San Diego Hydrogeology
Media
TV
- USGS Study May Unearth New Water Source, USGS Researchers Trying To Extract Water Flowing Underneath San Diego - KGTV ABC San Diego (6/3/2011)
- City Considers Looking For Water Underground - KGTV ABC San Diego (2/17/2011)
- SD City Council Approves Groundwater Study - KGTV ABC San Diego (2/15/2011)
- Quake Helps Local Researchers' Water Project - KGTV ABC San Diego (4/6/2010)
- Persistent Pollutant Shuts Down Groundwater Wells - KGTV ABC San Diego (2/24/2010)
- Groundwater Could Boost San Diego's Water Supply - KPBS (2/4/2008)
Podcast
- Groundwater Awareness Week is March 6-12 - USGS CoreCast (3/7/11)
- Scientists on the hunt for usable water - North County Times (11/20/2012)
- Going to the Well - San Diego Union Tribune (7/5/2009)
- Water Search Yields Results - San Diego Union Tribune (2/2/2008)
Radio
- San Diego County’s Evolving Water Supply - KPBS - Erik Anderson (12/20/2012)
- Need Water? Just Spot the Swelling. - The Osgood File - CBS Radio Network - (9/6/2002)
Blog
- San Diego Formation: new USGS deep monitoring well progress report November 2011 - Posted by G.J. Janczyn on (11/7/2011)
- USGS set to drill next deep monitoring well in San Diego - Posted by G.J. Janczyn on (10/15/2011)
- What’s up with the Chollas Creek wells? - Posted by G.J. Janczyn on (7/27/2011)
- A brief talk about the USGS San Diego Hydrogeology Project - Posted by G.J. Janczyn on (7/12/2011)
- Site visit: USGS groundwater study at San Diego Chollas Park - Posted by G.J. Janczyn on (6/7/2011)
- A rocky search for water beneath San Diego - Posted by G.J. Janczyn on (5/26/2011)
- What’s percolating beneath San Diego? - Posted by G.J. Janczyn on (5/17/2011)
Project Chief: Wes Danskin
Phone: 619-225-6132
Email: wdanskin@usgs.gov
Welcome to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) San Diego Hydrogeology (SDH) project website, which provides geologic and hydrologic information for the transboundary San Diego–Tijuana area, USA and Mexico. This website provides background information about the project; a variety of news items; a large amount of data, in particular for USGS multiple-depth, monitoring-well sites; geologic and hydrologic models; and additional resources including photos, illustrations, and references.
Last updated: July 2023.
Some additional data may be available from the USGS database National Water Information System (NWIS).
Questions about San Diego Hydrogeology? Please contact Wes Danskin (email: wdanskin@usgs.gov or send a letter). 619.225.6132