Module 6: Information, Media, and Technology Skills

Module 6 Activity 1
Village of Gilman
Water & Sewer Issue

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/wm/glwsp/facilities/munifp.htm
The basic purpose of facility planning is to assess the condition of a sewerage system, establish a need for improvement, evaluate options to address system needs, and to identify the cost-effective alternative.
Google Web
Wisconsin DNR
Waste Alternatives

http://www.goerie.com/
Published: March 16. 2008 6:00AM
A vast array of pharmaceuticals -- including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones -- have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows.
Google News Archive
Water Contamination

http://www.scipub.org/fulltext/ajas/ajas49619-627.pdf
Nitrite and nitrate are highly soluble and easily leach out of soil solution. Therefore, continuous application of cheese whey at higher rates may result in ground water contamination and eventually becomes a threat to human and animal health.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Water AND Contamination

http://md1.csa.com
Results of this study indicated that the nitrate and chloride concentrations in the groundwater of the central Wisconsin sand plains are significantly above background, and that the main source is the irrigated agriculture in the region.

Nitrate and Chloride in Ground Water Under Irrigated Agriculture in Central Wisconsin
Saffigna, PG; Keeney, DR
Ground Water Vol 15, No 2, p 170-177, March-April 1977. 3 fig, 4 tab, 18 ref.
Google Scholar
Wisconsin Ground Water

http://www.questia.com/
Results of a study suggesting an association between breast cancer and perchloroethylene (PCE; also called tetrachloroethylene) exposure from public drinking water. Women were exposed to PCE when it leached from the vinyl lining of water distribution pipes from the late 1960s through the early 1980s.
Journal article by Ann Aschengrau, Sarah Rogers, David Ozonoff; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 111, 2003
Google Scholar
Wisconsin + Contaminated Water

http://www.questia.com/
The association between nitrate levels in public and private sources of drinking water and gastric cancer mortality in Wisconsin was investigated in a case-control study.
Gastric Cancer Mortality and Nitrate Levels in Wisconsin Drinking Water Rademacher, JJ; Young, TB; Kanarek, MS
Archives of Environmental Health AEHLAU, Vol. 47, No. 4, p 292-294, July/August 1992. 1 tab, 17 ref.
Google Scholar
Wisconsin Water Results

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cfa/EL/Section/Clean.html
The Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) is one of the subsidized loan programs included in the Environmental Improvement Fund (EIF). The CWFP provides loans to municipalities for wastewater treatment and urban storm water projects.
Google Search Web
Wastewater Facility

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/dwg/report.pdf
2006 Annual Drinking Water Report—Wisconsin’s Public Water Systems
(Includes chart data on maximum permissible contaminant levels for drinking water.
Google Search Web
Safe Drinking Water

http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9908924_ITM
Article describing how three wastewater-treatment plants in Wisconsin recently earned national and regional awards as outstanding examples of design and operation.
Google News Archive
Wisconsin Wastewater
“Village of Gilman”

http://www.wrwa.org/field.html
Ed Hendzel has over 22 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry. Prior to joining WRWA, Ed served as the Public Works Director for the Village of Gilman for over 17 years.
Google Web
“Village of Gilman”


When trying to decide key words and search engines to use for this activity, I had to think of what sources I wanted to draw from in gathering data. I wanted some quotes and examples of Wisconsin’s wastewater situation, I wanted to find people directly involved with Gilman, Wisconsin’s situation, and I wanted to find scientific studies on wastewater contamination and the effects on area residents. The search tool that gave me the best results for the scope of the project was Directory of Open Access Journals, Google Scholar, and Google Web. These tools may have worked best because the project is very specific to Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has much information developed on this subject. Search tools I found least effective were MagPortal.com and FindArticles.com. I was deterred most often by having to register and pay for articles.