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New tool will help researchers understand county’s water supply

Scientists are creating a new computer model of Dane County?s groundwater, a powerful tool that will allow them to better see and even predict the workings of the region?s natural water system that includes not only the water stored in stone deep beneath us but also the springs and lakes and streams that are connected to and fed by those underground supplies. The work by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey data and research will include everything from theses by UW-Madison students to pumping records from area water utilities.