Agricultural BMP Application to Remediate Nitrate Contamination in a Major Outwash Aquifer in Jackson County, Indiana

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Schematic diagram showing installation of Wells 51 through 57 and Wells 51A through 57A

Wells were installed using a 4-foot hollow-stem auger. Materials coarsen downward from silt, fine sand, and clay to fine to coarse sand and some gravel, with minor silt and clay at depths of 8 to 12 feet.