2011 Annual Forum
Meeting Competing Demands with Finite Groundwater Resources
When:
September 24-28, 2011
Where:
Atlanta, GA
Final Agenda
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Day 1 Overview
Day 1 - Sunday, September 25th
Water / Energy Division Roundtable Discussion:
Presentation 2aThe Issue of Diesel in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid: The Federal Initiative and the States Perspectives
Leslie Savage, Texas RRC
Presentation 2bDiscussion of the New York Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Hydraulic Fracturing:
Don Drazan, NY DEC
Presentation 2c Methane Farming through Use of Indigenous Microbes -
Roland P. DeBruyn, Luca Technologies Inc.
Presentation 2dWater Efficiency of Texas Shale Plays
Jean-Philippe (JP) Nicot, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
Presentation 2eHaynesville Shale: Significance of Early Adaptive Water Resource Management, Regional/Industry/State Cooperation and a Driver for State Water Use Reform
Gary M. Hanson, Red River Watershed Management Institute
Presentation 2fNorth Carolina’s Study of Shale Potential Shale Gas Development
Evan Kane, North Carolina DENR
Presentation 2gEvaluation of State Surveillance and Enforcement Methods: Proposed Study
Bill Bryson, KS Geological Survey
Day 2 Overview
Day 2 - Monday, September 26th
Groundwater Sustainability
Presentation 3a Welcome to Georgia!
Linda MacGregor, Chief Watershed Protection Branch at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Presentation 3c Tapping the Tennessee River: the Solution to Georgia's Water Woes
William “Brad” Carver, Environmental Attorney
Presentation 3dThe Coca-Cola Company Global Water Stewardship
Greg Koch, Director of Global Water Stewardship for the Coca-Cola Company
Presentation 3e WaterSMART Use and Availability Assessment
William “Bill” Alley, Chief, Office of Groundwater for the U.S. Geological Survey
Presentation 3fSustaining Water Resources
Ann Codrington, USEPA Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water
Alternative Water Resources
Presentation 4aWater Supply in Coastal Georgia—Meeting Water Demand Using Alternative Water Sources to the Upper Floridian Aquifer
John S. Clarke -USGS Georgia Water Science Center
Presentation 4bBrackish Groundwater in the Coastal Plain of Alabama: An Historic Resource with Implications for the Future
Marlon R. Cook - Geological Survey of Alabama
Presentation 4cImplementation of Brackish Groundwater Desalination Using Wind-Generated Electricity as a Proxy for Energy Storage: A Case Study of the Energy-Water Nexus in Texas
Mary E. Clayton, University of Texas
Presentation 4dZero Discharge Water Management for Horizontal Shale Gas Well Development: Results of Large Scale Testing
Paul F. Ziemkiewicz, West Virginia Water Research Institute
Groundwater Quality
Presentation 5aNational Ground Water Association’s ANSI Water Well Construction Standard
Kevin McCray, CAE - National Ground Water Association
Presentation 5bEffects of experimental passive artificial recharge of treated surface water on water quality in the Equus Beds aquifer, 2009-2010
Linda Pickett Garinger, USGS, KS Water Science Center
Presentation 5cDelaware’s Economical Approach to Assessing Statewide Groundwater Quality
John T. Barndt, P.G., Delaware Department of Natural Resources
Managing Water & Energy Efficiency: Uses of Groundwater for Energy
Presentation 6aThe Increasing Pressure for Groundwater Sources for Natural Gas Development in the Headwaters of the Susquehanna River Basin
Brooks G. Abeln, P.G. Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Presentation 6bGroundwater and Agricultural Bioenergy Feedstock Production
Noel Gollehon, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
Presentation 6cAn Integrated Water Management Strategy for Power Generation; a Central Georgia Case Study
Larry Neal, AMEC,Leonard Ledbetter, & Dean Alford, Allied Energy Services
Presentation 6dCompetition for Water Use in Utility-Scale Solar Power Systems
Jordan Macknick, Strategic Energy Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Your GWPC: Past, Present, and Future:
Groundwater Management: Planning and Protection of Drinking Water Supply
Presentation 7aAn Overview of the South Carolina Capacity Use and Water Use and Reporting Programs
Paul L. Bristol, and Alexander Butler, SCDHEC
Presentation 7bGroundwater Use and the Need for a State-wide Groundwater Level Monitoring Network in South Carolina
Harriet H. Gilkerson, SCDHEC
Presentation 7cUS EPA’s Community-Based Water Resiliency Initiative: An Integral Part of Holistic Water Resource Planning
Karen Edwards, USEPA, Water Security Division
Presentation 7dAn Analysis and Evaluation of Factors Influencing Capacity Development of Public Water Systems in Mississippi
Alan Barefield, Mississippi State University Extension
Presentation 7fSustainable Groundwater Use for Power Generation in Georgia, Case Study
Neven Kresic & Leonard Ledbetter AMEC, Jim Kennedy, GA EPD, Dean Alford, Allied Energy Services
Presentation 7gConsumptive water use estimates for thermoelectric power plants in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint basin - Timothy H. Diehl-USGS, TN Water Science Center
Jennifer C. Murphy, USGS
Presentation 7hGroundwater Sustainable Yield Assessment in Prioritized Aquifers of Georgia Coastal Plain Aquifer System - James Kennedy, GA EPD
Katherine H. Zitsch
Presentation 7iHydroinformatics to Assess Management Regimes: Using Directed Networks and a Groundwater Decision Support System to Span Science and Policy -Suzanne A. Pierce - Jackson School of Geosciences
John M. Sharp
Presentation 7jGroundwater Flooding – Unforeseen Consequences of Flood Control and Water Conservation in Dayton, Ohio
Brent E. Huntsman, Terran Corporation
Protecting Groundwater from Energy Impacts
Presentation 8aInternal and External Mechanical Integrity as Part of Unconventional Gas Development
J. Daniel Arthur, ALL Consulting
Presentation 8bA model for relating environmental variation to water permit violations at thermoelectric facilities in the Taunton River watershed
Seth Sheldon, University of Massachusetts Boston
Presentation 8cWater Issues Related to Coal Mining in the Appalachian Basin
Paul Ziemkiewicz, West Virginia University
The Environmental Sustainability of Nuclear Energy
Presentation 9aA Holistic Approach to Environmental Stewardship: Water Use, Electric Power, and Nuclear Energy
William Skaff, Nuclear Energy Institute
Presentation 9bThe Fukushima Accident and Nuclear Safety in the United States
Chris Thornell, Southern Nuclear Operating Company
Carbon Capture & Storage & Groundwater
Presentation 10aModeling and Mapping the Area of Potential Impact for Class VI CO2 Injection Wells
Stephen R. Kraemer, USEPA Office of R&D, Athens
Presentation 10bExamining salinity restrictions for CO2 sequestration: Suggestions from basin to reservoir scales. -Margo Corum, U.S. Geological Survey
Madalyn S. Blondes
Presentation 10dExtraction of Formation Water from CO2 Storage Reservoirs
Ryan J. Klapperich, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Presentation 10eThe USDOE Sequestration R&D Program: MVA for Groundwater Protection
John Litynski, Office of Coal Power R&D, USDOE - NETL
Water Use and Nuclear Energy
Presentation 9dNuclear Power Generation: Water Needs and Environmental Impacts: NRC Review and Analysis
Nebiyu Tiruneh, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Presentation 9eAn Overview of the Nuclear Power Industry’s Ground Water Protection and Underground Piping and Tanks Integrity Initiatives
Kathy Yhip, Nuclear Energy
Presentation 9fPalo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Water Reclamation Facility
Robert Lotts, Arizona Public Service
Presentation 9gRecycling Mine Pool Water for Electricity Generation: Limerick Generating Station
Exelon Representative
Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Disclosure Initiatives
Presentation 11aFracFocus: Overview of history, process and public outreach efforts:
Mike Nickolaus, GWPC
Day 3 Overview
Day 3 Tuesday, September 27th
General Session-- Water / Agriculture Nexus: Groundwater Quality and Quantity Issues Related to Agriculture
Presentation 12a Power, Water and Everything Else
Marty Link, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Presentation 12bUnited States Department of Agriculture: Resources Conservation Assessment
Noel Gollehon, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
Presentation 12cAgricultural and Groundwater: An Overview of Current Issues
Mike Wireman, USEPA Region 8
Presentation 12dHigh Nitrate in Shallow Groundwater: Status and Implications for Our Linked Surface-Water and Groundwater Resources
Neil M. Dubrovsky, USGS
Presentation 12e“25x’25” – America’s Energy Future
Michael Bowman, National Steering Committee, “25x’25”
Presentation 12fThe Groundwater/Energy/Food Nexus – Robert Hagevoort,
Jay LazarusGlorieta Geoscience Inc
Groundwater & Agriculture
Presentation 13aConjunctive Regional Management to Offset Declining Water Supplies
Dean Pennington, Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water
Presentation 13bKeeping it on the Farm: Potential Water Quality and Quantity Impacts of On-Farm Storage Reservoirs
Mary Love Tagert, MSU, MS Water Resources Res. Institute
Presentation 13cA Farm Storage Reservoir Optimization Model for the Mississippi Delta - Charles Wax, Robert Thornton, Chad Swindoll, Jason Sydejko, Mississippi State University
Jonathan Pote Mississippi State University
Presentation 13dUSEPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Groundwater & Agriculture
Roy Simon, USEPA
Class VI UIC Implementation Session
Presentation 14aTiming for Applying for Class VI Primacy and Issuing Class VI Permits
Lisa M. McWhirter, USEPA OGWDW
Reducing the Need of Fresh Groundwater Use for Energy Production
Presentation 15aInnovative Process to Upgrade Shale Gas Produced Water for Recycling verse Deep Well Injection
Tom Lewis, Lewis Environmental Services, Inc.
Presentation 15bAir versus Water Cooling in Engineered Geothermal Systems
Joanna McFarlane, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Presentation 15cBeneficial Reuse in the Oilfield: A Study of Water Distillation Technology and Beneficial Reuse of Waste Brine
Dave Bell, Purestream
Presentation 15dEnvironmental Costs of Managing Geological Brines Produced or Extracted During Energy Development
Christopher Harto, Argonne National Laboratory.
Presentation 15eDeep Shale Development and Water Use, Part Three: Even Liquid-Rich Shales are Relatively Water Efficient
Matthew Mantell, Chesapeake Energy Corporation
State Regulator / USEPA Rountable Brownbag Lunch Session
Aquifer Management for Water Quality
Presentation 17aLong-Term Potable Supply in Southold New York: Managing a Limited Freshwater Aquifer in a Largely Agricultural Region
Daniel O’Rourke, CDM
Presentation 17bExploring Sustainable Regional Groundwater Supply Alternatives to Manage Saltwater Intrusion in the Hilton Head Island Area - Kristina Masterson; Mark Maimone, and Katherine Zitsch, CDM; James Kennedy, GA DNR
Robert Fitzgerald, CDM
Presentation 17cSimulated Influences of Upgradient Multi-Aquifer Wells on the Movement of Contaminants to Public-Supply Wells
Sandra M. Eberts, USGS
Source Water
Presentation 18aProtecting Your Water Supply and Your Bottom Line: Shifting Treatment Costs from Ratepayers to Polluters
Alexander Leff, Sher Leff, LLP
Presentation 18bMinnesota’s Source Water Protection Grant Program
Bruce M. Olsen, Minnesota Department of Health
Natural Gas Development Seminar: Groundwater Protection and Hydraulic Fracturing
Presentation 19aUpdate on Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Shale Gas Production Subcommittee 90-Day Report
Renee Stone, Senior Advisor, Designated Federal Official, US Department of Energy
Presentation 19b Update on EPA’s Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources
Jeanne Briskin, USEPA ORD
Presentation 19cSeeking Fact-Based Shale Gas Development Environmental Regulations
Charles “Chip” Groat, Energy Institute
Presentation 19d Regulating Risks from Shale Gas Development: A New RFF Study
Sheila Olmstead, Resources for the Future
Presentation 19hEnvironmental Defense Fund Draft Regulatory Development Guide: A Model Regulatory Framework
Scott Kell, Consulting Geologist
Presentation 19iState Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations: The Hydraulic Fracturing Multi-Stakeholder Initiative
Lori Wrotenbery, Oklahoma Corp. Comm., O&G Division
Presentation 19jWater Management and Sustainability Planning for Unconventional Resource Development
J. Daniel Arthur, ALL Consulting
Presentation 19kInternational Perspectives Shale Gas: It’s Not Just in North America Anymore
John Veil, Veil Environmental
Mining Existing Data for New Purposes
Presentation 20aUpdate: Unregulated Drinking Water Initiative for Environmental Surveillance and Public Health
Lorraine C. Backer, P Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presentation 20bPilot Study to Integrate Existing Karst Flow Data for Kentucky into the National Hydrography Dataset Created by the U.S. Geological Survey
David Jackson, and Robert Blair KY Div. of Water
Presentaton 20cThe National Ground Water Monitoring Network: Six States Test the Framework Design
William L. Cunningham, USGS
Presentation 20dDevelopment of a National Ground Water Monitoring Network Ground Water Data Portal for Interoperable Data Exchange and Mediation between States and Across the Nation
Jessica Lucido, USGS’s Center for Integrated Data Analytics (CIDA)
Presentation 20eUpdating the Framework Document for the National Ground Water Monitoring Network-Incorporating Sound Science and Sensible Realities:
David R. Wunsch, NGWA
Nutrients & Groundwater
Presentation 21aPartnership to Improve Source Water Quality through Habitat Restoration at Remsen, Iowa
Chi Ho Sham, The Cadmus Group
Presentation 21bNear-decadal Changes of Chloride, Dissolved Solids, and Nitrate Concentrations in Groundwater in the United States, 1988-2010
Bruce D. Lindsey, USGS
Presentation 21cOccurrence of Phosphorus in Groundwater of Northwestern Mississippi
Heather L. Welch, USGS
Presentation 21dNational Nutrients Initiative
Jim Taft, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
Presentation 21eUSEPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Groundwater & Nutrients
Roy Simon, USEPA
Day 4 Overview
Day 4 Wednesday, September 28th
Joint Water Availability & Sustainability and Water Quality Divisions Session
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Presentation 19lOverview of Geology, Depositional Environments, Thickness, Areas of Gas Production - Joe Lee, PA DEP
Presentation 19mIntroductory Description of Hydraulic Fracturing - Matthew Mantell, Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Presentation 19nWater Used for Hydraulic Fracturing: Amounts, Sources, Reuse, & Disposal – David Alleman, ALL Consulting
Presentation 19oHydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources in Ohio: How to Protect the Groundwater through Proper Well Construction and Cementing Practices - Tom Tomastik, Ohio Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management
Presentation 19pGround Water Baseline Testing for New Oil and Gas Activities – Why? What’s Important? How to do? - Ed Steele, Swift Worldwide Services
Presentation 19rDisposal Options for Flow Back Water Overview of Shale Gas Produced Water Recovery and Recycling Technologies Options: Implementation, Effectiveness and Economic Lessons Learned - Tom Lewis, Lewis Environmental Services, Inc.
Presentation 19sGeochemistry of Natural Gases in Quaternary through Devonian Age Strata in the Northern Appalachian Basin: Implications for Investigations of Stray Gas Migration - Fred Baldassare, ECHELON Applied Geoscience Consulting
Presentation 19tState Oil and Gas Agency Groundwater Investigations and Their Role in Advancing Regulatory Reforms - Scott Kell, Consulting Geologist