Make your plans now for the GSAAnnual Meeting!The proposed topical sessions for the 2012 FallMeeting illustrate the perennial high energy of theHydrogeology Division and the breadth of thescience. The Hydrogeology Division is sponsor orco-sponsor of 41 topical sessions across manyspatial scales and sub-disciplines, coveringeverything from headwater catchments to CO

storage, and including the fate, transport, andbiogeochemical cycling of a wide range of solutesand contaminants. See the list of sessions onPage 3. The abstract deadline isAugust 14.

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Please keep open the following days/times forspecial events:

Monday afternoon (5-6 pm): Darcy lecture byMajid Hassanizadeh

Tuesday lunch: Hydrogeology Division Lunchfollowed by division business meeting

Tuesday afternoon: Birdsall-Dreiss lecture byJay Famiglietti (4:30-5:30 pm) followed by thestudent reception.

Also remember to check the meetingwebsite for fieldtrips, including:406. Hydrology field research in the CongareeRiver Floodplain: Engaged learning aboutresearch, resource management, and educationat Congaree National Park. Fri.–Sat., Nov. 2–3.

and short courses, especially:510. Estimating Groundwater Recharge. Sat., 3Nov., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

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In This Issue:

Charlotte Annual Meeting ...................... 1Chair’s Corner ....................................... 22012 Technical Program ........................ 32011 Birdsall-Dreiss Recap .................. 4Perception of Scale ............................... 5Introducing New Logo and Store ........... 6Kinderdijk ............................................... 8

Where in the World ................................... 9Distinguished Service Award Renamed ... 10Henry Darcy Video .................................. 10

Bulletin Board .......................................... 13From the Editor ........................................ 13Division Contacts ..................................... 14

2013 Division Ballots ............................... 11

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HydrogeologistNewsletter of theGSA Hydrogeology Division

Summer 2012Issue No. 76

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Last Call at the Oasis

“Slick, informative, fast-moving” –

“Filmmaking at its mosturgent, timely, and stylisticallysmooth” –

“An important documentarythat should be seen by all” –

“Easily on track for a well-deserved Oscar nomination”

New York Times

Washington Post

Screen It!

– Indiewire

Wouldn't you attend a moviet h a t r e c e i v e s s u c hcons is ten t l y respec t fu lreviews and, what's more,deals with one of our favoritetopics, global fresh watersupplies? “Last Call at theOasis” is the first feature-length, Hollywood treatmentof global water issues. Itstars, among others, ourcur ren t B i rdsa l l -Dr iessLecturer, Jay Famiglietti; ErinBrockovich; and Hollywooda c t o r J a c k B l a c k .Unfortunately, opportunitiesto see “Last Call at the Oasis”in commercial theaters will belimited to nonexistent. “LastCall…” opened in 4 theaterson May 4, in 20 other theaters– mainly on the coasts – onMay 11, and then closedimmediately. The “RottenTomatoes” website reports amere $41k in revenue, and asof this writing the only otherscheduled showings seem tobe in Hilo, Hawaii, and Stuart,Florida.

On May 12 my wife andI drove up to San Francisco tosee “Last Call at the Oasis” atthe only theater in the BayArea in which it was playing.We found ourselves to be oneof only two couples in the

theater. I'm not sure why thisw e l l - p r o d u c e d a n dinformative movie failed tocompete with “The Avengers”etc., and will not speculate. Itis interesting to note thats o m e o t h e r r e c e n t ,professional ly producedd o c u m e n t a r i e s h a v emanaged to attract broadaudiences, and most of us inthe Hydrogeology Divisionsurely believe that fresh-water supply will be at least asurgent as any other globalissue in the coming decades.

A l t h o u g h i t w i l lprobably be difficult orimpossible to see “Last Call atthe Oasis” at your hometownmovie theater, it will beavailable on Netflix* (maybe abit sooner than expected),and may provide fodder fordiscussion in classrooms, atservice clubs (e.g. Lions,Kiwanis), and churches.Perhaps “Last Call at theOasis” will have a long, usefullife beyond the commercialtheater circuit.

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The Hydrogeologist

The Hydrogeologist is a publication of the Hydrogeology Division of the Geological Society of America. It is issued twice a year, to communicatenews of interest to members of the Hydrogeology Division. During 1998, the publication moved from paper-based to electronic media. Theelectronic version may be accessed at: < >. Members of the Hydrogeology Division who have electronic mail will receivenotification of all new issues. Other members will continue to receive paper copies.

Contributions are material are most welcome, and should be directed to the Editor. Submission as a Word or WordPerfect document is mostexpedient.

Andrea E. Brookfield, EditorThe HydrogeologistKansas Geological Survey1930 Constant Avenue, Moore 414 Voice: (785) 864-2199Lawrence, KS Fax: (785) 864-531766047-3726 Email: andrea@kgs.ku.edu

http://gsahydro.fiu.edu

The deadline for the Fall issue is September 15, 2012.

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Technical Program Sessions sponsored or co-sponsored by the HydrogeologyDivision

Pardee Keynote Symposia:

Topical Sessions:

( )4. Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts on Water Resources in the UnitedStates

( )T1. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements and Organics in the EnvironmentT5. Mercury Biogeochemistry in Riparian-Floodplain–Influenced Stream EcosystemsT6. Advances inAqueous Geochemistry of Boron and Heavy MetalsT8. Hydrochemistry and Biogeochemistry of Tropical Mountainous Rivers and EstuariesT10. Impact of Geological Processes on the Structural and Chemical Signatures of Organic

Compounds: Tracing Fossilization, Fluid-Rock Interactions, and Diagenesis-MetamorphismT17. Quaternary SedimentaryArchitecture as a Prerequisite to Hydrogeological Modeling of Glaciated

TerrainsT18. The Evolution of Karst Landscapes through Time in Response to Changing Hydrologic,

Geomorphic, and Tectonic ConditionsT31. Geological andAnthropogenic Influences on East Coast Stream SystemsT47. Geological CO Storage Monitoring and Characterization from Injection Intervals to the Vadose

Zone: Detection Methods and FieldApplicationsT48. Lessons from Fukushima:An Investigation of the Intersection between Geoscience and Nuclear

EnergyT49. Geology in the National Forests and Grasslands—Stewardship, Education, and ResearchT50. Alterations in Water Environment and Human Health ConsequencesT69. Uncertainty in Earth and Climate Science: Integrating Uncertainty in the ClassroomT78. Citizen Science, MobileApplications, and Geoscience (Posters)T86. Estimation Techniques and Controls on Natural andArtificial RechargeT87. Building Capacity for Hydrologic Science in Water-Stressed Regions of the World (Posters)T88. Geological and Hydrogeological Characterization Studies at CO Sequestration Sites

T89. Groundwater–Surface Water Interactions:Approaches for Improved Decision Making for WaterResource Issues

T90. Coastal Surface Water–Groundwater InteractionsT91. The Hydrology of Headwater Catchments (Posters)T92. Eogenetic KarstAquifers: Water Resources and Water QualityT93. Advances in Hydrology and Sustainable Water Management in Coastal EnvironmentsT94. Dissolved Gases and Bubbles in Groundwater:Applications and Emerging TopicsT95. BiscayneAquiferT96. Riparian Ecohydrology and Stream-Aquifer Interactions: Fluxes across the Surface-Subsurface

InterfaceT97. Novel Techniques for the Identification and Quantification of Regional Groundwater Contributions

to Streamflow and Related ProcessesT98. Hydrogeology and Geochemistry of ShalesT99. EffectiveAquifer Management: ConnectingAquifer Management and Regulation to

Hydrogeologic ScienceT100. Biogeochemical Processes Influence the Environmental Fate of Contaminants: The Role of

Hydrology and Ecology in the Chemical Evolution of WaterT101. Hydrology of Urban Groundwater, Streams, and WatershedsT102. Hydraulic Fracturing for Resource Development or Remediation: Methods, Results, and Industry-

Regulatory Response to Environmental Impacts on Ground and Surface WatersT103. Groundwater Model Calibration and UncertaintyAnalysis

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Reflections on the 2011 Birdsall-Dreiss Lecture Tour

By Jeffrey J. McDonnellOregon State University

Hydrology: How far can we go?” Both talksexplored the research area of watershedhydrology and the hydrogeologial controls onsurface water processes. The “Where does theWater Go?” talk focused on how runoff generationis conceptualized—from overland focused studiesto new work that explores how rapid subsurfacerunoff is generated. Key among these processes isthe apparent paradox of delivery of old water (onthe order of years to decades old) to the stream, onthe order of minutes to hours. Feedback fromgeologically-oriented colleagues was extremelyuseful—with several discussions continuing in thepubs and restaurants of the cities where I lectured.An emerging view of watersheds is that 'geology isdestiny', especially as one scales up to largerdrainage basins. This lower boundary condition isone of the grand challenges for processconceptualization and model representation offlow pathways, residence times and geographicsources of water in the stream. A Podcast of thistalk is available at . My “Isotopetracers in catchment hydrology” talk explored theresearch developments afforded by the new laserspectrometer technology. New collaborative workwith Los Gatos Research Inc seeks to developfield portable spectrometers for high frequencyanalysis of water isotopes in watersheds. Thiswork is helping to shed new light on diverse topicsin watershed hydrology, from where trees sourcetheir water and how such water use is related tosummer low flows to separating the stormhydrograph into new time source components offlow.Highlights of my tour included: a superb Chinesemeal extravaganza and party at former Birsdall-Dreiss lecturer Don Siegel's house in Syracuse;giving my talk at the University of Memphis to fourdie-hard faculty who attended even though an icestorm shut the university that day; visiting severalsmall undergraduate-focused schools whereBirdsall Dreiss lectures had not been given

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Reflections

It's been an honor and a privilege to serve as the33rd GSA Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer!The year has been a whirlwind of travel andlectures with 42 talks at universities, nationalresearch institutes, consulting firms, workshopsand conferences. I've met countless students andfaculty and enjoyed tremendously all of myinteractions. The tour started off with lectures inCairo, sponsored by the UN's International AtomicEnergy Agency (completed only a few weeksbefore the over-throw of the Mubarak regime!). Itended with a lecture tour through New Zealandwith a last lecture in Christchurch, the home city ofthe University of Canterbury where I completed myPhD in the late 1980s. In between were lectures inthe USA, Canada, China, UK and Chile.I delivered two talks: (1) Where Does Water GoWhen it Rains? Conceptualizing rainfall-runoffprocesses” and (2) “Isotope Tracers in Catchment

Photo: A Birdsall-Dreiss 2011 highlight. The NZHydrological Society 50th Anniversary meetingin Wellington NZ in December 2011. TheBirdsall-Dreiss lecture was followed by aconference dinner—with a dress-up theme of1961, the founding year of the society. JeffMcDonnell on the left is flanked by his formerPhD advisor, hydrogeologist and some-timelounge singer, Mike Stewart.

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The perception of scale in surface water andgroundwater hydrology

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Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal QC, H3A2K6, Canada.Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Rd., Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.

(n = 30), groundwater hydrologists (n = 76) andother and undeclared (n = 41).All participants fromGSA were categorized as groundwaterhydrologists, while participants from the AGUHydrology Section luncheon were categorizedbased on their response to an optional questionrequesting they identify their subfield or researcharea.One simple first observation is that the science andpractice of hydrology is concerned with a hugerange of scales. The 19 orders of magnitude (10m to 10 m) identified by the groundwater andsurface water hydrologists surveyed is consistentwith the 18 orders of magnitude (10 m to 10 m)that Dooge [1997] indicates are the spatial scaleswith which we are concerned in the scientific studyof water.There is reasonable convergence betweensurface water and groundwater hydrologists onthe perception of many scale terms (Figure 1). Themean value for surface water hydrologists fallswithin a single standard deviation of the meanvalue for groundwater hydrologist, and vice versa,for all scale terms except large scale andwatershed scale. Watershed-scale forgroundwater hydrologist should be interpretedtentatively because this term was not included inthe survey at GSAso the number of respondents issmall (n = 13).

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The discipline of hydrology has a long history ofresearch in the practical and theoretical aspects ofscaling and scale issues, but little effort hasfocused on hydrologists' perception of the scaleterms. Scale terms are often poorly defined or notdefined at all. What exactly do hydrologists meanwhen they use the terms 'pore scale', 'watershedscale' or 'large scale'? Advancing and applyinghydrologic research requires clear communicationboth within the discipline and with a broaderaudience.The finite number of samples leads to thenecessity of observing hydrologic processes,which naturally vary over many orders ofmagnitude, over certain, specific observationscales [Blöschl and Sivapalan, 1995]. Dooge[1997] suggested nine different observationalscale terms from molecular (10 m) to global (10m) which is the only previous attempt to suggestobservational scale terms for the hydrologiccommunity, to our best knowledge. Theobservational scales of hydrology have notpreviously been quantitatively or qualitativelyexamined.Our objective was to examine of the perception ofscale in the hydrologic community using voluntaryone-page surveys distributed at two professionalmeetings. Survey responses were collected at theGSA Annual Meeting in Denver, October 2010during the Hydrogeology Section luncheon, aswell as at the AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco,December 2010 during the Hydrology Sectionluncheon. Participants were asked to specify thelength-scale they associate with various scaleterms, in addition to the perceived meaningfulnessof the terms. The data on meaningfulness is notincluded here for purposes of brevity.

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Respondents (n = 147) were categorized followingthe nomenclature of the AGU Hydrology Sectiontechnical committees: surface water hydrologists

Dr. Gleeson conducted a survey at the 2010GSA Annual meeting as a part of this research.This short article is a result of this, and other,surveys.

Figure 1. Perception of scale terms amongsurface water and groundwater hydrologists.

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Thank you to everyone who participated by voting in the Hydrogeology logo competition. The logoabove received the most votes, and has since been approved by GSA and adopted as our new logo!Hydrogeology merchandise with the new logo is available for purchase through a special online storefrom Lands’End: http://ocs.landsend.com/cd/frontdoor?store_name=hydrodiv&store_type=3

Introducing the New HydrogeologyDivision Logo and Online Store!

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T104. Quantifying Net Recharge: Precipitation and Evapotranspiration as the Major Water-BudgetComponents

T105. Groundwater–Surface Water Interactions:Advances in Measurement and Modeling TechniquesT106. Arsenic: Fate and Transport in Natural Waters andAquifers from Basin to Pore-Space ScaleT107. Comparisons of Flow and Chemistry in Eogenetic and Telogentic KarstAquifersT109. Wetlands: Form, Function and HistoryT121. Rapid Sea-Level Rise and Its Impacts: Past, Present, and FutureT128. Investigating the Future of Uranium in the Geosciences:An Examination of Environmental

Studies andApplicationsT159. Surf's Up: New Insights on the Geology, Karst, and Paleontology of Carbonate Systems of the

BahamaArchipelagoT171. The Role of Structure and Diagenesis in Governing Fluid Storage and Flow in Deep Sedimentary

Basins withApplications to Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs

As always keep an eye out for additional sessions that may be of interest, including:T3. Sigma Gamma Epsilon Undergraduate Research (Posters)T40. PracticalApplications of Environmental and Engineering GeologyT45. Perspectives in Floodplain System ScienceT82. Geologic Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps

(Posters)T111. Lake Systems Through Space and Time

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/ Treasurer Brian Katz is having it registered atLands’ End*, so that it can be embroidered ontoany clothing item ordered through them. (SeePage 6 for details).

A quick look at the program outline for the2012 GSA Annual Meeting reveals that theHydrogeology Division has proposed a veryambitious set of sessions – more sessionssponsored and co-sponsored than any other GSADivision. (Not that we are at all competitive with theother Divisions!) Thanks very much to our JointTechnical Program representativeAlicia Wilson forthis accomplishment.

Now all of us need to help Alicia populate thisambitious program. Please remember that theabstract deadline is August 14, and pleaseencourage your colleagues and students tocontribute.

Warm regards,

2012 Hydrogeology Division Chair

*Use of business or trade names is for descriptivepurposes only, and does not constituteendorsement by the Hydrogeology Division, theUSGS, or the U.S. government.

2012 GSA Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NorthCarolina (November 3-7)

Steve Ingebritsen

Chair from page 2

Thanks to all of you who voted for the recentBylaws and Rules & Reg changes that formallynamed the Hydrogeology Division's DistinguishedService Award after George Burke Maxey (1917-1977).Although more than 95% of voters approved thechanges, there was some confusion expressed –wasn't the DSA already named for Dr. Maxey?That was indeed informally the case, but unlike thenamesakes of our O.E. Meinzer and Kohout EarlyCareer Awards, Dr. Maxey's name did not actuallyappear in the Division's Bylaws or in the Rules &Regs. There was some concern that as thenumber of those who knew him personallydecreases, the connection between our DSA andGeorge Burke Maxey might eventually beforgotten.Among many other career accomplishments, Dr.Maxey was a co-founder and the first Chair of theHydrogeology Division, was the 7th (1971)recipient of our O.E. Meinzer Award for his 1968Journal of Ground Water paper “Hydrology ofDesert Basins”, and established one of the firstmajor hydrogeology training centers at theUniversity of Illinois.

Thanks also to those of you who voted forone of the candidate Hydrogeology Division logosshown in the last Newsletter. The winning logohas been approved by GSA and appears both inthis Newsletter and on our website. Our Secretary

Bylaws change – DSA Award formally namedfor George Burke Maxey

New, GSA-approved Hydrogeology Divisionlogo

Do you have an interesting idea for a short scientificarticle? Perhaps an opinion on a new policy ortechnique? Any exciting news in your professional life?Upcoming conferece? An announcement of interest tothe hydrological community? If so, why not publish itin The Hydrogeologist? Send your submission ideas toandrea@kgs.ku.edu

STUDENTS, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU TOO!

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Congratulations to , a M.S.student at University of Nebraska Lincoln, forcorrectly guessing that this picture was taken inHolland. No one correctly identified the name ofthis UNESCO World Heritage site.The Kinderdijk-Eishout mill network is located inthe town of Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. This millnetwork was named a UNESCO world heritagesite because it is “an outstanding man-madelandscape that bears powerful testimony to humaningenuity and fortitude over nearly a millennium indraining and protecting an area by thedevelopment and application of hydraulictechnology.”Kinderdijk-Eishout is located in the north-westerncorner of the Alblasserwaard, and drains theinternal drainage districts of De Overwaard and DeNederwaard until the mills were closed in 1950.The structures at Kinderdijk date as far back as the1580s. The most characteristic features of theKinderdijk are the windmills that were used topump water from the polders using internal orexternal scoops into reservoirs on two levels. At

Audrey Boerner one time there were more than 150 windmills in thegreater area, but now only 28 remain, 16 of whichare in Kinderdijk.Auxiliary steam-driven pumping stations were builtin 1868 in De Overwaard and De Nederwaardareas of Kinderdijk. These pumping stations wereconverted to electricity (De Overwaard) anddiesel (De Nederwaard) in the 1920s, and the DeNederwaard station was converted from scoopwheels toArchimedean screws in the 1920s.With the advancement of these more modernpump systems the wind-driven scoop mills weregradually demolished. The mills in the Kinderdijkcame back into use during World War II when therewas no fuel for the diesel-fuelled pumping station,but closed down again in 1945 at the end of thewar.More information about Kinderdijk can be found at:

Information for this article was taken from thewhc.unesco.org website.

www.kinderdijk.comwhc.unesco.org/en/list/818

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In addition to the funds provided by GSA, I am verythankful to my Birdsall-Dreiess lecture hosts fortheir support of my meals and lodging. Other majorunderwriting of my Birdsall-Dreiss airfare andother related support was provided the UN'sInternational Atomic Energy Agency, University ofVictoria (New Zealand), University of Alberta,Arauco Forestal (Chile) and Tsinghua University(China). Finally, a special thanks to my family fortheir understanding of my rather frequentabsences this past year and to my colleagues atOSU who have tolerated my absences fromCorvallis and lapses in committee participation.

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before—with such enthusiasm there by faculty andstudents that in some cases both lectures wererequested and given during a single day's visit (!);visiting many labs and hearing of many others'research programs and ini t iat ing newcollaborations on analyses and papers along theway. The conference dinner for the New ZealandHydrological Society's 50th Anniversaryconference (where I did a Birdsall-Dreiss keynoteon my last leg of the tour) was a dress-up, themedaffair, focused on attire from its founding year:1961. The accompanying photo shows that MikeStewart (NZ Institute for Geological and NuclearSciences) and I each had the same hairstylistbefore the party.

This edition’s photo:Much like the March 2011 newsletter, this photo depicts a famous hydrogeology field site. In fact,several incorrect guesses for the March 2011 newsletter identified that picture of CFB Borden as thisfield site.Any guess which field site this is? Send your guess to

I also welcome photos for future ‘Where in the World’articles as well. Send them to

andrea@kgs.ku.edu

andrea@kgs.ku.edu

Where in the World?

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Scale from page 5

Commonly agreed upon terms and their meaningwithin the discipline of hydrology would facilitateintra-discipl inary research, as wel l ascommunication with other disciplines and thegeneral public. We echo other researchers [e.g.Janauer, 2000], calling for more strict definition ofscale terminology, and more explicit accounting forscale as a variable in analysis [e.g. Marceau,1999].

Blöschl, G., and M. Sivapalan (1995), Scale issuesin hydrological modeling: a review, Hydrol.P r o c e s s . , 9 ( 3 – 4 ) , 2 5 1 – 2 9 0 ,doi:10.1002/hyp.3360090305.

Dooge, J.C. (1997), Searching for simplicity inhydrology, Surveys in Geophysics, 18 (5),511–534, doi:10.1023/A:1006557801884.

Janauer, G.A. (2000), Ecohydrology: fusingconcepts and scales, Ecol. Eng., 16 (1), 9–16,doi:10.1016/S0925-8574(00)00072-0.

Marceau, D.J. (1999), The scale issue in social andnatural sciences, Canadian Journal of RemoteSensing, 25 (4), 347–356.

References

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The George BurkeMaxey Award for

Distinguished Service

The Hydrogeology Division’s DistinguishedService Award has been formally renamed theGeorge Burke Maxey Award for DistinguishedService to commemorate George Burke Maxey,who was the inaugural receiptient of the award.More information is available on the award websiteat:http://gsahydro.fiu.edu/DistinguishedService.htm

Henry Darcy: The ManWho Saved Dijon

A YouTube video discussing Henry Darcy and hiscontributions to hydrology has been added online.This video include GSA member Patricia Bobeck,who recently translated Darcy’s book about how hesolved Dijon’s water problem from French intoEnglish. This five minute video can be viewed onYouTube at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiTy21mJNM0&feature=youtu.be

GSA Annual Meeting

Abstracts Due August 14!

Nov 4-72012

Charlotte,NC

Chair:

Todd Halihan, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, is currently an Associate Professor in theSchool of Geology at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Halihan is a Hydrogeophysicist with abackground in both Physics and Geology. Dr. Halihan is also Vice President of Research andDevelopment for Aestus, LLC, EPA Workshop Coordinator (2011), OSU Campus Representative toCUASHI, and is the current GSA Hydrogeology Division's First Vice Chair. Dr. Halihan is an activemember in GSA, AGU, IAH and OGWA. His research interests include the hydrogeology of fracturedand karstic aquifers and hydrogeophysics of contaminated sites. Dr. Halihan has received theInventor Recognition Award, OSU (2009), the U.S. Department of Interior Partners in ConservationAward for the Project for the Protection of Aquifer Resources in Oklahoma (2009) and the Sterling L.(Bud) BurksAward for Outstanding Staff Environmental Research (2006).

The GSAHydrogeology Division has been my professional home and I wouldbe honored to serve our division.Statement of interest:

Alan Fryar, Ph.D. 1992, University of Alberta, is Associate Professor and Director of GraduateStudies in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Kentucky inLexington, KY, where he has been since 1995. He teaches courses in hydrogeology, hydrology, andenvironmental geology. His research has encompassed recharge, flow, and chemistry in regionalsedimentary aquifers; natural attenuation of contaminants; groundwater-surface water interactions;transport of sediments and bacteria in karst aquifers; water resources in developing countries; andthe history of hydrology. He has graduated five Ph.D. and 13 M.S. advisees, and he currently advisesfour Ph.D. students and one M.S. student. He has authored or co-authored 34 papers in scientificjournals, eight conference papers, and four book chapters. He is a Fellow of GSA; a member ofAGU,IAH, and NGWA; books editor of Ground Water; and former co-editor of Environmental &Engineering Geoscience. He served on the GSA Publications Committee (2002-06) and the JointTechnical Program Committee (2001-03), including leading the organization of the HydrogeologyDivision technical program for the 2003 Annual Meeting. He has convened or co-convened eighttechnical sessions at GSA annual meetings and two sessions and a field trip at sectional meetings.He is currently the Hydrogeology Division's Second Vice-Chair and chairs its Historical Committee.He was a Fulbright Senior Specialist to Pakistan in 2009-10.

I have been a member of the Hydrogeology Division since 1992. I amindebted to the senior colleagues who encouraged me to become active in the division: I have grownprofessionally and gotten to know wonderful people as a result. As a member of the division'smanagement board, I have sought to (1) assist students and younger professionals, (2) maintain theGSA Annual Meeting as a venue for novel and relevant work in hydrogeology, and (3) broaden ourreach internationally, especially in developing countries, where our expertise is sorely needed.

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Statement of Interest:

1st Vice Chair:

Elections

2013 Hydrogeology Division Officer Candidates

The 2013 officer elections are just around the corner. These elections willdetermine the upcoming Hydrogeology Division Officers. Online voting willbegin shortly, and paper ballots will be mailed to those who have requestedthem. The GSAwill send an e-mail announcing the beginning of the elections, inaddition to a link to the voting website. Here is a preview of the candidates forthe 2013 Hydrogeology Division officers:

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2nd Vice Chair:

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Madeline Schreiber

Eric Peterson

, Ph.D. 1999, University of Wisconsin-Madison, is anAssociate Professor ofGeosciences at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, where she has been since 1999. She teachescourses in geology, hydrology, hydrogeology and geochemistry. Her research is focused onChemical Hydrogeology. She has graduated 2 Ph.D. and 10 M.S. advisees, and is currently advising2 Ph.D. students and 1 M.S. student. She has authored or co-authored 32 papers in scientificjournals, eight conference papers, two reports and one book chapter. She is a Fellow of GSA; amember of AGU, NGWA and AWG. She is an associate editor for Ground Water (2004-present), andis a mentor for MentorNet, an E-mentoring Network for Diversity in Engineering and Science. Shehas served as the Joint Technical Program Chair (2010-2011), Meinzer Award Committee (2005-2007), and Kohout Early Career Award Committee for the GSA Hydrogeology Division (2011-present).

Since I joined as graduate student at UW-Madison, the HydrogeologyDivision has been a supportive and welcoming place for hydrogeologists at all levels. I have beenincredibly impressed at the breadth of hydrogeology topics covered at the annual and regionalmeetings, and would strive to continue that breadth as a member of the division's managementboard. The encouragement and mentoring of students are key strengths of the division, and I wouldwork to further the strong tradition of student professional development.

, Ph.D. 2002, University of Missouri-Columbia, is Associate Professor andCoordinator of Hydrogeology Graduate Program in the Department of Geography at Illinois StateUniversity in Normal, IL, where he has been since 2002. He teaches courses in hydrogeology,hydrology, environmental geology and engineering geology. His research interests include surfacewater-groundwater interaction in karst systems and in fluvial systems of glaciated terrain. He hasgraduated 22 M.S. advisees, and currently advises 3 M.S. students. He has authored or co-authored22 papers in scientific journals, 2 conference papers and 4 technical reports and maps. He is memberof GSA, AGU, NGWA, IAH, AWRA, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Illinois GroundwaterAssociation, and the National Association of Geology Teachers. He is the Chair of the IllinoisGroundwater Association (2011-present) and is an Associate of the Karst Waters Institute (2010-present). He served as Student Reception co-convener at GSA Annual Meetings (2009-2011),Student Paper Judge at the GSANorth/South Central Meeting (2010), and Topical Session organizerat GSAannual meetings (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011).

I have been involved with the GSA Hydrogeology Division since I was agraduate student. I see this as an opportunity to serve the hydrogeology community and to stayinvolved with the division.

Statement of Interest:

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GSA CharlotteMeeting

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Don’t forget to submityour abstracts for theupcoming GSAAnnualMeeting in Charlotte,N C . T h e o n l i n eabstract deadline isTuesday, August 14,2012. Please visit theG S A W e b p a g e

toreview the list of thisy e a r ’ s s e s s i o n s ,submit an abstract,and register!

http://geosociety.org/meetings/2012/

NGWA GroundwaterExpo and Annual

Meeting

The NGWA Annualmeeting, ”Discover-Connect-Grow!” isplanned for December4 - 7 in Las Vegas.See the website fordetails:groundwaterexpo.com

AGU Fall MeetingAbstract

Submissions Open

Abstracts for the AGU2012 Fall Meeting(December 3 - 7) inSan Francisco cannow be submitted;deadline is August 8,2012. For informationon the sessions andmeeting informations e e t h e m e e t i n gwebpage at:

http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/PLACE YOUR

ANNOUNCEMENTHERE

From the Editor....

Welcome to the summer edition of the Hydrogeology Newsletter. Thisnewsletter highlights many new and exciting changes to theHydrogeology Division:1) Our New Logo! This logo was voted in by the membership, and hasnow been adopted as our official GSADivision logo.2) The new Hydrogeology Division online store. This store isadministered through Lands’End, and information is given on page 6.3) The Distinguished Service award has been renamed to the GeorgeBurke MaxeyAward for Distinguished Service.

As usual, forward any comments or article ideas toandrea@kgs.ku.edu!

Andrea

Hydrogeology Division Contacts2011 Management Board

Standing Committees

Chair:First Vice-Chair:

Second Vice-Chair:

Secretary-Treasurer:

Past Chair:

Technical Program Committee:

Nominating Committee:

Meinzer Award Committee:

Birdsall-Dreiss Lecturer Commitee:

Distinguished Service Award Commitee:

Steve Ingebritsen ( )Todd Halihan

(todd.halihan@okstate.edu)Alan Fryar

(alan.fryar@uky.edu)Brian Katz

( )Ed Harvey

(

Alicia Wilson - 2012 (Charlotte)

Carol Wicks (Chair),Scott Bair, Ed Harvey

Mike Edmunds (Chair), Mary Jo Baedecker,Bayani Cardenas, Graham Fogg, Kamini Singha

Susan Hubbard (Chair), Jeffrey McDonnell, JayFamiglietti

IraSasowsky (Chair), Laura Lautz, Mary Anderson

seingebr@usgs.gov

bkatz@usgs.gov

fharvey@unlnotes.unl.edu)

Ad Hoc Committees

Historical Committee:

Section Representatives:

Representatives to other Societies:

Newsletter Editor:

Web Administrator:

GSA Hydro. Division Liaison:

Alan Fryar (Chair)

Cordilleran - TBDNortheastern - Todd RayneNorth Central - Maureen MuldoonSouth Central - Marcia SchulmeisterRocky Mountain - Victor HeilweilSoutheastern - Joe Donovan

American Geophysical Union - TBDAmerican Geological Institute - DaveStephensonNational Ground Water Association - DaveWunschInternational Assoc. of Hydrogeologists - JackSharp & Vicky KretsingerSociety for Sedimentary Geology - GaryWeissman

Andrea Brookfield

Mike Sukop

Janet Herman

(andrea@kgs.ku.edu)

Hydrogeology Division Website: < >http://gsahydro.fiu.edu

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