No one wants mystery chemicals in their water supply. At USGS, we study the occurrence, movement, and sources of contaminants in different sources of drinking water to provide critical information.

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#DrinkingWaterWeek

I'm a #DataScientist , of course I see bugs as errors.

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April #streamflow  conditions across the U.S. 💧

Storm systems brought wet conditions to much of the Midwest and Northeastern U.S.

#DataViz  made with  #rstats #dataRetrieval

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The #SafeDrinkingWaterAct protects our public water supply and this week we are celebrating #DrinkingWaterWeek . Learn how USGS protects your drinking water: usgs.gov/programs/envir…

May the 4th Be With You!

It's #FieldPhotoFriday !

A USGS hydrotech uses a water quality sonde to measure conditions at Accotink Creek Near Annandale, VA.

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📸 Rowan Johnson, USGS

Hydrology fan: I lay in bed at night wondering about the effect that groundwater seepage has on stream temperature...

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Chaco Culture NHP is important to many indigenous peoples. Through our National Park Service partnership, we assessed the vulnerability of a crucial water resource: the park's only drinking water well. We discovered changes in water quality. Read about it:  webapps.usgs.gov/nps-partnershi…

Join the challenge to forecast river chlorophyll with EFI-USGS River Chlorophyll Forecasting Challenge co-hosted by Ecological Forecasting Initiative and USGS Water Resources! Sharpen your skills & contribute to vital research!

#HABs #Forecasting #WDFN #WaterData #OpenScience

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It's #FieldPhotoFriday !

USGS scientists deploy a monitoring buoy at Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, to monitor water-quality conditions and a harmful algal bloom in near real-time.

Recent HABS research: usgs.gov/mission-areas/…

📸 Brad Bjorklund

USGS National Innovation Center engineers are developing the Saucer Shark, an out-of-this-world #UAS payload designed to collect high resolution, low noise, airborne magnetic data for critical mineral detection and assessment studies.

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Water fundamentally shapes our world as it cycles across the globe. But what about human impacts on the water cycle? Our newest diagram incorporates human use into the global water cycle. Find it in four languages: ow.ly/1ubf50RntFb

#EveryDayIsEarthDay #Water Cycle #Water

The USGS is using small drones to measure stream discharge safely and rapidly over a wide range of conditions, including high-flow and storm events. #USGS Innovates #NGWOS #Hydrology #ResearchAndDevelopment #USGS

You don't want to miss this speaker line up. Dive into water monitoring technologies with us! #USGSInnovates #NGWOS

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U.S. River Conditions from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024 at USGS #streamgages 💧

River conditions range from driest conditions at a gage (red open circles) to the wettest (blue closed circles). A purple outer ring indicates flooding.

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