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MGWA Fall 2012 Conference
and the 57th Midwest Ground Water Conference

Groundwater Opportunities and Conflicts in the 21st Century: Economy to Ecology

October 1-2, 2012, 8am - 4:30pm
October 3, 2012 Field Trip

Earle Brown Conference Center, Brooklyn Center, MN

Conference Program

Presentations

Groundwater Management Session

George Kraft and David Mechenich - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Irrigation impacts in the Northern Great Lake States with the Wisconsin Central Sands as case study

Mallika Nocco and Mack Naber - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Conceptual to quantitative frameworks for evaluating irrigation and groundwater pumping impacts in the Northern Lake States

Maribeth Kniffen - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Investigating the effects of high capacity irrigation well pumping on groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration in the Central Sands of Wisconsin

Andrew Streitz - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Analysis of changes to base flow across Minnesota and a profile of the Little Rock Creek study area

Jesse Holzer - University of Wisconsin – Madison
Optimization modeling for groundwater management in the Wisconsin Central Sands

Julie Ekman and Princesa VanBuren Hansen - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Water appropriation permitting in Minnesota

Greg Kruse - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Water quantity monitoring in Minnesota: present and future

Jason Moeckel - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Using groundwater in the 21st century
Irrigation Video (MP4)

Eric Ebersberger - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Groundwater Management in Wisconsin: Current Status & Gaps

Phil Gerla - The Nature Conservancy/University of North Dakota
Managing groundwater withdrawals to sustain aquatic ecosystems

Jennifer Morin - North Dakota State Water Commission
Using Simple Groundwater Models to Inform the Decision in Areas of Sparse Data

Tylr Naprstek - Lower Loup Natural Resources District – Nebraska
Using the Elkhorn-Loup model for groundwater management in the Lower Loup Natural Resource District of Nebraska

James Stark - US Geological Survey
Implementing the Minnesota Water Sustainability Framework: Taking a step toward ensuring sustainable water for Minnesota

Stephen C. Thompson - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Minnesota Watershed Budgets – By the Numbers