RRC Groundwater Issue Team
Since 1999, the Rock River Coalition Groundwater Issue Team has worked on a number of projects to address groundwater issues within the Rock River Basin. Past efforts include the development of an award winning brochure and display on the concerns of shallow limestone geology (karst), hosting well abandonment workshops, developing a groundwater data resource guide and providing groundwater risk assessments for farmers.
RRC Groundwater Team Materials
Groundwater Links
Groundwater Team Members |
Groundwater and Planning
The Rock River Coalition is working to ensure that every land use plan considers the importance of groundwater, preferably linking future decisions on growth and development to the GFLOW model. We have offered workshops and written articles on this and will continue to develop other offerings. More information on the importance on planning for our groundwater resources is available at the Center for Land Use Education website. |
GFLOW Model
We are excited to announce the completion of a basin-wide computer Groundwater-flow model. This project has been nine years in the making and it is now ready for use!
The Basin does not have a regional planning commission so the RRC spearheaded this project for the benefit of all communities in the Basin.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Rock River Coalition (RRC), constructed a groundwater-flow model of the Rock River Basin in Wisconsin using the computer program GFLOW.
View the USGS Rock River Basin GFLOW Report. This project could not have been done without the generous support of sponsors including communities, businesses, individuals, organizations and agencies. Below are links to important documents explaining the project, followed by the list of supporters and contact information.
Rock River Coalition documents and materials on the GFLOW Model
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The GFLOW model can help municipalities:
- Model will help municipalities assess their available groundwater supply.
- Develop the groundwater component of Comprehensive Plans,
- Predict the migration of contaminant plume after spills,
- Help answer a wide range of resource management questions,
- Predict the impact of development of new wells on groundwater quantity.
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Paul Juckem, Dan Lynch, Lisa Conley, Joe Dorava, Cindy Arbiture, Suzanne Wade, and Paul Moderacki were all key players in developing the groundwater-flow model for the Rock River Basin. Photo taken at the GFLOW release meeting on October 28, 2009.
GFLOW Sponsors
The model was created with generous financial support from numerous communities, counties, businesses, individuals, organizations and agencies.
Federal/State Agencies:
United States Geological Survey, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Counties:
Dodge, Green Lake, Jefferson, Rock County Health Department
Cities:
Fitchburg, Janesville, Lake Mills, Watertown, Whitewater
Villages:
Brandon, Hustisford, Johnson Creek, Marshall, Theresa
Towns:
Aztalan, Beaver Dam, Clyman, Concord, Emmet, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Oakland, Portland, Shields, Sumner, Williamstown
Lake Districts/Associations:
Fox Lake Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District, Lake Sinissippi Association, Lake Sinissippi Improvement District, Rock Lake Improvement Association
Other:
Friends of Horicon Marsh, Vierbicher Associates, Kunkel Engineering, Town and Country R C & D, Wisconsin Water Well Association and two anonymous individual donations
GFLOW Contacts
For questions about this project contact:
Joseph M. Dorava, RRC GFLOW Coordinator at 800-261-6468 or jdor@vierbicher.com
Suzanne Wade UWEX Rock River Basin Educator at 920-674-8972 or suzanne.wade@ces.uwex.edu
GFLOW Poster on developing a basin-scale Groundwater Flow Model
Poster showing the GFLOW process and benefits:
Click here to download a pdf version of the 4' x 6' poster ( 1 MB file)
Click here to download a 11" x 17" version of the poster (709kb)
Groundwater Issue Team Members
- Stephen Ales, WDNR Regional Drinking Water Supervisor
- Jim Congdon, WDNR Upper Rock Water Leader
- Joe Dorava, RRC GFLOW Coordinator
- Rick Eilertson, Fitchburg Environmental Engineer
- Steve Gaffield, Montgomery Associates Engineer
- Peter Hartz, Johnson Creek Utilities Superintendent
- Jeff Helmuth, WDNR Source Water Protection Manager
- Susan Josheff, WDNR Lower Rock Basin Water Leader
- Ruth Johnson, Town & Country RC&D
- David Johnson, WDNR Hydrogeologist
- Craig Krunkel,
Kunkel Engineering Group President
- Ed Morse, Wisconsin Rural Water Association Groundwater Specialist
- Steve Nass, Jefferson County Board of Supervisors
- Robert Pearson, Department of Transportation Hydrogeologist
- Suzanne Wade, UWEX Rock River Basin Educator
- Rick Wietersen, Rock County Groundwater Program Manager
- Steve Wilke, City of Lake Mills Manager
- Nancy Zolidis, retired Montgomery Associates Engineer
If you would like to join an issue team, or would like to receive more information about joining a team, contact Suzanne Wade, call (920) 674-8972, or print out the contact form and follow the directions on the form to return it.
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