Get to Know Your Groundwater

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Get to Know Your Groundwater
By Jenny Erickson Sauk County UW-Extension
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• The purpose of the program is to make it as
  convenient as possible to
• Test your water
• Understand results
• Learn how to address issues (if any)

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Why Continue to Test Your Drinking Water?

• Public wells are regulated, but private well
  owners are responsible for testing and treating
  their drinking water.
• Water can look, smell and taste fine, but it may
  still be contaminated.

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Where can I get my water tested?
The homeowner package drinking water testing
bottles are always available at the Sauk County
UW-Extension Office.
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When Should I test Again??
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The Water Cycle
Precipitation
Transpiration
Infiltration
Runoff
Evaporation
Percolation
Well
Unsaturated Zone
Water Table
Runoff
Groundwater
River
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Groundwater Terms
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How Much Groundwater Does Wisconsin have
Anyway??
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Sandstone Sand and gravel
Quartzite Metamorphosed Sandstone
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Aquifer A water bearing geological formation.
WI DNR
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Defining Watershed Boundaries
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Groundwater Movement
Impermeable bedrock
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Groundwater flow
Impermeable bedrock
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Questions?
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