TY - JOUR
T1 - Groundwater in Crisis? Addressing Groundwater Challenges in Michigan (USA) as a Template for the Great Lakes
AU - Steinman, Alan D.
AU - Uzarski, Donald G.
AU - Lusch, David P.
AU - Miller, Carol
AU - Doran, Patrick
AU - Zimnicki, Tom
AU - Chu, Philip
AU - Allan, Jon
AU - Asher, Jeremiah
AU - Bratton, John
AU - Carpenter, Don
AU - Dempsey, Dave
AU - Drummond, Chad
AU - Esch, John
AU - Garwood, Anne
AU - Harrison, Anna
AU - Lemke, Lawrence D.
AU - Nicholas, Jim
AU - Ogilvie, Wendy
AU - O’leary, Brendan
AU - Sachs, Paul
AU - Seelbach, Paul
AU - Seidel, Teresa
AU - Suchy, Amanda
AU - Yellich, John
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This summit was funded by the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) at the University of Michigan and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Allen and Helen Hunting Research and Innovation Fund held at the Annis Water Resources Institute at Grand Valley State University, grant number NA17OAR4320152.
Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: Logistical support was provided by Emily Kindervater (AWRI-GVSU, now at Hope College) and Mary Ogdahl and Tom Johengen from CIGLR, as well as Emilia Ferme Giralt and John Bratton (LimnoTech). We also express our gratitude to Lauren Fry (NOAA-GLERL), Ralph Haefner (USGS), and Mindy Erickson (USGS), who were members of the Summit. Finally, the lead author expresses his appreciation to three anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful and constructive comments.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/3/1
Y1 - 2022/3/1
N2 - Groundwater historically has been a critical but understudied, underfunded, and underap-preciated natural resource, although recent challenges associated with both groundwater quantity and quality have raised its profile. This is particularly true in the Laurentian Great Lakes (LGL) region, where the rich abundance of surface water results in the perception of an unlimited water supply but limited attention on groundwater resources. As a consequence, groundwater management recommendations in the LGL have been severely constrained by our lack of information. To address this information gap, a virtual summit was held in June 2021 that included invited participants from local, state, and federal government entities, universities, non-governmental organizations, and private firms in the region. Both technical (e.g., hydrologists, geologists, ecologists) and policy experts were included, and participants were assigned to an agricultural, urban, or coastal wetland breakout group in advance, based on their expertise. The overall goals of this groundwater summit were fourfold: (1) inventory the key (grand) challenges facing groundwater in Michigan; (2) identify the knowledge gaps and scientific needs, as well as policy recommendations, associated with these challenges; (3) construct a set of conceptual models that elucidate these challenges; and (4) develop a list of (tractable) next steps that can be taken to address these challenges. Absent this type of information, the sustainability of this critical resource is imperiled.
AB - Groundwater historically has been a critical but understudied, underfunded, and underap-preciated natural resource, although recent challenges associated with both groundwater quantity and quality have raised its profile. This is particularly true in the Laurentian Great Lakes (LGL) region, where the rich abundance of surface water results in the perception of an unlimited water supply but limited attention on groundwater resources. As a consequence, groundwater management recommendations in the LGL have been severely constrained by our lack of information. To address this information gap, a virtual summit was held in June 2021 that included invited participants from local, state, and federal government entities, universities, non-governmental organizations, and private firms in the region. Both technical (e.g., hydrologists, geologists, ecologists) and policy experts were included, and participants were assigned to an agricultural, urban, or coastal wetland breakout group in advance, based on their expertise. The overall goals of this groundwater summit were fourfold: (1) inventory the key (grand) challenges facing groundwater in Michigan; (2) identify the knowledge gaps and scientific needs, as well as policy recommendations, associated with these challenges; (3) construct a set of conceptual models that elucidate these challenges; and (4) develop a list of (tractable) next steps that can be taken to address these challenges. Absent this type of information, the sustainability of this critical resource is imperiled.
KW - Agriculture
KW - Coastal wetlands
KW - Great Lakes
KW - Groundwater
KW - Irrigation
KW - Urban water
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U2 - 10.3390/su14053008
DO - 10.3390/su14053008
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85126295594
VL - 14
JO - Sustainability (Switzerland)
JF - Sustainability (Switzerland)
SN - 2071-1050
IS - 5
M1 - 3008
ER -