Calendar of Upcoming Groundwater Events
Please note: WGWA members are notified of upcoming events
as soon as possible using WGWA Notes. To post announcements or events
regarding ground water, surface water or other environmental sciences,
please send the information to wgwanotes@wgwa.org.
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Rebecca Caudill or
WGWA Notes with your current e-mail
address. The e-mail list is being used to provide you with timely
notification of courses, seminars, regulatory issues, and other announcements
as they come to the attention of WGWA.
Recaps of WGWA's latest events
Area Meeting Announcements
NORTHEAST AREA
Nothing Reported
SOUTHEAST AREA
A luncheon meeting on the Southeastern Wisconsin Groundwater Study is tentatively planned for July 22nd. Daniel Feinstein of the United States Geologic Survey, Dr. John Jansen of Aquifer Science & Technology - Reukert/Mielke, Inc., and Robert Biebel of the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission will represent the keynote speakers. The meeting will be held at the Todd Wehr Theatre at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and will begin with lunch served at 12:00 noon. The presentations will begin at approximately 12:30 p.m., and the meeting will conclude at approximately 1:30 p.m.
James Drought
NORTH CENTRAL AREA
There will be a WGWA meeting on May 14th at the Best Western, 2901 Martin Ave in Wausau.
Mark Gordon will be coming up to talk about the NR 700 changes.
Mark your calender!
Tod Roush
SOUTHERN AREA
Please add the following dates to your calendar, so you can share tall tales and network with colleagues at the Wisconsin Ground Water Association (WGWA) Southern Area breakfast meetings in 2009.
When: 7:00 AM 8:00 AM, on the first Thursday of even-numbered months
In 2009:
February 5 (next week)
April 2
June 4
August 6
October 1
December 3
Where: The Original Pancake House, 516 River Place, Monona, WI, 222-1137
Cost: Free (pay for your own breakfast)
Contact:
John Tweddale, P.G., CHMM
BT Squared, Inc.
Madison office
direct dial 608-216-7320
fax 608-224-2839
jtweddale@bt2inc.com
Other Announcements
WISCONSIN GROUNDWATER GUARDIAN PROGRAM
Groundwater Guardian is a national program which connects and recognizes communities that take action to protect groundwater and educate the public about groundwater. It is sponsored by the Groundwater Foundation in Lincoln, Nebraska.
“Groundwater supplies drinking water for 95% of Wisconsin communities,” Denise Kilkenny-Tittle said. “But we’re seeing increasing problems for some communities with groundwater quality. In addition, some communities are faced with declining water levels in their wells. So it’s natural that people would want to come together to help protect groundwater, and the Groundwater Guardian program is an easy and organized way to do that.”
NEWSLETTER
Please contact Rebecca Caudill if your membership has lapsed, as the mailing list has been updated to include current members. Newsletters are also available to our members in .pdf format on the Newsletters page.
GROUNDWATER SAND MODELS AVAILABLE FOR WGWA MEMBERSThe aquifer sand models have been getting a workout lately, with very favorable responses from the presentors and audiences. The models come with excellent instructions, fun quizzes, water informational handouts, as well as several videotapes that provide ideas on presentation types and the importance of our water supply.
Outreach activities may include presentations at schools, community meetings, or other public forums where the participants will benefit by learning more about ground water. If you are a WGWA member and would like to reserve a model, please contact Lori Rosemore (Eau Claire/northern and western Wisconsin area) or Kathi Ried. To see and learn more about the model, visit the Groundwater Model Project web site.
If you are a community member who is interested in having a WGWA member speak for your community or school function, please contact Lori or Deb.
