Mitigating Naturally-Occurring and Human Induced Contaminants in Groundwater

Tuesday, December 6, 2016: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
N119/N120 (Las Vegas Convention Center)
Naturally occurring and human-induced constituents in groundwater pose an ongoing challenge for even the most qualified water professionals. Balancing the need to provide reliable, high quality drinking water while maintaining cost-effective programs drives the industry to new techniques. Learn how industry innovators are meeting these challenges through emerging research, new technologies, and practical applications. Constituents addressed include arsenic, nitrates, fluoride, and chromium-6 among other contaminants.

This session will focus on solving the quality challenge with practical guidance and reducing the level of arsenic, nitrate, and related threats to human health.

Moderator:
Jeff Angermann, Ph.D.
10:00 a.m.
Welcome and Framing of the Issue

10:20 a.m.
Reducing the Influence of Arsenic and Nitrates on Groundwater: The City of Phoenix Experience

Gary M. Gin, RG, Water Services Department, City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

10:55 a.m.
Nebraska Annular Space Research-Beyond the Grout Study

Tom Christopherson, Nebraska Health and Human Services, Water Well Standards Program, Lincoln, NE

11:30 a.m.
Lunch Break (on your own)

1:00 p.m.
Two-stage Fixed-Bed Biotreatment: Unlocking Contaminated Groundwater Sources

Jess Brown, Ph.D., PE, Carollo Engineers, Inc, Costa Mesa, CA

1:35 p.m.
Geochemical Conditions Which Initiate the Natural and Anthropogenic Release of Metals and Selected Mitigation Measures

James A. Jacobs, PG, CHG, REA, Environmental Bio-Systems Inc, Mill Valley, CA

2:10 p.m.
Current Treatment Technologies: What Options Do We Have?

Peter S. Cartwright, PE, Cartwright Consulting Co., Bloomington, MN

2:45 p.m.
Discussion and Summary