NGWA’s conference, Managed Aquifer Recharge: Unleashing Resiliency, Protecting Groundwater Quality, concludes today in San Antonio, Texas.
The two-day event that began yesterday is designed to provide a forum for sharing lessons from existing projects to develop successful recharge projects addressing water supply resilience and groundwater quality. Nearly 150 groundwater professionals are in attendance.
There are 26 presentations broken into concurrent sessions and a panel focusing on water quality and regulations today. The presentations focus on stormwater and water reuse, the science of MAR, managing for resiliency, and water quality.
The panel will feature Andrea Croskrey, PG, Innovative Water Technologies, Texas Water Development Board; Llyn Doremus, Water Quality Program, Washington Department of Ecology; John Mitsdarfer, Land Protection Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality; and Bryan Smith, PG, Radioactive Materials Division, Office of Waste, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
The event has eight sponsors and exhibitors that NGWA thanks for its support of the event: 3R Valve, Baski Inc., GEI Consultants Inc., GeoSystems Analysis Inc., Johnson Screens, Mount Sopris Instruments Inc., OTT Hydromet, and Roscoe Moss Co.
NGWA highlighted MAR in a special issue of Groundwater® in 2022. Click here to learn more about NGWA’s work regarding MAR.