2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 127
Monday, 19 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
D137/138 (Oregon Convention Center)

T29. Recent Advances in the Conceptualization, Characterization, and Interpretation of Fluid Movement and Transport Dynamics in Fractured and Karst Aquifers

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Tristan P. Wellman and David F. Boutt, Advocates
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1:30 PM
A HYDROGEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE LEADVILLE MINING DISTRICT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CANTERBURY AND LEADVILLE MINE DRAINAGE TUNNELS, LEADVILLE, COLORADO
WELLMAN, Tristan1, PASCHKE, Suzanne2, DUPREE, Jean2 and MINSELY, Burke3, (1)Colorado Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Mailstop 415 Building 53, room F2020, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225-0001, (2)Colorado Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Mailstop 415 Building 53, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225-0001, (3)Geology Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 Mailstop 964, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225-0046, twellman@usgs.gov, twellman@usgs.gov
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1:45 PM
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF DEPRESSIONAL WETLANDS: A POTENTIAL TOOL FOR ASSESSING HYDROPERIOD IMPACTS FROM MINING IN A KARST AQUIFER SYSTEM
BACCHUS, Sydney T.1, MASOUR, Janna2, MADDEN, Marguerite2 and JORDAN, Thomas2, (1)Applied Environmental Services, P.O. Box 174, Athens, GA 30603, (2)Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2502, appliedenvirserve@gmail.com, appliedenvirserve@gmail.com
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2:00 PM
THIRTY-TWO YEARS OF PROGRESS TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING FLOW AND TRANSPORT IN FRACTURED ROCK
DOE, Thomas W., FracMan Technology Group, Golder Associates Inc, 18300 Union Hill Road, Suite 200, Redmond, WA 98052, tdoe@golder.com, tdoe@golder.com
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2:20 PM
TEMPORAL VARIATION IN RECHARGE AND WATER QUALITY IN A FRACTURED DOLOMITE AQUIFER WITH MODERATE SOIL COVER
MULDOON, Maureen A., Geology, University of Wisconsin, 800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901 and BRADBURY, Kenneth R., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705, muldoon@uwosh.edu, muldoon@uwosh.edu
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2:35 PM
GROUNDWATER CIRCULATION IN MOUNTAIN BLOCKS ADJACENT THE RIO GRANDE RIFT
MCCOY, Kurt J., US Geological Survey, Richmond, VA 23228, kjmccoy@usgs.gov, kjmccoy@usgs.gov
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2:50 PM
THERMAL PATTERNS OF KARST SPRINGS AND CAVE STREAMS IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
LUHMANN, Andrew J.1, COVINGTON, Matthew D.2, PETERS, Andrew J.3, ALEXANDER, Scott C.2, ANGER, Cale T.2, GREEN, Jeffrey A.4 and ALEXANDER Jr., E. Calvin1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (3)formerly with Division of Waters, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 2300 Silver Creek Rd. NE, Rochester, MN 55906, (4)Division of Ecological and Water Resources, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 2300 Silver Creek Rd. NE, Rochester, MN 55906, luhm0031@umn.edu, luhm0031@umn.edu
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3:05 PM
EFFECTS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IN SHALLOW BEDROCK FORMATIONS
BALLESTERO, Thomas P., Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 238 Gregg Hall, Durham, NH 03824, DOS SANTOS, Sergio José, Departamento de Construção Civil, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará, Av. Treze de Maio, 2081, CEP: 60040-531, Fortaleza, Brazil and PITOMBEIRA, Ernesto, Graduate Program in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARA - BRAZIL, Salvador Mendonça, 80, Parque Manibura CEP 60821-550, Fortaleza, Brazil, tom.ballestero@unh.edu, tom.ballestero@unh.edu
 
3:20 PM
Break
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3:35 PM
CONDUIT ENLARGEMENT IN EOGENETIC KARST AQUIFERS: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE SANTA FE RIVER SINK-RISE SYSTEM, NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA
MOORE, Paul J.1, MARTIN, Jonathan B.2, SCREATON, Elizabeth3 and NEUHOFF, Philip S.2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, (3)Geological Science, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, pjm13@ufl.edu, pjm13@ufl.edu
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3:50 PM
DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN DIFFUSION AND ADVECTION OF CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS IN FRACTURED ROCK AQUIFERS
SHAPIRO, Allen M.1, HSIEH, Paul A.2, GOODE, Daniel J.3 and TIEDEMAN, Claire R.2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 496, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, ashapiro@usgs.gov, ashapiro@usgs.gov
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4:05 PM
EPIKARST ROLE IN CONTROLLING THE QUALITY OF KARST AQUIFER RECHARGE
GERST, Jonathan, Golder Associates, Inc, 9 Monroe Parkway, Suite 273, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, SCHWARTZ, Benjamin F., Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666, SCHREIBER, Madeline E., Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 1405 Perry St, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and DOCTOR, Daniel H., U.S. Geol. Survey, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, jon22gerst@gmail.com, jon22gerst@gmail.com
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4:20 PM
IMPORTANCE OF HYDROGEOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION TO SUCCESSFUL BIOAUGMENTATION OF CONTAMINATED FRACTURED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
TIEDEMAN, Claire R.1, SHAPIRO, Allen M.2, LACOMBE, Pierre J.3, GOODE, Daniel J.4, WILLIAMS, John H.5, HSIEH, Paul A.6, JOHNSON, Carole D.7 and IMBRIGIOTTA, Thomas E.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 496, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center, 3450 Princeton Pike, Suite 110, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, (5)U. S. Geological Survey, 425 Jordan Road, Troy, NY 12180, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (7)Office of Groundwater, Branch of Geophysics, U.S. Geological Survey, 11 Sherman Place, Unit 5015, Storrs, CT 06269, Storrs-Mansfield, CT 06269, tiedeman@usgs.gov, tiedeman@usgs.gov
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4:40 PM
INVESTIGATING FLOW PATHS IN A SHALLOW, MANTLED-KARST AQUIFER USING APPLICATIONS OF CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND HYDROGRAPH RECESSION LIMB ANALYSIS AT THE SAVOY EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHED, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
PENNINGTON, Darrell W., Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701 and BRAHANA, John V., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, dpennin@uark.edu, dpennin@uark.edu
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4:55 PM
UTILIZING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR) TO VISUALIZE AND CHARACTERIZE HYDRAULICALLY CONDUCTIVE BEDROCK FRACTURES
BAKER, Gregroy S., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, gbaker@tennessee.edu, gbaker@tennessee.edu
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5:10 PM
MATRIX STORAGE OF FLOODS IN KARST CAVE CONDUITS
WILSON, John L., Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and KOSKI, Katrina, Earth & Enviromental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, jwilson@nmt.edu, jwilson@nmt.edu
 
5:25 PM
Discussion
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