2018 Groundwater Week
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Sunday, December 2, 2018
4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
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Monday, December 3, 2018
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
7:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
9:50 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
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
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- 11:40 a.m. WITHDRAWN - Monitoring of Pollutant Movement Along a Line of Transect within the Freshwater Field of Umm Al-Aish, Kuwait Amitabha Mukhopadhyay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.-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
12:00 p.m.-1:20 p.m.
12:30 p.m.-5:00 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
3:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
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
6:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018
7:00 a.m.-7:45 a.m.
7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
How to Conserve Water Using Innovative Techniques with Traditional Problem Water Treatments
Matthew Wirth, BA
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
2018 GSA Hydrogeology Division Birdsall-Dreiss Lecture
David F. Boutt, Ph.D.
- 8:30 a.m. Water and Lithium - The nexus of hydrogeosciences and green energy in the transition from fossil fuels David F. Boutt, Ph.D.
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
WITHDRAWN - Transitioning to the 2018 Tax Year: How Will It Compare to 2017?
Daniel T. Meyer, CPA, MGWC, CVCLD
Don’t Forget to Disinfect…Developing a Strategy for Micrbiological Contamination in Private Water Systems.
Kirk Sheasgreen
9:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
Plenary Session: PFAS: When the Word Becomes Reality
David Henrich, CWD/PI, CVCLD, Avram Frankel, PE and Steve Sliver
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Supply Chain Survival in the Age of Amazon
Greg Beach, David Henrich, CWD/PI, CVCLD, Randy Carnes, Wind Evans and Dan Story
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
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
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.-2:00 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
1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
Maximizing Efficiency in the Drilling Process Panel
Roger E Renner, MGWC, NGWAF, Gary Shawver and Fred Rothauge
Navigating the 2018 Tax Laws to Reduce Uncertainty and Improve Profitability
Brent Ardit, CPA and Joe Popp
Biofilm Presence in Potable Wells and Effective Chemical Treatment Strategies for Removal
Eric Duderstadt
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
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
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
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Risk Management for the 21st Century Business
Don Cleveland, Steve Smith, Linda Colasurdo, Courtnee Stevenson and Bonnie North
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
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
Procurement Practices in the Groundwater Industry
Fred Rothauge, David Kaminski and Jeffrey Holden, PE, LSP, LEP
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2018
7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- 10:00 a.m. Poster Session Opens
- 11:00 a.m. Dynamic Response of the Freshwater Lens to Natural Variations in Recharge, Northern Guam Lens Aquifer Bekah Dougher
- 11:20 a.m. Integrating Hydrogeology with Psychology for Management in a Groundwater-Dependent Community Will Brewer
- 11:40 a.m. Environmental Isotopes Delineate Recharge Sources in the Coachella Valley Aquifer, California Jonathan Arriaza
- 12:00 p.m. Investigation of Textile Dyes as a Groundwater Contaminant in Mandalay Myanmar Surya Freeman
- 12:20 p.m. Break
- 2:40 p.m. Defining and Evaluating Production Capacity for an Island Aquifer Daniel Superales
- 3:00 p.m. Consideration Factors of Production-Well Rehabilitation Assessment on Guam Yong Sang Kim, PhD
- 3:20 p.m. Strontium Isotope and Major Ion Geochemistry of Yalahau Fracture Zone Waters, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico Jessica McKay
- 3:40 p.m. Defensive Water Well Construction Regulations in the United States Kimberly Miles
- 4:00 p.m. Water Quality & sUAS Photogrammetry of Boeng Cheung Ek Treatment Wetland, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Samuel Mallow
- 4:20 p.m. WITHDRAWN - Development of a Coupled Groundwater-Surface Water Model for Assessing the Impacts of Groundwater Pumping on Streamflow in the Middle Rio Grande Basin Marjan Monfarednasab
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Resources to Assist You In Outreach and Education to Private Well Owners and Other Professionals
Steven D. Wilson
How Water Well Contractors Can Become Invincible to Lawsuits and Save Thousands in Taxes
Riva Daniel and Larry Oxenham
12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Darcy Lecture: Alpine Hydrogeology: The Critical Role of Groundwater in Sourcing the Headwaters of the World
Masaki Hayashi, Ph.D.
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Glass Bead Filter Media: Higher Well Efficiency and Reduced O & M Costs
Reinhard A. Klaus, Hydrogeologist
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Early/New Career Groundwater Professionals Panel: Take My Job, Please!
W. Richard Laton, Ph.D., PG, Steve Sliver, Rick Hutchings, Edd Schofield, Nicklaus Welty and Adeline Fox
2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
2:50 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
4:45 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
7:00 a.m.-7:45 a.m.
7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- 8:00 a.m. Poster Session Opens
- 8:20 a.m. Advancements to the EZVI Technology: Optimization of Biotic and Abiotic Processes and Improved Implementability Jim Mueller
- 8:40 a.m. Comparison of Sr-90 and Y-90 concentrations in groundwater predicted by four different models Sohan Chouhan
- 9:00 a.m. Contaminants Introduced to Treatment Systems from Components and Materials Impact Regulated Discharge Steve Gregory
- 9:20 a.m. Guam Water Resources Monitoring Program Kaylyn Bautista
- 9:40 a.m. Hydrogeologic Map of the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer John Jenson, PhD
- 10:00 a.m. Modeling Permafrost Aggradation and Thaw in a Peat Plateau Wetland Complex Robert A. Schincariol, Ph.D., P.Eng., P.Geo.
- 10:20 a.m. Fate of Emerging Contaminants During Infiltration of Untreated Wastewater in Mezquital Valley, Mexico Luis E. Lesser, Ph.D.
- 10:40 a.m. Advancing Magnetic Resonance Geophysical Methods to Characterize Groundwater Systems David Walsh, Ph.D.
- 11:00 a.m. Thermal Release Of Arsenic, Metals And Organic Compounds From Aquifer Sediments During In Situ Bitumen Extraction Michael Moncur, PhD
- 11:20 a.m. Proposed Use of Long Screened Test Wells in Environmental and Groundwater Resource Investigations Noah Heller
- 11:40 a.m. Tetrachloroethylene Groundwater Remediation In A Dolomitic Limestone Aquifer Using Injectable Zero Valent Iron Dawn Knipe, L.P.G.
- 12:00 p.m. Role of Geological Heterogeneity in Poroelastic Deformation of Geologic Medium due to Groundwater Extraction Ajit Joshi
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Direct Push Technology - As Useful as Ever...and Cost Effective Too
Bruce Manchon, PG and John Sciacca, PG
8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Advanced Methods for Monitoring and Sampling in Karst Groundwater Systems
Jason Polk, Ph.D., James Shelley and Rachel Kaiser
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Airborne Electromagnetic Surveys for Hydrogeologic Frameworks and Groundwater Management
James Cannia, BSc, Jared Abraham, M.Sc. and Ted Asch, Ph.D.
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Borehole Geophysical Logging for Water Resources/Water Supply Applications
Bruce Manchon, PG and John Sciacca, PG