In Wisconsin’s Central Sands, stretches of the Little Plover River have gone dry in past years. Some people have blamed high-capacity wells, while others cite changing land use, climate change, or natural weather patterns. To evaluate the …
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Dane County groundwater model
The 2016 Groundwater Flow Model for Dane County, Wisconsin, is a decision-support tool that can be used to site new wells, develop wellhead protection plans, evaluate the effects of changing land use and climate on groundwater, and …
2015 Year in Review
In 2015, Survey staff worked in all 72 Wisconsin counties. We mapped geology, inventoried springs, and created groundwater models. We provide natural resource managers – land and water conservationists, county boards, and water utilities – …