Groundwater Summit Conference Sessions
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Monday, December 3, 2018
9:50 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
10:20 a.m.-3:40 p.m.
- 10:20 a.m. Removal of Chlorinated Solvents in Groundwater Using Immobilized Nano Zero-Valent Iron for Advanced Oxidation Processes Erick Bandala
- 10:40 a.m. Antimethanogenic Reagents (AMR) to Control Excessive Methanogenesis During Remedial Actions Jim Mueller
- 11:00 a.m. Pilot Study Data Evaluation: Enhanced Attenuation of PFAS and VOCs in Groundwater Jeffrey Holden, PE, LSP, LEP
- 11:20 a.m. Subgrade Biogeochemical Reactors: Design and Performance of Multiple Configurations Jeff Fitzgibbons, PG
- 11:40 a.m. Groundwater Modeling and Monitoring Results for a Combined Thermal and In-Situ Bioremediation Remedy Jason R. House, CG, PG
- 12:00 p.m. Lunch Break (on own)
- 1:20 p.m. Animal Co-Products as Novel Electron Donors for In Situ Bioremediation Kevin Finneran, Ph.D.
- 1:40 p.m. Iron Enhanced In Situ Reductive Dechlorination in High Sulfate Aquifers Daniel P. Leigh, PG, CHG
- 2:00 p.m. Optimization and Performance of ZVI Amendments for In-Situ Chemical and Biological Reduction Gary Birk, PE
- 2:20 p.m. Case Study – Challenges Encountered during Concurrent Implementation of Remedial Strategies at a Solvent Site Joe Whearty
- 2:40 p.m. WITHDRAWN - Challenges of Iron in Groundwater Remediation Projects – A Case Study Robert Kennedy, PE
- 3:00 p.m. Combining Technologies and Implementation Methods to Address Chlorinated Solvent Impacts at Complex Sites Mike Mazzarese
- 3:20 p.m. Lessons Learned from Surfactant Enhanced Aquifer Remediation of Light and Dense NAPLs David Alden, PE
10:20 a.m.-1:40 p.m.
- 10:20 a.m. The MODFLOW 6 Modular Hydrologic Model Christian D. Langevin, Ph.D.
- 10:40 a.m. Methodology and Framework for Developing Groundwater FEFLOW Conceptual and Numerical Model to Couple with Mike 21 FM: Miami Beach Case Study Carlos Tamayo
- 11:00 a.m. Study of Scale and Time Dependent Parameters for Reactive Solute Transport through Stratified Porous Media Abhimanyu Sharma
- 11:20 a.m. Using Periodic Pumping to Characterize Aquifers: Field and Modeling Advantages Michael Cardiff, Ph.D.
- 11:40 a.m. Application of 3D Visualization Modeling to Improve Conceptual Site Model Development and Groundwater Remediation Richard Boone, CPG, CHMM
- 12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
- 1:20 p.m. Development of a Revised Hydrogeologic Conceptual Model of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Basin Max Halkjaer
10:20 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
- 10:20 a.m. Cloud-Based Analytics Dashboard Advances Real-Time Data Analysis While Supporting Collaboration and Active Groundwater Management Charles Dunning, Ph.D.
- 10:40 a.m. Stable and Radio Isotope Analysis Identified Sources of Methane During an In-Situ Remedial Action Richard Coffin
- 11:00 a.m. Ion Tracer to Quantify Drill Fluid Impact During Vertical Aquifer Profiling Ramsey Ferguson, PG
- 11:20 a.m. Break
- 11:40 a.m. WITHDRAWN - Monitoring of Pollutant Movement Along a Line of Transect within the Freshwater Field of Umm Al-Aish, Kuwait Amitabha Mukhopadhyay
- 12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
- 1:20 p.m. Tagging and Tracking Pumping Influence Provides Critical New Insight Across Monitoring Networks Joseph Fillingham, Ph.D.
- 1:40 p.m. Benefits and Limitations of Using Down Well, Real-time, Telemetric Water Quality Meters to Monitor Water Quality Brian Symons, PE
- 2:00 p.m. The Effect of Close-Proximity Blasting on Groundwater Quality and Impacts on Communal Drinking Water Supply Systems Andrew Bingeman
- 2:20 p.m. Monitoring Optimization: Lean Approaches and Lessons Jay Piper, CEM
- 2:40 p.m. Developing a Threat Assessment and Monitoring Framework for Urban Karst Groundwater Management Rachel Kaiser
10:20 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
- 10:20 a.m. Next Generation Sequencing for Management of Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction and Water Quality Andrea Rocha, Ph.D.
- 10:40 a.m. Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction: A Forensic Approach to Salinity in an Alluvial Aquifer Erin Noonan
- 11:00 a.m. A Comparison of Thermal Imaging and In-Situ Thermistor/Tensionmeter Data to Characterize Groundwater Seepage in a Fen Ogochukwu Ozotta
- 11:20 a.m. Surface-water Reservoir Effects In A Shallow Karst Aquifer: Quantity, Quality Or Both Joe C. Yelderman Jr., PhD, PG
12:00 p.m.-1:20 p.m.
2:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
- 2:00 p.m. Quantifying Groundwater Evapotranspiration with Remote Sensing for the Humboldt River Basin, NV Matt Bromley, M.S.
- 2:20 p.m. A Five-Year Estimation of Wasted Potable Landscape Irrigation Water, Orange Crest-Mission Grove Area (OCMGA), Riverside CA Thomas Deane, CHg, PG, RG
- 2:40 p.m. Flow of Groundwater through North Slope, Alaska Gravel Pads Ori Miller
- 3:00 p.m. Break
- 3:20 p.m. Remediation to Research: Training Future Hydrogeologists--A Repurposed Geoprobe to Assess an Alluvial Aquifer Wayne Hamilton, PE, PG, Research Faculty
2:20 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
- 2:20 p.m. Determination of Hydraulic Diffusivity of a Limestone Aquifer Using Spectral Analysis Techniques Hillol Guha, Ph.D., P.G., P.E.
- 2:40 p.m. Modeling and Evaluating the Influences of Class V Injection Wells on Urban Karst Hydrology James Shelley
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
What's New in Groundwater Monitoring
Mike Hare, Sales Manager, Joseph Fillingham, Ph.D. and Andrew Lindemann
Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality Platforms for Remediation
John Horst, PE, Nick Welty, PG and Allison Yanites
Groundwater Data Available to the Public -- USGS and the National Groundwater Monitoring Network
Rodney Sheets, William L. Cunningham, Charles W. Schalk, Candice Hopkins and Daryll Pope
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- 11:00 a.m. ASR Generation: Generating Power During the Injection Cycle of an ASR Project. Kent Madison
- 11:20 a.m. Sustainable Water Initiative For Tomorrow (SWIFT), Managed Aquifer Recharge Demonstration Project Mark C. Lucas
- 11:40 a.m. Environmental Isotopes in Time Series Resolve Issues of Imported Water Recharge in Basin Fill Aquifer Barry Hibbs, Ph.D.
11:00 a.m.-2:50 p.m.
- 11:00 a.m. Groundwater Quality and Fracking: Current Understanding and Science Needs Daniel Soeder
- 11:20 a.m. WITHDRAWN - Citizen Suits are Possible Regarding Groundwater Contaminaiton Steven Hoch, JD
- 11:40 a.m. Using Ultrasound to Minimize Mineral Depositions in Boreholes Koen Kinsbergen
- 12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
- 1:30 p.m. The Removal of Long & Short Chain Perfluoroalkyl Substances via Granular Activated Carbn Adsorption Adam Redding
- 1:50 p.m. Groundwater Treatment for the Removal of Arsenic and Uranium Peter Meyers
- 2:10 p.m. Activated Carbon, A Love Affair Spanning 15 Years Scott Noland
- 2:30 p.m. New Directions for Improvement of Groundwater Quality Bruce Manchon, PG
11:00 a.m.-1:50 p.m.
- 11:00 a.m. Airborne Geophysical Data for Building a Groundwater Sustainability Plan Bill Brown
- 11:20 a.m. Geophysical CSAMT Survey Results and Groundwater Modeling in a Groundwater Appropriation Trial Norman Carlson, PG
- 11:40 a.m. Hydro-TISAR – A New High Resolution Seismic Imagery Method for Hydrogeological Investigations Milan Situm
- 12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
- 1:30 p.m. Geophysical Surveys to Maximize Horizontal Well Yield and Extend Production in Depleting Aquifers John Jansen, Ph.D., PG
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m. The Evolving Landscape of Groundwater Management in California Timothy K. Parker, PG, CEG, CHG
- 1:50 p.m. Central Coast Blue: Creating a Sustainable Groundwater Supply and Combating the Threat of Seawater Intrusion Michael Cruikshank, PG, CHG
- 2:10 p.m. Using Private Wells to Cost-Effectively Complement and Extend Groundwater-Level Monitoring Networks, Build Consensus and Facilitate Sustainable Management Marian Singer, Co-founder & CEO
- 2:30 p.m. Chasing Sustainability: Establishing Management Goals and Thresholds Leslie Dumas, PE
1:50 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
- 1:50 p.m. How the PFAS regulations got to where they are and what you can legally do to recover costs for damages Richard Head, JD
- 2:10 p.m. Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) PFAS Team: Status of Achievements and Activities Bill DiGuiseppi, PG
2:30 p.m.-3:10 p.m.
- 2:30 p.m. Water Treatment Technologies for PFAS: The Next Generation Jeffrey McDonough
- 2:50 p.m. Best Practices for Environmental Site Management: A Practical Guide for Applying Environmental Sequence Stratigraphy to Improve Conceptual Side Models Rick Cramer, PG
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Procurement Practices in the Groundwater Industry
Fred Rothauge, David Kaminski and Jeffrey Holden, PE, LSP, LEP
Putting High-Resolution Data to Work: Targeted Conventional and Multi-Level Monitoring Well Design
Robert Stuetzle, M.A.Sc, P.Geo. and Mark Higgins
Design Verification Program - Lessons Learned from Pre-Application Assessments at In Situ Remediation Sites
Craig Sandefur, Rick Cramer, PG and Chris Lee