ABOUT THE Arizona WSC

• • Office information
    • Locations
  • Welcoming message
  • Newsroom
  • Employee directory
  • Alphabetical Listing
  • By Office
  • USGS Phonebook
  • Outreach and Education
  • Cooperators
  • Information requests
  • Employment

USGS IN YOUR STATE

USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

Kenneth D. Fossum
Hydrologist

Contact Information

U.S. Geological Survey
1769 W. University Drive, Suite 175
Tempe, Arizona 85281
Phone: (480) 736-1093 ext 230
Fax: (480) 736-1356
Email: kdfossum@usgs.gov

Education

• BSEE - Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1989

Areas of Expertise

• Urban Stormwater Hydrology
• Water Quality sampling

Current Projects

• Maricopa County Urban Stormwater Quality, Phoenix and Glendale, AZ

Selected Publications

Fossum, K.D., 1995, Methods for adjusting regional-regression equations in Maricopa County, Arizona in Proceedings of the symposium on water management in urban areas: American Water Resources Association, p. 11-18

Fossum, K.D., Davis, R.G., 1996, Physical, chemical, biological, and toxicity data from the study of urban stormwater and ephemeral streams, Maricopa County, Arizona, Water years 1992-95: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-394, 71 p.

Fossum, K.D., McDoniel, D.S., 1997, Comparison of NPDES program findings for selected cities in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-192-97, 4 p.

Fossum, K.D., O'Day, C.M., Wilson, B.J., Monical, J.E., 2001, Statistical summary of selected physical, chemical, and toxicity characteristics and estimates of annual constituent loads in urban stormwater, Maricopa County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4088, 33 p