Groundwater Recommendations for the Lower Rock River Basin

The Dane County Regional Planning Commission has developed a set of recommendations specific to communities in Dane County. This list should also be considered when planning water quality work and budget items.

• WDNR Groundwater Section (GS) staff should work with regional staff to develop wellhead protection plans for communities in the Lower Rock River Basin.
• For Wellhead Protection plans in Dane County, WDNR Groundwater Section (GS) staff and others should utilize data and information from the Dane County Hydrologic Model to develop wellhead protection plans for communities in the Lower Rock River Basin.
• GS staff should work with communities in the Lower Rock River Basin to identify potential funding sources for wellhead protection plan implementation.
• GS staff should work with regional staff to identify important source water areas in the Lower Rock River Basin.
• GS staff should work with regional staff and the WDNR Bureau of Communication and Education Strategy to evaluate the adequacy of existing materials concerning Lower Rock River Basin-specific groundwater educational information.
• GS staff should work with regional staff to identify and inventory pollution sources and potential sources in the basin.
• GS staff should work with regional staff to prepare and analyze maps of nitrate, pesticide, volatile organic compounds, metals and radioactive detects in the watersheds of the Lower Rock River Basin.
• GS staff should continue to support sampling and inventorying of wells, including the use of Wisconsin Unique Well Numbers.

For more information on groundwater, visit the WDNR - Drinking Water and Groundwater Program