water quality available Depth of open or screened interval Casing diameter 20. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for FIELD DATA COLLECTION for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) State government 21. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) Do not know 22. Are the data collected for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network routinely entered/maintained in a computer data base? Yes 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? If you are NOT the contact person for additional information on the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network, please provide his/her contact information below. 26

27 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Laura Mensch Agency Delaware Department of Agriculture Address 2320 South DuPont Hwy. City Dover State Delaware Zip Phone Are you aware of other individuals who may be able to provide information on other ground water level monitoring programs in your state, either state-wide or regional? If so, please provide name and contact information. Name Scott Andres Agency Delaware Geological Survey Phone Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) maintains a network of dedicated monitoring wells, used mainly for monitoring for pesticide residues. Water levels are taken quarterly for almost all wells. The DDA's network is not the sole well network for the state, however; the network maintained by the Delaware Geological Survey is probably more comprehensive, as I believe some wells have real time water level sensors in place. Also, a note about the website containing the water level information from the network: the data are no longer being updated (most current year is 2003). Hopefully this will change and we will be able to post all the current data. 27

28 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Delaware-2 (Delaware Geological Survey) 2. Please consider throughout the survey that (1) the interest is in identifying monitoring networks that are NOT targeted to known contaminated sites, e.g. Superfund sites and (2) the term "regional" is meant to refer to monitoring networks that cover large, multi-county areas within a state. Given points 1 and 2, does your state have: (check all that apply) A state-wide ground water level monitoring network 3. Please select one from the following list. Then answer questions 4 through 24 based on the specific network you selected. If you are responsible for both a state-wide and regional ground water level monitoring network and do not have time to take the survey twice to cover both, we ask that you complete the survey for the state-wide network. State-wide ground water level monitoring network 4. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network IS INTENDED TO provide ground water level data to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? What are the impacts to ground water levels due to over-pumping of aquifers? What is the ground water quantity contribution to surface water, and vice versa? 5. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network COULD BE USED to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) How effective are ground water management programs in managing ground water withdrawals? What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? What are the impacts to ground water levels due to over-pumping of aquifers? What is the age of ground water within an aquifer? What is the ground water quantity contribution to surface water, and vice versa? How much ground water is currently being used? Support flow model development, calib., valid. 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State Geological Survey 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Mostly state and/or county and/or local government funds 28

29 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Aquifer based Watershed based Based on physiography Based on political subdivisions of the state 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Dedicated water level monitoring wells Stream baseflow measurements Unused water quality monitoring wells Former public water supply wells (pumps removed 10. (NOTE: Questions are designed to determine the number of wells or observation points in your network, the frequency of measurement, and the length of available historic record. Please respond with that in mind.) Responses for TOTAL WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS IN YOUR NETWORK: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 85 with at least 5 years of measurements Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY:

30 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": Who collects ground water level data for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State government employees 19. What information is typically available for wells or observation points in the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Well number/name County code Latitude/Longitude Source of coordinates Owner Driller Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation User code Date drilled Land use in the area Weather/climate at time of sampling Well type Well depth Source of depth Primary water use Water level available Water quality available Measuring point information Well log available Construction method Completion method Screen material Depth of open or screened interval Casing material Casing depths Casing diameter geophys log, site notes, site photo 20. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for FIELD DATA COLLECTION for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) State government U.S. Geological Survey 30

31 21. The written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used for DATA MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) State government U.S. Geological Survey 22. Are the data collected for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network routinely entered/maintained in a computer data base? Yes 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? c. Data for some wells are available on the Internet 24. If you are NOT the contact person for additional information on the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network, please provide his/her contact information below. 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name A. Scott Andres Agency Delaware Geological Survey Address University of Delaware City Newark State DE Zip Phone asandres@udel.edu 26. Are you aware of other individuals who may be able to provide information on other ground water level monitoring programs in your state, either state-wide or regional? If so, please provide name and contact information. 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? USGS has virtually abandoned the gw level monitoring network for DE and have stopped accepting state provided data for inclusion in NWIS and hence, all USGS research efforts. 31

32 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Florida-1 (Florida Department of Environmental Protection) 2. Please consider throughout the survey that (1) the interest is in identifying monitoring networks that are NOT targeted to known contaminated sites, e.g. Superfund sites and (2) the term "regional" is meant to refer to monitoring networks that cover large, multi-county areas within a state. Given points 1 and 2, does your state have: (check all that apply) A state-wide ground water level monitoring network One or more regional (large, multi-county area within the state) ground water level monitoring networks 3. Please select one from the following list. Then answer questions 4 through 24 based on the specific network you selected. If you are responsible for both a state-wide and regional ground water level monitoring network and do not have time to take the survey twice to cover both, we ask that you complete the survey for the state-wide network. State-wide ground water level monitoring network 4. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network IS INTENDED TO provide ground water level data to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) What are the trends in ground water levels over time? 5. Please indicate whether the existing state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network COULD BE USED to answer the following questions: (check all that apply) What are the trends in ground water levels over time? What are the effects of drought/climate change? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Department of Environmental Protection/Environmental Quality 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Mostly state and/or county and/or local government funds 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Aquifer based Watershed based 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Dedicated water level monitoring wells Domestic wells or other private wells Public water supply wells Unused water quality monitoring wells 32