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IGWA Spring 2023 Conference
Registration is required
Registration cancellations will be accepted until Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Conference Agenda
Thursday, April 13, 2023, 8:00 - 4:15pm
| 8:00 AM |
Registration and Refreshments |
| 8:30 AM |
Welcome! Bob Libra - IGWA President |
| 8:45 AM |
Using Transducer Strings Temporarily Sealed in Open Boreholes to Evaluate Vertical Connectivity within the Silurian Aquifer in Iowa
Jessica Meyer, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa |
| 9:15 AM |
Time to Concentrate on Water Use Trends in Iowa
Chad Fields, Water Supply, Iowa DNR |
| 10:00 AM |
Break |
| 10:15 AM |
Sustainability of Confined Glacial Aquifers in Minnesota: Dr. Bill's Excellent Aquitard Adventure
Bill Simpkins, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University |
| 11:00 AM |
PFAS Perspectives from Across the Country
Jack Sheldon, Antea Group Consultants |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:15 PM |
IGWA Business Meeting
Coordination with EPI and Member Topics |
| 1:45 PM |
State of the Drilling Industry in Iowa
Gary Shawver, Retired Iowa Water Well Contractor |
| 2:30 PM |
Break |
| 2:45 PM |
Arsenic in Private Wells - A Case Study in Greene County
Chuck Wenthold, Greene County Environmental Health
Erik Day, Private Well Program, Iowa DNR |
| 3:30 PM |
What are Farmers Drinking? Characterizing Contaminants in Private Well Tapwater in Eastern Iowa
Dana Kolpin, USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center |
| 4:15 PM |
Discussion and Wrap-Up |
CEUs Available
Groundwater Professionals (4.5)
Well Drillers and Pump Installers (6 contact hours)
Water Treatment Operators (TBA)