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Clark Fork River Basin Ground Water
Missoula MT, September 27, 2006
Presented by the Clark Fork River Basin Task Force, The Center for Riverine Science and Stream Re-naturalization, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and University of Montana–Missoula.
- Clark Fork River Basin Ground Water Technical Conference
- Introduction – Managing Clark Fork River Basin Ground Water
- Ground Water Management Models and the Courts
Ground Water/Surface Water Interaction Studies in the Spokane River Valley, ID and WA and the Smith River Watershed, MT - Rod Caldwell, USGS Helena Office, oversees USGS ground water modeling in Montana.
The Ground Water Model – William Woessner, Professor of Hydrogeology, whose research concentrates on quantifying flow systems in intermountain valleys, resource analysis, ground water-surface water interactions, characterization of hazardous wastes and contaminant transport including virus transport and the use of ground water flow models to evaluate conceptual models and make predictions.
Small Water System Review – Steve Kilbreath, Supervisor of the Subdivision Review Section of the Permitting and Compliance Division of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. His section reviews divisions of land to ensure proper design and location of sanitation facilities, including the water supply, sewage disposal, solid waste disposal and storm drainage systems.
Clark Fork River: Ground Water Quality Concerns – Dr. Chris Gammons, Professor of Geological Engineering with Montana Tech. His research includes ground water geochemistry.
Role of Artificial Ground Water Recharge in Streamflow Management: Past, Present and Future – Dr. Eloise Kendy, Hydrogeologist and Principal of Kendy Hydrologic Consulting, providing water resource assessment, hydrologic modeling, public education and legal and policy support for sound water management.
Information and Assessment Needs for Permitting and Management – Russell Levens, Hydrologist with the DNRC Water Management Bureau and conducts studies of ground water and ground water/ surface water interactions.
Eastern Snake Plain aquifer ground Water/ Surface Water Interaction – Dr. Donna Cosgrove, Faculty Member of the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department of the University of Idaho at Idaho Falls. She is a hydrogeologist who specializes in water supply issues on the eastern Snake River Plain in southeastern Idaho and teaches courses in Environmental Science.
Ground Water in the Clark Fork Basin – Tom Patton, holds the position of Senior Research Hydrogeologist with Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology and manages MBMG's Ground Water Assessment Program.
• Clark Fork Basin Map
• Data and Infrastructure