First

*U. S. Geological Survey*

*Karst Interest Group*

Workshop

**February 12-16, 2001**

**St. Petersburg, Florida**

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**[MONDAY, February 12]{.underline}**

**At USGS Center for Coastal Geology**

600 4^th^ St.

St. Petersburg Florida 33701

1:00 - 4:30pm Leaky Coastal Margins Working Group

4:30 - 5:30pm Registration for KIG Workshop

4:30 - 7:00pm Social (food/drink fun)

**[TUESDAY, February 13]{.underline}**

**At St. Petersburg Hilton Hotel**

8:00-8:20 REGISTRATION

**Moderator: Eve L. Kuniansky**

8:20-8:40 Opening Remarks

**Karst Ecosystems**

8:40-9:00 Karst landscapes and the importance of three dimensional data
in protection of cave and karst resources by Rick Olson (NPS)

9:00-9:20 The ecological role of the karst wetlands of southern Florida
in relation to system restoration by William F. Loftus (USGS), Maria
Cristina Bruno (NPS), Kevin J. Cunningham (USGS), Sue A. Perry (NPS),
and Joel C. Trexler (Florida International University)

**Natural Resource Development in Karst Areas**

9:20-9:40 Water-resources reconnaissance of Íle de la Gonâve, Haiti by
Joseph W. Troester (USGS) Michael D. Turvey (USEPA)

9:40-10:00 BREAK

**Geologic Framework of Karst Systems**

10:00-10:20 Geologic framework of karst features in western Buffalo
National River, Northern Arkansas by Mark R. Hudson, David N. Mott (NPS)
and Charles J. Bitting (NPS)

10:20-10:40 Geologic framework of the Ozarks of south-central
Missouri---Contributions to a conceptual model of karst by Randall C.
Orndorff (USGS), David J. Weary(USGS), and Stanka Sebela (Karst Research
Institute, Slovenia)

10:40-11:00 The relation between structure and saltwater intrusion in
the Floridan Aquifer System, north­eastern Florida by Rick M. Spechler
(USGS)

11:00-11:20 Hydrology, hazards, and geomorphic development of gypsum
karst in the northern Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming. Jack B.
Epstein (USGS)

**11:20-11:40 BREAK**

**Aquifer Hydraulics in Karst Systems**

11:40-12:00 Exchange of matrix and conduit water with examples from the
Floridan aquifer by Jonathan B. Martin and Elizabeth J. Screaton
(University of Florida)

12:00-1:20 LUNCH

**Moderator: Alan W. Burns**

**Programs within DOI That Involve Karst**

1:20-1:40 Proposed National Atlas Karst map by Randall J. Orndorff, Jack
B. Epstein, and David J. Weary (USGS)

1:40-2:00 Using science to change management perspectives at Carlsbad
Caverns National Park by Paul A. Burger and Dale L. Pate (NPS)

2:00-2:20 Karst research needs on public lands in southeastern New
Mexico. By James Goodbar (BLM)

2:20-2:40 National Cave and Karst Research Institute: History, status,
and future by Zelda Chapman Bailey (NPS/USGS)

2:40-3:00 BREAK

**Numerical Modeling in Karst**

3:00-3:20 Steps toward better models of transport in karst aquifers by
David Loper (Florida State University)

3:20-3:40 Comparison among ground-water flow models and analysis of
discrepancies in simulated transmissivities of the upper Floridan
aquifer in ground-water flow model overlap areas by Nicasio Sepulveda
(USGS)

3:40-4:00 Hydrogeology and ground-water flow simulation of a karst
ground-water basin in the Valley and Ridge physiographic province,
Hixson, Tennessee by Connor J. Haugh (USGS)

**Poster Session / Social**

**4:30-6:30 Food and Drinks At USGS Center for Coastal Geology**

Travel times along selected flow paths of the Edwards aquifer, Central
Texas. By Eve L. Kuniansky, Lynne Fahlquist and Ann F. Ardis (USGS)

Direct linkages between onshore karst aquifers and offshore marine
environments: Crescent Beach Spring, Florida. Christopher D. Reich,
Peter W. Swarzenski, Jack L. Kindinger, James G. Flocks, T. Don Hickey,
and Rick M. Spechler (USGS)

Hydrogeologic characterization of a "transitional" karst aquifer,
south-central Louisville, Kentucky by Charles J. Taylor (USGS)

Submarine Ground-Water Discharge in Upper Indian River Lagoon, Florida.
By Peter W. Swarzenski, Jonathon B. Martin and Jaye C. Cable
(USGS/UF/LSU)

Emergency response sampling of air from caves following a diesel fuel
release, Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park, Lookout
Mountain, Tennessee by Connor J. Haugh, Michael W. Bradley (USGS)

Delineation of recharge areas for karst springs in Logan Canyon, Bear
River Range, Northern Utah. Lawrence (Larry) E. Spangler (USGS)

Characterization of the karstic Biscayne aquifer in southeastern Florida
using ground-penetrating radar, digital optical borehole images, and
cores by Kevin J. Cunningham (USGS) and Alexander Aviantara (Colorado
School of Mines)

**[WEDNESDAY, February 14]{.underline}**

**At St. Petersburg Hilton Hotel**

**Moderator: Zelda C. Bailey**

**Cave and Spring Species and Habitats**

8:00-8:20 Freshwater macrofauna of Florida karst habitats by Stephen J.
Walsh (USGS)

8:20-8:40 Preliminary data on microcrustacean communities from ground
waters in the southern Everglades by Maria Cristina Bruno (NPS), William
F. Loftus (USGS), and Sue A. Perry (NPS)

**Geochemistry of Karst Systems**

8:40-9:00 Geochemistry of the upper Knox Aquifer in Tennessee by Michael
W. Bradley (USGS)

9:00-9:20 Inorganic carbon flux and aquifer evolution in the south
central Kentucky karst by Chris Groves (Hoffman Environmental Research
Institute, Western Kentucky University) and Joe Meiman (NPS)

**9:20-9:40 BREAK**

**Geophysical Methods in Karst**

9:40-10:00 Surface geophysics investigation of a chemical waste landfill
in northwestern Arkansas by Gregory P. Stanton and Tony P. Schrader
(USGS)

10:00-10:20 Borehole geophysical applications in karst hydrogeology by
Frederick L. Paillet (USGS)

10:20-10:40 Subsurface characterization of selected water bodies in the
St. Johns River Water Management District, northeastern Florida by Jack
L. Kindinger (USGS), Jeffrey B. Davis (St. Johns River Water Management
District, FL), James G. Flocks (USGS)

10:40-11:00 Geophysical investigations of upward migrating saline water
from the Lower Floridan to the Upper Floridan Aquifer, central Indian
River region, Florida by James G. Flocks, Jack L. Kindinger, Peter W.
Swarzenski (USGS), and Jeffrey B. Davis (St. Johns River Water
Management District, FL)

**11:00-11:20 BREAK**

11:20-11:40 Preliminary field study applying alternating electric
current to ground water to locate conduit flow paths in a contaminated
karst aquifer near Lewisburg, Tennessee by Gregg E. Hileman and William
J. Wolfe, (USGS)

11:40-12:00 Geophysical characterization of pre-Holocene limestone
bedrock underlying the Biscayne National Park reef tract, Florida by
Phil Kramer (University of Miami) and Richard Curry (NPS)

**12:00-1:20 LUNCH**

**Moderator: Norman Granneman**

**Contaminant Transport in Karst**

1:20-1:40 Preliminary conceptual models of chlorinated-solvents
accumulation in karst aquifers by Connor J. Haugh, William J. Wolfe
(USGS)

1:40-2:00 Seasonal and short-term variability in chlorinated solvent
concentrations in two karst springs in middle Tennessee by James J.
Farmer and Shannon D. Williams (USGS)

2:00-2:20 Geochemical and microbial evidence of fuel biodegradation in a
contaminated karst aquifer, southern Kentucky, June 1999 by Tom D. Byl,
Gregg Hileman, Shannon D. Williams, and James J. Farmer (USGS)

2:20-2:40 Preliminary investigation of passive adsorption samplers for
monitoring volatile organic compounds in karst springs by Shannon D.
Williams and James J. Farmer (USGS)

**2:40-3:00 BREAK**

3:00-3:20 Use of oligonucleotide hybridization probes and polymerase
chain reaction to determine the source of fecal contamination in karst
terranes by Tom D. Byl and J.J. Farmer (USGS)

3:20-3:40 Saline groundwater, sewage and NIMBY in the Florida Keys by
Eugene A. Shinn, Christopher D. Reich, T. Don Hickey, and Ann B.
Tihansky (USGS)

##### Tracers in Karst

3:40-4:00 Quantitative approaches in characterizing karst aquifers by
Charles J. Taylor and Earl A. Greene (USGS)

4:00-4:20 A multitracer approach for assessing the susceptibility of
ground-water contamination in the Woodville karst plain, northern
Florida by Brian G. Katz (USGS)

**4:20-4:40 BREAK**

4:40-5:00 The use of artificial tracers to determine ground-water flow
and the fate of nutrients in the karst system underlying the Florida
Keys by K.evin S. Dillon, D. Reide Corbett, William C. Burnett, and
Jeffrey P. Chanton (Florida State University)

5:00-5:20 In-cave dye tracing and drainage basin divides in the Mammoth
Cave Karst Aquifer, Kentucky by Joe Meiman (NPS), Chris Groves (Hoffman
Environmental Research Institute, Western Kentucky University), and
Shannon Herstei, ( Utah State University)

5:20-5:40 *FIELD TRIP GUIDE*: Karst Features and hydrogeology in
west-central Florida---A field perspective by Ann B. Tihansky and Lari
A. Knochenmus (USGS) LOGISTIC FOR TOMMORROW

**[THURSDAY, February 15 --FIELD TRIP]{.underline}**

**8:00 am FIELD TRIP -- Bus will depart from St. Petersburg Hilton Hotel
(will return about 5:30pm)**

**[FRIDAY, February 16]{.underline}**

**At USGS Center for Coastal Geology**

8:00-9:00 Discuss GOALS OF KIG QUESTIONAIRE Results

(Alan W. Burns and Norman Granneman)

9:15-11:15 Breakout Sessions

Session 1 - Leaky Coastal Margins Project Proposal Development (led by
Peter Swarzenski, Coastal Marine and Geology Program)

Session 2 - Ground-Water Resources Program, Karst Aquifer Systems (led
by Norman Grannemann, Ground-Water Resources Program)

Session 3 - Research Needs and Priorities for Cave and Karst Systems
(led by Zelda Bailey, National Cave and Karst Research Institute)

11:15-12:00 General Session and Wrap Up -- Eve L. Kuniansky

The workshop and proceedings were sponsored by Bonnie A. McGregor,
Eastern Regional Director, and co-hosted by Wanda C. Meeks, Southeastern
Regional Hydrologist, and Lisa L. Robbins, Director of the Center for
Coastal Geology, all of the U.S. Geological Survey.

The planning committee for this workshop was: Eve L. Kuniansky, workshop
coordinator, Zelda C. Bailey, Alan W. Burns, Norman Grannemann, Randall
C. Orndorff, Albert T. Rutledge, Ann B. Tihansky, Patrick Tucci, Peter
W. Swarzenski, and Steven J. Walsh. We sincerely hope that this workshop
promotes future collaboration among scientists of varied educational
backgrounds and improves of our understanding of karst systems in the
United States and it's territories.

Carolyn Casteel, Georgia District, assisted in the final proceedings
layout and printing, Ann B. Tihansky, Tampa, Florida Subdistrict, not
only planned the field trip, but also, did the artwork for the KIG logo,
and Erica J. Heeg, St. Petersburg Office, helped with meeting logistics.
Their assistance is greatly appreciated.