2010 NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting

2010 NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting

Monday, December 6, 2010

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11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

National Ground Water Research Educational Foundation
Kevin B. McCray, CAE

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

Finance and Budget Standing Committee
Paul Humes

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

NGWA Board of Directors
Kevin B. McCray, CAE

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Contractors Division Board
Trisha Freeman

7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Tuesday Registration, Bookstore, and Attendee Service Desk

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

Solar Powered Pumping
Larry Seitter
1 CEP

Workshop

Understanding IADC Codes for Tricone Bits
Tim Thomas
1 CEP

Workshop

Water Well Hydrofracing
Sean Kyle, CWP

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

Ground Water Protection & Management Subcommittee
Christine Reimer

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

Manufacturers Division Board
Trisha Freeman

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

Workshop

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

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

Workshop

Beating Reactive Soil Conditions
George M. Dugan
1 CEP

Workshop

CSA 2010
Gary LaBrake
1 CEP

Workshop

Designing More Effective Well Systems
Michael Schnieders
1 CEP

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

NGWA Golf Tournament

10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Photo Safari

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

Workshop

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.

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Environmental Remediation Drilling Safety Guideline Review
Jim Wright
1 CEP

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

Tools of the Trade
John Pitz, CPI
1 CEP

Workshop

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

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

Workshop

Best Suggested Practices for Groundwater Sampling
Jonathan Jenkins
1.5 CEPs

DOT/OSHA Subcommittee
Kathy Butcher

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Shocking: Using Proper Electrical Safe Practice
Jim Wright
1 CEP

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Review: Comparison to Regional State Regulations - Article 1 – Well Siting
Jonathan Jenkins

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

Improving Well Pumping System Efficiency
Diego A. Narvaez
1 CEP

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

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

Workshop

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

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

Rural Water District Subcommittee
Christine Reimer

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

Workshop

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

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

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Review: Comparison to Regional State Regulations - Article 2 – Well Casing Selection and Installation
Jonathan Jenkins

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

Professional Designations Oversight Subcommittee
Jonathan Jenkins

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

Scientists and Engineers Board of Directors
Trisha Freeman

1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

MGWC Exam

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

Being Prepared for a DOT Inspection
Gary LaBrake
1 CEP

Workshop

Dissolved Oxygen Sensing Technologies
Tim Grooms
1 CEP

Workshop

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

New Member/First-Time Attendee Welcome Session
Kathy Butcher

Workshop

Smart Pumping Workshop
Sean Fitzpatrick
1 CEP

Workshop

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

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

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Review: Comparison to Regional State Regulations - Article 3 – Screens, Filter Packs, Formation Stabilizer
Jonathan Jenkins

Workshop

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

2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Field Trip

Experiencing Water in Architecture and Urban Planning
Ryan Taylor
3 CEPs

2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Geothermal Heat Pump Subcommittee
Christine Reimer

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

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Review: Comparison to Regional State Regulations - Article 4 – Formation Sampling
Jonathan Jenkins

Workshop

Applications of Solar Water Pumping
Lynn Hicks
1 CEP

Workshop

Aquifer Characterization Tests and Transducer Data Collection
Jim Broderick
1 CEP

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Suppliers Division Board
Trisha Freeman

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

Workshop

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

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Review: Comparison to Regional State Regulations - Article 5 – Plumbness and Alignment
Jonathan Jenkins

Contractors Division Membership Meeting

Manufacturers and Suppliers Division Membership Meeting

Scientists and Engineers Division Membership Meeting

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

Workshop

FMCSA: Getting Your DOT Account In Order Lab
Gary LaBrake

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.

Safety Subcommittee
Jonathan Jenkins

5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Attendee Welcome Party

6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Scientists and Engineers Board of Directors
Trisha Freeman

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.

MGWCs Breakfast

7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Registration, Bookstore, and Attendee Service Desk

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

Lost Afghanistan
Marvin (Nick) Saines
1 CEP

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

Chemical and Biological Fouling of Water Wells
Michael Schnieders
1.5 CEPs

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

Panel

Challenges to Exempt Wells: An Update
Christine L. Reimer
1.5 CEPs

Workshop

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

Workshop

Strengthening Your Brand During Tough Economic Times
Michael Doyle
2.0 CEPs

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

Public Awareness Committee
Cliff Treyens

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

Publishing and Information Products Committee
Thad Plumley

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

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

Keynote Address - ‘Rise to the Top: Even When the Odds Are Stacked against You’ by Anthony E. Zuiker

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Review: Comparison to Regional State Regulations - Article 6 – Grout
Jonathan Jenkins

12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Exhibit Hall

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

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Review: Comparison to Regional State Regulations - Article 7 – Well Development
Jonathan Jenkins

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

Affiliate States Peer to Peer
Trisha Freeman

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

Workshop

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

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

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Review: Comparison to Regional State Regulations - Article 8 – Testing for Performance
Jonathan Jenkins

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

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Review: Comparison to Regional State Regulations - Article 9 – Disinfection
Jonathan Jenkins

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

Workshop

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

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

Government Affairs Committee
Christine Reimer

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Review: Comparison to Regional State Regulations - Article 10 – Water Sampling
Jonathan Jenkins

5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Review: Comparison to Regional State Regulations - Article 11 – Decommissioning
Jonathan Jenkins

Mc Ellhiney Task Force
Kathy Butcher

6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

President's Dinner

7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

NGWREF Annual Fundraising Auction

Thursday, December 9, 2010

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6:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Thursday Registration, Bookstore, and Attendee Service Desk

7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

General Membership Breakfast Meeting

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

Exhibitor Meeting and Priority Drawing

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

Panel

In Situ Groundwater Arsenic Removal Using Iron Oxide Coated Sand
Thomas Sunday Abia II
1 CEP

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Panel

CDC Launches Major Initiative Focused on Private Well Systems
Christine L. Reimer
1.5 CEPs

Workshop

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

Workshop

Killer Contract Clauses
Donald Gregory, Esq.
1.5 CEPs

Workshop

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

Workshop

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

Workshop

Well Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Kevin McGinnis
1.5 CEPs

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

Workshop

Well Design and Unintended Consequences
David L. Kill
1.5 CEPs

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

Workshop

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

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

Professional Development Standing Committee
Kathy Butcher

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition and Lunch at Cili Restaurant

10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Thursday Exhibit Hall

12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Groundwater Industry Business Leaders Forum and Luncheon

Past-Presidents Lunch

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

Workshop

Best Suggested Practices for Groundwater Systems Inspection
Jonathan Jenkins
1.5 CEPs

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

Nominating Committee
Trisha Freeman

Workshop

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

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

Workshop

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

4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Delegates Meeting

Friday, December 10, 2010

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8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Outdoor Demos

8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

NGWA Geothermal Drilling Mud and Grouting School

9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

NGWA Board of Directors
Kevin B. McCray, CAE