Managed Aquifer Recharge Symposium
"Increasing Opportunities for Groundwater Storage"
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Date: January 25-26, 2011
Location: Atrium Hotel - Irvine, California
Organizers:
- Water Research Foundation (WaterRF)
- Orange County Water District (OCWD)
- National Water Research Institute (NWRI)
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About the Symposium
The Water Research Foundation (WaterRF), Orange County Water District (OCWD), and NWRI held a symposium in January 2011 on “Managed Aquifer Recharge” to address the issues and needs involved with using surface water recharge facilities to supply aquifers with surface waters, including river water, recycled water, and storm water.
The use of surface water for aquifer recharge has been around for ore than 100 years. In recent years, however, there has been growing interest in optimizing existing recharge systems and identifying new opportunities to use surface water recharge to better manage available water supplies and groundwater basins. This interest is due to:
- Increased demands for water.
- Lack of hydrogeologically suitable land for recharge facilities.
- Uncertainties regarding water supplies.
Recharging aquifers as a water supply alternative has significant potential to address water supply needs, and managed aquifer recharge offers the ability to utilize underused groundwater storage.
The symposium was specifically designed to provide a forum for discussions about managed aquifer recharge and to exchange information among practitioners and experts in the field.
It was a 2-day event, featuring over 30 speakers, posters, and exhibits, and a keynote presentation by policy expert Richard Atwater, Executive Director of the Southern California Water Committee.
Over 170 people attended the symposium.
Click here to download a PDF of the Symposium Program (3 MB).
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Symposium Sponsors
- California Environmental Controls, Inc.
- Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc.
- GeoSystems Analysis, Inc.
- HDR, Inc.
- Purifics ES, Inc.
- Ranney Collector Wells
- RMC Water and Environment
- Santa Clara Valley Water District
- Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council
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PowerPoint Presentations
Keynote Presentation
History of Groundwater Conjunctive Use with MWD Imported Supplies and Future Opportunities to Increase Groundwater Storage in Southern California
Richard W. Atwater, Southern California Water Committee
Session 1: Utility Planning for Recharge
Keeping the Water Going: Challenges to Recharge in the Montebello Forebay
Monica Gasca, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Aquifer Storage and Recovery: Implementation of a Drought Management Plan
Roberto Macias, San Antonio Water System
The El Monte Valley Mining, Reclamation, and Groundwater Recharge Project
Tim Smith, Helix Water District
Session 2: Recharge Basin Performance and Operations
Managed Aquifer Recharge in the Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Stephanie Moore, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc.
Stabilizing and Restoring an Aquifer and Springs - Managed Aquifer Recharge in the Walla Walla River Basin, Oregon
Robert Bower, Golder Associates (New Zealand)
Evaluation of Trapped Gas Clogging during Spreading Basin Recharge
Victor Heilweil, U.S. Geological Survey
Session 3: Utility Experience in Basin Optimization
Planning and Operations Experience with the Chino Basin Groundwater Recharge Program
Andy Campbell, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Recharge Performance Enhancement through Sediment Removal: Orange County Water District Sediment Removal Feasibility Study
Craig Miller, Orange County Water District
Assessing Percolation and Recharge Characteristics of Recharge Ponds Using Time Domain Electromagnetics (TDEM)
Martin Miele, United Water Conservation District
Session 4: Facility Planning and Engineering
Semitropic-Rosamond Water Bank Authority - Antelope Valley Water Bank
Marc Rozman, GEI/Bookman-Edmonston Consultants
Recharge Potential for the Stressed Regional Aquifers by Local Floods in the Paso Del Norte Region
Zhuping Sheng, Texas A&M University
Optimization of Supplemental Water Recharge Location and Magnitude to Balance Recharge and Discharge in the Chino Basin
Mark Wildermuth, Wildermuth Environmental Inc.
Managed Aquifer Recharge to Fractured Sandstone
Victor Heilweil, U.S. Geological Survey
Session 5a: Innovative Recharge
The Increasing Role of Storm Water for Groundwater Recharge in the Central Basin, Los Angeles Coastal Plain, Southern California
Ted Johnson, Water Replenishment District of Southern California
Energy-Efficient Aquifer Storage, Recovery, and Replenishment
Leslie Dumas, RMC Water and Environment
Enhancement of Existing Facilities for Managed Recharge in the Upper Snake River Basin, Idaho
David Tuthill, Idaho Water Engineering LLC
Session 5b: Measurement and Monitoring
High Resolution Geophysical Surveys to Find Optimal Recharge Basin Sites
John Jansen, Cardno ENTRIX
Measuring the Distribution of Percolation Rate in an Artificial Recharge Basin Using Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing
Matthew Becker, California State University Long Beach
The Design, Construction, and Use of Instrumented Boreholes and DC Resistivity Surveys to Measure Artificial Recharge in Thick Unsaturated Zones
David O'Leary, U.S. Geological Survey
Session 6a: Innovative Recharge
The Orange County Water District Riverbed Filtration Pilot Project: Solids and Organic Carbon Removal Using Induced Riverbed Filtration
Adam Hutchinson, Orange County Water District
A Role for Dispersed Groundwater Recharge Systems to Balance the Effects of Hydromodification
Daniel Stephens, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc.
In Situ Arsenic Removal during Groundwater Recharge through Unsaturated Alluvium
John Izbicki, U.S. Geological Survey
Session 6b: Modeling of Recharge Basin Performance
Recharge and Supply Allocation in the Ames Valley Basin: Making It Happen
Phyllis Stanin, Todd Engineers
Development of a Computer Model to Optimize Recharge Performance: Orange County Water District Recharge Facilities Model
Greg Woodside, Orange County Water District
Optimizing Recharge and Recovery at Recharge Basins in the Pauba Valley
Daniel Craig, Todd Engineers
Session 7: Operational Experience in Arizona Systems
Session 8: Basin Recharge Research
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Attendee List
Coming soon.
