GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
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CALL for ABSTRACTS

GRA 15th Annual Meeting
“Assessment, Use, and Management of Groundwater in Areas of Limited Supply”

September 21-22, 2006
Bahia Resort
San Diego

In many basins of California, groundwater is a marginal resource due to the hydraulic properties of sediments, water-quality characteristics, recharge amounts, basin size, or other factors. However, in the face of rising population and potential reductions in other water sources, there is increased interest in utilizing more groundwater in these areas. To address this issue, this year’s annual GRA meeting will focus on the assessment, use and management of groundwater in areas of limited supply. Topics planned to be covered at the meeting include, but are not limited to:

Groundwater in Small Coastal Watersheds
> Aquifer Storage and Recovery
> Desalination of Brackish Groundwater
> Water recycling

Groundwater in Fractured Rock
> Groundwater Recharge Processes in Fractured Rock Terrain and Methods of Recharge Estimation
> Groundwater Storage in Fractured Rock
> Well Hydraulics
> Groundwater Exploration Methods

Groundwater in Desert Basins
> Groundwater Recharge Processes in Desert Basins and Methods of Recharge Estimation
> Groundwater Storage Assessment and Uncertainty
> Groundwater Production Management

Groundwater and Geotechnical Problems
> Development Induced Groundwater Recharge
> Slope Stability Issues
> Moisture Intrusion Issues
> Septic Mounding
> Groundwater Dewatering
> Dewatering Discharge Management

Trans-Border Groundwater Issues
> Waste Water Overflow, Treatment and Re-Use
> Inter-Basin Water Transfer

Ecological Issues
> Effects of groundwater development on riparian habitats
> Endangered species act requirements

Water-Quality Issues
> Emerging Contaminants
> Saltwater Intrusion
> Native Radioactivity in Groundwater
> Septic Discharge Impacts on Water Quality
> Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program

Policy Issues
> Water Law
> Land Use Management Policies in Areas Reliant on Marginal Groundwater Resources


Abstracts for Papers and Poster Presentations

GRA welcomes submittals of abstracts for papers and poster presentations on the topics listed above. The deadline for submitting an abstract for a Paper or a Poster Presentation is June 2, 2006. Please feel free to contact Bill Pipes, Geomatrix Consultants [(559) 264-2535, wpipes@geomatrix.com] or Sarah Raker, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., [(510)-628-3234, slraker@mactec.com] if you would like to discuss your topic for this Symposium before submitting your abstract, or if you have any questions.

Guidelines for submitting an abstract for a Paper or Poster Presentation:

> Word 9.0 documents are preferred.

> Identify if you are submitting an abstract for a paper or poster presentation.

> Abstracts must be concise and one page in length or less, and should be titled and include all contributing authors' names and affiliations. Please identify the name of the person who will be presenting the paper or poster, and add biographical sketches of the authors as a second page. The sketches should be 50 words or less in paragraph form, and full mailing and e-mail addresses and phone and fax numbers must be included.

> Please indicate the topic for which the abstract is being submitted.

> Margins should be 1-inch top, bottom, and right side and 1 ¼-inch left margin. The text should be single-spaced, 10-point size, Times-Roman font, with no pagination, footers and headers. Paragraphs should be justified.

> Major headings should be 12-point bold; minor headings should be 10-point italicized not bolded. There should be one blank line above and below all headings, except above major headings, which should have two blank lines.

> Graphics should not be used in Abstracts.

GRA reserves the right to accept or decline, in its sole and absolute discretion, any abstract for a poster or presentation submitted to it.  By virtue of submitting an abstract, the submitting party grants GRA the right to publish, in paper or electronic form, any accepted abstract.  Please submit your abstract by email to Mary Megarry, Groundwater Resources Association, mmegarry@nossaman.com, no later than June 2, 2006.


Sponsors and Exhibitors
If you are interested in exhibiting your organization's services or products, or being an event sponsor, please contact Mary Megarry at mmegarry@nossaman.com or 916-446-3626. GRA welcomes co-sponsors, lunch, refreshment and reception sponsors.

> Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities - http://www.grac.org/se.pdf