Geological Society of America

8:10 AM

FROM FIELD TO POLICY - GROUNDWATER AND COASTAL GEOLOGY IN MAINE

Robert Marvinney, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, ME and Thomas K. Weddle, Augusta, ME

215479 (Theme Sessions)

8:25 AM

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY AND LAND USE IN VERMONT

Stephen Wright, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

216546 (Theme Sessions)

8:40 AM

LEVERAGING A GIS AND THE EMERGING GEOWEB TOWARDS IMPROVING THE COMMUNICATION OF GEOLOGIC MAPPING ENDEAVORS TO COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS

John Van Hoesen, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT and Megan O'Keefe, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT

216526 (Theme Sessions)

8:55 AM

DEFINING GROUND WATER DRAINAGE BASIN BOUNDARIES AND RECHARGE FOR FRACTURED CRYSTALLINE BEDROCK USING DOMESTIC WELL DATABASES

Meredith J. Metcalf, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT and Gary A. Robbins, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT and Thomas H. Meyer, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT and Margaret A. Thomas, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Hartford, CT

215465 (Theme Sessions)

9:10 AM

COMPREHENSIVE LOGGING OF DEEP BEDROCK WELLS IN VERMONT FOR GEOTHERMAL PURPOSES

Jonathan J. Kim, Vermont Geological Survey, Waterbury, VT and Edwin Romanowicz, Center for Earth and Environmental Science, Plattsburgh, NY

215001 (Theme Sessions)

9:25 AM

TEMPERATURE LOGGING OF GROUNDWATER IN WELLS TO MEASURE BEDROCK GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, 2012

James R. Degnan, U.S. Geological Survey, Pembroke, NH and Gregory Barker, New Hampshire Geological Survey, Concord, NH and Neil F. Olson, Concord, NH and Leland Wilder, Concord, NH

216071 (Theme Sessions)

9:40 AM

CONNECTICUT GEOTHERMAL MAP SERIES: TOOLS FOR EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Teresa K. Gagnon, Connecticut Geological Survey, Hartford, CT and Margaret A. Thomas, Department of Environmental Protection, Hartford, CT and J. Michael Rhodes, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA and Stephen B. Mabee, Univ. Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

216450 (Theme Sessions)

9:55 AM

THE STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY—A CRITICAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THE USGS NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF GEOLOGIC CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE RESOURCES

Joseph East, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Leslie F. Ruppert, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Ernie R. Slucher, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Peter D. Warwick, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA

216254 (Theme Sessions)

10:40 AM

IMPROVING SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT IN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE USE OF SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAPS AND EXPERT ANALYSIS

Laurence R. Becker, Vermont Geological Survey, Waterbury, VT and Steven P. Patriarco, Northeast States Emergency Consortium, Wakefield, MA and Robert Marvinney, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, ME and Margaret A. Thomas, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Hartford, CT and Stephen B. Mabee, Univ. Massachusetts, Amherst, MA and Edward S. Fratto, Northeast States Emergency Consortium, Wakefield, MA

214837 (Theme Sessions)

10:55 AM

SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF THE BURLINGTON AND COLCHESTER QUADRANGLES, NORTHWESTERN VERMONT

John E. Lens, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT and Mandar M. Dewoolkar, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT and George Springston, Norwich University, Northfield, VT and Laurence Becker, Montpelier, VT

216588 (Theme Sessions)

11:10 AM

USING PASSIVE SINGLE-STATION SEISMIC DATA FOR SHEAR-WAVE VELOCITY PROFILING AND SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT IN HARTFORD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT

Sarah L.C. Morton, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT and Margaret A. Thomas, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Hartford, CT and Lanbo Liu, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT and John W. Lane, USGS, Storrs, CT

215589 (Theme Sessions)

11:25 AM

TAMING A CHANGED RIVER: A STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY’S ROLE IN COLLABORATION FOR PROJECT SUCCESS

Shane Csiki, Concord, NH and Steven Landry, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Concord, NH and Jack McKenna, Hydroterra Environmental Services, LLC, Dover, NH and Nick Nelson, Cambridge, MA

216242 (Theme Sessions)

11:40 AM

INCREASING THE RESILIENCY OF MAINE'S COASTAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE COASTAL HAZARD RESILIENCY TOOLS PROJECT: SUCCESSES, OBSTACLES, AND LESSONS LEARNED

Peter A. Slovinsky, Augusta, ME

215004 (Theme Sessions)

6 Getting The Work Done: State Geological Surveys; Partnering and Progress

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