Case Studies to Assess Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources
July 30, 2013 – Research Triangle Park, NC

Session 1: Background Assessment and Characterization

• Update on EPA’s Retrospective Case Studies – Rick Wilkin, US EPA
• Baseline Water Quality Characterization At Four US EPA Retrospective Case Study Areas  – Tad Fox, Battelle Memorial Institute
• Evaluation of Water Quality Monitoring Programs and Statistical Analysis Tools to be Utilized in Shale Development – Uni Blake, Hometown Energy Group
• Surface Water and Stray Gas Shallow Aquifer Contamination – Avner Vengosh, Duke University
• Designing a Retrospective Hydraulic Fracturing Case Study – George Lukert, Ecology and Environment, Inc.

Session 2: Prospective Case Studies

• Update on EPA’s Prospective Case Studies – Jeanne Briskin, US EPA
• Geophysical Characterization and Borehole Geophysical Logging Tools to Aid Monitoring Well Placement and Completion – Ron Sloto, USGS
• Groundwater Monitoring for EPA Prospective Study Site – Daniel Soeder, NETL