Earle Brown Conference Center, Brooklyn Center, MN
Bruce Hicks - Assistant Director, Oil and Gas Division, North Dakota Dept. of Mineral Resources
Overview of the Bakken Shale development with emphasis on hydraulic fracturing and wastewater treatment and disposal
Tony Runkel - Chief Geologist, Minnesota Geological Survey
Silica sand mining in the midcontinent region: Why here, what does the "boom" look like, and what are the concerns?
Dan Masterpole - Chippewa Co Dept of Land Conservation & Forest Mngt.
Overview of Chippewa County Groundwater Study To Evaluate The Impacts of Non-Metallic Mining And Irrigated Agriculture in Western Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Jeffrey A. Green - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Results and Recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Study on Limestone Quarry Impacts on Groundwater Systems and its Applicability for Frac Sand Mining
