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Spring 2002 “American Institute of Hydrology, the Society for Registered/Certified Hydrologists and Hydrogeologists” Volume 20, Issue 1

Check out the web page for the 2002 International Con-ference and AIH annual meeting. You can find it by visiting the AIH web page <www.aihydro.org> and clicking on the calendar for the Fall 2002 Annual Meeting. Currently, only the call for papers is on the web, but the information in-cludes proposed conference topics and location. You should expect there to be changes to the web page be-tween now and the conference date, so you should visit it periodically to find the most up-to-date information. Those people in Oregon involved with the conference or-ganization include: Antonius Laenen (Chair), James D. Ruff, Marshall Gannett, Bruce McCammon, Jon Lea, Jolyne Lea, John Risley, Richard Cassidy, Stuart McKenzie, Ivars Stein-blums, Constance Athman, Alan Yeakley, David Wood, Stephanie Moret, Maria Panfil, David Whitaker, and our AIH staff, Helen Klose. For those wishing to contribute a paper or poster for the conference, the instructions for the submission of abstracts are outlined on the web page. The due date for submission of abstracts has been set for March 31, 2002. The plan is to have the program finalized and posted on the web page (under the heading of Conference Program) by June 15. It is also planned to have abstracts and papers both pub-lished for distribution and posted on the AIH web page. The technical program for the 2002 Meeting is aimed to cover all of the areas of the hydrologic sciences. The tenta-tive program themes are: * Riparian Processes * Climate Change * Droughts and Floods * Stream Temperature Standards and Modeling * Endangered Species -- Competition for water --

environment, power, and irrigation * Forest and Watershed Condition

2002 AIH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL MEETING

Hydrologic Extremes: Challenges for

Science and Management October 13-17, 2002

* Modeling and Mitigation of Extremes * Ground Water Variability -- response to extremes * Water Quality Variability -- response to extremes * Channel and watershed morphology -- response to

extremes Activities in planning are two short courses and a field trip. The field trip will consist of a day-long journey in the Colum-bia Gorge featuring a historic presentation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition along with a geologic and hydrologic tour explaining many features including evidence of the Pleisto-cene floods. For one of the short courses, we will offer a half-day lecture in Climate Change presented by Greg John-son, U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service, and George Taylor, Oregon State University. The other short course will be on “Monitoring Vadose Zone Precesses and Measurement of Vadose Zone Parameters.” This course presented by John L. Nieber, University of Minnesota, and John Selker, Oregon State University, will feature a half-day of lecture and another half-day of hands-on use of equipment in the field. Of course, there will be plenty of activities to take part in while you are in the Portland area. The Hotel offers beautiful views of both Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens. The Hotel will also provide transportation to our nearby light-rail system, and downtown is only 20-minutes away. All public transporta-tion in the city center is free and readily available. Portland is considered one of the most livable cities in the USA and is beautiful as well. There is never any guarantee that October weather will be dry, but if the past years are any indication, then we will have plenty of sunshine. The conference will be held at the Sheraton Portland Hotel, 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland, Oregon 97220-1398. Reservations can be made by calling (800) 325-3535 or (503) 281-2500. —A. Laenen

Editorial Board

Dr. Kirk Hatfield, Editor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Florida, 124 Yon Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, Tel. (352) 392-9537 ext 1441, E-Mail: <khatf@ce.ufl.edu>. Bruce L. Cutright, Principal, Kimley-Horn and Assoc., 8711 Perimeter Park Blvd., Ste. 6, Jacksonville, FL 32216, E-Mail: <bruce.cutright@kimley-horn.com>. Mr. C. Robert (Bob) Aldwell, International Correspondent, Geological Survey of Ireland, Haddington Rd., Dublin 4, Ireland, Tel. (353-1) 671-5233, E-Mail: <aldwellb@ tec.irlgov.ie>. The AIH Bulletin is the official publication of the American Institute of Hydrology, 2499 Rice St., Ste. 135, St. Paul, MN 55113, Tel. (651) 484-8169, Fax (651) 484-8357, E-Mail: <AIHydro@aol.com>, Web Page: <www.aihydro.org>. Material published in this newsletter may be reprinted with proper attribution. AIH is a professional organization providing certification of competent professionals, in all fields of the hydrologic sciences. The Institute is dedicated to the advancement of hydrology and hydrogeology as a science and profession, and to the professional education and advancement of its members. Contributions and articles of interest to the general membership of AIH are welcomed and should be submitted to the AIH office. Advertisements should also be submitted to the AIH office. Advertisement Rates are as follows: SPACE RATE SIZE 1 page $525 9½ x 7½” 1/2 page $275 9½ x 3½” (1 column) 1/2 page $275 4½ x 7½” (1 banner) 1/4 page $135 4½ x 3½” (1/2 column) 1/8 page $ 85 2¼ x 3½” (1/4 column) Business Cards, $225 members, $325 non-members annual (4 issues) E-Mail for the Executive Committee V. Singh cesing@lsu.edu G. Seaburn gseaburn@bellsouth.net P. Leahy pleahy@usgs.gov M. Campana aquadoc@unm.edu J. DLugosz jdlugosz@cpinternet.com R. Kanivetsky kaniv001@tc.umn.edu B. Cutright bruce.cutright@kimley-horn.com J. Wilson Wilson@wilsonhydro.com K. Brooks kbrooks@forestry.umn.edu A. Laenen alaenen@earthlink.net E-Mail/Web Page Addresses of AIH AIH Office AIHydro@aol.com AIH Web Page www.aihydro.org AIH Web Manager alaenen@earthlink.net

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We are having “TWO FER ONE “ field trip deal at this year’s AIH Conference in Portland, Oregon. There will be a field trip on Monday, October 14, 2002 to the scenic Co-lumbia River Gorge, east of Portland. The 8 AM to 4 PM field trip will focus on the geology and geomorphology of the Columbia River Gorge in the morning, and will focus on Lewis and Clark encampment site history in the after-noon. The morning itinerary will include stops in the Portland basin and the western portal of the gorge to look at fea-tures left by the huge ice-age Missoula Floods as they poured out of the gorge, followed by views and vistas of geology, waterfalls, and early 20th century engineering works from the Historic Columbia River Gorge Highway as we work our way east on the Oregon side of the river. The final stop of the morning will be at Cascade Locks, where we will discuss the tremendous Bridge of the Gods landslide, a feature that “bridges” geology, human use, early explora-tion, and modern development of the Columbia River. The afternoon will begin with an abbreviated tour of the second powerhouse of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bonneville Dam on the Washington side of the river. Next will follow a historical program that features visits to many of the approximate locations of the Lewis and Clark en-campments in the Columbia Gorge and metropolitan Port-

land area. Sites include the many encampment locations from November 1 - 3, 1805 and March 30 to April 10, 1806. Included will be the approximate locations of the portage sites of the inundated Columbia Cascades near Bonneville Dam and Cascade Locks, Oregon, the Corps of Discovery stops at Beacon and Rooster Rocks, the extended hunting camp at Seal River (present-day Washougal River), their stay on Dia-mond Island (present-day Government Island), their Native American encounter at Image Canoe Island (present-day Hayden Island), and their closest encampment to Portland, across the Columbia at Frenchman’s Bar, Washington. Cost for the day-long tour, including lunch, is $30, made payable to AIH when registering as a full-time participant or registering as a full-time student, $35 if registering as a one-day participant.

—Richard Cassidy

News of AIH Members Ward Herst (996-HG) and his company, Herst & Associ-ates, Inc., St. Charles, MO, received the Prestigious Na-tional Award as the #1 Provider in the U.S. among small business by the National Business Incubation Association during their 15th International Conference on Business Incu-bation in San Jose, California. U.S. Congressman, W. Todd Akin, traveled to Missouri and provided a Congressional Certificate to Herst & Associates, Inc. in recognition of the #1 Service Provider Award. Leonard Konikow (956-HG) was awarded the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) 2001 President’s Award in Munich, Germany for his work on groundwater contamination models.

2002 AIH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL MEETING

Scenic Columbia Gorge Field Trip

October 12, 2002

Books by AIH Members Two new books by Jerold S. Fifield (364-H) are avail-able from ForesterPress—1) Field Manual on Sediment and Erosion Control: Best Management Practices for Contractors and Inspectors, and 2) Designing for Effec-tive Sediment and Erosion Control on Construction Sites. To order, go to <www.ForesterPress.com>

MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITY

Applications Received Amin A. Elshorbagy, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (1606-H) John F. England, Jr., Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO (1608-H) Ianov H. Kurbanait, Azerbaijan Architectural Univ., Baku, Azerbaijan Republic (1609-H) Ying Ouyang, St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, FL (1610-H) Louis P. Bull, Waste Management, Englewood, CO (1611HG) Lovick C. Evans, LCE Enigneers, inc., Roswell, GA (1612-H)

New Student Members Stephanie M. Glenn, Rice Univ., Houston, TX (340-S) (P. Bedient) Chris Hofgren, Portland State Univ., Portland, OR (335-S) (S. Burns) Mark T. Wilcox, Portland State Univ., Portland, OR (342-S) ( Roy Koch)

New Members

Theodore A. Endreny (1559-H) John W. Nicklow (1560-H) Aaron S. Zonin (1561-H)

New Member Addresses and Member Address Changes

Bostick, Kent A. , Manager of Geosciences, Ja-cobs Engineering Group, Inc., 133 Central Park Sq., Las Alamos, NM 87544, Tel. (505) 888-1300, (84-HG-447) 141.161.137 Carr, James R., Principal/Vice President, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc., 11811 N.E. First, Ste. 201 (98005), Bellevue, WA 98009, Tel (425) 453-8383, Fax (425) 646-9523, E-Mail: carrjr@cdm.com, (84-HG-434), 165,144,120 H

See page 5 for additional address changes

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Please include the 2002 AIH Conference and Annual Meeting to be held in Portland, Oregon, October 12-17 in your fall plans.

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First Joint Examination with Wisconsin will begin on

May 10, 2002 The first examination for Fundamental and Ground Water Practical or Surface Water Practical exams are scheduled to be held on May 10, 2002. The exams will be scheduled with University Testing Offices as close as possible to where the exam appli-cants live. The Examination Committee and Board of Registra-tion have been working long and hard to bring this about. This is a huge step forward for AIH.

New Member Addresses or Member Address Changes

Endreny, Dr. Theodore A., Assistant Professor, Col-lege of Environmental Science & Forestry, State Univ. of New York, 207 Marshall Hall, One Forestry Dr., Syracuse, NY 13210-2778, Tel. (315) 470-6565, Fax (315) 470-6956, E-Mail: te@esf.edu, (02-H-1559) Fernandez-Jauregui, Prof. Carlos A., Deputy Coordi-nator, World Water Assessment Program, UNESCO, Div. Of Water Sciences, Rm. 6,37,1, Rue Miollis, 75015 Paris, France, Tel. (331) 456-84053, Fax (331) 456-85829, E-Mail: cfernandez-jauregui@unesco, org (86-H-638) 163,169,172 X Hamidi, Dr. Ahmed, Director of Engineering, Sadat Associates, Inc., 1545 Lamerton Rd., P.O. Box 4129, Trenton, NJ 08610, Tel. (609) 826-9600, Fax (609) 826-9601 (90-H-892) 137,141,165 G Kresic, Dr. Neven, Hydrogeologist, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., 1800 Diagonal Rd., Ste. 600, Alexandria, VA 22314, Tel. (903) 518-4181, Fax (703) 683-2250. E-Mail: nkresic@pirnie.com (92-HG-988) 120,137,133 G Landis, Timothy P., Principal Hydrologist, Metcalf & Eddy, 709 B St., Ste. 1100, San Diego, CA 92101, Tel. (619) 702-8705, Fax (619) 233-7861, E-Mail: tim.landis@m-e.com (85-H-554) 169,171,111 G Lantz, Dr. Douglas G., Consulting Engineer, 11651 E. Calle Aurora, Tucson, AZ 85748, Tel. (520) 711-5902, Fax (520) 722-5902, E-Mail: doug.lantz@ttisg.com (98-H-1479) 110,113,137 Milby, Jeffrey T., Senior Hydrogeologist, California Coastal Commission, 45 Fremont St., Ste. 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105, Tel (415) 904-5220, E-Mail: jtmelby@hotmail.com (93-HG-1018) 165,102,126 Moore, Gary D., Senior Geologist/Hydrogeologist, ERM Southwest, Inc., 4354 So. Sherwood Forest Blvd., #D-280, Baton Rouge, LA 70816-4476, Tel (225) 292-3001, Fax (225) 292-3011, E-Mail: gmoore@ermsw. com (01-HG-1544) Nicklow, Dr. John W., Asst. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondlae, IL 62901-6603, Tel. (618) 453-3325, Fax (618) 453-3044, E-Mail: nicklow@engr.siu.edu (02-H-1560) Seaburn, Dr. Gerald E., Consultant, 893 Hickory Dr. S.W., Marietta, GA 30064, Tel (770) 499-0246, E-0Mail: gseaburn@bellsouth.net (84-H-477) 169,120,110 H Aaron S. Zonin, President, Zonin Engineering, Inc., 2818 Kenmore Ave., Kayton, OH 45420, Tel. (937) 254-0199, Fax 937) 254-0199, E-Mail: zon-ineng@aol.com (02-H-1561)

Please keep AIH updated with your current address. Send by e-mail, telephone or by

the postal service.

Upcoming Meetings of Other Organizations

November 4-7, 2002, AWRA, Annual Water Resources Conference, Philadelphia Pennsylvania September 22-29, 2002, AIPG and AEG, Gabmling with Geologic Hazards and Dealing with Sustainability, Reno-Lake Tahoe, Nevada October 27-30, 2002, GSA, Science and the Highest Level, Denver, Colorado

IN MEMORIAM Donald R. Albin (215-HG) one of AIH’s early members, suffered a heart attack and passed away on February 2, 2002, during a goose-hunting trip with his grandson. Don spent 32 years of dedicated service with the U.S. Geological Survey. After retiring in 1990, he spent his time with his family enjoying golf, fishing, hunting and being an avid music-lover with a gift for singing. He sang with the Colorado Symphony Chorus and the Colorado Chorale, performing in many castles and ca-thedrals while on a tour through Europe. He is survived by his wife, Elsie, a brother and three daughters and their families.

Wisconsin has now accepted the AIH exam as the official State Exam for Professional Hydrologists! We need interested and committed volunteers to lobby the remaining 49 states to accept our un-equaled standards! Starting in the year 2002, the AIH certification ex-amination to be used will be a process that was de-veloped cooperatively with the Wisconsin Dept. of Regulation and Licensing (DRL). Check out the AIH web site for examination details (www.aihydro.org). If the applicant passes the examination, he/she is also a qualified candidate for registration as a professional hydrologist with the state of Wisconsin. A team of test psychometricians and hydrologists developed the examinations. The exams were based on subjects provided by hydrologists from the entire United States, from both AIH membership and outside the membership. Exam questions were developed from questions and ideas submitted by a smaller but representative sample of these same hydrologists willing to take the time to help. Applicants (and prospective license candidates) can currently choose either a principles and practice examination directed toward groundwater or a principles and practice examination directed toward surface water. Candidates taking either of these examinations must also take the fundamentals of hydrology examination, covering basic knowledge common to the general field of hydrology. Water-quality knowledge is implicit in all the examinations, and a separate water-quality principles and practice examination is currently being developed. The fundamentals of Hydrology examination, formerly known as the AIH Part I exam, tests the understanding of basic hydrologic principles – including mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology, engineering, soil science, and other related disciplines. This examination tests the breadth of understanding rather than depth in a particular specialty. The fundamentals examination is a closed book test of approximately 100 multiple-choice questions taken from a 300-question data bank. The fundamentals examination must be passed to be eligible to take the principles and practice examinations. The principles and practice examinations, formerly called Part II exams, test the applicant's ability to sort out meaningful data and apply hydrological, hydrogeological, and water-quality analyses to practical problems of engineering design, water

resource management, regional or on-site investiga-tions, municipal or land use planning, research for-mulation, etc. They are designed to demonstrate the depth expected of practicing hydrologists in formu-lating practical solutions. The principles and practice examinations are open book examinations of approximately 100 questions, also derived from question data banks of approximately 300 questions each. In the future, this same examination may also be used for registration in other states. This is where help is needed to promote the value of the test and the importance of the state registration of hydrolo-gists. Only a few states have even considered the need for legislation requiring the registration of professional Hydrologists. We are now armed with a viable tool for testing the competence of scientists and engineers that profess to be proficient in making water-resources-related decisions. We need to develop networks of interested people within states that are progressive enough to encompass these ideas. Our membership is encouraged to volunteer their time towards this goal. Anyone interested should contact Tony Laenen, who is the current Chair of the Examination Committee. (alaenen@earthlink.net (503) 253-7213 AIHydro@aol.com (651) 484-8169)

—A. Laenen

Needed: Hydrologists to Lobby for State Registration

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Award Nominations Needed

The AIH Award Committee is soliciting nominations for the R.K. Linsley Award, for a major contribution in the field of surface-water or engineering hydrol-ogy, C.V. Theis Award, for a major contribution in the field of ground-water hydrology, and the Foun-ders Award, for outstanding, long, and dedicated service to the Institute, for 2002. Please submit your nominations to the AIH office at <AIHydro@aol.com>, by fax at (641) 484-8357 or by mail to AIH, 2499 Rice St., Ste. 135, St. Paul, MN 55113 by March 1, 2002. These awards will be pre-sented at the 2002 Annual meeting to be held at the Sheraton Airport Hotel, Portland, Oregon, October 13-17, 2002.

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Candidates for AIH Officers

The Nominating Committee of the American Institute of Hydrology, chaired by M.M. Aral, members include Y. Eckstein and J. Cruise, presented a slate of officers for the upcoming election of the Executive Committee which will serve from 2003-2005. The slate is listed below in alphabetical order. Additional nominations may be made by petition, in accordance with the AIH Bylaws, containing the signatures of not less than 50 Professional Members of whom no more than 10 members shall be from one state, and shall be accompanied by written acceptance of the nominee. Nomi-nation by petition shall be filed with the General Secretary not later than sixty (60) days after publication of the list of can-didates, and such nominees shall be so designated. If any AIH member has any petition nominations, send them to the General Secretary, B. Cutright, in care of the AIH office by June 1, 2002.

President-Elect Dr. Miguel A. Marino, Professor, Hydrologic Sci-ence and Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616 (89-HGW-872)

Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Alexander H.D. Cheng, Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Mississippi, University, MS 38677 (95-HGW-1086) Dr. Yoram Eckstein, Professor, Dept. of Geology, Kent State Univ., Kent, OH 44242 (90-HG-887)

Vice President for Institute Development Mr. John D. Powell, Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 411 National Center, Reston, VA 20192 (93-HG-1033) Dr. Donald E. Barbe’, Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of New Orleans, Lakefront, New Orleans, LA 70148 (93-H-1020) .

Vice President for International Affairs Dr. Rolando Bravo, Professor, Dept. of Civil Engi-neering, Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale, IL 62901 (94-H-1044) Dr. Chin-Fu Tsang, Senior Staff Scientist, Hydrogeology Dept. Head, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., Earth Sciences Div., MS 90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720 (93-HGW-1030)

General Secretary Dr. James F. Cruise, Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899 (89-H-810) Mr. Marshall E. Jennings, Research Hydrologist, (Ret. U.S. Geological Survey), Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center, Southwest Texas State Univ., San Marcos, TX 78666 (83-H-133)

Treasurer Dr. Robert M. Hordon, Water Resources Consult- ant, (Formerly Professor at Rutgers Univ.), 8 Dov Place, Kendall Park, NJ 08824 (84-H-349)

UPCOMING ELECTIONS - 2003 - 2005 The ballots will be sent out to all Professional Members in good standing on June 30, 2002. This means if your 2002 dues are paid, you will receive a ballot. If you do not receive a ballot by mid-July, and believe your dues are paid for 2002, please contact the AIH office. The ballots will be mailed out by first-class mail, so they will be forwarded on to you, and if you note that the ballots were forwarded on, please contact the AIH office with your current address. When you receive your ballot, please note that they are due back in the AIH office no later than September 4, 2002.

Remember the Alamo Did you know that AIH receives a commission for all member rental of vehicles through Alamo Rent A Car? A 24-hour reservation is required and can be made by calling 1-800-354-2322 and request your membership I.D. No. as 93394 with the rate Code BY.

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2002 Annual Dues The invoices for 2002 have been sent out. They were mailed out with first-class postage so if the Post Office can forward it they will. If you see that the information was forwarded to you, please be sure to update the information when returning it with your payment. We would be grateful if you would remember to keep us updated as you make a move.

Journal is now available on

CD The AIH journal, “Hydrological Science and Technol-ogy” is now available on CD. Contact the AIH office for further information by phone or e-mail.

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