Meeting the Challenges of Groundwater in Fractured Rock

September 23-24, 2024
Burlington , VT

Fractured rock (including karst) has proven to be the most challenging geologic environment to characterize and remediate. To meet these challenges, environmental science has progressed significantly in this realm in recent years, but much work remains to be done. New tools and technologies provide numerous options that groundwater professionals can employ to characterize even the most challenging sites for remediation and sustainable water supply. This periodic (every 2 to 3 years) conference has become the leading forum bringing together a broad spectrum of experts to discuss the most effective approaches for a range of problems in these challenging settings.

Call for Posters:

The conference solicits abstracts on all aspects of fractured rock hydrogeology (water quantity and quality), including those addressing:

Understanding the Geologic Framework

• Conceptual site models and 3D visualization
• Application of structural geological analysis
• Application of sequence stratigraphy

Characterizing Flow and Contaminant Transport Properties

• High-resolution characterization in fractured rock
• Role of geophysics in fractured rock characterization
• Role of geochemistry in characterizing fractured rock
• State-of-the-art or advances in site assessment in fractured rock
• Innovative/cost-effective contaminant assessment strategies in fractured rock

Groundwater Remediation

• State-of-the-art in groundwater remediation in fractured rock
• Monitoring remediation effectiveness
• Innovative/cost-effective remedial technologies and strategies in fractured rock
• Lessons learned: What didn’t work and why?

Water Supply and Quality

• Water supply and recharge in fractured rock
• Addressing PFAS in fractured rock
• Arsenic and other natural contaminants in fractured rock
• Karst flow and contaminant transport properties

Other

• Groundwater modeling for process quantification and/or decision making
• How to streamline approaches at lower budget bedrock sites.

Abstracts are due through NGWA's electronic systems by Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET on and must be submitted in sentence form and without bullet points on our website.

Titles should be limited to 100 characters or less and abstracts should be limited to 300 words or less.

We are accepting papers for poster presentations.

Steps and Instructions:

1. Enter Title

   Titles should be limited to 100 characters.

   Select a category that best captures your submission

2. Enter Author

   Enter author name, affiliation, and contact information.

3. Enter Abstract Text

   Text is limited to 300 words or less and must be in sentence/paragraph format. Do NOT include bullets or other lists. You will be able to copy/paste your abstract into a text box.

   No names or titles should be included in the abstract text. Names will be automatically hidden during the abstract review process and will be automatically inserted and properly formatted upon publication.

4. Confirmation

   You will have a chance to look over the submission to make sure all is complete.

   Presenting authors will be automatically informed of the unique ID numbers and passwords assigned to their abstracts. Abstracts may be viewed and modified at any time between submission and the deadline, using the assigned ID# and password.

5. Technical Support

   For help in submitting an abstract online, email Tech Support.