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Significant changes in nitrogen loads to Jamaica Bay have likely occurred with progressive improvements to Water Pollution Control Plants (WCWPs) that discharge into the Bay. Data available from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and others will be used to determine loads from WPCPs, combined sewer overflows, and the atmosphere. Selected wells within the USGS water quality database, including those near the landfills that are immediately adjacent to Jamaica Bay, will be used to determine concentrations of nutrients in shallow ground water that enter the bay from ground water seepage. To facilitate evaluation of ground water loads, an existing USGS Finite element model that simulates sub...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
Shapefile;
Tags: Coastal Science,
Coastal Science,
Completed,
Cooperative Water Program,
GW or SW, All tags...
GW or SW,
GW or SW,
Gateway National Recreation Area,
Groundwater-Quality Monitoring,
Groundwater-Quality Monitoring,
Groundwater-Quality Monitoring,
Jamaica Bay NY,
NY,
Nearshore Environmental Health,
Nearshore Environmental Health,
Nearshore Environmental Health,
New York,
USGS New York Water Science Center,
WSC,
Water Quality,
Water Quality,
Water Quality,
Water quality,
groundwater,
wells, Fewer tags
Problem Coastal communities are susceptible to damage from coastal storms and associated storm surge, and although tidal wetlands provide a buffer against shoreline erosion and aid in shoreline stabilization, they too are vulnerable to the action of storms. Tidal wetland dynamics need to be better understood, as they are also intrinsically valuable as nursery, feeding, and refuge areas for many commercial and recreational fisheries, and significantly contribute to the base of the marine food web. Wetlands trap sediments, reduce turbidity, and absorb nutrients and pollutants thereby improving water quality, and they provide many recreational opportunities. Tidal wetland stability needs to be assessed using a sediment...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Downloadable,
Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
Shapefile;
Tags: Beach and Barrier dynamics,
Climate and Land-Use Change,
Climate and Land-Use Change,
Climate and Land-Use Change,
Coastal Science, All tags...
Coastal Science,
Cooperative Water Program,
Flood Hazards,
Flood Hazards,
Flood Hazards,
Groundwater and Streamflow Information,
Groundwater and Streamflow Information,
Jamaica Bay NY,
Nearshore Environmental Health,
Nearshore Environmental Health,
Nearshore Environmental Health,
New York,
Sediment,
Sediment,
Sediment,
Superstorm Sandy,
Surface-Water Monitoring,
Surface-Water Monitoring,
Surface-Water Monitoring,
Tide and Wave Hydrodynamics,
Tide and Wave Hydrodynamics,
Tide and Wave Hydrodynamics,
Turbidity,
Turbidity,
Turbidity,
USGS New York Water Science Center,
WSC, Fewer tags
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