The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will join with project partners SkyTEM Canada and Aqua Geo Frameworks to host an open house at the Kirksville Regional Airport to share more information about the Northeast Missouri Aquifer Characterization Project. The department invites the public to see the helicopter that will be conducting low-flying airborne electromagnetic surveys.
The department's Missouri Geological Survey is continuing the study this summer and is extending the project into Adair, Knox and Lewis counties. This study’s goal is to find sources of potable groundwater to assist landowners in locating favorable water well construction sites, which may provide solutions to negative drought impacts on the region’s water supply. For more information about the project, visit the department's Northeast Missouri Aquifer Characterization Project webpage.