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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

Posters

Poster Presentations

James A. Berg, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Monitoring the Recharge Edge of the Mt. Simon Aquifer
James A. Berg, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Buried Sand and Gravel Aquifers of the Breckenridge/Wahpeton Area, Minnesota and North Dakota
Stephen Sellwood, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
A Simple, Low-Cost Downhole Flow Logging System
Carl Keller, FLUTe
Practical Use of Flexible Liner Transmissivity Profiling Results
Julia R. Steenberg, Minnesota Geological Survey
Characterizing the Platteville Aquitard as a “Hybrid” Hydrogeologic Unit
Joanna N. Thamke1, Andrew J. Long2, Larry D. Putnam2, Gary D. LeCain3, Derek W. Ryter4, Timothy T. Bartos5, Roy Sando1, Kyle W. Davis2, Adel E. Haj2, Katherine R. Aurand2, Jonathan D.R.G. Mckaskey2, Jennifer M. Bednar2, Diane K. Rauch1, and Jeremy M. Vinton6
1 Montana Water Science Center, Helena, MT
2 South Dakota Water Science Center, Rapid City, SD
3 Office of Groundwater, Denver, CO
4 Oklahoma Water Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK
5 Wyoming Water Science Center, Cheyenne, WY
6 Nebraska Water Science Center, Lincoln, NE
Groundwater availability in the Williston and Powder River basins, North and South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
Andrew J. Allen and David R. Steward, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Analytic Element Modeling of the High Plains Aquifer: Parameter Estimation of Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction Rates
Sarah D. Auvenshine and David R. Steward, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Identifying Controls on Infiltration Capacity to Predict Recharge
Tom Bulatewicz, Andrew J. Allen, Jeffrey M. Peterson, Scott A. Staggenborg, Stephen M. Welch, and David R. Steward, Kansas State University
The Simple Script Wrapper For Openmi: Enabling Interdisciplinary Water Studies
Jonathon Carter, Julie Sullivan and Ray Wuolo, Barr Engineering Company
Using a Numerical Model to Assess Groundwater Remediation Effectiveness at a Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site
Junfeng Zhu and Steve Hampson, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Predicting Groundwater TCE Plume Migration at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Kentucky
Jared Trost, U.S. Geological Survey
Understanding Long-Term Natural Attenuation of Crude Oil in the Subsurface
Mark Collins, HDR Engineering
Assessing Iron Impacts on an Aquatic Ecosystem: A Relief Well System Example
Claire Hruby, Iowa Geological and Water Survey
Groundwater Monitoring of Liquid Manure Storage Structures in Iowa
James Lundy, Minnesota Department of Health
Preliminary Assessment of Naturally-Occurring Manganese in Minnesota Groundwater
Ingrid Verhagen, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Case Study: Arsenic in Domestic Wells West of Carlton County 2 Sanitary Landfill
Melinda L. Erickson1, Sarah L. Nicholas2, Brandy M. Toner3, Alan R. Knaeble4
1 United States Geological Survey Minnesota Water Science Center, Mounds View, Minnesota
2 Graduate Program in Land and Atmospheric Science, Department of Soil, Water and Climate, University of Minnesota
3 Department of Soil, Water and Climate, University of Minnesota
4 Minnesota Geological Survey, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Identifying the Arsenic Source and Mobilization Mechanisms in Glacial Aquifers, West-Central Minnesota, USA
Mohammad Iqbal, Jihyo Chong and Sushil Tuladhar, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Distribution of phosphorus in three hydrologic units of variable flow characteristics
Timothy J. Kroeger, Dragoljub Bilanovic and Ruth Winsor, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota
Baseflow Contribution to Seasonal Hypoxia, Clearwater River, Clearwater County, Minnesota
Alexander Morrison, Iowa State University
Using a Physically Based, Coupled Surface Water/Groundwater Model to Assess the Hydrologic Impacts of Tile Drainage in Iowa
Justin Watkins, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Nitrate-Nitrogen in the Springs and Trout Streams of Southeast Minnesota
Scott C. Alexander, Mina Rahimi Kazerooni, Erik Larson, Cody Bomberger, Brittany Greenwaldt, and E. Calvin Alexander, Jr., University of Minnesota
The Combined Application of LiDAR, Aerial Photography and Pictometric Tools for Sinkhole Delineation
Gilbert Gabanski, Cathy Villas-Horns, and Chris Elvrum, Minnesota Ground Water Association Foundation
Outdoor Ground Water Exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota
Betty J. Wheeler, University of Minnesota
Ground Water Tracing Information Database for Minnesota
Kelsi R. Ustipak, E. Calvin Alexander, Jr., University of Minnesota, Dept. of Earth Sciences
Jeffery A. Green, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Integration of Water Tracing and Structural Geology for the Delineation of Springsheds