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A Groundwater-Flow Model and Effective Nitrate Calculator for Waupaca, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey · 2022 Full Details

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A Groundwater-Flow Model and Effective Nitrate Calculator for Waupaca, Wisconsin
Description
The City of Waupaca, Wisconsin, uses groundwater pumped from a network of seven high-capacity wells as its municipal water supply. Recent increases in the concentration of nitrate in the municipal water supply raised questions about the source of this contamination and whether it might eventually exceed standards for drinking water. This study combines geologic, hydrologic, land-cover, water-use, and water-quality data from the area with a groundwater-flow model to simulate and predict the effects of different land and water use on the concentration of nitrate in groundwater pumped from two of the city’s municipal wells. The resulting tool supports decision makers who are tasked with land-use management and demonstrates a study design that could be applied to well-head-protection efforts elsewhere in Wisconsin’s Central Sands region. Suggested Citation: DeVries, S.L., Bradbury, K.R., Cardiff, M., 2022, A groundwater-flow model and effective nitrate calculator for Waupaca, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Technical Report 007, 88 p., https://doi.org/10.54915/xdis1726 .
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Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
Temporal Coverage
2022
Access Rights
Public
Format
Multiple Formats
Language
English
Date Added
February 21, 2023

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    Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (n.d.). A Groundwater-Flow Model and Effective Nitrate Calculator for Waupaca, Wisconsin. . https://wgnhs.wisc.edu/catalog/publication/000987 (dataset)
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