2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 43
Sunday, 27 October 2002: 1:00 PM-3:45 PM

T58. Hydrogeology and Water Resources of the High Plains Aquifer: Issues for Public Policy Over the Next 50 Years

GSA Hydrogeology Division; High Plains Aquifer Coalition of State Geological Surveys

 

Alan R. Dutton and Richard R. Luckey, Advocates
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1:00 PM
EVALUATION OF RECHARGE FLUXES TO THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER, COLORADO, KANSAS, TEXAS, AND NEBRASKA
BRUCE, Bret W.1, DENNEHY, Kevin F.1, ELLETT, Kevin M.2, GURDAK, Jason J.1, MCMAHON, Peter B.1, REEDY, Robert C.3, SCANLON, Bridget R.3 and SOPHOCLEOUS, Marios A.4, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS-415, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Placer Hall 6000 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819, (3)Bureau of Economic Geology, Univ. of Texas at Austin, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Bldg. 130, 10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758, (4)Kansas Geol Survey, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, bbruce@usgs.gov, bbruce@usgs.gov
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1:15 PM
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN THE TEXAS HIGH PLAINS
SCANLON, Bridget R., REEDY, Robert C. and DUTTON, Alan R., Bureau of Economic Geology, Univ. of Texas at Austin, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Bldg. 130, 10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758, bridget.scanlon@beg.utexas.edu, bridget.scanlon@beg.utexas.edu
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1:30 PM
GROUND-WATER QUALITY AND AGE IN PUMPKIN CREEK VALLEY, WESTERN NEBRASKA
STEELE, Gregory V., U.S. Geological Survey, Room 406 Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508, CANNIA, James C., North Platte Nat Rscs District, p.o. 36, Gering, NE 69341 and SIBRAY, Steven S., Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Univ of Nebraska, 4502 Avenue I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361, gvsteele@usgs.gov, gvsteele@usgs.gov
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1:45 PM
POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF PAST LAND USE AND RECHARGE RATES ON THE OGALLALA AQUIFER: WATER QUALITY ISSUES IN KANSAS
TOWNSEND, M.A., YOUNG, D.P. and HECOX, G., Kansas Geol Survey, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, townsend@kgs.ku.edu, townsend@kgs.ku.edu
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2:00 PM
RECHARGE CHANGES ALONG RIVERS CROSSING THE HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER
WHITTEMORE, Donald O., Kansas Geological Survey, Univ of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, donwhitt@kgs.ukans.edu, donwhitt@kgs.ukans.edu
 
2:15 PM
Discussion
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2:30 PM
STUDY OF STREAM-AQUIFER INTERACTIONS IN THE PLATTE RIVER WATERSHED USING METHODS OF AQUIFER HYDRAULICS, SEDIMENTOLOGY, GEOPHYSICS, AND GEOSTATISTICS
ZLOTNIK, Vitaly A.1, KOLLET, Stefan J.2, CARDENAS, Bayani R.2 and WOODWARD, Duane3, (1)Geosciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, (2)Department of Geosciences, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, (3)Central Platte Nat Rscs District, Nebraska, 215 Kauffman Avenue, Grand Island, NE 68803, vzlotnik1@unl.edu, vzlotnik1@unl.edu
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2:45 PM
HISTORICAL CHANGE IN RIPARIAN WOODLAND AND GROUND-WATER EVAPOTRANSPIRATION IN THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN OF COLORADO, KANSAS, AND NEBRASKA
JOHNSON, Michaela R. and LANDON, Matthew K., U.S. Geol Survey, 100 Centennial Mall North, Room 406 Federal Building, Lincoln, NE 68508, mrjohns@usgs.gov, mrjohns@usgs.gov
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3:00 PM
MANAGING OGALLALA AQUIFER DEPLETION IN THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE
BRADY, Ray and CROWELL, Amy, Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District, Box 637, White Deer, TX 79097, rmbrady@panhandlegroundwater.org, rmbrady@panhandlegroundwater.org
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3:15 PM
REGIONAL GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELING OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AQUIFER - CONCEPTUAL MODELS APPLIED AND INSIGHTS GAINED
BLANDFORD, T. Neil1, BLAZER, Derek J.1, DUTTON, Alan R.2 and REEDY, Robert C.3, (1)Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc, 6020 Academy, NE, Suite 100, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (2)Bureau of Economic Geology, Univ of Texas at Austin, University Station Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, (3)Bureau of Economic Geology, Univ. of Texas at Austin, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Bldg. 130, 10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758, nblandford@dbstephens.com, nblandford@dbstephens.com
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