Information Support for Groundwater Management in the Wisconsin Central Sands 2009-2011

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Project Number:

DNR-208

Funding Year:

2010

Contract Period:

7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012

Funding Source:

DNR

Investigator(s):
PIs:
  • George Kraft, UW-Stevens Point
  • David Mechenich, UW-Stevens Point
Abstract:

This report summarizes 2009-2011 efforts to gather data and continue information support for groundwater management in the Wisconsin central sands. These efforts supplement the previous more indepth work of Clancy et al. (2009) in the Little Plover River area and that of Kraft et al. (2010) and Kraft et al. (2012) in the broader central sands region. Previous works summarized important hydrologic literature on the central sands, created groundwater flow models, and statistically analyzed records for signs of pumping diversions and drawdowns. They concluded that groundwater pumping in the central sands was having a substantial impact on the region’s water levels and streamflows.

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