New & Noteworthy

Fact Sheet: Water Quality Studied in Areas of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Including Areas Where Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques are Used

  Video: Shale Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Induced Earthquakes

  USGS Groundwater Data Go to Times Square

  TWRI-B3 Chapter 2: Introduction to Ground-Water Hydaulics [12MB PDF], now with internal document links added

  Groundwater-Level Response to Virginia 2011 Earthquake

  Groundwater Technical Procedures of the USGS

USGS Groundwater Watch

USGS maintains a network of active wells to provide basic statistics about groundwater levels.

USGS in Your State

USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

Other Sources of Groundwater Information

Government Agencies & Resources

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • EPA Office of Water
  • EPA Databases
  • EPA Drinking Water Data and Databases
  • EPA's Surf Your Watershed
• USGS - Additional Sources of Water Information
• Science.gov - gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies
• U.S. Water Monitor -- Portal To Federal Water Information
• Natural Resources Conservation Service - National Water and Climate Center (USDA)
• USDA Natural Resources Geospatial Data Gateway
• National Climatic Data Center (NOAA)
• National Transportation Atlas Database
• Advisory Committee on Water Information - Subcommittee on Ground Water
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center
• State Agencies
  • California Department of Water Resources - Groundwater Information Center
  • Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - Priority Resource Map

Scientific Organizations

• American Geophysical Union(AGU)
• American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
• American Water Works Association (AWWA)
• Association of American State Geologists
• Geological Society of America (GSA)
• National Ground Water Association (NGWA)
  • http://www.wellowner.org/
• The Groundwater Foundation
• Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
  • Know Your Watershed
• Water Systems Council
  • Well Care Hotline

If you are aware of additional groundwater resources that should be included in this list, please contact us.