Tribal Lands & Environment Forum August 18, 2015
USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest
Charles Dunning Wisconsin Water Science Center, Middleton, WI
Who and where USGS Midwest Region includes all or part of three BIA Regions • Midwest
• Great Plains • Eastern
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Who and where USGS Midwest Region includes all or part of three BIA Regions • Midwest
• Great Plains • Eastern
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Who and where WI, MN, and MI Water Science Centers work closely with our Tribal partners
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Types of collaborative studies Collection of Basic Records • Stream flow • Groundwater level • Water quality
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Types of collaborative studies Collection of Basic Records • Stream flow • Groundwater level • Water quality
Hydrologic studies • Water resource assessment – groundwater flow model • Simulate source of water to wells • Mining impacts to watershed • Stream geomorphology • New well placement • Water quality sampling and analysis – surface and ground water • Monitoring well installation Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Types of collaborative studies Ecosystem and Climate and Land-Use Change studies • Fish and fisheries • Birds • Population monitoring • Population genetics • Population restoration • Invasive species • Water quality • Long-term effects of climate change on tribal lands
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Data, model, information management Standard operating procedures • NWIS • Geophysical data archive • Aquifer pump test archive • Groundwater-flow model archive • Other model archives
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Documentation and release of results and methods Standard operating procedures • USGS report series • Technical journals • Conference presentations, posters, proceedings
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Documentation and release of results and methods Standard operating procedures • USGS report series • Technical journals • Conference presentations, posters, proceedings
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Documentation and release of results and methods Standard operating procedures • USGS report series • Technical journals • Conference presentations, posters, proceedings
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Funding A Tribe can be a source of funds to support science
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Funding A Tribe can be a source of funds to support science Several federal departments may typically be source of funds • Bureau of Indian Affairs (DOI) • Indian Health Service (DHHS) • USEPA • USGS Cooperative Water Program (DOI)
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Funding A Tribe can be a source of funds to support science Several federal departments may typically be source of funds • Bureau of Indian Affairs (DOI) • Indian Health Service (DHHS) • USEPA • USGS Cooperative Water Program (DOI)
The source of funding and the intermediary steps will, on occasion, put the needed work on a very short timeline; becomes a challenge to not compromise the science
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Key relations
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Key relations
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Key relations
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Key relations
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Keys to great science collaboration • Collaborations between tribal scientists and the USGS typically focus on addressing immediate needs and concerns
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Keys to great science collaboration • Collaborations between tribal scientists and the USGS typically focus on addressing immediate needs and concerns • Collaborations address very practical problems of water supply and quality
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Keys to great science collaboration • Collaborations between tribal scientists and the USGS typically focus on addressing immediate needs and concerns • Collaborations address very practical problems of water supply and quality • Some collaborations could involve a broad USGS and federal network
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Involvement of Tribal scientists Concerns over radium in community wells of the Bad River Tribe
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Involvement of Tribal scientists Concerns over radium in community wells of the Bad River Tribe
Involvement of IHS scientists
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Geophysical logging by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
Involvement of Tribal scientists Concerns over radium in community wells of the Bad River Tribe
Involvement of IHS scientists
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Geophysical logging by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
Involvement of Tribal scientists Concerns over radium in community wells of the Bad River Tribe
Involvement of IHS scientists
Involvement of USEPA scientists
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Geophysical logging by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
WI WSC packer testing and sampling Involvement of Tribal scientists Concerns over radium in community wells of the Bad River Tribe
Involvement of IHS scientists
Involvement of USEPA scientists
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Geophysical logging by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
WI WSC packer testing and sampling Regional USGS GW Specialist
Involvement of Tribal scientists
Concerns over radium in community wells of the Bad River Tribe
Involvement of IHS scientists
Involvement of USEPA scientists
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Geophysical logging by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
WI WSC packer testing and sampling Analysis by NAWQL and contract labs Regional USGS GW Specialist
Involvement of Tribal scientists
Concerns over radium in community wells of the Bad River Tribe
Involvement of IHS scientists
Involvement of USEPA scientists
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Geophysical logging by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
WI WSC packer testing and sampling Analysis by NAWQL and contract labs Regional USGS GW Specialist
Involvement of Tribal scientists
Concerns over radium in community wells of the Bad River Tribe Assistance by NJ WSC research hydrologist Involvement of IHS scientists
Involvement of USEPA scientists
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Geophysical logging by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
WI WSC packer testing and sampling Analysis by NAWQL and contract labs Regional USGS GW Specialist
Involvement of Tribal scientists
Concerns over radium in community wells of the Bad River Tribe Assistance by NJ WSC research hydrologist Involvement of IHS scientists
Involvement of USEPA scientists
Involvement of CDC Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Keys to great science collaboration • Collaborations between tribal scientists and the USGS typically focus on addressing immediate needs and concerns • Collaborations address very practical problems of water supply and quality • Some collaborations could involve a broad USGS and federal network • Take advantage of informal training opportunities
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Keys to great science collaboration • Collaborations between tribal scientists and the USGS typically focus on addressing immediate needs and concerns • Collaborations address very practical problems of water supply and quality • Some collaborations could involve a broad USGS and federal network • Take advantage of informal training opportunities • Take advantage of TESNAR and SISNAR
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Keys to great science collaboration • Collaborations between tribal scientists and the USGS typically focus on addressing immediate needs and concerns • Collaborations address very practical problems of water supply and quality • Some collaborations could involve a broad USGS and federal network • Take advantage of informal training opportunities • Take advantage of TESNAR and SISNAR • Take every opportunity to advance our own science objectives
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Prediction uncertainty analysis to inform additional data collection, Bad River Watershed, Wisconsin Andy Leaf, Mike Fienen, Randy Hunt USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center, Middleton, WI
MODFLOW and More 2013 June 5, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
In Cooperation with: Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa USGS Midwest Area Mining Initiative
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Stoney Brook Watershed, Fond du Lac Reservation
Stoney Brook Watershed – Hydrologic Study
USGS – collected groundwater levels to estimate 1) flow 2) recharge 3) evapotranspiration Fond du Lac Reservation - monitoring 1) streamflow 2) precipitation NRCS – surface-water modeling 1) basic surface-water, 2) stream channel modification 3) lake level and streamflow management39
Long-term changes in groundwater flows and quality at Prairie Island, Minnesota COOPERATOR: PRAIRIE ISLAND INDIAN COMMUNITY OBJECTIVE: ESTABLISH LONG-TERM DATA COLLECTION THAT WILL ALLOW THE DETAILED CHARACTERIZATION OF WATER FLOW AND QUALITY IN THE SURFICIAL AQUIFER AT PRAIRIE ISLAND. DATA WILL BE USED TO INFORM PIIC STAFF’S ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. CONTACT:
Jason Roth
Kyle Herdina
Hydrologist - USGS
Environmental Program Manager - PIIC
[email protected]
[email protected]
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STUDY METHODS CONTINUOUS WATER LEVEL MONITORING AT: ● 2 SURFACE WATER SITES: o Sturgeon Lake (Mississippi River) o Clear Lake (Vermillion River) ● 5 GROUNDWATER SITES: o Transect of wells across island between surface water sites
MONTHLY GROUNDWATER SYNOPTICS: ● 16 OB-WELLS PERFORMED BY PIIC ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF
BI-ANNUAL NUTRIENT SAMPLING ● 4 OB-WELLS SAMPLED FOR NUTRIENTS IN SPRING AND FALL
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, August 18, 2015 USGS Science Support for Native American Tribes in the Midwest, C Dunning
