San Diego Hydrogeology


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In 2001, local water agencies and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) began a comprehensive geologic, hydrologic, and geochemical investigation of the groundwater resources in the coastal San Diego area (https://ca.water.usgs.gov/sandiego). The article presents the geochemical approach used in the study to determine the sources and movement of saline groundwater in the San Diego coastal aquifer. These findings are aiding local water managers in mapping the subsurface, in developing a conceptual hydrogeologic framework, and in planning for additional desalination of brackish groundwater.

A Geochemical Approach to Determine Sources and Movement of Saline Groundwater in a Coastal AquiferComplete publication PDF
Supporting information:
Table S1, S2, S3

Anders, R., Mendez, G.O., Futa, K. and Danskin, W.R., 2013,
A Geochemical Approach to Determine Sources and Movement of Saline Groundwater in a Coastal Aquifer. Ground Water. doi: 10.1111/gwat.12108, 13 p.
Available at https://ca.water.usgs.gov/projects/sandiego/pdfs/AndersEtAl2013.pdf

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).

Related Reports

    Anders, R., Mendez, G.O., Futa, K. and Danskin, W.R., 2013,
    A Geochemical Approach to Determine Sources and Movement of Saline Groundwater in a Coastal Aquifer. Ground Water. doi://10.1111/gwat.12108, 13 p.
    /projects/sandiego/pdfs/AndersEtAl2013.pdf
    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
    Danskin, W.R., 2006,
    Brackish ground water: Defining this new resource for coastal San Diego County: Groundwater Resources Association 15th annual conference, San Diego, September 21-22, 2006.
    https://ca.water.usgs.gov/sandiego/pdfs/danskin_brackish_gw.pdf
    Danskin, W.R., 2012,
    Gaining the necessary geologic, hydrologic and geochemical understanding for additional brackish groundwater development, coastal San Diego, California, United States: 22nd Salt Water Intrusion Meeting (SWIM), Buzios, Brazil, June 17-22, 2012. Extended abstract.
    https://ca.water.usgs.gov/sandiego/pdfs/SWIM.Danskin.LoRes.pdf
    Flint, L.E., Flint, A.L., Stolp, B.J., and Danskin, W.R., 2012,
    A basin-scale approach for assessing water resources in a semiarid environment: San Diego region, California and Mexico, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 16, 3817-3833, doi:10.5194/hess-16-3817-2012.
    http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/3817/2012/hess-16-3817-2012.html
    Mendez, G.O., Majewski, M.S., Foreman, W.T., and Morita, Andrew, 2015,
    Water- and air-quality and surficial bed- sediment monitoring of the Sweetwater Reservoir watershed, San Diego County, California, 2003–09: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 879, 224 p.
    http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0879/

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Questions about San Diego Hydrogeology? Please contact Wes Danskin (email: wdanskin@usgs.gov or send a letter). 619.225.6132