Water Resources

Author(s) Tom H. Klubertanz. Mayflies are important members of aquatic communities in Wisconsin and valuable indicators of water quality. This ric...

Author(s) William L. Hilsenhoff Aquatic insects are important in many ways, providing food for fish and serving as monitors for water quality. Thi...

Author(s) Suzanne Wade. Meet 58 curious (and mostly very small) creatures that inhabit Wisconsin's fresh waters. Read, for instance, about the hyd...

Author(s) John Haack, Bret Shaw. Find fun facts about plants, insects, and wildlife in and around Wisconsin lakes. This unique, interactive journa...

Author(s) Scott Sanford, John Panuska. Micro irrigation has numerous advantages over sprinkler irrigation and can be used in greenhouses, orchard...

A storm water basin holds rainwater after a storm so that it can be released slowly enough that it wont cause flooding and erosion. This comprehen...

Author(s) William Swenson, Stanley Nichols, Scott Craven. This booklet provides up-to-date, reliable information for those interested in building ...

Author(s) Lynn Markham, Kate Demorest. Healthy watersheds make healthy lakes and higher property values. Created for people who live on a waterfr...

Author(s) Lowell Klessig, Buzz Sorge, Robert Korth, Michael Dresen, Jeff Bode. This model lake management plan was written for people who live on...

Author(s) Christine Mechenich, George Gibson, Jim Peterson, Byron Shaw, Gary Jackson. When your well system is properly located, installed, mainta...

Author(s) David S. Liebl, Mary Anne Lowndes. This brochure explains the importance of reducing pollutants in stormwater runoff, how these pollutan...

Author(s) David S. Liebl. Storm water detention ponds are widely used and extremely effective. Learn about potential safety hazards and techniques...

Author(s) John Exo, Kris Tiles, Andy Yencha. This fact sheet looks at taking simple steps to clean up our lakes and streams, serious problems caus...

Author(s) Kevin Masarik. While most private wells in Wisconsin provide water that is good quality, many private well owners experience problems. T...

A green lawn running down to the water edge allows 18 times more sediment and seven times more phosphorus to run into the water than a natural sho...

Author(s) Scott Craven, Gary Jackson, William Swenson, Bruce Webendorfer Landowners, volunteer groups and government conservation agencies working...

Author(s) Anna Haines, Lynn Markham, Dan McFarlane, Eric Olson, Rebecca Roberts, Linda Stoll. The Public Trust Doctrine provides the foundation fo...

Author(s) Anna Haines, Lynn Markham, Dan McFarlane, Eric Olson, Rebecca Roberts, Linda Stoll. Housing, in all its forms, is usually the number one...

Author(s) Michael A. Bozek Remarkably, after a tree falls in the lake, it might last another 300 to 600 years in the water. Fish use submerged tree...

Author(s) Lynn Markham, Justin Sipiorski (Illustrator). Tessa and her cousin Hugo grab their snorkeling gear for an underwater adventure and end u...

Author(s) Edited by Kevin Erb, Ron Stieglitz.  This February 9, 2007 report documents the findings of the task force convened to consider the exis...

Author(s) Kevin Masarik. Water reuse-the next great advance in water conservation because of its tremendous potential to maximize water use effici...

Author(s) Rhonda R. Gildersleeve, Peggy Compton. The narrow green areas along banks of rivers, lakes, and ponds contain unique plant communities, ...

Author(s) Rhonda R. Gildersleeve, Peggy Compton. The narrow green zones along banks of rivers, lakes, and ponds may offer good grazing but are eas...

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...

This 150-page publication may be available through the UW-Extension Lakes Bookstore at UW-Stevens Point:http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/UWEXLAKES/Page...

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...