Conference Proceedings
Session 1 – Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction
Session 2 – Groundwater Quality
Session 3 – Hydrogeology: General
Session 4 – Groundwater Policy
Session 5 – Hydrogeology: Cascade Mountains
Poster Session
Session 6 – Groundwater Policy
Session 7 – Walla Walla Groundwater
Session 8 – South Willamette Valley Groundwater
Session 9 – Umatilla Groundwater
Session 10 – La Pine Groundwater
November 1, 2005
Pre-conference Field Trip; Clark
County
Pre-conference Workshop: Groundwater
Essentials
November 2, 2005
General Session; Keynote: Dr.
Thomas Winter, Senior Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey
General Session; Panel Discussion; Challenges to Addressing Groundwater-Surface
Water Interaction
| Session 1
– Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction Session Chair: Guy J. Gregory, Washington Department of Ecology |
Session 2 –
Groundwater Quality Session Chair: Ann Butler, Washington State Department of Ecology |
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| Heterogeneous Characteristics of Water
Movement Through Riverbed Sediments of the Touchet River in Southeastern
Washington Randal Leek, Washington State University Co-authors: Li Wang, Joan Wu, Hanxue Qiu, Michael E. Barber, Washington State University; Timothy P. Hanrahan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
Improving Water Quality in the Northern
Malheur County Groundwater Management Area Phil Richerson, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
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| Methods for Linking Groundwater and
Aquatic Biological Diversity in the Pacific Northwest Jenny Brown, The Nature Conservancy Co-authors: Leslie Bach, Allison Aldous, Abby Wyers, Rachel Neugarten, The Nature Conservancy [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
Groundwater Impact Assessments of
Reclaimed Water Use in Western Washington State Katharine Cupps, Washington State Department of Ecology [Paper] [PowerPoint] |
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| Groundwater and Heat Transport in
the Hoh River Watershed: A Pilot Study on the Impact of Forest Practices
on Ground and Surface Water Interactions Patricia Olson, Pacific Watershed Institute Co-author: Jill Silver, 10,000 Years Institute [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
Nonpoint Contamination of Groundwater
in Washington and the Protection of Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas
under the Growth Management Act Laurie Morgan, Washington State Department of Ecology [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
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| Session 3 –
Hydrogeology: General Session Chair: Joe Gasperi, USDA Natural Resources |
Conservation
Service Session 4 – Groundwater Policy Session Chair: Rob Hallyburton, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development |
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| GIS Database Development for Hydrogeological
Investigation in the Palouse Basin Aquifer (PBA) Farida Leek, Washington State University Co-authors: Joan Wu, Hanxue Qiu, Kent Keller, Washington State University [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
Measure 37 and Oregon's Groundwater:
A Paradigm Shift from Water Management to Water Planning? Todd Jarvis, Oregon State University [Abstract] |
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| Columbia Basin Groundwater Management
Area "Hydrostratigraphic" Mapping Project: Applications
to Regional and Local Groundwater Issues Terry Tolan, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Co-authors: Kevin Lindsey, Kennedy/ Jenks Consultants; Susan Loper, Mark Nielson, Franklin Conservation District [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer
Study: Linking Research, Outreach and Policy Akram Hossain, Washington State University Co-authors: Michael Barber, Washington State University; D. Matthew Ely, Joseph Jones, U.S. Geological Survey; Gary Johnson, University of Idaho [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
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The Use of Borehole Geophysics in Interpreting
Hydrologic Data from Wells in the Columbia River Basalt Group |
Watershed Planning and
the Great Groundwater Questions Robert Simmons, Washington State University Mason County Extension [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
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| Session 5 –
Hydrogeology: Cascade Mountains Session Chair: Carey Gazis, Central Washington University |
Session 6 –
Groundwater Policy Session Chair: Martha Lentz, U.S. EPA Region 10 |
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| Groundwater Systems of the McKenzie
River Watershed, Oregon High Cascades Anne Jefferson, Oregon State University Co-author: Gordon Grant, USDA Forest Service [Abstract] |
Emerging Policy Issues in Conjunctive
Management of Oregon's Ground and Surface Waters in the Deschutes
Basin John DeVoe, WaterWatch of Oregon Co-author: Karen Russell, WaterWatch of Oregon [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
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| Geologically-Mediated Groundwater
Storage is a First-Order Control on Streamflow Response to Changing
Climate in Volcanic Landscapes Gordon Grant, USDA Forest Service Co-authors: Christina Tague, San Diego State University; Anne Jefferson, Oregon State University [Abstract] |
An Initial Site-Wide Strategy for
the Groundwater Remediation at the Hanford Site, Washington Dibakar Goswami, Washington State Department of Ecology [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
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| Deep Aquifer Storage as a Possible
Solution to Changing Water Distribution Patterns Resulting from Global
Warming Induced Climatic Changes Floyd Hodges, Washington Department of Ecology [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
The New USDA Forest Service Ground
Water Program Springs to Life in the Pacific Northwest Trish Carroll, USDA Forest Service Co-authors: Courtney Cloyd, Steve Glasser, USDA Forest Service [Abstract] |
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Poster Session/Competition/Networking Reception
Conlon T et al. Compilation of Basalt Stratigraphy in Support of Geologic Hazards and Ground-water Studies. [Abstract]
Dinicola R et al. Stable Isotopes of Nitrogen and Oxygen in Source Identification of Nitrate in Groundwater near Umatilla, Oregon. Poster Award: Honorable Mention. [Abstract]
Driver-Rowe L and CL Jacob. Full-Scale Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination of a TCE Source Zone Using Food-Grade Vegetable Oil. [PowerPoint]
Fern JI. Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Service Well Water Program: Integrating Science, Environmental Policy, and Citizen Outreach. [Abstract]
Gannett MW, KE Lite, JL LaMarche. The Role of Ground-Water Hydrology in Resolving Water-Supply Issues in the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and California. [Abstract]
Gazis C and S Taylor. Geochemical Studies of Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions in the Upper Yakima River Drainage, Washington. [Abstract]
Grondin GH. Water Supply and Quality Issues Related to Ground Water-Surface Water Interaction at Bonanza Big Springs, Town of Bonanza, Klamath County, Oregon. Poster Award: Honorable Mention. [Abstract]
Holom D, J Osiensky, J Oldow. Gravity Determination of the Pre-Basalt, Crystalline Rock Topography Along the Eastern Extent of the Columbia River Basalts. Poster Award: Honorable Mention. [Abstract]
Kahle S and J Covert. Hydrogeologic Framework of the Spokane Valley – Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho and Spokane County, Washington. [Abstract]
Kobor JS et al. Using Integrated Surface Water and Groundwater Models at Varying Spatial Scales to Evaluate Existing and Future Environmental Conditions, Napa County, California. Poster Award: Second Place. [Abstract] [Poster]
Mahler RL, R Simmons, F Sorenson. Public Perceptions and Actions towards
Sustainable Groundwater Management in the Pacific Northwest. [Abstract]
Moscowitz L. Drinking Water Nitrates and Public Health: A Literature Review.
[Abstract]
[Poster]
Olson S and K Ely. Drinking Water Area Protection Plan on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation – Pendleton, Oregon. Poster Award: First Place. [Abstract] [Poster]
Pitz CF, A Oestreich, K Sinclair. Pilot Study for a State-Based Ambient
Groundwater Monitoring Program--Centralia-Chehalis Valley, Washington.
[Abstract]
[Poster]
Richerson P, D Anderson et al. Perchlorate Occurrence in the Lower Umatilla
Basin, Oregon. [Abstract]
[Poster]
Weaver R, D Wildenschild, M Gannett. A Groundwater Model for Water Management in the Deschutes River Basin. [Abstract]
November 3, 2005
General Session; Keynote: Dr. Robert Glennon, Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy, Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona
General Session; Panel Discussion; Challenges to Achieving Groundwater
Sustainability
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| Session 7 –
Walla Walla Groundwater Session Chair: Bob Bower, Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council |
Session 8 –
South Willamette Valley Groundwater Session Chair: Roy Haggerty, Oregon State University |
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| Shallow Alluvial Aquifer Recharge
Testing at a Site in the Walla Walla Basin: Preliminary Results and
Possible Future Impacts on Shallow Aquifer Declines Bob Bower, Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council Co-authors: Kevin Lindsey, Terry Tolan, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants; Jon Brough, Hudson Bay District Improvement Company [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
Integrating Science, Policy, and Outreach
in the South Willamette Valley Groundwater Management Area Gail Glick Andrews, Oregon State University Co-authors: Audrey Eldridge, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality; Denise Kalakay, Lane Council of Governments [Abstract] [PowerPoint] [Presentation .avi (419 mb)] |
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| Shallow Aquifer Recharge in the Walla
Walla Basin, Washington and Oregon: Efforts to Reverse Shallow Aquifer
Declines and Reduced Stream Flows Kevin Lindsey, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Co-authors: Bob Bower, Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council; John Warinner, Fountainhead; Tom Page, Native Creek Society; Terry Tolan, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants; Elena Escalante, Walla Walla County Watershed Planning; Ben Floyd, HDR-EES [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
Temporal and Spatial Variability of
Groundwater Nitrate in the Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon Glenn Mutti, Oregon State University Co-author: Roy Haggerty, Oregon State University [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
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| Shallow Aquifer Recharge in the Walla
Walla Basin, Washington and Oregon: Outreach--Getting the Science
to the Stakeholders John Warinner, Fountainhead Co-authors: Bob Bower, Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council; Tom Page, Native Creek Society [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
Regional Flow Model of the Southern
Willamette Valley Groundwater Management Area Jeremy Craner, Oregon State University Co-author: Roy Haggerty, Oregon State University [Abstract] |
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| Session 9 –
Umatilla Groundwater Session Chair: Bill Quaempts, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Tribal Water Commission |
Session 10
– La Pine Groundwater Session Chair: William D. McFarland, U.S. Geological Survey Oregon Water Science Center |
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| Groundwater Conditions in the Umatilla
Basin: Role of Science in Sustainability Planning and Integrated Groundwater
and Surface Water Management Kate Ely, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation [Abstract] [PowerPoint + notes] |
Geochemical Framework and a Redox
Boundary Approach for an Aquifer-Scale Transport Model of Septic-Tank-Derived
Nitrogen in a Sandy Aquifer near La Pine, Oregon Stephen Hinkle, U.S. Geological Survey Co-authors: David Morgan, U.S. Geological Survey; Barbara Rich, Deschutes County Environmental Health Division; Rodney Weick, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
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| Umatilla County: Our Role in Developing
a Plan for Sustainable Water Supply Tamra Mabbott, Umatilla County Department of Resource Services and Development Co-author: J.R. Cook, Umatilla County Department of Resource Services and Development [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
Use of a Transport Simulation Model
with Optimization Methods to Manage Nitrate Loading from On-Site Wastewater
Treatment Systems to a Shallow Aquifer near La Pine, Oregon David Morgan, U.S. Geological Survey Co-authors: Stephen Hinkle, U.S. Geological Survey; Barbara Rich, Deschutes County Environmental Health Division; Rodney Weick, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality [Abstract] |
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| Groundwater in the Umatilla Basin:
Supporting Community-Based Water Supply Solutions Douglas Woodcock, Oregon Water Resources Department Co-author: Debbie Colbert, Oregon Water Resources Department [Abstract] |
Application of Three-Dimensional Groundwater
and Nutrient Fate and Transport and Optimization Models for Science
Based Policy Development to Protect a Drinking Water Aquifer in the
La Pine Region of Central Oregon Barbara Rich, Deschutes County Environmental Health Division Co-authors: Stephen Hinkle, David Morgan, U.S. Geological Survey [Abstract] [PowerPoint] |
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General Session; Solving Groundwater Challenges in the Pacific Northwest
by Integrating Research, Policy, and Education