1990 Henry Darcy Lecture Series - Ralph C. Heath (part 1)
Channel: National Ground Water Association
Date: 16/06/2011

"Hydrogeology and Hazardous Waste Disposal" was the title of Ralph C. Heath's Darcy Lecture. Topics covered in the lecture included engineered solutions to waste disposal and a discussion of the hydrogeologic features, which, if properly considered and utilized, may help avoid the problems that have resulted from past disposal practices. Heath spent 34 years working for the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources Division and since 1986 has practiced as a self-employed consulting hydrogeologist. As a consultant, he is involved in projects ranging from groundwater pollution caused by power plant ash ponds to determining the yield of the unconfined aquifer at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. He also holds the position of lecturer at Duke University, where he teaches both regular and intensive courses in basic groundwater hydrology.