Sources of Information About Groundwater

The following sources provide information concerning groundwater:

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection, Agricultural Resource Management Division: 608/224-4500

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Drinking Water, 608/266-0821, Solid & Hazardous Waste, 608/266-2111, Groundwater, 608/266-2104, and Watershed Management programs, 608/267-7610, or Regional Offices.

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services (health effects): 608/266-1251

Univ. of Wisconsin-Extension - Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey: 608/262-1705

Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center, UW-Extension: 715/346-4270

University of Wisconsin: Green Bay, Madison, Oshkosh, Stevens Point

U.S. Geological Survey, Madison: 608/274-3535

U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): 608/264-5341

USDA Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service: 608/264-5301

County & Municipal Governments: Land Conservation Departments, Extension Offices, Environmental Health Dept., Planning & Zoning, Public Works

Dane County Groundwater Protection Plan (DCRPC 1987)

Inventory of Potential Groundwater Pollution Sources in Dane County (DCRPC, 1993)

Nitrate-Nitrogen Levels in Private Residential Wells in Central Dane County, WI (DCRPC 1993)

On-Site Wastewater Systems Management Program (DCRPC 1998)