Water Resources of Michigan

Contents of Michigan's Source-Water Assessment Program – Surface-Water Assessments Leading To Protection Initiatives

US Geological Survey RTS# MI-0121
Lansing, Michigan 2002

By: M. J. Sweat, B. B. Brogren, R. S. Jodoin, T. A. Rossi, and M. W. Loerop

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Contents

• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Delineation of Surface Source-Water Areas
• Delineation of the Critical Assessment Zone and Susceptible Area
• Sensitivity Determination
• Contaminant-Source Inventories
  • Contaminants of Concern
  • Scope of Potential Contaminant-Source Inventory
  • Contaminant-Source Inventory Procedure
• Susceptibility Determination
  • Susceptibility Analysis
  • Susceptibility Determination Results
• Contents of Source-Water Assessment Report
  • Making Assessments Available to the Public
  • Integration with Other Ongoing Water Quality Programs
• Completed Assessments
• Summary
• References

FIGURES
Maps showing:

1. Location of Water Supplies in Michigan using Surface Water as their Source.
2. Source-water for the Adrian, Alpena, and Detroit - Belle Isle, Michigan, Water Supply Intakes.
3. Critical assessment zone (CAZ) and susceptible area for the Blissfield, Michigan, water-supply on the River Raisin
4. Critical assessment zone (CAZ) determination (modified from Brogren, 1999)
5. Critical assessment zone (CAZ) for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Lake Huron intake in Lake Huron
6. Critical assessment zone (CAZ) and susceptible area for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Belle Isle intake in the Detroit River
7. Surface-water source sensitivity analysis and susceptibility determination (modified from written commun., 2000, Brad Brogren and Brant Fisher, MDEQ)
8. Contaminant source inventory map for the Deerfield water supply

1. Water supplies in Michigan using surface-water as their source, by supply type
2. Water supplies participating in pilot assessments
3. Types of potential contaminant sources in the SWA for the Alpena WTP
4. Factors considered in determining susceptible areas

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