Project Overview

Full Title
Catawba-Wateree Groundwater Network

Location
 Catawba/Wateree River Basin

Cooperating Agencies

Catawba- Wateree Water Management Group

Project in collaboration with the USGS South Carolina Water Science Center

Project Chief
Eric Rudisill
esrudisi@usgs.gov

Period of Project
2008 -

Team Members
Brad Huffman
Eric Sadorf
Bruce Campbell
Melinda Chapman

Science Topic:
Groundwater resources

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Catawba-Wateree Groundwater Network

Introduction

Air Rig in position to drill. Photo by Eric Rudisill, USGS

The recent multiyear drought in North and South Carolina (summer 1998-fall 2002) made critical the recognition of the vulnerability of the water resources in these two States to climatic conditions. To prepare for drought conditions in the future, water managers and State and Federal water-resource agencies are seeking tools to assess hydrologic conditions in both a predictive and responsive manner. Monitoring networks of near real-time streamflow gages (surface-water stage/discharge) and wells (groundwater levels) are essential components typically used to assess hydrologic conditions.

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