Wesley R. Danskin
Research Hydrologist
U.S. Geological Survey
4165 Spruance Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 916-225-6132
Fax: 619-225-6001
Email: wdanskin@usgs.gov
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Professional Expertise:
Optimal water management
Ground-water simulation, constrained optimization
Hydrogeologic analysis of regional systems
Integrated surface-water/ground-water interpretations
Conflict resolution, technical mediation of water issues
USGS offices: Alaska (1978-79), Menlo Park (1979-84), San
Diego (1985-present).
Project Chief: all projects, listed below, involve optimal
water-management, regional systems, surface-water/ground-water interaction,
and conflict resolution.
Advising: Optimal management of regional ground-water systems:
Texas, New Mexico, Nebraska, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ethiopia
Teaching: Optimal ground-water management training courses
(1994, 1997, 2005-09)
Research Interests:
Real-world application of constrained optimization techniques
Real-time water management
Conflict resolution of water issues
Integrated management of biologic/hydrologic resources
Land deformation caused by ground-water recharge/extraction
Projects:
San Bernardino Optimal Basin Management - http://ca.water.usgs.gov/sanbern
San Diego Hydrogeology - http://ca.water.usgs.gov/sandiego
Owens Valley - http://ca.water.usgs.gov/owens
Temecula - http://ca.water.usgs.gov/temecula
Enhancing Ground-water Management in Jordan - http://international.usgs.gov/projects/jd-groundwater.htm
Awards/Honors:
USGS Excellence in Science award, 2008
USGS performance and special achievement awards: 1985, 1987-88, 1992-94, 1998, 2003-04, 2007
Citizen of the Year, 1994, Scripps Ranch community, San Diego, CA
USGS Best Report, 1992, California-Pacific area
USGS Public Service Award, 1992
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders, 1988-90
Phi Beta Kappa, 1978
Eagle Scout, 1969
Association Memberships:
American Geophysical Union
Geological Society of America
International Association of Hydrologists
International Association of Hydrologic Sciences
Education & Credentials:
B.A. Carleton College (1978), Geology, magna cum laude
M.S. Stanford University (1986), Applied Hydrogeology
Registered Geologist, California, #5468
Certified Hydrogeologist, California, #236
Personal Interests:
Skiing, biking, swimming
Cooking, travel, community service
Selected Publications:
Danskin, W.R., McPherson, K.R., Woolfenden, L.R., 2006,
Hydrology, Description of Computer Models, and Evaluation of Selected Water-Management Alternatives in the San Bernardino Area, California: U.S. Geological Survey, Open File Report 2005-1278, 194 p., 2 plates, each 38 x 32 in. Pending release as USGS Professional Paper 1734.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1278/
Danskin, W.R., and Church, C.D., 2005,
Determining age and vertical contribution of ground water pumped from wells in a small coastal river basin. A case study in the Sweetwater River Valley, San Diego County, California: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2005-1032, 4 p.
http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/ofr20051032
Bexfield, L.M., Danskin, W.R., and McAda, D.P., 2004,
Simulation-optimization approach to management of ground-water resources in the Albuquerque area, New Mexico, 2006 through 2040: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5140, 82 p.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/sir/sir20045140
Danskin, W.R., Kasmarek, M.C., and Strom, E.W., 2003,
Optimal withdrawal of elastically stored ground water in the Chicot aquifer, Houston area, Texas, in Prince, K.R., and Galloway, D.L., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Subsidence Interest Group Conference, Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Galveston, Texas, November 27-29, 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-308, p. 39-48.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/ofr03-308/pdf/OFR03-308.pdf
Lu, Zhong, and Danskin, W.R., 2001,
InSAR analysis of natural recharge to define structure of a ground-water basin, San Bernardino, California: California Geophysical Rearch Letters, v. 28, no. 13, p. 2661-2664.
http://ca.water.usgs.gov/sanbern/abstracts/InSAR.pdf
Danskin, W.R., 1998,
Evaluation of the hydrologic system and selected water-management alternatives in the Owens Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2370-H, 175 p.
http://ca.water.usgs.gov/owens/report/reporthome.html
Izbicki, J.A., Danskin, W.R., and Mendez, G.O., 1998,
Chemistry and isotopic composition of ground water along a section near the newmark area, San Bernardino County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigative Report 97-4179, 27 p.
http://ca.water.usgs.gov/archive/reports/wrir974179/
Danskin, W.R., and Freckleton, J.R., 1992,
Ground-water-flow modeling and optimization techniques applied to high-ground-water problems in San Bernardino, California in Selected papers in the hydrologic sciences, 1988-92 in Seymour Subitzky, ed., The hydrologic sciences: U.S. Geological Survey, Water Supply Paper 2340, p. 165-177.
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/wsp/wsp2340
Hollett, K.J., Danskin, W.R., McCaffrey, W.F., and Walti, C.L., 1991,
Geology and water resources of Owens Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2370—B, 77 p.
http://onlinepubs.er.usgs.gov/djvu/WSP/wsp_2370-B.djvu
Danskin, W.R., and Gorelick, S.M., 1985,
A policy evaluation tool: Management of a multiaquifer system using controlled stream recharge: Water Resources Research, v. 21, no. 11, p. 1731-1747.
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