UPCOMING EVENT
 
Approved 16 Hours MCLE Credit
 
 
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If you have not registered and want to attend, please register at the door
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This conference will showcase recent developments in all phases of groundwater monitoring, including water resources assessment and management and contamination characterization and remediation. The conference will include sessions on Monitoring at multiple scales, data collection methods, California's Ground-water Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program, Use of Modeling and Statistics for Monitoring Design and Assessment, The Role of Monitoring in Protecting and Managing Groundwater Resources, and Water Agency Case Studies.

Luncheon Keynote Speaker:
Michael Barcelona, Western Michigan University, Serious Water Resource Issues in a Rebuilding Economy (Coupled with Climate Change). Dr. Barcelona will speak to the issues of:

• Are we monitoring effectively?
• Are we using the data effectively to make forecasts and decisions on water use?
• What will happen to forecasts in light of climate change?

Example Session Presentations:
(see the Program Agenda at http://www.grac.org/monitoringagenda.pdf for full details on these and many other presentations)

• Nationwide, Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Approaches in Europe for Monitoring the Effectiveness of the Nitrates Directive Action Program, Dico Fraters, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Netherlands

• Progress Toward a National Groundwater Monitoring Network, William L. Cunningham, U.S. Geological Survey

• Regional-Scale Monitoring of Ground-Water Quality: Perspectives from GAMA’s Priority Basin Project, Kenneth Belitz, U.S. Geological Survey

• Compliance Groundwater Monitoring of Nonpoint Sources – Emerging Approaches, Thomas Harter, University of California, Davis

• Vadose Zone Monitoring Strategies for Contaminant Detection and Recharge, Daniel B. Stephens, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc.

• Sampling Transects for Better and More Cost-Effective Remedial Investigations, Murray D. Einarson, AMEC Geomatrix

• Application of an Advanced Version of Contaminant Rock Core Analyses to Delineate and Understand TCE Plumes in Sandstone, Southern California, Beth Parker, University of Guelph

• How Do I Find Groundwater Quality Information in California, John Borkovich, California State Water Resources Control Board

• Low-Flow Groundwater Sampling: An Update on Proper Application and Use, David Kaminski, QED Environmental Systems, Inc.

• Groundwater: Out of Sight, Out of Mind … Unless There’s A Problem. How to Effectively Communicate with the Public and Policymakers About Groundwater Monitoring, Lucy Eidam, LucyCo Communications

• Cascade Calibration of Subsurface Hydraulic and Transport Properties from Multiscale Groundwater Monitoring Networks, David W. Ostendorf, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

• The Evolving Role of Groundwater Monitoring Data in Regulatory Decision Making, Keith Roberson, Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region

• Geologic Carbon Sequestration – Characterization and Monitoring Tools and Technologies, Timothy K. Parker, Schlumberger Water Services

• Modeling and Uncertainty Analysis as Tools for Guiding Monitoring Design, Brian J. Wagner, U.S. Geological Survey

• Discovery and Negotiation: Many-Objective Groundwater Monitoring Design Under Uncertainty, Patrick M. Reed, Pennsylvania State University

• Tools for Evaluating and Optimizing Groundwater Monitoring Networks, Kathy Yager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Please contact meeting co-chairs, Eric Reichard (egreich@usgs.gov) and Brian Wagner (bjwagner@usgs.gov) for more information on the program.

Exhibitors:
 Calcon Systems Inc. | Electronic Data Solutions | Flexible Liner Underground Technologies |
Hach Environmental | In-Situ Inc. | Instrumentation Northwest | McEdwards Manufacturing & Distribution, Inc. | ProHydro, Inc. | Solinst Canada Ltd. | Weck Laboratories, Inc.

Sponsors and Exhibitors: GRA is pleased to invite participants to sponsor Conference functions or to exhibit at the Conference. Please contact Mary Megarry at mmegarry@nossaman.com or 916-446-3626 for more information.

Sponsorship and Exhibitor Information Packet

Associated Event:
Introduction to Groundwater and Watershed Hydrology Course
February 23-24, 2009 - Doubletree Hotel, Orange, CA
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