National Ground Water Association - Fractured Rock Conference: State of the Science and Measuring Success in Remediation
Fractured Rock Conference: State of the Science and Measuring Success in Remediation
Monday, September 24, 2007 to Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Holiday Inn by the Bay
Portland, ME




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What we have learned and what the future holds.

This conference is a cooperative effort by the U.S. EPA and NGWA to showcase innovative remediation technologies and characterization methods for ground water in fractured rock settings and make future remediation efforts more effective. The conference offers high-quality training in remediation technologies and geophysics.
Fractured rock is arguably the most challenging geologic environment to characterize and remediate. As the science and technologies develop, we are gaining a better understanding of the physical and chemical nature of the systems and the fate and transport of contaminants in fractured rock. This event is the third, in a series of international consortiums of engineers, scientists, regulators, responsible parties, researchers, and students gathering to understand the science of classical and innovative remediation technologies. Case studies will cover federal, state and industrial sites contaminated by organics, metals, and radionuclides. The conference features an industry display area, platform and poster sessions, workshops, panel discussions, a banquet, and a field trip. Accepted papers will be published in a full proceedings. Portland is a beautiful coastal city with a vibrant downtown, major airline service, and just a two-hour drive from Boston.

Panel discussions:

  1. Regulatory oversight and approval for fractured rock characterization and cleanup
  2. The difference between research being conducted and application needs
  3. Case studies revisited: a long term look at cost and performance
  4. Technical impracticability: understanding the regulatory approach and approval

Special guest speakers:

  • Georg Teutsch, Ph.D., UFZ Center for Environmental Research, Germany
     "Remediation of Mega Sites in Europe"
  • John H. Guswa, JG Environmental Inc.
     "Remediation of Vinylidene Chloride (1,1,DCE) in Fractured Rock Utilizing Ground Water Recirculation Wells: Report on Pilot Testing"
  • Laurie Haines, U.S. Army
     "Technical Impracticability—An Army Perspective"
  • Bernard Kueper, Ph.D., Queen’s University
     "Capture Zone Analysis in Fractured Rock: Designing Pump and Treat Remedies"
  • Allen Shapiro, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey
     "Progress Has Been Made in Characterizing Fractured Rock Aquifers, But What Are the Implications for Remediation?"
  • Mary DeFlaun, Ph.D., GeoSyntech Consultants
     "Bioaugmentation for TCE Remediation in Fractured Bedrock"
  • Kent Novakowski, Ph.D., Queen’s University
     "The Effect of Matrix Diffusion on the Results of Large-Scale Tracer Experiments in Fractured Dolomite"
  • Beth Parker, Ph.D., University of Waterloo
     "Chlorinated Solvent Source and Plume Behavior in Fractured Sedimentary Rock from Field Studies"
  • Robert Cohen, GeoTrans Inc.
     "Evaluating Ground Water Supplies in Fractured Metamorphic Rocks of the Blue Ridge Province in Northern Virginia"
  • Fred Paillet, Ph.D., University of Maine
     "Detecting Otherwise Hidden Fracture Zones with Borehole Flow Measurements"
  • Zoltan Szabo, U.S. Geological Survey
     "Arsenic, Radon, and Radium, and Occurrence and Geochemistry in Fractured Bedrock of the Northeastern United States"

Participating Organizations

U.S. Department of DefenseSUNY at Buffalo
U.S. Department of EnergyUniversity of New Hampshire
U.S. Geological SurveyUniversity of Maine
Ohio State UniversityUniversity of Southern Maine
Penn State UniversityMt. Sopris Instruments Inc.
Queen’s UniversitySchlumberger Water Services

Conference Advisory Council

Thomas Ballestero, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
William Brandon, Stephen Mangion, Richard E. Willey and U.S. EPA Region I
Norman Brown Ph.D. and Robert M. Cohen, GeoTrans Inc.
Kathryn Davies, U.S. EPA Region III
Martin Derby, Contech Construction Products Inc.
Aaron Green, Connecticut DEP
James Griswold, Haley & Aldrich Inc.
John H. Guswa, JG Environmental Inc.
Laurie Haines, U.S. Army
Bruce Hunter, Maine DEP
Neven Kresic, Ph.D., Malcolm Pirnie Inc.
Bernard Kueper, Ph.D. and Kent Novakowski, Ph.D., Queen's University
Carole Johnson, Allen Shapiro, Ph.D., and John Williams, U.S. Geological Survey
Tamzen Macbeth, Ph.D., Northwind Environmental
Robert Masters, NGWA
Beth A. Moore, U.S. Department of Energy
Frederick L. Paillet, Ph.D., University of Maine
Richard Parizek, Ph.D., Penn State University
Gloria Sosa, U.S. EPA Region II
Curtis Stanley, Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.
Rich Steimle, U.S. EPA
Ralf Topper, Colorado Geological Survey

Submit your abstract online
Abstracts for the Fractured Rock Conference: State of the Science and Measuring Success in Remediation need to be submitted online. Abstracts for oral presentations are limited to a maximum of 300 words. Biographical sketches need to be in paragraph form and are limited to 100 words. Abstracts are due Monday, April 30, 2007. (By virtue of submitting an abstract, the presenter grants NGWA the right to publish the accepted abstract.) The online abstract submission process is composed of five steps, which must be entered in sequence:
  • Choice of Topic.
  • Paper Title.
  • Submitter's email address.
  • All Author's first and last names, email address and if they are a student.
    • Other Author information (not required) : credentials, affiliation, department, address, phone number, fax numbers and biographical sketch.
  • If the author is a student, the following is required :
    • Are they a graduate?
    • What school do they attend?
    • Name of their advisor.
  • Abstract Text
You have the option of uploading your submission as an HTML document or you may cut and paste from a Microsoft® Word document into the system. Biographical sketches are limited to 100 words and should be submitted in paragraph form. Here are some additional tips to use once you are on the abstract submittal page (you may want to jot these down before you begin):
  • Once in the abstract submission form, click step 1 on the left side of the screen (abstract control panel).
  • As you enter your information into the required fields, click "submit" on the bottom of each page.
  • After you complete each page, you will see that the steps on the left side of the screen will be underlined.
  • You may click on these links to go back to a page if you need to edit what you have already submitted.
  • Be sure to check your e-mail for log-in information.
  • You may also find it helpful to write down your log-in ID and password, as well as print out a copy for your records.
  • You may log-in and edit your submissions between the time you first enter them and the submission deadline date. To do so, either use the link that was sent to you via e-mail or login below to view, resume, or modify an existing submission (log-in ID and password needed).

You are invited to take part in the conference by submitting an abstract for consideration.
Abstracts are being considered for the following topics:

Characterization and monitoring:

  • Source and plume delineation
  • Regional scale geology and hydrogeology
  • Surface and borehole geophysics
  • Development of a risk-based framework
  • Integrating and prioritizing methods
  • Aquifer testing–well testing
  • Drilling techniques
  • Monitoring well design
  • Water sampling, classical and innovative
  • Geochemical characterization
  • Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks
  • Karst environments
  • Isotopes and tracer tests
  • Laboratory studies
  • Numerical modeling
  • Water supply characterization
  • Field studies
  • Conceptual models
  • Matrix diffusion
  • Back diffusion and rebound modeling
  • Measuring mass flux
  • Minimization of cross contamination
  • Fate and transport differences by compound.

Remediation:

  • NAPL case studies
  • Regulatory oversight
  • Large–site lessons for smaller sites
  • Optimization of existing systems
  • Bioremediation
  • Current research
  • Case studies revisited
  • Evaluating successes and failures
  • Quantification issues
  • Pump–and–treat
  • Containment
  • Blasting
  • Horizontal and directional drilling
  • Hydraulic fracturing
  • Chemical oxidation
  • Permeable reactive and physical barriers
  • Thermal destruction
  • Combining remediation technologies
  • Technical impracticability
  • Managing dollars for responsible parties
  • Individual homeowner wells
  • Receptors and source water protection
  • Oil field technologies
  • PAHs, VOCs, chlorinated solvents, and metals
  • Arsenic and radon mobilization.

Please note that presentation times are 20 minutes. This time will include a brief introduction, the presentation, and time to move to the next presenter. There is a minute for one or two questions from the audience.

  • 1 minute for an introduction
  • 17 minutes for presentation
  • 2 minutes to transition to the next speaker and questions

Deadlines
What When How to Send
Manuscripts August 31 Electronic upload
Copyright Agreement* August 23 Mail or electronic
Registration** August 23 Fax, mail, or phone
PowerPoint presentation September 17 Electronic upload

*We cannot publish your work without a copyright form.

**Speakers pay the early member registration rate of $200. This rate applies only until August 23, 2007. After, August 23, 2007, the rate goes to $275.
Conference fees

Early (through August 23, 2007)

  • Member: $200
  • Nonmember: $200

Standard/On-site (beginning August 24, 2007)

  • Member: $275
  • Nonmember: $275
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Technical Support may be obtained by calling (401) 334-0220 between 8:30 a.m and 6:00 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday, or at all times by contacting Tech Support. You may also use the "Tech Support" or "Feedback" links in the online abstract system.


Deadlines are enforced 3 hours after midnight, Eastern Time. (2=Central, 1=Mountain, 0=Pacific, etc.)

*We cannot publish your work without a copyright form.
**After DATE, speakers pay the standard member and nonmember registration rates. Standard rates are $275 member and $275 for a nonmember.

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