Dakota Water Science Center
Water Quality
Browse Water Quality science related to:
Souris River Basin
Information and products on the Souris River Basin.
Devils Lake Basin
Information and products on the Devils Lake Basin.
Red River Basin
Information and products on the Red River Basin.
Groundwater Quality Research
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.
North Dakota Discovery Farms
Project Period: June 2008- September 2016
Cooperators: North Dakota State University Extension Service
Project Chief: Rochelle Nustad
Concepts for Study of the Contamination Potential of Bedrock Aquifers in the Black Hills Area, Western South Dakota
Concepts for Study of the Contamination Potential of Bedrock Aquifers in the Black Hills Area, Western South Dakota
National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN)
Project Period: 2002-2008
Project Chief: Kathy Neitzert
Crow Creek Surface-Water Quality Study
Project Period: 2009-2011
Cooperators: Crow Creek Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Project Chief: Joyce Williamson
Chemistry of Uncontaminated Alluvial Deposits of the Cheyenne and Belle Fourche Rivers, South Dakota
Project Period: 2009-10
Cooperators: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Chief: John Stamm
Stormwater Monitoring in Rapid City
Project Period: 2008-current
Cooperator: City of Rapid City
Project Chief: Galen Hoogestraat
Real-time, Continuous Nitrate Monitoring of the Big Sioux River near Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Project Period: ongoing
Cooperators: City of Sioux Falls and East Dakota Water Development District
Project Chief: Galen Hoogestraat
Study to Examine Water-Quality Concerns within Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Project Period: 2011-2016
Cooperators: Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Project Chief: Galen Hoogestraat