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David P. Lusch, Ph.D.Distinguished Senior Research Specialist

Michigan State UniversityDept. of Geography, Remote Sensing & GIS

Research and Outreach Services Group

Institute of Water Research

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andand Using the WWA Tool for Planning Using the WWA Tool for Planning

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•Overview of the groundwater & surface water resources of the Northern Lower Peninsula

• Overview of the Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool (WWAT)

• Example uses of the WWAT for sustainable community development

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Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Managementfor Planning and Watershed Management

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Au Sable R.Betsie R.

Platte R.

Boardman R.

Sturgeon R.

Thunder Bay R.

Au Gres R.

Rifle R.

Pigeon R.

Pine R.

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Aquifers• Any geologic material that stores and

transmits groundwater

• Two basic types: Bedrock Aquifers

Glacial Aquifers

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Groundwater Inventory & Mapping

http://gwmap.rsgis.msu.edu

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Bedrock Aquifers

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Bedrock Aquifers

GLACIAL DEPOSITS

MaMiPBScSaRb

Freshwater / Saline-waterinterface

KILOMETERS

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Mi

PBSc

Sa

Rb

3.6 X vertical exaggeration

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Wells in Bedrock Aquifers

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Yield from Bedrock Aquifers

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Glacial Sediment Thickness

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Glacial Sediment Characterization

Confining material dominates

Marginal aquifer material mixed with partially confining material dominates

Marginal aquifer material dominates

Aquifer material dominates

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Wells in Glacial Aquifers

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Yield from Glacial Aquifers

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Depth to First Water

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• The next segment– Assessment Tool

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