Water Resources & Fisheries
Paul McGinley, Ph.D.
Paul McGinley teaches in the College of Natural Resources and is a
UW-Extension Water Quality Specialist. His extension teaching and
research emphasizes understanding and improving the water quality in
lakes, streams and drinking water. Specific applications include lake
management, impacts of land use change, water treatment, stormwater
management, and the fate and transport of aquatic pollutants.
Formal Education
Ph.D. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Environmental Engineering,
1991
M.S. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Water Chemistry, 1987.
B.S. University of Wisconsin, Madison. Soil Science, 1980; Civil and
Environmental Engineering, 1983.
Professional Positions
Associate Professor (Water Resources) and UW-Extension Water Quality
Specialist, College of Natural Resources, University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point, January 2001-present.
Water Resources Project Manager, MSA Professional Services, Baraboo, WI
December, 1994-2000.
Environmental Technician, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,
Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, 1980-1983.
Professional Memberships
North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE)
American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
Registered Professional Engineer (WI)
Recent Professional Service
Shoreland Advisory Committee, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Past President, Wisconsin Section of the American Water Resources
Association
Pioneer Farm Water Team
Introduction to Soil and Water Resources (NR251)
Water Quality Management (WATR 382)
Urban Hydrologic Planning and Design (WATR 452)
Water Chemistry and Analysis (WATR 480)
Using the P8 Urban Catchment Model (UW EPD)
Publications and Presentations
Freihoefer, A.T. and P. M. McGinley, 2009. Event based hydrologic
calibration of field-scale watersheds in southwestern Wisconsin using
the SWAT model. Presented at the 2009 International SWAT Conference,
Boulder CO.
Freihoefer, A. and P. McGinley. 2009. Phosphorus Loading Model for Lake
Eau Claire and Lake Altoona. Center for Watershed Science and Education
Report.
McGinley, P.M. 2008. A Shoreland Quality Estimator for Evaluating
Riparian Development on Lakes. Report and computer simulation tool
prepared for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
McGinley, P.M. 2008. Modeling the influence of land use on groundwater
chloride loading to lakes. Lake and Reservoir Management 24:112-121.
McGinley, P.M. and K.M. Foster. 2008. The Effectiveness of pervious
areas for infiltration runoff from impervious areas. Presented at the
North American Lakes Management Society Annual Meeting, Lake Louise,
Alberta, Canada.
McGinley, P. 2007. The Land “Behind” the Lake:Watersheds and Lake Water
Quality. Lake Connection,
http://wisconsinlakes.org/publications/archive_lakeconn_articles/07fall_watersheds(McGinley).pdf.
Hoverson, D. and P. McGinley. 2007. “Going Bottomside:” Boating Impacts
in Lakes. Lake Connection
http://wisconsinlakes.org/publications/archive_lakeconn_articles/07summer_boatingimpacts(McGinely,
Hoverson).pdf.
Hoverson, D. and P. McGinley. 2007. Boating Impacts on Water Clarity in
Clark Lake, Wisconsin. Presented at the North American Lake Management
Society Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
Freihoefer, A. and P. McGinley, 2006. Improving SWAT Model Calibration
for Phosphorus Export with Field-Scale Monitoring. Presented at the
American Water Resources Association Annual Meeting, Baltimore, November
6-9, 2006.
McGinley, P.M. 2005. Hold the salt? The impact of de-icing and other
chloride-containing compounds on lakes. Lake Tides Winter, 2006,
31(1):4-5.
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/uwexlakes/laketides/vol31-1/LTWinter2006.pdf
McGinley, P.M. 2005. Modeling the Effect of Urban Storm Water Runoff on
Groundwater-Dominated Lakes. Abstract: Eos Trans. AGU, 86(18), Jt. Assem.
Suppl. Abstract H21D-04 and poster presented at the AGU Spring Meeting,
New Orleans, LA, May, 2005.
Olson, E. and P. McGinley. 2005. Lot Size Regulations and Water Quality
Protection: The Case for Large Lots in Rural Areas. Abstract and
presentation at Emerging Issues Along Urban/Rural Interfaces: Linking
Science and Society, March 13-16, 2005, Atlanta, Georgia.
McGinley, P. and R. Stephens. 2004. Exploring groundwater phosphorus
concentrations through private water supply testing. American Water
Resources Association Wisconsin Chapter Annual Meeting, March 2004.
McGinley, P.M. 2003. A 10,000 year relationship-- the lakes and land,
how are they getting along? Lake Tides 29(1):9-11 (http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/uwexlakes/laketides/vol29-1/vol29-1.pdf)
McGinley, P.M, N. Turyk and W. Halverson. Reaching Out with Science to
Help Communities Make Decisions Presented at the 3rd Nonpoint Source
Pollution Information & Education Conference, Chicago, IL, October
20-23, 2003.
Dechamps, A., P.M. McGinley and N. Turyk. The influence of calcium
carbonate on the phosphorus in the water column of a hard water lake.
Abstract and presentation at North American Lake Management Society 2002
Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska.
McGinley, P.M. and S. Kesarju. Organic Contaminants in Sedimentary Rock
Systems- Experimental Evaluation of Sorption in Limestones and Shales,
In: Proceedings of the Fourth Great Lakes Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental
Conference on In-Situ Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Chicago, IL,
May 17, 1996.
McGinley, P.M., L.E.Katz, W.J. Weber, Jr. Competitive Sorption and
Displacement of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Saturated Subsurface
Soil Systems, Water Resources Research 32:3571-3577, 1996.
McGinley, P.M., L.E. Katz, and W.J. Weber, Jr. A Distributed Reactivity
Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments: II. Competitive Sorption of
Hydrophobic Organic Compounds. Environmental Science & Technology,
27:1524-1531, 1993.
Weber, W.J., Jr., P.M. McGinley, and L.E. Katz. A Distributed Reactivity
Model for Sorption by Soils and Sediments: I. Thermodynamic Basis and
Equilibrium Assessments, Environmental Science & Technology,
26:1955-1962, 1992.
Weber, W.J., Jr., P.M McGinley, L.E. Katz. Sorption Phenomena in
Subsurface Systems: Concepts, Models and Effects on Contaminant Fate and
Transport, Water Research, 25:499-528, 1991.
Recent Research Projects
National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation: Mass
Spectrometry Facility for Research, Education and Outreach on Drinking
and Groundwater Quality
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Water Quality Model for the
Mill Creek Watershed
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Shoreland Mitigation Matrix
Eau Claire County, Lake Eau Claire and Lake Altoona Associations,
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Watershed Model for Lake Eau
Claire and Lake Altoona
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Lake Mead Watershed Model
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Herbicides and Nutrients in Wisconsin Streams
Hobbies:
Hiking, fishing and camping