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Livestream - Session 1

Tuesday, April 12

8:00 am – 8:05 am

Conference Welcome

Adam Hutchinson, ISMAR 11 Event Chair, and R.T. Van Valer, GRA President

8:05 am – 9:10 am

Keynote Address

Bruce Babbitt, former governor of Arizona (1978-87) and Secretary of Interior (1993-2001)

Leadership: A Key Ingredient for Addressing Water Management Challenges

9:10 am – 10:00 am

Keynote Address

David Kreamer, Ph.D., Professor of Geoscience, and past Director of the interdisciplinary Water Resources Management Graduate Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Protecting the Invisible, Underground Pulse of the Planet: The challenges and what needs to be done

10:00 am – 10:20 am

Break

10:20 am – 12:00 pm

Panel Discussion: Managed Aquifer Recharge in California

Moderator: Felicia Marcus, William C. Landreth Visiting Fellow, Stanford University; Former Chair, California State Water Resources Control Board

Panelists:

• Paul Gosselin, Deputy Director, Sustainable Groundwater Management, CA Department of Water Resources
• Rosemary Knight, Professor of Geophysics, Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
• Aaron Fukuda, General Manager, Tulare Irrigation District, and General Manager, Mid-Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
• Sarge Green, Water Management Specialist, California Water Institute, Cal State University, Fresno
• Samantha Arthur, Working Lands Program Manager, National Audubon Society, California and Commissioner, California Water Commission

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Herman Bower Awards Luncheon

The Herman Bouwer Award is given to a person or agency that has significantly advanced the understanding or utilization of Managed Aquifer Recharge.

Prior recipients include: Robert Rice (2014), Mario Lluria (2016), and David Pyne (2018).

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Break

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Panel Discussion: Managed Aquifer Recharge in Action

Moderator: Sharon Megdal, Director, University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center

Panelists:

• Ken Slowinski, Chief Legal Counsel, Arizona Department of Water Resources Topic: Arizona Water Banking Authority
• David DeJong, Project Director, Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project, Gila River Indian Community (AZ) Topic: Gila River Indian Community’s Managed Aquifer Recharge Site #5 (MAR 5) and Gila River Interpretive Trail
• Diego Berger, International Projects Coordinator, Mekorot–Israel National Water Co., Israel Topic: The role of MAR in implementing Israel’s master plan for water (To be presented by Sharon Megdal)
• Danielle Squeochs, Hydrologist, Yakama Nation Topic: Yakama Basin Integrated Plan and the Yakama Nation’s MAR program

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

ISMARx: Moderator: Erik Cadaret, West Yost
ISMARx is an innovative, fast paced session that features short presentations from students and young professionals on a MAR research or project.

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Livestream – Session 2
Wednesday, April 13

8:00 am – 9:55 am

Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) I

Moderator: David Pyne, ASR Resources

• Aquifer Storage and Recovery Development in Northern California – Considerations and Lessons Learned
  Chris Petersen, Principal Hydrogeologist, GEI Consultants, Inc.

• Zone Testing versus Well Profiling in Designing a 2 MGD Injection Well (V)
  Erik Gaiser, Senior Hydrogeologist, GEI Consultants, Inc.

• 2D and 3D Seismic Reflection Surveys to Improve the Efficiency of ASR Systems
  John Jansen, Senior Geophysicist, Collier Geophysics

• Part 1: City of Phoenix, Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Well #302: Recharge, Well Rehabilitation, and Lessons Learned
  Gary M. Gin, R.G., Vice President of AZ Operations, LRE Water

• Well Efficiency and Performance: Influencing Factors
  Corné Engelbrecht, Institute for Groundwater Studies (IGS), Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, South Africa & GEOSS South Africa, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

10:15 am – 12:10 pm

Managed Aquifer Recharge Geophysics I

Moderator: Tim Parker, Parker Groundwater

• A new high-resolution geophysical imaging method for advanced assessment of MAR sites
  Ahmad-Ali Behroozmand, Senior Geophysicist, Ramboll

• Efficient Hydrogeologic Characterization Using a Newly Developed Direct Push Magnetic Resonance System and Applications to Managed Aquifer Recharge
  David Walsh, President, Vista Clara

• Soil texture and seepage mapping beneath earth irrigation infrastructure using electrical conductivity imaging.
  David Allen, Principal, Groundwater Imaging Pty. Ltd.

• Identification of potential recharge pathways at the field scale using geophysical and CPT data: tools for recharge site assessment
  Meredith Goebel, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University

• Integrated Geophysics for Managed Aquifer Recharge Infiltration, Injection and Conjunctive Surface/Groundwater Scheme Investigation
  Geoff Pettifer, Technical Director, GHD, Australia

2:00 pm – 3:55 pm

Managed Aquifer Recharge and Emerging Contaminants I

Moderator: Bas van der Grift, KWR Water Research Institute

• Reclaimed Water Infiltration Study: Determining Attenuation Factors and Exposure Point Concentrations for Contaminants of Emerging Concern
  Brittany Duarte, Hydrogeologist, HDR

• Field comparison of nitrogen cycling between three agricultural managed groundwater recharge sites
  Elad Levintal, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA, United States

• Fate of nitrate and nine pesticides during aquifer storage and recovery of tile drainage water for irrigation in agriculture
  Emiel Kruisdijk, PhD Student, Delft University of Technology

• Treatment to Remove PFAS from Groundwater Impacted by MAR to Restore Drinking Water in Orange County, California
  Manmeet (Meeta) Pannu, Senior Scientist, Orange County Water District

• Combining Constructed wetlands and Soil Aquifer Treatment to enhance infiltration flux and water quality
  Ido Negev, Chief Hydrologist, Mekorot National Water Company

5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Commission on MAR Plenary Session

IAH MAR Commission Co-chairs: Enrique Escalante and Catalin Stefan

The IAH Plenary Session, which is held at every ISMAR event, will take place in a separate room.  The session will include an update on Commission activities, announcement of ISMAR12 location, election of IAH MAR Commission Co-chairs, and other business.

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Livestream – Session 3
Thursday, April 14

8:00 am – 9:55 am

Managed Aquifer Recharge and Sustainable Groundwater Management

Moderator: Trey Driscoll, Dudek

• Managed Aquifer Recharge and Climate Change in Florida-Strategies for Coping with an Uncertain Future
  Robert G. Maliva, Principal Hydrogeologist, WSP USA

• Sustainable Groundwater Management using Managed Aquifer Recharge (Dry wells)
  Salini Sasidharan, Assistant Professor, Sustainable Groundwater Management Engineer, University of California, Riverside, CA; Oregon State University, OR

• California’s 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) - Progress Update, Lessons Learned and MAR Proposed
  Timothy K. Parker, PG, CEG, CHG, Senior Hydrogeologist/Sustainability Expert, Ramboll USA

• Eastern Snake Plain MAR Program - Collaborative, Long-term Sustainable Management of an Aquifer
  Wesley Hipke, Recharge Program Manager, Idaho Department of Water Resources

• Preliminary assessment of managed aquifer recharge opportunities for irrigated agricultural areas in Australia (V)
  Dennis Gonzalez, Spatial Data Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

10:15 am – 12:10 pm

International Recharge Opportunities and Innovation

Moderator: Erik Cadaret, West Yost

• MAR for the Developing World - Guidelines for developing Community-based MAR Projects for Climate Change Resiliency and Water Security
  Bob Bower, Principal Hydrologist, Mercy Corps

• Education and outreach on riverbank filtration in India – examples from the CCRBF project
  Cornelius Sandhu, Senior Researcher, Dresden University of Applied Sciences

• Evaluating Managed Aquifer Recharge options to improve the status of an over-exploited aquifer in South Portugal
  Kath Standen, Universidade do Algarve

• Identification and characterization of cross-sector collaborative relationships enabling Managed Aquifer Recharge projects in Mexico
  Mary-Belle Cruz A., Arid Lands Resource Sciences-University of Arizona

• Addressing a Severe Water Scarcity Problem by Implementing a Fast and Durable Managed Aquifer Recharge Program in Northern Algeria (North Africa)
  Farid Achour, Principal Hydrogeologist, GSI Environmental Inc.

2:00 pm – 3:55 pm

Managed Aquifer Recharge and Integrated Water Management II

Moderator: Lyndsey Bloxom, Water Research Foundation

• Challenges and Experiences on Managed Aquifer Recharge in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area
  Adriana Palma Nava, Master Engineering, UNAMF Institute of Engineering

• Leveraging Existing Information to Assess the Potential Impacts of Managed Aquifer Recharge Projects
  Carolina Sanchez, Senior Engineer, West Yost

• Managing Aquifer Recharge: An Integrated Assessment of Global Best Practice (V)
  Karen Grothe Villholth, Principal Researcher, IWMI - International Water Management Institute

• Potable Reuse of Municipal Wastewater in the United States
  William M. Alley, Director, Science & Technology, National Ground Water Association

• MAR's Role in One Water – Building Resilience
  Don Corbett, Senior Hydrogeologist, Hydrogeology and Water Programs, Region of Waterloo, ON, Canada