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Melinda Chapman

Ground-Water Specialist
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Discipline

North Carolina Water Science Center
3916 Sunset Ridge Rd
Raleigh, NC 26707

(919) 571-4047 Voice
(919) 571-4041 Fax
mjchap@usgs.gov

Educational Background ·
Professional Activities and Interests ·
Recent Research Projects ·
Professional Achievements ·
Publications

Educational Background

Master of Science, Geology (1988) The Ohio State University

Bachelor of Science, (1986) West Georgia College

Professional Activities and Interests

Regolith/Fractured-Bedrock ground-water flow and hydrogeologic setting characterization

Age-dating of ground water in regolith/fractured-bedrock ground-water systems

Application of continuous ground-water-quality data to characterization of ground-water flow in regolith/fractured-bedrock ground-water systems

Recent Research Projects

North Carolina Piedmont and Mountains Resource Evaluation Program

Potential Influence of Community Well Pumpage on Homeowner's Wells in Wake County, NC

Professional Achievements

Aug. 2000 - present: Ground-Water Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey, Raleigh, NC
Jan. 1989 - Aug. 2000: Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Atlanta, GA

Registered Professional Geologist, State of North Carolina
Registered Professional Geologist, State of Georgia

Selected Publications

Chapman, Melinda J., Schlegel, Melissa, Huffman, Brad A., and McSwain, Kristen B., 2007, Hydraulic gradients in recharge and discharge areas and apparent ground- water-age dates from the characterizations of multiple regolith-fractured bedrock ground-water research stations in North Carolina: Proceedings of the 2007 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 27-29, 2007, Athens, GA., 4p.

Chapman, M.J., Bolich, R.E., and Huffman, B.A., 2005, Hydrogeologic setting, ground- water- flow, and ground-water quality at the Lake Wheeler Road research station, 2001-03, North Carolina Piedmont and Mountains Resource Evaluation Program: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5166, 85 p.

Huffman, B.A., Pfeifle, C.A., Chapman, M.J., Bolich, R.E., Campbell, T.R., Geddes, D.J., Jr., and Pippin, C.G., 2006, Compilation of water-resources data and hydrogeologic setting for four research stations in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge Physiographic Provinces of North Carolina, 2000-2004: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1168, 102 p.

Huffman, B.A., Chapman, M.J., Tighe, K.C., and Terziotti, Silvia, 2008, Inventory of well yields in Avery and Watauga Counties, North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1104, 1 sheet.

Pippin, Charles G., Chapman, Melinda J., Huffman, Brad A., Heller, Matthew, J., and Schelgel, Melissa E., 2008, Hydrogeologic setting, ground-water flow, and ground-water quality at the Langtree Peninsula research station, Iredell County, North Carolina, 2000-2005: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5055, __p

Smith, D.G., and Chapman, M.J., 2005, Hydraulic properties of the surficial aquifer at five selected sites in the Little Contentnea Creek basin, North Carolina, 2002-03: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5238, 104 p.

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