Presentations

DECEMBER 2009
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California
“Source Water Protection and Sustainability: A Practical Approach to Assessing Risk,”
Presented by Dennis Nelson (GSI senior hydrogeologist) and Amy Chinitz (Springfield [Oregon] Utility Board)

NOVEMBER 2009
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America, New Orleans, Louisiana
“Performance Evaluation of an Active Organoclay Cap Placed Over Creosote Seeps in the Willamette River”
Presented by Heidi Blischke (GSI senior hydrogeologist)

Remediation University, Portland, Oregon
“Exploring the World of Sediment Remediation”
Topics:
    • Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments
    • EPA Regulations Pertaining to Sediment Remediation
    • Selecting Remediation Technologies
    • Port of Portland and McCormick & Baxter Projects
    • Solidification and Stabilization of Contaminated Sediment
Presented by Heidi Blischke (GSI senior hydrogeologist) and Dr. Danny Reible (University of Texas chemical engineer)

OCTOBER 2009
Spanish Geological Survey (IGME), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
International Workshop: Artificial Recharge of Groundwater Management
“Successful implementation of ASR in Basalt-Hosted Aquifers in the Pacific Northwest of the United States”
Presented by Larry Eaton (GSI senior hydrogeologist)

Oregon American Public Works Association, Grande Ronde, Oregon
“ASR: A Tool for Managing Oregon’s Drinking Water”
Presented by Larry Eaton (GSI senior hydrogeologist

2009 Watershed Council Gathering, Klamath Falls, Oregon
“Walla Walla Basin Shallow Aquifer Recharge, Lessons Learned, and Practical Applications of Groundwater and Habitat Restoration”
Presented by Kevin Lindsey (GSI senior hydrogeologist) and Bob Bower (Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council)

Geological Society of America, Portland, Oregon
Columbia River Basalt Symposium: Volcanism, Tectonism, and Hydrogeology

• “Geologic Features in the Columbia River Basalt Group Aquifer System that Form Vertical Flow Pathways and Subdivide the Regional Groundwater Flow System: Examples from the Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area of South-Central Washington”
  Presented by Kevin Lindsey (GSI senior hydrogeologist)
• “Influence of Well Construction on Water Level Interpretations in Aquifers of the Columbia River Basalt Group”
  Presented by John Porcello (GSI groundwater hydrologist)
• “A Conceptual Groundwater System Model for the Columbia River Basalt Group in the Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area of South-Central Washington”
  Presented by John Porcello (GSI groundwater hydrologist)
• “Effects of Faults and Stratigraphic Variability on Groundwater Flow in Columbia River Basalt Group Aquifers”
  Presented by Walter Burt (GSI senior hydrogeologist)
• “Successful Implementation of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) in a Columbia River Basalt Group-Hosted Aquifers in the Pacific Northwest”
  Presented by Jason Melady (GSI project hydrogeologist)
• “Stratigraphy and Structure of the Columbia River Basalt Group Beneath the Walla Walla Basin of Washington and Oregon - Some Initial Findings”
  Presented by Terry Tolan (GSI senior hydrogeologist)

JUNE 2009
Western Dredging Association, Tempe, Arizona
“Long-Term Investigation of Capping Remediation of Contaminated Sediment”
Presented by Heidi Blischke (GSI senior hydrogeologist)

April 2009
2009 Ground Water Summit, National Ground Water Association, Tucson, Arizona
The Science Conference: Adapting to Increasing Demands in a Changing Climate
“Maintaining Sustainability While Meeting Growing Water Demand in a Southern
California Ground Water Basin”
Presented by John Porcello (GSI groundwater hydrologist)

March 2009
Cascade to Coast AWWA Short School, Eugene, Oregon
“Aquifer Storage and Recovery: A Tool for Sustaining Oregon Drinking Water”
Presented by Dennis Nelson and Larry Eaton (GSI hydrogeologists)

Oregon Association of Water Utilities, Sunriver, Oregon
Annual Technical and Management Conference
“Natural and Manmade Contamination vs. Water Supply Wells”
Presented by Bruce Brody-Heine (GSI hydrogeologist)

Qualified Local Entities, Columbia Basin Water Transaction Program, Portland, Oregon
“Recharge and Recovery Technologies”
Presented by Jeff Barry (GSI hydrogeologist)
Panel on PNW Legal Regimes for Recharge
Panelist: Adam Sussman (GSI water resources consultant)

January 2009
AWWA Water Resources Symposium, Portland, Oregon
“The Role of Drinking Water Protection in Water Resources Management and Planning”
Presented by Dennis Nelson (GSI hydrogeologist)