Amir Mani and Frank T.-C. Tsai Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, 3418G Patrick F. Taylor Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, USA, Phone: 1-225-5784246, Email: amani1@lsu.edu; ftsai@lsu.edu A conjunctive management model is developed for management of groundwater and surface water resources. The conjunctive management model considers…
William H. Schramm, PO Box 4312, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Ethics has many definitions; it is a study of the rules of human behavior, the standards of right and wrong, that part of science and philosophy dealing with moral conduct, duty, and judgment, the voluntary actions specifically taken by an…
Md Ashique Ahmed, College of Engineering & Science, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71270. maa039@latech.edu; Sanjay Tewari, Assistant Professor at College of Engineering & Science, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71270. stewari@latech.edu Capacitive deionization (CDI or CapDI) is a relatively novel technology which has shown increased energy and cost…
Ehsan Beigi and Frank T.-C. Tsai Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 3418G Patrick F. Taylor Hall, Louisiana State University E-mail: ebeigi3@lsu.edu; ftsai@lsu.edu; This study conducts uncertainty analysis on future region-scale hydrologic projections under the uncertain climate change projections of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment…
Hai V. Pham, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, 3525 Patrick F. Taylor Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803: hpham28@lsu.edu; Frank T.-C. Tsai, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, 3418G Patrick F. Taylor Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803: ftsai@lsu.edu Groundwater systems are complex…
R. “Randy” Hollis, P.E., Post Office Box 66396, Baton Rouge, LA 70896-6396: randy@owenandwhite.com; Roy A. Waggenspack, P.E., Post Office Box 66396, Baton Rouge, LA 70896-6396: roy@owenandwhite.com Saltwater intrusion into the Southern Hills Aquifer system in East Baton Rouge Parish is of great concern to both public and industrial…
Vic Kelson (presenter), Rhett Moore, and Bruce Duhe, Layne Christensen Company For about 50 years, brackish water has been identified in the “1500-foot sand” aquifer in Baton Rouge, LA, moving northward from the Baton Rouge Fault. The intrusion of the brackish water has occurred as a result of long-term pumping…
Colleen Wendeborn, 2478–91 Ave. S.E., Calgary, Alberta T2C 5H3, Canada: fcwendeb@yahoo.ca Jeffrey S. Hanor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803: hanor@lsu.edu The groundwater in the Baton Rouge area is dominated by sodium bicarbonate, making it very soft. It has a pH of 8 to 9…
Anthony J. Duplechin Due to heavy pumping of certain aquifers within the Capital area, saltwater from the south has moved across the Baton Rouge Fault into some of the fresh water aquifers in East Baton Rouge Parish. The Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District is empowered to take all necessary steps…
Charles E. Heywood, Jason M. Griffith, and John K. Lovelace Groundwater withdrawals have caused saltwater to encroach into freshwater-bearing aquifers beneath Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Groundwater investigations in the 1960s identified a freshwater-saltwater interface located at the Baton Rouge Fault, across which abrupt changes in water levels occur. Aquifers south of…