The first Ground Water Summit hosted by the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers (AGWSE) will be held April 17-20, 2005 in San Antonio, Texas to explore technical information, new science and policy related to ground water.

Among the scheduled sessions are:

Ground Water in Developing Countries: Appropriate Technology, Sustainability and Self-Sufficiency

Recycling Remediation Technologies: What Have We Learned?

"None of This, Some of That": Technical and Economic Aspects of Treatment Trains

Ground Water Education

Detection, Transport and Health Impact of Pathogens in Ground Water

Ground Water Microbiology

Arsenic Removal from Ground Water Chemistry, Technologies, Case Studies and Assessment and Treatment in Developing Countries

Emerging Contaminants and Their Impact on America’s Water Supply

Edwards Aquifer

For additional information and registration for the 2005 Ground Water Summit, visit the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) website at www.ngwa.org.

Source: National Ground Water Association