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Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists
AEG Inland Empire Chapter Newsletter of the Southern California Section December 2013 Vol.10 No. 3
www.aegsc.org/chapters/inlandempire !
! ! ! ! ! !INSIDE!Pages:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!2!!Chair!Message!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!3!/!5!!Mee1ng!Informa1on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!6+!!Announcements!&!Other!Mee1ngs!
!December!2013!Mee1ng!Announcement!
!“GEOWIZARDARY+AND+GROUNDWATER:++
USING+SURFACE+AND+BOREHOLE+GEOPHYSICS+AS+TOOLS+FOR+
GROUNDWATER+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT”#!
Tony!Morgan!!Groundwater!Department!Manager!!
United!Water!Conserva1on!District,!Santa!Paula,!CA!!!!!!!!!+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!Thursday,!December!!12,!2013,! !Cask!n’!Cleaver,!Rancho!Cucamonga,!CA!
[email protected]!!by!Monday!December!9,!2013!!
AEG!Inland!Empire!Chapter!!M!December!2013 ! ! ! ! ! !Chair’s!Message!
AEG!Inland!Empire!Chapter!News!–!!Nov!2013!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Page!2!!!!
Fellow!Members:!!!We!had!an!interes1ng!mee1ng!last!month!in!Temecula!as!the!speaker!was!grounded!by!fog!in!Idaho.!Thanks!
to!his!efforts!and!the!hard!work!by!our!“electronically”!giXed!members!we!were!s1ll!able!to!get!the!power!point!presenta1on.!A!telephone!hook/up!enabled!Dr.!Stan!Miller!to!narrate!the!presenta1on!remotely!and!even!conduct!a!ques1on!and!answer!session!aXerward.!All! in!all,! it!was!quite!well!done!and! I! thank! the!efforts!of!all! involved,!especially!Kerry!Cato!and!Doug!Johnston.!The!mee1ng!was!well!a\ended!including!many!students!which!we!were!pleased!to!see.!I!hope!that!we!will!see!a!comparable!turnout!for!this!month’s!mee1ng!in!Rancho!Cucamonga.!We!will! be! mee1ng! at! the! Cask! and! Cleaver! and! are! looking! forward! to! an! interes1ng! talk! from! Tony! Morgan!represen1ng! the!United!Water!Conserva1on!District! covering!new!data! regarding! the!hydrology!and!structure!of!the!Ventura!Basin.!Should!be!very!informa1ve.!I!look!forward!to!seeing!a!big!turnout!and!to!seeing!all!of!you!before!we!take!our!long!break!before!our!early!February!mee1ng,!which!will!be!a!joint!mee1ng!in!conjunc1on!with!the!IGS!and!CSUSB.!Details!on!that!mee1ng!will!follow.!!!
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Best!regards,!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !David!Gaddie,!Chair!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !AEG!Inland!Empire!Chapter!
Then!come!to!Rancho!Cucamonga!on!Thursday!December!12!! ! !For!the!AEG_IE!Chapter!Mee1ng!!Hear!a!great!talk!and!visit!with!other!geologists!!
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ABSTRACT!! United! Water! Conserva1on!
District!has!used!surface!geophysical!techniques! (e.g.,! seismic! reflec1on,!1me! domain! electromagne1cs,!borehole! geophysics)! to! refine! and!update! the! understanding! of! the!hydrogeological! sehng! of! several!groundwater! basins! in! Ventura!County.! ! The! District! has! recently!employed! high/resolu1on! seismic!reflec1on! techniques! to! explore! the!subsurface! on! the! south/central!Oxnard! Plain! and! has! ini1ated! an!e x t e n s i v e ! 1 m e ! d o m a i n!electromagne1c! (TDEM)! survey!program.! ! The! TDEM! domain!program! was! used! to! evaluate! the!areal! extent! of! sea! water! intrusion!on! the! South! Oxnard! Plain! and!provide! addi1onal! informa1on! on!subsurface! condi1ons! that! may!impact! groundwater! movement!within! the! Oxnard! Plain! Forebay!basin.!!Ongoing!TDEM!surveys!target!the! more! complicated! geology!associated! with! the! Santa! Paula/Mound/Forebay! basin! boundary!area,!as!well! as! the!Forebay/Oxnard!Plain! and! Mound/Forebay! basin!boundaries.! ! The! hydrostra1graphic!conceptual! model! for! the! Oxnard!Plain! region! has! been! revisited! by!loca1ng,! digi1zing,! and! correla1ng!s e v e r a l ! h u n d r e d! b o r e h o l e!geophysical!logs.!!These!logs!are!a!
AEG!Inland!Empire!Chapter!!/!December!2013!!!Mee1ng!Presenta1on !!!!!!!! ! ! !Tony!Morgan,!!“GEOWIZARDARY+AND+GROUNDWATER:+USING+SURFACE+AND+BOREHOLE+
GEOPHYSICS+AS+TOOLS+FOR+GROUNDWATER+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT”!!
part! of! an! in/house! library! that! also!contains! driller’s! logs,! water! quality!data,!and!surface!geophysical!data!!!!Speaker!Biography!Tony! Morgan! (PG,! CHG)! holds!graduate! and! undergraduate!degrees! in! Geology! from! Indiana!University!and!has!been!with!UWCD!since! 2009;! prior! to! that! he! was!Western! Region!Manager! for! Layne!Geosciences.! During! his! career! he!h a s! d i r e c t e d! w a t e r � s u p p l y!development! programs! including!groundwater! explora1on,! surface!and! borehole! geophysical! survey!p r o j e c t s , ! w e l l ! d e s i g n! a n d!rehabilita1on! tasks,! as! well! as!Aquifer!Storage!and!Recovery!facility!s i1ng! studies! for! munic ipa l ,!industrial,! and! agricultural! interests!throughout! the! western! U.S.! ! The!UWCD! Groundwater! Department! is!r e s p o n s i b l e! f o r! p r o v i d i n g!hydrogeological! exper1se! to! assist!t h e! D i s t r i c t ! i n ! m a n a g i n g!groundwater! resources! in! eight!basins.!The!department!operates!an!extensive! hydrologic! data! collec1on!system! that! includes! water! level!measurements! (~400! wells),! water!quality! sampling! and! analysis! (~160!wells),! and! stream! gauging! on! the!Santa!Clara!River!and!associated!
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AEG!Inland!Empire!Chapter!News!–!Dec!2013!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Page!3!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!tributaries.! ! The! department! also!maintains! and! updates! the! regional!groundwater! flow! model,! performs!field! inves1ga1ons! (e.g.,! surface!geophysical! surveys)! to! improve! the!District's! understanding! of! the!controls! on! groundwater! flow,!e v a l u a t e s! t h e! i m p a c t s! o f!g roundwate r! u1 l i z a1on! and!conserva1on! op1ons! on! resource!availability!and!serves!as!an!in/house!and! County/wide! resource! on!groundwater! supply,! water! quality,!and! water! resource! management.!Since!2008!Tony!Morgan!has!served!as! a! Director! on! the! Board! of! the!American# Ground# Water# Trust! and!has! been! the! President! of! the!Groundwater# Resources# Associa6on#of# CA# 9# Central# Coast# Branch! since!2011.!!
AEG!Inland!Empire!Chapter!!/!December!2013!!!Mee1ng!Presenta1on !!!!!!!! ! ! !!!+ + + + + ++GRAPHICS+FROM+TONY+MORGAN’S+TALK!!
AEG!Inland!Empire!Chapter!News!–!Dec!2013!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Page!4!!!!
Past Chairs; Douglas Johnston, 2013; Debbie Kunath, 2012; Frank Jordan, 2005, 2011; Douglass Johnston, 2010; Kerry Cato, 2009; Mike Cook, 2008; Rick Gundry, 2007; Gary Wallace, 2006
Newsletter Editor Kerry Cato
Cato Geoscience, Inc. (951) 834-2619
[email protected] The AEG Inland Empire Chapter Newsletter is a monthly publication of the Inland Empire Chapter of the Southern California Section, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists. For more information visit the Chapter website: http://www.aegsc.org/chapters/inlandempire. Submittals: Deadline, 28th of the month. Employment notices, job position announcements, and advertisements can be posted for a minimal fee. Newsletter circulation about 170 in greater inland areas of Southern California, and elsewhere. E-Mail Address changes: [email protected]!
AEG-IE Chapter Officers
Chair !
David Gaddie Consulting Geologist [email protected]!
Vice Chair
Jeff Fitzsimmons John R. Byerly, Inc.
(909) 877-1324 [email protected]
Treasurer
Mark Doerschlag Peak Group
Secretary Shaun Wilkins
Petra Geotechnical, Inc. [email protected]
(657) 269-4980
AEG!Inland!Empire!Chapter!News!–!Dec!2013!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Page!5!!!!
DIRECTIONS TO THE DECEMBER MEETING LOCATION
AEGMIE!December!Mee1ng!Details!Date!&!Time !December!12!(Thursday).!!
! !Social!hour !5:30!to!6:30,!! !Dinner ! !6:30!to!7:30!! !Announcements !7:30!to!7:45!!! !Talk!and!Q&A !7:45!to!8:45!
!Loca1on! !Cask!n’!Cleaver,!Rancho!Cucamonga!
! !8689!Ninth!Street,!Rancho!Cucamonga,!CA!(corner!of!9th!&!Madrone)!!Meal ! !Choice!of!the!following:! !1)!Teriyaki!Chicken;!
! ! ! ! !2)!Atlan1c!Salmon;!! ! ! ! !3)!Charbroiled!Shrimp;!! ! ! ! !4)!Top!Sirloin!Steak;!! !Meals!come!with!Caesar!salad,!Garlic!Mashed!Potatoes,!Fresh!Vegetables,!!!! !and!drink!(fountain!drink,!iced!tea,!or!coffee).!
!Cost ! !$35!for!AEG!members,!!
! !$40!for!non/members,!and!$20!per!student.!!RSVP ! [email protected]!! !Deadline!is!Monday!December!9,!2013.!!
! !MM!Individuals!who!make!reserva1ons!but!do!not!aRend!will!be!charged!if!the!!! !final!aRendance!does!not!meet!the!restaurant!guarantee.!!
!!Direc1ons !Traveling!WEST!on!IM10:!Take!exit!53!for!4th!St;!Turn!right!onto!E!4th!St;!Take!the!1st!
leX!onto!N!Baker!Ave;!Turn!right!onto!E!9th!St;!Des1na1on!will!be!on!the!leY.!!
Traveling!EAST!on!IM10:!!Take!exit!53!for!4th!St;!!Slight!leX!onto!E!4th!St;!Take!the!1st!leX!onto!N!Baker!Ave;!Turn!right!onto!E!9th!St;!Des1na1on!will!be!on!the!leY.!
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OTHER!MEETINGS!AEG/Southern!California!Sec1on:!!!No!December!mee1ng.!!!
ASCE!(San!Bernardino/Riverside!County!Branch).!!December!17,!2013!(Tuesday).!!IACGEM!Interna1onal!Conference!on!Geotechnical!Event.!!TOPIC:!“China?US+Bilateral+Workshop+on+
High+Speed+Rail+&+Transit+–+Infrastructure,+Equipment+and+System.”+For!more!info!visit:!!h\p://www.asce/sbriv.org/index.html!.!!
ASCE!(San!Diego!Sec1on).!December!17,!2013/!Lunch!mee1ng!(Tuesday).!December!Joint!Holiday!Luncheon!with!SEAOSD."SDG&E+Mira+Sorrento+SubstaWon:++Retaining+Wall+Design+
and+ConstrucWon.”++Loca6on:##The!Handlery!Hotel!San!Diego!(950!Hotel!Circle!North).!!!!For!more!info!visit:!!h\p://www.asce/sd.org/!!#
GRA:#December!11,!2013!–!12:00!to!1:30!pm,!PST!(Wednesday).!!Topic:!GRACast!Web!Seminar/!“Site+Closure+Strategies,+Part+2,++Dept+of+Defense+PerspecWve+and+a+Case+Study”!!January!15,!2014!–!12:00!to!1:30!pm,!PST!(Wednesday).!!Topic:!GRACast!Web!Seminar/!“Compounds+of+Emerging+Concern,+Part+3?+1,4?Dioxane;+and+Urban+Runoff+as+Source+of+
CECs.”#For#more#info#visit:#hAp://www.grac.org/.#!
IGS:!!January!9,!2013!(Thursday).!Topic!&!Speaker:!!TBD#!Loca1on:!!LSA!Associates!offices!at!1500!Iowa!Avenue,!Riverside,!CA.!!!!For!more!info!visit:!!h\p://www.inlandgeo.org/!!!
LA!Basin:!!!!No!December!Mee1ng.!!January!23,!2014!(Thursday)!(Joint!mee1ng!with!LAAPL).!!Topic:!!“Oil+history+from+the+perspecWve+of+a+landman”++Speaker:!!Edward!Renwick.+For!more!info!visit:!!h\p://www.labgs.org/!!!
SCGS:!!January!mee1ng!TBD.!For!more!info!visit:!!h\p://www.scgs.org/.!!
SME:!!January!mee1ng!TBD.!For!more!info!visit:!h\p://www.smenet.org/SouthernCalifornia/!!!
SDAG:!!December!17!(Tuesday).!Topic:!!”Discovery+of+remains+of+an+exWnct+giant+bison+
(Bison+LaWfrons)+in+Pleistocene+(Rancholabrean)+Fluvial+Strata+in+the+San+Luis+Rey+River+
Valley,+Sand+Diego+County,+California.”!!Speaker:!!Dr.!Tom!Demére.!!Loca1on:!!The!San!Diego!Natural!History!Museum,!1788!El!Prado,!San!Diego,!CA.!!For!more!info!about!SDAG!visit:!!h\p://www.sandiegogeologists.org/index.html!!!!
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