Michigan Initiates Statewide Groundwater Modeling

摘要

An automated approach for cost-effectively analyzing groundwater data and rapidly defining recharge areas associated with wells is expected to soon revamp the way that Michigan protects its groundwater supplies. Created by Michigan State University in partnership with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the process relies on an immense network that draws on new and existing groundwater data and related environmental information. After some initial pilot testing, the DEQ intends to employ the process statewide, boosting efforts to safeguard groundwater.