William Selbig
Hydrologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Wisconsin Water Science Center
8505 Research Way
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
Phone: 608-821-3823
Fax: 608-821-3817
Email: wrselbig@usgs.gov
Education
- M.S., 1998, Water Resources Management (Hydrology), University of Wisconsin-Madison
- B.S., 1993, Geology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Areas of Expertise
- Bill has considerable experience monitoring and interpreting nonpoint source runoff in urban environments. He has participated in several research studies that focus on the evaluation of structural and non-structural practices designed to mitigate stormwater pollution. Bill is also involved in improving the accuracy of water-quality data through development of new sample collection and processing methods.
Current Projects
- Long-Term Water Budget of Two Rain Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin
- Particle-Size Distribution from Urban Land Uses and Source Areas
- Effects of Urbanization and Mitigation Practices on Water Resources in the Black Earth Creek Watershed
- Development of Methods to Improve Total Suspended Solids Analysis
- Evaluation of Experimental Rain Gardens at Edgewood College
Affiliations/Committees
- American Water Resources Association – Vice President, Wisconsin Chapter (2008)
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - Gross Solids Pollutant Protocol Committee
- UW Extension Infiltration Research Committee
- Review board for CALTRANS
- Brake Pad Partnership technical reviewer
Selected Publications
Hunt, R.J., Westenbroek, S.M., Saad, D.A., Selbig, W.R., and Graczyk, D.J. Preliminary Ground-Water and Surface-Water Model Construction for the Black Earth Creek Watershed, Wisconsin. in review.
Selbig, W.R. et. al. 1997. Water Resources Atlas for Token Creek, Water Resources Management Practicum, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Selbig, W.R., Jopke, P.L., Marshall, D.W., and Sorge, M.J. 2004. Hydrologic, Ecologic, and Geomorphic Responses of Brewery Creek to Construction of a Residential Subdivision, Dane County, Wisconsin, 1999-2002, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5156, 33 p.
Selbig, W.R., Bannerman, R., Bowman, G. 2006. Use of Wet Sieving to Improve the Accuracy of Sediment and Sediment-Associated Constituent Concentrations in Whole-Water Samples. Proceedings of the 8th Federal Interagency Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Reno, NV, April, 2006.
Selbig, W.R., Bannerman, R., and Bowman, G., 2007, Improving the Accuracy of Sediment-Associated Constituent Concentrations in Whole Storm Water Samples by Wet Sieving, Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 36, no. 1, 7 p.
Selbig, W.R. and Bannerman, R.T., 2007, Evaluation of street sweeping as a stormwater-quality management tool in three residential basins in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5156, 120 p.
Selbig, W.R. and Bannerman, R.T., 2008, A comparison of runoff quantity and quality from two small basins undergoing implementation of conventional- and low-impact development (LID) strategies: Cross Plains, Wisconsin, water years 1999 – 2005, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5008, 57 p.
Scudder, B.C., Selbig, J.W., and Waschbusch, R.J., 2000, Determination of the effects of fine-grained sediment and other limiting variables on trout habitat for selected streams in Wisconsin, U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 00-435, 24 p.
Steuer, Jeffrey; Selbig, William; Hornewer, N. J.; Prey, Jeffrey, 1997, Sources of contamination in an urban basin in Marquette, Michigan and an analysis of concentrations, loads, and data quality: USGS WRIR 97-4242.
Steuer, J.J., Selbig, W.R. and Hornewer, N.J. 1996. Contaminant Concentrations in Stormwater from Eight Lake Superior Basin Cities, US Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-122, 16 p.
Waschbusch, Robert J., Selbig, W. R., Bannerman, Roger T., 1999, Sources of phosphorus in stormwater and street dirt from two urban residential basins in Madison, Wisconsin, 1994-95, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigation Report 99-4021
Media
Brzozowski, C. 2006, Taking out the trash - BMPs and TMDLs to deal with gross pollutants: Stormwater, v. 7, no. 6, p. 38-45.
Kidwell-Ross, R., 2008, Audio interview on evaluating street sweeping as a water-quality management tool, http://www.worldsweeper.com/Environmental/Wisconsin1.2008.html
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