Kevin Richards
Assistant Director for Surface Water Monitoring
U.S. Geological Survey
Wisconsin Water Science Center
8505 Research Way
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
Phone: 608-821-3861
Fax: 608-821-3817
Email: krichard@usgs.gov
Education
- BSE, Earth Science - Truman State University
Areas of Expertise
- Water quality data collection, analysis, and interpretation
- Urban storm water pollution
- Water-Quality field practices
Current Projects
- Assistant Director for Surface Water Monitoring
- Water-Quality Team Leader
- Water-Quality Specialist for the Wisconsin Water Science Center
- Surface Water Specialist, Western Lake Michigan NAWQA
- Project Chief, Sheboygan River Continuous QW Surrogate Development Project
- Co-Project Lead Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Emerging Contaminant Study
- Project Chief, Lake Michigan Pilot
- Midwest Area Native American Liaison
Selected Publications
USGS series publications
Richards, K.D., Scudder, B.C., Fitzpatrick, F.A., Steuer, J.J., Bell, A.H., Peppler, M.C., and Stewart, J.S., 2008 (in prep), Effects of urbanization on stream ecosytems in Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Report
Thomas, J.C., Lutz, M.A., Bruce, J.L., Graczyk, D.J., Richards, K.D., Krabbenhoft, D.P, Westenbroek, S.M., Scudder, B.C., Sullivan, D.J., and Bell, A.H., 2007, Water-quality characteristics for selected sites within the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area, Wisconsin, February 2004–September 2005: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5084, 187 p.
Antweiler, R.C., Smith, R.L., Voytek, M.A., Böhlke, J.K., and Richards, K.D., 2005, Water-quality data from two agricultural drainage basins in Northwestern Indiana and Northeastern Illinois: I. Lagrangian and synoptic data, 1999-2002: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1317, 206 p.
Schneider, M.A., Lutz, M.A., and others, 2003, Water-resources-related information for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District planning area, Wisconsin, 1970–2002: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03–4240, 288 p.
Adolphson, D.L., Arnold, T.L., Fitzpatrick, F.A., Harris, M.A., Richards, K.D., Scudder, B.C., and Stewart, J.S., 2002, Physical, chemical, and biological methods and data from the urban land-use-gradient study, Des Plaines and Fox River Basins, Illinois, 1999-2001: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-459, 20 p.
Adolphson, Debbie L.; Arnold, Terri L.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Harris, Mitchell A.; Richards, Kevin D.; Scudder, Barbara C.; Stewart, Jana S., 2001, Physical, Chemical, and Biological Methods and Data from the Urban Land-Use-Gradient Study, Des Plaines and Fox River Basins, Illinois, 1999-2001: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2001-459, 20 p.
Garn, H.S., Scudder, S.C., Richards, K.D., and Sullivan, D.J., 2001, Characteristics of Water, Sediment, and Benthic Communities of the Wolf River, Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin, Water Years 1986-98, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4019.
Schmidt, M.A., Richards, K.D., and Scudder, B.C., 2000, Surface-water quality, Oneida Reservation and vicinity, Wisconsin, 1997–98, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00–4179, 30 p.
Richards, K.D., Sullivan, D.J., and Stewart, J.S., 1998, Surface-water quality at fixed sites in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, and the effects of natural and human factors, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4208, 40 pp.
Peters, C.A., Robertson, D.M., Saad, D.A., Sullivan, D.J., Scudder, B.C., Fitzpatrick, F.A., Richards, K.D., Stewart, J.S., Fitzgerald, S.A., and Lenz, B.N., 1998, Water quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, 1992-95: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1156, 40 pp.
Sullivan, D.J., and Richards, K.D., 1996, Pesticides in streams in the Western Lake Michigan drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-107-96, 4 pp.
Sullivan, D.J., Peterson, E.M., and Richards, K.D., 1995, Environmental setting of fixed sites in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Michigan and Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4211-A, 30 pp.
Journal articles, reports, and other publications
Fitzpatrick, F.A., Diebel, M.W., Harris, M.A., Arnold, T.L., Lutz, M.A., and Richards, K.D., 2005, Effects of urbanization on the geomorphology, habitat, hydrology, and fish index of biotic integrity of streams in the Chicago area, Illinois and Wisconsin, in Brown, R.M., Gray, L.R., Hughes, R.M., and Meador, M.R., eds., Effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems: Bethesda, Md., American Fisheries Society, Symposium 47, p. 87-115.
Fitzpatrick, F.A., Harris, M.A., Arnold, T.L., Richards, K.D., 2004, Urbanization influences on aquatic communities in Northeastern Illinois streams: Journal of the American Water Resources Association, April 2004, pp 461-475.
Robertson, D. M. and Richards, K.D., 2000, Influence of different temporal sampling strategies on estimating loads and maximum concentrations in small streams, Proceedings of the National Water Quality Monitoring Council National Monitoring Conference, Austin TX, p. 209-223.
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