Advances in the Understanding of Fracture Occurrence and the Importance of Fractures in Groundwater Flow Systems

Tuesday, September 24, 2013: 12:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.

12:30 p.m.
Deciphering Flow Conditions and Evaluating Sustainability of Groundwater in Fractured Crystalline Bedrock

Meredith Metcalf and Gary Robbins, Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

1:10 p.m.
Utilizing Pumping-Induced Reverse Water Level Fluctuations to Evaluate Fracture Connectivity in a Siliciclastic Aquifer System

Christopher Gellasch1, Herb Wang2, Kenneth Bradbury3 and Jean Bahr2, (1)Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, (2)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (3)Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey, Madison, WI

1:30 p.m.
Novel Geochemical Tools for Characterizing Hydraulically Active Fractures

Amy Hudson, REM1 and David Boutt2, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, MA

1:50 p.m.
Improved Estimates of Hydraulic Conductivity and Specific Storage from Straddle Packer Tests in Fractured Sandstone

Pat Quinn, School of Engineering, University of Guelph Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada

2:10 p.m.
An Integrated Approach to Identify Predominate Flow Zones within Fractured Shale Bedrock

Kristen Musgrove1 and Scott Blanchard2, (1)Brown and Caldwell, Nashville, TN, (2)Brown and Caldwell, Columbus, OH

2:50 p.m.
Fracture Occurrence and Connectivity in a Siliclastic Aquifer Near Public Supply Wells in Southern Wisconsin

Kenneth R. Bradbury1, Christopher Gellasch2, Madeline B. Gotkowitz3 and David Hart4, (1)Wisconsin Geological & Natural History, Madison, WI, (2)Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, (3)Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey, Madison, WI, (4)Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Madison, WI

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