Field Demonstration:
A Free-of-Charge 1-Day Workshop for USGS Partners
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Characterizing ground-water flow and contaminant transport in fractured-rock environments is technically challenging and requires sophisticated instruments and analysis techniques. Environmental practitioners (and regulators reviewing their work) need an understanding of cost-effective techniques available to characterize and monitor bedrock sites. Over-simplified interpretations of ground-water flow at bedrock sites can lead to higher costs in the long run.
USGS hosted this one-day workshop for over 200 federal, state, county, and local government officials and other USGS cooperators. The field demonstration showcased some of the most helpful and newest techniques for characterizing fluid flow and contaminant transport in fractured rock. Live demonstrations were hosted by USGS scientists currently working at fractured rock sites throughout the northeast. These scientists collectively have numerous publications on related topics and several are pioneers in the development and/or refinement of the techniques being demonstrated. Poster presentations and publications available at the workshop covered a wide range of investigative techniques for fractured rock characterization.
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To learn more, please contact USGS in your area, or:
Glen Carleton, West Trenton, New Jersey; (609) 771-3921; carleton@usgs.gov
Dan Goode, Exton, Pennsylvania; (610) 321-2434 x203; djgoode@usgs.gov
John Williams, Troy, New York; (518) 285-5670; jhwillia@usgs.gov
Allen Shapiro, Reston, Virginia; (703) 648-5884; ashapiro@usgs.gov