Overarching questions addressed in this webinar include:

• What is produced water and how is it commonly disposed?
• What environmental concerns does produced water pose?
• What factors are influencing the demand for alternate applications of produced water?
• What alternate uses for produced waters exist? What challenges do these alternatives face?

Our speakers include:

• Kyle E. Murray, Ph.D., Oklahoma Geological Survey & University of Oklahoma | Slides  Video
• Jeri Sullivan Graham, Los Alamos National Laboratory | Slides  Video
• Holly Pearen, Environmental Defense Fund | Slides  Video

Webinar Co-Sponsors:
Association of American State Geologists, American Association of Petroleum Geologists

CEU Credits

To earn CEU credits, please complete the associated on-demand GOLI course that was developed from this webinar with a grade of 70% or higher and then submit your application for CEUs. CEUs are awarded from the American Institute of Professional Geologists. To view the full list of on-demand GOLI courses, please browse the GOLI course catalog.

Resources to learn more:

•  View this webinar's Question & Answer session
• Water Resources Research from the Oklahoma Geological Survey
• U.S. EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources (www.epa.gov/hfstudy)
• National Research Council, 2010, Management and Effects of Coalbed Methane Produced Water in the Western United States
• National Academies, 2017, Flowback and Produced Waters: Opportunities and Challenges for Innovation - Proceedings of a Workshop
• U.S. Geological Survey, National Produced Waters Geochemical Database
• National Energy Technology Laboratory, Produced Water Management Technology Descriptions

Search the Geological Surveys Database for reports and factsheets about produced water.

Overarching questions addressed in this webinar include:

• What does geoscience tell us about the risk posed by the Cascadia subduction zone?
• How is earthquake science used in the decision-making process?
• What challenges do state and local decision makers face responding to the threat of large-scale earthquakes in their area?
• How can information about earthquake risk be communicated effectively to decision makers and the public?
• What actions are state and local decision makers taking to prepare for the risks posed by Cascadia and other similar faults? What other actions could be taken?

Our speakers include:

• Chris Goldfinger, Oregon State University | Slides   Video
• Jeff Rubin, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue | Slides    Video
• Tom Brocher, Earthquake Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey | Slides   Video

Webinar Co-Sponsors:
U.S. Geological Survey, Western States Seismic Policy Council, Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission

CEU Credits

To earn CEU credits, please complete the associated on-demand GOLI course that was developed from this webinar with a grade of 70% or higher and then submit your application for CEUs. CEUs are awarded from the American Institute of Professional Geologists. To view the full list of on-demand GOLI courses, please browse the GOLI course catalog.

Resources to learn more:

•  View this webinar's Question & Answer session
• U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2014-3083:  ShakeAlert: an earthquake early warning system for the United States West Coast
• U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1097:  Technical implementation plan for the ShakeAlert production system: an Earthquake Early Warning system for the West Coast of the United States
• Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup: Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes: A magnitude 9.0 earthquake scenario
  (also available at: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries:  Open-File Report 13-22 and Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources:  Information Circular 116)
• California Geological Survey Special Report 115: Planning Scenario in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, California for a Great Earthquake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone
• Oregon Resilience Plan

Search the Geological Surveys Database for reports and factsheets about earthquakes in the Cascadia region.

Overarching questions addressed in this webinar include:

• How do surface water and ground water interact and what implications do these interactions have for sustainable water management?
• Are there new tools/resources/partnerships that can be used to better manage surface water and groundwater as connected resources?
• What policy limitations exist for managing water as one resource?
• Are there best practices that water management organizations can implement?

Our speakers include:

• Ken Bradbury, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey | Slides  Video
• William M. Alley, National Ground Water Association | Slides  Video
• Thomas Harter, University of California, Davis | Slides  Video

Webinar Co-Sponsors:
National Ground Water Association, Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey, Association of American State Geologists

CEU Credits

To earn CEU credits, please complete the associated on-demand GOLI course that was developed from this webinar with a grade of 70% or higher and then submit your application for CEUs. CEUs are awarded from the American Institute of Professional Geologists. To view the full list of on-demand GOLI courses, please browse the GOLI course catalog.

Resources to learn more:

•  View this webinar's Question & Answer session
• U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1139:  Ground Water and Surface Water: A Single Resource
• U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1376:  Streamflow Depletion by Wells - Understanding and Managing the Effects of Groundwater Pumping on Streamflow
• U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1766:  Groundwater Availability of the Central Valley Aquifer, California
• National Ground Water Association:  Groundwater Fundamentals
• Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey:  Water & Environment Resources
• University of Wisconsin Extension:  Water Resource Webinars
• University of California, Davis:  Groundwater Information & Educational Resources
• University of California, Davis:  Scott Valley Research

Search the Geological Surveys Database for reports and factsheets on water resources.

Our speakers include:

• Bill Ellsworth, U.S. Geological Survey | Slides   Video
• Austin Holland, Oklahoma Geological Survey | Slides   Video
• Rex Buchanan, Kansas Geological Survey | Slides   Video    Video - 2016 Update

Webinar Co-Sponsors:
Association of American State Geologists (AASG)

CEU Credits

To earn CEU credits, please complete the associated on-demand GOLI course that was developed from this webinar with a grade of 70% or higher and then submit your application for CEUs. CEUs are awarded from the American Institute of Professional Geologists. To view the full list of on-demand GOLI courses, please browse the GOLI course catalog.

Resources to learn more:

New Resources

• American Geosciences Institute webinar, State Responses to Induced Earthquakes, recorded April 2017
• Scientific American article: Drilling for Earthquakes
• U.S. Geological Survey article: Induced Earthquakes Raise Chances of Damaging Shaking in 2016
• Kansas Corporation Commission: Second Order Reducing Saltwater Injection Rates

Resources from 2015 Webinar

•  View this webinar's Question & Answer session
• Kansas Corporation Commission: Order Concerning Class II Injection Wells in Harper and Sumner counties
• Oklahoma Earthquake Summary Report 2014
• Association of American State Geologists: Fact Sheet on Induced Seismicity
• National Academies Report: Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies (2013)
• Coping with Earthquakes Induced by Fluid Injection, McGarr, A., et al., Science, 20 February 2015, v. 347, p. 830-831, doi:10.1126/science.aaa0494
• U.S. Geological Survey Report: Incorporating Induced Seismicity in the 2014 United States National Seismic Hazard Model—Results of 2014 Workshop and Sensitivity Studies
• U.S. Geological Survey Report: 2016 One-Year Seismic Hazard Forecast for the Central and Eastern United States from Induced and Natural Earthquakes
• Kansas Geological Survey:  Resources on Induced Seismicity
• Oklahoma Geological Survey: Information on Earthquakes in Oklahoma
• U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program:  Induced Earthquakes webpage

Search the Geological Surveys Database for reports and factsheets on induced seismicity.

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