Comparing public-supply and shallow aquifer groundwater quality in the North San Francisco Bay Aquifers, California
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Abstract
Groundwater quality in the North San Francisco Bay area Public-Supply and Shallow Aquifer Systems was investigated by the GAMA-PBP. The North San Francisco Bay Public-Supply Aquifer System study unit (NSF-PA) was sampled in 2004. The North San Francisco Bay Shallow Aquifer System study unit (NSF-SA) was sampled in 2012. The NSF-PA and NSF-SA largely coincide areally; however, they represent different parts of the aquifer system vertically. The NSF-PA examined deeper groundwater primarily used for public supply, whereas the NSF-SA examined relatively shallow groundwater primarily used for domestic supply. Both study units were divided into two study areas: (1) alluvium-filled groundwater basins called the Valleys and Plains study area and (2) volcanic, metamorphic, and ultramafic hard-rock highlands surrounding the Valleys and Plains called the Highlands study area.
Suggested Citation
Bennett, G.L., 2018, Comparing Public-Supply and Shallow Aquifer Groundwater Quality in the North San Francisco Bay Aquifers, California: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2018-3064, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20183064.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Comparing public-supply and shallow aquifer groundwater quality in the North San Francisco Bay Aquifers, California |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2018-3064 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20183064 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | California Water Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | North San Francisco Bay Aquifers |
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