This day-and-a-half symposium will focus on the uses of operations research (optimization) techniques in addressing groundwater projects. The purposes of the conference are to:

• Provide the background information necessary for attendees to understand the mechanics of and unique benefits derived from performing optimization analyses, and
  
  
• Demonstrate a range of successful optimization applications so that attendees will be able to recognize when the application of optimization techniques could be beneficial to their projects.

The conference will consist of 1) an optional afternoon class that presents the basics of groundwater optimization techniques and 2) a one-day, single-track set of presentations that may include:

Remediation:
     Plume Capture
     Concentration Management
     Seawater Intrusion Management and Mitigation

Water Resources:
     Wellfield Management
     Conjunctive Use Planning
     Water Supply Sufficiency and Reliability Analysis
     Groundwater Management for Quantity and Quality
     Integrated Regional Water Resources Management Planning

Economics:
     Conjunctive Use Management
     Water Banking
     Water Transfer Valuation

Litigation:
     Damage Assessment
     Adjudication
     Groundwater pumping v. Water Rights and Other Third Party Effects

Please contact Rob Gailey with questions or comments (415-407-8407, rob@rmgailey.com).