South-Central Section - 47th Annual Meeting (4-5 April 2013)

Session No. 39
Friday, 5 April 2013: 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
Underground (Natural Bridge Caverns)

T29. A Tale of Two Aquifers: Deciphering Characteristics of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers in Central Texas

 

Marcus Gary, Advocates
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7:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
7:20 PM
REVISING THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR THE EDWARDS AQUIFER/TRINITY AQUIFER INTERFACE
GREEN, Ronald1, BERTETTI, F. Paul1 and MCGINNIS Jr, Ronald N.2, (1)Geosciences and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra, San Antonio, TX 78238, (2)Geosciences and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, rgreen@swri.edu
7:40 PM
REDEFINING THE HYDROSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE EDWARDS AND TRINITY AQUIFERS IN THE BALCONES FAULT ZONE, HAYS AND TRAVIS COUNTIES, CENTRAL TEXAS
SMITH, Brian A.1, HUNT, Brian B.1 and ANDREWS, Alan G.2, (1)Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, 1124 Regal Row, Austin, TX 78748, (2)Barton Springs/ Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, 1124 Regal Row, Austin, TX 78748, brians@bseacd.org
8:00 PM
PLEASANT VALLEY SPRING: A NEWLY DOCUMENTED KARST SPRING OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY TRINITY AQUIFER
HUNT, Brian B.1, NORRIS, Chad2, GARY, Marcus3, WIERMAN, Douglas A.4, BROUN, Alex S.5 and SMITH, Brian A.1, (1)Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, 1124 Regal Row, Austin, TX 78748, (2)Texas Parks and Wildlife, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, (3)Edwards Aquifer Authority, 1615 N. St. Mary's Street, San Antonio, TX 78215, (4)400 Blue Creek Drive, Dripping Springs, TX 78620, (5)Hays-Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, PO Box 1648, Dripping Springs, TX 78620, brianh@bseacd.org
8:20 PM
INVESTIGATING SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER INTERACTIONS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN APPALACHIAN KARST REGION
GAO, Yongli, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249 and BURNHAM, Taylor, Geosciences, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, yongli.gao@utsa.edu
8:40 PM
HYDROGEOLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF SPRINGS ALONG THE LOWER PECOS RIVER IN WEST TEXAS
URBANCZYK, Kevin M., Department of Biological, Geological and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State Univ, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832, BENNETT, Jeffery, Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, National Park Service, BBNP-ScRM, 266 Tecolote Drive, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834 and WOODBURN, James Russell, Earth and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State University, Box C-139 SRSU, Alpine, TX 79832, kevinu@sulross.edu
9:00 PM
FINE-SCALE HYDROLOGIC AND GEOCHEMICAL RESPONSES IN CONTINUOUS DATA PROVIDE CLUES TO UNDERSTANDING EPIKARST STRUCTURE AND HYDROGEOLOGY IN THE EDWARDS PLATEAU, TEXAS, USA
SCHWARTZ, Benjamin F., Department of Biology, Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666 and GERARD, Brett R., University of Maine, School of Earth and Climate Sciences, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, bs37@txstate.edu
 
9:20 PM
Concluding Remarks
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