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Cordilleran Section - 109th Annual Meeting (20-22 May 2013)

Session No. 3
Monday, 20 May 2013: 8:20 AM-12:00 PM
Salon D1 (Radisson Hotel and Conference Center)

T14. Quaternary Geology of California’s Central Valley and Its Relevance to Water Infrastructure

 

Justin Pearce, Janet Sowers, Jennifer Wilson and Cooper C. Brossy, Advocates
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8:20 AM
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY A KEY TO ASSESSING LEVEE FOUNDATION CONDITIONS IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
SOWERS, Janet1, PEARCE, Justin1, BROSSY, Cooper C.1, KELSON, Keith2 and WILSON, Jennifer M.1, (1)Fugro Consultants, Inc, 1777 Botelho Drive, Suite 262, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, (2)URS Corporation, 1333 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94612, j.sowers@fugro.com, j.sowers@fugro.com
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8:40 AM
DEVELOPING A GEOMORPHIC APPROACH TO ASSESSING LEVEE UNDERSEEPAGE
WILSON, Jennifer, PEARCE, Justin and SOWERS, Janet, Fugro Consultants, Inc, 1777 Botelho Drive, Suite 262, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, jm.wilson@fugro.com, jm.wilson@fugro.com
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9:00 AM
THE GEOLOGY AND ONGOING REPAIRS OF THE AGING CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
BARRY, G. Robert and NICHOLS, Holly J., California Department of Water Resources, Project Geology Section, 3500 Industrial Blvd, West Sacramento, CA 95691, rob.barry@water.ca.gov, rob.barry@water.ca.gov
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9:20 AM
CORRELATING FINE-GRAINED DEPOSITS AND LAND SUBSIDENCE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
SNEED, Michelle1, FAUNT, Claudia C.2, PHILLIPS, Steven3, SOLT, Mike4, BRANDT, Justin T.4 and TRAUM, Jonathan A.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Sacramento, CA 95819-6129, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 4165 Spruance Road, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92101, (3)US Geological Survey, 6000 J St., Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819-6129, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Sacramento, CA 95819, micsneed@usgs.gov, micsneed@usgs.gov
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9:40 AM
RE-VISITING AND REVISING THE QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE LOWER AMERICAN RIVER
BROSSY, Cooper C.1, WILSON, Jennifer1, PEARCE, Justin1, SOWERS, Janet1, HUNTER, Lewis E.2 and KYNETT, Michael N.2, (1)Fugro Consultants, Inc, 1777 Botelho Drive, Suite 262, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, (2)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, c.brossy@fugro.com, c.brossy@fugro.com
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
QUATERNARY STRATIGRAPHY AND NEOTECTONICS OF THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, CALIFORNIA: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM RECENT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
PONTI, Daniel J.1, TINSLEY, John C.2, WAN, Elmira3, PAGENKOPP, Mark4, MAIER, Katherine1, GATTI, Emma1, OLSON, Holly5, HADDON, Elizabeth1 and ROSA, Carla1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4)California Department of Water Resources, 3500 Industrial Blvd, West Sacramento, CA 95691, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, dponti@usgs.gov, dponti@usgs.gov
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10:40 AM
QUATERNARY TEPHROCHRONOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION IN THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WAN, Elmira1, MAIER, Katherine2, GATTI, Emma2, OLSON, Holly3, PONTI, Daniel J.2, TINSLEY, John C.2 and PAGENKOPP, Mark4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, 345 Middlefield Road, MS-975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, 345 Middlefield Road, MS-977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, 345 Middlefield Road, MS-975, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, (4)California Department of Water Resources, 3500 Industrial Blvd, West Sacramento, CA 95691, kmaier@usgs.gov, kmaier@usgs.gov
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11:00 AM
GEOLOGIC AND GEOMORPHIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE QUATERNARY SEPARATION RATE OF THE MIDLAND FAULT, SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, CALIFORNIA
HITCHCOCK, Christopher, InfraTerra, Inc, 5 Third Street, Suite 224, San Francisco, CA 94103 and UNRUH, Jeffery, Lettis Consulting International, 1981 No. Broadway, Suite 330, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, chitchcock@infraterra.com, chitchcock@infraterra.com
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11:20 AM
ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL QUATERNARY STRATIGRAPHY AND POTENTIAL SEISMIC SOURCES NEAR SUCCESS DAM, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
KELSON, Keith1, KOZLOWICZ, Benjamin1, HUNTER, Lewis2, SIMPSON, David1, TERRA, Fabia1 and ROSE, Ronn3, (1)URS Corporation, 1333 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94612, (2)Geology Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, (3)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, kikelson@gmail.com, kikelson@gmail.com
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11:40 AM
SEISMIC HAZARDS OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SHEAR ZONE TO WATER STORAGE, CONVEYANCE AND FLOOD PROTECTION INFRASTRUCTURE, NORTHERN CENTRAL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
SAWYER, Thomas L., Piedmont GeoSciences, Inc, 10235 Blackhawk Drive, Reno, NV 89508, tom@piedmontgeosciences.com, tom@piedmontgeosciences.com
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