August 6, 2015 By Katy Thostenson Meet Sarah Balgooyen, a second year Ph.D. student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Environmental Chemistry and Technology program. She has...

Carolyn Voter will be charged with compiling the annual report the state Groundwater Coordinating Council submits to the legislature. July 24, 2015 By Aaron R. Conklin Groundw...

Former Wisconsin Water Library Project Assistant Jenna Assmus unveils a new video that celebrates Wisconsin Water facts and Madison's Lake Mendota.

WRI researchers are helping the Verona, Wis.-based healthcare information systems software company measure the effects of its extensive geothermal exchange system on surrounding groundwater....

March 8-14 is Groundwater Awareness Week. Groundwater is a hidden vital resource. An estimated 1.2 quadrillion gallons of groundwater lies beneath Wisconsin’s surface. If all that liquid were above ground, it would submerge the entire state in 100 feet of water. Seven in 10 state residents and 97 percent of the state’s inland communities depend on groundwater for their water supply.

February 24, 2015 By Aaron R. Conklin Given the tens of millions of gallons of water that are pumped from municipal wells in Wisconsin’s Dane County each and every day, it would be...

With funding from the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute, assistant professors Matthew Ginder-Vogel and Christina Remucal are looking at the source of manganese in the aquifer rocks in Madison and how the manganese that ends up dissolved in the water reacts with other compounds, especially pollutants.

Using WRI funding, Steve Loheide looks to chart the occurrence of a unique stream dynamic across Wisconsin.

WRI researcher Shangping Xu tracks the molecular mechanism that allows antibiotic-resistant bacteria to travel rapidly through the subsurface system—and into wells and beaches.