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Summary of May 18, 2000 Groundwater Symposium
More than 150 people attended DEPs first Groundwater Symposium on May 18, 2000 at
the Rachel Carson State Office Building in Harrisburg. The symposium brought together
federal, state and local groundwater scientists and managers to exchange information and
ideas about effective groundwater and watershed protection programs. The goal of the
symposium was to promote the protection and prudent use of Pennsylvanias groundwater
resources.
Twenty-two different sessions were held covering a multitude of water issues such as
state and community projects and programs to protect groundwater, quantity issues and
various threats to clean groundwater.
Lawrence C. Tropea, DEPs Deputy Secretary for the Office of Water Management, was
the keynote speaker. Deputy Secretary Tropea spoke on the importance of groundwater,
noting that over 50 percent of Pennsylvanians rely on groundwater. He also discussed
Pennsylvanias watershed approach to integrated
water resources management.
Pam Bishop of DEP's Bureau of Regulatory Counsel was the lunchtime speaker. She spoke
on the legal aspects of the water quantity quality connection as brought forth by
the Environmental Hearing Board case on Oley Township, et
al vs. PA DEP and Wissahickon Spring Water, Inc.
The final agenda, speaker abstracts and speaker
contact information for the symposium provide a summary of the day's events.
The next Ground Water Symposium is planned for May 2001.
For more information, contact Stuart Reese at 717-787-1421.
Abstracts and Speaker Contact Information
(In alphabetical order)
Liesel M. Adam,
Lehigh County Authority and Lehigh Valley Water Suppliers |
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HydroMania in Pennsylvania |
Jan Bowers,
Chester County Water Authority |
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Ground Water Management --
Do the Counties Have A Role -- ?? |
Patrick Bowling,
DEP Bureau of Water Supply Management |
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A Wellhead Protection Area
Delineation Strategy for Pennsylvania |
Keith B.C. Brady,
DEP Bureau of Mining and Reclamation |
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Predicting Water Quality from
Mining and Watershed Considerations |
Gregory J. Cavallo,
Delaware River Basin Commission |
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A Case Study: Effects of
Ground Water Withdrawals on Stream Flow in Ironworks Creek, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Nicholas De Rose, P.G.,
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. |
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Applying the Site Conceptual
Model to Support Act 2 Groundwater Characterizations |
Dale Kratzer,
Spotts, Stevens and McCoy, Inc. |
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Enlisting Municipal
Cooperation in Ground Water Protection |
Bruce Lindsey,
U.S. Geological Survey |
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National Water-Quality
Assessment Program, Lower Susquehanna River Basin, Assessment Activities |
Peter Lukens,
North Wales Water Authority |
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Ground Water Contamination
and Public Water Supply Wells |
Joseph J. Lee,
DEP Bureau of Water Supply Management |
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Source Water Assessment and
Protection Program Developments |
Michael Moore,
DCNR Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey |
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The Demographics of Water
Wells in Pennsylvania |
John Pari,
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture |
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Pesticides in Ground Water in
Pennsylvania |
Mark Ralston,
Converse Consultants |
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Groundwater Management in
Karst Terrain |
Stuart Reese,
DEP Bureau of Water Supply Management |
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Trend Analysis of Regional
Ground Water Data, Southeastern Pennsylvania |
Robert Bo Reiley,
DEP Bureau of Regulatory Counsel |
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MTBE The Multi-Media
Dilemma Surrounding EPAs Reformulated Gasoline Program |
Dennis Risser,
U.S. Geological Survey |
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Ground-Water and Surface
Water A Single Resource |
Eric Roman,
New Jersey Geological Survey
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Laura Toran,
Temple University |
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Hydrogeologic
Characterization of a Karst Groundwater System in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
Ronald Sloto,
U.S. Geological Survey |
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Radionuclides in Ground Water
in Southeastern Pennsylvania |
Edie Stevens,
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania |
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Community Projects to
Protect Groundwater |
Lawrence C. Tropea, Jr., PE, DEE
DEP Deputy Secretary for the Office of Water Management |
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Keynote Address: Integrated Water Resources Management in
Pennsylvania |
James Ulanoski,
Consultant for EPA |
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Underground Injection
Control Program in Pennsylvania |
Burt Waite and Jeff Walentosky,
Moody and Associates, Inc. |
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Impacts of Land Surface
Discharges of Shallow Oil Field Production Water on Ground Water: Ten Pennsylvania Case
Studies |
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