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...
Characterizing the sources of elevated groundwater nitrate in Dane County, Wisconsin
Private domestic wells are the source of drinking water for approximately 25% of Wisconsin residents, and statewide it is estimated that 12% of these exceed health standards for nitrate conc...
Water Balance Modeling for Irrigated and Natural Landscapes in Central Wisconsin
Significant decline in the water table in the Wisconsin Central Sand Plain (WCSP) has caused concern over the increase in land area devoted to irrigated agricultural crop production.
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Evaluating Chemical Tracers in Suburban Groundwater as Indicators of Nitrate-Nitrogen Sources
BACKGROUND
Nitrate-nitrogen concentrations exceed the drinking water standard in nine percent of Wisconsin’s private wells andforty-seven community water system wells. It has been estimated...