Session No. 9
Sunday, 27 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 207 (Colorado Convention Center)

T42. Current Groundwater Challenges in the Rocky Mountain Region

GSA Hydrogeology Division; Colorado Ground Water Association GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Theresa Jehn-Dellaport, Matt Welsh, Kurt Hinaman, Ralf Topper and Kevin Boyce, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
THE PEDANTIC AND THE FUNDAMENTAL: REFINING THE QUANTIFICATION OF STREAM-DEPLETION TIMING FOR CONJUNCTIVE USE AND WATER-RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
MILLER Jr, Calvin D., Miller Groundwater Engineering, LLC, 141 S College Ave, Suite 202, Fort Collins, CO 80524, calvin@millergroundwater.com
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8:30 AM
GROUNDWATER USE ASSOCIATED WITH SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
QUINN, John J., GREER, Christopher B., O'CONNOR, Ben L. and CARR, Adrianne E., Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Science Sivision, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, EVS- 240, Argonne, IL 60439, quinnj@anl.gov
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8:45 AM
HYDROGEOLOGIC AND GROUNDWATER-CHEMISTRY EVALUATION OF CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF INTERBASIN GROUNDWATER FLOW: RESULTS FROM UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY’S WEST DESERT GROUNDWATER-MONITORING NETWORK, WESTERN UTAH
HURLOW, Hugh A., Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT 84114 and KIRBY, Stefan, Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84114, hughhurlow@utah.gov
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9:00 AM
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9:15 AM
GIS-BASED HYDROLOGIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (HESA) FOR DETERMINING CRITICAL MULTISCALE GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES IN ALLUVIAL AND BEDROCK AQUIFER SYSTEMS:  CASE HISTORIES IN PITKIN AND DELTA COUNTIES, COLORADO, USA
KOLM, Kenneth E., Hydrologic Systems Analysis, LLC, 128 Burgess Ave, Golden, CO 80401 and VAN DER HEIJDE, Paul, Heath Hydrology, Inc, Boulder, CO, 80305, kkolmhsallc@gmail.com
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9:30 AM
EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SURFACE WATER-SPREADING AQUIFER RECHARGE FACILITIES BASED ON THEIR SITE GEOLOGY
LLURIA, Mario R., Hydrosystems, Inc, 9831 S. 51st Street, Phoenix, AZ 85044, mario@hydrosystems-inc.com
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
AQUIFER STORAGE - OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LOST CREEK BASIN, COLORADO
TOPPER, Ralf, Geological Section, Colorado State Engineers Office, 1313 Sherman Street, Rm 818, Denver, CO 80203 and WATTERSON, Nicholas, Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting Engineers, 500 1st Street, Woodland, CA 95695, ralf.topper@state.co.us
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10:15 AM
CONVERSION FROM CONFINED TO UNCONFINED CONDITIONS IN THE CRITICAL ARAPAHOE AQUIFER OF THE DENVER BASIN, COLORADO
RAYNOLDS, Robert, Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, braynolds@dmns.org
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10:45 AM
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONEJOS AQUIFER, THE MAJOR BEDROCK AQUIFER IN THE VOLCANIC ROCKS ABOVE THE LARAMIDE SAN JUAN SAG, EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, RIO GRANDE COUNTY, COLORADO—PART 1:  GEOLOGY, WATER QUALITY, AND HETEROGENEITY
KIRKHAM, Robert M., GeoLogical Solutions, 5253 County Road 1 South, Alamosa, CO 81101, DAVEY, John Allen, Davis Engineering, Inc, Alamosa, CO 81101 and HARMON, Eric J., N/a, HRS Water Consultants, Inc, 8885 West 14th Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80215, rmk@gojade.org
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11:00 AM
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONEJOS AQUIFER, THE MAJOR BEDROCK AQUIFER IN THE SAN JUAN SAG, EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, RIO GRANDE COUNTY, COLORADO – PART 2:  IMPLICATIONS FOR GROUND WATER PROTECTION AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
HARMON, Eric J., N/a, HRS Water Consultants, Inc, 8885 West 14th Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80215, KIRKHAM, Robert M., GeoLogical Solutions, 5253 County Road 1 South, Alamosa, CO 81101 and DAVEY, John Allen, Davis Engineering, INc, Alamosa, CO 81101, eharmon@hrswater.com
 
11:15 AM
Discussion
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11:30 AM
CONSTRAINTS TO DEEP BASIN GROUND WATER FLOW FROM GROUND WATER TEMPERATURE, HELENA VALLEY, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA
SWIERC, James, Lewis & Clark County, Water Quality Protection District, 316 North Park Ave, Room 220, Helena, MT 59623, jswierc@lccountymt.gov
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11:45 AM
CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF GROUNDWATER MOVEMENT ALONG THE NACIMIENTO FAULT, NM - IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING ENDOGENIC INPUTS INTO GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS
MCGIBBON, Chris1, CROSSEY, Laura J.2, KARLSTROM, Karl E.1 and HALIHAN, Todd3, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, (3)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, mcgibbon@unm.edu
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