Culture-based microbiology methods have been used to determine potability of drinking water since the beginning of the 20th century. The detection of coliform bacteria in well water is an indicator of potential human fecal contamination and therefore the possible presence of disease causing organisms.

This report summarizes 2009-2011 efforts to gather data and continue information support for groundwater management in the Wisconsin central sands.

Individual qPCR assays for bovine adenovirus and porcine adenovirus targets were adapted from assays published in the literature for use with TaqMan chemistry on the ABI 7500 platform.

Groundwater withdrawal can significantly affect the flow regime of streams and rivers, but it is difficult to predict how hydrologic changes affect stream biological communities.

This research was a pilot study examining exurban housing development, on-site wastewater treatment systems (OWTS), and private well-water quality in an unincorporated and unsewered area of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.