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ARKANSAS WATER RESOURCES CENTER

AWRC Annual Conference

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Tu e s d a y J u l y 1 5

Session 1: Unconventional Natural Gas Extraction: Policy and Research

2014 TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Dr. Brian Haggard, Professor & DirectorErin Scott, Program Manager

Tara Johnson, Communications Assistant Check-in, Coffee, Juice, Pastries

We appreciate your service over the last year!

Bob Caulk - Beaver Watershed Alliance

Sandra Chandler - Arkansas Geological Survey

Nathan Wentz - ADEQ

Randy Easley - Central Arkansas Water

Sally Entreken - University of Central Arkansas

Michelle Evans-White - University of Arkansas

Jerry Farris - Arkansas State University

Reed Green - USGS

Hal Liechty - University of Arkansas Monticello

Bob Morgan - Beaver Water District

Tony Ramick - ANRC

Michele Reba - USDA-ARS

Andrew Sharpley - UA Division of Agriculture

Tim Snell - The Nature Conservancy

Evan Teague - Arkansas Farm Bureau

Duyen Tran - OMI

Introduction to Session Topic

The Peaceful Coexistence of Hydraulic Fracturing and Groundwater Quality

Simulated Effects of Existing and Proposed Surface-Water Impoundments and Gas-Well Pads on Streamflow and Suspended Sediment in the Cypress Creek Watershed, Arkansas

Conference Welcome & Introduction

Why There Are No Solutions to Some Problems

Brian Haggard, AWRC Director, UA Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Kent Thornton, Systems Ecologist, FTN Associates

Sally Entrekin, UCA Department of BiologyMichelle Evans-White, UA Department of Biological Sciences

Keith Hall, LSU Law Center

Rheannon Hart, USGS Arkansas Water Science Center

Session 1 Continued

Lunch & Poster Session

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Separating Myth from Reality Lessons Learned in the Fayetteville Shale and Other Gas-Production Areas

Stream Ecosystem Response to Unconventional Gas Extraction

Poster Session

Timothy Kresse, USGS Arkansas Water Science Center

Bradley Austin, UA Department of Biological Sciences

Presenters should chaperone their posters.

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S T U D E N T P O S T E R S E S S I O N

Modeling Growth, Biomass, and Nitrogen Accumulation of Cowpea Cultivars (Vigna unguiculata) for Cover Crop ApplicationStudent Alyssa Barnes, Henderson State UniversityAdvisor Dr. Curt Rom, University of Arkansas

Determining the Efficiency of Hypolimnetic Transfer to the Epilimnion Using Artificial Upwelling in a Small ReservoirStudent Delaney Hall, University of ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Thad Scott, University of Arkansas

Effects of Light and Phosphorus Concentrations on Algal Growth on DetritusStudent Scott Hamby, Tennessee Tech UniversityAdvisor Dr. Michelle Evans-White, University of Arkansas

The Effects of Sodium and Potassium on Algal GrowthStudent Natalia Hardgrave, University of Central ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Michelle Evans-White, University of Arkansas

Measuring Voltage Generated by Differing Ion Concentrations with Reverse ElectrodialysisStudent Kassidy Boyle, University of ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Jamie Hestekin, University of Arkansas

Habitat Assessment and Ecological Restoration Design for an Unnamed Tributary of Stone Dam Creek, Conway, ArkansasStudent Paige Boyle, University of ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas

Estimating Carbon Sequestration of the Sefor Land Holdings of the University of ArkansasStudents Erin Cooper, University of Arkansas & Nicholas McElhaney, Northeastern State UniversityAdvisor Dr. Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas

Modelin LID in an Arkansas Urban Watershed Using EPA SUSTAINStudent My-Lea Coulombe-Quach, Purdue UniversityAdvisor Dr. Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas

Dual Impact of Elevated CO2 and Nutrients on Algal Biomass in Northwest Arkansas LakesStudent Sydney Dennis, University of ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Byron Winston, University of Arkansas

The Effect of Steam Drying on Weight and Diet of Smallmouth BassStudent Tevin Douglas, University of California MercedAdvisor Dr. Daniel Magoulick, University of Arkansas

Design and Instrumentation of a Continuous Feed Anaerobic DigesterStudent Barret Knutson, University of ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Jun Zhu, University of Arkansas

Productivity of Periphytic Algae in Response to Reduced and Pulsed Flow of Swine Waste WaterStudent Arlena Tran, University of ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Thomas Costello, University of Arkansas

Crayfish Occupancy in Response to Hydrologic Regime and Geomorphology in Ozark StreamsStudent Allyson Yarra, University of Massachusetts AmherstAdvisor Dr. Daniel Magoulick, University of Arkansas

Ammonia Removal in Massard Wastewater Treatment PlantStudent Jennifer Holmes-Smith, University of ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Wen Zhang, University of Arkansas

The Impact of Natrual Gas Development on Fish Communities of the Fayetteville ShaleStudent Brittany V. Furtado, University of Central ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Ginny Adams, University of Central Arkansas

The Effect of Whole-Lake Fertilization on Zooplankton Abundance and ProductivityStudent Dayton Horton, University of Nebraska Advisor Dr. Thad Scott, University of Arkansas

Membrane Selectivity: Removal of Acetic Acid from Fermented Broth in Ethanol Production for Potential RecyclingStudent Royal McCloyen, University of ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Jamie Hestekin, University of Arkansas

Productvitiy of Periphytic Algae in Response to Reduced and Pulsed Flow of Swine Waste WaterStudent Shelby Owens, University of ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Thomas Costello, University of Arkansas

Physico-chemical Properties Increase Downstream from Effluent Discharge Along the West Fork of the White RiverStudent Kamela Mitchell, University of ArkansasAdvisor Dr. Brian Haggard, University of Arkansas

Mapping Multiple Ecosystem Services Changes in Puerto RicoStudent Mayra Rodriguez-Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico in BayamonAdvisor Dr. Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas

S T U D E N T P O S T E R S E S S I O N

Poster Session sponsored by

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Session 2: Environmental Flows: What, Why and How?

Introduction to Session Topic

A Foundation for Arkansas eFlows: Hydrologic Classification and Flow Alteration Modeling

Flow-Ecology Relationships in the Ozark Highlands

Novel Approaches for Estimating Hydrologic Alteration in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain

Examining the Usefulness of Existing Ecological and Hydrological Data to Test Flow-Ecology Hypotheses in the Gulf Coast Prairie Region

Dan Magoulick, UA Department of Biological Sciences, USGS Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Doug Leasure, UA Department of Biological Sciences

Dustin Lynch, UA Department of Biological Sciences

Jim Petersen, USGS Arkansas Water Science Center

Robert Mollenhauer, OK State University Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

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Session 3: Challenges in DBP Control: From the Watershed to the Distribution System

Farrells is located at 311 West Dickson St.

Introduction to Session Topic

Microbial Community Shifts Produced by a Change in the Primary Oxidant at a Drinking Water Treatment Plant

Assessing Trichloromethane Formation and Control in Nutrient Enriched Waters

Assessing Sources of Total N-Nitrosamine Precursors in the Distribution System

New Strategies for Assessing and Optimizing DBP Precursor Removal

Wen Zhang, UA Department of Civil Engineering

Connie Moloney, UA Department of Civil Engineering

Clint Mash, UA Department of Civil Engineering

David Meints, UA Department of Civil Engineering

Julian Fairey, UA Department of Civil Engineering

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Evening Social at Farrells Loungesponsored by

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Session 4: Big Creek and the Buffalo River Watershed

Check-in, Coffee, Juice, Pastries

Introduction to Session Topic

Water Quality Characterization of Big Creek, Building a Pre-CAFO Baseline

Karst Hydrogeology of Big Creek Basin

Sustainable Management of Nutrients on Big Creek Farm

Recent Environmental Issues in Environmental Law

Faron Usrey, National Park Service, Buffalo National River

Van Brahana, UA Department of Geosciences (retired)

Andrew Sharpley, UA Division of Agriculture

Ross Noland, McMath Woods Attorney, Committee for the Study of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Procedures

Brian Haggard, AWRC Director, UA Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

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