National Ground Water Association

Event #	5037
​Date	​June 19, 2013
​Location	Columbus, Ohio

 

 

Conference overview

Explore various groundwater issu​es affecting Ohio and surrounding areas. While this forum will focus on those groundwater issues of most critical concern to those industry professionals working in Ohio, all who are concerned about, or doing research related to, the resource are encouraged to participate. Issues to be discussed include the following subject areas.

• Shale gas development activities thrust potential negative impacts to groundwater withdrawals and quality to the forefront — what is the reality regarding groundwater protection?
• How can we ensure aquifer sustainability?
• How can we ensure good water quality?
• Several different entities are collecting groundwater-related data in the state — how can that data best be captured to create a reliable database of credible information for all to use while respecting privacy issues?
  
• How sustainable are our wellfields?

Conference program

Click here to view the conference program including​ the abstracts that will be presented.​

Conference highlights

Keynote Address — A Speleologist's View of the High-Yielding Wells in Ohio's Newburg Zone

presented by Scott Bair, Ph.D.

Bair, a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio State University, teaches water resources, hydrogeology, hydrogeologic field methods, and numerical modeling. Read more about him.​

When Engineers Meet Artists and Entrepreneurs: The Democratization of Innovation

presented by Alex Bandar, Ph.D.

Bandar will discuss the democratization of innovation, as observed from his role as director of the Columbus Idea Foundry, a community workshop space, also called a hackershop or makerspace. At the CIF, “makers” of all types — from scientists to designers and more — cross-pollinate ideas to bring to fruition the next generation of products, art projects, and innovations. Workshops such as the CIF represent an exciting new model of empowering nearly anyone with the tools to bring their idea to reality.

2013 NGWREF McEllhiney Lecture — Keeping the Pump Primed: Aquifer Sustainability

presented by John Jansen, Ph.D., PG

Jansen, a principal and senior hydrogeologist for Cardno ENTRIX, works on a wide variety of groundwater projects around the country, specializing in high-capacity wells and groundwater resource management. He has broad experience in well construction and maintenance, as well as water rights issues. Jansen’s also a member of the Advisory Council on Water Information, a federal advisory committee advising the U.S. government on water research priorities.

Read more about the lecture and lecturer. (The McEllhiney Lecture Series is made possible by a grant from Franklin Electric.)

Program advisers

• Linda Aller
• Rebecca Fugitt
• John Massey-Norton
• Stuart A. Smith, CGWP

Sponsors

For information on sponsorships, please contact Vickie Wiles at vwiles@ngwa.org.

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