The SWIGG study tested water from hundreds of wells in Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Counties to determine whether drinking water contamination issues exist, and if so, what is causing the contamination.
2022 SWIGG Presentation with CC
View/Download the final SWIGG study report – SUMMARY
View/Download the final SWIGG study report – Full Version
SWIGG Presentation Slides the final SWIGG study report – Slides from May 16, 2022 presentation
SWIGG Related Resources
Update on the Southwest Wisconsin Groundwater and Geology Study – August 1, 2019
Press Release – July 29, 2019
Discussion of SWIGG Study Results – Darlington, WI – September 4, 2019
Press Release – June 5, 2019
SWIGG Fact Sheet / Handout
Press Release – 9/24/2018
Well Water Viewer
Private Wells Groundwater Quality
Other Resources and Information
Research on a Mysterious Cave Helps Lend Insight on Improving Water Quality
Bacterialogical Contamination of Private Wells
Improving your private well water quality
Water Quality in Iowa County (2 pages, 139 KB .pdf)
La calidad del agua para beber en el condado de Iowa (2 pages, 115 KB .pdf)
Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center
Groundwater in Iowa County — A Citizen’s Guide (31 p., 2,177 KB .pdf)
Groundwater recharge
Groundwater susceptibility
Springs in Iowa County
Water-table elevation
Protecting Wisconsin’s Groundwater Through Comprehensive Planning
Contact Information:
Grant County
Erik Heagle
erik.heagle@wi.nacdnet.net
608-723-6377, ext. 4
Iowa County
Katie Abbott
katherine.abbott@iowacounty.org
608-930-9893
Lafayette County
Erica Sauer
erica.sauer@lafayettecountywi.org
608-776-3836
