Impact of tunnel dewatering on surface water bodies in Mil. County
The interaction of Milwaukee County's Northshore Tunnel with surface water bodies was analyzed. Seepage meter measurements established that the tunnel induced recharge into the dolomite and...
Management of sweet corn processing to protect groundwater quality
Results from the first 2 years of this study to determine the appropriate application rates for sweet corn processing wastes indicate that land application for management of waste materials ...
Describing Connected Fracture Flow with Pressure Waves – Oscillating Flow Interference Testing
The state of Wisconsin is blessed with abundant groundwater resources resulting from the thick, high-porosity and high-permeability sedimentary aquifers that underlie the state, as well as t...
Using the New Rome Formation as a Geologic Weighing Lysimeter for Water Management in Wisconsin’s Sand Plain
This project tested the concept of using geologic weighing lysimeters (GWLs) to estimate components of the water balance in parts of Wisconsin’s central sand plain where the New Rome Formati...
Subsurface Fate and Transport of Cryptosporidium in Soils of Wisconsin’s Carbonate Aquifer Region
Cryptosporidium parvum is a waterborne pathogen that has been demonstrated to have a significant reservoir in cattle manure. As agriculture in Wisconsin is famous for its dairy industry, the...
Investigating groundwater recharge to the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer through fine-grained glacial deposits in the Fox River Valley, Wisconsin
Unlithified glacial sediment covers a large part of the landscape along the Fox River valley in east-central Wisconsin. Most of this sediment consists of silt and clay which can limit infilt...