The 2013 GSA Annual meeting held in Denver,Colorado from October 27-30 marked the 125thanniversary of the GSA. The meeting drew arecord 8061 number of attendees, 409 from theHydrogeology Division. The Division alsosponsored or co-sponsored over 30 oral andposter sessions, in addition to a variety of otherevents throughout the meeting.As usual, the luncheon and awards ceremony wasa sold out event, with over 175 tickets sold. Laterthat day, after the final presentation by theoutgoing Birdsall-Dreiss lecturer, the Divisionhosted the always popular student reception. Atthe reception dozens of students competed forprizes donated by numerous individuals,corporations and groups (see page 9 for moredetails).

A special event was held to celebrate the 125thanniversary of GSA. On Saturday October 26ththe Division held a Legends Dinner tocommemorate, celebrate and remember some ofthe Legends of Hydrogeology (see page 5 for moredetails).The 2013 meeting was a resounding success,surpassing all expectations. While next year’smeeting does not bring about a big anniversary, itwill also be an exciting event as the meeting goesNorth of the border for the first time since 1998.The 2014 Annual meeting will be held inVancouver, BC Canada on October 19-22nd. Wehope to see you all there!

In This Issue:

Meeting Summary .................................... 1Chair’s Corner ......................................... 2Luncheon and Awards ............................. 3Student Reception ................................... 4Legend’s Dinner ...................................... 5Fashion at the Field Site ......................... 7Makauwahi Sinkhole ............................... 8

Useful at the Field Site ........................... 8Where in the World ................................ 9Student Reception Donors ..................... 9Bulletin Board ......................................... 10From the Editor ...................................... 10Division Contacts ................................... 11

The

HydrogeologistNewsletter of theGSA Hydrogeology Division

Winter 2014Issue No. 81

125th AnniversaryAnnual Denver

Meeting Wrap-up

Students pick up a thank you note afterchoosing a prize at the student reception, tosend to those who donated it.

Chair

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Alan Fryar, ChairGSA Hydrogeology

Division

Greetings from rainy Morocco!That may sound like acontradiction, but winter hereis the relatively wet season. I'mspending 4 months as avisiting researcher at theFaculty of Sciences andTechnology in Fez. It's aninteresting part of the world inw h i c h t o b e s t u d y i n ghydrogeology—more aboutthat in the next issue of thenewsletter.I feel honored to be Chair of theHydrogeology Division, whichhas been my professionalhome for more than 20 years.(The little voice inside my headis saying, “Don't mess it up.”)The night before the 2013Annual Meeting in Denver,around 70 of us celebrated thehistory of our division, andthose members who founded

and have sustained it, at ourfirst Legends Dinner. I'mgrateful to Todd Halihan, ourPast Chair and the organizer ofthat event, for all his effortsduring the preceding year.Likewise, I need to thank anumber of other volunteers fortheir service:

- the other members ofthe Management Board:Madeline (Maddy) Schreiber,First Vice-Chair; Alicia Wilson,Second Vice-Chair; andespecially Eric Peterson,Secretary-Treasurer;

-Andrea Brookfield, ournewsletter editor, and MikeSukop, our webmaster

- our committee chairsand members ; sec t i onrepresentatives; liaisons toother societies and groups;and council representatives.In particular, I appreciate thehard work of our technicalprogram co-chairs for the 2013Annual Meeting, Bill Sanfordand Eliot Atekwana, and ourprogram chair for the 2014Annual Meeting in Vancouver,Ben Rostron. Chris Gellasch isassisting Ben and will beprogram chair for the 2015Annual Meeting in Baltimore.Based on a peek at the topicalsession proposals we've beenasked to sponsor, I'm lookingforward to another diverse

and engaging set of sessions.At the risk of over-reaching, Ihave several goals for this year:(1) Expand the division'sinternational profile. OurAnnualMeeting in Vancouver, the firstoutside the USA since 1998,o f fe rs oppor tun i t i es fo rengagement with colleaguesf r o m m a n y c o u n t r i e s ,particularly those around thePacific Rim. I'm delighted thatProsun Bhattacharya of theRoyal Institute of Technology(KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden,has agreed to serve as thedivision's first liaison to the GSAInternational Section.(2) Continue Todd's work tomake the division's offeringsm o r e r e l e v a n t t ohydrogeolog is ts work ingoutside academia and researchinstitutes.(3) Retain our current membersand attract new members,particularly students and youngprofessionals.( 4 ) R e c o g n i z e t h eaccompl ishments of ourcolleagues by nominations fordivision and society awards.I welcome your help in theseefforts or however you feelmotivated to contribute. Pleasee-mail me with your thoughtsand suggestions.

Thanks—Alan

The Hydrogeologist

The Hydrogeologist is a publication of the Hydrogeology Division of the Geological Society of America. It is issued twice a year, to communicatenews of interest to members of the Hydrogeology Division. During 1998, the publication moved from paper-based to electronic media. Theelectronic version may be accessed at: < >. Members of the Hydrogeology Division who have electronic mail will receivenotification of all new issues. Other members will continue to receive paper copies.

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Andrea E. Brookfield, EditorThe HydrogeologistKansas Geological Survey1930 Constant Avenue, Moore 414 Voice: (785) 864-2199Lawrence, KS Fax: (785) 864-531766047-3726 Email: andrea@kgs.ku.edu

http://gsahydro.fiu.edu

The deadline for the Fall issue is June 15, 2014.

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Hydrogeology Division Luncheon andAwards Reception

When describing the Hydrogeology DivisionLuncheon andAwards Reception I seem to alwaysbegin with the same statement: sold out event.This year was no exception. Over 175 tickets weresold for the event, and we had a packed houseready to mingle, eat and celebrate theaccomplishments of the students and colleaguesrecognized at this year’s reception. This year’sevent started out a little differently. John Mooredonated an original 1932 USGS Division of WaterResources photo compilation that was auctionedoff in support of the Division. After somecompetitive bidding, Ralph Davis of the Universityof Arkansas became the proud owner of this pieceof Hydrogeologic history.

also receive the David M. Diodato Travel Grantfrom the Hydrogeology Division. This year 4students received the award:

, University of New Mexico, Virginia Tech

, Illinois State University, University of Montana

Scott JasechkoZachary MungerKristen TheesfeldBrett Woelber

The over 175 attendees of the Hydrogeology Division Luncheon and Awards Reception.

Todd Halihan auctioning off the 1932 USGSDivision of Water Resources PhotoCompilation donated by John Moore.

The awards ceremony began shortly after theluncheon with a presentation to thosehydrogeology students receiving the GSAOutstanding Research Awards. These students

ZacharyMunger (top)and BrettWoelber(left)receivingtheir GSAOutstandingResearchAwards

Please see on page 6Luncheon

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Student Reception

As usual, the Hydrogeology Division’s StudentReception was a well attended event, by bothstudents and professionals. Free beer wasavailable to the students through the David M.Diodato Beer Fund, and prizes were won bystudents competing in a trivia contest. Theseprizes were donated throughout the year by manygenerous companies, organizations andindividuals. This year the students were givenThank You letters to send to donors after receivinga prize. Many filled these out at the reception. Acomplete list of donors is available on page 9. Tomake a donation for the 2014 reception pleasecontact Kallina Dunkle ).(dunklek@apsu.edu

Eric Peterson handing out beer tickets to thestudents.

Division volunteers at the prize table.

Students form teams to compete in the triviacontest.

Todd Halihan hosts the trivia contest.

Students write thank you notes to the generousdonors of the trivia contest prizes.

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who contributed to the division, many of themtouched by or descended from Maxey andLaMoreaux.

Our thanks to John Hawley, Martin Mifflin and JohnMoore for helping with the dinner's theme. Ouradditional thanks to all the division members whosupported the effort in various ways.

As part of the 125th anniversary of GSA, theHydrogeology Division hosted a dinner tocelebrate the contributions of the members of thedivision. The dinner was held on Saturday night,Oct 26, 2013 in Denver at The Broker Restaurant.

The dinner celebrated the legends of our field withformer division leaders and award winners joiningus for food and variable density fluids (withassociated contaminants). It was held in thebasement of the building so that we were dealingwith subsurface fluids.

Seventy division members and guests attended.We heard from division leadership for eachdecade of the division and were delighted to bejoined by Ann Maxey Essex-Bankston, thedaughter of founder George Burke Maxey, andJames Wood LaMoreaux, the son of founderPhillip LaMoreaux. It was fantastic to hear aboutthe start of the division from the children of thosethat made it happen. We did attempt to recordthese proceeding on video.

70 Attend GSA HydrogeologyDivision Legends DinnerBy Todd Halihan; Photos by Ed Harvey

Ann Maxey Essex-Bankston (left) and GroverEmrich (right), speaking at the LegendsDinner.

Division Chairs: (from front left) Bob Ritzi,Grover Emrich, Lenny Konikow, Jean Bahr,Kip Solomon, Jack Hess, Janet Herman, BillSimpkins, Darryll Pederson, Carol Wicks, DonSiegel, Steve Ingebritsen, John Sharp, ChrisNeuzil, Todd Halihan, Ed Harvey.

Division Secretary/Treasurers: (from left)Ralph Davis, Brian Katz, Darryll Pederson,Eric Peterson

The night ended with photos of the various groupsof people that attended including former divisionchairs, Birdsall-Dreiss lecturers, etc. It was agreat night and truly impressive to see the people

Please see on Page 7Legends

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Todd Halihan (right) presents the Kohoutaward to Laurel Larsen (middle), withcitationist Jud Harvey (left).

Luncheon from page 3

The awards continued by recognizing both theoutgoing and incoming Birdsall-Dreiss lecturers.Dani Or finished his tour with a lecture at themeeting, and Larry Band began his whirlwind yearof travel and lectures.

The final award presented was the O.E. Meinzeraward. The 2013 recipient of the award wasChunmiao Zheng, with citation by MaryAnderson.

The incoming Birdsall-Dreiss lecturer, LarryBand (left), accepts his award from ToddHalihan (middle) and the outgoing lecturerDani Or (right).

The next award presented was the George BurkeMaxey Distinguished Service award, presented toScott Bair with citation by Laura Lautz.

The next award presented was the second everKohout Early Career award. This awardrecognizes a distinguished early career scientistfor outstanding achievement in contributing to thehydrogeologic profession through originalresearch and service. The 2013 Kohout awardwas presented to Laurel Larsen, with citation byJud Harvey.

Todd Halihan (left) presents Scott Bair (middle)with the 2013 George Burke MaxeyDistinguished Service Award, with citationistLaura Lautz (right).

Todd Halihan (right) presents the O.E.Meinzeraward to Chunmiao Zheng (middle), withcitationist MaryAnderson (left).

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Maxey Distinguished Service Awardees:(from front left) Dick Parizek, Ralph Davis,Brian Katz, Ed Harvey, Mary Anderson, JanetHerman, Jean Bahr, Darryll Pederson, DonSiegel, Lenny Konikow, John Sharp.

Legends from page 5

Birdsall-Dreiss Lecturers: (from front left)Dick Parizek, Jean Bahr, Chunmiao Zheng,Fred Phillips, Lenny Konikow, KirkNordstrom, Barbara Bekins, SteveIngebritsen, Chris Neuzil, Don Siegel, WarrenWood.

Meinzer Awardees: (from front left) ChunmiaoZheng, John Sharp, Fred Phillips, LennyKonikow, Steve Ingebritsen, Mary Anderson,Chris Neuzil, Don Siegel.

Fashion at theField SiteYou may recall in the last edition of TheHydrogeologist that Todd Halihan discussed how toproperly dress while doing field work. He discussedhow vanity has no place at the field site, anddemonstrated it with a photo and encouragedothers to send in their field fashion tips and photos.Don Whittemore of the Kansas Geological Survey,sent in the following photo and advice:

“Regarding field wear to keep out the creeping,crawling critters, I purchase a one-piece whitepainter's suit in the hardware store that I can pullon over my clothes when the bugs are out.Although I don't duct tape it around my feet, I douse a heavy elastic band around my ankle andalso spray with repellent to prevent the crittersfrom crawling onto my leg (as well as my wrists,neck, and head). The advantage of the white suitin addition to keeping out the bugs is that theticks can be easily seen and removed. Also, atthe end of the field day, I can remove the paintersuit and remove any ticks. This way I don't haveto travel back from the field site in clothes towhich ticks might be clinging.”

Thanks Don for the tips! If you have any fun fieldfashion advice, send it to andrea@kgs.ku.edu

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Congratulations to Chuck Blay of TEOKInvestigations for correctly identifying theMakauwahi Sinkhole in Kauai, Hawaii as theWhere in the World photo from the previousnewsletter.The Makauwahi sinkhole is located on theMahaulepu Coast of the southeasternmost part ofKauai. The limestone (carbonate eolianite) iscomposed of dune sand originating from algal andcoral reefs. The sinkhole is accessed via a smallcave opening in the bank of an adjacent stream.The accumulated sediment in the sinkholerepresents the complete paleontological andpaleoecological record of human occupation ofKauai. Evidence of human activity can be gainedby careful inspection of the photo. The small rockwall by Theresa is composed of volcanic rockcarried into the sinkhole by a tsunami.

Makauwahi Sinkhole, Kauai, HIBy Darryll Pederson

Makauwahi Sinkhole in Kauai, HI.

Useful at the Field Site: A Fishin’ ShirtBy Todd Halihan

Well another field season is upon us, so theequipment recommendation for this issue is agood ol' fishin' shirt. I started down the road of fieldshirts when George Tsoflias from the University ofKansas told me to wear a long sleeve dress shirt inthe field. It provided sun and insect protection andyou would look somewhat formal when talking tolandowners.Over the years, I found that long sleeve fishin'shirts work even better, although you may not beas stylish in the field. The shirts made forfishermen are great for hydrogeology. They oftenhave high UV protection built in and so are great forphysical sun protection. They are light weight andhave aeration in good places to keep you cool. Ifyou end up in a creek, they dry quickly. You canbuy them with permethrin built in or treat them tokill insects while you wear them. And finally, theycause you to lose less moisture over the day andthus you will be less likely to dehydrate (althoughyou might start sweating a little earlier). I've hadseveral cases of students drying out like raisinsand wearing themselves out in short sleeves whenI was still rolling along with long sleeves.

If you troll outdoor gear stores, they often have tornor faded ones that they are selling off. If you getdirty during your normal field work, just pretendyou are wearing it for the second time. Or you canbuy a nice new one and break it in.

Happy field work,

Todd

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This Edition’s Photos:

Hint:

In this edition we have two photos, a recent shot, and a more dated shot of the same field site.

Although not as famous as Cape Cod or Borden, this field site was MADE quite popular after beingfeatured in a presentation during a fairly recent Birdsall-Dreiss lecture tour.

Send your guesses to andrea@kgs.ku.edu

Where in the World?

Student Reception Donors

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BULLETIN BOARD

From the Editor....

Welcome to the Winter 2014 edition of The Hydrogeologist! I hope thisedition finds you safe and warm somewhere as wintry conditionsseem to be plentiful this year.

The 125th Anniversary meeting in Denver was a huge success, notonly for GSA but also for our Division. All of the Division events werevery well attended, and heartily enjoyed by all. I hope the photos in thisedition remind you of the fun you had, and prompt you to make plansto attend the next annual meeting, to be held in Vancouver, BCCanada.

As usual, if you have any comments or article ideas please pass themalong to me at andrea@kgs.ku.edu.

2014 GSA AnnualMeeting

October 19-22, 2014Vancouver, BC

Canada

www.geosociety.org/meetings/2014/

2014 South-CentralSection Meeting

March 17-18, 2014Fayetteville, Arkansas

www.geosociety.org/Sections/sc/2014mtg

2014 NortheasternSection Meeting

March 23-25, 2014Lancaster,

Pennsylvania

www.geosociety.org/Sections/ne/2014mtg

2014 SoutheasternSection Meeting

April 10-11Blacksburg, Virginia

www.geosociety.org/Sections/se/2014mtg

2014 North-CentralSection Meeting

April 24-25, 2014Lincoln, Nebraska

www.geosociety.org/Sections/nc/2014mtg

2014 Rocky Mountain& Cordilleran

Sections Meeting

May 19-21, 2014Bozeman, Montana

www.geosociety.org/Sections/rm/2014mtg

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Hydrogeology Division Contacts2013 Management Board

Standing Committees

Chair:First Vice-Chair:

Second Vice-Chair:

Secretary-Treasurer:

Past Chair:

Technical Program Committee:

Nominating Committee:

Meinzer Award Committee:

Birdsall-Dreiss Lecturer Commitee:

Maxey Distinguished Service AwardCommitee:

Kohout Early Career Award:

Alan Fryar:Maddy Schreiber:

Alicia Wilson:

Eric Peterson:

Todd Halihan:

Ben Rostron (Chair), Chris Gellasch, Bill Sanfordand Eliot Atekwana

Ed Harvey (Chair),Steve Ingebritsen, Todd Halihan

Graham Fogg (Chair), Kamini Singha, DavidParkhurst, Chunmiao Zheng, KarenJohannesson

Jay Famiglietti (Chair), Dani Or, Larry Band,Lenny Konikow, Kip Solomon

Mary Anderson (Chair), Brian Katz,Scott Bair

Steve Van derHoven (Chair), Maddie Schreiber, BayaniCardenas, Laurel Larson, Ward Sanford

alan.fryar@uky.edu

mschreib@vt.edu

awilson@geol.sc.edu

ewpeter@ilstu.edu

todd.halihan@okstate.edu

Section Representatives:

Representatives to other Societies:

Newsletter Editor:

Web Administrator:

GSA Hydro. Division Liaison:

Cordilleran - Beth WeinmanNortheastern - Todd RayneNorth Central - Sue SwansonSouth Central - Marcia SchulmeisterRocky Mountain - Andrew ManningSoutheastern - Joe DonovanInternational: Prosun Bhattacharya

American Geophysical Union - Barbara BekinsAmerican Geological Institute - Dave WunschNational Ground Water Association - Bill AlleyInternational Assoc. of Hydrogeologists - JackSharpSociety for Sedimentary Geology - GaryWeissmanSoil Science Society of America - Michael Young

Andrea Brookfield:

Mike Sukop

Janet Herman

andrea@kgs.ku.edu

Hydrogeology Division Website: < >http://gsahydro.fiu.edu