Terry Foreman, Sr. Hydrologist and VP, CH2M Hill, Thousand Oaks, CA Cole Frates, Executive Vice President, Western Development and Storage, Los Angeles, CA Don Hobbs, Vice President of Marketing, Franklin Electric Company, Bluffton, IN Claude Laval, Chairman, Claude Laval Corporation, Fresno, CA Randy Lyne, President, Preferred Pump and Equipment, Fort Worth, TX John Oneacre, President, Ground Water Solutions, Inc., Houston, TX Robert Schreiber, GW Subdiscipline Leader, Camp Dresser & McKee, Cambridge, MA Scott Slater, Attorney at Law, Hatch & Parent, Santa Barbara, CA Kathleen Stanley, Executive Director, Water Systems Council, Washington, DC John Stodder, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, Fleishman-Hillard Inc., Los Angeles, CA Fred Tregaskes, President, Weber Group LC, Chandler, AZ Bob Van Valer, President, Roscoe Moss Company, Los Angeles, CA John "Woody" Wodraska, National Services Manager, PBS & J, West Palm Beach, FL Gregory Zlotnick, Director, Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose, CA The Florida Geological Survey (FGS), established in 1907, is a bureau of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The primary FGS mission is to collect, interpret, disseminate, store and maintain geologic data, thereby contributing to the responsible use and understanding of Florida's natural resources. In 2001, the Florida Legislature and the FDEP authorized creation of the FGS Hydrogeology Program, the mission of which is to conduct hydrogeologic research in support of the need for unbiased, scientific knowledge of Florida's groundwater resources with specific emphasis on aquifer systems. The program also administers research through outsourcing. Knowledge gained through these activities can be applied to rule making, regulatory, and policy decisions that facilitate efficient, science-based protection of the quantity and quality of Florida's water resources. State Geologist and Chief, Florida Geological Survey, Walter Schmidt, Ph.D., P.G. Hydrogeology Program Staff: Professional Geologist Supervisor, Jonathan D. Arthur, Ph.D., P.G. Rick Copeland, Ph.D., Professional Geologist III Adel Dabous, Ph.D., OPS Research Associate Rodney DeHan, PhD., DVM, Senior Scientist Jim Cichon, OPS Environmental Specialist III Rick Green, Professional Geologist I Cindy Fischler, OPS Environmental Specialist I Tom Greenhalgh, Professional Geologist I Will Evans, OPS Professional Geologist I Steve Spencer, Professional Geologist I Clint Kromhout, OPS Environmental Specialist I Alan Baker, OPS Environmental Specialist III Elizabeth Moulton, OPS Environmental Specialist I Kristy Baker, OPS Secretary Specialist Alex Wood, OPS Environmental Specialist II Roberto Davila, OPS Environmental Specialist I The Hydrogeology Consortium is a not-for-profit organization established in 1998. Affiliated with Florida State University, the Consortium mission is to: "Cooperatively provide scientific knowledge applicable to ground water resource management and protection." The Consortium is principally a vehicle for encouraging, facilitating and coordinating cooperative interactions across disciplinary and administrative boundaries. Recognizing a need for more accurate models to predict groundwater flow and groundwater-surface water interactions in multi-porosity karst regions, scientists in the fields of hydrogeology, mathematical modeling, and water resource management and protection formed the Hydrogeology Consortium. The Consortium's 2004 Board: Tim Hazlett President Hazlett-Kincaid, Inc. Rodney DeHan Treasurer- Florida Geological Survey Todd Kincaid Communications Officer- Hazlett-Kincaid, Inc. Gary Maddox At Large Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Angela Chelette At Large Northwest Florida Water Management District Rick Copeland Vice Pres. Florida Geological Survey