News & Updates Application of RBDMS Environmental in Alabama: An Overview 07-24-2019 By Ann Compton Arnold, Geological Survey of Alabama The Geological Survey of Alabama Groundwater Assessment Program (GSA-GAP) has been using the Risk-Based Data Management System-ENV (RBDMS-ENV), developed by the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) since 2014. To date, the GSA-GAP has effectively migrated over 40,000 well records to RBDMS-ENV and used the system during preparation of “Assessment of Groundwater Resources in Alabama, 2010-2016 (GSA, 2018),” a 426-page report that provides a compilation of aquifer properties and water level... Read More Produced Water May Provide Relief for Declining Water Supplies in Areas of the US 06-24-2019 Produced Water May Provide Relief for Declining Water Supplies in Areas of the USState collaboration explores possibilities and research needs OKLAHOMA CITY, June 24, 2019 - The Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) released today a report that examines current regulations, practices, and research needed to expand the use of produced water, a byproduct of oil and gas production, as a resource. Led by its member states, the GWPC brought together a collaboration of scientists, regulatory officials, members of academia, the oil... Read More California’s RBDMS 3.0: WellSTAR Release 4 Goes Live 05-10-2019 The fourth release of California’s RBDMS 3.0 upgrade (WellSTAR - Well Statewide Tracking and Reporting) went live on April 30, 2019. This release added functionality to WellSTAR in the following areas: well stimulation, gas storage and EPA reporting. This release comes two and a half years after the California Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) began working with the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) to upgrade their software systems. Both operators and DOGGR staff have been using WellSTAR for over a year now. With each release more... Read More National Groundwater Monitoring Network 2019 Funding Opportunity 04-17-2019 The U.S. Geological Survey plans to award up to $2 million in cooperative agreements to support participation in the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network (NGWMN) in Federal Fiscal Year 2019. After evaluation of proposals from the Program Announcement that closed in November 2018, there is still funding available for Fiscal Year 2019.The NGWMN plans to issue a second Program Announcement for 2019 with up to $700,000 available for NGWMN data providers. The USGS is working with the Federal Advisory Committee on Water Information’s (ACWI)... Read More 5 compelling reasons you shouldn’t miss the 2019 UIC conference 01-28-2019 National UIC Conference | Feb. 24-27, 2019 | Fort Worth, Texas If you deal with Underground Injection Control in any way you'll want to take a look at the top 5 reasons why you shouldn't miss this year's National UIC Conference, as well as what past attendees have said about the value of the conference to them. The GWPC Underground Injection Control conference is the ONLY comprehensive UIC conference in the nation. The UIC conference brings together UIC experts from state government, federal government, industry, NGOs, and... Read More Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last »