Aquifer Preservation Subdistrict

MCD’s Aquifer Preservation Subdistrict was created in 1997 to develop and maintain an ongoing, watershed-wide program to support comprehensive protection and management of the Great Miami River Watershed’s groundwater resources.

The goals and projects of the Aquifer Preservation Subdistrict are guided by a Liaison Committee of stakeholders to ensure that local and regional needs are addressed throughout the watershed.

The Aquifer Preservation Subdistrict includes all, or portions of, nine counties including Butler, Clark, Greene, Hamilton, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, and Warren counties.

Partnering with a variety of federal, state, and local governments, the Aquifer Preservation Subdistrict helps communities develop and implement source water protection plans; provides educational programs; and monitors, analyzes, and reports on the conditions of the aquifer.

The Aquifer Preservation Subdistrict conducts quality and quantity studies of the buried valley aquifer, provides grants to communities to protect their drinking water sources, and helps citizens collect quality and quantity data on their own private wells through the Groundwater Monitors and Test Your Well programs.

The Liaison Committee section outlines how the goals and projects of the Subdistrict are guided by stakeholders to ensure that local and regional needs are addressed throughout the watershed.

The Source Water Grants section provides details on funds that the Aquifer Preservation Subdistrict awards to communities to help them protect drinking water sources.

The Groundwater Evaluations section provides results from groundwater investigations conducted in the Great Miami River Watershed.

The Water Data section provides links to water quality and quantity data.

The Groundwater Monitors section discusses how MCD can provide assistance to groups of residential well owners who share a concern about the quantity of water available to their wells.

The Test Your Well section provides details on events where private well owners bring a sample of their well water to be tested for the presence of nitrates at no charge.

For more information on the Aquifer Preservation Subdistrict contact Mike Ekberg at mekberg@miamiconservancy.org or (937) 223-1271.