43rd Annual Indiana Water Resources Association Symposium
November 7, 2024 at MADE@Plainfield, Plainfield, Indiana

You may download the Symposium agenda here: SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

You may download the abstracts for the Symposium presentations here: SYMPOSIUM ABSTRACTS

Symposium Highlights!

• Dr. Jack Wittman of INTERA gave a keynote presentation of the 10-year update of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Water Policy and Planning report.
• Professor Eliza Brown (DePauw University), a composer, introduced their significant piece of music based on field recordings taken along Big Walnut Creek (Putnam County, Indiana), which will be premiered at DePauw University next May.
• 100 attendees were present, including 10 oral presentations and a dozen scientific poster presentations.
• Yu Peng (IU-Indianapolis) and Maddie Milharcic (Purdue University) were awarded best student presentation awards after a lively poster session.
• This year, Scott Morlock (U.S. Geological Survey) and Harold Templin (Indiana Department of Environmental Management) were posthumously awarded the Bechert Award for lifetime achievement in water resources.
• The business meeting following symposium resulted in the election of the 2025 IWRA Board:
  • President: Garth Lindner, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water
  • President-elect (2026): Aubrey Bunch, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Secretary: Ginger Davis, Indiana Geological and Water Survey
  • Treasurer: Joe Schmees, The Nature Conservancy

Thank you to our sponsors:

With the new year comes the opportunity to begin or renew your membership in the Indiana Water Resources Association. Indiana Water Resources Association (IWRA) is a scientific and educational not-for-profit organization established to encourage interdisciplinary communication among persons working in all aspects of water resources. Dues for the calendar year are $30.00 for a regular member and $10.00 for a student member. To use this online payment option, payment processing fees will be added. A voluntary contribution to the IWRA Student Scholarship Fund also may be made.

Questions concerning memberships may be directed to Joe Schmees (jschmees@gmail.com) or Sally Letsinger (sletsing@iu.edu)

If you would like to pay (join or renew) your 2023 Indiana Water Resources Association Membership fees online, you may do so here: https://iwra_membership.eventbrite.com. The annual regular membership fee is $34.00, ($30.00 plus a $4.00 fee to process the payment online). A student membership is $10 (online payment fees waived).

Checks are still happily accepted (and with no additional fees). Mail this form and your check to the address on the form.

Either method of joining the IWRA or renewing your 2024 membership allows the opportunity for a tax-deductible donation to the IWRA Student Scholarship Fund, which supports attendance and presentations by students at our Spring symposium. Please be generous!

Thank you for your support of the Indiana Water Resources Association!

IWRA Membership Committee

Several colleagues were recognized at this year’s Indiana Water Resources Association symposium for their contributions to the profession. To read about this year’s award winners and their accomplishments: http://www.iwra.info/2023/IWRA 2023 Awards Summary.pdf

Bechert Award: Randy Bayless, U.S. Geological Survey

Outstanding achievement awards:

Outstanding student presentation awards:

• Karthik B. Shivaram; Purdue University – for the poster on “Algal-bacterial consortia to treat high-strength shell egg processing wastewater”
• Dongseok Yang; Purdue University – for the presentation on “Eco-intensification using recycled drainage water for fertigation”