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Kansas Geological Survey--Annual Report 2005
Annual water-level measurements. The Division of Water Resources of the Kansas Department of Agriculture and the KGS operate the statewide cooperative annual water-level measurement program. The program is designed to regionally sample the High Plains aquifer in Kansas and establish trends and evaluate water-resource management strategies. Water levels were measured in January for about 1,333 wells in 47 central and western Kansas counties. The wells measured are used for stock, irrigation, and monitoring (and some abandoned agricultural or domestic wells). In 2005, KGS was responsible for 564 wells, an increase of 72 wells over 2004. The field-measurement phase of the program was completed by February 1. Water levels were recorded in 96.6% of the 1,333 network wells with data-quality evaluations completed on the 564 wells for which the KGS was responsible. Approximately half of these measurements (45.2%) encountered water at depths of less than 100 ft. About 2.6% of network wells have depths to water greater than 300 ft (up from 2.15% in 2004). Digital and analog 2005 annual raw water-level data are available.
WIZARD (Kansas water-well database). Development of a Kansas water-well database was undertaken by the KGS in an attempt to make information quickly and easily accessible to the general public about water wells, both those that are part of the annual network and many that are not. The database, by design, includes all significant information contained in the USGS's GWSI database, the KGS's KIWI database, and the KGS's WaterWitch database. It is the intent of the database's designers to incorporate portions of Department of Water Resources's WRIS, Kansas Department of Health and Environment's WWC5, City of Wichita, and each of the five Groundwater Management District's water-well databases. Once this database, named WIZARD, is complete, it will contain the most inclusive listing available of information on water wells in Kansas.
WIMAS (Water Management and Analysis System). An interactive web site to retrieve, analyze, and map Kansas water-rights and water-use data was developed by the Kansas Department of Agriculture and the KGS and became available to the public in November 2005. The data are collected by the Kansas Department of Agriculture's Division of Water Resources. The database, called the Water Information Management and Analysis System (WIMAS), is maintained by the KGS. For each water right, the database provides information about the location including the source of the diverted water, the amount of water authorized for use, and the amount of water reported as used.
Quantitative assessment of stream-aquifer interactions in central and western Kansas. Low flows are an increasing problem in streams and rivers in central and western Kansas. During 2005, KGS scientists conducted research on the major fluxes in stream-aquifer systems with particular emphasis on the role of irrigation pumping and riparian-zone phreatophytes. Phreatophytes are plants that tap ground water when other sources are not available. These include native cottonwoods and willows and non-native plants, such as salt cedars and Russian olive trees. A cooperative KGS-KSU research project is ongoing at the Larned Research Site, which is located along a stretch of the Arkansas River riparian zone. The major objectives of the KGS-KSU team are to develop field methods for identifying and quantifying phreatophyte consumption of ground water and for assessing the water savings gained by phreatophyte control.
Kansas karst map. Karst topography is characterized by sinkholes, depressions, caves, and underground drainage created when ground water dissolves soluble subsurface rocks such as limestone, gypsum, and dolomite. Karst features in these carbonate and evaporite-bearing rocks pose significant engineering hazards and challenges for the protection of water supplies from contamination in parts of Kansas. The Kansas Karst Map Project's two objectives are to revise and update the Kansas portion of a national karst map and to design and implement an online, user-driven database of karst and pseudo-karst features in Kansas with links to a GIS for display of their distribution.
Other projects:
Publications
Burbridge, P., Buddemeier, R. W., Le Tissier, M., and Costanza, R., 2005, Synthesis of main findings and conclusions; in, Coastal Fluxes in the Anthropocene, C. J. Crossland, H. H. Kremer, H. J. Lindeboom, J. I. Marshall Crossland, and M. D. A. Le Tissier, eds.: Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, New York, p. 201-217.
Butler, J. J., Jr., 2005, Hydrogeological methods for estimation of hydraulic conductivity; in, Hydrogeophysics, Y. Rubin and S. Hubbard, eds.: Springer, The Netherlands, p. 23-58.
Devlin, J. F. and Sophocleous, M. A., 2005, The persistence of the water budget myth and its relationship to sustainability: Hydrogeology Journal, v. 13, no. 4, p. 549-554.
Kleypas, J. A., Buddemeier, R. W., Eakin, C. M., Gattuso, J.-P., Guinotte, J., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Iglesias-Prieto, R., Jokiel, P. L., Langdon, C., Skirving, W., and Strong, A. E., 2005, Comment on "Coral reef calcification and climate change--The effect of ocean warming": Geophysical Research Letters, v. 32, p. L08601. Loheide, S. P., II, Butler, J. J., Jr., and Gorelick, S. M., 2005, Estimation of ground-water consumption by phreatophytes using diurnal water table fluctuations--A saturated-unsaturated flow assessment: Water Resources Research, v. 41, W07030, doi:10.1029/2005WR003942.
McLaughlin, C. J., Smith, C., Buddemeier, R. W., Bartley, J. D., and Maxwell, B. A., 2005, Reply to the comments of Macdonald et al. on "Rivers, runoff and reefs" [Global and Planetary Change, v. 39, (2003), p. 191-199]: Global and Planetary Change, v. 45, no. 4, p. 339-341 (updated re-issue of an article in the French equivalent of Scientific American).
Renwick, W. H., Smith, S. V., Bartley, J. D., and Buddemeier, R. W., 2005, The role of impoundments in the sediment budget of the conterminous United States: Geomorphology, v. 71, p. 99-111.
Sellwood, S. M., Healey, J. M., Birk S., and Butler, J. J., Jr., 2005, Direct-push hydrostratigraphic profiling--Coupling electrical logging and slug tests: Ground Water, v. 43, no. 1, p. 19-29.
Smith, S. V., Buddemeier, R. W., Wulff, F., and Swaney, D. P., 2005, C, N, P Fluxes in the Coastal Zone; in, Coastal Fluxes in the Anthropocene, C. J. Crossland, H. H. Kremer, H. J. Lindeboom, J. I. Marshall Crossland, M. D. A. Le Tissier, eds.: Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, New York, p. 95-143.
Smith, S. V., Swaney, D. P., Buddemeier, R. W., Scarsbrook, M. R., Weatherhead, M. A., Humborg, C., Eriksson, H., and Hannerz, F., 2005, River nutrient loads and catchment size: Biogeochemistry, v. 75, p. 83-107. (received the Gilbert Award from the AAG).
Sophocleous, M. A., 2005, Author's reply to comment on the "Climate change: why water professionals care?" editorial by Marios Sophocleous in Ground Water, v. 42, no. 5, p. 637, 2004: Ground Water, v. 43, no. 1, p. 2-3.
Sophocleous, M. A., 2005, Ground-water recharge and sustainability in the High Plains aquifer in Kansas, USA: Hydrogeology Journal, v. 13, no. 2, p. 351-365.
Suchy, D. R., Buchanan, R., and Sophocleous, M. A., 2005, Drilling a water well on your land--What you should know: Kansas Geological Survey, Public Information Circular 23, May 2005, 6 p.
Abstracts and Book Reviews
Bauer, J., Shea, J., Keller, J., Butler, J. J., Jr., Kluitenberg, G. J., and Whittemore, D. O., 2005, Diurnal water table fluctuations--An underutilized indicator of ground-water consumption by plants: Eos, v. 86, no. 52, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B23A-1038.
Bohling, G. C., and Wilson, B. B., 2005, Statistical quality control and geostatistical analyses of 2005 Kansas High Plains water level measurements--Proceedings of IAMG 2005: GIS and Spatial Analysis, v. 2, p. 1,012-1,017
Bohling, G. C., Diver, P., Fils, D., Greer, D., and Reed, J., 2005, ADP and ConDoor--Two end-user tools built on the CHRONOS cyberinfrastructure: Geophysical Research Abstracts, v. 7, European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2005, Vienna, Austria.
Butler, J. J., Jr., Kluitenberg, G. J., Whittemore, D. O., Healey, J. M., and Zhan, X., 2005, Quantifying ground-water savings achieved by salt-cedar control measures--A demonstration project: Eos, v. 86, no. 18, Joint Assembly Supplement, Abstract H33B-06.
Butler, J. J., Jr., Whittemore, D. O., and Kluitenberg, G. J., 2005, A field investigation of ground-water consumption by phreatophytes: Proceedings of the 14th Annual Kansas Hydrology Seminar, AIH and Association of Engineering Geologists, November 18, 2005.
Butler, J. J., Jr., Whittemore, D. O., and Kluitenberg, G. J., 2005, A field investigation of ground-water consumption by phreatophytes in river valleys of Kansas: 50th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, Program with Abstracts, Illinois State Geological Survey, OFS 2005-13, p. 18.
Butler, J. J., Jr., Whittemore, D. O., and Kluitenberg, G. J., 2005, Studies of ground-water consumption by phreatophytes in river valleys of Kansas: Kansas Academy Science, Transactions, v. 108, no. 3/4, p. 165-166.
Cervato, C., Fils, D., Bohling, G., Diver, P., Greer, D., Lambi, B., Reed, J., Tang, X., 2005, CHRONOS--Geoinformatics platform for global geosciences: 2005 American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Program and Abstracts.
Devlin, J. F., and Sophocleous, M. A., 2005, The water budget myth explored: 2005 NGWA Ground Water Expo, Interest Group Session, Ground Water Availability, December13-16, Cobb Galleria Centre, Georgia.
Fils, D., Bohling, G., Cervato, C., Diver, P., Greer, D., Lambi, B., Reed, J., and Tang, X., 2005, CHRONOS--Data syndication and semantics for the geosciences: Geological Society of America, 2005 Fall Meeting, Program and Abstracts.
Fils, D., Bohling, G., Cervato, C., Diver, P., Greer, D., Reed, J., and Tang, X., 2005, Role of semantic practices in CHRONOS system architecture: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 417.
Greer, D., Bohling, G., Diver, P., Fils, D., Cervato, C., and Baru, C., 2005, A data infrastructure to support earth history research: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 416.
Keller, J., Shea, J., Bauer, J., Butler, J. J., Jr., Kluitenberg, G. J., and Whittemore, D. O., 2005, A field investigation of the influence of spatial variability in hydraulic properties on phreatophyte-induced fluctuations in the water table: 50th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, Program with Abstracts; Illinois State Geological Survey, OFS 2005-13, p. 19.
Kluitenberg, G. J., Butler, J. J., Jr., and Whittemore, D. O., 2005, A field investigation of major controls on phreatophyte-induced fluctuations in the water table: Annual Meetings Abstracts [CD-ROM], ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
Macfarlane, P. A., and Townsend, M. A., 2005, Crystal spring--A window into the hydrogeology of the Flint Hills region of Kansas: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 438.
Macfarlane, P. A., Townsend, M. A., and Bohling, G. C., 2005, The prototype plume busters software--A new tool for computer-assisted instruction in undergraduate-level earth and environmental science education: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 515.
Macfarlane, P. A., Townsend, M. A., and Wilson, B. B., 2005, Kansas karst map and the Kansas online data base: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Water and the Future of Kansas Conference, March 17, 2005.
Macfarlane, P. A., Wilson, B. B., and Bohling, G. C., 2005, Practical saturated thickness of the Ogallala in two small areas of Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District 3: Proceedings of the 14th Annual Kansas Hydrology Seminar, Topeka.
Shea, J., Bauer, J., Keller, J., Butler, J. J., Jr., Kluitenberg, G. J., Whittemore, D. O., Loheide, S. P., II, and Jin, W., 2005, An assessment of the vulnerability of native phreatophytes to replacement by invasive species in a midcontinent riparian setting: Eos, v. 86, no. 52, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B23A-1037.
Sophocleous, M. A., 2005, Ground-water sustainability and its application in Kansas: 39th Annual Meeting, North-central Section, Geological Society of America, May 19-20, 2005, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Abstracts with Programs, p. 55.
Sophocleous, M. A., Bardsley, W. E., and Healey, J., 2005, A rainfall loading response recorded at 300 meters depth--Implications for geological weighing lysimeters: Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 16-19, 2005, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37 no. 7, 359.
Suchy, D. R., 2005, KGS geohydrologic data on the Internet (abs.): 22nd Annual Water and the Future of Kansas Conference, Topeka, Kansas, with Dana Adkins-Heljeson and Deb Stewart, March 17, 2005.
Townsend, M. A., 2005, Geology and human health--A new partnership in the making: 22nd Annual Water and the Future of Kansas Conference, The "Political Science of Water: Integrating Science into Policy," March 17, 2005.
Townsend, M. A., Macfarlane, P. A., Sophocleous, M. A., and Whittemore, D. O., 2005, Overview of anthropogenic and natural contaminant impacts on the High Plains aquifer in Kansas, USA: Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 16-19, 2005, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 248.
Townsend, M. A., Macfarlane, P. A., Sophocleous, M. A., and Whittemore, D. O., 2005, Overview of anthropogenic and natural contaminant impacts on the High Plains aquifer in Kansas: 14th Annual Kansas Hydrology Seminar, sponsored by American Institute of Hydrology-Kansas Section and Association of Engineering Geologists-Kansas City/Omaha Section, Topeka, November 18, 2005.
Townsend, M. A., and Macko, S. A., 2005, Evapoconcentration not an indicator of nitrate in Kansas ground water: 15 V. M. Goldschmidt Conference, May 2005, Moscow, Idaho, Abstracts, p. A605, PDF available online.
Whittemore, D. O., 2005, Identification and fate of oil-brine contamination in different hydrogeologic settings: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program, v. 37, no. 7, p. 24.
Whittemore, D. O., and Young, D. P., 2005, Impact of water-level declines in the High Plains aquifer on flow and water quality of the Cimarron River in Seward and Meade counties, Kansas: Proceedings, 14th Annual Kansas Hydrology Seminar, American Institute of Hydrology and Association of Engineering Geologists, November 18, 2005, Topeka.
Whittemore, D. O., Butler, J. J., Jr., Healey, J. M., McKay, S. E., Aufman, M. S., and Brauchler, R., 2005, The impact of stream-aquifer interactions on ground-water quality in the alluvial aquifer of the middle Arkansas River: Proceedings 22nd Annual Water and Future of Kansas Conference, Topeka, p. 37.
Young, D., Briggeman, S., and Townsend, M., 2005, New and improved High Plains Aquifer Information Network (abs.): 22nd Annual Water and the Future of Kansas Conference, March 17, 2005, Topeka.
Open-file Reports
Bohling, G. C., and Wilson, B. B., 2005, Statistical and geostatistical analysis of the Kansas High Plains water table elevations, 2005 measurement campaign: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-6, available online.
Butler, J. J., Jr., and Whittemore, D. O., 2005, Arkansas River phreatophytes: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-17, p. 4.9-4.12.
Butler, J. J., Jr., Whittemore, D. O., and Kluitenberg, G. J., 2005, Ground water assessment in association with salt cedar control--Report on year one activities: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-19, 28 p.
Healey , J. M., McElwee, C. D., and Engard, B., 2005, Delineating hydraulic conductivity with direct-push electrical conductivity and high-resolution slug testing: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-12, poster.
Healey, J. M., Tsoflias, G. P., Steeples, D. W., Vincent, P., Sloan, S. D., and McElwee, C. D., 2005, Geophysical techniques applied to a stream-aquifer system: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-11, poster.
Macfarlane, P. A., Healey, J. M., and Wilson, B. B., 2005, The southeast Kansas Ozark aquifer water supply program Phase 1 project results: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-15, 52 p.
Macfarlane, P. A., Townsend, M. A., and Ohlmacher, G., 2005, Midcontinent meeting for the National Karst Map project--field trip notes: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-50, 71 p.
Macfarlane, P. A., Wilson, B. B., and Bohling, G. C., 2005, Practical saturated thickness of the Ogallala aquifer in two small areas of southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District 3: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-29, 33 p.
Sawin, R. S., Buchanan, R. C., Evans, C. S., and McCauley, J. R., eds., 2005, Central Great Plains--Water, Recreation, and Economic Development, Kansas Field Conference, 2005, Field Guide: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-17, 61 p.
Townsend, M. A., 2005, Sources of nitrate at McPherson County Feeders, McPherson County, Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-35, 21 p.
Townsend, M. A., and Whittemore, D. O., 2005, Identification of nitrate and chloride sources affecting municipal well waters of the city of McPherson, Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-34, 23 p.
Whittemore, D. O., Grieve, E. R., Young, D. P., and Wilson, B. B., 2005, Water quality in the High Plains aquifer and the Cimarron River in Seward and Meade counties, Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-27, 36 p.; PDF available online.
Wilson, B. B., 2005, Maps of saturated thickness (2003-2005), change in water table (2000-2005) and estimated usable liefetime of the High Plains aquifer in Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-8, online.
Wilson, B. B., Bartley, J. D., Emmons, K., Bagley, J., Wason, J., and Stankiwicz, S., 2005, Water Information Management and Analysis System, Version 5, for the web--User Manual: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-30, available online.
Young, D. P., Macfarlane, P. A., Whittemore, D. O., and Wilson, B. B., 2005, Hydrogeologic characteristics and hydrologic changes in the Cimarron River basin, southwestern Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-26, 41 p., PDF available online.
Zhan, X., and Butler, J. J., Jr., 2005, Mathematical derivations of semianalytical solutions for pumping-induced drawdown and stream depletion in a leaky aquifer system: Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2005-10, 18 p.
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