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Elizabeth (Liddi) Brinck Meredith

Elizabeth


Hydrogeologist—Professor
Phone: (406) 496-4599
Email: emeredith@mtech.edu


  • Outreach & Presentations
  • Publications
Date Citation
10/5/2018 Meredith, E., 2018, Monitoring Water Around Energy: Presented at the MUS Roadshow at Aaniih Nakoda College, Harlem, Montana, October 5, 2018.
10/5/2018 Meredith, E., 2018, Monitoring Water Around Energy: Presented at the MUS Roadshow at the Lodge Room at Great Northern Hotel, Malta, Montana, October 5, 2018.
10/5/2018 Meredith, E., 2018, Monitoring Water Around Energy: Presented at the MUS Roadshow in Lewistown, Montana, October 5, 2018.
10/4/2018 Meredith, E., 2018, Monitoring Water Around Energy: Presented at the MUS Roadshow at Hensler Auditorium, MSU-Northern, Havre, Montana, October 4, 2018.
10/4/2018 Meredith, E., 2018, Monitoring Water Around Energy: Presented at the MUS Roadshow at Pondera Senior Center, Conrad, Montana, October 4, 2018.
10/4/2018 Meredith, E., 2018, Monitoring Water Around Energy: Presented at the MUS Roadshow at Shelby High School, Shelby, Montana, October 4, 2018.
10/3/2018 Meredith, E., 2018, Monitoring Water Around Energy: Presented at the MUS Roadshow at Great Falls College, Great Falls, Montana, October 3, 2018.
12/12/2017 Meredith, E., and Kuzara, S., 2017, Irrigation and Groundwater: How Irrigation Supports Recharge and Interacts with the Quality of Groundwater: Presented at the Musselshell Water User Coalition, Roundup, Montana, December 12, 2017.
10/20/2017 Meredith, E., 2017, Characterizing Water Resources Around Oil and Gas Development: Presented at the American Water Resources Association, Montana Section 2017 Conference, Helena, Montana, October 20, 2017.
3/23/2017 Meredith, E., 2017, Battling Natural Hazards with LiDAR: MBMG Annual Research Meeting, Butte, Montana, March 23, 2017.
10/12/2016 Meredith, E.L., 2016, Groundwater Model Results in the Bighorn Valley: Presented at the Montana American Water Resources Association Conference, Fairmont, Montana, October 12-14, 2016.
7/7/2016 Meredith, E.L., 2016, Presented to the Big Horn Conservation District, Hardin, Montana, July 7, 2016.
6/21/2016 Meredith, E.L., 2016, Presented to the Lower Musselshell Conservation District, Roundup, Montana, June 21, 2016.
4/21/2016 Meredith, E.L., 2016, Presented to the Lower Musselshell Conservation District, Roundup, Montana, April 21, 2016.
3/30/2016 Meredith, E.L., 2016, Energy and Groundwater: Presented to the Montana Energy Summit 2016, Billings, Montana, March 30, 2016.
9/30/2015 Meredith, E.L., 2015, Coal and Coalbed Methane in Montana: Past, Present, and Future: Public Lecture Series, Paper 48, September 30, 2015.
9/1/2015 Meredith, E.L., 2015, Montana Coal Industry: Presented to the Energy Conference, Butte, Montana, September 2015.
6/1/2015 Meredith, E.L., 2015, Presented to the DNRC/BLM Technical Advisory Committee, Billing, Montana, June 2015.
10/1/2014 Meredith, E.L., 2014, Presented at the WWiSE Symposium, Laramie, Wyoming, October 2014.
7/1/2014 Meredith, E.L., 2014, Presented to the Ohio University Field Camp, Red Lodge, Montana, July 2014.
3/18/2014 Meredith, E.L., 2014, Presented at the Carbon Conservation District, Joliet, Montana, March 18, 2014.
3/6/2014 Meredith, E.L., 2014, Presented at the Big Horn Conservation District, Hardin, Montana, March 6, 2014.
8/9/2013 Meredith, E., 2013, Recommendations for Establishing Groundwater Monitoring: Presented to the Australian CSG (CBM) Group, Sheridan, Wyoming, August 9, 2013.
8/8/2013 Wheaton, J., and Meredith, E.L., 2013, The Importance of Long-Term Monitoring Around Energy Development-Lessons Learned About the Value of Water Monitoring Around Coalbed Methane Development in Southeastern Montana: Presented to the Toowomba and Surat Basin Enterprise Tour (Australian), Sheridan, Wyoming, August 8, 2013.
8/5/2013 Meredith, E.L., 2013, Using Light Stable Isotopes in Research: Presented at Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana, August 5, 2013.
6/6/2013 Meredith, E.L., 2013, Presented at the Otter Creek TMDL Advisory Council Meeting, Ashland, Montana, June 6, 2013.
4/9/2013 Meredith, E.L., 2013, GWIP Proposed Scope of Work: Presented to the BLM Coalbed Methane Technical Advisory Committee, Billings, Montana, April 9, 2013.
7/31/2012 Meredith, E., 2012, Coal Development – Groundwater Monitoring Program for Coal Mines and Coalbed Methane: Groundwater and Energy Conference, MBMG and Montana Watershed Coordination Council, Butte, Montana, July 31, 2012.
10/7/2011 Meredith, E.L., 2011, Identification and Quantification of Baseflow Using Carbon Isotopes: Presented at 2011 Annual Meeting, Montana Chapter, American Water Resources Association Conference, Great Falls, Montana, October 7, 2011.
3/1/2010 Meredith, E.L., 2010, CBM Monitoring Results: Presented at the Produced Water Conference, Laramie, Wyoming, March 2010.
Meredith, E.L., 2008, Ground Water Study: Presented to the Northern Big Horn Valley.
Meredith, E.L., 2008, Introduction to CBM: Presented to the Montana Association of Conservation Districts.
Meredith, E.L., 2008, Presented to the Residents of Big Horn County at the Hardin 4-H Fair and Farmer, Hardin, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2008, Using Strontium Isotopes in Environmental Studies: Presented at the MBMG Seminar Series, Butte, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2009, Presented to the Interagency Working Group (BLM), Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2009, Presented to the Stillwater Conservation District, Absarokee, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2010, Presented to the Big Horn Conservation District, Hardin, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2010, Presented to the BLM Coalbed Methane Group, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2010, Presented to the BLM Coalbed Methane Group, Miles City, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2010, Presented to the Custer County Conservation District, Miles City, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2010, Presented to the Interagency Working Group (BLM), Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2010, Presented to the Landowner Group, Moorhead, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2010, Presented to the Montana Board of Oil and Gas, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2010, Presented to the Northern Cheyenne Natural Resources Department, Lame Deer, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2010, Presented to the Powder River Conservation District, Broadus, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2010, Presented to the Stillwater Conservation District and Public, Absarokee, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2010, Presented to the Yellowstone Compact Commission, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2011, Presented at the Hysham High School, Hysham, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2011, Presented at the Little Beaver Conservation District, Bake, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2011, Presented to the BLM Coalbed Methane Technical Advisory Committee, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2011, Presented to the Environmental Studies Class at MSUB, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2011, Presented to the USFS Staff at the Ashland Ranger District, Ashland, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2012, Presented at the Big Horn Conservation District, Hardin, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2012, Presented at the Carbon Conservation District, Joliet, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2012, Presented at the Hysham High School, Hysham, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2012, Presented at the Stillwater Conservation District, Columbus, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2012, Presented at the USFS Ashland Ranger District, Ashland, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2012, Presented to the Cascade County Commission.
Meredith, E.L., 2012, Presented to the DRNC/BLM Coalbed Methane Technical Advisory Committee, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2012, Presented to the Wetland Council, Lewiston, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2012, Presented to the Wetland Council, Lewistown, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2012, Presented to the Yellowstone Compact Commission, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2012, Yellowstone River Watershed Compact Technical Group Meeting, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2013, Presented at the Big Horn Conservation District, Hardin, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2013, Presented at the Carbon Conservation District, Joliet, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2013, Presented at the Stillwater Conservation District, Columbus, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2013, Presented to the Cascade County Commission, Great Falls, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2013, Yellowstone River Watershed Compact Technical Group Meeting, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2014, Presented at CBMPA on In-Situ Uranium Mining, Hysham, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2014, Presented at Ohio University Field Camp, Red Lodge, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2014, Presented to the BLM Coalbed Methane Technical Advisory Committee, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2014, Presented to the GWIP/GWAP Steering Committee, Butte, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2014, Presented to the Salish-Kootenai College by Video Link.
Meredith, E.L., 2014, Presented to the Yellowstone River Compact Commission, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2015, Presented to the BLM Representatives Billings/Miles City, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2016, Technical Presentation to DNRC/BLM Technical Advisory Committee, Billings, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2016, Technical Presentation to NRCS/Coors/Western Sugar Cooperative, Huntley, Montana.
Meredith, E.L., 2016, Technical Presentation to Senator Daines/Congressman Zinke Energy Conference, Billings, Montana.
Year Citation
2023 Meredith, E., and Kuzara, S., 2023, Sources of salinity to the Musselshell River, Musselshell County, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Report of Investigation 35, 35 p.
2023 Meredith, E., Smith, M., and Kuzara, S., 2023, Sources of salinity to the Musselshell River: Executive summary: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Information Pamphlet 15, 4 p.
2023 Yiyen, G., Duck, K.V., Meredith, E.L., and Walker, R.A., 2023, Accurately determining groundwater sulfate concentrations from reclaimed landscapes with conductometric titrations, ACS ES&T Water, v. 3, no. 8, p. 2544-2550, DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00126
2022 Meredith, E., and Sasse, D., 2022, Dissolved methane in Powder River Basin groundwater: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 748, 13 p.
2019 Meredith, E., 2019, A Recommended Organic Analyte Sample Set for Groundwater Sampling Around Oil and Gas Development: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Report of Investigation 26, 28 p., Butte, Montana, 2019.
2019 Meredith, E., and Blais, N., 2019, Quantifying Irrigation Recharge Sources Using Groundwater Modeling: Agricultural Water Management, v. 214, p. 9-16.
2019 Meredith, E., Wheaton, J., Kuzara, S., and Bierbach, S., 2019, 2018 Annual Coalbed-Methane Regional Groundwater Monitoring Report: Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 719, 1 sheet, Butte, Montana, 2019.
2018 Meredith, E., and Kuzara, S., 2018, Water resource sampling in areas of oil and gas development: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 702, 48 p.
2018 Meredith, E., Bierbach, S., Wheaton, J., Kuzara, S., and Blais, N., 2018, 2017 Annual coalbed-methane regional groundwater monitoring report: Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 707, 1 sheet.
2017 Kuzara, S., Bierbach, S., and Meredith, E., 2017, 2016 annual coalbed-methane regional groundwater monitoring report: Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 694, 1 sheet.
2017 Meredith, E., Brown, A., and Bierbach. S., 2017, Groundwater sampling around oil and gas development: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Information Pamphlet 10, 6 p.
2016 Kuzara, S., Meredith, E., Wheaton, J., Bierbach, S., Sasse, D., 2016, 2015 Annual coalbed-methane regional groundwater monitoring report, Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 679, 96 p., 3 sheets.
2016 Meredith, E., and Schwartz, C., 2016, Synoptic groundwater sampling on the Ashland Ranger District: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 670, 52 p.
2016 Meredith, E.L., 2016, Coal Aquifer Contribution to Streams in the Powder River Basin, Montana: Journal of Hydrology 537, March 2016, p. 130-137.
2016 Olson, J., Kuzara, S., and Meredith, E., 2016, Groundwater resources of the Livingston and lower Shields River Valley areas, Park County, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 680, 86 p.
2015 Meredith, E., and Kuzara, S., 2015, 2014 Annual coalbed-methane regional groundwater monitoring report: Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 658, 84 p., 6 sheets.
2014 Meredith, E., and Kuzara, S., 2014, 2013 Annual coalbed-methane regional groundwater monitoring report: Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 651, 89 p., 6 sheets.
2013 Meredith, E., and Kuzara, S., 2013, 2012 Annual coalbed-methane regional groundwater monitoring report: Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 631, 90 p., 6 sheets.
2013 Wheaton, J., Meredith, E., and Rose, J., 2013, Spring and stream water quality, Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 640, 54 p.
2012 E. Meredith, S. Kuzara, J. Wheaton, S. Bierbach, T. Donato, C. Schwartz, 2012, 2011 Annual coalbed-methane regional groundwater monitoring report: Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 614, 78 p., 6 sheets.
2012 Kuzara, S., Meredith, E., and Gunderson, P., 2012, Aquifers and Streams of the Stillwater-Rosebud Watersheds: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 611, 130 p.
2012 Meredith, E., Wheaton, J., and Kuzara, S., 2012, Coalbed-methane basics: Ten years of lessons from the Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Information Pamphlet 6, 29 p.
2012 Meredith, E.L., and Kuzara, S.L., 2012, Identification and Quantification of Base Flow Using Carbon Isotopes: Groundwater, v. 50, no. 6, p. 959-965.
2011 Frost, C.D., Brinck, E.L., Mailloux, J., Sharma, S., Campbell, C.E., Carter, S.A., and Pearson, B.N., 2011, Chapter 5 - Innovative Approaches For Tracing Water Co-Produced With Coalbed Natural Gas: Applications of Strontium and Carbon Isotopes of Produced Water in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana (invited): in Reddy, K.J., eds. Coalbed Methane: Energy and Environment, Nova Science Publishers, New York, 511 p.
2011 Meredith, E. Bierbach, S., and Johnson, L., 2011, Coalbed Methane: The role of the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Information Pamphlet 7, 4 p.
2011 Meredith, E., and Wheaton, J., 2011, Salt cedar and russian olive in Treasure County, Montana: Transpiration rates and soil salt concentrations: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Report of Investigation 21, 78 p.
2011 Meredith, E., Kuzara, S., Wheaton, J.R., Bierbach, S., Chandler, K., Donato, T., Gunderson, J., and Schwartz, C., 2011, 2010 Annual coalbed-methane regional groundwater monitoring report: Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 600, 130 p., 6 sheets.
2010 Frost, C.D., Brinck, E.L., Mailloux, J., Sharma, S., Campbell, C.E., Carter, S.A., and Pearson, B.N., 2010, Innovative Approaches for Tracing Water Co-Produced with Coalbed Natural Gas: Applications of Strontium and Carbon Isotopes of Produced Water in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana: in press in Coalbed Natural Gas: Energy and Environment, Nova Publishers.
2010 Meredith, E., 2010, Baseline groundwater evaluation near a proposed in situ leach uranium mine in Carter County, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 595, 18 p.
2009 Brinck, E.L., and Frost, C.D., 2009, Evaluation of Amendments Used to Prevent Sodification of Irrigated Fields: Applied Geochemistry v. 24, no.11, p. 2113-2122.
2009 Meredith, E., Wheaton J., Kuzara, S., and Donato,.T., 2009, 2008 Water year annual coalbed-methane regional ground-water monitoring report: Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 578, 99 p., 2 sheets.
2009 Meredith, E., Wheaton, J., Kuzara, S., Bierbach, S., and Schwartz. C., 2009, 2009 Annual coalbed-methane regional groundwater monitoring report: Powder River Basin, Montana: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 591, 94 p., 6 sheets.
2009 Meredith, E.L., Wheaton. J.R., and Kuzara, S.L., 2009, Hydrogeology of the northern Bighorn River Valley: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 588, 45 p., 3 sheets.
2008 Brinck, E.L., Drever, J.I., and Frost, C.D., 2008, The Geochemical Evolution of Water Coproduced With Coalbed Natural Gas in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming: Environmental Geochemistry, 15(4), p. 153-171.
2008 Wheaton, J.J., Reddish-Kuzara, S., Meredith, E., and Donato, T. A. , 2008, 2007 Annual coalbed-methane regional ground-water monitoring report: Northern portion of the Powder River Basin: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 576, 99 p., 6 sheets.
2007 Brinck, E.L., and Frost, C.D., 2007, Detecting Infiltration and Impacts of Introduced Water Using Strontium Isotopes: Ground Water, v. 45, p. 554-568.
2007 Meredith, E.L., and Frost, C.D., 2007, Using Strontium Isotopes to Evaluate CBNG Irrigation Amendments1: Paper was Presented at the 2007 National Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Gillette, WY, 30 Years of SMCRA and Beyond, June 2-7, 2007, Barnhisel, R.I., eds., Published by ASMR, 3134 Montavesta Rd., Lexington, KY 40502, p. 87-94.
2007 Wheaton, J., Bobst, A.L., and Brinck, E.L., 2007, Considerations for Evaluating Coalbed Methane Infiltration Pond Sites Based on Site Studies in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming: in Barnhisel, R., eds.,Joint Conference of the 24th Annual Meetings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, June 2-7, 2007, Gillette, Wyoming, 980 p.
2005 Frost, C.D., and Brinck, E.L., 2005, Strontium Isotopic Tracing of the Effects of Coal Bed Natural Gas (CBNG) Development on Shallow and Deep Groundwater Systems in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, in M. Zoback, eds., Western Resources Project Final Report – Produced Groundwater Associated with Coalbed Natural Gas Production in the Powder River Basin: Laramie, Wyoming, Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations 55, p. 93-107.