WaterTech 2008 Presentations
(Click on a Presentation or Paper to open the corresponding PDF document.)

Opening Plenary Session

• Water - Lubricating Investment in Alberta - Presentation
  Norm Jede, Alberta Finance and Enterprise
  
  
• Groundwater in Alberta - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, the Challenges and the Opportunities - Presentation
  David McKenna, Alberta Environment
  
  
• Water Quality Protection Initiatives in the Alberta Agricultural Operation Practices Act - Presentation
  Peter Woloshyn, Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB)

Site Analysis

• The Geology and Hydrogeology of the Spyhill Area (Calgary, AB) - Presentation
  Clare North, WorleyParsons Komex

• Buried Bedrock Channels in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region – Conceptual Understanding and Implications to Water Supply - Presentation - Paper
  Scott Rayner, Matrix Solutions Inc.
  
  
• Hydrogeology of a Shallow Coalbed Methane Play - A Case Study of Ardley Coal in West-Central Alberta - Presentation
  Shane M. Harrison, SH Consulting Services
  
  
• Pumping Test Analysis of Fourteen Depressurization and Injection Wells in the Basal McMurray Watersand, Fort McMurray, Alberta - Presentation - Paper
  Justin Bourne , Jacques Whitford AXYS Ltd.

Tools / Testing / Regulatory

• The Future is Liquid - Presentation
  Jamie Wills, Waterline Resources Inc.
  
  
• A Case Study for Water License Renewal Application - Nipisi Enhanced Recovery Project - Presentation
  Craig Robertson, Wiebe Environmental Services Inc. (WES Inc.)
  
  
• Forensic Ecotoxicology: In search for Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Municipal Wastewater - Presentation
  D.A. Birkholz, ALS Laboratory Group
  
  
• Hydrogeological Assessment Tools - Presentation - Paper
  Ian Mitchell, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd

Waste Water / Water Treatment / Stormwater

• Effluent treatment using a Multi-stage Pre-treatment Train integrated with Electro-kinetic Remediation (EK3) and Electro-Dialysis (ED) - Presentation - Paper
  Bonnie Swift, Pioneer Professional Services Group

• Surfactant Enhanced Remediation (SER) of Contaminated Solid-liquid Drilling Wastes, Industrial Waste Water, and Groundwater - Presentation
  George A. Ivey, Ivey International Inc.

• Review of the Use of Atrazine and Its Occurrence and Control in Drinking Water - Presentation
  Suzanne Lazorko-Connon, University of Calgary

• Potential Impacts of Climate Change of Stormwater - Presentation - Paper
  Michael Hulley, XCG Consultants Ltd.

Groundwater

• Nitrate and Sulfate Assisted Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons: Treatability Study and Pilot Scale Results - Presentation
  David Abranovic, ERM
  
  
• In-Situ Groundwater Nitrification and De-Nitrification Remediation Processes - Presentation
  Stephen Mailath, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.
  
  
• Remediation of Sulfolane Impacted Groundwater – Characterization, Treatment and Disposal - Presentation
  Jamie Fairles, WorleyParsons Komex
  
  
• Pilot Testing of Groundwater Circulation Well Technology for a Caustic Groundwater Plume in a Coastal Aquifer - Presentation
  Lynda Smithard, URS Canada

Stormwater / Wetlands

• Polymer Enhanced Best Management Practices for Erosion, Sedimentation Control and Stormwater - Presentation - Paper
  Steve Iwinski, University of Central Florida
  
  
• Constructed Wetlands for the Remediation of Contaminated Waters - Presentation
  Chad Brassard, CH2M HILL Canada
  
  
• Measuring Wetland Health - Using Bioassessment Tools - Presentation
  Geetha Ramesh, WorleyParsons Komex

Hydrogeology

• The effects of climate change and lad use on basin hydrology: a review of major forcings affecting water balance - Presentation
  Jon Fennell, WorleyParsons Komex
  
  
• Perchlorate as an emerging contaminant – health implications, environmental forensics, and novel remediation techniques - Presentation
  Erik Martin, TRIUM Environmental Solutions Inc.
  
  
• Hydrogeologic assessment in support of the development of the Peace River Oil Sands deposit: a case study concerning a pilot-scale in-situ SAGD operation - Presentation - Paper
  William (Bill) Wilmot, Matrix Solutions Inc.

A Little of Everything

• Integration Chemical and Biological Technologies for Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater - Presentation
  Leonard Chan, Canada Colors & Chemicals
  
  
• Application of ICP/MS Collision Cell Technology for the Analysis of Trace Metals in Marine Waters and Other Challenging Matrices - Presentation
  Phil Heaton, Maxxam Analytics Inc.
  
  
• Using Controlled Source-Audio Frequency Domain Magnetics for Contaminated Groundwater Site Characterization: A Minimally Invasive Approach - Presentation
  Paul Rollins, Willowstick Technologies
  
  
• Water and Oil Do Mix! A Discussion on How Leading - Edge Oil Field Technologies are Applied to Groundwater Applications - Presentation - Paper
  Ken Campbell, Schlumberger Water Services

Tools / Testing / Analysis

• Surface Water Quality Monitoring: Program Design for Data Analysis - Presentation
  Sergei G. Touchinski, AMEC Earth & Environmental
  
  
• Is Purging Necessary? A Comparison of Groundwater Data from Pre- and Post-Purge Samples - Presentation
  Brent Moore, Devon Canada Corporation
  
  
• Low-Flow Groundwater Sampling: An Update on Proper Application and Use - Presentation
  David Kaminski, QED Environmental Systems
  
  
• The Benefits of Web-Based Environmental Information Management - Presentation
  Paris Edeburn, Trihydro Corporation