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

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Title:

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 .

Creator:

Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

Provider:

Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Mixed data

Theme:

Geology

Temporal Coverage:

2022

Place:

Wisconsin--Waupaca, Wisconsin

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Multiple Formats

Language:

English

Date Added:

2023-02-21