National Groundwater Awareness Week Highlights Importance of Water Resource

Underscoring the importance of Wisconsin’s valuable groundwater resources, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding state residents to protect and conserve water this week as part of National Groundwater Awareness Week. Approximately two thirds of the people living in Wisconsin, or nearly 3.9 million, get their drinking water from groundwater. Adequate supplies of safe groundwater are crucial not only to the health of those families, but also for the continued growth of agricultural production and cutting-edge industries in Wisconsin. In fact, the importance of safe drinking water is the foundation of Governor Evers’ declaration that 2019 is the Year of Clean Water and the reason for several initiatives included in his biennial budget proposal.