Impacts of potato and maize management and climate change on groundwater recharge across the Central Sands
The Wisconsin Central Sands region irrigates 80,000 hectares of potato, maize, pea, and bean crops by pumping groundwater from a coarse, shallow aquifer. The expansion and intensification of...
Hydrostratigraphy and Groundwater Flow Model: Troy Valley Glacial Aquifer, Southern Waukesha Co., WI
Groundwater is an important resource in Wisconsin, especially in areas of southeastern Wisconsin outside the surface water divide of the Great Lakes that are prohibited from using water from...
Impacts of a rural subdivision on groundwater: results of a decade of monitoring
Understanding how rural subdivision developments using onsite septic systems impact groundwater quality and quantity is important for land-use decisions. In 1998, an unsewered subdivision ne...
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...
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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