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<br />uv~.... <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />administered under the Department of Civil <br />Engineering. However, we do have faculty mem- <br />bers in other departments that are working in <br />the area of ground water. For example, we have <br />Dr. Waltz in the Department of Geology, Dr. <br />Samuel Morrison in the Department of Microbiology, <br />Dr. Pember in the Department of Agronomy, as well <br />as myself and Dr. H. Morel-Seytoux in the Depart- <br />ment of civil Engineering. So we are not just a <br />civil Engineering group but a group of people <br />working in different areas. We tend to comple- <br />ment each other to solve ground water problems <br />in the state as well as on a national basis. <br /> <br />I have been called upon to give you a <br />presentation of the past, present and future <br />research that has been conducted here at Colo- <br />rado State University. Some of the research <br />has been along the theoretical and developmental <br />lines and some of the research has been in test- <br />ing with field conditions the results of our <br />theoretical and technological developments. <br />For example, we have developed techniques for <br />estimating areal recharge to a given aquifer. <br />In Qrder to test the validity of our development, <br />we used the Ogallala formation as a field exam- <br />ple. We have a report out Which is in the form <br />of a Master's thesis and it is entitled 'Distri- <br />bution of Ground Water Recharge'. This report <br />describes the areal distribution of recharge to <br />the Ogallala formation in northeastern Colorado. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Another project that we have worked on is <br />water quality, again in conjunction with Dr. <br />Morrison of the Microbiology Department, and <br />we have a report out on ground water quality in <br />the Severance Basin. This basin is located <br />about 14 miles east of Fort Collins. In this <br />we have developed techniques for analyzing <br />ground water quality problems and we have <br />applied these techniques to actual field situa- <br />tions to show that these techniques are indeed <br />applicable and can be used on a practical basis. <br /> <br />We have developed a numerical model which <br />utilizes our CDC6400 computer for predicting <br />