2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 195
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T47. Models and Other Tools for Managing Surface and Groundwater Resources and Informing Policy Makers I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; National Ground Water Association; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Vicki J. Kretsinger Grabert, John D. Bredehoeft, Donald Sweetkind, Mary C. Hill, Keith J. Halford and Wayne R. Belcher, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
EFFECTIVE WAYS OF PRESENTING MODEL RESULTS TO NON-HYDROGEOLOGISTS
RAYNE, Todd W., Department of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323 and BRADBURY, Kenneth R., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705, trayne@hamilton.edu, trayne@hamilton.edu
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8:25 AM
SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR CONSTRAINING GROUND WATER MODELS USING GEOLOGY TO IMPROVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
HILL, Mary C., Boulder, CO 80303, POETER, Eileen P., Golden, CO 80401, VOSS, Clifford I., National Research Program, USGS, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and LEAKE, Stanley A., Tucson, AZ 85719, mchill@usgs.gov, mchill@usgs.gov
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8:40 AM
THE USE OF SIMULATION-OPTIMIZATION MODELING OF STREAM-AQUIFER SYSTEMS TO INFORM GROUND-WATER DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS, RHODE ISLAND
BARLOW, Paul M.1, GRANATO, Gregory E.1 and AHLFELD, David P.2, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 10 Bearfoot Road, Northborough, MA 01532, (2)Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ of Massachusetts, 18 Marston Hall, Amherst, MA 01003, pbarlow@usgs.gov, pbarlow@usgs.gov
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9:00 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS AND WATER REGULATION IN THE U.S. AND THE WORLD: A CALL TO ACTION FOR HYDROGEOLOGISTS
SOPHOCLEOUS, Marios, Kansas Geological Survey, The Univ of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, marios@kgs.ku.edu, marios@kgs.ku.edu
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9:20 AM
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE DEMISE OF LARGE SURFACE WATER RESERVOIRS ON THE GREAT PLAINS
BRIKOWSKI, Tom H., Geosciences, FO-21, University of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083, brikowi@utdallas.edu, brikowi@utdallas.edu
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9:35 AM
POSSIBLE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER RESOURCES IN THE WESTERN U.S.A
EARMAN, Sam, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV 89512-1095 and DETTINGER, M.D., USGS, Scripps Inst. Oceanography, La Jolla, CA 92093, searman@dri.edu, searman@dri.edu
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
MANAGING NEBRASKA'S GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN THE PLATTE AND REPUBLICAN RIVER BASINS USING REGIONAL GROUNDWATER MODELS
SCHNEIDER, James C.1, KOESTER, Paul H.1, HALLUM, Douglas R.1, LUCKEY, Richard R.2 and BRADLEY, Jesse1, (1)Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, 301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 94676, Lincoln, NE 68509, (2)High Plains Hydrology LLC, 7956 S. Shawnee St, Aurora, CO 80016, jschneider@dnr.ne.gov, jschneider@dnr.ne.gov
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10:20 AM
THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN--CONJUNCTIVELY MANAGING UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE
COSGROVE, Donna M., 425 Ash Street, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, dmcosgrove@cableone.net, dmcosgrove@cableone.net
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10:40 AM
SEASONAL IMPACTS OF PUMPIMG ON A NEARBY STREAM
BREDEHOEFT, John D., The Hydrdynamics Group, 127 Toyon Lane, Sausalito, CA 94965 and KENDY, Eloise, The Nature Conservancy, Helena, MT 59601, jdbrede@aol.com, jdbrede@aol.com
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11:00 AM
WATER QUALITY CHANGES AT A MANAGED GROUNDWATER RECHARGE SITE ALONG THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER, NORTHEASTERN COLORADO
SANFORD, William E., Dept. of Geosciences, Colorado State Univ, Fort Collins, CO 80523 and STEDNICK, John D., Watershed Science Program, Colorado State Univ, Fort Collins, CO 80523, bills@warnercnr.colostate.edu, bills@warnercnr.colostate.edu
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11:15 AM
THE EASTERN NEBRASKA WATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT (ENWRA)
KORUS, Jesse Thomas and DIVINE, Dana, Lower Platte South Natural Resources District, P.O. Box 83581, Lincoln, NE 68521, jkorus@lpsnrd.org, jkorus@lpsnrd.org
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11:30 AM
THE ELKHORN-LOUP MODEL STUDY: PROACTIVE NEBRASKA DECISION MAKERS INITIATE SCIENCE-BASED INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT
PETERSON, Steven M., US Geological Survey, 5231 S. 19th Street, Lincoln, NE 68512, speterson@usgs.gov, speterson@usgs.gov
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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