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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
PLANNING PROGRAM

  • SUMMARY PRESENTATION
  • FOR
  • OZAUKEE COUNTY
  • BOARD OF SUPERVISORS


  • OCTOBER 1, 2003


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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
PLANNING PROGRAM

  • CONDUCT BASIC GROUNDWATER INVENTORIES (WORK COMPLETED IN 2001). (REPORT RECENTLY PUBLISHED)
  • COLLECT ADDITIONAL INVENTORY DATA AND DEVELOP REGIONAL GROUNDWATER SIMULATION MODEL FOR SHALLOW AND DEEP AQUIFERS. MODEL DEVELOPMENT IS UNDERWAY (MODEL COMPLETED. DOCUMENTATION TO BE FINALIZED BY OCTOBER 2003)
  • PREPARE REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM PLAN CONSIDERING BOTH SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS (PROSPECTUS RECENTLY PUBLISHED)
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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
BASIC WATER SUPPLY INVENTORY DATA
  • AREAS SERVED BY PUBLIC
  • AND PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY
    SYSTEMS IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN: 2000
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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN BASIC
GROUNDWATER INVENTORY PROJECT EXAMPLES
  • GENERALIZED WATER TABLE ELEVATION FOR PORTION
    OF OZAUKEE COUNTY
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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
BASIC GROUNDWATER INVENTORY
PROJECT EXAMPLES
  • DEPTH TO BEDROCK IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
BASIC WATER SUPPLY INVENTORY DATA
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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
BASIC WATER SUPPLY INVENTORY DATA
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BASIC WATER SUPPLY INVENTORY DATA
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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
BASIC WATER SUPPLY INVENTORY DATA
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WATER SUPPLY ISSUES

  • DEEP AQUIFER SYSTEM. HISTORIC AND CONTINUED DRAWDOWN OF UP TO FOUR TO FIVE FEET PER YEAR. QUALITY CONCERNS IN SOME SYSTEMS RELATE TO RADIUM AND DISSOLVED SOLIDS. ARSENIC IS ALSO A CONCERN IN SOME DEEP AND SHALLOW AQUIFER SYSTEMS
  • SHALLOW AQUIFER SYSTEM. THERE ARE SUSTAINABILITY AND POTENTIAL SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND BASE FLOW IMPACTS IF USES GREATLY INCREASE, PARTICULARLY IF THIS AQUIFER IS USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE DEEP AQUIFER
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WATER SUPPLY ISSUES

  • LAKE MICHIGAN. TREATED WATER IS AN AMPLE, HIGH-QUALITY SOURCE. ITS USE IS CONSTRAINED BY DIVERSION LAWS AND POLICIES. CURRENT TREATMENT PLANTS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL POTENTIALLY EXCESS CAPACITY
  • WATER SUPPLY. INCREASED DEMANDS FOR WATER WEST OF THE SUBCONTINENTAL DIVIDE
  • POTENTIAL USE CONFLICTS. NEED TO COORDINATE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY PLANNING EFFORTS TO AVOID FUTURE CONFLICTS
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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
PLANNING PROGRAM
  • FOCUS OF REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLAN
  • DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL WATER SERVICE AREAS
  • FORECASTS OF FUTURE WATER SUPPLY DEMAND (2040)
  • DESCRIPTION OF LEGAL IMPLICATIONS ON LAKE MICHIGAN WATER USE AND RELATIONSHIP TO SUBCONTINENTAL DIVIDE
  • EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES AND DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM RECOMMENDATIONS ON SOURCES OF SUPPLY
  • GENERALIZED WELL CAPACITY AND SITING
  • DELINEATION OF MAJOR INTERCOMMUNITY FACILITIES
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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
PLANNING PROGRAM
  • FOCUS OF REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLAN (continued)
  • DELINEATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GROUNDWATER RECHARGE AREAS
  • EVALUATION OF IMPACTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON OBJECTIVES FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND REUSE
  • OVERALL REGIONAL SYSTEM IMPACT EVALUATION, INCLUDING GROUND- AND SURFACE WATER IMPACTS
  • EVALUATION OF INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE
  • RELATIONSHIP AND IMPACTS ON REGION SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
PLANNING PROGRAM
  • ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY
  • BASIC OPTIONS - COMBINATIONS OF THESE ARE ALSO A CONSIDERATION FOR EACH SERVICE AREA:
    • SANDSTONE AQUIFER, INCLUDING TREATMENT AND SOLIDS DISPOSAL,          AS NEEDED
    • SHALLOW AQUIFER (DOLOMITE OR SAND/GRAVEL)
    • LAKE MICHIGAN
    • OTHER SURFACE WATERS – DIRECT
      (NOT VIABLE FOR MUNICIPAL SOURCE)
    • OTHER SURFACE WATERS - ALLUVIUM