2014 NGWA Groundwater Summit

May 04 - 07, 2014

Use of Radiocarbon Dating to Evaluate Sustainability of Groundwater Pumping in Delaware
A. Scott Andres
Evaluation of Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Ground Water of Bhiloda Taluka, Sabarkantha District, Gujarat, India
Manisha N Desai, Ph.D.
Geochemical Control of Arsenic, Gross Alpha, and Ra-226/Ra-228 Groundwater Impact at a Coal Combustion Plant
Matthew Gozdor, MS

The 3D Geological Modeling of the Milk River Transboundary Aquifer: Challenges and Solutions
Marie-Amélie Petre
Simulating the Predevelopment Groundwater-Surface Water Flow System in the San Joaquin Valley, California
Ben Bolger, BASc, MSc.
Recent Enhancements to MT3DMS for Simulation of Solute Exchange in Hydraulically Connected Stream-Aquifer Systems
Eric Morway
Hydraulic Conductivity and Permeability of Sediments in Irrigation Canals
Janka Ovcharovichova
Integrated Water Management Using Remote Monitoring for an Open-Pit Limestone Quarry
Joanna Moreno, PH
Analysis of Colloid Enhanced Contaminant Transport in Sets of Parallel Fractures with Fracture Skin
Vinish V. Nair, Ph.D.

Discussion of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Permit Program, Thirteen Years’ Experience in Iowa (2000-2013)
Michael K. Anderson, PE
Aquifer Storage Recovery for Agriculture—Experience in Northeast Oregon
Said Amali, Ph.D., PE
An Evaluation of Aquifer Heterogeneity at the ASR Site, Sukhothai, Upper Chao Phraya Basin, Thailand
Rungruang Lertsirivorakul, Ph.D.
Geochemistry of an Artificial Storage Recovery (ASR) System in Sukhothai Province, North-Central Thailand
Marcia Schulmeister, Ph.D., P.G.
Environmental Study of the Underground Dam on the Recharge of Om Lagsab's Underflow
Asma Gahrbi

Resume Writing for Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Melissa Lenczewski, Ph.D.
Fine Tuning Your Interviewing Skills
Melissa Lenczewski, Ph.D.

Groundwater Tracer Investigations to Support Remedial Investigation—Rico Mining District, Southwest Colorado, USA
Mike Wireman
Isotopic and Geochemical Characterization of Water Movement Through Abandoned Mine Workings, Nelson Tunnel, Creede, Colorado
Rory Cowie

This session will create a platform to showcase graduate student research at the summit. The session will focus on creating student interactions and create exposure for emerging academic groundwater professionals to the NGWA community. Would be appropriate session for other graduate students (or future graduate students) to attend to gain exposure to current academic pursuits.

Characterization of Groundwater Flow at a Mountainous Watershed, Niwot Ridge, Front Range, Colorado
Sarah Evans
Changes to Subsurface Metal Mobility in a Bark Beetle-Infested Forest
Kristin M. Mikkelson
Climatological and Anthropogenic Impacts on Contributions to Urban Groundwater in Los Angeles, California
Tristan Acob
Streambed Hydraulic Conductivity Structures: Enhanced Hyporheic Exchange in Model and Constructed Stream
Skuyler Herzog
Seasonality of Groundwater Recharge in the Basin and Range Province, Western North America
Kirstin Neff

Hydrologic Controls on the Extent of the Kasota 7 Calcareous Fen, Le Sueur County, Minnesota
Matthew Uliana
Detection of Discontinuities in a Discontinuous Permafrost Aquifer Using Stable Isotopes and Groundwater Temperature
David Barnes, Ph.D., P.E.
Stable Isotopes of Hydrogen and Oxygen as Hydrologic Tracers of Aquifer Recharge
Nathan Moxley
Sorption and Transport of Bisphenol A (BPA) in a Palygorskite-Montmorillonite: Effect of Granule Size
Tedros Berhane
Groundwater Dye Tracing in Lusaka, Zambia: Delineation of Contribution Areas for Drinking Water Sources
Jonathan Levy, PhD

Groundwater Management and Governance: A Policy Perspective
Sharon B. Megdal, Ph.D.
The State of Water Resources Around the World and Future Challenges in the United States
Nicholas Albergo, P.E, DEE
Economic Effects of Removing the Permit Exemption for Domestic Wells
Shane Johnston
What Lies Beneath? Assessing and Compensating for Groundwater Contamination
David Askman, JD
It’s Not a Savings Account: Using an Accurate Analogy for Groundwater’s Role in Ecohydrology
Gilbert Barth, Ph.D.
Groundwater Deficit and Land Subsidence in the Lerma-Santiago-Pacifico Watershed, Mexico
Pascal Castellazzi

Numerical Model for Mexico Valley Aquifer
Adriana Palma Nava
Wellhead Protection Area Delineation Methods and the Influence of Heterogeneity, Anisotropy, and Aquifer Surface Recharge
Djaouida Chenaf
Achieving Dramatic Improvements in Model Efficiency and Accuracy Using MODFLOW-USG: A Case Study
Wayne E. Hesch, B.Sc.
Parameter Uncertainty for Capture Zone Delineation in a Complex Hydrogeologic Environment
Martinus Brouwers, MASc
Groundwater Model Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses: Methods, Results, and Recommendations
Mary C. Hill

Setting the Stage: A Groundwater Transport Model Used to Support an Innovative MNA Approach
Mike Apfelbaum
Groundwater Remediation in Karst Terranes: State of the Practice
David S. Lipson, Ph.D., PG
Groundwater and Superfund on Long Island, New York—It's Not What You Drink
Robert Alvey
Superfund or Superwaste??????
Sudhir Burgaard
Delivery and Performance of Oil-Based EAB Amendments in a Heterogeneous Aquifer Using Shear-Thinning Fluids
Neil Smith, P.E.
Bioremediation as a Full-Scale Remedy for a Trichlorethene-Contaminated Source Area and Diffuse Plume
Nathan Smith

Hydrogeologic Guidelines for Large Scale Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Kevin B. McCray, CAE
Revisiting the Radial Collector Well: Applying New Technologies To Enhance Value
Michael D. Lubrecht, LG
Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Groundwater from Ain Azel Area, Algeria
Lazhar Belkhiri
Groundwater Degradation in Nigeria's Niger Delta: When Oil Theft and Illegal Bunkering Take Center Stage
Innocent Kelechi Anosike, BEng, MEng, LLM
Conserving Groundwater for Farming in Developing Countries: The Case of Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria
Nduwuisi Anosike, BTech, OCA, OCP
Groundwater and Stream Water Dynamics in a Premontane Transitional Rainforest Using Stable Isotope Techniques
Andrea DuMont
Source, Migration, and Occurrence of the Potassium Rich Subsurface Brines in the Sichuan Basin
Wang Lidong
Evaluation of Artesian Pressures in a Multi-Layered Aquifer System
Chris Beza, BS Geology, PG
A Method of Estimating Groundwater Return Flow to Rivers from Riparian Irrigation Districts
Jianting Zhu
Estimating Evapotranspiration from Groundwater Level Fluctuations
Peng Deng
Application of WSR-88D Precipitation Estimates to Shallow Groundwater Recharge in Complex Terrains
Andrew M. Worsley, Student

Hydrogeochemical Investigations and Solute Transport Modeling of Polluted Coastal Aquifer
Venkateswara Rao Bekkam
Evaluating Coastal Aquifer Recharge as a Barrier to Saltwater Intrusion and Improving Aquifer Water Levels
Richard Walther, P.G.
Determination of the Location of the Fresh-Salt Water Interface in Coastal Unconfined Aquifers
Xun Zhou
A Design Model for a Scavenger Well Couple in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Vic Kelson, Ph.D., PE, CGWP

Improving Groundwater Management in the South Platte Alluvial Aquifer
Reagan Waskom, Ph.D.
Alabama Groundwater: Policy and Management Based on Comprehensive Hydrogeologic Data
Marlon Cook
Adventures in Designating the Mahomet Aquifer of Illinois as a Sole Source Aquifer
Allen Wehrmann, P.E., P.H. (GW), D.WRE
Water Management Improvement Strategies for the Kansas Lower Republican River Basin
Susan Stover, P.G.

Pre-Drill or Baseline Water Quality Testing for Oil and Gas Operations
Robert Puls, Ph.D.
Stream Methane Monitoring for Evaluating Groundwater Impacts Associated with Shale Gas Development
Victor Heilweil
Data Management for the New and Expected Petroleum Baseline Sampling Rules
David W. Rich, Ph.D.
Groundwater Quality In the Vicinity of Oil and Gas Development in the Denver-Julesburg Basin
Joseph Ryan

Challenges in Planning for Groundwater Remedy Transition at a Complex Site
William N. O'Steen
Water Quality Outside of Capture Zone Improves with System Operation
Jason R. House, C.G., P.G.
Evaluation of Selected Groundwater Cleanup at NPL Sites
Linda Fiedler

Mapping Shoreline Groundwater Interactions in Southern California Using Geophysical Methods
John Jansen, Ph.D., PG
Geophysical Exploration of the Solidaridad Municipality, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Rosa María Leal Bautista

A Groundwater Management Toolbox—Anticipating Coordinated Management of Indian and Non-Indian Water Rights
Deborah L. Hathaway, PE
Improving Groundwater Management in the Peninsula of Yucatan Through Virtual Training
Luis E. Marin, Ph.D.
Contribution of the GIS (Geographic Information System) in the Management of Foggara
Ansari Taha

Utilizing High Resolution Site Characterization to Maximize Remediation Value in Groundwater and Soil Remediation
Eliot Cooper
Rising and Falling Contaminant Concentrations After Flooding at the Riverton, Wyoming Uranium Mill Tailings Site
William Dam
Groundwater Remediation Using a Chlorine/Ultraviolet Advanced Oxidation Process
Andrew Boal
Fracture-Emplacement and 3D Mapping of a Micro-Iron/Carbon Amendment in TCE-Impacted Sedimentary Bedrock
Kent Sorenson, Ph.D., PE
Limitations of Vacuum-Enhanced Extraction: Residual LNAPL in Sandy Soils as a Long-Term Source of Contamination
Jacob Hartsock

Natural Hydraulic Fracturing, Fluid Pressure, and Saltwater Disposal in the Arbuckle: Implications for Induced Seismicity
Kyle Murray, PhD
Investigating Groundwater Chemistry in the Coal Seam Gas Fields of the Surat Basin, Queensland, Australia
Lucy Reading

What skills will the groundwater professionals of tomorrow need to perform quality work? Where will those hoping to enter the profession learn the fundamentals and the scientific application? How are academic institutions and consulting and engineering firms collaborating to provide the theoretical foundation and the practical application of groundwater science? How well do the expectations of the consulting firm employers (or regulatory agencies) mesh with those of early career professionals? This session will include, but not be limited to the current state of geoscience and a career option, outreach by academic institutions to the private section regarding curriculum design and the results, employer-identified knowledge gaps, and new professional’s viewpoint of what was missing in the training equation.

The NGWA Experience with Education and Core Competencies for Groundwater Scientists and Engineers
Kevin B. McCray, CAE
Discussion Session: Mentoring Early Career Professionals
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

Locating, Investigation, and Defining the Pawnee Aquifer, Northeastern Colorado
Theresa Jehn-Dellaport, P.G.
The Search for “New” Groundwater Sources: Assessing Unconventional Aquifers
Joshua W. Brownlow

Geologic Carbon Storage in the Lower Ordovician Arbuckle Group Saline Aquifer in Kansas
W. Lynn Watney, Ph.D.
Hydrogeological Model of the West Siberian Megabasin
Arcady Kurchikov
Hydrochemical Implications of Brine Leakage from Subsurface Operations into Freshwater Aquifers
John E. McCray

Dual Domain Transport Impacts on Projected Groundwater Remediation
Robert H. Fitzgerald, P.E.
Field Demonstration of a Monitoring Toolbox for In Situ Biogeochemical Transformation
Patrick Evans
Solubility Enhanced in Situ Chemical Oxidation of VOC Contaminated Soil and Groundwater: Pilot Field Test
Dylan E.H. Eberle

An Integrative Approach for Understanding Groundwater Processes Using Multi-Scalar Data in a Shallow Karst Aquifer
Stephanie S. Wong
Enhanced Multi-Objective Optimization of Groundwater Monitoring Networks
Felix Bode

Exploring the Value of Manual Drilling to Academic Research and Training
Michael F. MacCarthy
Detecting Vertical Movement of Fluid in Wells and Aquifers with High Resolution and Over Long Times Using Fiber Optics
John Selker

Hydrogeologic Guidelines for Large Scale Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Kevin B. McCray, CAE
Determining Discharge from the Fallasburg Dam and the Hydrology of the Flat River Bypass Channel, Lowell, Michigan
Seth Kuiper
The Ground Water Ammonium Sorption onto Activated Clinoptilolite Column
Azel Almutairi
Tracing Creosote Contamination Through Slag Waste in a Hyper-Alkaline Environment, Chicago, Illinois
Kathryn Quesnell
Reactive Transport Model for Drilling Fluid Contamination, South McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
Ellen Raimondi
Communication Microcomponents Underground Waters of the West Siberian Megabasin with the Staging of Oil Formation
Vladimir Matusevich
Inventory and Monitoring of Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems on National Forests and Grasslands
Joseph T. Gurrieri
High-Resolution Quantification of Groundwater Flux Using a Heat Tracer: Laboratory Sandbox Tests
Brant Konetchy
Effect of Flow Rate on Physical, Chemical, and Biological Clogging Processes in Column Flow-Through Experiments
Angela Thompson
Measuring Contaminant MASS Flux/Groundwater Velocity in a Fractured Rock Aquifer Using Passive Flux Meters
John N. Dougherty, PG

Application of Resistivity Imaging in the Assessment of Groundwater in Areas of Springs
Mohsen Sherif, Ph.D
A New Method for Characterization of Porewater Chemistry in Low-Permeability Sedimentary Rocks
Magda Celejewski
Characterization of Deep Groundwater Resources at Owens Lake, Inyo County, California
Victor Harris, CHG, CEG, PG
Characterization of Zonal Variation of Water Chemistry in Deep Groundwater Through Application of Miniaturized Technology
Noah Heller

Drilling an Array of Columns to 95 Feet to Install Deep ZVI Permeable Reactive Barrier
Sarah Conkle
Removal of Arsenic and Mercury with Permeable Reactive Barrier Consisting of Iron Oxide Particles
Xin Song
First Year Progress Report: In Situ CO2 Sparging into a Caustic Brine Plume
Robert D. Mutch Jr., P.Hg., P.E.
Modeling of Groundwater Contamination by Light Nonaqueous Phase Liquids (LNAPLs)
Wonyong (Alan) Jang
Perfluorochemicals: How Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions Helped Create a Megaplume
Virginia Yingling

The Trials and Tribulations of Developing a County-Wide Water Level Monitoring Program
Sara Chudnoff, PG
Best Practices for Reaching out to Private Well Owners
Steven D. Wilson
Collaboration Is Key to Successful Implementation of the National Ground Water Monitoring Network
Robert P. Schreiber, PE, BCEE, D.WRE
National Ground-Water Monitoring Network Data Portal: Continued Collaboration from Concept to Version 2.0
William L. Cunningham

Zipliner Technology: Improving Safety and Implementability of Direct-Push Soil Sampling
Michael Gefell
Estimation of Hydraulic Conductivity in Unconsolidated Near-Surface Aquifers Using NMR Geophysics
David Walsh, Ph.D.
Flowing Artesian Well Field Development in the Central Chi River Basin Project, Northeast Thailand
Tussanee Nettasana, Ph.D.
Losses in Denver Basin Well Efficiency Due to Declining Aquifer Water Levels
Tara Meininger
Connate Groundwater from the Precambrian, South Park, Colorado
Terrance R Birdsall, P.G.

Effect of Deep Groundwater on Karstification of the Lower Ordovician Carbonate Rocks in Tazhong Area
Wang Lidong
Unlock the Opportunity!—A Re-Evaluation of the Lower Trinity Aquifer in Central Texas
Michael Keester
Passive Grab Sampling for Dissolved Methane at Depth with the Sealed-In-Situ Snap Sampler Device
Kathleen A. Mihm, PG
Use of Hydrochemistry and Stable Isotopes for Groundwater Evolution and Contamination Investigations, Jabal Hasouna Reservoir
Fathi Ali Swaid
Water Sources, Lower Virgin River Basin: Evidence for Deep Groundwater Contribution from Geochemical Tracer Analyses
Joseph Asante, PhD

Remedial Performance Evaluation of Dual PRBs Installed in a Historical Arroyo
Aaron D. Kempf
Introduction of Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances into Groundwater Samples Using Industry-Standard Sampling Equipment
Doug Winter
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance—A New Tool for Enhanced Environmental Investigations
Matt S. Spurlin, PG
High Recharge at Semi-Arid Site Explains Wide-Spread Perchlorate in Groundwater with a Deep Water Table
Daniel B. Stephens, Ph.D., PG

Detecting Distant Drawdowns with Water-Level Modeling
Keith J. Halford, Ph.D.
Water Balance in the Guarani Aquifer Outcrop Zone, Brazil
Edson Wendland

Comparison of Water Supply Well Drilling Methods
Steve Schneider, MGWC
Water Well Asset Management: Complying with the “Revised Total Coliform Rule” with Preventive Well Maintenance
Neil Mansuy
Developing and Rehabilitating Water Supply Wells
Kriss Schneider
Harmonics—Clean Power at the End of the Line
Larry R. Stanley