“Evidence for Middle Pleistocene surface upli5 of the ... to seeing you at our January mee1ng at Pinnacle Peak in Colton where the lecture will be ... diastrophism was probably responsible

Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists

AEG Inland Empire Chapter Newsletter of the Southern California Section January 2017 Vol.13 No. 1

www.aegsc.org/chapters/inlandempire

INSIDEPages:2ChairMessage3-4Mee1ngInforma1on5-10OtherMee1ngs&Announcements

January2017Mee3ngAnnouncement

“EvidenceforMiddlePleistocenesurfaceupli5ofthenorthernCadyMountains,centralMojaveDesert,

CA”

Dr.NormanMeekChairofGeography,

CaliforniaStateUniversityatSanBernardino

Wednesday,February18th,2017

Location: Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse, Colton, CA

See speaker & meeting details on pages 3 - 4

[email protected]:00pm,MondayJanuary16,2016.

Aswemoveintotheearlypartof2017,thereisalotofac1vityoccurringatthena1onallevelofAEGwhichisfiltering

downtothelocallevel,meaningboththeformerSouthernCaliforniaSec1onandtheInlandEmpireChapter.ButbeforeI

getaheadofmyself,firstthingsfirst.Ourapprecia1ongoesouttoDr.JeffKeatonforhispresenta1onatourDecember

mee1ng,“Innova1veModifica1ontoImproveResilienceoftheLosAngelesAqueductaXerthenextSanAndreas

Earthquake”.ItneverceasestoamazemeonthebroadvarietyoftopicsandknowledgepossessedbyDr.Keaton.The

talkwasveryinteres1ngandthetopicbroughtoutalotofmembersIhaven’tseeninawhile.Ibelievethiswasnotonly

duetothespeakerandthetopicbut,alsotopossibleapplica1onsrelatedtowatersupplyintheInlandEmpireandfuture

earthquakes.Anaddi1onalnodgoestoDr.Keaton,asmemberFrankJordanpointedout,forhisabilitytomaintainhis

composureandtalkovertheadjacentChristmaspartyintheroomatPinnaclePeak.Ah,theholidayseason.

TheAEG-InlandEmpireChapterwillbebusy,atleastoverthenextmonth,fulfillingrequestsfromAEGNa1onal,which

refersbackto“…alotofac1vity…”inmyopeningsentence.OnDecember28th,Ireceivedane-mailfrommemberKerry

Cato,passedalongbyEldonGath,AEGSouthernCARegionalDirector,fromAEGPresident,DaleAndrews.Assomeof

youareaware,theInlandEmpireChapterformedover10yearsagoundertheSouthernCASec1oninaccordancewith

AEGbylaws,andapparently,thisoccurredinmanySec1onsacrossthecountry.UnderthenewAEGgovernance

establishedin2016,theSec1onshavebeenrestructuredintoRegionswithnewboundariesanddirectorsvotedinfor

eachRegion(EldonGath).Inaddi1on,underthenewgovernancestructure,AEGeliminatedthislayer(Sec1ons)within

theAssocia1oninhopesthatmany(AEGusestheterm“sub-chapter)wouldbecometheirownstand-aloneChapter.In

essence,theslatehasbeenwipedcleanandallformerSec1onsandChaptersneedtosubmitinforma1ontoAEGNa1onal

inordertoberecognizedaslegi1mateChapterswithintheirrespec1veRegions.WiththenewAEGGovernance,thisis

veryimportantforustofinallybeofficiallyrecognizedbyAEGNa1onalasalegi1mateChapter.Basedontheinforma1on

inthee-mailImen1onedearlier,it’sclearonwhatweneedtodotoformallyestablishandmaintaintheAEG-Inland

EmpireChapter.Ataminimum,weneedtosubmitthefollowingtoAEGNa1onalbyJanuary15th:A)Ape11onwithat

leasteightsignaturesofmembersthatresidewithinthenewChapter;B)appointaChairandTreasurer(ataminimum,

wehavethisalready);C)provideanameforthenewChapterfromtheappointedChair(wehavethisalready),andD)

defineapointwithintheUnitedStatesthatwilldefinetheirhub(Riverside,CAhasbeendecideduponbytheOfficers).In

aresponsefromAEGNa1onalonFriday,January6th,IwasinformedtheJanuary15thdeadlineisnotaharddeadline,

althoughwemusthavethisinforma1ontothemnolaterthanWednesday,February15th(somebreathingroom).The

mostimportantitemisItemA,thepe11on.Wewillmakeape11onandhaveitavailableforsignaturesbyAEGmembers

atourWednesday,January18thmee1ng.Inaddi1on,wewillalsomakeitavailableforanyAEGmembersthatmightnot

beabletoajendourmee1ngbut,mightbeabletoajendtheInlandGeologicalSocietymee1ngtheweekbeforeon

Thursday,January12thatLSAAssociates,1500IowaAvenue,Suite200,Riverside,CA92507.

Inmyopinion,thisisheadyandimportantstuffwithahintoftheunknown,likeventuringintounchartedwaters.Ilook

forwardtoseeingyouatourJanuarymee1ngatPinnaclePeakinColtonwherethelecturewillbe“PleistoceneUpliXof

theCadyMountains”presentedbyDr.NormanMeekofCalStateSanBernardino.Thankyouforyourajen1on.

GregJohnsonChairAEGInlandEmpireChapter

AEGInlandEmpireChapter-January2016 Chair’sMessage

AEGInlandEmpireChapterNews–January2017 Page2

2

Broughttoyouby:

Dr.NormanMeekChairoftheDepartmentofGeography,

CaliforniaStateUniversityatSanBernardino

“EvidenceforMiddlePleistocenesurfaceupli5ofthenorthernCadyMountains,

centralMojaveDesert,CA”


ABSTRACTVerylijleworkhasbeenreportedontheloca1onsandratesofmountainforma1oninthe

centralMojaveBlockofCalifornia,excepttoajributemostupliXandbasinforma1onto

ac1vitythatstartedinthelatestOligoceneandwasmostac1veintheMiocene.This

presenta1onfocusesonnewmeasurementsofalluvialfanstrataintheeasternAXonbasin

thatshow,using1me-averageddeposi1onrates,thatrapidsurfaceupliXofthenorthern

CadyMountainsinthePyramidCanyonareaprobablybeganinthemiddlePleistocene,and

waslikelynotsubstan1albeforethat1me.ThesignificanceofthisfindingisthatQuaternary

diastrophismwasprobablyresponsibleforcrea1ngeasternAXonbasin,andsetupthe

pondingcondi1onsforthestandsofLakeManixthatfollowed.

SPEAKERBIOGRAPHYNormanMeekisaprofessorandchairofGeographyatCSUSanBernardino.HehasaB.A.in

GeologyandGeography (honors) fromKansas, aM.A. inGeography fromMichiganState,

andaPh.D.fromUCLAinGeography(1990).Hisresearchinterestsarebroad,butgenerally

focusonthegrowthof largedrainagenetworksviaoverflow,andthePleistocene lakes in

the southwestern U.S. Last year he made a presenta1on to this audience on the

ineffec1veness of headward erosion (defined as the growth of one drainage basin at the

expenseofanother).


AEG-IEJANUARYMEETINGDETAILSDate/Time Wednesday,January18,2016.

Socialhour5:30-6:30

Dinner6:30-7:15

Announcements7:15-7:30

TalkandQ&A7:30-8:30

Loca3on PinnaclePeak

2533LaCadenaDriveSouth

Colton,CA92324

Cost $25withRSVP

$10perstudentwithRSVPandproofofvalidstudentID

$30forwalk-inswithoutRSVP

RSVP [email protected]

DeadlineisCOBMonday,February16,2016

IndividualswhoRSVPbutdonotajendmaybechargedifthe

finalajendancedoesnotmeettherestaurantguarantee.

Direc3ons:FromI-215HeadingSouth:1.ExitBartonRoadandmergeontoLaCrosseAve

2.TurnRightontoBartonRoad

3.TurnslightLeXontoLaCadenaDriveSouth

4.Des1na1ononright.(2533LaCadenaDriveSouth).

Direc3ons:FromI-215HeadingNorth:1.ExitSouthIowaAvenue.

2.TurnRightontoSouthIowaAvenue

3.Con1nueontoLaCadenaDriveSouth

4.MakeaU-TurnatWestLaLomaStreet

5.Des1na1ononright.(2533LaCadenaDriveSouth).

DIRECTIONS TO THE MEETING LOCATION

Newsletter Editor Phuong Schmit-Kallas Petra Geosciences, Inc.

(951) 253-4458 w [email protected] [email protected]

The AEG Inland Empire Chapter Newsletter is a monthly publication of the Inland Empire Chapter of the Southern California Section, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists. For more information visit the Chapter website: http://www.aegsc.org/chapters/inlandempire. Submittals: Deadline, 25th of the month. Employment notices, job position announcements, and advertisements can be posted for a minimal fee. Newsletter circulation exceeds 300 people in greater inland areas of Southern California, and elsewhere. E-Mail Address changes: [email protected]

AEG-IE Chapter Officers

Chair

Greg Johnson LA County DPW (626) 458-7986

[email protected]

Vice Chair Jeff Fitzsimmons Lahontan RWQCB

(951) 212-5018 [email protected]

Vice Chair South Andrew Robinson

University California Riverside (951)827-3434

[email protected]

Treasurer Mark Doerschlag

Peak Group [email protected]

Secretary

James Burns CSUSB

[email protected] (760) 981-9621

OTHERMEETINGSAEG-SouthernCaliforniaSec1on:January11,2017(Wednesday)“Enormous

MegafloodonSantaCruzIsland”Speaker:BruceCarterPhD.Re1redDeanofNaturalSciences,

PasadenaCityCollege.

Formoreinforma1onvisit:hjp://www.aegsc.org/

AEG-InlandEmpireSec1on:January18,2017(Wednesday).“EvidenceforMiddle

Pleistocenesurfaceupli5ofthenorthernCadyMountains,centralMojaveDesert,CA”Speaker:Dr.

NormanMeek,ChairofDepartmentofGeography,CSUSB.

Formoreinforma1onvisit:hjp://www.aegsc.org/chapters/inlandempire/

ASCE:(OrangeCountyBranch).January192017(Thursday)SUSCOMBi-monthlyCommijee

Mee1ngandBreakfast.Formoreinfovisit:hjp://www.asceoc.org/

ASCE:(SanBernardino-RiversideCountyBranch).January20,2017(Friday)JanuaryTechnicalTour.Formoreinfovisit:hjp://www.asce-sbriv.org/asce_new/calendar.html

ASCE:(SanDiegoCountyBranch).January17,2017(Tuesday)YMFMonthlyMee1ng.Formoreinfo

visit:hjp://www.asce-sd.org/

EERI:(SanDiego).TBD.Formoreinfo,visit:hjp://sandiego.eeri.org/

GRA:January18,2017(Wednesday)SanFranciscoBranchMee1ng:SFBayRegionalWaterBoard’s

AnnualRegulatoryUpdate.Formoreinfo,visitwww.grac.org/

IGS:January12,2016(Thursday)“RoadsideGeologyofSouthernCalifornia”Speakers:ArthurSylvester,Ph.D.andElizabeth“Libby”O’BlackGans.Formoreinfovisit:hjp://www.inlandgeo.org/

LABasin:Mee1ngTBD.Formoreinfovisit:hjp://www.labgs.org/

SCGS:January10,2017(Tuesday).Topic:“OriginofLife:Theemergenceoffunc1onalpolymers”

Speaker:AndrejLuptak.Formoreinfovisit:hjp://www.southcoastgeo.org/mee1ngs.shtml

SME:JanuaryMee1ngTBD.Formoreinfovisit:hjp://mine-engineer.com/socalmining/

SDAG:January18,2015(Wednesday).“TheHumanandGeologicHistoryofPatagonia–ABeau1ful

PlaceattheBojomoftheWorld”Speaker:MonteMarshall

Formoreinfovisit:hjp://www.sandiegogeologists.org/Mee1ngs.html

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