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Madeline Gotkowitz
Hydrogeologist
Faculty
Department of Environmental Sciences (chairperson)
University of Wisconsin–Extension
Affiliated Faculty
Department of Geology and Geophysics
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tel 608/262.1580 Fax 608/262.8086
email mbgotkow@wisc.edu

Research interests

At the WGNHS, we propose and carry out applied projects having specific practical goals, but each project contains a research component. My areas of research include the geologic and geochemical factors affecting arsenic in Wisconsin’s groundwater, regional hydrogeology of western Wisconsin, flow and contaminant transport across aquitards, and groundwater use rates in Wisconsin. My goal is to publish results from this research in ways that are useful to local and state officials responsible for managing the water resources of Wisconsin.

Part of the mission of the WGNHS is to collect, interpret, disseminate, and archive natural resource information. I participate in projects at the WGNHS designed to improve the ways in which we offer information to the public. For example, we would like to make our geologic and hydrogeologic databases available in digital formats that are easy to use and well documented.

Current projects

Evaluation of methods for assessing the movement of chemical and microbial contaminants through aquitards

Hydrogeology of Iowa County, Wisconsin

Hydrogeology of Calumet County, Wisconsin

Effect of well disinfection on mineral transformation and release of arsenic to groundwater

Groundwater use and sustainability of groundwater resources in Wisconsin

Selected publications/presentations

Arsenic in groundwater
Gotkowitz, M.B., 2005, Almost everywhere: Naturally occurring arsenic in Wisconsin’s aquifers: American Water Resources Association, Wisconsin Chapter 29th Annual Meeting, Program and Abstracts.

Gotkowitz, M.B., 2000, Report on the preliminary investigation of arsenic in groundwater near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Open-File Report 2000-02, 19 p.

Gotkowitz, M.B., 2007, Well water for rural residential subdivisions: Using groundwater flow models to evaluate options for water supply, 8 p.

Gotkowitz, M.B., Schreiber, M.S., and Simo, J.A., 2004, Effects of water use on arsenic release to well water in a confined aquifer: Ground Water, v. 42, no. 4, p. 568–575.

Root, T.L., Bahr, J.M., and Gotkowitz, M.B., 2005, Controls on arsenic concentrations in groundwater near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, in O’Day, P., Vlassopoulos, D., Meng, X., and Benning, L.G., eds., Advances in Arsenic Research: Integration of Experimental ands Observational Studies and Implications for Mitigation: ACS Symposium Series 915, p. 161–174.

Schreiber, M.E., Gotkowitz, M.B., Simo, J.A., and Freiberg, P.G., 2003, Mechanisms of arsenic release to groundwater from naturally occurring sources, eastern Wisconsin, in Welch, A., and Stollenwerk, K., eds., Arsenic in Groundwater: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 488 p.

Regional hydrogeology of Wisconsin
Gaffield, S., Gotkowitz, M., and Bradbury, K., 2002, Delineation of zones of contribution for municipal wells in Rock County, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Open-File Report 2002-02, 47 p.

Gotkowitz, M.B., Feinstein, D.T., and Carlson, C.P., 2004, Evaluation of the solute transport model developed for the proposed Crandon Mine tailings management area and reclaim pond: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Open-File Report 2004-02, 1 CD-ROM.

Gotkowitz, M.B., and Gaffield, S. J., 2006, Water-table elevation and aquifer susceptibility maps of Calumet County, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Miscellaneous Map 56, scale 1:100,000.

Gotkowitz, M.B., Zeiler, K.K., Dunning, C.P., Thomas, J., and Lin, Y., 2005, Hydrogeology and simulation of groundwater flow in Sauk County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin 102, 43 p.

Gotkowitz, M.B., and Zeiler, K.K., 2002, Depth to bedrock map of Sauk County, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Miscellaneous Map 54, scale 1:100,000. (Also available as Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Miscellaneous Map 54-DI on CD-ROM; downloadable data can be found on our Web site: <http://www.uwex.edu/wgnhs/gis.htm>.)

Gotkowitz, M.B., and Zeiler, K.K., 2002, Water-table elevation map of Sauk County, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Miscellaneous Map 55, scale 1:100,000. (Also available as Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Miscellaneous Map 55-DI on CD-ROM; downloadable data can be found on our Web site: <http://www.uwex.edu/wgnhs/gis.htm>.)

Flow and transport across aquitards
Borchardt, M.A., Bradbury, K.R., Gotkowitz, M.B., Cherry, J.A., and Parker, B.L., 2007, Human enteric viruses in groundwater from a confined bedrock aquifer: Environmental Science and Technology, 10.1021/es071110+.

Bradbury, K.R., Gotkowitz, M.B., Hart, D.J., Eaton, T.T., Cherry, J.A., Parker, B.L., Borchardt, M.A., in press, Contaminant Transport Through Aquitards: Technical Guidance for Aquitard Assessment: Awwa Research Foundation.

Bradbury, K.R., Hart, D.J., and Gotkowitz, M.B., 2004, Field comparison of methods for collecting hydraulic head profiles across an aquitard: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 5.

Gotkowitz, M.B., Bradbury, K.R., and Borchardt, M.A., 2005, Human enteric viruses in groundwater from a confined aquifer: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7.

Geologic database
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 2003, wiscLITH: A digital lithologic and stratigraphic database of Wisconsin geology: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Open-File Report 2003-05, 1 CD-ROM.

Collaborations

I collaborate with faculty and students in the Hydrogeology Group in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, UW–Madison, where I hold an Affiliate Faculty appointment.

I also work with colleagues in the U.S. Geological Survey, Wisconsin Water Science Center, Middleton, Wisconsin.

I work with colleagues throughout UW–Extension, including faculty and staff at the Center for Watershed Science and Education and several UW–Extension county offices, including Iowa County and Winnebago County.

Selected professional activities

Monitoring and Data Management Subcommittee of the Wisconsin Groundwater Coordinating Council, 2002–present

University Committee of the Faculty Senate, UW–Extension, 2004–present

Geological Society of America, member, 2001–present

National Ground Water Association, member, 1999–present

Wisconsin Section of American Water Resources Association, member, 1998–present

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