Borrow a Sand Tank Groundwater Model

You may borrow a Groundwater Model from one of the following agencies or organizations.  Please be sure to make arrangements to pick up the models directly with the agency/organization.

bulletPortage County Locations
bulletStatewide Locations

Also, be sure to check with your local schools.  Hundreds of models have been distributed to schools across the State of Wisconsin.

 

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Portage County Locations

Central Wisconsin Environmental Station
7920 County MM
Amherst Junction, WI  54407
715-824-2428
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/cwes/  
Wisconsin Lakes Partnership
Laura Felda
Adopt-A-Lake Coordinator
210 CNR, UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-346-3366
lfelda@uwsp.edu  
Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center
Christine Mechenich
Groundwater Educator, UWEX
224 CNR, UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI  54481
715-346-4276, (fax) 715-346-2965
cmecheni@uwsp.edu 
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
**The closest DNR offices are in Wisconsin Rapids (Wood County) or Wausau (Marathon County).**
Eric Brach or Fred Bailey
, Water Supply Specialists
473 Griffith Avenue
Wisconsin Rapids, WI  54494-7859
715-421-7804
, brache@dnr.state.wi.us
715-421-7829, bailef@dnr.state.wi.us  
Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D)
Bill Ebert, Manager
1462 Strongs Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-343-6215,
ebertb@co.portage.wi.us 
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
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David Carriveau
, Water Supply Specialist or Glenn Galkowski, Water Supply Engineer
5301 Rib Mountain Drive
Wausau, WI 54401
715-359-5508, carrid@dnr.state.wi.us  
715-359-5284, falkog@dnr.state.wi.us 

Rural Water Association
Gary Lueck 
715-344-7778
Contact for a demonstration, training on use, and following-up with educators.  

Models available in Plover (WRWA office).

              

 

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Statewide Locations

bulletLand Conservation Districts
bulletOther Partnering Agencies/Organizations
bulletUniversity of Wisconsin Extension Offices (UWEX)
bulletWater Education Resource Centers
bulletWisconsin Department of Natural Resources Offices (DNR)

 

Land Conservation Districts

 

Chippewa County LCD
Jane Tetzloff-Jensen
Courthouse, Room 11
711 North Bridge Street
Chippewa Falls, WI  54729
715-726-7920

St. Croix County LCD
Bob Heise
1960 8th Avenue, Suite 141
Baldwin, WI  54002
715-684-2894, ext 3

Marquette County LCD
Patrick Kilbey
608-297-9175
marqlcd@maqs.net
 

Wood County LCD
Courthouse
400 Market Street
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
715-421-8475

Other Partnering Agencies/Organizations

 

Central Wisconsin Environmental Station
7920 County MM
Amherst Junction, WI  54407
715-824-2428
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/cwes/

UW-Milwaukee - Science Van
UW-Milwaukee - Center For Science Education
Lapham Hall 108, PO Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201
 
Doug Cherkauer
414-229-4561
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CSE/sciencevan.html

Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center
Christine Mechenich
Groundwater Educator, UWEX
224 CNR, UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI  54481
715-346-4276, (fax) 715-346-2965
cmecheni@uwsp.edu 

UWEX Environmental Resources Center
Jim Peterson
Ag Hall, 1450 Linden Drive
UW-Madison
Madison, WI  53706
608-262-3799
jopeters@facstaff.wisc.edu 

Groundwater Guardians for Marathon County
John Schlicher
Marathon County Health Department
1200 Lakeview Drive, Room 200
Wausau, WI 54403
715-848-9060

WI Geology and Natural History Survey
3817 Mineral Point Road
Madison, WI  53705-5121
Ron Hennings, 608-263-7395
rghennin@facstaff.wisc.edu 

Groundwater Guardians for the Marshfield Area
Cathy Lotzer
Marshfield Electric and Water Dept.
2000 South Roddis Avenue
PO Box 670
Marshfield, WI 54449
715-387-1195, ext. 330.
http://www.mewd.com/

Wisconsin Groundwater Association
Deb Kerr, Southeast Wisconsin
414-291-8840

Susan Vasey, Eau Claire
715-834-3161  

Rural Water Association
Gary Lueck 
715-344-7778
Contact for a demonstration, training on use, and following-up with educators.  

Models available in: 

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Colby and Plover (WRWA office)

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Gillett & Rhinelander

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Hudson & Chetek

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Portage & Saukville 

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Reedsburg & Fennimore

Wisconsin Lakes Partnership
Laura Felda
Adopt-A-Lake Coordinator
210 CNR, UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-346-3366
lfelda@uwsp.edu

University of Wisconsin Extension (UWEX)

 

Brown County UWEX
Kevin Erb
1150 S Bellevue Street
Green Bay, WI 54302
920-391-4610
kevin.erb@ces.uwex.edu
 

Milwaukee County UWEX
Andy Yencha
State Fair Youth Center
640 South 84th Street
West Allis, WI  53214
414-290-2431
andrew.yencha@ces.uwex.edu

Dodge County UWEX
David Neuendorf
Room 108 County Administration Building
127 E Oak St reet
Juneau, WI  53039
920-386-3790
DNeuendorf@dodgecountywi.com

Sauk County UWEX
Karl Hakanson
West Square Administration Bluiding
505 Broadway
Baraboo, WI  53913
608-355-3258
karl.hakanson@ces.uwex.edu

Dane County UWEX
Mindy Habecker
1 Fen Oak Court
Madison, WI  53718
608-224-3718
habecker@co.dane.wi.us

Trempealeau County UWEX
Patricia Malone
Courthouse
1720 Main St.
Whitehall, WI  54773
715-538-2311
patricia.malone@ces.uwex.edu

Jefferson County UWEX
Suzanne Wade
864 Collins Rd
Jefferson, WI  53549
920-674-8972
suzanne.wade@ces.uwex.edu

Vilas County UWEX
Bryan C. Pierce
Courthouse
330 Court St
Eagle River, WI  54521
715-479-3648
bryan.pierce@ces.uwex.edu

Lafayette County UWEX
Dan Hill
Ag Center
627 Washington Street
Darlington, WI  53530
608-776-4820
djhill1@facstaff.wisc.edu

Washburn County UWEX
Beverly Stencel
850 W Beaver Brook Avenue, Suite 1
Spooner, WI  54801
715-635-4444
beverly.stencel@ces.uwex.edu

Marathon County UWEX
Connie L. Bodeen
212 River Drive
Wausau, WI  54403
715-261-1230
connie.bodeen@ces.uwex.edu

Waupaca County UWEX
Tom Wilson
Courthouse
811 Harding Street
Waupaca, WI  54981
715-258-6230
thomas.wilson@ces.uwex.edu

Water Education Resource Centers

 

Ruth Forsgren
Beaver Creek Reserve
South 1 County Road K
Fall Creek, WI  54742
715-877-2212

Sue O'Halloran
Water Watch
McCaskill 143 A, UW-Superior
1800 Grand Avenue
Superior, WI  54880
715-394-8525
Sohallor@STAFF.UWSUPER.EDU 

Peggy Compton, Grant County
Lancaster Agricultural Research Station
7396 State Hwy 35 & 81
Lancaster, WI  53813
608-723-6243
mcompton@facstaff.wisc.edu  

Jayne Jenks @ Waukesha LCD
Retzer Nature Center
W284S1530 County Road  DT
Waukesha, WI  53188-9502
414-896-8305

Mindy Habecker
Dane County UWEX
1 Fen Oak Court, Room 138
Madison, WI  53718-8812
608-224-3700
melinda.habecker@ces.uwex.edu  

Sue Millin
Washington Co. LCD
333 E. Washington Street, Suite 3200
West Bend, WI  53095
414-335-4800
lcdsue@co.washington.wi.us

Heather Weigelt
Heckrodt Wetland Reserve
1305 Plank Road
PO Box 554
Menasha, WI  54952
920-720-9349
heckrodtwetland@powernetonline.com  

Kendra Johncock
George Williams/Aurora University
350 Constance Boulevard 
PO Box 210
Williams Bay, WI  53191
414-245-8538

Mary Hollebeck
Riveredge Nature Center
4458 West Hawthorne Drive 
PO Box 26
Newberg, WI  53060-0026
414-375-2715

 

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Offices

 

Doug Schultz, Water Supply Specialist
DNR, Brule
6250 South Ranger Road
Brule, WI 54820
715-372-8539, ext. 117
schuld@dnr.state.wi.us  

Nadene Cable, Water Supply Specialist or David Herrick, Northern Region Water Expert
DNR, Spooner Service Center
810 Maple Street
Spooner, WI  54801 
715-635-4054, cablen@dnr.state.wi.us 
715-635-4066, herrid@dnr.state.wi.us 

Larry Ruetz, Water Supply Specialist 
DNR, Cumberland
1341 2nd Avenue
PO Box 397
Cumberland, WI  54829
715-822-5421, ext. 107
ruetzl@dnr.state.wi.us 

David Carriveau, Water Supply Specialist or Glenn Galkowski, Water Supply Engineer
DNR, Wausau 
5301 Rib Mountain Drive
Wausau, WI 54401
715-359-5508, carrid@dnr.state.wi.us  
715-359-5284, falkog@dnr.state.wi.us 

Jim Kralick, Water Supply Specialist, 
DNR, Spooner
810 South 4th Avenue
PO Box 220
Park Falls, WI  54552
715-635-4050
kralij@dnr.state.wi.us 

Eric Brach or Fred Bailey, Water Supply Specialists
DNR, Wisconsin Rapids
473 Griffith Avenue
Wisconsin Rapids, WI  54494-7859
715-421-7804
, brache@dnr.state.wi.us
715-421-7829, bailef@dnr.state.wi.us

 

Chuck Fitzgerald, Drinking Water and Groundwater Specialist
107 Sutliff Avenue
Rhinelander, WI 54501-3349
715-365-8920, (fax) 715-365-8932
fitzgc@dnr.state.wi.us 

Connie Lefebvre, Water Supply Specialist 
DNR, Woodruff
8770 Hwy J
Woodruff, WI  54568
715-358-9232
lefebc@dnr.state.wi.us 

(Sources: 20, 21; Original list compiled by Janet Hutchins, DNR Madison, in Spring 2000.  Revised by webmaster in  February 2001.)

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