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MGWA Spring 2007 Conference

Methods for Solving Complex Ground Water Problems

April 19, 2007, 8am - 4:30pm

Agenda

Speaker Bios

Presentations

Jeff Stoner, MGWA President
Introduction

Secondary-Permeability Systems

Tony Runkel, Minnesota Geological Survey
Fractures and other secondary pores in relatively undeformed, Paleozoic bedrock, Minnesota and north-central USA

E Calvin Alexander Jr., University of Minnesota
Fractured sandstone karst aquifers, the St. Peter, Jordan and Hinckley Formations: Examples for Askov, Woodbury, Rochester and elsewhere

E. Calvin Alexander, Jr.

John Williams, US Geological Survey, NY
Hydraulic and Water-Quality Characterization of Fractured-Rock Aquifers Using Borehole Geophysics

John Williams

Satish Gupta, University of Minnesota
Role of Earthworms on Preferential Transport Through Soils

Satish Gupta

Bruce M. Olsen, MN Department of Health
Protecting Source Waters in Secondary Permeability Environments: Finding Overlap Between The Safe Drinking Water Act and The Clean Water Act

Bill Gregg, ENSR International
The Role of Multi-Aquifer Wells in Coal-Tar Migration

Ground Water Recharge

Jan Falteisek, MN DNR Waters
Overview of Recharge to Surficial Ground Water Systems in Minnesota

Geoff Delin, US Geological Survey
Comparison of Recharge Estimation Methods Used in Minnesota

Art Baehr, US Geological Survey, NJ
The Unsaturated Zone is Not a "Black Box"- Implications for Contaminant Transport

Art Baehr

John Nieber, University of Minnesota
Multi-Scale Quantitative Mapping of Recharge/Discharge to Ground-Water Systems In Minnesota

John Nieber

Ray Wuolo, Barr Engineering
A deterministic modeling approach to estimating recharge in south Washington County

Ray Wuolo

Princesa VanBuren, MN Environmental Quality Board
Use of Recharge Estimates to Describe Water Sustainability in Minnesota

Princesa VanBuren

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