KELLY L. WARNER
Hydrologist

EDUCATION

University of Illinois
PhD (2001-present)

Northern Illinois University
Department of Geology
M.S. 1986 (Major-Stratigraphy and Geomorphology)
Thesis: Paleogeography and Lithofacies Study of the Crazy Hollow Formation in Central Utah

Knox College
Department of Geology
B.S. 1982 (Major-Geology)

CURRENT PROJECTS
Regional water-quality assessment of the glacial, Cambrian-Ordovician, and New England Crystalline aquifers - NAWQA principal aquifer coordinator

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

PUBLICATIONS

Warner, K.L. and Arnold, T.L., 2006, Can we predict probability of nitrate concentrations in private wells in the glacial aquifer system?: Geological Society of America, Program and Abstracts 187-8, Annual Meeting, October 22-25, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Warner, K.L., and Arnold, T.L., 2006, Nutrients in ground water from private, public-supply, and monitoring wells open to the glacial aquifer system, United States: National Water-Quality Monitoring Council, Monitoring Networks--Connecting for Clean Water, 2006 National Monitoring Conference Proceedings, San Jose, California, May 7-11, 2006.

Arnold, T.L., and Warner, K.L., 2006, Optimizing a monitoring network using water quality and environmental factors in the glacial aquifer system, United States: National Water-Quality Monitoring Council, Monitoring Networks--Connecting for Clean Water, 2006 National Monitoring Conference Proceedings, San Jose, California, May 7-11, 2006.

Groschen, G.E., Arnold, T.L., and Warner, K.L., 2006, Can we distinguish regional from local variations in trace-element concentration in the glacial aquifer system?: National Water-Quality Monitoring Council, Monitoring Networks--Connecting for Clean Water, 2006 National Monitoring Conference Proceedings, San Jose, California, May 7-11, 2006.

Warner, K.L., 2005, Water quality of the glacial aquifer system, United States--an emphasis on nutrient concentrations in domestic supplies: Iowa Groundwater Quarterly, Winter 2006 issue, p.

Warner, K.L., and Arnold,T.L., 2005, Framework for regional synthesis of water-quality data for the glacial aquifer system in the United States, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5223.

Warner, K.L., and Arnold, T.A., 2005, Nutrients in ground water used for drinking water in the glacial aquifer system-United States: Midwest Ground Water Conference, Nov. 1-3, Urbana, Illinois

Arnold, T.A., Warner, K.L., Groschen, G.E., and Kalkhoff, S. J., 2005, Hydrochemical regions of similar water quality in the glacial aquifer-northern United States: National Ground Water Association, The Abstract Book of the 2005 Ground Water Summit Program, April 17-20, San Antonio, TX, p. 91

Warner, K.L., and Arnold, T.L., 2005, Regional water quality in the glacial aquifer system: Abstract and posters, U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Region Ground-water Specialists Meeting, Feb. 8-10, Annapolis, MD.

Mehnert, E., Wehrmann, H.A., Warner, K.L., Hackley, K.C., Holm, T.R., Larson, T.H., Roadcap, G.S., Panno, S.V., Wilson, S.D., and Pugin, A., 2004, The Mahomet Aquifer--recent advances in our knowledge: Illinois State Geological Survey Open File Series 2004-16, 19 p.

Warner, Kelly, 2004, A regional study of the ground-water quality in the glacial-deposit aquifer system of the United States: Illinois Water 2004 Proceedings, October 13-14, 2004, Urbana, IL., p. 21

Warner, K.L., Wehrmann, A., and Mehnert, E., 2004, Mahomet Aquifer Consortium--scientific direction and plans: Illinois Water 2004 Proceedings, October 13-14, 2004, Urbana, IL., p. 258

Groschen, G.E., Arnold, T.L., Harris, M.S., Dupre, D.H., Fitzpatrick, F.A., Scudder, B.C., Morrow, W.S., Terrio, P.J., Warner, K.L., and Murphy, E.A., 2004, Water Quality in the Upper Illinois River Basin, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin 1999-2001: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1230, 32 p.

Warner, K.L., Groschen, G.E., and Morrow, W.S., 2003, Ground water undergoes chemical changes within 20 years after recharge in the glacial and alluvial aquifer system: Geological Society of America, Program with Abstracts, 235-14, November, 2004, Seattle Washington.

Warner, K.L., Martin, A.M., Jr., and Arnold, T.L., 2003, Arsenic in Illinois ground water--community and private supplies: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4103, 12 p. View Report

Mills, P.C., Warner, K.L., and Sharpe, J.B., 2003, Herbicides in ground water--we've got data in Illinois: American Water Resources Association specialty conference on Agricultural Hydrology and Water Quality Proceedings, May 12-14, Kansas City Missouri.

Warner, K.L., 2003, Regional design for monitoring ground-water quality in the glacial-deposit aquifer system of the United States: Illinois Groundwater Association, 2003 Spring Meeting, Agenda and abstracts, p. 3, Batavia, IL

Warner, K.L. and Lapham, W., 2002, Design for monitoring ground-water quality in the glacial deposit aquifers of the U.S.: National Monitoring Conference 2002 Abstracts and Program, National Water Quality Monitoring Council, May 19-23, Madison, Wisconsin, abstract #4, p. 23.

Weiss, M. P. and K. Norton Warner, 2001, The Crazy Hollow Formation (Eocene) of Central Utah: Journal of BYU Geology Studies, v. 46 p. 143-161.

Arnold, T.L., and Warner, K.L., 2001, Creating a multi-state database from well construction records-- Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin: 2001 Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers Annual Meeting and Conference, December 7-9, 2001, Nashville, Tennessee, p. 31-32.

Warner, K. L., 2001, Arsenic in glacial drift aquifers and the implication for drinking water--lower Illinois River Basin: Ground Water, v. 39, n. 3, p. 433-442.

Arnold, T. L., Friedel, M.J., and Warner, K.L., 2001, Hydrogeologic inventory of the upper Illinois River Basin--creating a large data base from well construction records: Geological Models for Groundwater Flow Modeling, Workshop Extended Abstracts, North-Central Geological Society of America, April, 2001, Illinois State Geological Survey Open file Series 2001-1, p. 1-3.

Warner, K.L., 2000, Analysis of nutrients, selected inorganic constituents, and trace elements in water from Illinois community-supply wells, 1984-91: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 99-4152, 47 p.

Warner, K.L., Terrio, P., King, R., Groschen, G., Arnold, T., Morrow, W.S., Friedel, M., and Harris, M.A., 2000, Potential drinking water concerns in ground and surface water in the Illinois River Basin--U.S. Geological Survey perspective from the National Water-Quality Assessment: Proceedings of Illinois Water Supplies--Is the Well Running Dry, July 18-20, 2000, Chicago, Il, 2 p.

Sharpe, J.B. (executive producer), and Warner, K.L.(producer), 2000, Earth Science Careers--Not Just Rock, U.S. Geological Survey video: Urbana, Illinois, 15 minutes.

Warner, Kelly L., 1999, Arsenic and arsenite in deep glacial drift aquifers--Lower Illinois River Basin: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, no. 7, p. A-219.

Morrow, W.S. and Warner, K.L., 1999, Selected water-quality analyses from glacial-drift aquifers of the lower Illinois River Basin: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, no. 5, p. A-61.

Sharpe, J.B., and Warner, K.L., 1999, Outreach at the U.S. Geological Survey with an emphasis on water education: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, no. 5, p. A-71.

Warner, K.L., and Mills, P.C., 1999, USGS outreach in water education: in Proceedings of Illinois Water '98, Urbana, Ill., November 16-17, 1998, 1 p.

Warner, Kelly L., 1998, Water-quality assessment of the Lower Illinois River Basin—environmental setting: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4165, 50 p.

Warner, Kelly L. and Morrow, W.S., 1997, Arsenic and uranium in glacial aquifers in the Lower Illinois River Basin: Geological Society of America, Abstracts and Programs, v. 29, no. 6, October 1997

Warner, K.L., Morrow, W.S., and Fazio, D.J., 1997, Lower Illinois River Basin Ground-Water Quality Studies: abstract of poster presented at 1997 Governor's Conference on the Management of the Illinois River System, October 7-9, Peoria, Illinois.

M. Harris, K.L. Warner and G.E. Groschen, 1995, Design of water-quality sampling network for the lower Illinois River Basin: Illinois River Conference Proceedings,

K.L. Warner, 1995, National Water-Quality Assessment Program Lower Illinois River Basin Overview: Illinois Groundwater Association, Program with Abstracts, Spring, 1995, p. 2

Warner, K.L. and Schmidt, A.R., 1994, National Water-Quality Assessment Program--Lower Illinois River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 94-018, 2 p.

Herzog, B., Warner, K.L., Stiff, B., Sieverling, J.B., Chenowith, S. and Avery, C.F., 1994, Buried bedrock surface of Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey Map Series, Map 5, 1:500,000 scale map.

Warner, K.L., Arnold, T.L., and Nazimek, J., 1994, Applications of geographic information systems and statistics software to a large data base for producing publication-quality figures, in U.S. Geological Survey National Computer Technology Meeting--Program and Abstracts, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 10-15, 1994, Open-File Report 94-52, p. 56

Warner, K.L., 1993, Inorganic constituents in ground water from public-supply wells in Illinois in Proceedings of the 38th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, Program and Abstracts, October 6-8, Champaign, IL, p. 41

Warner, K.L., 1992, The role of the U.S. Geological Survey in the Great Lakes basin: U.S. Water News, v.9, no.6, p.21-22.

Warner, K.L., Earle, J.D., and Sherrill, M.G., 1991, Hydrogeologic information in the Great Lakes basin, United States, and application of a geographic information system to public-supply wells and hazardous-waste sites: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 91-220, 182 p.

Warner, K.L., and Wolff, M.A., 1991, Application of a geographic information system to a ground-water quality assessment, in Illinois in Midwest/ Great Lakes ARC/INFO User conference, Indianapolis, IN, Oct.23-25, p. 29

Coupe, R.H. and Warner, K.L., 1991, Statistical and graphical methods used to describe ground-water quality in Illinois in U.S. Geological Survey National Computer Technology Meeting, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4162, p. 111-122.

Warner, K.L., 1990, Review of geographic information system technology in the U. S. Geological Survey in Meeting of Association of American Geographers, West Lakes Division, Program and Abstracts, DeKalb, IL, October 25-27, p. 22

Warner, K.L., Review of geographic-information-system technology in the U.S. Geological Survey: Proc. National Cooperative Soil Survey, Lincoln, NE, July 24-28, 1989, 25 p.

Voelker, D.C., Nicholas, J.R., and Norton (Warner), K.L., U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Illinois: Open-File Report, 10 p.

Curry, B.B., Graese, A.M., Hasek, M.P., Vauden, R.C., Bauer, R.A., Schumaker, David, Norton (Warner), K.L., and Dixon, W.R., Jr., 1988, Geological-Geotechnical Studies for siting the Superconducting Super Collider in Illinois: Results of the 1986 test drilling program: Illinois State Geological Survey Book, 108 p.

Norton (Warner), K.L., and Sherrill, M.G., ARC/INFO applications for studying Great Lakes Basin ground-water contamination: AWRA - 1988 International Association of Great Lakes Research, 1 p

Norton (Warner), K.L., and Weiss, M.P., 1985, Paleogeography and lithofacies study of the Crazy Hollow Formation in Central Utah: North-Central Geological Society of America, Proceedings of meetings, no. 5


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