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PDH Credit- April 2026 Meeting: Emily Baker, Ph.D. (Hamilton College) - "Comparing Regional Groundwater Travel Time Distributions: A Central Wisconsin Case Study"

When
Wednesday, April 01, 2026
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 246 W. Willow St., Syracuse, NY 13202

Registration

Dinner Meeting - Member - PDH Credit – $45.00
This category is for members attending the dinner meeting who DO want to collect a PDH
Dinner Meeting - Non-Member - PDH Credit – $65.00
This category is for non-members attending the dinner meeting who DO want to collect a PDH
Dinner Meeting - Speaker - PDH Credit
Reserved for the speaker to gain PDH credit for the presentation
Virtual Meeting - Member - PDH Credit – $20.00
This category is for members attending the virtual meeting who DO want to collect a PDH credit
Virtual Meeting - Non-Member - PDH Credit – $40.00
This category is for non-members attending the virtual meeting who DO want to collect a PDH

Participants will acquire knowledge of the strengths and limitations of MODPATH and MT3D to model groundwater travel times through a regional aquifer system, while also learning about the geologic setting of the Wisconsin Central Sands Region and how MODPATH particle paths can help us better understand the relationship between land use and nitrate concentrations in streams. At the completion of this course, participants will:

1. Be familiar with the geologic setting of the Wisconsin Central Sands Region and how this impacts the regional groundwater system.

2. Discuss the strengths and limitations of using either MODPATH or MT3D to simulate travel time distributions through a regional aquifer system.

3. List various modeling decisions that can impact the results of MODPATH and MT3D simulations and resulting travel time distributions.

4. Describe how particle tracking is being coupled with in-stream nitrate measurements to relate observed nitrate concentrations to regional land use.