Laura A Schachter
Laura Schachter is a Hydrologist with the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.
Education and Certifications
B.A. - Mathematics and Earth Science, Vassar College, 2016
M.S. - Geoscience, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Thesis: 'Quantifying Agricultural Nitrogen Loss via Edge-of-Field Monitoring: A Case Study in Spring Green, WI', 2019
Science and Products
Lead Concentrations and Isotope Ratios for Selected Water and Soil Samples Near Middleton Municipal Airport - Morey Field, Middleton, WI, 2022
In order to understand the provenance of lead in the surface water, groundwater, soils, and shallow pore water within and near the Middleton Municipal Airport–Morey Field (C29) in Middleton, WI, a subset of samples were sent to the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene for analysis. The results of these analyses are included in this data release and include both low-level lead concentrations...
Calculated Leached Nitrogen from Septic Systems in Wisconsin, 1850-2010
This data release contains a netCDF file containing decadal estimates of nitrate leached from septic systems (kilograms per hectare per year, or kg/ha) in the state of Wisconsin from 1850 to 2010, as well as the python code and supporting files used to create the netCDF file. The netCDF file is used as an input to a Nitrate Decision Support Tool for the State of Wisconsin (GW-NDST...
Data to support a Groundwater Nitrate Decision Support Tool for Wisconsin
A Groundwater Nitrate Decision Support Tool (GW-NDST) for wells in Wisconsin was developed to assist resource managers with assessing how legacy and possible future nitrate leaching rates, combined with groundwater lag times and potential denitrification, influence nitrate concentrations in wells (Juckem et al. 2024). Running and using the GW-NDST software involves downloading the...
Perchlorate, metals, organic compounds, and lead isotopes in groundwater, surface water, shallow groundwater, and soil within and near the Middleton Municipal Airport–Morey Field (C29), Middleton, Wisconsin, 2022
The Middleton Municipal Airport–Morey Field (C29) is in the City of Middleton and adjacent to the towns of Middleton and Springfield, Wisconsin. Nearby homes in the towns rely on private drinking water wells, and residents are concerned about the potential contamination of groundwater and surface water by airport activities, including flights by small aircraft that use leaded aviation...
Authors
Laura A. Schachter, Todd D. Stuntebeck
Design and calibration of a nitrate decision support tool for groundwater wells in Wisconsin, USA
This paper describes development of a nitrate decision support tool for groundwater wells (GW-NDST) that combines nitrate leaching and groundwater lag-times to compute well concentrations. The GW-NDST uses output from support models that simulate leached nitrate, groundwater age distributions, and nitrate reduction rates. The support models are linked through convolution to simulate...
Authors
Paul F. Juckem, Nicholas Corson-Dosch, Laura A. Schachter, Christopher Green, Kelsie M. Ferin, Eric G. Booth, Christopher J. Kucharik, Brian P. Austin, Leon J. Kauffman
Simulation of groundwater flow at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Sauk County, Wisconsin
To help support remedial efforts at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant the U.S. Geological Survey built and calibrated a transient groundwater flow model using the Newton Raphson formulation (MODFLOW–NWT) of the U.S. Geological Survey’s modular three-dimensional finite-difference code. The model simulates the groundwater flow system at the site from 1984 to 2020. The former Badger...
Authors
Megan J. Haserodt, Howard W. Reeves, Martha G. Nielsen, Laura A. Schachter, Nicholas T. Corson-Dosch, Daniel T. Feinstein
GW-NDST software v 1.1.1
This version 1.1.1 release of the Groundwater Nitrate Decision Support Tool (GW-NDST) for Wisconsin supersedes the version 1.1.0 release. This version 1.1.1 release includes updated instructions in the readme file and fixes minor bugs.
GW-NDST software v 1.1.0
Official version 1.1.0 software release of the Groundwater-Nitrate Decision Support Tool (GW-NDST) for Wisconsin. This release (v1.1.0) is matched with and described by Juckem, P.F., Corson-Dosch, N.T., Schachter, L.A., Green, C.T., Ferin, K.M., Booth, E.G., Kucharik, C.J., Austin, B.P., and Kauffman, L.J., 2024, Design and calibration of a Nitrate Decision Support Tool for Groundwater...
NO3GWT version 1.0.0
A groundwater Nitrate Decision Support Tool (GW-NDST) for wells in Wisconsin was developed to assist resource managers with assessing how legacy and possible future nitrate leaching rates, combined with groundwater lag times and potential denitrification, influence nitrate concentrations in wells (Juckem et al. 2024). The GW-NDST was reviewed and approved by the journal via this official...
Science and Products
Lead Concentrations and Isotope Ratios for Selected Water and Soil Samples Near Middleton Municipal Airport - Morey Field, Middleton, WI, 2022
In order to understand the provenance of lead in the surface water, groundwater, soils, and shallow pore water within and near the Middleton Municipal Airport–Morey Field (C29) in Middleton, WI, a subset of samples were sent to the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene for analysis. The results of these analyses are included in this data release and include both low-level lead concentrations...
Calculated Leached Nitrogen from Septic Systems in Wisconsin, 1850-2010
This data release contains a netCDF file containing decadal estimates of nitrate leached from septic systems (kilograms per hectare per year, or kg/ha) in the state of Wisconsin from 1850 to 2010, as well as the python code and supporting files used to create the netCDF file. The netCDF file is used as an input to a Nitrate Decision Support Tool for the State of Wisconsin (GW-NDST...
Data to support a Groundwater Nitrate Decision Support Tool for Wisconsin
A Groundwater Nitrate Decision Support Tool (GW-NDST) for wells in Wisconsin was developed to assist resource managers with assessing how legacy and possible future nitrate leaching rates, combined with groundwater lag times and potential denitrification, influence nitrate concentrations in wells (Juckem et al. 2024). Running and using the GW-NDST software involves downloading the...
Perchlorate, metals, organic compounds, and lead isotopes in groundwater, surface water, shallow groundwater, and soil within and near the Middleton Municipal Airport–Morey Field (C29), Middleton, Wisconsin, 2022
The Middleton Municipal Airport–Morey Field (C29) is in the City of Middleton and adjacent to the towns of Middleton and Springfield, Wisconsin. Nearby homes in the towns rely on private drinking water wells, and residents are concerned about the potential contamination of groundwater and surface water by airport activities, including flights by small aircraft that use leaded aviation...
Authors
Laura A. Schachter, Todd D. Stuntebeck
Design and calibration of a nitrate decision support tool for groundwater wells in Wisconsin, USA
This paper describes development of a nitrate decision support tool for groundwater wells (GW-NDST) that combines nitrate leaching and groundwater lag-times to compute well concentrations. The GW-NDST uses output from support models that simulate leached nitrate, groundwater age distributions, and nitrate reduction rates. The support models are linked through convolution to simulate...
Authors
Paul F. Juckem, Nicholas Corson-Dosch, Laura A. Schachter, Christopher Green, Kelsie M. Ferin, Eric G. Booth, Christopher J. Kucharik, Brian P. Austin, Leon J. Kauffman
Simulation of groundwater flow at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Sauk County, Wisconsin
To help support remedial efforts at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant the U.S. Geological Survey built and calibrated a transient groundwater flow model using the Newton Raphson formulation (MODFLOW–NWT) of the U.S. Geological Survey’s modular three-dimensional finite-difference code. The model simulates the groundwater flow system at the site from 1984 to 2020. The former Badger...
Authors
Megan J. Haserodt, Howard W. Reeves, Martha G. Nielsen, Laura A. Schachter, Nicholas T. Corson-Dosch, Daniel T. Feinstein
GW-NDST software v 1.1.1
This version 1.1.1 release of the Groundwater Nitrate Decision Support Tool (GW-NDST) for Wisconsin supersedes the version 1.1.0 release. This version 1.1.1 release includes updated instructions in the readme file and fixes minor bugs.
GW-NDST software v 1.1.0
Official version 1.1.0 software release of the Groundwater-Nitrate Decision Support Tool (GW-NDST) for Wisconsin. This release (v1.1.0) is matched with and described by Juckem, P.F., Corson-Dosch, N.T., Schachter, L.A., Green, C.T., Ferin, K.M., Booth, E.G., Kucharik, C.J., Austin, B.P., and Kauffman, L.J., 2024, Design and calibration of a Nitrate Decision Support Tool for Groundwater...
NO3GWT version 1.0.0
A groundwater Nitrate Decision Support Tool (GW-NDST) for wells in Wisconsin was developed to assist resource managers with assessing how legacy and possible future nitrate leaching rates, combined with groundwater lag times and potential denitrification, influence nitrate concentrations in wells (Juckem et al. 2024). The GW-NDST was reviewed and approved by the journal via this official...