Multi-Objective Optimization Of Engineered Injection And Extraction To Enhance In Situ Remediation Of Contaminated Groundwater

Piscopo , Amy N 1 ; Kasprzyk , Joseph R 2 ; Neupauer , Roseanna M 3 1 乐播传媒 Boulder 2 乐播传媒 Boulder 3 乐播传媒 Boulder The need for robust methods to optimize design problems is ubiquitous across many fields of engineering. Multi-objective evolutionary...

Water Quality And Natural Gas Production: A Tale Of Two Shale

Osborn , Stephen 1 1 Cal Poly Pomona Hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling technologies have significantly expanded natural gas production from organic-rich shale formations in the US and worldwide. In fact, the United States Energy Information Administration predicts that the US will become a net natural gas exporter by 2020...

Enlargement Of Englacial Conduits In Cold Ice 鈥 Verification Of Basic Theory Against Simple Experiments, And Some New Insights

Nossokoff , Austin 1 ; Rajaram , Harihar 2 2 Presenting Author 1 CU Boulder 2 CU Boulder The dynamics of the englacial cryo-hydrologic system control two important mechanisms contributing to accelerated ice flow on the Greenland Ice Sheet- delivery of water to the bed to drive basal sliding, and...

A 21st Century Paradigm For Rivers And Water In The West: Adding Ethics And Biology To An Engineering Solution

Neubecker , Ken 1 1 American Rivers Colorado is currently developing its first Water Plan, a plan that will try and help solve the many water issues and future shortages we face. Some have said we don鈥檛 need one because we already have a 鈥減lan鈥 called Prior Appropriation. But the...

Temporal And Spatial Controls On Post-Wildfire Water Quality In The Colorado Front Range

Murphy , Sheila F. 1 ; Writer , Jeff 2 ; McCleskey , Blaine 3 ; Martin , Deborah 4 2 Presenting Author 1 USGS 2 CU 3 USGS 4 USGS Hydrologic processes can be dramatically altered post-wildfire. However, the high temporal and spatial resolution data needed to effectively quantify...

Low Temperature H2 Production And Habitability Of Serpentine Aquifers

Miller , Hannah M 1 ; Mayhew , Lisa 2 ; Kelemen , Peter 3 ; Templeton , Alexis 4 1 乐播传媒 at Boulder 2 乐播传媒 at Boulder 3 Columbia University 4 乐播传媒 at Boulder Water stored in peridotite aquifers in the shallow subsurface...

Characterizing Fire Impacted Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) Before And After Coagulation Treatment

Meyer , John 1 ; Hohner , Amanda K 2 ; Cawley , Kaelin 3 ; Rosario-Ortiz , Fernando L 4 1 乐播传媒 at Boulder 2 乐播传媒 at Boulder 3 乐播传媒 at Boulder 4 乐播传媒 at Boulder The Hewlett Gulch wildfire that...

Fluorescence Spectroscopy As An Indicator For Cyanobacteria Organic Matter Release By Oxidation Processes

Korak , Julie A 1 ; Wert , Eric C 2 ; Rosario-Ortiz , Fernando L. 3 1 乐播传媒 Boulder 2 Southern Nevada Water Authority 3 乐播传媒 Boulder Cyanobacteria blooms are an area of concern for watershed management and protecting drinking water source quality. Some cyanobacteria...

The Relative Contributions Of Alpine And Subalpine Ecosystems To The Water Balance Of A Headwater Catchment

Knowles , John F 1 ; Cowie , Rory 2 ; Zeliff , Morgan 3 ; Harpold , Adrian A 4 ; Barnard , Holly P 5 ; Burns , Sean P 6 ; Morse , Jennifer F 7 ; Williams , Mark W 8 1 乐播传媒 2...

Empowering Municipal Water Utilities To Pursue Aggressive Conservation Programs

Kenney , Douglas S 1 1 CU Law, Western Water Policy Program Municipal water utilities are frequently encouraged to show leadership in designing and implementing programs to achieve water conservation, and many have been remarkably successful in doing so. However, due to the institutional framework governing how water utilities operate,...

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