Sustainable Groundwater Management in the Village of Richfield, Southeastern Wisconsin

The Village of Richfield is singular in its proactive approach to sustainable groundwater management. Starting 16 years ago with their 2004 Groundwater Protection Ordinance and the development of their groundwater monitoring program, Richfield has been leading the state of Wisconsin with a data-informed understanding of community hydrogeology and data-driven development decisions. At the beginning, andContinue reading “Sustainable Groundwater Management in the Village of Richfield, Southeastern Wisconsin”

Wellntel a Key Part of Dane County’s 2020 Climate Action Plan

Vital groundwater data will be collected with this new observation network that will include citizen scientists, remote monitoring, and real-time analytical tools.

Clean Energy Trust Invests in Wellntel

Milwaukee (May 29, 2018) – Wellntel is excited to announce a first-time investment from Clean Energy Trust. Clean Energy Trust invests in innovative cleantech startups from the Midwest. The investment was announced at Clean Energy Trust’s #Co_InvestCleantech event in Chicago, Illinois on March 23, 2018. Wellntel was selected from over one hundred applicants and joinsContinue reading “Clean Energy Trust Invests in Wellntel”

Groundwater insights allow businesses to meet sustainability goals

It was once thought that groundwater monitoring would be the exclusive purview of government scientists, agencies and regulators. Wellntel upends that premise by enlisting, teaching and enabling citizens and community groups to themselves become collectors of groundwater data. We’ve seen that businesses are as interested as citizens and communities in sustainability, and need groundwater facts to meet their profit goals, their goalsContinue reading “Groundwater insights allow businesses to meet sustainability goals”

Wellntel at Badger Rock Center finds hydrologic connections

Wellntel systems at the Badger Rock Center are tracking groundwater and water in storage on the south side of Madison, Wisconsin. Data from the systems help neighbors, gardeners, teachers, students, and facility managers to see connections between rainfall, rainfall collection, pumping for irrigation, and groundwater levels in the shallow aquifer underlying the school, its gardens, and the neighborhood. Recently,Continue reading “Wellntel at Badger Rock Center finds hydrologic connections”

Introductory meeting at the Riveredge Nature Center on September 6th at 6:30pm

Learn how citizens of Ozaukee and Washington Counties can build a Community Groundwater Network Neighbors, farmers, schools, and businesses of Ozaukee and Washington Counties can work together to understand groundwater, create smart local agreements, increase social and economic resilience, and protect the land and property value. Experts will share facts about area groundwater, you can seeContinue reading “Introductory meeting at the Riveredge Nature Center on September 6th at 6:30pm”

As central oversight lessens, neighbors take resilience into their own hands

The need for continuous hydrological data is growing, while the ability of government agencies to collect and interpret these data is flat or declining. Photo from Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin 111, full citation below * The responsibility for groundwater resource management is shifting from governments to citizens Recent legislation and legal rulings onContinue reading “As central oversight lessens, neighbors take resilience into their own hands”

Fast Company: Wellntel among 50 projects Really Making America Great Again

Wellntel is thrilled to have made Fast Company’s 2017 list of top innovators. The project looks for stand-out projects in each of the 50 states. Wellntel proudly represents Wisconsin. Read more about the honor, and other recipients, here. https://www.fastcompany.com/40401141/announcing-the-united-states-of-innovation-2017

Wellntel expands, opens Global Groundwater Center in Milwaukee

To accelerate and expand production, customer service, and new product development, Wellntel, Milwaukee’s hottest watertech start-up* has moved into a new facility on Milwaukee’s historic lower east side. The new space boasts a water lab, high-tech just-in-time production cells, a fabrication shop, fulfillment center, high-speed internet, natural sunlight, a store front, conference center, ample parking,Continue reading “Wellntel expands, opens Global Groundwater Center in Milwaukee”

Wellntel wins BizTimes I.Q. Award for Innovation

Wellntel will receive a BizTimes I.Q. Award for Innovation from BizTimes Media LLC. The I.Q. Awards salute Southeastern Wisconsin businesses for their innovative products, services or processes. The winners will receive their awards at a lunch ceremony on Wednesday, May 18, at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, Woodland Dreams Ballroom, in Milwaukee at 1721 W. Canal St.,Continue reading “Wellntel wins BizTimes I.Q. Award for Innovation”