Estimating domestic well locations and populations served in the contiguous U.S. for years 2000 and 2010

Johnson, Tyler D.; Belitz, Kenneth; Lombard, Melissa A.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.036

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“…We further investigate the nature of potential physical exposures by focusing on statewide groundwater contamination. During Hurricane Irene, over 2 million individuals that represent over 20% of North Carolina's population (24) relied on private wells that are federally unregulated and particularly vulnerable to contamination from severe weather and flooding events (25)(26)(27)(28).…”

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Expecting Mother Nature: Uncertain Hurricane Forecasts Disrupt Prenatal Care and Impair Birth Outcomes

Hochard¹,

Li²

2021

Preprint

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Early forecasts give people in a storm's path time to prepare. Less is known about the cost to society when forecasts are incorrect. We examine over 700,000 births in the path of Hurricane Irene and find exposure led to a decrease in birth weights and increase in preterm and low birth weight outcomes. Additional warning time decreased preterm birth rates for women who experienced intense storm exposures documenting a benefit of avoiding a type II forecasting error. A larger share of this at-risk population experienced a type I forecasting error where severe physical storm impacts were anticipated but not experienced. Disaster anticipation disrupted healthcare services by delaying and canceling prenatal care leading to impaired birth outcomes. Recognizing storm damages depend on human responses to predicted storm paths is critical to supporting the next generation's developmental potential with judicious forecasts that ensure public warning systems mitigate rather than exacerbate climate damages.

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Expecting Mother Nature: Uncertain Hurricane Forecasts Disrupt Prenatal Care and Impair Birth Outcomes

Hochard¹,

Li²

2021

Preprint

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“…The 2010 population was 62,622 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011). An estimated 56% of the population relies on private wells for domestic drinking water supply (Johnson et al, 2019).…”

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Evaluating Domestic Well Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Sites

Soriano

Siegel

Gutchess

et al. 2020

Water Resources Research

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The rapid expansion of unconventional oil and gas development (UD), made possible by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, has triggered concerns over groundwater contamination and public health risks. To improve our understanding of the risks posed by UD, we develop a physically based, spatially explicit framework for evaluating groundwater well vulnerability to aqueous phase contaminants released from surface spills and leaks at UD well pad locations. The proposed framework utilizes the concept of capture probability and incorporates decision-relevant planning horizons and acceptable risks to support goal-oriented modeling for groundwater protection. We illustrate the approach in northeastern Pennsylvania, where a high intensity of UD activity overlaps with local dependence on domestic groundwater wells. Using two alternative models of the bedrock aquifer and a precautionary paradigm to integrate their results, we found that most domestic wells in the domain had low vulnerability as the extent of their modeled probabilistic capture zones were smaller than distances to the nearest existing UD well pad. We also found that simulated capture probability and vulnerability were most sensitive to the model parameters of matrix hydraulic conductivity, porosity, pumping rate, and the ratio of fracture to matrix conductivity. Our analysis demonstrated the potential inadequacy of current state-mandated setback distances that allow UD within the boundaries of delineated capture zones. The proposed framework, while limited to aqueous phase contamination, emphasizes the need to incorporate information on flow paths and transport timescales into policies aiming to protect groundwater from contamination by UD.

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“…Nationwide, about 13% of the population, or more than 42 million people, depend on drinking water supplies from domestic (self‐supplied or private) wells, many of these in the Eastern U.S. (Johnson et al 2019). The “largest number of domestic well users” is in Michigan (2.4 million users), with Pennsylvania and North Carolina close behind (Johnson et al 2019). Counties with the most people who use a well include Prince George’s County, Maryland, and Erie County, New York (Walton 2018).…”

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Reasonable Use?: The Challenges of Transboundary Groundwater Regulation in the Eastern United States

Caccese

Fowler

2020

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Regulating groundwater in the Eastern United States (U.S.), particularly transboundary aquifers between states, is a challenge given the patchwork quilt of common law, statutory frameworks, and agency rules. Such regulation is made more challenging by the need for better quantification of pumping and use. These dynamics are exemplified through several case studies, including the first ever U.S. Supreme Court case related to groundwater withdrawals (set in the Eastern U.S.). As dynamics such as expanded irrigation, population increases, and ecological considerations influence groundwater use across the Eastern U.S., water use will continue to be an important driver for economic activity and interaction within and between states. To effectively regulate transboundary aquifers, governance solutions must incorporate current science into decision making and be implemented at local, state, regional, and federal scales.

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Estimating domestic well locations and populations served in the contiguous U.S. for years 2000 and 2010

Cited by 59 publications

References 7 publications

Expecting Mother Nature: Uncertain Hurricane Forecasts Disrupt Prenatal Care and Impair Birth Outcomes

Expecting Mother Nature: Uncertain Hurricane Forecasts Disrupt Prenatal Care and Impair Birth Outcomes

Evaluating Domestic Well Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Sites

Reasonable Use?: The Challenges of Transboundary Groundwater Regulation in the Eastern United States

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