2007 Ground Water Summit

Wednesday, May 2, 2007: 1:40 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
Ruidoso (Albuquerque Convention Center)
Ground Water and Climate Change
This session invites a broad spectrum of participants interested in any aspect of the links between climate change and ground water science, management, or policy. Technical issues of interest include long-term monitoring strategies and simulations of changes in ground water budgets and water quality in response to climate change and variability.
Moderator:William M. Alley, U.S. Geological Survey
1:40 p.m.Climate Change, Recharge, Extraction, and Population in the Edwards Aquifer, Texas
Hugo A. Loaiciga, Ph.D. and James Wolf, University of California
2:00 p.m.Climate-Variability Controls on Ground Water Sustainability, High Plains Aquifer
Jason J. Gurdak, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey
2:20 p.m.Impacts of Climate Change on Mountain-Front Recharge: Implications for Water Manangement
Karen MacClune, Ph.D.1, Dagmar Llewellyn2 and Jungyill Choi1, (1)SS Papadopulos & Associates Inc., (2)SS Papadopulos and Associates Inc.

The 2007 Ground Water Summit