Water Technologies Symposium (WaterTech 2012)


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Draft Agenda **
(Updated January 31, 2012)

April 11, 2012

9:00	Registration Opens (Conference Centre - Upper Level) Coffee and Networking (Theatre Lobby - Lower Level)
9:30 - 11:30	*Hot Topic Sessions* *Oilsands - Water Issues* (Theatre) Bringing Context to the Oil Sands Debate – Understanding the Role of Nature and its Environmental Effects Jon Fennell, WorleyParsons Canada The Need to Revise the Hydrogeology Component of Commercial In-Situ Oil Sands EIAs Jamie Wills, Waterline Resources Inc. Bridging Dichotomous Approaches to Manage Oil Sands Waste and Reclaim Landscapes Preston MacEachern, CCS Corporation Development of a Numerical Model to Support Regional Cumulative Effects Groundwater Management within the Northern Athabasca Oil Sands Mineable Area Margaret Scott, WorleyParsons Canada
11:30 - 12:15	Networking Lunch (Shaughnessy, Beatty, Coleman)
12:15 - 1:45	*Oilsands - Water Issues* - continued (Theatre) *Numerical Simulation of Basal Aquifer Depressurization in the Presence of Dissolved Gas* Karl Lawrence, Golder Associates Ltd. *Fate and Transport of Oil Sands Process-Affected Water into the Underlying Clay Till: A Field Study on Major Ions and Stable Isotopes* Mostafa Zadeh, WorleyParson Canada *Saline Inflows, Biodegradation and Gas Generation in the Basal Water Sand Aquifer, Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta* Hugh Abercrombie, Golder Associates Ltd.
1:45 - 2:00	Networking Break (Theatre Lobby)
2:00 - 5:00	*Hydraulic Fracturing - Water Issues* (Theatre) *Shale Gas Water Management* Patrick Horner, Aqua Pure Chemical Characteristics of Frac Flowback Water & Technologies CCS is Deploying to Recycle Water, Reduce Waste Volumes & Reduce Cost Preston MacEachern, CCS Corporation “Fracking Up” Drinking Water? Court Sandau, Chemistry Matters Hydraulic Fracturing with ZVI Emplacement for Treatment of Chlorinated Solvents in a Low Permeability Aquifer Tamzen W. Macbeth, CDM “UNCONVENTIONAL REMEDIATION” - The Paradox of Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Used in the Environmental Restoration of Contaminated Sediments and Groundwater Gordon Bures, Frac Rite Environmental The Evolution of British Columbia’s Water Act and Regulations – Implications for Emerging Shale Gas Regions Randa Sultan, Waterline Resources Inc.
5:30 - 8:30	*WaterTech 2012 Opening Reception* (Van Horne Ballroom) *Canadian Wine Tour* Sample Red, White and Dessert Wines from Across Canada along with a special menu. Featuring live music by Terry Jorden and Friends. Registration Open Until 8 PM	Opening Reception Sponsored by

April 12, 2012

7:15 - 8:15	Registration / Networking Breakfast (Van Horne Ballroom A, B, C, Upper Level)
8:15 - 8:30	Opening Remarks and Welcome (Van Horne Ballroom C) Emcee: Mr. Fred Keating Mr. Craig Robertson, Genivar, ESAA President
8:30 - 9:30	Restoring Lake Winnipeg Speaker - TBA
9:30 - 9:45	Networking Break (Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom A)
	Monitoring and Analysis (Beatty)	Groundwater 1 (Coleman)	Groundwater 2 (Shaughnessy)	Alberta Water Research Institute (Theatre)
9:45 - 10:15	Naphthenic Acids in the Environment – State of the Union. Detlef (Deib) Birkholz, ALS \| Environmental Division	*GeoProbe Screen-Point 16 as an Alternative Method for Rapid Groundwater Characterization* Carl Wu, SLR Consulting (Canada) Limited	*Iron and Manganese in Groundwater Implications, Options and Recommendations for Regulating Contaminated Sites in BC* Ian Mitchell, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd	*TBA*
5 Minute Transition
10:20 - 10:50	*Evaluation of Dynamic Reaction Cell (DRC) ICP-MS for Improved Detection Limits of As and Se* Gordon Nelson, AGAT Laboratories	*Using Polyethylene Passive Samplers for the Determination of Dissolved Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Groundwater* Terry Obal, Maxxam	Integrated Surface Water and Groundwater Interaction Modelling using GSFLOW Dirk Kassenaar Earthfx Inc. In-Situ Chemical Oxidation of a Tetrachloroethene Plume in Groundwater William Pickens, MWH	*TBA*
5 Minute Transition
10:55 - 11:25	*The Future of Laboratory and Field Filtration to Improve Reliability and Reproducibility of Low Level Analytical Data* Patrick Novak, CARO ANALYTICAL SERVICES	*Protection of Groundwater and Surface Water at a Bulk Explosives Facility Using Calculated Risk-Based Soil Guidelines* Liza Flemming, Hemmera	*Groundwater Monitoring Optimization for a Long Term, Large-Scale Program in Swan Hills, Alberta* Trevor Butterfield, WorleyParsons	*TBA*
5 Minute Transition
11:30 - 12:00	*Using Conceptual Site Models to Enhance Data Collection: A Case Study* Louise Burden, WorleyParsons Canada Ltd.	*Modelling Surface-Groundwater Interactions using Integrated Hydrologic Models* Sam Bellamy, AquaResource	*Hydrochemical Assessment of the Devonian Keg River Formation* Francisco Castrillon, WorleyParsons	*TBA*
12:00 - 2:00	Keynote Luncheon (Van Horne Ballroom B & C) "Expedition Blue Planet" Alexandra Cousteau Founder and President of Blue Legacy International			*Lunch Sponsored by*
2:00 - 2:15	Networking Break (Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom A)
2:15 - 5:00	Regulatory Update - Industry and Government Perspectives - General Session (Beatty, Coleman, Shaughnessy)
2:15 - 5:00	*Alberta Policy Update* Steve Wallace, Alberta Environment & Water *Alberta Provincial Groundwater Inventory Program: Development of Science-Based Tools Supporting Integrated Water Management in Large Drainage Basins* Joseph Riddell, Alberta Geological Survey Determining the Salinity of Groundwater for Regulatory Purposes Under the Water Act Brent Welsh, Alberta Environment and Water Alberta's Wet Areas Mapping Initiative Barry White, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Alberta’s Evolving Water Use Regulatory Framework for Energy Projects Jamie Wills, Waterline Resources Inc. *Source Water Protection Planning - From Concept to Plan* Greg Philliban, Environmental Project Management & Sustainability Solutions *Alberta Wetland Policy* Jay S. White, Aquality Environmental Consulting Ltd.

April 13, 2012

7:30 - 8:30	Networking Breakfast (Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom A,B,C)
	Monitoring and Analysis (Beatty)	Groundwater 3 (Coleman)	Wastewater Treatment (Shaughnessy)
8:30 - 9:00	*Environment & Asset Protection* Kelly Baker, Nilex	*Abandoned Water Wells in Canada* Jeff Printz, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	*Water Treatment Design, Construction and Operation at an Aluminum Smelter Facility For Upgrades* Tony Ciarla, CCS Corporation
5 Minute Transition
9:05 - 9:35	*The Value of Water Analytics in Water Resources Decision-Making* Jennifer Hurley, Schlumberger Water Services	*Development and Field Trials of a New 100% Soluble Carbon-Iron Product for In Situ Remediation of Groundwater* Kerry Bolanos-Shaw, Adventus Canada	*Incorporating Renewable Energy to Provide Environmentally Sustainable and Cost Effective Decentralized Wastewater Treatment* AJ MacDonald, Integrated Sustainability Consultants Ltd.
5 Minute Transition
9:40 - 10:10	*Nexen's Water Monitoring Network* Zoë Robson, Nexen	*Integrated Surface Water and Groundwater Interaction Modelling using GSFLOW* Dirk Kassenaar, Earthfx Inc.	*The MAGNETIC sludge process: a potential new method for active neutralisation of AMD* Danny McDonald, CARDNO LANE PIPER
10:10 - 10:30	Networking Break (Exhibit Area- Van Horne Ballroom A)
	Monitoring and Analysis (Beatty)	Landfill and Waste Management (Coleman)	Miscellaneous (Shaughnessy)
10:30 - 11:00	*On-line and Real Time Monitoring of Contaminants in Chinese Water Systems* Nicki Randles, Modern Water plc	*Aerobic Oxidation of Municipal Solid Waste Leachate as it Cascades from a Perched Aquifer through an Unsaturated Zone to a Regional Aquifer* Dean Wall, AMEC Environment & Infrastructure	*Ensuring Competence in Water Quality* Michael Kerford, ECO Canada
5 Minute Transition
11:05 - 11:35	*Wireless Site Monitoring and Data Collection Environmental Case Application* John Suchorolsk,i J.K. Engineering Ltd.	*Alberta Environment & Water quality Criteria for deepwell Disposal of industrial Fluids* Tony Fernandes, Alberta Environment & Water	Assessing the Hydrologic Impacts of Climate Change Sam Bellamy, AquaResource
5 Minute Transition
11:40 - 12:10	*Water Movement in Freezing Peat: Laboratory Investigations* Ranjeet Nagare, WorleyParsons Canada	*Waste Classification and Landfill Disposal Criteria* Tony Fernandes, Alberta Environment & Water	*Water Footprint and Neutrality: Challenges & Opportunities* Francisco A. Perelló, Keystone Environmental Ltd.
12:10 - 2:15	Keynote Luncheon, Door Prizes and Closing Remarks (Van Horne Ballroom B & C) *"Tales of Ice Bound Wonderlands"* *Paul Nicklen* National Geographic Photographer		*Lunch Sponsored by*

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