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April 21, 2010

6:00
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9:00

WaterTech 2010 Opening Reception
(Van Horne Ballroom)

Registration Open Until 8 PM

Featuring live music by Dale Ladouceur and Barrie Nighswander.

Duck Pond for Charity - 50% of the Proceeds will be donated to Hydrogeologists without Borders and 50% will go the winner. A number of other great prizes avaialble.

 


Opening Reception Sponsored by



April 22, 2010

7:15
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8:15

Registration / Networking Breakfast
(President’s Hall and Van Horne Ballroom A, B, C, Upper Level)

8:15
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8:45

Opening Remarks and Welcome
(Van Horne Ballroom A)

Emcee:
Mr. Fred Keating

Opening Remarks and Welcome:
Mr. Craig Robertson, Genivar, ESAA President

8:45
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9:00

Networking Break
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)
 

Groundwater
(Beatty)

Hot Topics
(Coleman)
Wastewater
(Shaughnessy)
9:00
-
9:30
Geophysical Exploration for Water Resources in Buried Valleys in Western Canada
Paul Bauman, WorleyParsons
Groundwater and Underground Coal Gasification in Alberta
Alex Haluszka, Matrix Solutions Inc.
Energy Production from Waste Using the Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Process
Peter McCarthy, ADI Systems Inc.
5 Minute Transition
9:35
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10:05
Wetlands- Development of a functional matrix
Andrea Borkenhagen, WorleyParsons
Regional Groundwater Quality Study and Monitoring Network Development: Athabasca Oil Sands (AOS) Region
Jon Fennell, WorleyParsons
Human Health Risk Assessment - An Emerging Issue in Municipal Wastewater
Karen Phillipps, Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc.
5 Minute Transition
10:10
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10:40
Different Approaches in Assessing Background Groundwater Quality
Ken Lyon, WorleyParsons
Surface Water Quality Studies and Effects Assessment in Mining: Methods and Applications
Sergei G. Touchinski, AMEC Earth & Environmental
Compact Wastewater Treatment System fo Domestic and Commercial Operations System Design and Field Experience
Jan Korzeniowski, J.K. Engineering Ltd.

10:40
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11:00

Networking Break
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)
 

Groundwater cont'd
(Beatty)

Hot Topics cont'd
(Coleman)
Wastewater cont'd
(Shaughnessy)
11:00
-
11:30

Multi Disciplinary Approach to Assess and Manage Risk of Chloride Rich Groundwater Discharging to Elkwater
A.Aziz Shaikh, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.

Key Facets of Regional Groundwater Resources and their Relation to Possible Cumulative Effects, Ft Mc Murray, Alberta
Geetha Ramesh, WorleyParsons

Cytotoxic Drugs in Drinking Water: A Prediction and Risk Assessment Exercise for the Thames Catchment in the UK
Nicole Rowney, Fossil Water
5 Minute Transition
11:35
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12:05
Groundwater Quality Results - Is it natural or not?
Frans Hettinga, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.
Geological Storage of CO2 by Hubbert’s Force Potential and Gravitational Groundwater Flow Systems
K. Udo Weyer, WDA Consultants Inc.
Feasibility of Using Reverse Osmosis to Remove Heavy Metals and Coliforms from Water
Roger Saint-Fort, Infinity Water Solutions Inc.

12:05
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2:15

Keynote Luncheon
(Van Horne Ballroom A)

Hydrogeologists without Borders - An Update
Catherine Main, Alberta Innovates Technology Futures

"Water Management and the Lake Mead Third Straw Project"

Patricia Mulroy
General Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority

2:15
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2:30

Networking Break
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)

2:30
-
5:00

Regulatory Update - General Session
(Beatty, Coleman, Shaughnessy)

Moderator: Petri Nieminen

Groundwater Policy Update
Petri Nieminen, Alberta Environment

The Use of Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping for Regional Risk-Screening of Confined Feeding Operations in Alberta
Walter Ceroici, Natural Resources Conservation Board

Groundwater and Surface Water Regulation and Management in Western Canada’s Emerging Shale Gas Regions
Jamie Wills, Waterline Resources Inc.

Water Quality and Quantity in the Oil Sands: The Goals, Regulatory Response and the Conundrum of Remaining Flexible
Preston McEachern, Alberta Environment

Alberta’s Evolving Non-Saline and Saline Water Use Regulatory Requirements for Oil Sands Projects
Jamie Wills, Waterline Resources Inc.

 

April 23, 2010

7:30
-
8:15

Networking Breakfast
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)

 

EWMCE
(Beatty)

NSERC
(Coleman)
Miscellaneous
(Shaughnessy)
8:15
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8:45

Water Management Strategy during the Solidification/Stabilization of Contaminated Sediments at the Sydney Tar Ponds Remediation Project
Stephen Pinto, AECOM

5 Minute Transition
8:50
-
9:20
The effect of Naphthenic acids and Oil Sands Process Water on the immune gene expression of mice
Erick García García, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta

Longnose Dace Responses to Contaminants Identify Emerging Challenges in Southern Alberta Rivers; Advancing Canadian Wastewater Assets Provides an Innovative Collaboration and Exciting Research Opportunities
Leland Jackson, University of Calgary

5 Minute Transition
9:25
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9:55
Carbon Nanotubes as a Novel
Filter Media

Seoktae Kang, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta
Live Liquid Micro-Organisms (LLMO) for Pond Restoration
Phyllis Day Chief, Advanced Water Technologies (AWT)
5 Minute Transition
10.00
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10:30
Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes in Water and Wastewater Treatment
Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Alberta

Water Innovation Initiative
Frank Nolan, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and Twyla Legault, National Research Council - Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)

Innovating for a Greener World with Mineral-Based Anti-Microbials
Frank R. Varseveld, EnvirEau Technologies Inc.

10:30
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10:50

Networking Break
(Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom C and President’s Hall)

 

Produced Water
(Beatty)

Modelling
(Coleman)
Miscellaneous (cont'd)
(Shaughnessy)
10:50
-
11:20
5 Minute Transition
11:25
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12:05
Beneficial Reuse of Treated Produced Water
Scott Hillier, Conoco Phillips
5 Minute Transition
12:10
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12:40
Process Water Reuse Made Possible Through Electro Pure Technology (EPT)
Sean Frisky, Ground Effects Environmental Services Inc.

12:40
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2:30


Keynote Luncheon
, Door Prizes and Closing Remarks
(Van Horne Ballroom A)

"Crucial Waters—State of the Oceans"

Brian Skerry
National Geographic Photographer

 

Lunch Sponsored by

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