WaterTech 2009 Agenda

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April 29, 2009

6:00
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9:00

WaterTech 2009 Opening Reception
(Van Horne Ballroom)

Registration Open Until 8 PM

Welcoming Remarks:

Hon. Rob Renner
Minister, Alberta Environment


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 30, 2009

7:00
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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, Genivar, ESAA President

8:30
-
9:30

Opening Plenary Session
(Van Horne Ballroom A)

"Hindsight and Foresight: 20 Years after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill"

Gary Shigenaka
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

9:30
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10:00

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

Regulatory
(Beatty)

Lakes, Wetlands
and Natural Areas

(Coleman)
Municipal
(Shaughnessy)
Groundwater Part 1
(Theatre)
10:00
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10:30
Recent/Emerging Alberta Water Regulations: Non-Saline/Saline Water Use
Jamie Wills, Waterline Resources Inc.
Polymer Enhanced Best Management Practices for Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Water Clarification, Soil Stabilization, and Pond and Lake Management including Nutrient Control
Seva Iwinski, Applied Polymer Systems
Edmonton Sewers Use Bylaw and Wastewater Source Control Program
Kevin Zhang, City of Edmonton
Groundwater – Surface Water Interaction at Nose Creek
Marc Adams, BGC Engineering Inc.
5 Minute Transition
10:35
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11:05
Buying and Selling Alberta Water Rights: Legal and Regulatory Requirements and Challenges
Alan Harvie, Macleod Dixon LLP
Groundwater Remediation Using Engineered Wetlands: As case study - British Petroleum, Casper Wyoming
Ryan Devlin, Stantec - Jacques Whitford NAWE
Pollution Prevention Through Sewer Use By-law
Vetri Kasinathan, York Region
Interaction of Collected Water and Soil Within Remediation Excavation in Central Alberta
Jan Quinlan, WorleyParsons
5 Minute Transition
11:10
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11:40
The Role of Groundwater in Alberta's Tight Water Supply Environment
Ken Baxter, Golder Associates Ltd.
Ecohydrological Study Of The Muskakoski Natural Area, Edmonton, Alberta
Paul R. Morton, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.
Salt-Clay Interactions: Reducing Sediment Loads and Erosion at Snow Storage Sites
Wanda Goulden, City of Edmonton
Development of a Statistical Approach to Determining Background Groundwater Conditions at Contaminated Sites in Alberta
Liza Flemming, TRIUM, Inc.

11:40
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1:45

Keynote Luncheon
(Van Horne Ballroom A)

Hydrogeologists without Borders - An Update
Craig Robertson, Genivar

"Bugs, Forests, and Change: A Nature Nut's Perspective"

John Acorn
University of Alberta

1:45
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2:15

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

2:15
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4:45

Alberta Updates - General Session
(Theatre)

Moderator:

David McKenna
Groundwater Policy Branch, Alberta Environment

Water Management Framework for the Industrial Heartland and Capital Region- A New Approach to Water Management
Norm Jede, Alberta Finance and Enterprise

An Environmental Risk Screening Tool for Confined Feeding Operations in Alberta
Walter Ceroici, Natural Resources Conservation Board

Groundwater Mapping and Management Tools
Bob Chandler, Alberta Environment

Groundwater Classification Overview
Rob George, Alberta Environment

Working Well Program Overview
Jennifer Macpherson, Alberta Environment

 

May 1, 2009

7:30
-
8:15

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

 

Modelling and Mapping
(Beatty)

Waste Water
(Coleman)
Groundwater Part 2
(Shaughnessy)
8:15
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8:45


GASSYS: Direct in-situ and passive gas sampling from unsaturated soil and from groundwater
K. Udo Weyer, WDA Consultants Inc.

5 Minute Transition
8:50
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9:20

Novel Oxidations, Coagulation and Flocculation System
Jan Korzeniowski, J.K. Engineering Ltd.

5 Minute Transition
9:25
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9:55
5 Minute Transition
10.00
-
10:30

10:30
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10:50

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

 

Miscellaneous
(Beatty)

Aquifers
(Coleman)
Groundwater Part 3
(Shaughnessy)
10:50
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11:20
5 Minute Transition
11:25
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12:05
5 Minute Transition
12:10
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12:40

12:40
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2:30


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

"Deep Water - Deep Leadership"

Dr. Joe MacInnis
Titanic & Ocean Explorer

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