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E. Glynn Beck

Title: Hydrogeologist, Water Resources Section
Address: Kentucky Geological Survey Western Kentucky Office                   1401 Corporate Court Henderson, KY 42420	Phone: 270.827.3414 ext. 23 Fax: 270.827.1117 E-mail: ebeck@uky.edu
Joined KGS in February 1997.

Education:
1994, B.S., Geology, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C.
1997, M.S., Geology, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C.

Research interests:

• Present and historical agricultural land-use practices and their influence on groundwater-quality throughout western Kentucky
• Groundwater-quality related to domestic well construction
• Using down-well cameras to investigate well construction and water-quality issues
• Links between groundwater quality and related health issues

Professional Organizations:
Vice-President, Indiana-Kentucky Geological Society

Community Involvement:

• President, Golfmoor Baseball Association
• Board Member, Total Life Ministries, Inc

Publications:

• William M. Andrews Jr., Steven L. Martin, Ronald C. Counts, E. Glynn Beck, Brandon C. Nuttall, James M. Durbin, Scott E. Waninger, John D. Lutz, and Kenneth E. Henn, 2006, Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology of the Lower Ohio River Valley: Mapping and Applications - Guidebook for Joint Annual Fall Field Conference of the Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists and The American Institute of Professional Geologists Kentucky Section, October 6–7, 2006, Henderson, KY, 57 p.
• Woods, T.L., Beck, E.G., Tolen-Melhop, D.T., Troiano, R., and Whitley, J.K., 2000, Geochemical tracers of groundwater movement between the Castle Hayne and associated Coastal Plain aquifers, Water Resources Institute of the University of North Carolina, Report 328, 330 p.

Agricultural Extension Publications

• Hoffman, D., Heaton, L., Henken, K., and Cocanougher, J., 2007, Do’s and don’ts of taking care of a drinking water well, [1999 publication revised by Osborne, A. and Beck, G.], University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Environmental and Natural Resource Issues Publication ENRI 200, 2 p.
• Hoffman, D., Heaton, L., Henken, K., and Cocanougher, J., 2007, Disinfecting your well water (summarized instructions), [1999 publication revised by Osborne, A. and Beck, G.], University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Environmental and Natural Resource Issues Publication ENRI 201, 2 p.
• Hoffman, D., Heaton, L., Henken, K., and Cocanougher, J., 2007, What you need to know about testing your well water, [1999 publication revised by Osborne, A. and Beck, G.], University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Environmental and Natural Resource Issues Publication ENRI 202, 2 p.
• Thom, W., Beck, E.G., and Gumbert, A., 2007, Seeing is Believing, UK Cooperative Extension DVD DEI-0083.  video 
• Beck, E.G., Dinger, J., McMeans, M., Thom, W., and Henken, K., 2005, STATUS REPORT: Bacteria and Other Contaminants in Domestic Water Wells in the Jackson Purchase Region, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Environmental and Natural Resource Issues Report ENRI 221, 6 p. 
• Beck, E.G. and Henken, Kimberly, 2004, Disinfecting Your Well Water, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Environmental and Natural Resource Issues Fact Sheet ENRI 222, 3 p.

Maps

• Generalized geologic map for land-use planning: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart Series 50, 51, 59-61, 68-71, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 83-88, 91, 105, 107, 108-113, 130, and 145.  KGS Publication Page

Abstracts

• Vendrell, P., Dozier, M., Beck, E.G., Branch, B., Dennis, S., and Kizer, M., 2007, Southern Region Down-Well Camera Team, 2007 USDA-CSREES National Water Conference Program and Abstracts, Savannah, GA, January 28- February 1, 2007.  abstract
• Kotter, D., Beck, E.G, Doss, P., Thompson, S., and Fannin, H., 2007, Environmental monitoring and assessment of the groundwater quality in Calloway County, Kentucky, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute Annual Symposium Programs and Abstracts, Lexington, KY, March 26, 2007, p. 19. abstract
• Blackketter, L.L., Fannin, H.B., Beck, E.G., and Kotter, D., 2007, Environmental monitoring and assessment of arsenic metal in groundwater samples from Ballard, Carlisle, and Graves Counties, Kentucky, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, Lexington, KY, March 26, 2007, p. 17. abstract
• Vendrell, P., Beck, E., Dozier, M., Smith, J.W., Kizer, M., Branch, B., Dennis, S., and Hodges, W., 2007, Look down inside water wells across the Southern Region, Proceedings of the ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2007 International Annual Meetings, New Orleans, LA, November 4-8, 2007. abstract
• Beck, E.G., Vendrell, P., Dozier, M., Branch, B., Dennis, S., Kizer, M., and Hodges, W., 2007, Down-well camera highlights from the Southern Region, Proceedings of the 2007 New England Private Well Water Symposium, Newport, RI, December 3-4, 2007, p. 13. abstract
• Vendrell, P, Beck, E., Dozier, M., Branch, B., Dennis, S., Kizer, M., and Hodges, W., 2007,  Southern region down-well camera team, Proceedings of the 2007 New England Private Well Water Symposium, Newport, RI, December 3-4, 2007, p. 44. abstract
• Blackketter, L.L., Fannin, H.B., Beck, E.G., and Kotter, D., 2007, Determination of selected inorganic anions as an indicator of groundwater quality in Hickman County, Kentucky, Proceedings of the 13th Annual Kentucky EPSCOR Conference, Lexington, KY, October 2, 2007.
• Blue, L.Y., Bird, K.N., Beck, E.G., Atwood, D.A., 2007, Mobility of arsenic and trace contaminant metals in poultry litter amended agricultural soils, Proceedings of the 13th Annual Kentucky EPSCOR Conference, Lexington, KY, October 2, 2007.
• Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., and Kotter, D.L., 2007, The influence of water well construction and land use on rural drinking water supplies in the Jackson Purchase Region, Kentucky, Concurrent Session Proceedings of the 2007 USDA CSREES Southern Region Water Quality Conference, Fayetteville, AR, October 15-18, 2007, p. 11.
• Vendrell, P., Beck, E., Dozier, M., Branch, B., Dennis, S., Kizer, M., and Hodge, W., 2007, Look down inside water wells across the Southern Region, Concurrent Session Proceedings of the 2007 USDA CSREES Southern Region Water Quality Conference, Fayetteville, AR, October 15-18, 2007, p. 12.
• Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., Grove, J.H., and Pena-Yewtukhiw, E., 2007, Groundwater contamination associated with abandoned animal feedlots in western Kentucky, Poster Proceedings of the 2007 USDA CSREES Southern Region Water Quality Conference, Fayetteville, AR, October 15-18, 2007, p. 9.  
• Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.C., and Inkenbrandt, P.C., 2006, Summary of Groundwater-Quality Data in the Jackson Purchase Region, Kentucky, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, Lexington, KY, p. 11-12. abstract
• Inkenbrandt, P.C, Beck, E.G., and Dinger, J.C., 2006, Groundwater-Quality Assessment and Shallow Aquifer Model of Calloway County, Kentucky, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Programs and Abstracts, Lexington, KY, p. 13-14. abstract
• Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., McMeans, M., 2005, Groundwater-quality comparisons between bored and drilled wells in the Jackson Purchase Region, Kentucky, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, Lexington, KY, March 3, 2005.
• Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., McMeans, M., 2005, Using a bromide tracer to determine if groundwater quality in the Jackson Purchase Region, Kentucky, is influenced by well construction, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, Lexington, KY, March 3, 2005.
• McMeans, M., Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., 2005, Groundwater quality and distribution of domestic water wells sampled in the Jackson Purchase Region, Kentucky, between 1998 and 2004, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, Lexington, KY, March 3, 2005.
• Compton, S.J., Beck, E.G., and Dinger, J.S., 2003, Occurrence of Nitrate-Nitrogen and Pesticides in Groundwater in the Jackson Purchase Area, Kentucky, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, Lexington, Kentucky, February 20th, p. 53.
• Beck, E.G., Compton, S., Dinger, J., Pena-Yewtukhiw, E., and Grove, J., 2003, Assessment and remediation of impacts from abandoned animal operations on groundwater in Western Kentucky, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, Lexington, Kentucky, February 20th, p. 39.
• Beck, E.G., Compton, S.J., Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., and Grove, J.H., 2003, Impact of abandoned animal operations on groundwater, American Water Resources Association Spring Specialty Meeting: Agricultural Hydrology and Water Quality Program and Abstracts Kansas City, MO, May 12th-14th.
• Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., Compton, S.J., 2003, Nitrate-Nitrogen and pesticides in groundwater in the Jackson Purchase Area, Kentucky, GSA Annual Meeting [abstracts and proceedings on CD], Seattle, WA.
• Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Grove, J.H., Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., and Counts, R.C., 2001, Assessing the spatial probability of water-saturated subsoil and the remaining remediation area for a nitrate contaminated farmstead”, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, p. 71.
• Beck, E.G., Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Grove, J.H., and Counts, R.C., 2001, “Using geostatistical modeling to determine the best remediation plan for an abandoned feedlot, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, North Central Section Meeting, Bloomington-Normal, IL, v. 33, no. 4, p. 15.
• Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Grove, J.H., Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., 2001, Site-specific approach to define the nitrate point source contaminating a domestic well, SSSA Annual Meeting, Agronomy Abstracts 93: (on CD-ROM), Charlotte, NC.
• Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Grove, J.H., Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., and Counts, R.C., 2001, The site specific approach and environmental quality: Distribution of nitrate in deep soil layers and assessment of the area for remediation in a nitrate contaminated farmstead in western Kentucky, USA, Third European Conference on Precision Agriculture, [abs], Montpellier, France, p. 56.
• Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., Fields, P., Taraba, J.L., and Grove, J.H., 2000, Assessment of potential nitrate and pesticide impacts on bedrock aquifers in upland agricultural settings of the Western Kentucky Coal Field, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, p. 1.
• E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, J.H. Grove, J.S. Dinger, E.G. Beck, P. Fields, and J.L. Taraba, 2000, Nonparametric geostatistics to characterize the probabilistic spatial distribution of perched water, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, p. 3.
• Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Grove, J.H., and Beck, E.G., 2000, Nonparametric geostatistics/probabilistic sourcing of nitrate to a contaminated well,  Proceedings for the 5th International Conference of Precision Agriculture and other resource management, July 16th-19th, Bloomington, MN.
• Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Grove, J.H., and Beck, E.G., 2000, Non-parametric geostatistics to assess the spatially probabilistic of water-saturated subsoil and the remediation area in a nitrate contaminated farmstead, [abs], SSSA Annual Meeting, November 5th – 10th, Minneapolis, MN.
• Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Kiger, C.E., Grove, J.H., and Beck, E.G., 2000, Non-parametric geostatistics to assess the spatially probabilistic of water-saturated subsoil and the remediation area in a nitrate contaminated farmstead, [abs], University of Kentucky GIS Day, November 15th, Lexington, KY.
• Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Grove, J.H., Dinger, J.S., Beck, E.G., Conrad, P.G., Taraba, J.L., and Secrist, G.L., 1999, Spatial characterization of a feedlot source for a nitrate contaminated well, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, p.23.
• Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Grove, J.H., Karathanasis, A.D., Dinger, J.S., Taraba, J.L., and Beck, E.G., 1999, Chemical and textural characterization of a regolith (loess) overlying a nitrate contaminated sandstone aquifer, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, [abs.], October 31st – November 4th, Salt Lake City, UT.
• Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., Taraba, J.L., and Grove, J.H., 1998, Assessment of potential nitrate and pesticide impacts on bedrock aquifers in upland agricultural settings of the Western Kentucky Coal Field, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, Charleston, WV, v. 30, no. 4, p. 3.
• Beck, E.G., and Woods, T.L., 1998, Ground-water geochemistry of the Upper Castle Hayne Aquifer in the North Carolina Coastal Plain, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, Charleston, WV, v. 30, no. 4, p. 3.
• Soaper, R.C., Williams, D.A., and Beck, E.G., 1998, Henderson quadrangle environmental atlas, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, Charleston, WV, v. 30, no. 4, p. 60.
• Beck, E.G., Conrad, P.G., Dinger, J.S., Taraba, J.L., and Grove, J.H., 1998, Assessment of potential nitrate and pesticide impacts on bedrock aquifers in upland agricultural settings of the Western Kentucky Coal Field, Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium Program and Abstracts, p. 3.
• Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Grove, J.H., Dinger, J.S., Beck, E.G., Conrad, P.G., Taraba, J.L., and Secrist, G.L., 1998, Geostatistical characterization of the nitrate generation potential of an old feedlot, American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, [abs.], p.349.
• Beck, E.G., 1997, Groundwater geochemistry of the Castle Hayne Aquifer System in the Southeastern Coastal Plain of North Carolina, East Carolina University Third Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, [abs.], Greenville, NC, p. 18.
• Beck E.G., and Woods, T.L., 1996, Groundwater geochemistry of the Castle Hayne Aquifer System in the Southeastern Coastal Plain of North Carolina, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 28, no. 7, p. 353.