Pacific Region RCSD Assessment Worksheet
Use this form to add or update a climate assessment to Piko (Worsheet Version June 2012)
Acronym
Name/Title
Groundwater Availability in Guam
Lead Agencies, Institutions and Organizations
USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center
Contacts(names, emails)
Stephen Gingerich, sbginger@usgs.gov
Partnering Agencies, Institutions, and Organizations
U.S. Marine Corps
Assessment Type
Climate Science
Needs And Capabilities
Needs
Capacity
Capabilities
Risk and Vulnerability or Problem-focused
Area of Applicability
International and National
National and Regional
Regional/Local or Problem-focused
Focus Area
Fresh Water Resources and Drought
Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience
Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Region/Locale
Central North Pacific
State of Hawaii
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Remote Islands
Western North Pacific
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Guam
Republic of Palau
Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI)
Other Western North Pacific
South Pacific
American Samoa
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Kiribati
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Other South Pacific
Pacific Basin
Global
Focus Area
Completed
Ongoing
Planned
Proposed
Description
The goals of this study are to (1) advance the understanding of regional groundwater dynamics in the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, (2) provide a new estimate of groundwater recharge for the entire island, and (3) develop a numerical groundwater flow and transport model for northern Guam that will serve as a tool to assist water-resource managers in estimating the effects of selected groundwater-pumping and climate scenarios on the water supply. Although the main area of interest is the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer, the study will also provide a new water-budget estimate of recharge for southern Guam.
Url
http://hi.water.usgs.gov/studies/guam/
Keywords
Needs And Capabilities Capacity Capabilities Regional/Local or Problem-focused Fresh Water Resources and Drought Needs Western North Pacific Guam Ongoing
Worksheet
Assessment-Guam_Groundwater.doc