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: September 13-16, 2011 Location: USGS Aquifer Test Facility – Idaho WSC – Boise, ID – Conference Room Start: Tuesday September 13th 8:00 am End: Friday September 16th 12:00 noon Course Registration Deadline Date: August 19, 2011 Course Developer: John Williams jhwillia@usgs.gov 518-285-5670 (for course related questions, please contact John Williams) Tuition: USGS: $700 Payment Line: 888-390-4447 Non USGS: $700 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 surface geophysical 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. 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Regional Geophysics Workshop GW2587 September 13-16, 2011 Tentative Agenda: September 13th – 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 September 14th – 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 September 15th – 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 September 16th – 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)