2013 NGWA Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

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

Geology, the Civil War, and the 99th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Kevin B. McCray, CAE

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

Contracts Can Make or Break a Project: ConsensusdDocs Can Help
Carrie Ciliberto, Esq.
Hours of Service
Gary LaBrake

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

Innovative Techniques for Conducting a Low-Flow Groundwater Sampling Event
John Murray
Mud Rotary Drilling
Roger E. Renner, MGWC, NGWAF
OSHA’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
Denis Crayon, Certified Health & Safety Technician
Transporting Hazardous Materials
Gary LaBrake

12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.

Air Rotary Drilling
Richard Thron, MGWC
Hydrogeology 101
W. Richard Laton, Ph.D., PG
Treat Your Business Like an Investment and Retire on Your Terms
Tim McDaniel

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

Groundwater Occurrence and Aquifer Types
Thomas Hanna, PG
How to Properly Use Water Quality Instrumentation to Characterize Groundwater Accessed by Direct Push Technologies
Laura St. Pierre
The Misuse of Chlorine in Wells and Pipelines: Is More Really Better?
David T. Hanson

2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

How Using NGWA Business Tools Can Increase Your Profits
Jessica Michell
NGWA's Hydrogeologic Guidelines for Large-Scale Geothermal Heat Pump Installations
Kevin B. McCray, CAE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — What We Do / Who We Are
Ethan Weikel, PG
Vehicle Inspections and Maintenance
Gary LaBrake

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

Geothermal Vaults
Sukhi Dhillon
Proper Cargo Securement for the Groundwater Industry
Roger E. Renner, MGWC, NGWAF
Specifying Water Pumps, Motors and Pump Panel Controls for Optimal Performance and Lowest Cost
Timothy Albers, Albert Bruce Ticknor and Bill Merkel

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

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

Groundwater Availability in Karst Aquifers of the Southeastern United States
Eve L. Kuniansky
NGWA Washington Update
Christine Reimer
Panel: Engineering a Better Gravel Pack
Properly Conducting a Pump Test
David L. Kill
Protecting and Preserving the Private Well Option: A Success Story
Phillip Bednarek

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

2013 Henry Darcy Lecture Series in Groundwater Science: Managing Groundwater Beneath the Agricultural Landscape
David L. Rudolph, Ph.D., PE

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

2013 William A. McEllhiney Distinguished Lecture Series in Water Well Technology — Groundwater Spreadsheets: Efficient and Practical Resource for Solving Simple and Complex Flow, Pollution, and Environmental Problems
Carlos Molano, PE

Thursday, December 5, 2013

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

Planned Giving - An Option for Philanthropy
F. David Resch
State Groundwater Management and Policy: A Two-State Scientific Perspective

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

ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard: Siting to Sampling
Jessica Michell, Steven B. Gross, MBA, PE, Kevin McGillicuddy and Tom Christopherson
Driver Qualifications and Fitness–Complying with the FMCSA, CSA Program
Gary LaBrake
Hydrogeologic Logging and Lab
Thomas Hanna, PG
Innovative Drilling Fluid Concepts for Vertical Drilling Applications
George M. Dugan
OSHA and Us, Are We There Yet?
Denis Crayon, Certified Health & Safety Technician
Scientific Research and Technical Assistance to Private Well Owners Part 1
William Alley, Ph.D. and Cliff Treyens

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

How Mobile Are You: BYOD?
Mark Kibble

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

Strategies for Addressing Groundwater Contamination

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

Resume Writing for Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Melissa Lenczewski, Ph.D.
“You Had Me At Hello!” Grow Your Business Through Networking
Julie Hansen

1:20 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Scientific Research and Technical Assistance to Private Well Owners Part 2
William Alley, Ph.D. and Cliff Treyens

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

Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas Development
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