Advances in Groundwater Science and Practice

Thursday, December 8, 2016: 9:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
N117 (Las Vegas Convention Center)
This broadly focused session will provide a forum for exchange of information on the wide spectrum of technical advances and lessons learned in the science and practice of groundwater hydrology. Abstracts can range from research projects to case studies to management and policy challenges.
Moderators:
William Alley, Ph.D. and Steve Wilson
9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Bill Alley

9:05 a.m.
Pumping vs. Air-Lifting to Maintain Injection Well Efficiency

John D. Bonsangue, PG1 and Justin McKeever2, (1)Barrier Operations, Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, CA, (2)Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, CA

9:25 a.m.
Variable Density Flow: Are Equivalent Freshwater Heads Necessary or Misleading?

Klaus Udo Weyer, Ph.D., PG, PHG and James Ellis, WDA Consultants Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada

9:45 a.m.
New Groundwater Insights and Practical Advantages of Monitoring Pumping with Wellntel Systems

Joseph Fillingham, Ph.D.1, Nick Hayes, CTO2 and Marian Singer, CEO2, (1)Wellntel Inc., Silver Spring, MD, (2)Wellntel Inc., Milwaukee, WI

10:05 a.m.
Well Asset Management: Not Just for Utility Water Supply

Stuart A. Smith, CGWP, Smith-Comeskey Ground Water Science LLC, Poland, OH

10:25 a.m.
The Missing Ingredient to Healthy Farming: Understanding Groundwater Supply

Nick Hayes, CTO1, Joseph Fillingham, Ph.D.2 and Marian Singer, CEO1, (1)Wellntel Inc., Milwaukee, WI, (2)Wellntel Inc., Silver Spring, MD

10:45 a.m.
Morning break

11:05 a.m.
ASR Generation: Generating Green Energy During ASR Injection

Kent Madison, 3R Valve LLC, Echo, OR

11:25 a.m.
A Technology Platform to Harness Speed and Certainty in Groundwater Remediation

Dan Nunez, Sales, REGENESIS, San Clemente, CA

11:45 a.m.
Lunch

1:00 p.m.
Availability of Groundwater Modeling Software and Applications at the U.S. Geological Survey

William L. Cunningham1, Christian D. Langevin, Ph.D.1, Joseph Hughes1, David Pollock1 and Alden M. Provost2, (1)Office of Groundwater, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

1:20 p.m.
Modeling the Potential for MNA of a Uranium Plume at a Fractured Rock Site

Jason R. House, CG, PG1, Brent V. Aigler2 and Brad Zewe, PG3, (1)Woodard & Curran Inc., Portland, ME, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, (3)Corrective Action, Woodard & Curran Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

1:40 p.m.
Software for the Design of Optimal Multivariate Groundwater Quality Monitoring Networks on a GIS Environment

Jorge Aceves De Alba1, Hugo Enrique Júnez, Ph.D.2, Julián González Trinidad, Ph.D.2 and Carlos Francisco Bautista Capetillo, Ph.D.2, (1)Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, (2)Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico

2:00 p.m.
How to Obtain and Leverage Real-Time Data Access to Reduce Risk

Eric Paulk, In-Situ Inc., Fort Collins, CO

2:20 p.m.
Groundwater Modeling Analyses to Inform Aquifer Management Decisions in the Southern Nebraska Panhandle

Thad Kuntz, PG, Adaptive Resources Inc., Scottsbluff, NE

2:40 p.m.
Environmental Noise Impact Assessment and Mitigation for Water Well Drilling

Donald Behrens, Engineering, Behrens and Associates Inc. Environmental Noise Control, HAWTHORNE, CA

3:00 p.m.
Initial Results of an Assessment of Private Well Risks and Vulnerabilities

Steven D. Wilson, Illinois State Water Survey at the Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL

3:20 p.m.
The Groundwater Visibility Initiative: Integrating Groundwater and Surface Water Management

William Alley, Ph.D., National Ground Water Association

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