2010 NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting:

Workshop

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Common Contaminants, Treatment Options, and Chlorination Calculations
Tate A. Burckhardt
1 CEP

Considering Getting Into Geothermal Drilling? It's More Than Just a Hole In the Ground
Richard E. Clarke
1 CEP

Hydrogeology 101
W. Richard Laton, Ph.D.
1 CEP

Lock-out/Tag-out for Water Well Drillers
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1 CEP

Solar Powered Pumping
Larry Seitter
1 CEP

Understanding IADC Codes for Tricone Bits
Tim Thomas
1 CEP

Water Well Hydrofracing
Sean Kyle, CWP

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Best Suggested Practices for Aquifer Storage and Recovery
Jonathan Jenkins
1.5 CEPs

9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

Beating Reactive Soil Conditions
George M. Dugan
1 CEP

CSA 2010
Gary LaBrake
1 CEP

Designing More Effective Well Systems
Michael Schnieders
1 CEP

Fleet Safety: Preventing Common Water Well Driller Fleet Accidents
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1 CEP

How the New Tax Laws Will Affect You
Mark Van Benschoten, CPA
1 CEP

Market Your Business by Raising Public Awareness on Facebook
Cliff Treyens
1 CEP

10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

NGWA’s Official Glossary of Industry Terms: Applications to Your Work
Kevin B. McCray, CAE
1 CEP

10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Developing and Monitoring Groundwater Resources In the Republic of Botswana
Kathleen M. Wiseman
1 CEP

Economic Benefits of Flexible Drop Pipe in Water Wells
Tanner Tryon
1 CEP

Fluid Data Management Including Real-Time Data Retrieval Via Satellite Telemetry
James Butler, CPA and Bruce Bacon, PE
1 CEP

Study of Variable Speed Drives (VFD) in Motor-Pump Applications
Michael Sadeghi, Ph.D.
1 CEP

Tools of the Trade
John Pitz, CPI
1 CEP

Using Sand Tank Models to Teach About Groundwater
W. Richard Laton, Ph.D.
1 CEP

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Best Suggested Practices for Groundwater Sampling
Jonathan Jenkins
1.5 CEPs

12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Impacts of Shale and Coalbed Gas Extraction on Groundwater
Andrew Stone
1 CEP

Improving Well Pumping System Efficiency
Diego A. Narvaez
1 CEP

Microbial Groundwater Quality and the Importance of Effective Well Maintenance
Neil Mansuy
1 CEP

Specialized Equipment Makes the Pressure Testing, Installation, and Grouting of Geothermal Loops Easier, Faster, and Safer
Todd Giddings, Ph.D., PG
1 CEP

Tools of the Trade: How Manufacturers and Suppliers Can Help Their Customers Stay in Business
John Pitz, CPI
1 CEP

Water in Architecture and Urban Planning: A Balance of Technology and Behavior
Ryan Taylor
1 CEP

Who Is Really an Independent Contractor?
Mark Van Benschoten, CPA
1 CEP

12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Profit Mastery: Break-Even 360 Degrees: The Absolute Best Tool to Drive Profitability
Steve LeFever
1.5 CEPs

12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

Total Water Management on the Barrier Island Complex, Currituck County, North Carolina
Edwin E. Andrews
2.0 CEPs

1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

Appraisals and Your Business Value
Michael A. Salvadore Jr., SPA, MPPA
1 CEP

Being Prepared for a DOT Inspection
Gary LaBrake
1 CEP

Dissolved Oxygen Sensing Technologies
Tim Grooms
1 CEP

Living with OSHA: OSHA and Your Business
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1 CEP

Smart Pumping Workshop
Sean Fitzpatrick
1 CEP

The 21st Century Contractor
Roger E. Renner, MGWC
1 CEP

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Drilling High Capacity Water Wells, Southwestern Style
Gary L. Hix, CWD/PI, RG, CPG
1 CEP

3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Applications of Solar Water Pumping
Lynn Hicks
1 CEP

Aquifer Characterization Tests and Transducer Data Collection
Jim Broderick
1 CEP

Designing and Installing Well and Loop Systems In Florida's Karst Terrain
James M. Frazee Jr.
1 CEP

Filter Selection Guidelines for Optimum Performance
Randy D. Delenikos
1 CEP

GPS: An Effective Tool for Well Location
Steve Hatfield
1 CEP

High-Capacity Standing Column Geothermal Wells-Liberty Island Case Study
Steven B. Gross, MBA, PE and Carl Orio, CGD, AI
1 CEP

Iron Oxidizing Bacteria in the Well Environment
Kathleen M. Wiseman
1 CEP

Is There Lead In Your Water Supply?
Ivars Jaunakais
1 CEP

3:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.

Profit Mastery: The Most Important Thing to Do Now!
Steve LeFever
2.0 CEPs

4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.

FMCSA: Getting Your DOT Account In Order Lab
Gary LaBrake

Protecting Your Water Supply and Your Bottom Line: Shifting Treatment Costs From Ratepayers to Polluters
Alexander Leff
1 CEP

The Calculation of Plumbness and Alignment
Gary W. Corbell
1 CEP

Using a Regional Building Code Enforcement Agency to Protect Groundwater Quality: An Innovative Approach
Todd Giddings, Ph.D., PG
1 CEP

Water Well Design Parameters of Various Types of Aquifers
Christopher Harich, Ph.D.
1 CEP

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

ConsensusDOCS and High Capacity Pumps
Donald Gregory, Esq.
1 CEP

Lost Afghanistan
Marvin (Nick) Saines
1 CEP

8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

Best Suggested Practices for Well and Pump System Operation and Maintenance
Jonathan Jenkins
1.5 CEPs

Bringing Safe Drinking Water to Underdeveloped Countries — What Have We Learned So Far?
Ralph L. Taylor Jr., CWD/PI
1 CEP

Chemical and Biological Fouling of Water Wells
Michael Schnieders
1.5 CEPs

8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Preventable or Unpreventable?
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1.5 CEPs

Strengthening Your Brand During Tough Economic Times
Michael Doyle
2.0 CEPs

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Groundwater Exploration and Development in a War Zone: Report from Afghanistan
Marvin (Nick) Saines
1 CEP

Well Efficiency and High Capacity Pumps
David L. Kill
1 CEP

1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

The 2010 NGWREF Darcy Distinguished Lecturer
Timothy D. Scheibe, Ph.D.
1.5 CEPs

3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

2011 McEllhiney Lecturer: The Nebraska Grout Task Force Research: Unexpected Results—New Solutions
Tom Christopherson
1.5 CEPs

Thursday, December 9, 2010

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8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Be a Part of the Future: NGWA's Director Candidates School
Kevin B. McCray, CAE
1.5 CEPs

Best Suggested Practices to Reduce Problematic Concentrations of Perchlorate In Residential Well Systems
Jonathan Jenkins
1.5 CEPs

FMCSA: Checking Your Company's DOT Record Lab
Gary LaBrake

Killer Contract Clauses
Donald Gregory, Esq.
1.5 CEPs

New Gadgets and Gizmos
Roger E. Renner, MGWC
1.5 CEPs

Reading the Road Ahead
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1.5 CEPs

Well Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Kevin McGinnis
1.5 CEPs

8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Well Design and Unintended Consequences
David L. Kill
1.5 CEPs

9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

How State Associations Can Hold Public Awareness Events Called Outdoor Field Conferences
Todd Giddings, Ph.D., PG
1 CEP

1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Best Suggested Practices for Groundwater Systems Inspection
Jonathan Jenkins
1.5 CEPs

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

The Challenges and Opportunities of the Water Business
Steve Maxwell
1 CEP

3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

The Business of Groundwater Consulting
Joan Berkowitz, Ph.D.
1 CEP