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Monitoring Program, 2006 Water Quality Report to Congress

Wisconsin's water quality monitoring program is a Division level effort shared among the three Water Bureaus: Drinking Water and Groundwater, Fisheries and Watershed Management. Recently, WDNR released an update to its comprehensive water monitoring strategy (July 2006), which is available online. Below are highlights from the strategy and links to various documents relevant to the statewide baseline assessment approach for rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands, groundwater and Great Lakes shoreline miles.

Researchers investigate the causes and impact of decaying algae on Wisconsin beaches

Researchers investigate algae problems.
DNR Photo.


Last Revised: Saturday July 29 2006