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Rocky Mountain (63rd Annual) and Cordilleran (107th Annual) Joint Meeting (18–20 May 2011)

Session No. 16
Thursday, 19 May 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Willow (Riverwoods Conference Center)

T14. Water Resources of the Densely Populated Alluvial Valleys of the Western States—Processes

 

Erick Burns and Victor Heilweil, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
KEYNOTE: LINKING GCMS TO REGIONAL HYDROLOGIC MODELS TO ASSESS POTENTIAL FUTURE CONJUNCTIVE USE
HANSON, Randall T.1, SCHMID, Wolfgang2, FLINT, Alan L.3, FLINT, Lorraine E.3, MUNOZ, Francisco4, FAUNT, Claudia C.1 and DETTINGER, Michael5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 4165 Spruance Road, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92101, (2)Dept of Hydrology & Water Resources, University of Arizona, 1133 E James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, 85721, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Placer Hall, 6000 J. Street, Sacramento, CA 95819, (4)Climate Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California - San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, 92093-0224, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, Dept 0224, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, rthanson@usgs.gov, rthanson@usgs.gov
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8:25 AM
LAND SUBSIDENCE AND EARTH FISSURES IN CEDAR VALLEY, IRON COUNTY, UTAH
KNUDSEN, Tyler R.1, LUND, William R.2, INKENBRANDT, Paul C.3 and LOWE, Mike3, (1)Utah Geological Survey, 88 East Fiddler Canyon Road STE C, Cedar City, UT 84721, (2)Utah Geological Survey, 88 East Fiddler Canyon Road, STE C, Cedar City, UT 84721, (3)Utah Geological Survey, P.O. Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100, tylerknudsen@utah.gov, tylerknudsen@utah.gov
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8:45 AM
GEOLOGIC FACTORS CONTROLLING THE RESPONSE OF FRACTURED BEDROCK, BASIN-FILL, AND PERCHED AQUIFERS TO RECENT GROUND-WATER DEVELOPMENT IN THE CEDAR PASS AREA, EAGLE MOUNTAIN CITY, NORTH-CENTRAL UTAH
JORDAN, J. Lucy, Utah Geological Survey, PO Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114, lucyjordan@utah.gov, lucyjordan@utah.gov
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9:05 AM
CONCEPTUAL GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELS MATTER: TRANS-BOUNDARY FLOW IN THE ARID GREAT BASIN
NELSON, Stephen T.1, MAYO, Alan L.2, GILLESPIE, Jeremy3 and TINGEY, David1, (1)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, (2)Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, (3)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S-389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, oxygen.isotope@gmail.com, oxygen.isotope@gmail.com
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9:25 AM
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9:45 AM
Break
6
10:00 AM
KEYNOTE: DENSITY-DEPENDENT FLOW—MODELING OPTIONS AND ILLUSTRATION OF IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LAKE MICHIGAN BASIN
REEVES, Howard W., USGS Michigan Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 6520 Mercantile Way, Suite 5, Lansing, MI 48911-5991, FEINSTEIN, Daniel T., USGS Wisconsin Wter Science Center, 8505 Research Way, Middleton, WI 53562 and LANGEVIN, Christian, Office of Groundwater, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 411, Reston, VA 20192, hwreeves@usgs.gov, hwreeves@usgs.gov
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10:20 AM
USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TRACER GEOCHEMISTRY TO DETERMINE SOURCES OF RECHARGE, DELINEATE FLOWPATHS, AND CHARACTERIZE THE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES OF AN INTERMOUNTAIN BASIN-FILL AQUIFER, RUSH VALLEY, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH
GARDNER, Philip M., Water Resources, U.S. Geological Survey, 2329 Orton Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, pgardner@usgs.gov, pgardner@usgs.gov
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10:40 AM
THERMAL TRACING OF GROUNDWATER FLOW IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS
TRASK, James C., Hydrology Program, LAWR, Veihmeyer Hall, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616 and FOGG, Graham E., University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, jctrask@ucdavis.edu, jctrask@ucdavis.edu
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11:00 AM
ENHANCING MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDROCHEMICAL GROUNDWATER DATA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CLUSTERING METHODS
ASANTE, Joseph1, KREAMER, David K.1 and CROSS, Chad L.2, (1)Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154/4010, (2)Epidemiology & Biostatistics Concentration, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154/3064, asantej@unlv.nevada.edu, asantej@unlv.nevada.edu
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11:20 AM
LEAD CONTAMINATION OF SURFACE WATER IN PAYSON, UTAH
CARLSON, Joseph K., MOWER, Ryan L., WHITE, Robert C. and EMERMAN, Steven H., Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, ry.mo@live.com, ry.mo@live.com
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