6th Washington Hydrogeology Symposium Program and Registration Announcement

January 31, 2007

Dear Hydrogeology Professional,

Registration is now open for the 6th Washington Hydrogeology Symposium, to be held May 1-3, 2007 in Tacoma, Washington. We have a brand new venue this year – the new Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. It’s lighter, brighter, and more comfortable than the old convention center, with spectacular views of the surrounding area.

You can register electronically on our Web site. In the interest of keeping the Symposium affordable and because the last event was successful, we have once again not raised prices!

We have a record 88 talks and 25 poster presentations this year, including such topics as Environmental Forensics, Age-Dating Groundwater, and Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources.  We also have five exciting field trips, ranging from the hydrogeology of Mt. Rainier to that of the Walla Walla basin - plus a hands-on demonstration concerning low dissolved oxygen in Hood Canal.  Four workshops will be presented, including Groundwater in Tidally Influenced Aquifers and Geochemical Modeling of Hydrocarbons and Invasive Waters on Groundwater Systems.

We are delighted to have three distinguished keynote speakers, including Dr. Robert Glennon, author of "Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America’s Fresh Waters" and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of Arizona. We also have Dr. John Priscu of Montana State University, who is currently conducting research on life associated with Antarctic ice and its relationship to global change and astrobiology in the permanently ice-covered lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica.  Additionally, Dr. Paul Johnson will give a lunch-time talk on The Subsurface Contaminant Vapor to Indoor Air Pathway.  Dr. Johnson is Executive Dean of the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering and Professor Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Arizona State University.

The Symposium provides a unique opportunity to connect with other professional hydrogeologists, geologists, and hydrologists from throughout the Pacific Northwest. Over 400 people attended the previous Symposium. Please make plans now to join us this year.

Symposium Goals

• Enhance scientific understanding of Pacific Northwest hydrogeology and water resources, focusing on the occurrence, movement, and quality of groundwater and surface water.
• Facilitate interaction among government agencies, tribes, academia, consultants, businesses, and environmental scientists.
• Foster research and technology development for the public benefit.

General Information

• Date: May 1-3, 2007
• Location: Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center, Tacoma, WA
• Web site: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/events/hg

Volunteers and Sponsors

We are seeking coordinators, volunteers, and sponsors for the exhibits, field trips, workshops and a variety of other areas.  Please contact us if you are interested.

Exhibitors

The Technology Trade Show will run for the duration of the Symposium. Exhibitors are being sought to display their services or products and demonstrate state-of-the-art technology. The exhibitor area will be in close proximity to the main Symposium events.

Contacts

Organizers

US Geological Survey

Washington State Department of Ecology

If you have questions about this email, please contact:

Christine Neumiller, LHG
Web Site Coordinator
WA Department of Ecology
Olympia, WA
(360) 407-6258
cneu461@ecy.wa.gov