North-Central - 52nd Annual Meeting

Session No. 39
Tuesday, 17 April 2018: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 260/262 (Scheman Building )

T6. Assessing Groundwater in the Midwestern U.S.: How Much, How Good, and for How Long?

GSA Hydrogeology Division; National Ground Water Association; Iowa Groundwater Association

 

Bob Libra and Michael Anderson, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
TRENDS IN GROUNDWATER USE AND ETHANOL PRODUCTION IN IOWA (2004-16)
ANDERSON, Michael K., Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, 10310 Providence Drive, Unit 102, Johnston, IA 50131 and SIMPKINS, William W., Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 2237 Osborn Drive, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
Handouts
  • TRENDS IN GW USE AND ETHANOL PRODUCTION IN IA April 17 2018.pptx (8.6 MB)
  • 1:55 PM
    REVISITING ONE OF THE LARGEST AQUIFER TESTS IN HISTORY: IMPLICATIONS FOR FAULT ZONE HYDROGEOLOGY AND THE DECLINING GROUNDWATER SUPPLY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
    HADLEY, Daniel R. and ABRAMS, Daniel B., Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 2204 Griffith Drive, Champaign, IL 61820
    Handouts
  • Hadley_GSA_2018_upload.pdf (6.8 MB)
  • Hadley_GSA_2018_upload_video.pptx (20.3 MB)
  • 2:15 PM
    SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN THE VERTICAL CONNECTIVITY OF TILL CONFINING BEDS: EXAMPLES FROM THE NEW ULM FORMATION IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA
    WITT, Alyssa1, SIMPKINS, William W.2, BLUM, Justin3, TROST, Jared J.4, BERG, Andrew4 and STARK, James4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Water Science Center, 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112; now at Golder Associates, 18300 NE Union Hill Road, Suite 200, Redmond, WA 98052, (2)Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 2237 Osborn Drive, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, (3)Minnesota Department of Health, 625 Robert St. N, St. Paul, MN 55164, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Water Science Center, 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112
    2:35 PM
    HYDROGEOLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF GROUNDWATER FLOW IN TILL CONFINING BEDS OVERLYING GLACIGENIC AQUIFERS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA
    MAHER, Anna-Turi1, SIMPKINS, William W.2, WITT, Alyssa3, TROST, Jared J.4, BERG, Andrew4 and STARK, James4, (1)Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, (2)Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Mounds View, MN 55112; now at Golder Associates, 18300 NE Union Hill Road, Suite 200, Redmond, WA 98052, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Water Science Center, 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112
    2:55 PM
    EVALUATING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS FROM CONFINED GLACIAL AQUIFERS
    TROST, Jared J.1, FEINSTEIN, Daniel T.2, SIMPKINS, William W.3, WITT, Alyssa4 and STARK, James1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Minnesota Water Science Center, 2280 Woodale Drive, Mounds View, MN 55112, (2)Wisconsin Water Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, 8505 Research Way, Middleton, WI 53562, (3)Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 2237 Osborn Drive, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, (4)now at Golder Associates, 18300 NE Union Hill Road, Suite 200, Redmond, WA 98052
     
    3:15 PM
    Break
    3:30 PM
    CHARACTERIZING THE AQUIFER PROPERTIES OF THE CRETACEOUS NIOBRARA FORMATION IN EASTERN NEBRASKA
    DIVINE, Dana P.1, JOECKEL, R.M.2 and OLAFSEN LACKEY, Susan1, (1)Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, (2)Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996
    3:50 PM
    COMMUNICATING ABOUT GROUNDWATER DEPLETION
    ALLEY, William, National Ground Water Association, 4731 Winona Avenue, San Diego, CA 92115
    Handouts
  • Alley_Iowa_GSA.pdf (44.5 MB)
  • 4:10 PM
    ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA WATER SOURCE SUSTAINABILITY STUDY
    GREER, John C.1, CHRISTIANSON, Evan G.1, LEMON, Brian1 and OSWEILER, Todd2, (1)Barr Engineering Company, 4300 MarketPointe Drive, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55435, (2)Rochester Public Utilities, 4000 East River Road NE, Rochester, MN 55906-2813
    4:30 PM
    MONITORING WELL DESIGN IN FRACTURED SILURIAN DOLOMITE IN DOOR COUNTY, WI
    HART, David J., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, University of Wisconsin - Extension, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705; Madison, WI 53715, MULDOON, Maureen A., Geology, University of Wisconsin, 800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901 and BRADBURY, Kenneth, Madison, WI
    4:50 PM
    FRACTURE STRATIGRAPHY LINKED TO MULTILEVEL BOREHOLE MONITORING IN LOWER PALEOZOIC BEDROCK OF THE CENTRAL MIDCONTINENT, NORTH AMERICA
    RUNKEL, Anthony1, STEENBERG, Julia R.1, RETZLER, Andrew J.1, MEYER, Jessica R.2, PEHME, Peeter E.2, PARKER, Beth L.2 and TIPPING, Robert G.1, (1)Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2609 Territorial Road, St. Paul, MN 55114, (2)G360 Institute for Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
    5:10 PM
    HIGH RESOLUTION HEAD PROFILES REVEAL NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT AQUITARD MECHANISMS IN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
    MEYER, Jessica R.1, PARKER, Beth L.1, RIBEIRO, Lucas A.F.S.2, MORGAN, Chris A.1 and RUNKEL, Anthony C.3, (1)G360 Institute for Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada, (2)CH2M, Toronto, ON M2J1R3, Canada, (3)Minnesota Geological Survey, 2609 Territorial Road, St Paul, MN 55114
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