Groundwater for a Thirsty World

Monday, April 12, 2010: 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Continental C (Westin Tabor Center, Denver)
This session will bring together hydrogeologists working on water problems throughout the world to share experiences on a broad range of topics and includes abstracts on: • water resource evaluation • Challenges in groundwater supply and quality • Approaches to sustainable development of water supplies.
Moderators:
William M. Alley and Ingrid M. Verstraeten
1:30 p.m.
The Importance of Bedrock Hydrogeology in Assessing U.S.-Canada Transboundary Groundwater Resources: The Chateauguay River and Lake Champlain Basins
Roger H. Morin, USGS; John H. Williams, USGS; Miroslav Nastev, Geological Survey of Canada; Rene Lefebvre, Institut national de la recherche scientifique; Christine Rivard, Geological Survey of Canada
1:50 p.m.
Groundwater Assessments to Support Economic Development in Iraq
James R. Bartolino, Ph.D., Idaho Water Science Center; Wayne R. Belcher, Ph.D., Nevada Water Science Center
2:10 p.m.
Evaluation of a Coastal Aquifer in Northern Peru Using Chemical and Isotopic Methods
Ana M. Paulini, Civil, Engineer, Universidad de Piura; Carolina Távara, Universidad de Piura; Wilfredo Castillo, Universidad de Piura; Ignacio Benavent, Universidad de Piura; Victor M. Heilweil, USGS
2:30 p.m.
Evaluating Groundwater Availability in Support of Georgia's Comprehensive State-Wide Water Management Plan
John D. Boyer, PE, BCEE, D.WRE, CDM; James Kennedy, PhD, PG, Georgia Environmental Protection Division; Mark Maimone, Ph.D., PE, BCEE, CDM; Kristina K. Masterson, PE, D.WRE, CDM Inc.; Robert Fitzgerald, PE, CDM; Lee Wiseman, PE, BCEE, CDM; H. Harry Cheng, Ph.D, P.E., CDM Inc.; Katherine H. Zitsch, P.E., BCEE, CDM Inc.
2:50 p.m.
Incidental Recharge in Montana
John I. LaFave, Montana Bureau Mines & Geology
3:10 p.m.
Augmenting Groundwater Supplies Using Rain Water Harvesting
Daniel B. Stephens, Ph.D., PG, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates Inc.; Stephanie J. Moore, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates Inc.; Stephen J. Cullen, Ph.D., Daniel B, Stephens & Associates Inc.; Allan Standen, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates Inc.; Liyen Jong, Central New Mexico Community College
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