Cheryl Buchwald
Hydrologist, Water-Use Specialist
U.S. Geological Survey
Wisconsin Water Science Center
8505 Research Way
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
Phone: 608-821-3873
Fax: 608-821-3817
Email: cabuchwa@usgs.gov
Education
- B.S. Geology - University of Wisconsin-Madison (2000)
Areas of Expertise
- Wisconsin water use and water-use science
- USGS Aggregate Water-Use and Site-Specific Water-Use Database Systems
- GIS with focus on hydrological issues
- Regional hydrogeologic investigations providing research, database, and GIS support with emphasis for ground-water-flow modeling
- Project organization – train and assist in project needs assessment and data collection, organization, and management
- Fieldwork and instrumentation selection focusing on ground-water monitoring and evaluation
Current Projects
- Responsible for compiling, analyzing and disseminating the State’s water-use data as part of the National Water-Use Information Program
- Developing methods for quantifying ground-water withdrawals and to further understand water-use requirements to meet current and future demands
- Exploring spatial and temporal patterns of overall water use from an historical perspective
- Member of the National assessment on the availability and use of water resources within the Great Lakes Basin
- Coordinator for interagency team working on the development of Wisconsin’s Watershed Boundary Dataset to delineate hydrologic units by using GIS to meet National Map Accuracy Standards
- Various regional hydrogeologic investigations providing research, database, and GIS support (e.g. Southeastern Wisconsin, Rock River Basin, Lower St. Croix Subbasin)
Selected Publications
Feinstein, D.T., Buchwald, C.A., Dunning, C.P., and Hunt, R.J., 2006, Development and Application of a Screening Model for Simulating Regional Ground-Water Flow in the St. Croix River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005–5283.
Graczyk, D.G., Hunt, R.J., Greb, S.R., Buchwald, C.A., and Krohelski, J.T., 2003, Hydrology, water quality, and yields, from near-shore flows to four lakes in northern Wisconsin, 1999-2001, USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4144, 64 p.
Ellefson, B.R., Mueller, G.D., and Buchwald, C.A., 2002, Water use in Wisconsin, 2000: USGS Open-File Report 02-356, 13 maps.
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