UW-Milwaukee researcher will help water utilities make cost-conscious decisions
February 2, 2021
James Price of the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences is working to understand the relationship between source water quality and the cost of treating drinking water.
Season’s Greetings
December 11, 2020
Thank you for contributing to water science during this unprecedented year. Here is a year in review, along with heartfelt greetings for the holiday season.
WRI Fellow looks at what’s ahead for brook and brown trout amid Wisconsin’s changing hydrology
December 8, 2020
Dr. Bryan Maitland will examine how climate change and high-capacity wells, which both play a role in Wisconsin's changing hydrology, are affecting trout population dynamics.
New Water Resources Fellow finds her path to hydrology through organic farms
December 3, 2020
Dr. Dana Lapides will focus on a decision support tool related to applications for high-capacity wells in Wisconsin.
Arsenic in 3-D: Researchers assess risk for eastern Wisconsin groundwater wells
October 21, 2020
A research project funded by the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute is attempting to understand why arsenic is an issue in wells in Fond du Lac and Dodge counties in east central Wisconsin, and improve the probability of identifying where arsenic is likely to be a problem for new wells drilled in those counties.
Groundwater Research Funding Available
July 24, 2020
Up to $400,000 for fiscal year 2022 will be available for research into groundwater management, quantity and quality through the State of Wisconsin Joint Solicitation for Groundwater Researc...
Research on pyrite oxidation and native microorganisms has implications for groundwater quality in western Wisconsin
July 16, 2020
Water Resources Institute-funded researchers are examining what happens when pyrite meets oxygen and microbes deep below land surface, particularly at circumneutral pH, a situation that has not been well understood up to this point.
University-based research projects to examine Wisconsin’s “buried treasure:” Groundwater
July 8, 2020
Four new WRI-funded projects focused on Wisconsin groundwater are underway on university campuses as of July 1, as well as a continuing one.
Operations in Response to COVID-19
June 17, 2020
Due to the effects of Covid-19, these are unprecedented times for all of society, including water science and outreach at Wisconsin Sea Grant. While our staff continues to adapt to this ...