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DGS honors retiring director, state geologist Talley
July 13, 2011John Talley joined the Delaware Geological Survey as a project geologist in 1972, became a senior scientist and hydrogeologist by 1986, and rose to director and state geologist by 2004....
View ArticleSource Water Assessment and Protection Program
September 14, 2011Two Delaware Geological Survey staff members attended the Source Water Assessment and Protection Program meeting held Sept. 14 in Dover, Del. Scott Andres made a presentation titled...
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Wunsch to take helm at DGS
October 17, 2011David R. Wunsch has been appointed the next Director of the Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) and Delaware State Geologist, effective Nov. 1.Reference: Published in...
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David R. Wunsch appointed DGS Director
Event Date: Nov 2011After a nationwide search, David R. Wunsch has been appointed the next Director of the Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) and Delaware State Geologist, effective Nov. 1. He will...
View ArticleEffect of tropical storms Irene and Lee on groundwater levels in well Qb35-08
Tropical storms Irene and Lee caused a 9-1/2 foot rise of the water table in western Sussex County near Laurel. Groundwater levels and temperatures in Qb35-08 were collected with an automated...
View ArticleEffect of tropical storms Irene and Lee on groundwater levels in well Qb35-08...
January 17, 2012Rapid, significant groundwater recharge occurred in response to tropical storms Irene and Lee.a
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Well and Water Level Summary for Wells with 4 or More Observations
Groundwater levels are basic information needed for evaluating water conditions and for basic and applied research. For these efforts, water levels are being measured statewide in wells completed in...
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Delaware Geologic Information Resource (DGIR) Map Viewer
Project Status: Active August 1, 2012The Delaware Geologic Information Resource (DGIR) is an online data display tool and map viewer for a variety of geologic and hydrologic information released by...
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RI78 Subsurface Geology of the Area Between Wrangle Hill and Delaware City,...
The geology and hydrology of the area between Wrangle Hill and Delaware City, Delaware, have been the focus of numerous studies since the 1950s because of the importance of the local groundwater supply...
View ArticleDGS releases report on subsurface geology of Delaware City area
March 26, 2013The Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) has published a report that details new findings on the subsurface geology of the Delaware City area.Titled Subsurface Geology of the area between...
View ArticleDGS Groundwater Resources Data
October 10, 2014DGS holds data on millions of groundwater observations.
View ArticleDGS Presentation on Groundwater to Clean Water Task Force
October 19, 2015Presentation on Groundwater to Clean Water Task Force by staff member Scott Andres
View ArticleDGS presentation to Delaware River Basin Commission Water Management Advisory...
October 22, 2015Scott Andres presented an invited talk “Update on Groundwater Monitoring in Delaware” at the Groundwater Management Workshop sponsored by the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) in...
View ArticleDelaware Geological Survey Issues Report on Wastewater Treatment used for...
December 3, 2015The Delaware Geological Survey released a new technical report entitled “Evaluation Of Wastewater Treatment Options Used In Rapid Infiltration Basin Systems (RIBS)” which was prepared...
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B21B Hydrogeology of a Rapid Infiltration Basin System (RIBS) at Cape...
The hydrogeologic framework of Cape Henlopen State Park (CHSP), Delaware was characterized to document the hydrologic effects of treated wastewater disposal on a rapid infiltration basin system (RIBS)....
View ArticleDelaware Geological Survey Issues Report on Hydrogeologic Impacts of Rapid...
December 10, 2015The Delaware Geological Survey released a new technical report entitled “Hydrogeology of a Rapid Infiltration Basin Systems at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware” which was prepared by...
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B21C Groundwater Quality and Monitoring of Rapid Infiltration Basin Systems...
A rapid infiltration basin system (RIBS) consists of several simple and relatively standard technologies; collection and conveyance of wastewater, treatment, and discharge to an unlined excavated or...
View ArticleDelaware Geological Survey Issues Report on Groundwater Monitoring and...
December 17, 2015The Delaware Geological Survey released a new technical report entitled “Groundwater Quality and Monitoring of Rapid Infiltration Basin Systems, Theory and Field Experiments at Cape...
View ArticleJournal article "Hydrogeologic controls on groundwater discharge and nitrogen...
May 11, 2016A recently released article “Hydrogeologic controls on groundwater discharge and nitrogen loads in a coastal watershed” by the Journal of Hydrology details the results of a joint...
View ArticleDGS participates in inter-agency meeting on Chesapeake Watershed
August 15, 2016DGS staff member A. Scott Andres made a presentation “Results of selected UD nutrient monitoring projects in the Nanticoke River watershed” at the inter-agency meeting Chesapeake basin...
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