Project Number:
DNR-093
Other Project Number:
WR91R017
Funding Year:
1991
Contract Period:
07/01/1991 - 06/30/1993
Funding Source:
DNR
Investigator(s) and affiliations:
Mike Hronek, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Abstract:
Introduction/Summary: A multitude of groundwater quality data, spill, and waste disposal practice information exists within WDNR. Since this information is in segregated hard copy files, it is relatively unretrievable by individuals outside the program of interest. This project addresses that massive information management problem with the design of a geographic information system for groundwater associated data.
Lake Michigan District WWONR has produced quality digitized groundwater information with a 36” X 48″ digitizing table, 36″ plotter, and 486 computer work station with PC ARC/INFO GIS software located in the office. This project has required the examination of numerous spills and groundwater quality monitoring files. This retrieval was rather protracted since, generally, no single file contains all the District’s groundwater information. As part of this project much of the WDNR Lake Michigan District spill and groundwater contamination information has been assembled into a relatively updated paper file also. This has been updated and digitized with other information to produce quality maps, which are variable by user request, and provide much improved groundwater resource management capability for district spills and groundwater management concerns.