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David P. Lusch , Ph.D. Distinguished Senior Research Specialist Michigan State University

Michigan’s W ater W ithdrawal A ssessment Process and Using the WWA Tool for Planning and Watershed Management. David P. Lusch , Ph.D. Distinguished Senior Research Specialist Michigan State University Dept. of Geography, Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services Group

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David P. Lusch , Ph.D. Distinguished Senior Research Specialist Michigan State University

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  1. Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process and Using the WWA Tool for Planning and Watershed Management David P. Lusch, Ph.D. DistinguishedSenior Research Specialist Michigan State University Dept. of Geography,Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services Group Institute of Water Research and

  2. Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Management • 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

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

  4. Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Management Sturgeon R. Pigeon R. Thunder Bay R. Platte R. Boardman R. Au Sable R. Betsie R. Manistee R. Au Gres R. Pine R. Little Manistee R. Muskegon R. Rifle R. Pere Marquette R.

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

  6. Aquifers • Any geologic material that stores and transmits groundwater • Two basic types: • Bedrock Aquifers • Glacial Aquifers

  7. Groundwater Inventory & Mapping http://gwmap.rsgis.msu.edu

  8. Bedrock Aquifers

  9. Bedrock Aquifers Rb ? ? Sa PB Sc Mi Ma 3.6 X vertical exaggeration KILOMETERS GLACIAL DEPOSITS Rb Sa Sc PB Freshwater / Saline-water interface Mi Ma

  10. Wells in Bedrock Aquifers

  11. Yield from Bedrock Aquifers

  12. Glacial Sediment Thickness

  13. Glacial Sediment Characterization Confining material dominates Marginal aquifer material mixed with partially confining material dominates Marginal aquifer material dominates Aquifer material dominates

  14. Wells in Glacial Aquifers

  15. Yield from Glacial Aquifers

  16. Depth to First Water

  17. Michigan’s Water Withdrawal Assessment Process for Planning and Watershed Management • The next segment • Assessment Tool

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