Session: Groundwater Resources of the Mississippi Embayment (South-Central Section - 42nd Annual Meeting (30 March

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Start Time

1:00 PM

Introductory Remarks

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1:20 PM

DATA COMPILATION OF WATER CHEMISTRY AND GROUNDWATER LEVELS FOR THE MISSISSIPPI EMBAYMENT IN AR, TN, MS, AND LA

DOWLING, Carolyn¹, NEUMANN, Klaus², MORARU, Constantin¹ and HANNIGAN, Robyn¹, (1)Department of Chemistry, Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467, (2)Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, cdowling@astate.edu, cdowling@astate.edu

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1:40 PM

LONG-TERM MONITORING OF WATER LEVELS AND CHEMISTRY IN GROUNDWATER OF THE ARKANSAS AREA, MISSISSIPPI EMBAYMENT, USA: PRELIMINARY RESULTS

NEUMANN, Klaus¹, DOWLING, Carolyn², MORARU, Constantin² and HANNIGAN, Robyn³, (1)Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, (2)Department of Chemistry, Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467, (3)Department of Chemistry and Program for Environmental Sciences, Arkansas State Univ, PO Box 419, State University, AR 72467, kneumann@bsu.edu, kneumann@bsu.edu

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2:00 PM

OCCURRENCE, DISTRIBUTION AND SOURCE OF ELEVATED CHLORIDES IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ALLUVIAL AQUIFER IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS

KRESSE, Timothy M., Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 401 Hardin Road, Little Rock, AR 72221 and CLARK, Brian R., U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, 700 W. Research Center Blvd., Fayetteville, AR 72701, tkresse@usgs.gov, tkresse@usgs.gov

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2:20 PM

PETROLOGY OF THE MEMPHIS SAND (EOCENE) IN THE NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI EMBAYMENT

LUMSDEN, David N.¹, HUNDT, Kasey R.¹, LARSEN, Daniel¹ and WALDRON, Brian², (1)Earth Sciences, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, (2)Civil Engineering, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, dlumsden@memphis.edu, dlumsden@memphis.edu

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2:40 PM

USING A WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM TO ACCESS GEOPHYSICAL LOGS AND THE TOP OF AQUIFERS AND CONFINING UNITS IN THE MISSISSIPPI EMBAYMENT

SCHEIDERER, Rheannon M., U.S. Geological Survey, 401 Hardin Rd, Little Rock, AR 72211 and CLARK, Brian R., U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, 700 W. Research Center Blvd., Fayetteville, AR 72701, rmscheid@usgs.gov, rmscheid@usgs.gov

3:00 PM

Break

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3:20 PM

LIMITATIONS ON GROUND WATER WITHDRAWAL REGULATION UNDER THE ARKANSAS GROUND WATER PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT

SWAIM, Edward C., Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, 101 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 350, Little Rock, AR 72204, edward.swaim@arkansas.gov, edward.swaim@arkansas.gov

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3:40 PM

WATER-LEVEL TRENDS, CRITICAL AREAS, AND SUSTAINABLE YIELD IN ARKANSAS

FUGITT, David Todd and BATTREAL, James L., Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, 101 East Capitol, Suite 350, Little Rock, AR 72201, todd.fugitt@arkansas.gov, todd.fugitt@arkansas.gov

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4:00 PM

CONJUNCTIVE-USE OPTIMIZATION MODELING OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ALLUVIAL AQUIFER: ASSESSING THE SUSTAINABLE YIELD OF A MAJOR WATER RESOURCE

CZARNECKI, John B., U.S. Geological Survey, 401 Hardin Road, Little Rock, AR 72211, jczarnec@usgs.gov, jczarnec@usgs.gov

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4:20 PM

VALIDATION OF AN EXISTING GROUND-WATER FLOW MODEL OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ALLUVIAL AQUIFER USING WATER-LEVEL AND WATER-USE DATA FOR 1998-2005

GILLIP, Jonathan A. and CZARNECKI, John B., U.S. Geological Survey, 401 Hardin Road, Little Rock, AR 72211, jgillip@usgs.gov, jgillip@usgs.gov

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4:40 PM

THE FALL AND RISE OF AN AQUIFER-- STAKEHOLDERS UNITE TO CONSERVE AND MONITOR THE SPARTA AQUIFER IN SOUTH ARKANSAS

FREIWALD, David A., U.S. Geological Survey, 401 Hardin Rd, Little Rock, AR 72211, freiwald@usgs.gov, freiwald@usgs.gov

South-Central Section - 42nd Annual Meeting (30 March - 1 April, 2008)

T7. Groundwater Resources of the Mississippi Embayment