Assessing the Effect of Riverbank Inducement on Groundwater Quality

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Project Number:

WR13R002

Other Project Number:

2013WI319O

Funding Year:

2013

Contract Period:

7/1/2013 - 6/30/2015

Funding Source:

UWS

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Abstract:

Background/Need: In parts of southeastern Wisconsin treated municipal wastewater effluent is entering the shallow aquifer via inducement of effluent-containing river water into the shallow aquifer. Because the surface sediments in southeastern Wisconsin are often glacial in origin with highly variable hydraulic properties the efficacy of using riverbank inducement (RBI) as a water source is not obvious.
Objectives: The overall goal of this research was to develop a set of tools that can be used to evaluate the effect of riverbank inducement wells on local groundwaters.

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