IAH Members' Alert - June 2021
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Dear Colleague,
This edition of our Members’ Alert coms to you slightly later than usual, as we wanted to check the latest information from our congress organising committees in Brazil and Belgium. Both congresses have now received around 450 abstracts each, which is really good news. The scientific committees are busy preparing their programmes and will publish details shortly, so keep an eye on the congress websites for developments on this and further news on how to participate.
As promised in our last members' alert, the organising committees for both our congresses are preparing a joint declaration on groundwater. They would like your views on what are the most important issues facing groundwater now and in the future. The call is below - we've already received a good number of responses thanks to social media, but we'd like to receive even more!
A reminder too about our offers of free registrations for IAH members - via prize draws and also online application process.
This alert includes our final call for nominations for the posts of Vice President Programme and Science Coordination and Vice President for Asia Region, for members who would like to follow in the footsteps of Ralf Klingbeil and Devinder Chadha. Nominations should reach us by 16 June 2021 and elections are scheduled to take place from the beginning of July.
Stay safe, stay well.
Ian, Kellie, Sharon and Sue
IAH Secretariat
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Joint Congresses’ Groundwater Declaration – What are your views?
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2021 is an exceptional year for IAH. It is the year with two congresses: the 47th IAH Congress in São Paulo, Brazil in August and the 48th IAH Congress in Brussel, Belgium in September.
To mark the occasion, the IAH National Chapters in Brazil and Belgium, the IAH Council, ABAS, and ALHSUD want to launch a joint Groundwater Declaration spotlighting groundwater challenges in Brazil, Belgium and other countries worldwide, providing solutions for sustainable groundwater management and awareness.
The Declaration will be based on the input of IAH members and collaborators from a short survey which will take around 10-15 minutes to complete. The survey link is below.
We are looking forward to your input. Thank you!
Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2021declaration
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Elections for Council Vacancies - nominations
Following our sad losses of Devinder Kumar Chadha, Vice President for Asia, and Ralf Klingbeil, Vice President for Science and Programme, we find ourselves with two vacancies on IAH Council. We will therefore be holding elections to fill these vacancies. We now call for nominations for these positions.
All members who have paid their IAH membership fees can stand for election and are entitled to vote. IAH Council has appointed the Executive Manager, Ian Davey, as the Returning Officer, who will supervise the election. Nominations for those who wish to stand for Council are requested by 16 June 2021.
For further information regarding the nomination process, see the link below.
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Applied Hydrogeology Award - call for nominations
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Who has made an outstanding contribution to the application of hydrogeology, supporting international development efforts?
We are pleased to call for nominations for the 2021 ‘Applied Hydrogeology Award’. This award aims to recognise those who have made an outstanding contribution to the application of hydrogeology, resulting in an increase in living standards in low and middle income countries. We would especially like to receive nominations for our many colleagues who have less opportunity to publish papers in scientific journals and whose work is perhaps less well-publicised but nonetheless essential.
A panel appointed by IAH Council will review the nominations and it is intended that the award will be presented in September at the 48th IAH Congress in Brussels, Belgium.
Any IAH member may nominate a candidate, but self-nominations will not be accepted. Candidates do not need to be members of IAH. Nominations should include:
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An explanatory statement by the person submitting the nomination (up to 300 words);
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A letter of recommendation by any other supporter (up to 300 words);
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A brief career history of the candidate (up to 300 words);
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A list of projects the candidate has carried out, including aims, region and period of time;
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A list of projects (planned or accepted), patents, publications or equivalent information.
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And finally, if you had just 1 minute to persuade the panel why your nominee deserves the award, tell us what you would say, using not more than 100 words!
Your proposal must be in total be no longer than 5 pages of text in a single pdf-file. This should preferably be in English. Although we are happy to accept nominations in other languages such as Spanish, French, German, Chinese or Arabic, the judging will be based on an English version (translation will be arranged by IAH’s Secretariat). It should reach the IAH Secretariat by e-mail (info@iah.org) before July 1st 2021.
We look forward to receiving nominations from all our IAH Regions, to reflect the work of applied hydrogeologists across the world.
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Watch: keynotes from Malaga, 2019
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While a bit slower than we'd have liked, we're happy to announce that the final batch of keynote lectures from our Malaga congress is now available to watch on IAH's Vimeo and YouTube channels, namely: Marijke Huysmans – Dealing with geological heterogeneity and uncertainty in groundwater modelling; Hervé Jourde – Karst functioning – what do we learn from the various modelling methods?; Alan MacDonald – Groundwater, water security and sustainable livelihoods; Don Rosenberry – The importance of biological processes in quantifying the connection between wetlands and groundwater; Stefano Viaroli - The good, the bad and the bottled" - considerations of the effects of our habits on water and environmental protection (ECHN keynote lecture).
To view these and all IAH videos, visit our channels via:
Vimeo channel
YouTube channel
And of course we hope the videos will encourage you to participate in at least one of our two congresses this year!
We thank all the keynote speakers featured for their participation and agreement, and also a special thank you once again to colleagues in our Early Career Hydrogeologists' network for all the time dedicated to make this happen.
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GROUNDWATER 4.0: Connected, Visible and Ethical
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Share the joy and participate in the 47th IAH Groundwater Congress in Brazil! From September 2020 ABAS has been hosting biweekly webinars, featuring a mix of presentations and more from colleagues globally, which will remain on their YouTube channel. Then, between August 22nd and 27th, 2021, the actual congress will take place in São Paulo, with a particular welcome to those of you who would like to join in online.
Themes: Management Aquifer Recharge; Groundwater and Climate Change; Groundwater Flow; Water Cycle and Ecosystems; Karst and Fractured Aquifers; Groundwater and Gender; Geochemistry; Groundwater Pollution and Remediation; Transboundary Aquifers; Emerging Tools and Tech for Groundwater Investigation; Numerical Modeling
Organised by Brazilian National Chapter of IAH/Brazilian Groundwater Association (ABAS), Latin-American Groundwater Association (ALHSUD).
It is supported by:
• XV Latin American Hydrogeology Congress
• XXI Brazilian Groundwater Congress
• XXII Brazilian Meeting of Well Drillers
• FENÁGUA – National Water Trade Show
Find out more:
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Inspiring Groundwater
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THE 48TH IAH CONGRESS 2021, BELGIUM
As a result of the evolution of the pandemic and the vaccination status in Belgium and beyond in many locations, the IAH2021 Organizing Committee and the IAH Executive are happy to announce that the 48th congress of the IAH will be a live, face-to-face event. All indicators are on green.
Thanks to the numerous high-quality abstracts we have received, it’s clear that the +/- 300 speakers who will be present in Brussels promise a fantastic congress.
After careful consideration, the Organizing Committee has decided not to provide live streaming of the congress, but we are not forgetting all those among you who will unfortunately not be able to travel to Belgium in September: we’ll have an alternative solution for whoever would like access to the content presented at the congress.
Of course, we will remain very attentive, in the coming weeks and months, to the evolution of the pandemic and to our government requirements for organising a Covid-proof IAH2021 congress.
So, if you are done with Zoom or Teams meetings and feel more than ready to meet and share ideas and outcomes with real people... perhaps with a nice Belgian beer in your hand... IAH2021 will be one of the first live congresses after a long time. Be part of this unique event - earlybird registration will be closing soon.
Find out more
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Free Congress Registrations
We have free registrations for members for our congresses in Brazil and Belgium. Right now we are able to announce a prize draw for all members for online registration for our Brazil Congress and a call for applications for registration support for those on low incomes. Look out for the next announcement for free registrations for our Belgium Congress really soon!
Member prize draw - online registration for 47th IAH Congress, Brazil (August 2021)
We have 2 registrations for an open draw to all members for the Sao Paulo Congress. To enter, complete your details including membership number here:
Terms and conditions: Prize draw closes 11.45pm BST on Tuesday 30 June 2021. Entry is open to current IAH members only (2021 dues paid, or on sponsorship programme). One entry per individual (additional entries will be discarded). Winners will be picked by random draw and will be contacted by email soon after the closing date. Winners will be also be announced in the December 2021 edition of “News and Information”.
Application for IAH funding: free online registration for 47th Congress, Brazil (August 2021)
IAH is able to provide 8 online registrations to existing IAH members who may otherwise have difficulty in securing funding to participate in the Sao Paulo Congress. Traditionally such support has been for those from lower income countries and for 2021 we would also like to extend this opportunity to younger members on lower incomes who would otherwise be unable to attend.
To apply, use the following link where you will be asked to respond to a few questions and provide a short personal statement:
A panel including members of the Organising Committee will assess the applications. They may set other criteria and will contact you in this case.
Terms and conditions: Applications close 11.45pm BST on Tuesday 30 June 2021. Eligibility is limited to curent IAH members only (2021 dues paid, or on sponsorship programme). Winners will also be announced in the December 2021 edition of “News and Information”.
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Members’ Book Draw
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Win a copy of “International Law and Transboundary Aquifers” by Francesco Sindico
Thanks to Francesco Sindico (Reader, International Environmental Law and Director, Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance) and Edward Elgar Publishing, we’ve a copy of “International Law and Transboundary Aquifers” to give away to a lucky IAH member in our latest book prize draw.
Groundwater amounts to 97% of available global freshwater resources. Emphasising the crucial importance of this in the context of increasing population, climate change and the overall global water crisis, Francesco Sindico offers a comprehensive study of the emerging body of international law applicable to transboundary aquifers.
Adopting a scenario-based approach, this much-needed book analyses a diverse set of transboundary aquifer agreements and arrangements. With just a handful of such agreements and arrangements around the world, it demonstrates how identifying a normative roadmap for countries that want to begin jointly managing a transboundary aquifer is of paramount importance. Offering an in-depth exploration into the ILC Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers, it provides insight into how this body of law is evolving, and discusses its relation to customary international law.
Academics and researchers interested in international water law, environmental law and public international law more widely will find this a unique and compelling work, whilst the book’s practical approach will also make it a useful tool for transboundary aquifer professionals and wider stakeholders working in governments and public bodies dealing with water management around the world.
To enter to win, complete your details including membership number here:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LawTBA_Sindico
To find out more about the book, visit:
https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/international-law-and-transboundary-aquifers-9781788117623.html
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Hydrogeology Journal Issue 29:4
This issue is now online. You have full access to all the articles by following this link and entering your email address and IAH password. If you do not have this information then advice is available on the link. Once connected to the journal’s website you will find this issue in the list presented.
Contents of this Issue
Waterwells: how can we make legality more attractive?
Essay
Stephen Foster, Ricardo Hirata, Emilio Custodio
Pages: 1365-1368
Creating collaboration for contentious projects on managed aquifer recharge: two cases from Finland
Paper
Vuokko Laukka, Tapio S. Katko, Lasse Peltonen, Riikka Rajala
Pages: 1369-1378
Optimizing urban stormwater control strategies and assessing aquifer recharge through drywells in an urban watershed
Paper
Arezoo Boroomandnia, Omid Bozorg-Haddad, Mahdi Bahrami, Erfan Goharian, Vijay P. Singh, Hugo A. Loáiciga
Pages: 1379-1398
Constraining probabilistic chloride mass-balance recharge estimates using baseflow and remotely sensed evapotranspiration: the Cambrian Limestone Aquifer in northern Australia
Report
Russell S. Crosbie, Praveen Kumar Rachakonda
Pages: 1399-1419
Geochemical and isotopic evidence for upward flow of saline fluid to the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, southeastern Arkansas, USA
Report
Daniel Larsen, Justin Paul, Randy Cox
Pages: 1421-1444
High Plains groundwater isotopic composition in northeastern New Mexico (USA): relationship to recharge and hydrogeologic setting
Report
Victoria A. Phan, Kate E. Zeigler, David S. Vinson
Pages: 1445-1461
Hydrogeological characterization of the Quaternary aquifer of south Bengal Basin in India and the impact of urbanization on the groundwater resources of the system
Paper
Sumanta Banerjee, Pradip K. Sikdar
Pages: 1463-1484
The potential impacts of a water transfer project on the groundwater system in the Sugan Lake Basin of China
Report
Zhengqiu Yang, Litang Hu, Kangning Sun
Pages: 1485-1499
Hydrogeological assessment of springs in the south-central Great Artesian Basin of Australia
Paper
R. J. Fensham, T. Doyle, M. A. Habermehl, B. Laffineur, J. L. Silcock
Pages: 1501-1515
Numerically enhanced conceptual modelling (NECoM) applied to the Malta Mean Sea Level Aquifer
Report
Francesca Lotti, Iacopo Borsi, Enrico Guastaldi, Alessio Barbagli, Paolo Basile, Lorenzo Favaro, Adrian Mallia, Rachel Xuereb, Michael Schembri, Julian Alexander Mamo, Manuel Sapiano
Pages: 1517-1537
A parsimonious approach for large-scale tracer test interpretation
Paper
Vincent Bailly-Comte, Séverin Pistre
Pages: 1539-1550
Preselection of a sorption model based on a column test: the algorithm and an example of its application
Paper
Marek Marciniak, Monika Okońska, Mariusz Kaczmarek
Pages: 1551-1567
Enhanced pumping test using physicochemical tracers to determine surface-water/groundwater interactions in an alluvial island aquifer, river Rhône, France
Report
Angélique Poulain, Vincent Marc, Marina Gillon, Adriano Mayer, Anne-Laure Cognard-Plancq, Roland Simler, Milanka Babic, Marc Leblanc
Pages: 1569-1585
Determining hydraulic connectivity of the coastal aquifer system of La Plata river estuary (Argentina) to the ocean by analysis of aquifer response to low-frequency tidal components
Paper
Mar Alcaraz, Jesús Carrera, Julián Cuello, Luis Guarracino, Luis Vives
Pages: 1587-1599
Application of electrical resistivity to map the stratigraphy and salinity of fluvio-deltaic aquifers: case studies from Bangladesh that reveal benefits and pitfalls
Report
Micaela N. Pedrazas, M. Bayani Cardenas, Alamgir Hosain, Cansu Demir, Kazi Matin Ahmed, Syed Humayun Akhter, Lichun Wang, Saugata Datta, Peter S. K. Knappett
Pages: 1601-1610
Restoring groundwater levels after tunneling: a numerical simulation approach to tunnel sealing decision-making
Report
Mohsen Golian, Mahdi Abolghasemi, Amirhossein Hosseini, Mehdi Abbasi
Pages: 1611-1628
Analysis of mining-induced variation of the water table and potential benefits for ecological vegetation: a case study of Jinjitan coal mine in Yushenfu mining area, China
Paper
Weichi Chen, Wenping Li, Zhi Yang, Qiqing Wang
Pages: 1629-1645
Research on groundwater seepage through fault zones in coal mines
Paper
Haitao Yu, Shuyun Zhu, Xianhui Wang
Pages: 1647-1656
Litho-structural conditioning in the exploration of fractured aquifers: a case study in the Crystalline Basement Aquifer System of Brazil
Paper
C. A. Pires, G. B. Athayde, O. A. Souza Filho, U. Ofterdinger
Pages: 1657-1678
Seismically induced changes in groundwater levels and temperatures following the ML5.8 (ML5.1) Gyeongju earthquake in South Korea
Report
Soo-Hyoung Lee, Jae Min Lee, Sang-Ho Moon, Kyoochul Ha, Yongcheol Kim, Dan Bi Jeong, Yongje Kim
Pages: 1679-1689
Correction: Geochemical and isotopic evidence for upward flow of saline fluid to the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, southeastern Arkansas, USA
Correction
Daniel Larsen, Justin Paul, Randy Cox
Pages: 1691
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