April 21, 2010

6:00
-
9:00

WaterTech 2010 Opening Reception
(Van Horne Ballroom)

Registration Open Until 8 PM

Featuring live music by Dale Ladouceur and Barrie Nighswander.


April 22, 2010

7:15
-
8:15

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

8:15
-
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
-
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
Scott Christian, 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
Randa Sultan, 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
-
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
-
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
Lorne Bates, Infinity Water Solutions Inc.

12:05
-
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
-
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: Ross Nairne

Groundwater Policy Update
Ross Nairne, 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
-
8:45

Demonstration and Verification of Leading-Edge Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Jerry Leonard, Edmonton Waste Management

Issues and Challenges of sustaining clean and healthy water under changing climate and landuse scenarios
Asit Mazumder, University of Victoria

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
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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

Combined Ex situ and In Situ Remediation of Soil and Groundwater Impacts to Meet Site Closure Requirements
Robert W. Tossell, Pinchin Environmental

5 Minute Transition
9:25
-
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)
Tidal Implications for Contaminant Delineation in a Foreshore Environment
Erin Robson, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd .
5 Minute Transition
10.00
-
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
Guy Levesque, 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
Global Lessons on Water Reuse for Industrial Applications in Alberta
Stephen Stanley,, EPCOR
Numerical Modeling of a Permeable Reactive Barrier for a PCE WQARF Site
Morley Weitzman, Thurber Engineering
Surfactant Enhanced High Vacuum Dual Phase Extraction (HVDPE) Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Bedrock Aquifer (In-situ Case Study)
George (Bud) Ivey, Ivey International
5 Minute Transition
11:25
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12:05
Beneficial Reuse of Treated Produced Water
Scott Hillier, Conoco Phillips
Incorporating Geologic Models into Groundwater Flow Models for Basal McMurray Aquifer Depressurization
Don Haley, Golder Associates Ltd.
Pulp Mill Landfill Leachate Treatment -- Chemistry and Regulatory Challenges
Francisco Perello, Keystone Environmental
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.
Okanagan Basin Water Supply and Demand Study: Hydrology Investigations and Modelling for Water Resource Planning
Hugh Hamilton, Summit Environmental Consultants Ltd.
Economic Treatment of Frac Flow-Back Water to Recyclable Condition Using Physical Chemical Processes
David Manz, Oasis Filter International Ltd.

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

*** Agenda Subject to Changes and Substitutions ***

 

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