Water Quality Research

Information and products on the Souris River Basin.

Information and products on the Devils Lake Basin.

Information and products on the Red River Basin.

Every day, millions of gallons of groundwater are pumped to supply drinking water for about 140 million people, almost one-half of the Nation’s population. Learn about the quality and availability of groundwater for drinking, where and why groundwater quality is degraded, and where groundwater quality is changing.

Concepts for Study of the Contamination Potential of Bedrock Aquifers in the Black Hills Area, Western South Dakota

Project Period: May 2017 - September 2018 Cooperator: West Dakota Water Development District Project Chief: Galen Hoogestraat