Webster County

University of Missouri Extension provides the resources below to assist those interested in understanding the water quality issues affecting Webster County, and how to protect the water supplies for current use and future generations.

 | Contacts | Maps | Resource Links |

Contacts
(alphabetical listing)

• Department of Conservation
  or call the regional MDC office in Springfield, MO at 417-895-6880

• Department of Natural Resources
  or call tollfree 1-800-361-4827
  or call the Southwest Regional Office in Springfield, Missouri, at 417-891-4300

• Missouri Watershed Information Network (MoWIN)
  A clearinghouse for Missouri watershed information
  or call tollfree 1-877-426-7433 (Missouri only)

• Natural Resources Conservation Service
  USDA government agency that works with people to conserve natural resources on private lands in Missouri.

• Rogersville, MO TCE Well Contamination Resources
  Includes how to contact agencies involved in resolving problem with well contamination by trichloroethylene (TCE) near Rogersville, Missouri.   

• University of Missouri Extension Center - Webster County
  Call 417-859-2044 for unbiased, research-based information to help you prevent and solve problems.

• Water Quality Resources for Teachers
  Activities, lessons, posters, water science

• Webster County Health Unit
  Call 417-859-2532 with questions about onsite sewage system regulations and enforcement.

Maps & Interactive Mapping

• Click on the thumbnail below to see the full-sized image.

• Right-click on the full-sized image and choose "Save Picture As" to download the image to your computer.

• Click on the Printable PDF link below the image for an 8 1/2" x 11" version of the image. 

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1986 geologic map of Webster County, showing fault lines, topographic elevations, and river drainages (yellow areas on map).	Closeup of 1986 geologic map of Webster County. Six rivers in Missouri originate in Webster County, the second highest elevation in the state.	Map of losing and gaining streams identified by dye tracing conducted in Webster County by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Losing streams (in red) are those where water flows underground rather than in the streambed.	Closeup map of losing and gaining streams identified by dye tracing conducted in Webster County by the MoDNR.	Map of soil potential index for septic systems in Webster County. Yellow and red areas of map show soils with the greatest limitations, that would prevent conventional septic systems from working properly.	Map of sinkhole, fault line and karst areas in Webster County. Sinkholes are direct conduits to the underground water supply.

• Missouri Digital Soil Survey
  User-customizable science-based soil system information about soils where you live

• Missouri On-site Soil Evaluators List
  Click on map to find a soil evaluator serving your county

• Missouri Registered Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Installers List
  Click on map to find a registered installer serving your county

• Missouri Licensed Onsite System Inspectors/Evaluators List
  Click on map to find a licensed inspector/evaluator for property sale purposes

• Center for Agricultural, Research and Environmental Systems (CARES)
  Enter the Map Room to get interactive maps of locations of interest in Missouri

• Business Environmental Risk Management (BERM)
  An educational tool designed to help crop and livestock producers understand and manage their potential environmental risks

• Missouri Animal Feeding Operation Site Assessment (AFO Site)
  An educational tool designed to help agricultural producers understand and manage their potential community and environmental impacts 

Resource Links

• Resource List of Water Quality Web Links
  or click here to download  PDF version of list
  Hot-links to websites and resource materials covering a wide range of water quality issues

• Surf Your Watershed
  Learn about the six river watersheds (land drainages) of Webster County.

• Watershed-related information
  Lists land cover, water bodies and watershed health in Webster County

• Water Testing Results
  From August 1999 Department of Health random survey in Webster County

• Shock Chlorination of Water Wells
  or download file here
  Procedure for killing disease-causing bacteria in 6-inch diameter water wells
   
• Safe Drinking Water in an Emergency
  or download file here
  How to prepare, purify and store drinking water
   
• Karst Topography presentation (6 MB file)
  Presented by Bob Schultheis at the March 2010 Master Naturalist training in Joplin, MO
   

• Real-Time Groundwater Level Monitoring of Marshfield, MO Observation Well
  Link to groundwater level monitoring throughout southwest Missouri 

• Watershed Center Resources
  Collection of surface water and groundwater resources organized by the
  Watershed Committee of the Ozarks

• 1964 and 2002 Alaskan earthquakes affect Missouri wells and lakes ocda.org/earthquake.htm
  www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/geosrv/geores/MeasuringEQs.htm
  www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-11-03-alaska-quake_x.htm

• 1985 Mexico City earthquake affects Missouri wells
  Missouri Department of Natural Resources at Rolla, MO, reported this earthquake dropped the water level 15 feet overnight in monitoring wells in the city of Lamar, MO.

• 2004 Sumatra earthquake recorded by Missouri observation well network
  Earthquake waves from the Sumatra earthquake passed through Missouri on December 25, 2004, and caused an 8-inch water level fluctuation in Aurora, MO well.

• 2011 Japan earthquake spikes water well levels in Missouri
  The recent earthquake in Japan affected water levels in groundwater wells all over the country. Water level fluctuations were recorded as far away as Missouri, Illinois, Virginia, and Florida.

• Karst, Springs and Caves in Missouri
  Website maps show locations of springs, sinkholes and losing streams throughout Missouri

• How Sinkholes Form in Missouri
  Shows the process of sinkhole development

Web Manager:  Bob Schultheis Webster County Extension Center Email comments to: schultheisr@missouri.edu Last revised: 05/10/2011

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