Groundwater References & Publications by Topic

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bulletGeneral Overview for Nitrate & Pesticides
bulletBest Management Practices-Agriculture for Nitrate & Pesticides
bulletBest Management Practices-Homeowners for Nitrate & Pesticides
bulletEducation
bulletForms
bulletGroundwater Basics
bulletHealth Effects of Nitrate & Pesticides
bulletLocal Government or Community Groundwater Planning
bulletOther Resources for Nitrate & Pesticides
bulletOther Sources of Help
bulletQuantity
bulletRegulations
bulletSoil
bulletTechnical Publications
bulletWater Quality: Other Issues
bulletWells/Water Quality Issues

Agency Abbreviations

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General Overview for Nitrate & Pesticides

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
             
  Atrazine and Drinking Water Wells: Questions and Answers 2 Mar-98

UWEX: POH4588

UWEX  
  Groundwater-Protecting Wisconsin's Buried Treasure 32 1999 WDNR PUBL-DG-055-99 DNR  
  Nitrate in Drinking Water 2 1997 WDNR PUBL-DG-001 DNR  
  Nitrate in Groundwater-A Continuing Issue for Wisconsin Citizens 13 Mar-99   DNR  
  Nitrate in Wisconsin Groundwater Sources and Concerns 8   UWEX: A3054 UWEX  
  Pesticides in Drinking Water   1995 WDNR PUBL-WS-007 DNR  
  Pesticides in Groundwater: How They Get There, What Happens to Them, How to Keep Them Out UW-Extension: , 1989, 4pp. 4 1989 UWEX: G3213 UWEX  
* Portage County Groundwater Conditions 32 Jan-00

Draft 2.1

CWGC

 
* Portage County Water Resources 1 Dec-96  

P&Z

 
* The Changing State of Portage County's Groundwater 4 2000  

P&Z

 
* The Well Street Journal: Special Issue: Groundwater Basics 5 Jun-96    RC&D UWEX

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Best Managment Practices: Agriculture for Nitrate & Pesticides

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
             
  A Better Row to Hoe: The Economic, Environmental, and Social Impact of Sustainable Agriculture 39 Dec-94   Northcrest Area Foundation  
  Bio Options 16 SUM-95   University of Minnesota  
  Crop Residue Systems for Conservation and Profit 15 Dec-92   USDA NRCS
  Dollars and Sense in Conservation 39 Aug-95 PUBL. 95-1 NRCS USDA
  Farm and Residential Petroleum Storage Tanks 11 2000

UWEX: GWQ030

UWEX  
  Farm-A-Syst: Farmstead Assessment System folder Jul-91

UWEX: G3536

UWEX  
  Farmland Conservation Choices: A Guide to Environmentally Sound Practices for Wisconsin Farmers 31 1998 UWEX: GWQ025 or DNR: WT-520-98 UWEX DNR
  For the Food of the People (Facts about Farmers and Ranchers)          
  Guidelines for Applying Manure to Cropland and Pastures in Wisconsin 20 1995 UWEX-A3392 UWEX  
  Keeping Current: The DATCP Survey of Agrichemicals in Wisconsin Groundwater 2 1995   CWGC  
* Land Use and Groundwater Quality in the Central Wisconsin Sand and Gravel Aquifer 5 1985 UWEX: G3335 UWEX  
  Manure Management Choices for Wisconsin Dairy & Beef Cattle Operations 16 1998 UWEX: GWQ024 or DNR: WT-518-98 UWEX DNR
  Manure Storage for Wisconsin's Dairy Farmers 4 1997 UWEX: GWQ021 UWEX  
  Nitrate, Groundwater & Livestock Health 4 1983 UWEX: G3217 UWEX  
  Nutrient and Pesticide Best Management Practices for Wisconsin Farms 25 1989 UWEX: A3467 UWEX  
  Pesticides and Water Quality: Basic Facts for Better Management 4 1992 UWEX: GWQ005 UWEX  
  Pesticide Drift and Overspray: Wisconsin State Rules 2 1985      
  Sampling Soils for Testing 3 1997 UWEX: A2100 UWEX  
  Soil Nitrate Tests for Wisconsin Cropping Systems 24 1994 UWEX: A3624 UWEX  
  The Bottom Line: An Economic Summary of Nutrient and Pest Management Practices 2 1992 UWEX: A3302 UWEX  
* The Well Street Journal: Nitrogen Management, Integrated Crop Management, and ICM & Beyond 4 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997    RC&D  
* The Well Street Journal: Pesticides and Groundwater Quality, Herbicides, Spills on Your Farm, and On-Farm Gas and Diesel Storage 4 1992-3,1996    RC&D  
  USDA Rural Conservation Practices for Cleaner Water       UWEX DNR
  Wanted at All Costs: More Atrazine! 3 1999   WGA  
  Water Quality Field Guide 62 Feb-91   USDA  
  What Works in Wisconsin: Integrated Crop and Pest Management Strategies 29 Jun-09 ARMPUB 36 Wisconsin Department of Agriculture  
  World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Website: Global Toxics: Program Areas: Agricultural Pesticides.     http://www.worldlife.org/action/
frame/action.html
CWGC  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Best Managment Practices: Homeowners for Nitrate & Pesticides

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
              
  Backyard Conservation 10      1-888-526-3227  
  Better Homes and Groundwater 15 1995 WDNR PUBL-WR-386-95 DNR  
  Better Homes and Groundwater. Fact Sheet: Lawn Care, Fertilizers, Mowing and Weeds 1      RC&D  
  Farm and Residential Petroleum Storage Tanks  11 2000

UWEX: GWQ030

UWEX  
  Garden Fertilization 2 1998 UWEX: A2304 UWEX  
  Hazardous Waste in Your Home 2 1986   UWEX DNR
  Home Composting   1992 DNR: Pub. SW-072 DNR  
  Home Environmental Stewardship 177 1995   R.J. Tomesh, Desktop Images Inc.  
  Invite Birds to Your Home: Conservation Plantings for the Midwest    1991   NRCS  
  Maintaining Your Septic System 4 1990 Wr-165 90 DNR  
  Mulches for Your Garden     Home and Garden Bulletin No. 185 NRCS  
  Paint and Other Home Improvement Products 4  1989

UWEX: G3454

UWEX  
  Recycle Used Oil 4 Jan-91 PUBL-IE-105 DNR  
  Sampling Lawn and Garden Soils for Soil Testing 2 1997 UWEX: A2166 UWEX  
  Septic Systems and Water Quality  2 1994  

CWGC

 
* Stevens Point-Whiting-Plover Wellhead Protection Project. Fact Sheet: Trees and Shrubs for Wildlife 2      RC&D  
  Wisconsin Fund Private Sewage System Replacement or Rehabilitation Grant Program   Sep-96 SBD-9320P    
   Yard Care and the Environment: Lawn & Garden Fertilizers 4 1999 UWEX: GWQ002 or DNR: WT-528-99 UWEX DNR
  Yard Care and the Environment: Lawn & Garden Pesticides 4 1999 UWEX: GWQ011 or DNR: WT-529-99 UWEX DNR
  Yard Care and the Environment: Lawn Weed Control 8 1999 UWEX: GWQ013 or DNR: WT-527-99 UWEX DNR
  Yard Care and the Environment: Practical Tips for Home and Yard 4 1999  UWEX: GWQ007 UWEX  
  Yard Care and the Environment Rethinking Yard Care 8 1999 UWEX: GWQ009 or DNR WT-526-99 UWEX DNR
  Your Personal Water Supply 16  1992 WDNR-WS-021 DNR  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Education

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
             
  The Comprehensive Water Education Book, Grades K-6 332     The International Office for Water Education 1-800-922-4693
  Making Waves: How to Put On a Water Festival 58   1-800-858-4844 Groundwater Foundation  
   Project WET: K-12 Curriculum & Activity Guide 516 1995 rwwet@msu.oscs.
montana.edu
Council for Environmental Education 416-994-5392
  Recommendations for Improving the East River Priority Watershed Urban Education Campaign 40 1993   UWEX DNR
  Teach Your Children Well: Environmental Care Begins at Home 1     RC&D  
  Wisconsin Groundwater Education Resource Directory 50 Dec-94 WR381-94 DNR  
  Wisconsin Water Education Resource Center       UWEX DNR

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Forms

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
               
  Application for Variance   Jun-97 WDNR Form 3300-210 DNR  
  Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater Order Form 1 Aug-98 WDNR PUB-DG-047 DNR  
  Water Testing Form for Private Water Systems   Jan-93 WDNR Form 3300-217 DNR  
  Well Construction Report for Wisconsin Unique Well Number and Water Quality Test   Aug-98 WDNR Forms 3300-77A and 3300-77 DNR  
  Well/Drillhole/Borehole Abandonment   Feb-00 WDNR Form 3300-5 DNR   

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Groundwater Basics

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
              
  Answers to your questions about Groundwater   1998 WDNR PUBL-DG-049 DNR  
  Groundwater and Land Use in the Water Cycle   1991 WR-104 DNR  
  Groundwater: Protecting Wisconsin's Buried Treasure 32 1999 DNR PUBL-DG-055-99 DNR
* The Well Street Journal: Special Issue: Groundwater Basics 5      RC&D  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Health Effects for Nitrate & Pesticides

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
             
  Atrazine and Drinking Water Wells: Questions and Answers 2 Mar-98   UWEX  
  Common Drinking Water Contaminants 2     P&Z  
  Drinking Water Contamination:  Understanding the Risks 4 1992 UWEX: G3339 UWEX  
  Herbicides in Drinking Water Sources: Public Health Perspectives 3   Technical Report 4-9 Environmental & Public Affairs Dept., Greensboro, NC  
  How Drinking Water Standards are Established 4 1991 UWEX: G3338 UWEX  
  National Pesticide Telecommunications Network-info on pesticide health effects & poisonings     toll free, 24 hrs: 1-800-858-7378    
  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations-Atrazine   Oct-95 EPA: 811-F-95-003 d-c EPA  
  Nitrate in Drinking Water 2 1997 WDNR PUBL-DG-001 DNR  
  Nitrate in Groundwater-A Continuing Issue for Wisconsin Citizens 13 Mar-99   DNR  
  Nitrate in Wisconsin Groundwater Sources and Concerns 8   UWEX: A3054 UWEX  
  Nitrate Nitrogen 1 1997   CWGC  
  Pesticides in Drinking Water   1995 WDNR PUBL-WS-007 DNR  
  Pesticides in Groundwater: How They Get There, What Happens to Them, How to Keep Them Out UW-Extension: , 1989, 4pp. 4 1989 UWEX: G3213 UWEX  
  Triazine Screening Test Recommendations 1 Mar-98   CWGC  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Local Government & Community Groundwater Planning

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
             
  A Guide to Groundwater Quality Planning and Management for Local Governments 87 1991 Special Report 9 WGNHS  
  A State of Local Government Guide to Environmental Program Funding Alternatives 26 Jan-94 EPA 841-K-94-001 EPA-Office of Water  
  Groundwater Protection Through Local Land Use Controls 48 1999 Special Report 11 WGNHS  
  Protecting Groundwater Quality by Managing Local Land Use       Journal of Soil and Water Conservation: 45(2)90, 207-210  
  The County Well Delegation Program 1 1997 WDNR PUBL-DG-041-97 DNR   
  Wellhead-Protection Districts in Wisconsin: An Analysis and Test Applications 75 1988 UWEX 0512-0659 UWEX  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Other Resources for Nitrate & Pesticides

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
              
  A Review of the Science, Methods of Risk Communication and Policy Recommendations in Tap Water Blues       Water Quality Lab at Heidelberg College, Ohio  
  Agricultural Pesticides and Aggression in Mice     Tape #524L WPR's The Radio Store at 1-800-747-7444 WPR at 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706
  Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): Proposed Rules on the Use of Pesticides Containing Atrazine 51    ARM-PUB 10 DATCP-Ag Res Mgt  
  Groundwater Sampling Program Summaries   1996 ARMPub 21A-E DATCP  
  Improving the Quality of Water 2 1995   UWEX  
  Nutrients In The Nation's Waters Too Much of a Good Thing? 24 1996 Circular 1136 USGS  
  Pesticide Use and Control Chapter Ag 29 the 1990 Wisconsin law       AG 29.01-29.18 DATCP  
* Portage County Value of Groundwater Survey 15 Feb-97   P&Z CWGC
  Restricted-Use Pesticides 2 1996   UWEX  
  Seasonal Variations of Pesticides in Surface Waters   1994 EWG Home Page on Internet: http://www.ewg.org  EWG  
  Setting the Record Straight 5   EWG Home Page on Internet: http://www.ewg.org EWG  
  Tap Water Blues   1994 EWG Home Page on Internet: http://www.ewg.org EWG  
  The Rhythm of the Earth 4   303-773-9296 National Potato Council  
  USGS Map of Nitrate Contamination Risk in US 1 1997 NAWQA Fact Sheet 092-96 USGS  
  Wisconsin Groundwater Advocates [WGA]: Citizens Who Speak for the Sustainable Use of Our Groundwater Resources    1993 WDNR PUBL-WS-009 DNR  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Other Sources of Help

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
              
* Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center 1     CWGC  
* Environmental Task Force Program       ETF CWGC
EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline     1-800-426-4791 EPA  
* Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Develeopment (RC&D) 1      RC&D  
* Golden Sands RC&D State Groundwater Resource Contacts for Portage County 1 Oct-97    RC&D  
* Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development Area 1995 Annual Report 13  1996    RC&D  
  Laboratories in Wisconsin 2 annually http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/
org/es/science/lc/search
DNR  
  References for Wellhead Protection 1        
* Stevens Point-Whiting-Plover Wellhead Protection Project 4ea 92-97    RC&D

UWEX, NRCS, FSA, P&Z

* Tomorrow/Waupaca River Priority Watershed 1 1997   Waupaca Co. LCD UWEX
* Who Can Answer My Questions About Groundwater? 1 Aug-98   P&Z  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Quantity

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
              
* Contaminant Source Assessment and Management Using Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Models in the Stevens Point-Whiting-Plover Wellhead Protection Area 110 Jan-97   CWGC UWEX
* The Changing State of Portage County's Groundwater 4 2000  

P&Z

 
* The Well Street Journal: Special Focus: Irrigation Management 6 Jun-92    RC&D  
  Yard Care and the Environment: Lawn Watering 4 1999 UWEX: GWQ012 or   DNR: WT-530-99 UWEX DNR

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Regulations

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
             
  County Administration of Ch. NR 812, Private Well Code NR 845      WDNR NR 845.01-845.16 DNR  
  Groundwater Monitoring Well Requirements. Chapter NR 141     WDNR 690-7-30 DNR  
  Groundwater Quality Chapter NR 140      WDNR NR 140.05-140.28 DNR  
  How Drinking Water Standards are Established 4  1991 UWEX: G3338 UWEX  
  Non-Community Water System Owner Responsibilities 5 1989   EPA  
  Requirements for Plans and Specifications Submittal for Reviewable Projects and Operations of Community Water Systems, Sewerage Systems and Industrial Wastewater Facilities NR 108     WDNR NR 108.01-108.06 DNR  
  Requirements for the Operation and Design of Community Water Systems, Chapter NR811     WDNR NR 811.02-811.86 DNR  
  Rules of DNR Environmental Quality, Chapter NR 112: Private and Non-Community Well Construction and Pump Installation Code   1991 No. 421 DNR  
  SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act 2 Aug-96   American Water Works Association  
   Well Compensation Program NR 123     WDNR NR 123.01-123.25 DNR  
  Well Construction and Pump Installation NR 812     WDNR NR 812.01-812.43 DNR  
  Well Driller and Pump Installer Registration NR 146     WDNR NR146.01-146.09 DNR  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Soil

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
             
* Soil Survey of Portage County, Wisconsin 95&66maps 1987   NRCS USDA
* Soils of Portage County and Their Ability to Attenuate Contaminants Map   1987 Map 87-8 WGNHS  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Technical Publications

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
               
* Case Study of Nitrate Control: The Stevens Point-Whiting- Plover Wellhead Protection Project 5 no date   CWGC  
  Clean Water-Clean Environment-21st Century: Team Agriculture-Working to Protect Water Resources: Volume I: Pesticides 185 1995 ASAE PUBL 2-95 American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2950 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659  
* Contaminant Source Assessment and Management Using Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Models in the Stevens Point-Whiting-Plover Wellhead Protection Area 100+ 1997   CWGC
  Endocrine, Immune, and Behavioral Effects of Aldicarb (carbamate), Atrazine (triazine) and Nitrate (fertilizer) Mixtures at Groundwater Concentrations     wporter@macc.wisc.edu  Warren Porter, Ph.D.  
  Farming Sandy Soils: Strategies for Managing Nutrients and Pesticides in the Upper Midwest 67 1994 call 612-625-4749 or e-mail: bgiebink@soils.umn.edu  University of Minnesota Dept. of Soil Science  
* Groundwater Challenges and Management Tools for the Stevens Point-Whiting-Plover Recharge Area 15 no date   CWGC  
* Impacts of Irrigated Vegetable Agriculture on a Humid North-Central U.S. Sand Plain Aquifer 9   vol. 37, No. 4, July-August 1999 Groundwater (magazine)  
* Nitrate and Pesticides in Domestic Water Supply Wells, for a Part of the Town of Stockton, Portage County 140  Nov-98   CWGC  
  Nitrogen Contamination Sources: A Look at Relative Contributions 6 1994   CWGC  
* Subdivision Impacts on Groundwater Quality 10 1987   CWGC  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Water Quality-Other Issues

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
              
  Bacteriological Contamination of Drinking Water 4 1997 WDNR PUBL-DG-003 DNR  
  Copper in drinking water   1997 WDNR PUBL-DG-027 DNR  
  Corrosion, Lead and Copper in Home Water Supplies: Are You at Risk?  8 1999    RC & D  
  Corrosive Water Education Program Review of Workgroup's Accomplishments, 1995-Present 5 1995-1998  

RC&D 

 
  Earwigs in Your Well   1998 WDNR PUB-DG-029 DNR  
Farm and Residential Petroleum Storage Tanks 11 2000 UWEX: GWQ030 UWEX
  Iron Bacteria Problems in Wells   1992 WDNR PUBL-WS-004 DNR  
  Iron and Manganese in Drinking Water   Sep-89 Water Treatment Notes: Fact Sheet No. 6 Cornell Cooperative Extension  
  Lead in Drinking Water   1998 WNDR PUBL-DG-015 DNR  
  Lead   1994 POH 4603 DOH  
  Metals, Minerals, and Drinking Water    1998   ETF  
  Pet Waste and Water Quality 2  1994 UWEX: GWQ006 UWEX  
  Radium in Drinking Water   1993 WDNR PUBL-WS-008 DNR  
  Radon in Private Well Water    1998 WDNR PUBL-DG-036-98 DNR  
  Removal of Radon from Household Water 8 1987   EPA  
   Solving Corrosive Water Problems  2 1998    RC & D  
  Sulfur Bacteria Problems in Wells   1999 WDNR PUBL-DG-005 DNR  
* The Well Street Journal: Drinking Water and Drinking Water Tests 4 1995&1996    RC & D  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Wells/Water Quality Issues

  Title Pages Date Publication Number Issuing Agency 2nd Agency
             
  Acceptable Materials and Methods for Well Abandonment   Jul-99 WDNR PUBL DG-044 DNR  
* Designs for Wellhead Protection in Central Wisconsin 95 1993   UWEX CWGC
  Do Deeper Wells Mean Better Water? 8 1996 UWEX: G3652 UWEX  
* Drinking Water Quality in Portage County 1 May-98   CWGC  
  Driven Point (Sand-Point Wells) 12 1999 WDNR PUBL-DG-022 DNR  
  Financing Approaches for Local Groundwater Protection       Freshwater Foundation Cooperative Extension Soil and Water Conservation Society
  Fiscal Year 1997 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Plan 56 Aug-96   DNR  
  Home Water Safety: Choosing a Water Treatment Device 16 1993 UWEX: G3558-5 UWEX  
  Home Water Safety: Evaluating the Condition of Your Private Water Supply 8 1996 UWEX: G3558-2 UWEX  
  Home Water Safety: Evaluating the Condition of Your Public Community Water Supply 8 1993 UWEX: G3558-3 UWEX  
  Home Water Safety: Interpreting Drinking Water Test Results 12 1992 UWEX: G3558-4 UWEX  
   Important Private Water Supply Information 1 1995 WDNR: WS-030 DNR  
  Improving Your Drinking Water Quality 8    UWEX: G3378 UWEX  
  Groundwater Quality Relationships to Well Depth and Land Use  1 1987   ETF   
  Information on How to Request a Copy of a DNR Well Construction Report   Jan-99   UWEX  
  Interpreting Your Drinking Water Quality Test Results: Identifying Problems and Solutions 6  1998    CWGC  
  Laboratories in Wisconsin Certified by the DNR for Analysis of Organics in Water 2 annually http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/
es/science/lc/search/
DNR  
  Local Financing for Wellhead Protection 57 Jun-89 WH-550G or EPA: 440/6-89-004 EPA-Office of Water  
  National Water Quality Inventory 1992 Report to Congress 328+ Mar-94

EPA: 841-R-94-001

EPA-Office of Water  
  Non-Community Water System Owner Responsibilities 5 1989   EPA  
  Pesticides in Drinking-Water Wells  12 1990 EPA: 20T-1004 EPA  
  Power to Protect (workbook to accompany the video) 65 1991   EPA-Office of Water  
  Private Well Construction in Granite Formations 3 1991 WDNR PUBL WS-017 DNR  
   Tests for Drinking Water from Private Wells     WDNR PUBL-WS-023-99 DNR  
  The Potential for Drinking Water Contamination from Submersible Well Pump 18 1998 WDNR PUBL-DG-025 DNR  
* The Well Street Journal: Drinking Water and Drinking Water Tests 4 1995&1996    RC&D  
  Redwood River Clean Water Project   1994-96   MN Department of Health  
  Unprotected Springs can be Hazardous to your Health!   1998 WDNR PUBL-DG-013 DNR  
  Untitled (re: Wellhead Protection) 115      DNR  
  Water Quality Monitoring of Your Public Water System  6 1999 WDNR PUBL-DG-028 DNR  
  Well Abandonment 6 1998 WDNR PUBL-DG-016 DNR  
  Wellhead Protection       NRWA  
  Wellhead Protection: An ounce of prevention 2 1999 WDNR PUBL-OG-039 DNR  
  You and Your Well  4 1999 WDNR PUBL-DG-009 DNR  

*Portage County Specific Reference or Publication

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Agency Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Agency
CWGC Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center, UWSP
DATCP Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
DHFS  
part of DOH
Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services 
part of the Division of Health
DNR Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ETF Environmental Task Force Lab, UWSP
EWG Environmental Working Group
FSA Farm Services Administration
LCD Portage County Land Conservation Department
NAWQA National Water Quality Assessment Program
NFMC National Farm Medicine Center
NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service
NRWA National Rural Water Association
P&Z Portage County Planning and Zoning
RC&D Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development Council
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USGS United States Geologic Survey
UWEX University of Wisconsin Extension
WGA Wisconsin Groundwater Advocates
WGNHS Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

For a more detailed description of the sources (name, web address, mailing address, phone number, and agency/organization description) for groundwater publications, click here.

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