Understanding Groundwater

What is Groundwater, how does it work, and how does this information apply to Portage County?

• Groundwater Basics
  • Water Cycle
  • Groundwater Definition
  • Groundwater Movement
  • Groundwater Storage
  • Groundwater Uses
  • Sources of Contamination
  • Protection Actions
  • Glossary of Terms

• Portage County Groundwater Influencing Factors
  • Overview:  Portage County Groundwater Conditions Report
  • County Demographics(includes a map)
  • Geology:  Bedrock and Groundwater Provinces
  • Land Use
  • Precipitation
  • Soil and Aquifer Properties
  • Topography

• Portage County Groundwater Issues
  • Overview:  Portage County Groundwater Conditions Report
  • Proposed Groundwater Management Goals and Strategies
  • Nitrate
  • Pesticides (in general)
    • atrazine
  • Quantity
  • Other Drinking Water Issues
    • arsenic-health risk
    • chloride-aesthetic problem
    • coliform bacteria-health risk
    • copper-health risk
    • hardness-aesthetic problem
    • iron-aesthetic problem
    • lead-health risk
    • manganese-aesthetic
    • radon-health risk
    • sodium-health risk
    • sulfur-health risk
    • zinc-health risk