Project Number:
DNR-010
Other Project Number:
WR85R020
Funding Year:
1985
Contract Period:
Funding Source:
DNR
Investigator(s) and affiliations:
Cynthia L. W. Cruciani, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee;
Douglas S. Cherkauer, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Douglas S. Cherkauer, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Abstract:
Abstract: Nitrate contamination of ground water supplies is a serious concern for the State of Wisconsin. This study investigates the viability of using known hydrogeologic parameters of an area to predict the nitrate contamination potential of ground water in the area. One township from each of Dane, Ozaukee, Rock, and Waukesha Counties was chosen for this nitrate study. The townships were chosen on the basis of both their mean nitrate-nitrogen concentrations and the number of exceedances of the 10 milligrams per liter nitrate-nitrogen concentration drinking water standard (EPA) in the non-private wells sampled by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.