2018 Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference

Conference: April 19, 2018 
Field trips: April 20, 2018 

Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
444 Mt. Rushmore Road 
Rapid City, South Dakota

Featuring:

• The John T. Loucks Distinguished Lecture --Jeff Crockett, City of Rapid City Water Superintendent, "Colorado Springs Utilities Water Treatment Section Response to the Waldo Canyon Fire"

• Student Poster Contest
• Poster Session & Evening Social with FREE refreshments
• Open to students/general public at no charge
• Choice of FREE field seminars/trips on April 20 for conference attendees - details forthcoming

Organized by:

• National Weather Service

• RESPEC Consulting & Services

• South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources

• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

• U.S. Geological Survey

• West Dakota Water Development District

Press Release for 2018 Conference

Call for Speakers - Closed - download instructions

Call for Posters - Closed - download instructions 

Congratulations to our 2018 student poster contest winners: 

• 1st place - Navanietha Krishnaraj
• 2nd place - Fleford Redoloza
• 3rd place (tie) - Michaela Halvorson and Gorky Dutt

Call for Vendors - Closed - download registration form 

Accommodations- No rooms have been reserved at any hotels for this conference. Four hotels closest to the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center are given in alphabetic order:

• Adoba Hotel (605-348-8300) at 445 Mt. Rushmore Road.

• Alex Johnson Hotel (605-342-1210) at 523 6th Street.

• Howard Johnson Express Inn & Suites (605-737-4656) at 950 North Street.

• Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn (605-348-4000) at 505 N. 5th Street and is next door to the Civic Center.

Registration - Download Form

2018 Program - Tentative Program - last updated April 6, 2018

2018 Field Trip Information -  Download registration form - The following field trip options are available (more details on registration form):

• Tour of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology campus and laboratories
• Rapid Creek in-stream fish habitat improvement projects (FULL!)
• Jewel Cave National Park geology tour (FULL!)
• Orchard Meadows Subdivision drainage improvements

2018 Program and Abstract book