Training and Development Opportunity – USGS Office of Organizational and
Employee Development (OED) - National Training Center (NTC)
Course Title:
Regional Geophysics Workshop
Course Number: GW2587
Date: May 10-13, 2011
Location: USGS Aquifer Test Facility,
IDWSC
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Start:
Tuesday
May 10
8:00 am
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End:
Friday
May 13
12:00 noon
Boise, ID
Course Registration Deadline Date: April 1, 2011
Course Developer:
John Williams
jhwillia@usgs.gov
518-285-5670
(for course related questions, please contact John Williams)
Tuition: USGS: $750
Payment Line: 888-390-4447
Non USGS: $750
Conf Room
Course Description:
The subject workshop is sponsored by the Office of Groundwater, in cooperation
with the Western Water Field Team and the Idaho Water Science Center (IDWSC).
The workshop will be conducted at the USGS Aquifer Test Facility, on the grounds
of the IDWSC, Boise, ID, to explore geophysical techniques used to characterize
alluvial groundwater systems. The workshop will focus on borehole and surface
geophysical techniques to define characteristics of the alluvial aquifer system
underlying the Facility. Borehole methods including gamma, EM induction,
magnetic susceptibility, NMR, EM flowmeter, and dye-tracer pulse, and surface
methods including 2D resistivity, magnetometer, passive seismic, and seismic
reflection will be demonstrated and applied. The borehole and surfacegeophysical data will be used to characterize the lithology and hydraulic
properties of the alluvial deposits and elucidate an inferred fault zone detected
on the basis of previous aquifer-hydraulic tests at the Facility.
The workshop will cover principles, field techniques, and methods for data
analysis through lectures, field demonstrations, and hands-on data analysis.
Course Attendees:
This workshop is recommended for hydrologists, hydrologic technicians,
and hydrologic field assistants involved in or proposing aquifer studies
involving the use borehole and/or surface geophysical methods. Attendees
with prior experience using this technology are encouraged to bring case
studies for presentation to the class.
Attendees will be provided laptops for classroom exercises and field data
analysis. Attendees that prefer to use their own laptop will be responsible
for loading the software used during the workshop. Temporary access
badges will be provided for attendees.
This workshop is open to USGS employees, with preference given to
Western Water Science personnel; cooperators may attend on a space
available basis.
Maximum number of students is 20.
Course Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this class.
OED-NTC Primary Contact:
Gloria Armstrong - gjarmstr@usgs.gov - 303-445-4676
or
the NTC email address at GS-COden NTC@usgs.gov
Students must register through DOI LEARN. After registering, please send an
email to Alison Waxman (acwaxman@usgs.gov) confirming your registration.
DOI REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
ALL DOI CLASS REGISTRATON MUST BE COMPLETED IN DOI LEARN
DOI LEARN – A Department-wide Learning Management System
If you have never logged into DOI LEARN you should email:
oeddoilearn@usgs.gov for instructions. Go the OED website at
http://training.usgs.gov and click the purple box to learn more about DOI LEARN.
You can also log into http://www.doi.gov/doilearn for assistance.
DOI LEARN Questions? Send email to: oeddoilearn@usgs.gov for assistance
DOI LEARN Class Registration Instructions:
1. Log into DOI LEARN at http://www.doi.gov/doilearn
2. Enter your username and password
3. Click on “Settings and Preferences” then click on “My Profile” and update
your profile including timezone. Then make sure the correct
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8. Click on “Details” of the course needed, click on “Submit Request”, click on
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requesting Approval or Denial provided you selected the correct Supervisor
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Area and make a decision to approve or deny. Once their decision has been
made an email goes out telling you to go back into the system and enroll in
the Scheduled Class you are looking for.
Non DOI, OFA, and Cooperator Registration Information/Instructions:
Some classes are available to non-USGS persons who may attend on a space
available basis. Non-DOI attendees include Other Federal Agencies (OFAs),
State/Local Agencies, American/Alaska Tribal Governments, and Cooperators.
Private companies/consultants are not permitted to attend OED classes unless
they meet the status of a cooperator and this can be verified by the host USGS
office.
A cooperator is defined as one who has a current Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA), or a current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), or is currently
working on a Joint Funding Agreement (JFA) with a USGS office. Class approval
steps for a cooperator are as follows:
1. Agreement verification sent to OED from the partnering USGS Office
2. Attendance approval sent to OED from the local WSC Office, and
3. Completed registration application
After the above three requirements have been received, the course developer is
afforded the final selection of class participants.
Non DOI, OFAs, and cooperators can register for classes at the following URL:
http://training.usgs.gov/ntc/nonUSGSreg.html. Email it to gjarmstr@usgs.gov or
fax it to OED, Attn: Gloria Armstrong, 303-445-4665.
Lodging Information:
A block of rooms will be available at a local hotel. Lodging information will be
sent to attendees after the registration deadline.
Regional Geophysics Workshop
GW2587
May 10-13, 2011
Tentative Agenda:
May 10th – Tuesday (Classroom)
0800 – 0815
Introductions and agenda
0815 – 0915
Keynote presentation on hydrogeology and
geophysics in the Boise area
0915 – 0945
Overview of USGS Aquifer Test Facility
0945 – 1000
Break
1000 – 1030
susceptibility
Borehole gamma, EM induction, and magnetic
1030 – 1200
Single- and multi-well analysis of Facility borehole
data with WellCAD
1200 – 1300
Lunch
1300 – 1330
Borehole NMR
1330 – 1400
Borehole flow
1400 – 1415
Break
1415 – 1500
Passive seismic
1500 – 1600
Seismic reflection
1600 – 1630
2D resistivity
1630 – 1700
Field day logistics and overview
May 11th – Wednesday (Field)
0800 – 1700
– 1230
Rotate between 5 stations with lunch from 1130
(1)EM flowmeter
(2)Dye-tracing pulse flow
(3)Borehole NMR
(4)Seismic reflection and magnetometer
(5)2D resistivity and passive seismic
May 12th – Thursday (Classroom)
0800 – 0830
Brief review of field geophysical activities
0830 – 1200
Process and analyze borehole logs
1300 – 1700
Process and analyze surface-geophysical surveys
May 13th – Friday (Classroom)
0800 – 1100
Attendee presentations
1100 – 1200
Wrap-up
INSTRUCTORS
John Lane, Hydrologist; Chief, USGS Branch of Geophysics (Storrs, CT)
John Williams, Hydrologist; USGS NYWCS Groundwater Specialist (Troy,
NY)
James Alton Anderson, Hydrologist; USGS NYWSC (Troy, NY)
Kevin Knutson, Hydro-Tech; USGS ORWSC (Portland, OR)
James Bartolino, Hydrologist; USGS IDWSC Groundwater Specialist
(Boise, ID)
Devin Galloway, Hydrologist; USGS Water Science Field Team GW
Specialist (Sacramento, CA)
Allen Christensen, Hydrologist; USGS CAWSC (San Diego, CA)
Lee Liberty, Research Professor; Boise State University (Boise, ID)