ANNUAL MEETING FIELD TRIP ~ SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
(optional; half-day; additional cost)
 
DAY 1 ~ SEPTEMBER 18, 2002
GENERAL SESSION
Groundwater as a Component of the Natural Resources Infrastructure
  Moderators: Vicki Kretsinger, Luhdorff & Scalmanini and Carl Hauge, CA Department of Water Resources
8:30 - 8:40 am 
Introduction and Welcome
Jim Carter, GRA President
8:40-9:10 am 
Groundwater as a Component of The Natural Resources Infrastructure
T.N. Narasimhan, Professor, Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California Berkeley
9:10-9:40 am 
Exchange of Groundwater at the Stream-Floodplain Interface
Bill Woessner, Professor, University of Montana
9:40-10:10 am 
Land Subsidence in California
Steve Ingebritsen, Chief, Branch of Regional Research, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park
10:10-10:30 am 
Break
10:30-11:00 am 
Shallow & Deep Aquifers of the San Joaquin Valley
Neil Dubrovsky, Supervising Hydrologist, US Geological Survey, Sacramento
11:00-11:30 am 
Redox Processes, Soils and Trace Element Solubility
Harvey Doner, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
11:30-12:00 pm 
Integrated Groundwater Monitoring to Support Long-Term Sustainable Use
Bill Alley, Chief, Office of Groundwater, US Geological Survey, Virginia
12:00-1:00 pm 
Lunch (sponsored by Earth Tech)
1:00-1:30 pm 
Keynote Presentation - Groundwater Legislation
Assembly Member Carol Liu, CA Legislature
1:30-2:00 pm 
Long-Term Groundwater Resources Sustainability: Economic Implications
Michael Hanneman, Chancellor's Professor, University of California, Berkeley
2:00-2:30 pm
Comparative Analysis of Groundwater Management: Six Western States
Randy Flay, Graduate Student, Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, University of California, Berkeley and T.N. Narasimhan, Professor, Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley
2:30-3:00 pm 
Cooperative and Effective Water Management
Ramon Llamas, Ph.D., Professor, Groundwater Hydrology, Royal Academy of Spain
3:00-3:20 pm 
Break
CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
Recharge Management (In Lieu Programs, Direct Recharge and Injection)
  Moderators: Martin Steinpress, Brown and Caldwell and Steve Phillips, USGS
3:20-3:45 pm 
Strategy for 100% Reclaimed Effluent Reuse and Recharge for the City of Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Valda Terauds, Principal Hydrologist, Montgomery Watson Harza
3:45-4:10 pm 
Effective Hydraulic Area Calculation For Injection Wells: Application & Benefits
Tom Morris, Las Vegas Valley Water District
4:10-4:35 pm 
Management & Optimization Of Water Bank Recharge Operations
David Bean, Registered Geologist, Certified, Geomatrix Consultants, Inc.
4:35-5:00 pm 
Processes Affecting the Trihalomethane (THM) Concentrations Associated with the Injection, Storage, and Recovery Tests at Lancaster, Antelope Valley, CA
Miranda S. Fram, Ph.D., Research Chemist, US Geological Survey, Sacramento
CONCURRENT SESSION TWO
Reclaimed Water Management
  Moderators: Tony Maggio, SCS Engineers and Tracy Roth, LFR
3:20-3:45 pm 
35 Years of Controlling Seawater Intrusion in Orange County, CA
Marina West, Senior Hydrogeologist, Orange County Water District
3:45-4:10 pm 
Reclaimed Water Management
Susan Trager, Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Susan M. Trager
4:10-4:35 pm 
New DHS policy on Aquifer Recharge with Reclaimed Water
Jeff Stone, Chief, Recycled Water Division, California Department of Health Services
4:35-5:00 pm 
Lessons Learned from the Clean Water Revival Reclaimed Water Injection
Dan Wendell, Project Manager, CH2M HILL
5:00-5:30 pm 
Annual Meeting and Awards
Jim Carter, GRA President
5:30-7:00 pm 
President's Reception
Industry and Interactive Science Exhibits
 
DAY 2 ~ SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
CONCURRENT SESSION ONE
Water Supply Assessment, Conjunctive Use Management and Optimization Strategies: Evaluating California's Groundwater Management Needs
  Moderators: Tim Parker, CA Department of Water Resources and Iris Priestaf, Todd Engineers
8:00-8:25 am 
Municipal Water Supply & Groundwater Management in a Conjunctive Use Environment
Martin McIntyre, Director, Department of Public Utilities, City of Fresno
8:25-8:50 am 
Management of GW Resources in Souss-Massa River Basin
Bob Kent, Vice President, Principal Hydrogeologist, Geomatrix Consultants, Inc.
8:50-9:15 am 
Cost of Water in Southern California
Greg Hamer, Senior Hydrogeologist, Geomatrix Consultants, Inc.
9:15-9:40 am 
Hayfield Conjunctive Use
Phyllis Stanin, Principal Geologist, Todd Engineers
9:40-10:05 am 
Groundwater Management Strategies
Ron Gastelum, Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Water District
10:15-10:30 am 
Break
 10:30-11:45 am 
Panel - Water Supply Assessment, Conjunctive Use Management and Optimization Strategies: Evaluating California's Groundwater Management.
 
The panelists will address the following:

The panelists will address the following: 1. Groundwater management strategies and tools that will be used to meet water supply needs in the next 10-20 years; 2. Issues to be faced in the next 10-20 years; 3. SB 221 and 610 and water supply assessments - will it work or is it too soon to tell?; 4. Should California have Rural Water Management Plans; 5. AB 3030 and BMOs; Are BMOs just for Sacramento Valley? Are these the ultimate management machine?

  • Senator Jim Costa, California Legislature (invited)
  • Robert J. DiPrimio, General Manager, Valencia Water Co.
  • Carl Hauge, Chief Hydrogeologist, California Department of Water Resources
  • Gary Darling, Manager, Water Supply Improvements Division, East Bay Municipal Utility District
  • Ed Winkler, Executive Director, Sacramento Groundwater Authority
  • Curtis Weeks, General Manager, Monterey County Water Authority
CONCURRENT SESSION TWO
Wastewater Management and Emerging Contaminants: Pharmaceuticals, Endocrine Disrupters, and other 'Off the Shelf' Compounds
  Moderators: Robert Traylor, Komex and Tom Mohr, SCVWD
8:00-8:25 am 
Emerging Water Contaminants: Technical, Legal & Policy Challenges
Rula Deeb, Senior Environmental Engineer, Malcolm Pirnie
8:25-8:50 am 
TBA
Jim Jacobs, FAST-TEK Engineering Support Services
8:50-9:15 am 
Ozone-Peroxide Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment System for Treatment of Chlorinated Solvents and 1,4-Dioxane
Reid Bowman, Applied Process Technology, Inc.
9:15-9:40 am 
Wastewater Contaminant Transport Beneath a Golf Course Irrigated with Reclaimed Water
Dr. G. Bryant Hudson, Geochemist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories
9:40-10:05 am 
Comprehensive Water Quality Sampling Program for Recycled Water, Groundwater and Surface Water in Santa Clara County
Ray Wong, Associate Engineer, Santa Clara Valley Water District
10:05-10:30 am 
Break
10:30-10:55 am 
Occurrence and Fate of Pharmaceuticals Beneath Sewage Irrigation Farms South of Berlin
Dr. Traugott Scheytt, Professor, Technical University Berlin
10:55-11:20 am 
Treatment Alternative for Water Impacted with Pharmaceuticals
Wade Major, Environmental Engineer, Pacific-Waterworks
11:20-11:45 am 
Ubiquitous Pollutants from Cumulative Personal Practices - Stewardship of the Water Cycle
Dr. Christian Daughton, Chief, Environmental Chemistry Branch, United States Environmental Protection Agency
11:45 -1:00 pm 
Lunch
1:00- 1:20 pm 
Legislative Overview
Chris Frahm, Attorney at Law, Hatch & Parent

GENERAL SESSION
Comprehensive Approaches to Groundwater Quality Characterization

  Moderators: Greg Bartow, SF Bay RWQCB and Brian Lewis, CalEPA, DTSC
1:25-1:55 pm 
Nitrate in California Groundwater: Current Issues
Thomas Harter, Ph.D., Department of Land, Air & Water Resources, University of California, Davis
1:55-2:25 pm 
Groundwater Age and Low Level VOCs Applied to Contamination Vulnerability Assessment in Public Supply Wells Throughout California
Jean Moran, Ph.D., Isotopic Tracers and Transport Group/Analytical and Nuclear, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2:25-2:55 pm 
Site Cleanup Progress at California Navy Bases
Michael Pound, Deputy Chief Environmental Engineer for Restoration, Southwest Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command
2:55-3:25 pm 
MTBE Groundwater Impacts: A Preliminary Look at Statewide Electronic Data
Kevin Graves, Chief, Underground Storage Tank Unit, State Water Resources Control Board
3:25-3:30 pm 
Closing Remarks
Vicki Kretsinger, Chair, GRA 11th Annual Meeting and Conference
 

DAY 1 AND DAY 2 - POSTER PRESENTATIONS

  • A Cost-Effective Approach to Multi-Parameter Hydrologic Monitoring to Characterize Groundwater Flow Conditions
    Katherine Monks, Tetra Tech EM, Inc. and Mike Godwin, Washington Group International
  • Multiple Challenges in Municipal Production Well Replacement: An Example From Seaside, CA
    Joseph Hayes, Weber, Hayes & Associates
  • Predicting 2020 Groundwater Conditions Using OCWD's Basin Flow Model
    Tim Sovitch, Orange County Water District
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