Laboratory Information:
Pennsylvania Water Science Center
215 Limekiln Road
New Cumberland, PA 17070
Phone: 717-730-6900
Fax: 717-730-6997
Website: http://pa.water.usgs.gov/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Interior
Region: Mid-Atlantic
Background/History of the Laboratory:
Since 1879, the USGS has maintained a distinguished tradition
of providing earth-science information in the
public service. As a principal operating Science Center of the USGS, the Pennsylvania Water Science
Center is
responsible for providing the scientific and technical information needed for the best use and management
of
the Nation's water resources.
In Pennsylvania, the U.S. Geological Survey's water-resources roots date back to the late 1800s, with
the
initiation of streamflow gaging on the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers and
the evaluation of ground-water
resources in various parts of the Commonwealth. Today, the Pennsylvania Water Science Center's cadre
of
nearly 100 scientists, technicians, and support staff in New Cumberland, Exton, Pittsburgh, and Williamsport
work in cooperation with numerous Federal, state, and local agencies to collect scientific data and
conduct
interpretive investigations of the source, distribution, quantity, quality, ecology, and use of the
Commonwealth's
water resources. The results of these activities in some way affect every citizen, every day.
