| Abstract: | The effects of changing patterns of ground-water pumping and aquifer recharge on the surface-water and ground-water hydrologic systems were determined for the Cape Cod, Martha‘s Vineyard, and Nantucket Island Basins. Three-dimensional, transient, ground-water-flow modelS that simulate both freshwater and saltwater flow were developed for the f1ow cells of Cape Cod which currently have large-capacity public-supply wells. Only the freshwater-flow system was simulated for the Cape Cod flow cells where public-water supply demands are satisfied by small-capacity domestic wells. Two- dimensional, finite-difference, change models were developed for Martha‘s Vineyard and Nantucket Island to determine the projected drawdowns in response to projected in-season pumping rates for 180 days of no aquifer recharge. Results of the simulations indicate very little change in the position of the freshwater-saltwater interface from predevelopment flow conditions to projected ground-water pumping and recharge rates for Cape Cod in the year 2020. Results of change model simulations for Martha‘s Vineyard and Nantucket Island indicate that the greatest impact in response to projected in-season ground-water pumping occurs at the pumping centers and the magnitude of the drawdowns are minimal with respect to the total thickness of the aquifers. |
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| ProdID: | 19995 |
| Citation Author: | Masterson, John P.; Barlow, Paul M. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vi, 80 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
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| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 94-316 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Simulation of the effects of ground-water withdrawals and recharge on ground-water flow in Cape Cod, Martha‘s Vineyard, and Nantucket Island basins, Massachusetts; 1994; OFR; 94-316; Masterson, John P.; Barlow, Paul M. |
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| Text: | Simulation of the effects of ground-water withdrawals and recharge on ground-water flow in Cape Cod, Martha‘s Vineyard, and Nantucket Island basins, Massachusetts; 1994; OFR; 94-316; Masterson, John P.; Barlow, Paul M. |
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| Date Other: | Mon, 1 May 1995 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
Earth Science Information Center, Open-File Reports Section [distributor], |
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