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...
Identification and characterization of springs in west-central Wisconsin
The objectives of this investigation were to locate springs within St. Croix County, to measure the discharge rate of each of these springs, and to estimate the recharge area for springs wit...
A Survey of Baseflow for Groundwater Protection Areas Western Fox-Wolf Watershed
Background/Need
Wisconsin's 2003 Act 310 expanded the State's authority to manage the environmental impacts of high capacity wells. Implementation of Act 310 represents a formidable challen...
Evaluating drinking-well vulnerability to viruses
This study investigated the source, transport, and occurrence of human enteric viruses in municipal well water, focusing on sanitary sewer sources. A total of 33 wells from 14 communities we...