Output Schema
{
"example": {
"caveats": [
"USGS groundwater monitoring wells are often purpose-drilled observation wells, not domestic wells; their construction depths and water levels do not predict the depth, yield, or feasibility of a future household well.",
"USGS fields are sparse. A missing well depth or aquifer code is reported as unknown rather than zero, shallow, or evidence that no aquifer is present."
],
"componentStatus": {
"aquiferNames": "ok",
"fieldMeasurements": "ok",
"monitoringLocations": "ok"
},
"message": "Nearby USGS groundwater monitoring records were found. They describe observation locations and do not predict a domestic well at the subject property.",
"monitoringWells": {
"aquiferReportedCount": 69,
"aquiferUnknownCount": 0,
"aquifers": [
{
"code": "N400PDMBRX",
"monitoringWellCount": 69,
"name": "Piedmont and Blue Ridge crystalline-rock aquifers",
"scope": "national"
},
{
"code": "110SPRL",
"monitoringWellCount": 1,
"name": "Saprolite",
"scope": "local"
}
],
"depthDistribution": {
"max": 800,
"median": 245,
"min": 18,
"reportedCount": 66,
"totalWellCount": 69,
"unit": "ft below land-surface datum",
"unknownCount": 3
},
"queryLimited": false,
"totalFound": 69
},
"note": "Awareness/diagnostic only. Full briefs are x402-paid. Agents can discover live free tools at https://api.locus.report/tools/list and paid tools, prices, and manifests at https://api.locus.report/.well-known/ai-tool/index.json.",
"ok": true,
"point": {
"latitude": 35.780418000003195,
"longitude": -78.63910200000142
},
"provenance": {
"fetchedAt": "2026-09-23T01:11:21.665Z",
"fieldMeasurementsCollection": "https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/field-measurements/items",
"monitoringLocationsCollection": "https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/monitoring-locations/items",
"source": "USGS Water Data OGC API",
"sourcePage": "https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/monitoring-locations"
},
"radiusMeters": 5000,
"state": "data",
"staticWaterLevel": {
"mostRecent": {
"approvalStatus": "Approved",
"datum": "NAVD88",
"distanceBand": "1_to_3_km",
"distanceBandLabel": "1-3 km away",
"kind": "elevation_above_vertical_datum",
"measuredAt": "2026-08-13T17:41:00+00:00",
"monitoringLocationId": "USGS-354649078400702",
"parameterCode": "62611",
"unit": "ft",
"value": 313.39
},
"multiYearRecordExists": true,
"status": "observed",
"trend": {
"annualChange": null,
"basis": "58 static measurements across 8 distinct years and 7.17 years; insufficient for a directional statement under the conservative Locus threshold.",
"direction": null,
"distinctYearCount": 8,
"fitR2": null,
"measurementCount": 58,
"spanYears": 7.17,
"status": "insufficient_record",
"unitPerYear": null
}
},
"verifyNext": [
{
"step": "Open the USGS Water Data monitoring-location collection and verify the cited monitoring-location ID and measurement series.",
"url": "https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/monitoring-locations"
},
{
"step": "Check locus_sole_source_aquifer for EPA designation context: it explains federal project review under SDWA -1424(e), not current water quality or a private-owner restriction.",
"url": "https://api.locus.report/tools/call"
}
]
},
"type": "json"
}