2009 Ground Water Summit

2009 Ground Water Summit

Sunday, April 19, 2009

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8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Beyond MODFLOW: Integrated Catchment Modeling
Patrick Delaney

Geochemical Evaluations of Metals in Ground Water and Surface Water: Distinguishing Naturally Elevated Concentrations from Contamination
Jonathan Myers, Ph.D. and Karen Thorbjornsen

Multipurpose Recharge Facility and Clearwater Phase I and II and Tucson Water's Recharge and Recovery Projects
Wally R. Wilson and Frank G. Postillion

1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

GWPC Board of Directors Meeting

3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

GWPC State Roundtable

Monday, April 20, 2009

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8:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

GWPC Water/Energy Division

8:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Evolving Context of the Role of Ground Water In a Changing Climate
Michael E. Campana, Ph.D.

10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

GWPC Symposium Planning Committee

10:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.

Ground Water Sustainability: Definition, Implementation, and Validation I
Kurt O. Thomsen, Ph.D., CGWP., PG and Dale Armstrong, RG, CPG

10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

From Meinzer to Mass Spectrometry: a Session In Honor of Stanley N. Davis I
Fred M. Phillips

Importance of Ground Water/Surface Water Interactions for Sustainability of River Systems I
Tom Meixner and Abraham E. Springer, Ph.D.

Numerical Modeling of Surface Water and Ground Water In Arid Environments
David M. Bean, PG, CHg

Salinity Assessment and Management In Ground Water Basins I
Barry Hibbs, Ph.D.

12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.

From Meinzer to Mass Spectrometry: A Session In Honor of Stanley N. Davis II
Fred M. Phillips

1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

General Session I

Ground Water Sustainability: Definition, Implementation, and Validation II
Dale Armstrong, RG, CPG and Kurt O. Thomsen, Ph.D., CGWP., PG

1:30 p.m.-5:10 p.m.

Salinity Assessment and Management In Ground Water Basins II
Barry Hibbs, Ph.D.

1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

GWPC Water Availability and Sustainability Division

Importance of Ground Water/Surface Water Interactions for Sustainability of River Systems II
Thomas Meixner

3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Hydrogeological Research and Teaching In the Developing World
David K. Kreamer and Jonathan Levy, Ph.D.

3:30 p.m.-5:10 p.m.

Toward More Effective Use of Ground Water Modeling I: Improved Conceptual Models and Data Integration
Eileen P. Poeter, Mary C. Hill and Chunmiao Zheng

3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Deep Ground Water Investigation Issues
Craig C. Arola

5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Poster Presentations

Reception and Poster Session

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Darcy Lecture: Environmental Tracers in Modern Hydrogeology: Reducing Uncertainty in Ground Water Flow Estimation
Peter G. Cook, Ph.D.

8:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

GWPC Water Quality Division

9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Darcy Forum: Multidimensional Challenges of Dealing with Uncertainty for Decisions in Aquifer Management
Peter G. Cook, Ph.D.

10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

GWPC National Ground Water Strategy Committee

10:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m.

Nitrates in Ground Water I
Thomas Harter and David Rudolph

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Ground Water Management Under Climate Change: Implications for Developing Countries
Stephen E. Silliman, Alexandra Lutz, Ph.D. and James M. Thomas, Ph.D.

Importance of Ground Water/Surface Water Interactions for Sustainability of River Systems III
Thomas Meixner

Informatics and Information Systems for Sustainable Ground Water Management
Katharine L. Jacobs

Toward More Effective Use of Ground Water Modeling II: Improved Conceptual Models and Data Integration
Eileen P. Poeter

12:30 p.m.-1:50 p.m.

AGWSE Division Awards and Luncheon (provided)

1:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.

GWPC CO2 Committee

1:50 p.m.-3:50 p.m.

Managing Surface-Spreading Recharge Facilities: Case Studies
Ralph Marra

1:50 p.m.-4:10 p.m.

Nitrates in Ground Water II
Thomas Harter

1:50 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Aquifer/Ground Water Protection: Effective Strategies for Protecting the Quality of Our Ground Water Supplies
Gary Burchard

Data and Information for Decision-Making: More Important Than Ever
Robert P. Schreiber

1:50 p.m.-6:10 p.m.

Toward More Effective Use of Ground Water Modeling III: Better Simulation Methods
Eileen P. Poeter

3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

GWPC Board of Directors Meeting (cont.)

4:10 p.m.-5:10 p.m.

The Cost of Cleanup: Ground Water Remediation Case Studies with Costs I
Robert Masters

4:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Beyond Stationarity: Ground Water Management with Climate Variability and Climate Change I
Tom Meixner and Aleix Serrat-Capdevila

5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Informal Evening Networking Reception: Honoring Distinquished Ground Water Scientists and Engineers

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Birdsall-Dreiss Lecture: Will China Run Out of Water?
Chunmiao Zheng

9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Water Challenges in Conjunctive Management
Katherine Jacobs

10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

The Cost of Cleanup: Ground Water Remediation Case Studies with Costs II
Robert Masters

10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m.

Beyond Stationarity: Ground Water Management with Climate Variability and Climate Change II
Thomas Meixner

Development of Subsidence and Fissures From Ground Water Pumping I
Stanley Leake and Devin L. Galloway

Mining's Impacts On Water Resources: Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?
Steve Brooks and Michael Wireman

Toward More Effective Use of Ground Water Modeling IV: Appropriate Predictions
Eileen P. Poeter

12:05 p.m.-1:20 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:20 p.m.-2:20 p.m.

Climate Change, Drought, and Transboundary Ground Water
Michael E. Campana, Ph.D. and K. Scott King

1:20 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

General Session II
and Dale Armstrong, RG, CPG

1:20 p.m.-4:15 p.m.

Toward More Effective Use of Ground Water Modeling V: Accounting for Uncertainty
Eileen P. Poeter

1:20 p.m.-5:15 p.m.

Development of Subsidence and Fissures from Ground Water Pumping II
Stanley Leake

Remediation of Subsurface Contamination In Arid and Semiarid Environments: Impact on Water Resource Sustainability
Mark Brusseau, Kenneth C. Carroll, Bill DiGuiseppi, PG, Justin C. Marble and Fred Tillman

2:20 p.m.-5:15 p.m.

General Session III

3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.

Sinkholes, Pollution Plumes, and Subsurface Structures: Meeting the Challenges of Karst
Paul Rollins

4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.

Toward More Effective Use of Ground Water Modeling VI: Reflections
Eileen P. Poeter

Water/Energy Nexus In the Southwestern United States: Can Desalination Be a Solution?
Edwin McGavock

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Regional Hydrogeology and Kartchner Caverns
Dale Armstrong, RG, CPG and Robert Casavant, Ph.D.