Rocky Mountain (53rd) and South-Central (35th) Sections, GSA, Joint Annual Meeting (April 29–May 2, 2001)

Session No. 9
Tuesday, 1 May 2001: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Environmental Hydrogeology and Geochemistry

 

Michael E. Campana, Chair
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
INFLUENCE OF NEOGENE EXTENSIONAL STRUCTURE AND STRATIGRAPHY ON THE HYDROGEOLOGY OF CEDAR VALLEY, SOUTHWESTERN UTAH
HURLOW, Hugh A., Utah Geol Survey, PO Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100, nrugs.hhurlow@state.ut.us, nrugs.hhurlow@state.ut.us
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8:30 AM
PROTECTING GROUND-WATER RESOURCES THROUGH GROUND-WATER-QUALITY CLASSIFICATION--EXAMPLES FROM THREE NORTHERN UTAH VALLEYS
LOWE, Mike and WALLACE, Janae, PO Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100, mlowe@state.ut.us, mlowe@state.ut.us
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8:45 AM
SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDROCHEMISTRY FOR THE ALLUVIAL AND SPARTA AQUIFERS OF THE GRAND PRAIRIE REGION, EASTERN ARKANSAS
COOPER, Chad D.1, DAVIS, Ralph K.2 and STEELE, Kenneth F.1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (2)Univ Arkansas - Fayetteville, 113 Ozark, Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201, cdcoope@comp.uark.edu, cdcoope@comp.uark.edu
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9:00 AM
EVALUATING THE TRANSLATION OF LITHOFACIES TO HYDROFACIES USING OUTCROP DATA
GAUD, Michael N. and SMITH, Gary A., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, mgaud@unm.edu, mgaud@unm.edu
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9:15 AM
HYDROGEOCHEMICALLY DERIVED TOOLS FOR THE DIFFERENTIATION AND MAPPING OF MULTIPLE AQUIFERS
HAVENOR, Kay C., 904 Moore Ave, Roswell, NM 88201, Kay.Havenor@georesources.com, Kay.Havenor@georesources.com
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9:30 AM
UNSATURATED-ZONE POREWATER COLLECTION FOR TRACER ANALYSIS: ASSESSMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE
JONES, C. L.1, TURIN, H. J.2, GROFFMAN, A. R.2 and LOWRY, W. E.3, (1)Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (2)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (3)Science and Engineering Associates, Inc, 3205 Richards Lane, Suite A, Santa Fe, NM 87505, c_jones@lanl.gov, c_jones@lanl.gov
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9:45 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF A BIOLOGICAL CRITERION BASED TMDL FOR THE RED RIVER, NEW MEXICO
PARKER, Elizabeth A.1, EARLEY III, Drummond1, MARLEY, Robert D.1, WARD, Tim J.2, MARCUS, Michael D.3 and CALHOUN, Kenneth1, (1)Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc, 6020 Academy Rd NE Suite 100, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (2)Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)SWCA, Inc, 8100 Mountain Road NE Suite 109, Albuquerque, NM 87110, beth@dbstephens.com, beth@dbstephens.com
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10:15 AM
GIS COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR PREDICTING PESTICIDE CONTAMINATION POTENTIAL OF GROUND WATER IN COLORADO
MURRAY, Kyle E., SCHLOSSER, Stephanie A. and MCCRAY, John E., Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401-1887, kmurray@mines.edu, kmurray@mines.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:30 AM
SITE SPECIFIC SEPTIC TANK SOIL-ABSORPTION SYSTEM DENSITY/LOT-SIZE RECOMMENDATIONS, CEDAR VALLEY, SOUTHWESTERN UTAH
WALLACE, Janae, LOWE, Mike and BISHOP, Charles E., PO Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100, nrugs.jawallac@state.ut.us, nrugs.jawallac@state.ut.us
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10:45 AM
ASSESSING CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF NUTRIENTS FROM DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
KIRKLAND, Shiloh L.1, MCCRAY, John E.1, SIEGRIST, Robert L.2, CHEN, Carl W.3, WEINTRAUB, Laura H.Z.3 and GOLDSTEIN, Robert A.4, (1)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (3)Systech Engineering, Inc, 3180 Crow Canyon Place, San Ramon, CA 94583, (4)Electric Power Rsch Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94304, skirklan@mines.edu, skirklan@mines.edu
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11:00 AM
GROUNDWATER SALES, TRADING AND SPECULATION IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
BRADY, Ray, Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District, Box 637, White Deer, TX 79097, rmbrady@msn.com, rmbrady@msn.com
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11:15 AM
CAVE BIOSIGNATURES: MINERALS, MICROBES, AND MARS
BOSTON, Penelope J.1, SPILDE, Michael N.2, NORTHUP, Diana E.1 and MELIM, Leslie A.3, (1)Biology, Univ of New Mexico, Castetter Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)Western Illinois Univ, Dept Geology, Macomb, IL 61455, pboston@complex.org, pboston@complex.org
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11:30 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF GYPSUM COATING FLUORITE ON PYRITIC MINE DUMPS
SUTTER, Jason W. and BURT, Donald M., Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, jsutter@asu.edu, jsutter@asu.edu
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11:45 AM
PROCESSES CONTROLLING MANGANESE REMOVAL BY CLAY MINERALS IN STREAMS IMPACTED BY ACID MINE DRAINAGE
NAVARRE, Alexis1, HRNCIR, Duane2, ADAMS, Eric1, GARHART, Kimberly1 and MCKNIGHT, Diane3, (1)Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Mesa State College, PO Box 2647, Grand Junction, CO 81502, (2)Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Mesa State College, PO Box 2647, Grand Junction, CO 81502, (3)Instarr, Univ of Colorado, 1560 30th Street, Campus Box 450, Boulder, CO 80309, navarre@backpacker.com, navarre@backpacker.com