David Saad
Hydrologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Wisconsin Water Science Center
8505 Research Way
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
Phone: 608-821-3865
Fax: 608-821-3817
Email: dasaad@usgs.gov
Education
- B.S. in Geology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987
Areas of Expertise
- Ground-water quality network design, installation and sampling
- Trends in ground-water quality
- Ground-water age dating
- Using GIS with environmental models
- Simulation of ground-water flow
Current Projects
- Wisconsin Water Science Center-Science Support Unit, Chief
- Regional and National Assessments Team, Team Leader
- National Water-Quality Assessment Program-Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Study Unit Chief
- National Water-Quality Assessment Program-Major River Basin 3 SPARROW model
Selected Publications
USGS series publications
Robertson, D.M., Saad, D.A., and Heisey, D.M., 2006, Present and reference concentrations and yields of suspended sediment in streams in the Great Lakes Region and adjacent areas: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5066, 35 p.
Saad, D.A., 2005, Pesticides in surface water, bed sediment, and ground water adjacent to commercial cranberry bogs, Lac du Flambeau Reservation, Vilas County, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5262, 29 p.
Robertson, D.M., Rose, W.J., and Saad, D.A., 2005, Water quality, hydrology, and phosphorus loading to Little St. Germain Lake, Wisconsin, with special emphasis on the effects of winter aeration and ground-water inputs: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5071, 36 p.
Lenz, B.N., Saad, D.A., and Fitzpatrick, F.A., 2003, Simulation of Ground-Water Flow and Rainfall Runoff with Emphasis on the Effects of Land Cover, Whittlesey Creek, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 1999-2001: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4130, 47 p.
Hunt, R.J., Saad, D.A., and Chapel, D.M., 2003, Numerical simulation of ground-water flow in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, and into nearby pools of the Mississippi River: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4154, 36 p.
Robertson, D.M., Rose, W.J., and Saad, D.A., 2003, Water quality and the effects of changes in phosphorus loading to Muskellunge Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4011, 18 p.
Robertson, D.M., Saad, D.A., and Wieben, A.M., 2001, An alternative regionalization scheme for defining nutrient criteria for rivers and streams: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4073, 57 p.
Saad, D.A., and Robertson, D.M., 2000, Water-resources related information for the St. Croix Reservation and vicinity, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4133, 65 p.
Saad, D.A., and Schmidt, M.A., 1999, Water-resources related information for the Oneida Reservation and vicinity, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4266, 57 p.
Saad, D.A., and Thorstenson, D.C., 1998, Ground-water flow and geochemistry along shallow ground-water flowpaths in an agricultural area in southeastern, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4179 62 p.
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 p.
Walker, J.F., Saad, D.A., and Krohelski, J.T., 1998, Optimization of ground-water withdrawal in the Lower Fox River Communities, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4218, 24 p.
Saad, D.A., 1997, Effects of land use and geohydrology on the quality of shallow ground water in two agricultural areas in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4292, 69 p.
Saad, D.A., 1996, Ground-water quality in the western part of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4231, 40 p.
Matzen, A.M. and Saad, D.A., 1996, Pesticides in ground water in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, 1983-1995: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 192-96, 4 p.
Robertson, D.M., and Saad, D.A., 1996, Water-Quality Assessment of the Western Lake Michigan Drainages--Analysis of Available Information on Nutrients and Suspended Sediment, Water Years 1971-1990: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4012, 165 p.
Robertson, D.M., and Saad, D.A., 1995, Environmental factors used to subdivide the Western Lake Michigan Drainages into relatively homogeneous units for water-quality site selection: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 220-95, 4 p.
Saad, David A., 1994, Nitrate in Ground Water in the Western Lake Michigan Drainage Basin, Wisconsin and Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 070-94, 2p.
Dugas, D.L., Cravotta, C.A., III, and Saad, D.A., 1993, Water-quality data for two surface coal mines—one reclaimed with alkaline waste and the other with urban sewage sludge—Clarion County, Pennsylvania, May 1983 through November 1989: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-115.
Saad, David A., and Hippe, Daniel J., 1990, Large Springs in the Valley and Ridge Physiographic Province of Pennsylvania: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-164, 17p.
Journals, reports, and other publications
Robertson, Dale M., Schwarz, Gregory E., Saad, David A., and Alexander, Richard B., 2009, Incorporating Uncertainty into the Ranking of SPARROW Model Nutrient Yields from the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin Watersheds: Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 45, No. 2, April 2009, p. 534-549. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00310
Saad, David A., 2008, Agriculture-Related Trends in Groundwater Quality of the Glacial Deposits Aquifer, Central Wisconsin: Journal of Environmental Quality 37:S-209-S-225, doi:10.2134/jeq2007.0053
Tesoriero, Anthony J., Saad, David A., Burow, Karen R., Frick, Elizabeth A., Puckett, Larry J., Barbash, Jack E., 2007, Linking Ground-Water Age and Chemistry Data along Flow Paths: Implications for Trends and Transformations of Nitrate and Pesticides, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2007.05.007
Walker, J. F., D. A. Saad, and R. J. Hunt (2007), Dynamics of CFCs in northern temperate lakes and adjacent groundwater, Water Resour. Res., 43, W04423, doi:10.1029/2005WR004647
Robertson, D.M., Saad, D.A., and Heisey, D.M., 2006, A regional classification scheme for estimating reference water quality in streams using land-use-adjusted spatial regression-tree analysis: Environmental Management, vol. 37, no. 2, pp 209-229. doi:10.1007/s00267-005-0022-8
Hunt, R.J., Coplen, T.B., Haas, N.L., Saad, D.A., and Borchardt, M.A., 2005, Investigating surface water-well interaction using stable isotope ratios of water: Journal of Hydrology, vol. 302, iss. 1-4, Feb 2005, pp. 154-172. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.07.010
Robertson, D.M., and Saad, D.A., 2003, Environmental Water-Quality Zones for Streams: A Regional Classification Scheme: Environmental Management, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 581-602. doi:10.1007/s00267-002-2955-5
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