2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 38
Sunday, 16 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

P8. Water Resources Science and Public Policy

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Geology and Public Policy Committee

 

David M. Diodato, Peter F. Folger and Tamara L. Dickinson, Conveners
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Start Time
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1:30 PM
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
DICKINSON, Tamara L., Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Academy of Sciences, Keck-618, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, DIODATO, David M., U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 2300 Clarendon Blvd Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201 and FOLGER, Peter F., 10512 Samaga Dr, Oakton, VA 22124-1630, diodato@nwtrb.gov, diodato@nwtrb.gov
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1:35 PM
A NATIONAL VIEW OF SCIENCE AND POLICY FOR WATER RESOURCES UNDER STRESS
GRAF, William L., Department of Geography, Univ of South Carolina, 127 Callcott Building, Columbia, SC 29205, graf@sc.edu, graf@sc.edu
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1:55 PM
THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN ADDRESSING GLOBAL WATER PROBLEMS
VAUX Jr, Henry, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, 324 Giannini Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, vaux@are.berkeley.edu, vaux@are.berkeley.edu
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2:15 PM
UNCERTAINTY AND POLICY-RELEVANT SCIENCE
HORNBERGER, George M., Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Clark Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22904, hornberger@virginia.edu, hornberger@virginia.edu
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2:35 PM
SCIENCE ISSUES CRUCIAL TO WATER AVAILABILITY
HIRSCH, Robert M., U.S. Geol Survey, 409 National Center, USGS, Reston, VA 20192, rhirsch@usgs.gov, rhirsch@usgs.gov
 
2:55 PM
Break
6
3:10 PM
EVOLUTION OF GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT RULES IN RESPONSE TO CHANGING USE OF GROUNDWATER FROM THE HIGH PLAINS (OGALLALA) AQUIFER IN TEXAS
DUTTON, Alan R., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Texas San Antonio, 6900 N. Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78249-0663, alan.dutton@utsa.edu, alan.dutton@utsa.edu
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3:30 PM
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT: MOVING FROM CRISIS TO RISK MANAGEMENT
WILHITE, Donald A., National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska, 239 Chase Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583 and KNUTSON, Cody L., National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska, 156 Chase Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583, cknutson1@unl.edu, cknutson1@unl.edu
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3:50 PM
WATER 2025 - PREVENTING CONFLICT AND CRISES OVER WATER IN THE WEST
LIMBAUGH, Mark, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Department of the Interior, 1849 C St. N.W, Washington, DC 20240, Mark_Limbaugh@ios.doi.gov, Mark_Limbaugh@ios.doi.gov
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4:10 PM
A NEW APPROACH TO BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND DECISIONMAKERS
KNOPMAN, Debra S., Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment Division, RAND Corporation, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202, knopman@rand.org, knopman@rand.org
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4:30 PM
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WHITNEY, Gene, National Science and Technology Council, Office of Science and Technology Policy, White House, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20502, gwhitney@ostp.eop.gov, gwhitney@ostp.eop.gov
 
4:50 PM
Roundtable Discussion: Key topics in Water Resources Science and Public Policy. E. Webb, moderator