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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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

33 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: 46 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: Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED):

34 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 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 Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Land use in the area Well type Well depth Type of pump Water quality available Measuring point information Casing material 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) 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) 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 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. 34

35 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Gail Sloane Agency Florida Department of Environmental Protection Address 2600 Blair Stone Road MS 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? Agency USGS 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? USGS probably has a network. I do not have that information. 35

36 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Florida-2 (Southwest Florida Water Management District) 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) 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? 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? 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? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Regional or local government agency 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) Based on political subdivisions of the state 36

37 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 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: 1337 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:

38 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) Regional or local government employees 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 Aquifer code Land surface elevation Land use in the area Well depth Water level available Water quality available Well log available 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 state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) Regional or local 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) Regional or local 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 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? a. Yes, all data 38

39 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 Granville Kinsman Agency Southwest Florida Water Management District Address 2379 Broad Street City Brooksville State Florida Zip 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 Richard Kane; Leroy Pearman Agency USGS 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? 39

40 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Georgia 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? What is the age of ground water within an aquifer? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) U.S. Geological Survey, Dept. Interior 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Federal, State, and local funds 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Aquifer based 40

41 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 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: 180 continuous recorders; 150 annual 371 historical continuous recorders 11. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: about 150 annually with at least 5 years of measurements about 150 annually 12. 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): 14. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: 180 continuous sites are measured every 2 months 180 continuous sites are measured every 2 months 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED):

42 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) 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 Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Source of depth Type of 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 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) 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. 42

43 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Michael F. Peck Agency U.S. Geological Survey Address 3039 Amwiler RD., Suite 130 City Atlanta State Georgia 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? The number of wells measured annually is variable. The continuous monitoring network changes annually also. 43

44 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Hawaii 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? 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 Natural Resources 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 Based on physiography 44

45 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 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: approximately 55 approximately 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): approx 55 approx 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) State government employees USGS staff 45

46 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 Pump horsepower Primary water use Water level available 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 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? No Data is maintained in Excel spreadsheets by well 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? c. Data for some wells are available on the Internet Data not published on web available on request 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. 46

47 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Diane England Agency Commission on Water Resource Management Address 1151 Punchbowl Street Rm 227 City Honolulu State HI 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? 47

48 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Illinois 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. 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) 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? What is the ground water quantity contribution to surface water, and vice versa? How much ground water is currently being used? What is the long-term aquifer yield? 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) Department of Natural Resources State Water Survey within Illinois DNR 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Mostly state and/or county and/or local government funds 48

49 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 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: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: ~100 with at least 5 years of measurements ~ Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): ~100 ~ Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): ~50 ~50 49

50 14. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: ~50 ~ Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: maybe Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): maybe 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 Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Primary water use Water level 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 50

51 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 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 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 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? b. No 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 Allen Wehrmann Agency Illinois State Water Survey Address 2204 Griffith Drive City Champaign State IL Zip Phone [email protected] 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? We operate several networks for different aquifer systems, and these operate on different monitoring schedules, etc. So, it is difficult to give one answer to your questions regarding observation frequency, for example. A deep bedrock network may be used once in 5 years, while other networks collect data on a monthly basis. Others are more sporadic, depending on projects. We are working on making much of this information available on the Web, but it is not yet ready. 51

52 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Indiana 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 There were one or more regional (large, multi-county area within the state) ground water level monitoring networks in the past, but they are no longer active 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) 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) United States Geological Survey (USGS) 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 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 52

53 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: 50 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:

54 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 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 Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth 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 state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) U.S. Geological Survey Do not know 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 Do not know 54

55 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 d. Data are available, but access is restricted to certain people 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 Mark Basch Agency Indiana Department of Natural Resources Address 402 West Washington Street, Room W 264 City Indianapolis State Indiana Zip Phone (317) [email protected] 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 Debbie Majors Agency Unites States Geological Survey Phone (317) Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? 55

56 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Kansas 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) 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) 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? 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? 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 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 56

57 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 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: 1400 with at least 5 years of measurements Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): ~100 ~ Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): ~300 ~ Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: ~20 ~20 57

58 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 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 Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Source of depth Primary water use Secondary water use Tertiary water use Water level 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 58

59 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 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? a. Yes, all data 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 Brownie Wilson Agency Kansas Geological Survey Address 1930 Constant Ave City Lawrence State KS Zip Phone [email protected] 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? 59

60 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Louisiana 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? How/why do ground water levels change 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) 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) USGS La Water Science Center and La. DOTD 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 60

61 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 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: 280 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:

62 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) 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 Owner Driller Aquifer code 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 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 state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) U.S. Geological Survey 62

63 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. Name Dave Walters Agency USGS Phone (3120) [email protected] 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Dan Tomaszewski Agency USGS Address 3535 S. Sherwood Blvd. Ste 120 City BR State La Zip Phone [email protected] 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? 63

64 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Maine 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 statewide 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 statewide 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 statewide 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): 64

65 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? No statewide program per Marc Loiselle, Maine Geological Survey and Bill Cunningham, USGS 65

66 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Maryland 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? 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? What is the age of ground water within an aquifer? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Department of Natural Resources State Geological Survey US Geological survey 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? About federal and state 66

67 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 Public water supply 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: (est.) 11. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 149 with at least 5 years of measurements 140 (est) 12. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): (est) 13. 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: 5 (recorders) 67

68 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): 5 (recorders) 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 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 Owner Driller Aquifer code Land surface elevation User code Date drilled Well type Well 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 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 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 68

69 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 Ed Doheny Agency US Geological Survey Phone Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name David Bolton Agency Maryland Geological Survey Address 2300 St. Paul Street City Baltimore State MD Zip 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? 69

70 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Massachusetts 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? 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? 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) U. S. 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 Watershed based Based on physiography 70

71 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 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: 92 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:

72 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) Regional or local government employees 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 Latitude/Longitude Aquifer code Land surface elevation Water level available 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) 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. 72

73 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Roy Socolow Agency USGS Address 10 Bearfoot Road City Northborough State MA 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? The MA state-wide monitoring network has been in operation since

74 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Minnesota 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 A state-wide ground water level monitoring network is being considered for development One or more regional (large, multi-county area within the state) ground water level monitoring networks are being considered for development 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? 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) How effective are ground water management programs in managing ground water withdrawals? 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) Department of Natural Resources 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 Based on physiography 74

75 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 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: 750 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:

76 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 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 Source of coordinates Owner Driller Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Source of depth Water level available Measuring point information Well log available Construction 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 state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) No written SOP's for data collection 76

77 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 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 Dr. Jeanette Leete Agency MN DNR Waters Phone [email protected] 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Tom Gullett Agency MN DNR Waters Address 500 Lafayette Rd City St. Paul State MN Zip Phone [email protected] 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 Mike Liljegren Agency MN DNR Waters Phone [email protected] 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? 77

78 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Mississippi 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 Aquifer specific 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? How/why do ground water levels change over time? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? 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? 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 78

79 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 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: 2202 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): N/A N/A 14. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: None None 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: None None 79

80 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): Only as needed for short-duration investigations. No on-going studies. 17. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": None None 18. Who collects ground water level data for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State government employees Water management district 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 User code Date drilled Well type Well depth Primary water use Water level 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 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) 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 80

81 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? b. No 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 James L. (Jamie) Crawford Agency Mississippi DEQ Address P.O. Box City Jackson State MS Zip Phone [email protected] 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 Shedd Landreth Agency Mississippi DEQ Phone [email protected] 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? Our groundwater level monitoring is primarily used to complete aquifer-specific potentiometric surface maps on either a 5-year or 10-year frequency. 81

82 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Missouri 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? 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) 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? 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 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 Based on physiography 82

83 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 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: 101 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:

84 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 Owner Aquifer code Land surface elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Water level available Measuring point information Well log available 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 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) 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 84

85 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 James E. Vandike Agency Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Water Resources Center Address P.O. Box 250 City Rolla State MO 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? 85

86 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Montana 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? What is the age of ground water within an aquifer? 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 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 some local targeted areas 86

87 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 Unused water quality monitoring 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: 0 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:

88 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 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 Date drilled Well type Well depth Source of depth 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 state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) State government 88

89 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) data stored in ground-water information center 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 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 Tom Patton Agency Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Address 1300 W. Park Street City Butte State Montana Zip Phone [email protected] 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 some other mbmg projects that operate "regional" more targeted networks. Information from those efforts is also available from 89

90 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Nebraska 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) How effective are ground water management programs in managing ground water withdrawals? 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) 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? 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) Based on political subdivisions of the state 90

91 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 Unused water quality monitoring 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: 5600 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:

92 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 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) County code Latitude/Longitude Source of coordinates Well type Well depth Water level available 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 Regional or local government U.S. Geological Survey 92

93 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 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 Mark Burbach Agency University of Nebraska-Lincoln Address 3310 Holdrege St City Lincoln State NE Zip Phone [email protected] 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 Virginia McGuire Agency US Geological Survey Phone (402) [email protected] 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? The Nebraska network is a collaboration of 26 local, state, and federal agencies. The total number of wells in our network reflects the contribution of all collaborators who typically report spring water-level data to the network. The number of wells measured annually reflects data from all collaborators. The number of wells measured more frequently (e.g. monthly) only reflect those monitored by the University of Nebraska. Many of the other agencies also monitor wells on a monthly or more frequent basis. Those agencies can be contacted separately for frequently collected data. 93

94 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Nevada 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) 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 Engineer's Office U. S. 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 Some federal funding assoc. with JFA networks 94

95 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 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 Irrigation wells Springs Stream baseflow measurements Use of domestic wells in networks is discouraged 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: 1397 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):

96 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 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 Method of measuring elevation Well depth Well log available 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 For those stations within the USGS networks 96

97 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 For those stations within the USGS networks 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 Website availability is not 100% 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 Matthew Dillon Agency Nevada Division of Water Resources Address 901 S. Stewart Street City Carson City State Nevada Zip Phone [email protected] 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 Kerry Garcia Agency U.S. Geological Survey Phone Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? Making data available over the web is a relatively new venture for NDWR. Though not all data collected is on-line, the vast majority are accessible via our website 97

98 1. For what state, do your responses apply? New Hampshire 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 A state-wide ground water level monitoring network is being considered for development One or more regional (large, multi-county area within the state) ground water level monitoring networks are being considered for development 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? What is the current background (ambient) ground water level condition? 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) 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? 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 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 Our network is about 90%state/10%federal (USGS) 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Aquifer based 98

99 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 Unused water quality monitoring 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: 27 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: 1 99

100 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 Volunteers 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 Latitude/Longitude Source of coordinates Driller Aquifer code Land surface elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Source of depth Water level 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 state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) State government U.S. EPA 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 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 100

101 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 David Wunsch Agency NH Geological Survey/NHDES Address 29 Hazen Drive City Concord State NH 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? NH Geological Survey manages the data collection, QA/QC, well maintenance of the network We share the data with USGS, who posts the data on their website. 101

102 1. For what state, do your responses apply? New Jersey 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? last 4 bullets covered by other data systems 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? last 4 bullets require other info /systems 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Department of Environmental Protection/Environmental Quality 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 102

103 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 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: 217 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:

104 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) 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 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 Water level 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 state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) U.S. Geological Survey 104

105 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 //nj.usgs.gov/gw/ 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 Karl W. Muessig Agency NJ Geological Survey Address PO Box 427 City Trenton State NJ Zip Phone [email protected] 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? As in stream gaging, additional federal funding of this monitoring network is needed to provide a 50/50 match under the water cooperative program 105

106 1. For what state, do your responses apply? New York 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 Some county-wide or smaller GW level 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? 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? 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) 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Department of Environmental Protection/Environmental Quality USGS 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Mostly state and/or county and/or local government funds 30% USGS 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Watershed based Based on physiography Based on political subdivisions of the state 106

107 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 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: 50 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: Get the info from Get the info from 107

108 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): Get the info from Get the info from Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": Get the info from Get the info from Who collects ground water level data for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) 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 Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Water level 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 above is 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) Do not know 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? a. Yes, all data 108

109 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 same 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 John Williams Agency USGS Phone Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? This survey took quite a while to fill out and would have taken longer had I investigated questions 15, 16, 17 instead of just showing you where you could find the data. 109

110 1. For what state, do your responses apply? North Carolina 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? 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? Assess saltwater intrusion in coastal plain aq 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 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 Natural Resources 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Mostly state and/or county and/or local government funds 110

111 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 Unused water quality monitoring 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: 548 wells ~ Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 548 with at least 5 years of measurements ~ Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): 548 ~ Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): 548 ~ Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: 247 unsure 111

112 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: 247 unsure 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): 248 unsure 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 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 Date drilled Well type Well depth Source of depth Water level available 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 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) State government 112

113 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. Name Keith Robertson Agency NCDENR-Division of Water Resources Phone [email protected] 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Keith Robertson Agency NCDENR-Division of Water Resources Address 2503-G Neuse Blvd City New Bern State NC Zip Phone [email protected] 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? Of the 548 wells within the network, presently 247 are fitted with data loggers (either float-type or pressure transducer) programmed to measure water levels once per hour, every day. 113

114 1. For what state, do your responses apply? North Dakota 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. 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? 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? 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) State Engineer's Office 114

115 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 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 Springs 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: 3,800 3, Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 495 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):

116 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 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 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 116

117 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) 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 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. 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 Chris Bader Agency State Water Commission Phone [email protected] 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? 117

118 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Ohio -1 (Ohio Dept of Natural Resources, Division of Water) 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? 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) 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) Department of Natural Resources 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 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 118

119 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: 12. 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): 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): 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 119

120 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 Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Source of depth Water level available Water quality available Measuring point information Well log available Construction method Completion method 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 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) 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 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 David H. Cashell Agency Ohio Dept of Natural Resources, Division of Water Address 2045 Morse Rd, Bldg. B-1 City Columbus State OH Zip Phone [email protected] 120

121 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 Michael P. Ekberg Agency Miami Conservancy Dist. Phone x Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? 121

122 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Ohio-2 (Miami Conservancy District) 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. 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) 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 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) Regional or local government agency 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) Watershed based 122

123 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 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: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 77 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:

124 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) Regional or local 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 Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth Water level available Measuring point information Well log available 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 state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) Regional or local 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) Regional or local government 124

125 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 Mike Ekberg Agency Miami Conservancy District Address 38 E Monument Ave City Dayton State Ohio Zip Phone ext [email protected] 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? 125

126 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Oklahoma 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? 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/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 Water Resources 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? Unfunded 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Aquifer based 126

127 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Domestic wells or other private wells Irrigation wells Public water supply wells Industrial/Oil & Gas Site Water Supply 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: 503 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:

128 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 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 Well log available Construction method Completion method 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 state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network were developed by: (check all that apply) State government U.S. Geological Survey 128

129 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 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? d. Data are available, but access is restricted to certain people 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 Mark Belden Agency OK Water Resources Board Address 3800 N. Classen Blvd. City Oklahoma City State OK Zip Phone [email protected] 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? The state-wide network targets major bedrock alluvium and terrace aquifers in OK. Wells are measured once per year (January-March) No dedicated funding source exists to collect data or maintain the data base but the work gets done. However, since a peak of around 1,300 monitoring wells in the late 1970s, the network for a variety of reasons has shrunk to ~500 wells. 129

130 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Oregon 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) 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) 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? 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) U.S. Geological Survey 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? 100% Federal 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Climate response only, area coverage 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 130

131 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: 8 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:

132 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 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 Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation Date drilled 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 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 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 132

133 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 David Morgan Agency U.S. Geological Survey Address 2130 SW 5th Ave City Portland State OR Zip Phone [email protected] 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? 133

134 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Rhode Island 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) 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) 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? Water table measurement to establish seasonal high 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 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 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Soil types 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 134

135 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: None 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): None 17. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": None 18. Who collects ground water level data for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State government employees 135

136 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 Owner Well depth Water level available Construction method 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 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? c. Data for some wells are available on the Internet 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 Theodore Peters Agency RIDEM Address 235 Promenade St City Providence State RI Zip Phone [email protected] 136

137 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? 137

138 1. For what state, do your responses apply? South Carolina 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 A state-wide ground water level monitoring network is being considered for development 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? 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 type(s) of uses (e.g. domestic, irrigation, livestock, industrial, etc.) is ground water suitable for? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Department of Natural Resources 138

139 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 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 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: 135 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: 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: 139

140 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 Date drilled Well type Well depth Water level available Measuring point information Well log available Construction method Completion method 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 state-wide/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 state-wide/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 140

141 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. Name Karen Agerton Phone [email protected] 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Karen Agerton Address 1000 Assembly Street City Columbia State SC Zip Phone [email protected] 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? 141

142 1. For what state, do your responses apply? South Dakota 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? 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) 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 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 Environment and Natural Resources 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 142

143 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 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: 1639 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:

144 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 Latitude/Longitude Owner Driller Aquifer code Land surface elevation Date drilled Well type Well depth 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 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 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? b. No 144

145 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 Ken Buhler Agency SD Dept. Environment and Natural Resources Address 523 E Capitol Ave City Pierre State SD Zip Phone (605) [email protected] 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? 145

146 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Texas 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? How/why do ground water levels change 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? 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) Texas Water Development Board 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 Based on political subdivisions of the state amount of pumpage per aquifer per county 146

147 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Domestic wells or other private wells Irrigation wells Public water supply wells Unused water quality monitoring 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: about 8,000 85% 11. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 6000 with at least 5 years of measurements 85% 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: % 147

148 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: % 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): same 110 as in no % 17. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY, AND AVAILABLE IN "REAL TIME": 91 95% 18. 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 GCDs 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 Well type Well depth Source of depth Type of pump Type of power for the pump Pump horsepower Primary water use Secondary 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 we're beginning to take photos 148

149 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) 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 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 Janie Hopkins Agency Texas Water Development Board Address PO Box City Austin State Texas Zip Phone [email protected] 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 Dana Barbie Agency US Geol. Sur. Phone [email protected] 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? The TWDB encourages groundwater conservation districts to measure and send us their data. We provide informal training when we are in their counties, and we've conducted two workshops that have included data collection, particularly emphasizing their abilities to take over our observation well measuring and to measure more wells and more frequently than we do. As the districts begin to figure things out, they are generally able to take over, but not always. We had about 15 districts giving us data in 1997; now we have more than

150 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Utah 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) 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. 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) 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) 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) 9. What wells or other observation points are used for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) 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): 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) 150

151 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) 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) 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) 22. Are the data collected for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network routinely entered/maintained in a computer data base? 23. Are the data available on a website accessible to the public? 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 Bill Schlotthauer Address PO Box City Salt Lake City State Utah Zip Phone [email protected] 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? All of our monitoring is contracted out to the US Geological Survey and the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. 151

152 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Vermont 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 USGS maintains some (<12) wells 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 state wide 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) No state wide network 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 state wide network 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: See USGS for info 152

153 11. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: See USGS for info 12. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): See usgs for info 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) USGS staff 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) See USGS for info 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 See USGS for info 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 153

154 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 USGS 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Rodney I. Pingree Agency Agency of Natural Resources Address 103 South Main Street City Waterbury State Vermont 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 Laurence Becker Agency State Geologist 27. Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? 154

155 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Virginia 1 (Virginia Department of Environmental Quality) 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) 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? How much ground water is currently being used? Teleseismic effects of earthquakes 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? How much ground water is currently being used? Why do some wells respond to quakes in certain are 155

156 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) Department of Environmental Protection/Environmental Quality USGS 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 Watershed based 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 Springs 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: Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 403 with at least 5 years of measurements

157 12. 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: 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 157

158 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 Date drilled Well type Well depth Source of depth Type of pump Type of power for the pump Pump horsepower 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 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) 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. 158

159 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Brad White Agency Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Address 900 Natural Resources Drive City Charlottesville State VA 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? 159

160 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Virginia-2 (Virginia Department of Environmental Quality) 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) 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? 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) 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? 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 Environmental Protection/Environmental Quality USGS, Virginia Water Science Center 7. How is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network funded? About federal and state 160

161 8. Is the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network designed based on: (check all that apply) Aquifer based 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 Springs 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: 404 active wells in the network 667 includes active and inactive wells 11. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: 404 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:

162 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 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 Aquifer code 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 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 162

163 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) 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 T. Scott Bruce Agency Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Address PO box 1105 City Richmond State Virginia Zip Phone [email protected] 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? 163

164 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Washington 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 is being considered for development No 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. Other, please specify several regional networks, not state-wide 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? 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 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? potential for seawater intrusion 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 164

165 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 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 Unused water quality monitoring 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: around 1000 around Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: around 750 with at least 5 years of measurements around Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): around 500 around Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): around 250 around

166 14. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: a few hundred not many 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: maybe 100 not many 16. Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): maybe 100 not many 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 Primary water use Water level 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 166

167 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 Under development by the state 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 Under development by the state 22. Are the data collected for the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network routinely entered/maintained in a computer data base? Some 167

168 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 Dave Nazy Agency Washington Department of ecology Address PO Box City Olympia State Washington Zip Phone [email protected] 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? Currently we hare working to patch together and standardize our groundwater level monitoring efforts. Currently several different individuals in various locations are collecting data. This is why I can't give exact numbers to the questions above. We hope to be evaluating current monitoring efforts in Washington over the next year and a half for the purpose of designing and implementing a more formal state-wide program. 168

169 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Wisconsin 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? 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? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State Geological Survey USGS 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 Based on political subdivisions of the state 169

170 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 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: 120 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): 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):

171 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 Volunteers 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 Aquifer code Land surface elevation Method of measuring elevation User code Date drilled Well type Well depth Well log available Construction method 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 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 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 171

172 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 Ken Bradbury Agency Wisconsin Geological Survey Address 3817 Mineral Point Road City Madison State WI 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? 172

173 1. For what state, do your responses apply? Wyoming 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 age of ground water within an aquifer? 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? 6. Who manages the state-wide/regional ground water level monitoring network? (check all that apply) State Engineer's Office USGS 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) depends on particular units within the statewide p 173

174 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 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: approx. 250 approx Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR: approx 200 with at least 5 years of measurements approx Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST TWICE PER YEAR (SEMI-ANNUAL): approx 200 approx Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST 4 TIMES PER YEAR (QUARTERLY): approx 200 approx Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST MONTHLY: approx 150 approx

175 15. Responses for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST WEEKLY: approx 150 approx Response for WELLS OR OBSERVATION POINTS MEASURED AT LEAST DAILY (INSTRUMENTED): approx 150 approx 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 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 Latitude/Longitude Source of coordinates Owner 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 Pump horsepower Primary water use Water level 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 175

176 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) Under development by the state working with USGS for cooperative program SOP 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. Name Jeremy Manley Agency Wyoming State Engineer's Office Phone [email protected] 25. Contact information for the person completing this survey. Name Jeremy Manley Agency Wyoming State Engineer's Office Address Herschler Building 4E City Cheyenne State WY Zip Phone [email protected]. 176

177 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 Kirk Miller Supervisory Hydrologist Agency USGS, Wyoming District Phone (307) Please share any additional comments on state-wide or regional ground water level monitoring networks in your state? Lack of funding has created issues with maintenance and rehabilitation of ground water monitoring sites. This has occurred for both cooperative and non-cooperative sites. Contribution of funding sources for USGS cooperative funding ahs also been decreased, resulting in a larger portion of the funding coming from the states. 177