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SPRING 2022 WRRC SEMINAR SCHEDULE

ALL LECTURES WILL BE VIRTUAL THIS SPRING ON FRIDAY FROM 2–3 PM (HST) UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

LOCATION: UH MANOA CAMPUS, ZOOM MEETING

SPRING 2022 WRRC SEMINAR SCHEDULE

8 FEBRUARY  •  Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Controls Their Fate and Transport in Subsurface Environments by Dr. Tao Yan (University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center and Civil and Environmental Engineering)

4 MARCH  •  Cloud Water Inception in Hawaii: Observations and Modeling by Dr. Han Tseng (University of Hawai'i, Dept. of Geography and Environment)

18 MARCH  •  Groundwater Flow in the Moanalua/Red Hill/Halawa Region: Evaluating Rates, Directions, and Contamination Risks by Mr. Robert Whittier (Hawai'i Dept. of Health) and Dr. Donald Thomas (University of Hawai'i, Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology)

30 MARCH (2:30 pm)  •  LIVE Q&A SESSION With Speakers Mr. Robert Whittier and Dr. Donald Thomas (Groundwater Flow in the Moanalua/Red Hill/Halawa Region: Evaluating Rates, Directions, and Contamination Risks)

1 APRIL  •  How Clean is Clean Enough? Methods to Assess Environmental Risks Posed by Releases of Petroleum by Dr. Roger Brewer (Hawai'i Dept. of Health)

8 APRIL  •  Natural Source Zone Depletion of Petroleum Hydrocarbons at the Water Table by Dr. Barbara Bekins (USGS, Water Mission Area)

22 APRIL  •  The Impacts of the Red Hill Crisis on the Board of Water Supply by Mr. Ernest Lau (Honolulu Board of Water Supply) and Mr. Erwin Kawata (Honolulu Board of Water Supply)

6 MAY  •  Fuel Transport Considerations in Hawaiian Basalt Systems by Mr. G.D. Beckett (Aqui-Ver, Inc.) and Dr. Iris Van Der Zander (Hawai'i Dept. of Health)

13 MAY  •  The Future of Storm Water Management on Oahu: Understanding Stormwater Impacts and Using Technology to Identify Solutions by Ms. Lauren Roth Venu (Roth Ecological Design Int.) and Mr. Randall Wakumoto (City and County of Honolulu Dept. of Facility Maintenance)

For more information about the Spring 2022 WRRC Seminars, please contact:  Keri Kodama, kodamak8@hawaii.edu

If interested in joining the seminar, please contact:  wrrc@hawaii.edu

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