CGDA Projects
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Wetland hydrology
- Restoration of West Dunes Creek-Great Marsh complex
Watershed hydrology and modeling
- Evaluation of riparian buffer zones using a geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing
- Potential karst development areas in the Hoosier National Forest
- Watershed modeling tools and linkages to the Lake Rim geographic information system (GIS)
Three-dimensional geologic mapping and groundwater modeling
- A three-dimensional aquifer visualization and groundwater flow model in the upper reaches of Lake Michigan drainage basin, NW Indiana, and GIS for the Lake Michigan drainage basin in Indiana
- A three-dimensional, shallow groundwater flow model for the Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor Canal Watershed, northwest Indiana
- Three-dimensional geologic model development of the Huntertown Formation, Allen County, Indiana
- Three-dimensional groundwater modeling in Berrien County, Michigan
Prediction of E. coli bacterial contamination
- Developing a prototypical predictive model for beach closings in Indiana
- Hydrologic modeling to evaluate E. coli loading in the Dunes Creek Watershed, Porter County, Indiana
- Monitoring and forecasting outfalls of E. coli-contaminated streamflow at Burns Ditch, south shore of Lake Michigan, Indiana
Nitrate studies (agricultural contamination, wastewater treatment)
- Analysis of nitrate in groundwater in Jackson County, Indiana
- Environmental feasibility of using recycled tire pieces as media in septic system absorption fields
Groundwater and surface-water vulnerability and sensitivity studies
- Data compilation and analysis for the Coastal Nonpoint Source Management Plan
- Development of a statistically valid program for monitoring pesticides in groundwater in the State of Indiana
- Evaluation of contaminant storage and movement at a confined feeding operation
- Evaluation of groundwater age and chemistry relations in aquifer systems in Lake, Porter, and La Porte Counties
- Field evaluation of on-site sewage disposal systems (OSDS) and broad-scale mapping of suitable and unsuitable areas for OSDS, Morgan County, Indiana
- Groundwater in aquifer systems of LaGrange County–baseline water chemistry, nitrate contamination, and aquifer sensitivity
- Source-water assessment
GIS data development, distribution, and interactive Web mapping
- Clearinghouse integration with OpenGIS services
- Conversion of historical data to GIS format for Grand Calumet feasibility study
- Extension of the GIS Atlas of Indiana project
- Indiana bat cave inventory
- Indiana Contribution to the National Geothermal Data System
- Indiana Reach Index update
- Interactive map Web service for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure framework layers for IndianaMap
- Update of the Lake Michigan Rim Web site and data layers for the Grand Calumet feasibility study
Coal mine hydrology (surface and underground mines)
- Augusta Lake project
- Distribution and characterization of coal-slurry deposits in Indiana
- Evaluation of acid mine drainage seeps
- Evaluation of bench-scale acid mine drainage (AMD) bioremediation tests: Water-quality monitoring and data interpretation
- Evaluation of methods for controlling metals deposition in acid seeps and acid mine drainage treatment wetlands
- Friar Tuck acid mine drainage wetland project
- Hydrochemical evaluation and predictive modeling of sulfate-reducing bioreactor cells
- Hydrologic suitability of mine spoil as a medium for septic-tank absorption fields
- Investigation of groundwater in abandoned underground coal mines
- Monitoring and modeling a large-scale experiment to change the direction of groundwater flow at the Blackfoot reclamation site in Pike County, Indiana
- Monitoring and Modeling a Large-Scale Experiment to Change the Direction of Groundwater Flow at the Blackfoot Reclamation Site in Pike County: Part 2 Assessing the Efficacy of Reclamation that Includes the Construction of a Large Wetland/Bioreactor System
- Monitoring hydrologic conditions in the vicinity of an acid seep at the Chinook abandoned mine lands site in Clay County, Indiana
- Optimization of bioreactor cell design for treating low-flow acid mine drainage in the Midwest: Model development and demonstration
- Rates and Controls on Toxic Metal Leaching from Coal-Combustion Residues Utilized as Structural Fills in Reclamation Settings: Emphasis on the Midwestern AML Site
- Sulfate-reducing bioreactor net discharge monitoring