 |
 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| |||||
Air Quality Coastal Management Ecosystem Management Habitat Islands Land Use Sustainable Development Wetlands Water BeachCast Conservation Levels and Hydrology Quality Quantity and Use Rivers and Lakes Watersheds Flora and Fauna Biodiversity Endangered Species Forests Invasive Species Invasive Mapping People Plants Wildlife Pollution Air Toxics Areas of Concern Human Health Pollution Prevention Soil Erosion Toxic Contamination References Agencies & Organizations Environmental Justice Laws and Policy Sanctuaries and Reserves Research Weather and Climate Legislative Tracking Great Lakes Priorities Legislative News Lake Conditions Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lake Ontario Lake Superior Also: Lake St. Clair |
Groundwater in the Great Lakes Region What's New | General Resources | Education | Management | Reports | Related Resources 
What's New COMMENTARY: Fracking gets its own "Occupy" movement CBS News (1/23) While most anti-fracking activists have been responding to harms already done, New York State’s resistance has been waging a battle to keep harm at bay. Waukesha water utility to ask for rate increase Waukesha Patch (11/29) A request from the Water Commission of Waukesha, Wisc., for a 25 percent increase to water bills is set to go before the Public Service Commission. States ban lead wheel weights The Environment Report (11/10) Several states have shown an increased awareness that the lead weights used to balance the tires on our cars could fall off, only to become crushed and wind up in soil, drinking water, and groundwater. Residents have plenty of thoughts about Waukesha water request Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/23) Waukesha's precedent-setting pursuit of Lake Michigan water has captured the public's attention, judging from more than 100 citizen comments posted online by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Lake-based water opposed Inside Halton (10/13) The demand is great for groundwater in north Halton but the Region says as the population grows lake-based water will have to pick up the slack. Waukesha begins water negotiations with Oak Creek, Racine Waukesha Patch (8/26) Officials from Waukesha, Wis., met Thursday with officials in Oak Creek and Racine as the city begins to find the best option for its water source as it seeks to purchase water from Lake Michigan.
General Resources The Importance of Ground Water in the Great Lakes Region U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Ground water is a major natural resource in the Great Lakes region because it indirectly contributes more than 50 percent of the stream discharge to the Great Lakes. This report is an excellent evaluation of ground water conditions and issues in the region, illustrated with numerous figures and maps.
Education 50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater U. of Illinois College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service Topics include reducing contamination risks from fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides, managinge pests with an integrated pest management program, improving chemical application, evaluating a site with groundwater protection in mind, and testing and treating water. A Primer on Fresh Water Environment Canada Designed for educators, communities and organizations in a position to develop learning resources to enable Canadians to better understand their environment. Groundwater Education in Michigan Program Institute of Water Research, Michigan State University and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation The GEM program helps people understand the relationship between their actions and the quality of their environment, particularly groundwater. GEM has a network of community groups and universities across the state who initiate projects and share information about protecting groundwater. Groundwater Education Strategy Great Lakes Commission This document lays out a framework to promote groundwater education programs in the region made up of findings of the Groundwater Education Task Force and its education roundtables.
Management Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Pesticides and Groundwater Strategy Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Describes the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's strategy, principles for addressing the protection of groundwater through the implementation of Best Management Practices and other prevention activities and plans for groundwater monitoring, information dissemination and recordkeeping. February 1996.
Reports Groundwater Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) From The Changing Illinois Environment: Critical Trends, 1994.
Related Resources GLIN: Rivers and Lakes in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Water Quality in the Great Lakes Region
| |
|
News | Calendar | Great Links | SOTM | E-Lists | Info Center | About GLIN The Great Lakes | Environment | Economy | Education | Maps and GIS | Tourism Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. |
||
