Lower Loup NRD: Characterization of Groundwater Nitrates in Area 29

Technicians with the Lower Loup Natural Resources District collected 22 samples from 20 irrigation wells and 2 domestic wells in northeast Wheeler County for this project during summer 2022. Samples were chemically and isotopically characterized to help determine the potential source of nitrogen. This type of analysis is described as “fingerprinting,” a method for tracing sources ...