2011 Ground Water Summit and 2011 Ground Water Protection Council Spring Meeting

Recent Advances in Fractured Rock Hydrogeology

Wednesday, May 4, 2011: 10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Hyatt Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor)
Fractured rock aquifers are increasingly being relied upon to serve as private and public water supplies due to population growth and water quality issues. A significant portion of the United States is underlain by fractured rock systems that remain poorly understood due to the complexity of characterizing these heterogeneous and strongly anisotropic systems. In this session we will focus on a variety of topics concerning the hydrogeology of fractured rock aquifers including: recharge mechanisms, fractured bedrock-surface water interactions, fractured rock aquifers and climate change, and innovative characterization techniques for fractured bedrock systems.
Moderators:
David F. Boutt, Ph.D. and Brandon J. Fleming
10:45 a.m.

11:05 a.m.
The Analysis of Pulse Interference Tests Conducted in a Fractured Rock Aquifer Bounded by a Moving Free Surface
Laura M. Elmhirst, Queen's University;
Kent S. Novakowski, Ph.D., Queen's University


11:25 a.m.
Hydromechanical Well Tests in Fractured Rock
Lawrence C. Murdoch* III, Clemson University;
David Hisz, Clemson University;
Johnathan Ebenhack, Clemson University;
Leonid Germanovich, Georgia Tech;
Thomas J. Burbey, Virginia Tech


11:45 a.m.
Discrepancies Between Solute Transport Pathways Determined Using Hydraulic and Tracer Experimental Techniques
Morgan Schauerte, Queen's University;
Kent Novakowski, Queen's University


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