October 4, 2007

The fall IGA meeting was held Thursday, October 4, 2007 at the Northern Illinois University-Naperville campus in Naperville, Illinois and featured presentations about:

• Potable water supply quantity issues facing southeastern Wisconsin by Doug Cherkauer (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee),
• A demonstration of the Illinois EPA Source Water Assessment Program on-line interactive database by Rick Cobb (Illinois EPA),
• Results of a hydrologic investigation in Plano, Illinois by Lisa Rauh (Northern Illinois University),
• Water quality in the Cambrian-Ordovician Sandstone Aquifer with emphasis on radioactivity and salinity by Tim Grundl (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee),
• Analytical element modeling of Blackberry Creek, Kane County, Illinois by Ed Mehnert (Illinois State Geological Survey),
• Finite-difference modeling of the regional aquifer system below southeastern Wisconsin by Ken Bradbury (Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey),
• Origin and evolution of Illinois’ Longest Caves: An integrated approach to interpreting the geologic and paleoclimatic records by Brandon Curry (Illinois State Geological Survey), and
• Geochemistry of Lake in the Hills Fen Nature Preserve and responses to aggregate mine reclamation by Randy Locke (Illinois State Water Survey).
  

Abstracts from the talks have been posted to the meetings page.

March 28, 2007

The spring 2007 Illinois Groundwater Association meeting was held March 28, 2007 at the University of Illinois Levis Faculty Center in Urbana, Illinois. Thanks to the speakers, honorees, and attendees who contributed and made this a timely and substantive meeting. Amendments concerning the removal of selected term limits and increasing dues to $25/year (effective January 1, 2008) were both passed. See the spring 2007 newsletter for a description of the meeting. Abstracts have been posted on the meetings page.

October 10, 2006

The fall IGA meeting was held Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois in the Skyroom on the 16th floor of the Holmes Student Center. The abstracts are now available. The meeting featured presentations about

• a geochemist's sabbatical in South Africa,
• training the next generation of hydrogeologists at the ISU/NIU Environmental Geology Field Camp,
• regional groundwater demands in the Mahomet Aquifer,
• who's monitoring monitoring wells,
• an overview of the Troy Bedrock Valley in DeKalb County, Illinois,
• characterization and variability of groundwater recharge,
• and more.

Thanks to all who presented, attended, and worked to make the meeting informative and run smoothly. The Executive Committee had a full slate of topics to discuss at the end of the day including officer term limits, expanding the IGA's educational activities, increased interaction with other Illinois organizations, the financial health of the Association, and student grants. The Executive Committee will meet again in early December and the next Association meeting location and date will be announced shortly thereafter.

April 18, 2006

The spring IGA meeting was held Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at the Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center in Utica, Illinois. Our thanks to all the presenters and attendees who made it a very informative and enjoyable meeting. The final agenda and abstracts (file size: 66 Kb, format: pdf) are now available.

The Fall IGA meeting was held Thursday, October 27, 2005 at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. Final meeting details were released in the updated IGA meeting announcement. Thank you to all of the speakers and attendees who made this a great meeting. The Thornhill Education Center at Morton Arboretum was a wonderful venue and the catering was top notch. If you missed the meeting or want to look up details about the presentations, abstracts will be available on the meetings page.

The 2005 Spring meeting was at the Illinois State University Bone Student Center in Normal, Illinois. We had a great program including discussions of a new advanced water treatment system in West Chicago, the Illinois Basin Hydrologic Study, the McHenry County Groundwater Resource Plan, Great Lakes Water Management Initative, and much more. Additional details are available in the Spring 2005 abstracts.

Note on CEUs:The spring meeting agenda was reviewed by the Illinois Department of Public Health and met the training requirements for local health department water program personnel as specified in the Local Health Department Grant Protection Rules, Section 615.320 (c) (2). We will continue to offer CEUs for future meetings.

Policy Track: Geared towards municipalities, counties and regional planning agencies. Emphasis was on water supply planning and decision making for communities not receiving Lake Michigan water or using both Lake Michigan and other water sources.

Technical Track: Geared towards scientific and engineering professionals. Emphasis was on how science and engineering can support regional-scale management of water resources.

For more information visit the conference website or contact Doug Walker .

The IGA fall meeting was held at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois on November 17, 2004.

During the meeting, Ed Mehnert (Past Chair) and Sara Williams (Secretary) were recognized for their years of service.

The full program included talks from a wide variety of speakers. See the final agenda and abstracts for details.

Many thanks to the speakers, attendees, and Paul Kesich at Fermilab for hosting this lively meeting.