North-Central Section - 48th Annual Meeting (24–25 April)

Session No. 3
Thursday, 24 April 2014: 7:55 AM-12:00 PM
Arbor 1 (Cornhusker Marriott)

T12. Applied Geology I: Environmental, Engineering, Hydrogeology, Geotechnical, and Exploration Geophysics

 

Terry R. West, Advocates
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Start Time
 
7:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:00 AM
A TALE OF TWO BREADBASKETS: A COMPARISON OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND NITROGEN POLLUTION IN THE DES MOINES (IOWA) AND SHAYING (CHINA) RIVER BASINS
WEBER, Mary Catherine, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Iowa, 251 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52245, ZHANG, You-Kuan, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Iowa, 213 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52245 and SCHILLING, Keith E., Iowa Geological and Water Survey, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 109 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1319, mary-c-weber@uiowa.edu, mary-c-weber@uiowa.edu
2
8:20 AM
AEM MAPPING OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES WITHIN THE GLACIAL DEPOSITS AND CRETACEOUS DAKOTA FORMATION OF EASTERN NEBRASKA
CARNEY, Clint P.1, ABRAHAM, Jared D.1 and CANNIA, James C.2, (1)Exploration Resources International (XRI), 14828 Unit 3B W. 6th Ave, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Exploration Resources International (XRI), 130360 County Road D, Mitchell, NE 69357, Clint.Carney@xrigeo.com, Clint.Carney@xrigeo.com
3
8:40 AM
GROUNDWATER LEVELS IN NEBRASKA; THE AFTERMATH OF THE 2012 DROUGHT
YOUNG, Aaron R. and BURBACH, Mark, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, ayoung3@unl.edu, ayoung3@unl.edu
4
9:00 AM
IDENTIFICATION OF GROUNDWATER SOURCES USING GEOCHEMICAL DATA ON THE PLATTE RIVER ALLUVIAL AQUIFER AND UNDERLYING LIMESTONE AT THE LINCOLN WATER WELL FIELD NEAR ASHLAND NEBRASKA
CRUZ TORRES, Juanita, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska Lincoln, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588 and PEDERSON, Darryll T., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 304 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, jcruztorres2@huskers.unl.edu, jcruztorres2@huskers.unl.edu
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9:20 AM
INVESTIGATION OF THE UPPER-VERMILLION-MISSOURI AQUIFER, A GLACIAL OUTWASH BODY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
HOLMES, Stevie L., FILIPOVIC, Dragan, ILES, Derric L. and JENSEN, Ann R., South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Geological Survey Program, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069, Stevie.Holmes@usd.edu, Stevie.Holmes@usd.edu
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9:40 AM
GEOPHYSICAL VS. TRADITIONAL HYDROGEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS: MAKING DIFFERENT SCALES AND METHODS WORK TOGETHER
DIVINE, Dana P., Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 606 Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996 and KORUS, Jesse T., Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 624 Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdredge St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0995, ddivine2@unl.edu, ddivine2@unl.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
GROUNDWATER AGE AND RECHARGE DISTRIBUTIONS BENEATH INCISED GLACIAL TILL IN EASTERN NEBRASKA
GATES, John B.1, STEELE, Gregory V.2, NASTA, Paolo1 and SZILAGYI, Jozsef3, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 217 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68502, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 5231 South 19th St, Lincoln, NE 68512, (3)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege Street HH625, Lincoln, NE 68583, jgates2@unl.edu, jgates2@unl.edu
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10:40 AM
COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW CONCERNS FOR TIPPECANOE COUNTY, NORTHWEST INDIANA
WEST, Terry R., Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 and BOSSERMAN, Kathryn, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, trwest@purdue.edu, trwest@purdue.edu
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11:00 AM
FIELD EVALUATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION FOR CHARACTERIZING THE VARIABILITY OF VERTICAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY IN STREAMBED SEDIMENTS
KORUS, Jesse T., Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996 and CHEN, Xunhong, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 623 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, jkorus3@unl.edu, jkorus3@unl.edu
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11:20 AM
TWO YEAR OF BIOCELL PERFORMANCE IN EASTERN IOWA: FIELD AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
BETTIS III, E. Arthur1, ZLEVOR, Kelsey1, WILCH, Jane1, BARATTA, Vanessa2, SCHETTLER, Megan3, METTLENBERG, Daniel1 and WEIRICH, Frank1, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, (2)Minnesota DNR, Morris, MN 56258, (3)ARCADIS, Chicago, IL 60606, art-bettis@uiowa.edu, art-bettis@uiowa.edu
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11:40 AM
SEDIMENTS AND THEIR HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITIES IN THE PLATTE RIVER FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL TO EASTERN NEBRASKA
CHEN, Xunhong, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 623 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, xchen2@unl.edu, xchen2@unl.edu
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