Joseph E. Berlin, AECOM, 7389 Florida Blvd Suite 300, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Joseph.Berlin@aecom.com Most large reservoirs in the U.S. are multi-purpose reservoirs, which may be used for providing water supply, flood risk management, hydropower, recreation, and maintenance of minimum river flows downstream for environmental protection. The storage capacity of…
Pierre Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Baton Rouge Office, Suite 120, 3535 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, 70816: psargent@usgs.gov, Robert B. Fendick, U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Baton Rouge Office, Suite 120, 3535 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70816:…
Dale J. Nyman P.G. The “2,800-foot” sand is the deepest of the ten depth-named aquifers underlying East Baton Rouge Parish. The aquifer was traced to its recharge area in northernmost Wilkinson County, Mississippi and the wells monitoring water levels were identified (Nyman, 2009). Because the “2,800-foot” sand is the deepest,…
David M. Borrok, School of Geosciences, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504: dborrok@louisiana.edu; Emad Habib, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504: habib@louisiana.edu; Whitney P. Broussard, III, Institute for Coastal Ecology and Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504: Wbroussard@louisiana.edu; JoAnne…
Adebayo Segun (sadebay@tulane.edu), Reda Amer (ramer1@tulane.edu) Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tulane University 6823 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118 This study focuses on the application of GIS analysis of Lake Pontchartrain’s water quality data through 2011, with emphasis on temporal and spatial changes as well as…
Bijay Kumar Pokhrel Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA Email bpokhr1@tigers.lsu.edu; and Krishna P.Paudel Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA kpaudel@agcenter.lsu.edu Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is one of the major sources of water pollution in the United States. Pollution from agriculture sources primarily from fertilizer and manure applications has…
Pawan Kumar Yadav Department of Chemical, Civil,and Mechanical Engineering McNeese State University Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA msu-pyadav@student.mcneese.edu; Sandesh Thapa Department of Chemical, Civil, and Mechanical Engineering McNeese State University Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA Email: msu-sthapa2@student.mcneese.edu; Xiao Han Department of Chemical, Civil, and Mechanical Engineering McNeese State University Lake Charles, Louisiana,…
Whitney P. Broussard III, Institute for Coastal Ecology and Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504: wbroussard @louisiana.edu; Jian Chen, Informatics Research Institute, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504: jchen@louisiana.edu; Fabiane B. Santos, School of Geosciences, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504: fbs8852@louisiana.edu; Emad…
Jun Xu School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA yjxu@lsu.edu Abstract Many urban lakes are faced with the twin problems of siltation and nutrient enrichment from the runoff of the watersheds. The accumulation of soil and organic particles can exacerbate internal release of nutrients, leading…
John E. Johnston III, Vice-Chairman Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists ACT 974 The Louisiana Legislature passed Act 974, the “Louisiana Professional Geoscience Practice Act” during the 2010 session. This legislation established the Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists, which has since implemented licensing of Professional Geoscientists, and administered the various…