WWRC 97-05uu
Citizen's Network For Monitoring Groundwater Quality in Goshen County, Wyoming: An
Educational and Outreach Project
Introduction
Approximately 75% percent of Wyoming's population
uses groundwater as their primaiy drinking water
source. This water resource is also frequently used for
livestock watering throughout Wyoming and the semi-arid
West Groundwater, however, can become quickly
contaminated through the application of fertilizers and
pesticides. Therefore, a cooperative study involving
local citizens, the Wyoming Cooperative Extension
Service, and the Wyoming Water Resources Center
was begun in 1993 to assess the concentrations of
nitrate, atrazine, and aldicarb in the groundwaters of
Goshen County, Wyoming; one of the more
concentrated agricultural areas in the state.
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