PG Workshop: Hydrogeology

This workshop will be offered via zoom

Course Syllabus: The workshop will explore current practices in the field of hydrogeology with an emphasis on water resources. Mr. Foldesi will cover techniques utilized for groundwater exploration and development in both bedrock and coastal plain environments. The process of implementing and maintaining Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) projects will be reviewed. Mr. Foldesi will also discuss saltwater intrusion studies, the hydrogeologic component of implementing land application systems (LAS) projects, and his recent involvement with utilizing limestone quarries as a water resource. Mr. Foldesi will share his experience in constructing, calibrating, and performing predictions with groundwater models to support diverse projects involving alternative aquifer development, groundwater permitting support, mine dewatering, LAS mounding studies, and ASR development.

​Course Instructor: Chris Foldesi has over 20 years of experience as a water resource hydrogeologist. He is experienced in aquifer test planning and analysis, wellfield design, and groundwater source development. Chris is a registered Professional Geologist in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He has been involved in Aquifer Storage Recovery (ASR) projects since graduate school, when he produced a MODFLOW groundwater model utilized to predict the performance of multiple ASR wells at Greenville, North Carolina, as part of his Master’s thesis at East Carolina University. Chris has been the lead hydrogeologist on several ASR projects in both North Carolina and South Carolina, where he has been involved with site selection, target aquifer selection, coring, regulatory compliance, detailed aquifer testing, and final ASR well construction activities. He is an experienced groundwater modeler and has designed and calibrated predictive models dealing with diverse problems such as mine dewatering, alternative aquifer development, ASR, and Land Application Systems. Chris has been involved in saltwater intrusion studies in a variety of coastal settings in both North and South Carolina. Chris has been the lead hydrogeologist on several alternative aquifer testing and exploration projects and many other water resource related groundwater projects throughout his career.

AGS Members may participate: to obtain zoom link contact Ben Black at: [email protected]

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