Protecting Groundwater in Karst: A Policy Overview
Protecting Groundwater in Karst: A Policy Overview
Presented on Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Receive an overview of groundwater-related problems unique to karst aquifers, as well as the existing legal and policy frameworks governing groundwater ownership and quality protection in karst regions of the United States, with an emphasis on their relevance to Arizona, during this online presentation.
Groundwater is a crucial resource, providing water for drinking, irrigated agriculture, power generation, and industry. However, groundwater governance is highly regionally variable, making it difficult to manage this precious resource.
The problem is compounded in karst regions, where water, rather than filtering slowly through pore spaces, dissolves conduits in the bedrock (usually limestone). Because conduit flow is rapid and the surrounding rock is soluble, karst aquifers are vulnerable to contamination and to the formation of sinkholes.
Speaker:
Chloe Fandel
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Chloe Fandel is a Ph.D. student in hydrology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Arizona. She is working on modeling flow and transport in karst aquifers with Dr. Ty Ferré at the University of Arizona and Dr. Nico Goldscheider at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Fandel also works for the University of Arizona SkySchool, leading hands-on science field trips for middle and high school students. Previous to moving to Tucson, she worked as a GIS technician with Tug Hill Operating, a field hydrology assistant at the U.S. Forest Service, and an environmental educator through AmeriCorps.
