Managed Aquifer Recharge Symposium
"Increasing Opportunities for Groundwater Storage"
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Presentations from the symposium are now available to download.
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Date: January 25-26, 2011 Click on image to download program
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 sponsor exhibits, plus a keynote presentation by water policy expert Richard Atwater, Executive Director of the Southern California Water Committee. Case studies included recharge projects in California, Arizona, Oregon, New Mexico, and other locations.
Over 170 people attended the symposium, representing personnel from water and wastewater utilities, consulting agencies, government agencies, manufacturing firms, universities, and others.
Click here to download a PDF of the Symposium Program (2.68 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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Presentations
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Keynote Presentation
History of Groundwater Conjunctive Use in Southern California (725 KB)
Richard W. Atwater, Southern California Water Committee
Session 1: Utility Planning for Recharge
Keeping the Water Going: Challenges to Recharge in the Montebello Forebay (1.73 MB)
Monica Gasca, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Aquifer Storage and Recovery: Implementation of a Drought Management Plan (1.35 MB)
Roberto Macias, San Antonio Water System
Tim Smith, Helix Water District
Session 2: Recharge Basin Performance and Operations
Managed Aquifer Recharge in the Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico (4.23 MB)
Stephanie Moore, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc.
Robert Bower, Golder Associates (New Zealand)
Trapped Gas Clogging during Spreading Basin Recharge (2.62 MB)
Victor Heilweil, U.S. Geological Survey
Session 3: Utility Experience in Basin Optimization
Planning and Operations Experience with the Chino Basin Groundwater Recharge Program (1.50 MB)
Andy Campbell, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Craig Miller, Orange County Water District
Assessing Recharge Characteristics of Recharge Ponds Using Time Domain Electromagnetics (2.47 MB)
Martin Miele, United Water Conservation District
Session 4: Facility Planning and Engineering
Semitropic-Rosamond Water Bank Authority - Antelope Valley Water Bank (1.19 MB)
Marc Rozman, GEI Consultants, Bookman-Edmonston Division
Lorena Ospina, GEI Consultants, Bookman-Edmonston Division
Zhuping Sheng, Texas A&M University
Mark Wildermuth, Wildermuth Environmental Inc.
Managed Aquifer Recharge to Fractured Sandstone (3.46 MB)
Victor Heilweil, U.S. Geological Survey
Session 5a: Innovative Recharge
Ted Johnson, Water Replenishment District of Southern California
Leslie Dumas, RMC Water and Environment
David Tuthill, Idaho Water Engineering LLC
Session 5b: Measurement and Monitoring
High Resolution Geophysical Surveys to Find Optimal Recharge Basin Sites (2.27 MB)
John Jansen, Cardno ENTRIX
Matthew Becker, California State University Long Beach
David O'Leary, U.S. Geological Survey
Session 6a: Innovative Recharge
Riverbed Filtration System Pilot Project (1.99 MB)
Adam Hutchinson, Orange County Water District
Daniel Stephens, Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc.
In-Situ Arsenic Removal during Groundwater Recharge through Unsaturated Alluvium (1.11 MB)
John Izbicki, U.S. Geological Survey
Session 6b: Modeling of Recharge Basin Performance
Recharge in the Ames Valley Basin: Making It Happen (2.91 MB)
Phyllis Stanin, Todd Engineers
Greg Woodside, Orange County Water District
Optimizing Recharge in the Pauba Valley (2.54 MB)
Daniel Craig, Todd Engineers
Session 7: Operational Experience in Arizona Systems
Timothy Gorey, Central Arizona Project
Making the Most of Underground Water Storage Facilities: Three Case Studies in Arizona (3.22 MB)
Robert Buss, Carollo Engineers
Mario Lluria, Hydrosystems, Inc.
Session 8: Basin Recharge Research
Robert Bower, Golder Associates (New Zealand)
Jordan Clark, University of California, Santa Barbara
Laxman Sharma, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Planning Committee
- Shonnie Cline, Senior Account Manager, Water Research Foundation
- Ty Ferre, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Hydrology & Water Resources, University of Arizona
- Adam Hutchinson, Director of Recharge Operations, Orange County Water District
- Jeff Mosher, Executive Director, National Water Research Institute
- Greg Woodside, Director of Planning & Watershed Management, Orange County Water District