Kentucky Interagency Groundwater Monitoring Network

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Kentucky Interagency Groundwater Monitoring Network

Groundwater is essential to the economy of Kentucky and to the health of its citizens. Despite its extensive use, until recently there was little systematic effort to describe groundwater quality and to make that information widely available. Recognizing the importance of groundwater, the 1998 Kentucky General Assembly directed the Kentucky Geological Survey to establish a long-term, interagency groundwater monitoring network to characterize the quality, quantity, and distribution of groundwater in Kentucky (Kentucky Revised Statute 151.625). The major goals of the Interagency Groundwater Monitoring Network are to (1) collect groundwater data, (2) characterize groundwater quality, (3) distribute groundwater information, (4) improve coordination between agencies that collect groundwater data, and (5) facilitate sharing of groundwater data (Interagency Technical Advisory Committee, 1996). The network is assisted by an Interagency Technical Advisory Committee on Groundwater (ITAC), which is composed of State, Federal, and university representatives. The ITAC was established by KRS 151.629.

Kentucky Interagency Groundwater Monitoring Network sampling sites maintained by the Kentucky Division of Water.

Map No.	AKGWA No.	Sample Frequency	Map No.	AKGWA No.	Sample Frequency	Map No.	AKGWA No.	Sample Frequency
1	00000811	5Q	21	00061854	Q	41	90000798	M
2	00007133	5Q	22	00061858	Q	42	90000854	2Q
3	00012311	Q	23	00065002	Q	43	90001020	Q
4	00014293	2Q	24	00065149	Q	44	90001051	5Q
5	00019489	5Q	25	00068511	Q	45	90001134	Q
6	00028100	5Q	26	00069574	Q	46	90001137	Q
7	00029505	2Q	27	80046811	2Q	47	90001143	M
8	00029983	Pest. MOA	28	80046812	2Q	48	90001145	2Q
9	00033887	5Q	29	80046813	2Q	49	90001149	2Q
10	00033904	5Q	30	90000045	Q	50	90001161	Q
11	00033965	5Q	31	90000054	Q	51	90001254	5Q
12	00033972	5Q	32	90000055	M	52	90001343	2Q
13	00037330	5Q	33	90000315	Pest. MOA	53	90001344	2Q
14	00037376	5Q	34	90000456	5Q	54	90001475	Pest. MOA
15	00039374	5Q	35	90000544	5Q	55	90001822	Q
16	00040944	Q	36	90000552	Q	56	90001857	Q
17	00041471	Q	37	90000702	Q	57	90002823	Pest. MOA
18	00042984	Q	38	90000703	Q	58	90002934	Q
19	00043253	5Q	39	90000705	M	59	90003064	5Q
20	00049097	Q	40	90000710	5Q	60	90003355	Q

AKGWA-number designations (DOW and Kentucky Groundwater Data Repository identification number) and sampling frequency, if available, for the Network sites. These AKGWA numbers can be located using the Repository water-well search website (http://kgs.uky.edu/kgsweb/DataSearching/Water/WaterWellSearch.asp).

Q=Quarterly
2Q=Every 2nd quarter
5Q=Every 5th quarter
M=Monthly
Pest. MOA= Pesticides Memorandum of Agreement, sample times vary

The network has produced the following annual summaries and descriptions of network activities:

Presentations on the Network by Rob Blair and Bart Davidson at the 9th Annual Monitoring Conference in Cincinnati on April 28-May 1, 2014

Annual Reports (PDF file):

Monitoring Network Framework Document (PDF file describing the initial work of the Interagency Technical Advisory Committee regarding the establishment of the Kentucky Groundwater Monitoring Network)

http://kgs.uky.edu/kgsweb/olops/pub/kgs/ITAC_framework.pdf (10.6mb)

Basin Management Unit reports

Kentucky Division of Water BMU Reports
Kentucky Geological Survey BMU Reports

The Kentucky Groundwater Monitoring Network (pdf files)

Conference Proceedings (PDF file):

Fisher, R.S., and Goodman, P.T., 2002, Characterizing groundwater in Kentucky: From site selection to published information : 2002 National Monitoring Conference, National Water Quality Monitoring Council, 8p. (0.1 Mb)