Maryland Ecosystem Services - Groundwater Recharge - m3 per year [Maryland] Full Details

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Title:

Maryland Ecosystem Services - Groundwater Recharge - m3 per year [Maryland]

Description:

This layer quantifies the yearly amount of groundwater recharge likely to occur, based on the USGS National Hydrography Database (NHD) spatial assessment of groundwater recharge. Groundwater recharge represents the portion of precipitation that percolates through the soil and enters underground aquifers. Approximately 50% of Maryland residents rely on groundwater as a drinking water source, particularly in Southern Maryland and on the Eastern Shore. While water scarcity is not currently as critical of an issue in Maryland as it is in other parts of the United States, groundwater recharge is a vital component of securing the water supply of the state for the future, particularly in the face of a growing population. Besides drinking water groundwater is important for maintaining flow of rivers and streams important for recreation and wildlife habitat. The underlying geology across the landscape is the primary driver of the rate that water enters unconfined and confined aquifers. The amount of impervious surface and soil condition also affect the amount of water reaching aquifers. This data layer was created as part of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources "Accounting for Maryland's Ecosystem Services" program.This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information onhttps://imap.maryland.gov.Map Service Link:https://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Environment/MD_EcosystemServices/MapServer/14Download the Ecosystem Services layers at:https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6ovfcc01dxvnmo/EcosystemServices.gdb.zip?dl=0

Creator:

ArcGIS Online for Maryland

Provider:

Maryland iMap

Resource Class:

Datasets and Web services

Resource Type:

Vector data

Temporal Coverage:

Continually updated resource

Date Issued:

2019-07-16

Place:

Maryland

Rights:

The Spatial Data, and the information therein, (collectively the "Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed, implied, or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted, nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data, nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile

Language:

English

Date Added:

2023-03-08