2009 Annual Water Symposium

   "MANAGING HYDROLOGIC EXTREMES"

Arizona Hydrological Society

American Institute of Hydrology

August 30 - September 2, 2009 • Westin Kierland Resort & Spa • Scottsdale, Arizona  

Technical Sessions

Monday, 10:30 AM –12:00 PM
Session 1
 Water Resource Management I
Anne Browning-Aiken and Christopher A. Scott, Drought and adaptive water resources management in southern AZ
Bradley Hill, Flagstaff, AZ, Water Supplies - what is sustainable?
Graham Symmonds, Total Water Management - a business model to ensure resource conservation
Session 2
Groundwater Quality
Juan Manuel Cortes-Jimenez, et al , Water quality parameters for the Yaqui Valley aquifer
Florence Cassassuce , 100% clean water for rural communities of Mexico
Donald J. Bills and Robert J. Hart , Geologic and hydrologic issues related to uranium mining in the Grand Canyon region
Session 3
Water Research
Elvin Aycock , Hydroplaning and roadway defects on roadways
Joseph E. Odencrantz , Ph.D, Beacon Environmental Services — Passive Soil Gas Survey Mass to Concentration Tie-In Procedure: Improved Technique for a New Realm of Interpretive Power
Christopher Harto, CAP Award Winner — Life Cycle Water Consumption of Alternative, Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels
Session 4
Posters
Ted Lehman, Do you live downstream of a dam?
Laila El-Ashmawy, Nathan A. Toke and J. Ramon Arrowsmith, Geologic investigations of urban sedimentation in Tempe, AZ using retention structures
AZSEF winners
Monday, 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Session 5
Water Resource Management II
Lorenzo Castaneda, Integrated Water Management in La Paz, Mexico
Paul R. Plato, Brad D. Jeppson and Gary M. Gin, A new perspective on well siting, groundwater management plan, City of Phoenix, AZ
Andrea F. Corral, CAP Award Winner — Reverse Osmosis Treatment of Central Arizona Project Water—Brine Minimization Via Vibratory Shear-Enhanced Processing
Session 6
Remediation I
Thomas R. Suriano, Use of cross-borehole flow meter testing to support the evaluation of remedial alternatives in a fractured bedrock aquifer
Michael J. Henrich and Todd E. Rinsmuth, Mine reclamation within a floodplain — the Klondyke WQARF registry site
John Valkenburg, In Situ chemical reduction for groundwater chromium stabilization
Session 7
Surface Water Quality
Doyle Wilson, Improving Colorado River water quality: a lesson in patience
Nick Paretti and Bruce Gungle, Detecting the undetectable - using passive sampler technology to identify emerging contaminants in a spring downstream from a wastewater treatment plant
Ilker T. Telci and Mustafa M. Aral, Optimal water quality monitoring network design for Altamaha River system
Session 8
Panel Discussion
The Future of Earth Sciences in Arizona Universities
  • Dr. Abe Springer (NAU)
  • Dr. Karl Flessa (UofA)
  • Dr. Kip Hodges (ASU)
Monday, 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Session 9
Water Resource Management III
Pedro Soto-Navarro, Desalting Water: An Option within a Sustainable Aquifer Management
Charles Graf, Can an Ancient Water Supply Technology be Adapted to Sustain the San Pedro River, AZ?
Jeanmarie Haney, et al, Sustaining river flows in the face of growing water demands in AZ
Session 10
Remediation II
Ravikumar Srirangam et al, EHC-O - oxygen releasing compounds for in-situ bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons
Fyaz Lakhwala et al, In situ chemical reduction of 1, 2 - DCA in groundwater
David Li, et al, JP-5 distribution and recovery performance - a case study at a military hydrocarbon spill site
Session 11
Flood I
David B. Thompson, A simplified look at concurrent flooding
Steve Wiele & Chris Smith, Observation made of the Aug. 17, 2008, high flow in Havasu Creek. Steps taken to setup a flood warning system for Supai
Nick Paretti, Methods For Estimating Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in Arizona
Session 12
Reuse
Doyle C. Wilson, Subsurface effluent injection adjacent to the CO River
Leonard Dueker, Marshall Brown and Gary G. Small, The Water Campus: from dream to reality
Jesus Gastelum, Mario Lluria and Gary G. Small, Vadose zone recharge wells 10 years later at the City of Scottsdale's Water Campus facility
Tuesday, 8:00 – 10:00 AM
Session 13
Policy & Education I
Nancy R. Crocker, The School Water Audit Project
Kristin Uhlman and Janick Artiola, Arizona Well Owner's Guide to water supply
Barry Halterman, Working with Project-critical Contractors
Kathleen O'Neil, Management of Hydrologic Extremes-Scenario Based Planning Tool to test Management Alternatives Under Conditions of Future Uncertainty
Session 14
Recharge
Taylor Shipman, Mark Cross, and Staffan Schorr, Conceptual plan for recovery of CAP water stored at Tonopah desert recharge project, Maricopa Co, AZ
David J. Wrzosek, Effects of spatial hydrogeologic variability in recharge applications
Cat Shrier, EPA UIC Program's May 2009 “ASR Experts” Meeting and Potential Ramifications in Arizona
Rolando Bravo, Determination of Storage Coefficients and Vertical Hydraulic Conductivities using Data from Extensometers
Session 15
Flood II
Brent Bernard, Colorado Basin River Forecast Center Operations
Jose A. Raynal-Villasenor, FLODRO 4.0: Spreadsheets Based Flood Frequency Analysis Computer Package
Ted Lehman, Inundation mapping for emergency action planning - examples from high hazard dams in AZ
Padinare Unnikrishna and Isaac Thomas, Preferred alternative selection for the Buckeye FRS #1 dam rehabilitation project
Tuesday, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 16
Policy & Education II
Patricia A. West, et al., Valuing the Verde River - community input for decision-making (Appendix)
David Hubler, et al., Economic benefit of commerical and industrial water use in a semi-arid municipality
Channah Rock, et al, Survey of Public Perceptions Regarding Water Reuse in AZ: Challenges and Opportunities
Session 17
Groundwater Modeling I
Dave M. Romero, and Steven E. Silver, Model accounting of water-use and availability in SE Union County, NM, part of Cimarron Co., OK, and parts of Dallam and Hartley Co, TX
Brent Cain and Julie Wright, Combining the Hassayampa and WSRV groundwater flow models
Kade B.P. Hutchinson, A Postaudit of the Current Trends Alternative Predictive Scenario of the Salt River Valley Groundwater Flow Model, Phoenix, Arizona
Session 18
 Watershed Management
Juliet C. Stromberg, et al., Extreme floods and riparian forest response
George R. Herrmann and Theodore Cleveland, Generation of simulated monthly rainfall accumulations and associated monthly evaporation depths for use in the management of small reservoirs and water harvesting for Central TX
Jeff Simley, USGS National Hydrography Dataset program overview
Session 19
 Sedimentation Issues
Blaine W. Linkous, Determination of an Event-based Sediment Delivery Ratio for a Small, Piedmont Watershed in Suburban Maryland
Thomas Meixner, Biogeochemical connectivity in a semi-arid river basin - San Pedro River, AZ
Laila El-Ashmawy, Nathan A. Toke and J. Ramon Arrowsmith, Geologic investigations of urban sedimentation in Tempe, AZ using retention structures
Tuesday, 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Session 20
 Permitting
Michele Robertson, Groundwater protection in AZ - a foundation for augmenting water supplies
Lisa Spahr and Keith Scoular, The ABCs of APPs - how to tell your PMA from your DIA and find your POC
Jonathan Burnett, Channah Rock and Kristine Uhlman, Best Management Practices applicable for the semi-arid SW - evaluation and recommendation
Session 21
 Wells I
Peter Godfrey and Erin Young, Borehole slug testing - value as a construction guide
Clay M. Conway and Norman Carlson, Recognition and successful development of fractured tight Navajo sandstone aquifer, SE Utah
Andy Fisher, Karen Henriksen, and Matthew Beversdorf, ADWR Well Registry Web Application
Session 22
 Surface Water Modeling I
Ted Lehman, FLO-2D Modeling of Alluvial Fans
Keith Nelson, Water resource risk analysis modeling in the Santa Cruz AMA
Allen Gookin, Annual Virgin Flows in Central Arizona
Tuesday, 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Session 23
Climate I
Enrique Troyo-Dieguez, et al., Construction and application of a linearized aridity index based on rainfall and air temperature data
Jeff Kennedy, Debris flows and drought: monitoring aquifer storage during hydrologic extremes in the upper San Pedro basin, 2000-08
Doug Wolfe, Incorporating Paleohydrologic and Climatic Factors into Remediation Strategies for Contaminated Sites: Case Examples from Arizona
Session 24
Wells II
Wayne M. Feller and Lauren Handley, Replace or Retrofit? - Part 1 - rehabilitation evaluation of probelmatic sand content in a west valley production well
Lauren Handley and Wayne M. Feller, Replace or Retrofit? - Part 2 - design and installation of a pre-pack casing liner to mitigate sand invation in a west valley production well
Allison H. Jones and Marvin Glotfelty, Unsolved mysteries in well construction - a case of hidden but substantial tensile stresses during filter pack sand installation
Session 25
 Surface Water Modeling II
Edward Clark, Distributed hydrologic modeling - a better tool for simulating AZ's hydrologic surface response
David T. Williams, Determining the uncertainty in hydrology for risk and uncertainty analysis
Geroge R. Herrmann and Theodore Cleveland, Interaction of loss components, rational coefficients, and arid climate: a thought experiment
Wednesday, 8:00 – 10:00 AM
Session 26
Climate Part II
Edwin McGavock, How climate change may affect flows in the Verde River watershed
Jolene Tallsalt Robertson, Navajo Nation surface water data collection - understanding climate change
Enrique R. Vivoni, Exploring monsoon hydrology through field observations, remote sensing, and numerical modeling
Steve Flora and Teri Davis, Review of groundwater monitoring wells throughout Arizona using established well criteria and statistical analysis of water level changes for the purpose of establishing a statewide drought indicator well network
Session 27
Tools
Eric Rogoff, John Kivett and Christopher Hickman, Combining GIS and MVS for 3-D analysis of lithology and groundwater flow in the eastern portion of the west Salt River sub-basin, Phoenix, AZ
Norman Carlson, Deep Groundwater Exploration in the Flagstaff, Arizona Area using CSAMT
Matthew Beversdorf, Andy Fisher, and Karen Henriksen, ADWR groundwater site inventory (GWSI) web application - a useful tool for AZ hydrologists
Matthew Garcia and Katherine K. Hirschboeck, Integrating a flood hydroclimatology database with the AZ hydrologic information system