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Category: 9th LA Water Conf
11th Annual Louisiana Groundwater, Surface Water, and Water Resources Symposium
Constitutive elastic models to predict shallow (<30m) seismic velocities: Natural soils beneath an earthen levee: Marrero, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Jie Shen, Department of. Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803: jshen6@lsu.edu, Juan M. Lorenzo, Department of. Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803: gllore@lsu.edu, Frank Tsai, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803: ftsai@lsu.edu. Current constitutive elastic…
Conjunctive management of surface water and groundwater for northern Louisiana
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…
Adsorption-desorption enhancement in Capacitive Deionization using membranes, resins, polymers and electrode modification
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…
Ethics for Geoscientists and Engineers
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…
Update on Efforts to Address Saltwater Intrusion in the Capital Area
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…
Origin of Sodium-Bicarbonate Groundwaters in the Southern Hills Aquifer System: Why is Baton Rouge Drinking Water So Good?
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…
The City of West Monroe Sparta Reuse Facility Efforts to Save the Sparta Aquifer
Terry Emory, City of West Monroe, 303 West Pavilion Drive, West Monroe, Louisiana, 71292: emoryterry@yahoo.com In 1996, city officials in West Monroe noticed an alarming trend: water was being overdrawn from the Sparta Aquifer by eighteen million gallons per day (18MGD) beyond the recharge rate and if this trend…
Analysis and Design of a Scavenger Well in the 1500-foot Sand Aquifer, Baton Rouge, LA
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…