Water Resources

Author(s) Anna Haines, Lynn Markham, Dan McFarlane, Eric Olson, Rebecca Roberts, Linda Stoll. Numerous maps and graphs help tell the tale of how a...

Author(s) Editors: A. J. Bussan, George Kraft, Justin Isherwood. When farmers pump huge quantities of groundwater to irrigate fields, the water le...

Author(s) Matt Ruark, John Panuska, Eric Cooley, Joe Pagel. Subsurface drainage is used for agricultural, residential, and industrial purposes to...

Author(s) John C. Panuska, Matthew D. Ruark, Eric T. Cooley. This fact sheet provides information on locating, inspecting, and maintaining tile dr...

Author(s) Dave Marcouiller, Scott Coggins. Discusses the role of property rights in the way water is valued in Wisconsin (4 pages; 1998). Download

Author(s) Byron Shaw, Christine Mechenich, Lowell Klessig. This publication explains the physical and chemical compositions of different types of...

This introduction to life at The Water's Edge reveals the advantages of a natural, wildlife-friendly shore, and describes how you can restore, cre...

This Standard Erosion Control Plan is provided to assist builders in meeting the requirement stated in chapters Comm 20 and 21 of the Wisconsin Un...

Author(s) David S. Liebl, Robert Korth. On many Wisconsin lakeshores, where once nights were dark enough that one could see the Milky Way and Plei...

The authors sketch the intricate interconnection between plants, animals, and water along Wisconsin shores. They discuss the grasses, flowers, an...

The authors describe how to begin restoring a shore to its native state, a task that requires taking into account the topography and soil of the s...

Author(s) Carolyn B. Johnson, Dotty Juengst. This is a summary of the pollutants that originate in urban landscapes and run off into Wisconsin riv...

Author(s) Carolyn Johnson. Improper disposal of pet waste affects water quality and human health. This publication offers alternatives (2 pages; 1...

Author(s) Kendra Axness. State and federal officials agree that public education is an essential part of any plan to reduce stormwater pollution b...

Author(s) Lowell L. Klessig, Nicolas W. Bouwes, Douglas A. Yanggen. Describes lake ecology, lake problems and solutions, citizen roles in lake pr...

Author(s) Lynn Markham, Ross Dudzik. When waterside residences are built, inevitably a quantity of land along the shore is covered by various surf...

Author(s) Carolyn Johnson. From every acre of a construction site in Wisconsin, about one and a half dump trucks of soil will wash into a nearby l...

Author(s) Christine Mechenich, Byron Shaw. "How deep should a well be?" Helps you understand the differences in water quality that can occur betwe...

Author(s) David S. Liebl. Eliminating non-stormwater discharges to storm drains is an important method of improving water quality in local streams...

Many things must be considered when buying waterfront property, including lake or river quality, shore quality, regulations for using the lake or...