RemTech 2010: Final Conference Agenda

2010 Remediation Technologies Symposium - Final Agenda

(Agenda subject to changes and substitutions - updated October 13th, 2010)

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October 20^th, 2010

**"Working with the Federal Government on Future Contaminated Sites" Workshop (Theatre - Banff Springs Hotel - Conference Centre) Project Updates New Projects Presentations from Public Works and Government Services Canada, Department of National Defence, Defence Construction Canada, Environment Canada and more Note: Registration is free and is open to non-RemTech Delegates as well.**
10:00 - 10:45	*Workshop Registration and Coffee*
10:45 - 4:00	*Workshop Agenda - Click Here for Complete Details and to RSVP*
5:00 - 9:30	RemTech 2010 Opening Reception and Casino Click for Complete Reception Details ( *"Relive Classic Rock from the 60's, 70's and early 80's"* The welcoming reception is an excellent networking opportunity for all exhibitors, sponsors and delegates. Experience great food and a charity fun money casino. The casino night is made possible by the generous support of IW Kuhn Environmental and the Cement Association of Canada. *Wear you favorite rock t-shirt or come in costume for a chance at a great prize.* $1,000 Travel Certificate from Duncan Hill Travel *“Experience the music, special drinks, food, snacks, entertainment and a number of surprises”* Each hour will feature a different decade, with different food, drink and music. All delegates attending the reception will receive $10,000 in fun money - additional money is available for a small donation to the Ilsa Mae Research Fund. At the end of the evening the fun money can be turned in for draw tickets for various prizes. Prizes to be announced.e tickets for various prizes. Casino Prizes: RemTech Delegate Pass WaterTech Delegate Pass Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Gift Certicate Rockband Beattles and Xbox Game Console Complete Beattle CD Collection Woodstock Blu-ray Set No silent auction in 2010 - Check out the HAZCO Fundraising Challenge. Casino Opens at 6 PM and closes at 9 PM Sponsored by: the Cement Association of Canada and IW Kuhn Environmental
9:45 & 10:15 -->	Buses to Downtown Sponsored by Nor-Alta Environmental Services

October 21st, 2010

7:00 - 8:15	Registration / Networking Breakfast (President’s Hall and Van Horne Ballroom A, B, C, Upper Level)
8:15 - 8:30	Opening Remarks and Welcome (Van Horne Ballroom A) Emcee: Mr. Fred Keating Opening Remarks and Welcome: Mr. Craig Robertson, ESAA President
8:30 - 9:30	Opening Plenary Session (Van Horne Ballroom A) *"The Faces of Oil Sands Reclamation"* Patrick Sean Wells, Manager, Research Engineering for Reclamation, Suncor Energy
9:30 - 9:50	Networking Break (Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)
	BC Perspective (Beatty)	DND Sites (Coleman)	Hydrocarbons (Shaughnessy)	Oilfield Remediation (Theatre)
9:50 - 10:20	Tidal Implications for Development of a Risk Management Program in a Coastal Environment Erin Robson, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd	Challenges in Barrier Wall Construction and Site Remediation on Esquimalt Harbour: Remediation of the Yarrows Shipyard, CFB Esquimalt Jeff Nyman, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd	Successful Full-Scale Deployments of Advanced PGPR Enhanced Phytoremediation Systems (PEPS) for Decontamination of Petroleum and Salt Impacted Soils Bruce M. Greenberg, University of Waterloo	The Reclamation Industries’ Impact on the Evolution of Drilling Fluids Kristin Barr Marquis Alliance Energy Group
5 Minute Transition
10:25 - 10:55	Multi-Phased Assessment and Remediation of Former Car Dealership in Fort St. John BC, including Soil Vapour Assessment and Screening Level Risk Assessment to Achieve a Certificate of Compliance Under the BC Contaminated Site Regulation CSAP Process Cal Faminow, EWD Consulting Corp.	DND Oily Waste Water Treatment Plant Fractured Bedrock Remediation, CFB Esquimalt David Kettlewell, SNC-Lavalin Environment	RCMP Detachment Remediation Project, Carcross, Yukon Territory John Taylor, Hemmera Jennifer Mayberry, RCMP	Post Remediation Management of Residual Salt Impacts at a Closed Former Sour Gas Processing Plant Michael L Brewster WorleyParsons Canada Ltd.
5 Minute Transition
11:00 - 11:30	The Reduction of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil Under Saline Conditions Using Ultrasound Doug McMillan, SNC-Lavalin Environment	Full-Scale Alkaline Hydrolysis of Organic Explosives in Soil Ronnie Britto, Tetra Tech	3D Modelization and Remediation of Hydrocarbon Impacted Soil at a Former Mine Site in Northern Quebec Philippe Gingras, Biogenie, a division of EnGlobe Corp.	Case Study: Cause, Response and Cleanup of a Gas Well Blowout Brent Albrecht, Marquis Alliance Devin Allibone, CNRL
5 Minute Transition
11:35 - 12:05	Installation and Start-Up of an In-Situ Air Sparge / Soil Vapour Extraction Remediation System for a Strip Mall Takako Matsueda, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd	5 Wing Goose Bay Remediation Project Craig Wells, Department of National Defence	Multiphase Approach to Remediation Using Subsurface Fracturing, Surface Extraction and Modified Fenton Chemistry Dennis Owens, Oxy Teknologies Inc.	Remediation of Wellsites in an Alberta Historical Oilfield undergoing Urban Development Pat Payne and Wanda Sakura, Orphan Well Association
12:05 - 2:05	Keynote Luncheon (Van Horne Ballroom A) *Viable Calgary* Tracey Jennix *"Madagascar Magic "* Brian Keating, Head Conservation Outreach, Calgary Zoo Casino Night Costume Grand Prize Presentation Sponsored by *PHH ARC Environmental*
2:05 - 2:25	Networking Break (Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)
	SK Perspective (Beatty)	Brownfields (Coleman)	Hydrocarbons (cont'd) (Shaughnessy)	Miscellaneous 1 (Theatre)
2:25 - 2:55	The Use of Nitrate as a Supplied Electron Acceptor to Sequentially Transition to Sulfate Reducing Conditions for Petroleum Hydrocarbon Degradation Chris Mathies, Stantec	Site Assessment Update of the Former Canada Creosote Site, Calgary, AB Tom Jacklin, AECOM	Inferring Hydrocarbon Contamination in the Arctic through the use of Remote Sensing Brian Adeney, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.	Coupling Surfactants with Permanganate for Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) Removal: Coinjection or Sequential Application as Delivery Methods Pamela J. Dugan, Carus Remediation Technologies
5 Minute Transition
3:00 - 3:30	Oxidant Dispersal in Tight Clay Formations using EK3 Technology Sean Frisky, Ground Effects Environmental	FCM’s Green Municipal Fund - Brownfield Financing and Tools Jessica Mankowski, FCM Green Municipal Fund	Achieving Successful In-Situ Remediation of Petroleum Impacted Clays using Permeable Treatment Pathways Emplaced by Hydraulic Fracturing Heather Sturm, FRAC RITE Environmental Ltd.	Self-Sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR): Scientific Principles and Field Applications for the Treatment of NAPL-Contaminated Soils Gavin Grant, SiREM
5 Minute Transition
3:35 - 4:05	*Surfactant Enhanced High Vacuum Duel Phase Extraction Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soil, Bedrock, and Groundwater Aquifer (In-Situ Case Study)* Bud Ivey, Ivey International	Addressing Environmental Concerns during the East Village Brownfield Redevelopment Project Garry Chan, Stantec Consulting Ltd.	Novel Treatment Approach: In-Situ Chemical Oxidation Combined with Enhanced Aerobic Bioremediation Treats High Concentrations Patrick Jordan, Stantec Consulting Ltd.	Advanced In-Situ Biogeochemical Treatment of Lead and other Heavy-Metal Contaminated Soils Ronnie Britto, Tetra Tech
5 Minute Transition
4:10 - 4:40	Characterization and Assessment of Arsenic Mineralogy using Synchrotron Radiation Jeff Warner, Canadian Light Source Inc.	Case Study – A Multi-Phase Remediation Strategy for the City of Brandon’s 1st & Rosser Site Scott Chapman, AECOM	Active In-Situ Petroleum Hydrocarbon Remediation in Discontinuous Permafrost – Practical Experience and Lessons Learned Michael Brown, WorleyParsons Canada Ltd	Performance Based Fixed Fee and Alternative Site Remediation Contracting Vehicles – Cost Certainty or Cost Creation? David Wilson, AECOM
4:40 - 6:30	Environmental Artworks Foundation of Alberta Reception (Exhibit Area - Van Horne Ballroom A-C) Sponsored by JSK Consulting Ltd., MCL Waste Systems Environmental, North Shore Environmental Consultants, PROECO Corporation Open to all Sponsors, Delegates, Exhibitors and Guests. An opportunity to view photographs and art from Grade 4-12 students across Alberta. Enjoy wine, beer, great food and classic rock performed by Tacoy Ryde. *"Plinko"* You have seen the game on "The Price is Right" now play it at RemTech. Visit the PROECO Corporation booth in the tradeshow and try your luck. You will also be able to try your luck during the Artworks reception on Thursday. $2 per try or 3 for $5. The numbered slot that your chip lands in will equal the number of draw tickets you will receive. 50% of the proceeds raised will be donated to Artworks and 50% will go to one lucky player. *RemTech Putting Challenge* *Win an iPad 16GB Wifi* $5 per putt or 3 putts for $10 .... one ticket for playing. Sink a putt get an extra ticket .... Draw will be made at the closing lunch. Proceeds will be split between the Calgary Zoo Conservation Fund and Muscular Dystrophy Canada. No silent auction in 2010 - Check out the HAZCO Fundraising Challenge.

October 22nd, 2010

7:15 - 8:15	Networking Breakfast (Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)
	Quebec Perspective (Beatty)	Laboratory Analysis & Testing (Coleman)	Landfill Management / Remediation (Shaughnessy)	Miscellaneous 2 (Theatre)
8:15 - 8:45	Enhancement of LNAPL In-Situ Recovery Using Soil Washing with a Surfactant Solution Thomas Robert, INRS - Eau, Terre et Environnement	The Effect of Sampling Strategy on Volatile Organic Compound in Soil Concentrations Determined in the Laboratory Marcus Maguire, AGAT Laboratories	Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers as a Source of Contamination from Landfills Monica Danon-Schaffer, Wardrop, A Tetra Tech Company	Evaluation of Potential ECOLOGICAL and HUMAN Health Risks Associated with Residual Pentachlorophenol Following the Decommissioning of Transmission Lines in Alberta Doug Keyes, Matrix Solutions Inc.
5 Minute Transition
8:50 - 9:20	Microbial Community Characterization as an Approach to Addressing Bioremediation Challenges in the Canadian Arctic Charles W. Greer, National Research Council Canada, Biotechnology Research Institute	New Developments in Thermal Desorption Tube & Canister Technologies For Collection & Analysis of Soil Gas Roy Smith ALS Environmental	Remediation of Odour Impacted Soil - Former Oilfield Landfill, Turner Valley, Alberta Bart Kenneway , EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.	The Use of Remediation-Driven Characterizations to Develop a Multi-Faceted Remedial Program Chris Mathies, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
5 Minute Transition
9:25 - 9:55	Tools and Methods to Reduce and Control Uncertainties Associated with the Use of In Situ Remediation Techniques (Chemical Oxidation) for Organic Contaminants in Soil and Groundwater Jean Paré, Chemco Inc.	Custom Thermal Desorption Tube Developed Specifically for Soil Vapour Analysis Brent Mussato, CARO Analytical Services	Landfill Biocell (LBC) – A Technology Application to Biostabilize the Organic Fraction of the Solid Waste Stream Don Davies, Stantec Consulting Ltd. Corey Colbran, City of Calgary	The Evolution of Field Application of nano Scale Zero Valent Iron (nZVI) in a Deep Low Permeability Aquifer Leanne Austrins, CH2M HILL Canada
5 Minute Transition
10:00 - 10:30	Green Remediation and Risk Management: Can We Optimize Site Remediation and Be Sustainable? Sylvain Loranger, LVM (a subsidiary of Dessau)	CCME Hydrocarbon Extraction Improvements - Evaluation of a Cost Effective, High Volume Technique to Remove Biogenic Compound Interferences in Soil Samples Bryan Chubb, Maxxam Analytics	Landfilling – If You’re Going to Do It, Do It Right Ian Macleod, AMEC Earth & Environment	Hydrogeochemical Characterization to Evaluate the Potential for In Situ Selenium Reduction Erica Andrew, Golder Associates Ltd.
10:30 - 10:50	Networking Break (Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)
	In-Situ (Beatty)	Laboratory Analysis & Testing (cont'd) (Coleman)	Landfill Management / Remediation (Shaughnessy)	Miscellaneous 3 (Theatre)
10:50 - 11:20		A Rapid Bioassay for Oil-Contaminated Soil John Ashworth, ALS Environmental	DND Remediation of a Shoreline Landfill and Restoration of Migratory Bird Wetland and Salt Marsh - Royal Roads Property, Victoria, BC Duane Freeman, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt	Soil Washing with a Micellar Solution: Field Test at a Gas Station (Laval, Québec, Canada) Maxime Grenier, INRS - Eau, Terre et Environnement
5 Minute Transition
11:25 - 11:55	Evaluation of the Propagation of Secondary Fractures from Hydraulic Fracture and Injection to Create a Treatment Zone in Low Permeability Fractured Clay Soils Christopher Peace, CH2MHILL Canada	Source Identification of Hydrocarbons Following Spill Events Detlef (Deib) Birkholz, ALS Environmental	Design and Implementation of an Alternative Water Management Strategy Mission Landfill, District of Mission, British Columbia James Reid, Conestoga-Rovers & Associates	Enhanced Bioremediability of Residual OCs in Post-TDU Clean Dirt? Nick Platts, Nelson Environmental Remediation
5 Minute Transition
12:00 - 12:30	Integrated Approach to the Remediation of Chlorinated Organic Compounds in Low Permeability Soils – A Field Study Leanne Austrins, CH2M HILL Canada	Effective Use of Environmental Forensics for Determining Liability on Unknown Sources of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Court D. Sandau, TRIUM	The Use of Claystone Material as a Compacted Clay landfill Liner at Drumheller Regional Landfill Expansion Tom Jacklin, AECOM	Evaluation of an Effective & Sustainable SVE Tool to Extract Petroleum Hydrocarbon Vapours from the Subsurface Bogdan Pawlak, AquaSolv Environmental Services
12:30 - 2:30	Keynote Luncheon, Door Prizes and Closing Remarks (Van Horne Ballroom A) *"Antarctica 2041"* Robert Swan, OBE Polar explorer, environmental leader and the first person ever to have walked to the North and South poles. Annoucement of Charity Fundraising Results, Casino Night Prizes and other Draws. Sponsored by *BFI Canada*