VILLAGE OF BEAR LAKE, MICHIGAN
WELLHEAD PROTECTION DELINEATION REPORT 2003

In 2003, our environmental engineers, Gosling Czuback Inc. produced the Wellhead Protection Delineation report.

Click here to download the Report (83K).

Attachments are referenced in the report which are available for download here:

Attachment 1 Area Topographic Map (795K)

Attachment 2 Elevation Data and Well Logs (2.3MB)

Attachment 3 Cross Sections: A-A'( 80K)

Attachment 4 Regional Ground Water Contour Map (635K)

Attachment 5 Village of Bear Lake Well Field (97K)

Attachment 6 Modeled Drawdown (626K)

Attachment 7 Model Inputs and Outputs (48K)

Attachment 8 Wellhead Protection Area (624K)

Attachment 9 Endnotes & References (46K)

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The State of Michigan Wellhead Protection Program (WPP) is designed to protect the integrity of current and future water supply for the Village of Bear Lake.

The Village relies on two wells drilled in to a primary aquafer. The WPP seeks to determine from which direction our water supply reaches the wells which in turn will help identify any future potential for contamination and help plan for future water wells and land use.

Click here to read the Manistee News Advocate feature story on potential sources of groundwater contamination within our area.

The Village has received a $7,500.00 grant from the State of Michigan to defray 2001 costs. An additional $7,050.00 was approved for 2002. A grant of $2,725.00 has been received for 2003 project costs, and an award of $3250 for 2004.

It has been shown that Bear Lake's drinking water, derived from ground water, is relatively 'young' being less than 50 years old.

In order to protect the current and future sources of our ground / drinking water, the Wellhead Protection project will enable us to make sound future planning decisions.

The Village tests the integrity of our municipal supply on a monthly basis.