Workshops

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

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7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Water Systems Primer and Refresher

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

Run Your Business Efficiently! The Industry’s Best Business Practices
Rick Oberle
The Water Systems Cost Savings Act and Other Legal and Legislative Issues Facing Our Industry
Margaret Martens and Jesse J. Richardson Jr., J.D.
Water Treatment Opportunities: When to Hold Them and When to Fold Them
Greg Gruett, CEO
Wire Rope Inspection and Safety for Drilling Operations
David Bowers, CVCLD

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

Large Capacity Well Efficiency: Food Production, Energy, and Supply Challenges: Well Design
Marvin F. Glotfelty, RG
Solar Water Pumping: This Growing Renewable Energy Opportunity Can Become Your New Viable Revenue Source
Jeff Frank
Stay Connected: Industry Associations and Dynamics
Diann Scott
Water Chemistry and Corrosion: Effects and Treatment
Perialwar Regunathan and Kimberly Redden

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

Hydrofracking: Groundwater, Not Oil and Gas
Jeffrey Williams, MGWC, CVCLD
Large Capacity Well Efficiency: Food Production, Energy, and Supply Challenges: Well Development
Marvin F. Glotfelty, RG
Sizing the Right Pipe for a Job
Dan Featherstone
Treat Muddy Drilling Water by Using a Sediment Filter Bag as a BMP
Todd Giddings, Ph.D., PG

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

Filtration Control in Drilling Fluids: What Is It and Why Should I Care?
Jeff Blinn
Innovative and Time-Saving Techniques for Conducting a Low-Flow Groundwater Sampling Event
Bill Mann
Large Capacity Well Efficiency: Food Production, Energy, and Supply Challenges: Water Use Calculation
John Pitz, CPI
What Contractors Need to Know to Successfully Treat Water
Greg Gruett, CEO

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

Achieving Energy Savings and More with VFDs
Larry R. Stanley
Large Capacity Well Efficiency: Food Production, Energy, and Supply Challenges: Proper Pump Selection
David Kill
Solving Total Coliform Failures with Well Rehabilitation and Maintenance
Neil Mansuy
Volunteer Candidates School: How You Will Benefit Your Business, Your Industry, and Your Soul!
Kevin McCray, CAE

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

Changes in the 2017 Federal Tax Laws: How You Should Plan
Brent Ardit, CPA
Gain a Competitive Edge: Trending Topics and Industry Opportunities
Mark Reeder
Large Capacity Well Efficiency: Food Production, Energy, and Supply Challenges: System Operation and Maintenance
Gary M. Gin, RG
Safe Practice in the Groundwater Industry: Materials Handling
Dustin Kinder and John Baxter

3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.

Operational Stages of the Well: Evaluating the Forms of Water Well Deterioration
Thom Hanna, PG, Michael Schnieders, PG, PH-GW and John Schnieders, Ph.D.

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

An Assessment Tool to Evaluate Private Well Vulnerabilities and Risk
Steven D. Wilson
Electronic Logging Devices: Complying with the New Federal Law
Tony Verillo
Water Rating Systems: How They Can Further Responsible Groundwater Practices
Doug Pushard
Well Rehabilitation and Maintenance: Diagnosing Problems and Selecting Proper Chemical Solutions
Kevin McGinnis
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

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7:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.

How to Be a Volunteer Advocate: Fly-Ins and Drive-Ins and Grassroots, Oh my!
Lauren Schapker
Increase Your Revenue Potential with Packaged Systems and Pressure Boosting
Jim Hartmann
Legally Structuring Your Business Activities To Comply With New Electronic Logging Device Laws
Tony Verillo
Optimize Your Revenue per Site Visit: Why You Should Invest in VFDs
Matt Clark

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

NGWREF Darcy Lecture: Seeing Things Differently: Rethinking the Relationship Between Data, Models, and Decision-Making
Ty Ferre

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

McEllhiney Lecture: Groundwater Contaminants and Treatment Technologies
Peter S. Cartwright, PE
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Thursday, December 8, 2016

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7:15 a.m.-8:00 a.m.

Facilitated Discussion: What Types of Articles/Content in NGWA’s Journals Would Help You Be a Better Groundwater Professional?
Thad Plumley

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

Aquifer Characterization Tests and Pressure Transducer Data Collection
Bill Mann

9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

McEllhiney Revisited: Annular Space Research and Chemical Rehabilitation of Wells
Tom Christopherson and John Schnieders, Ph.D.

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

NGWA Government Affairs: 2016 and the Year Ahead
Lauren Schapker
Ten Things You Wish the Public Knew
Mark Reeder

10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

The Endless Challenge of Underground Utilities: Lessons Learned
Denis Crayon, Dustin Kinder, John Baxter and Fred McAninch

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

NGWA Director Candidate School
Kevin McCray, CAE

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

Safe Practice in the Groundwater Industry: Slips, Trips, and Falls
Roger E. Renner, MGWC and Denis Crayon
Water Well Corrosion: Types, Effects, and Resolutions
Roger Miller and Eric Duderstadt

2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Safe Practice in the Groundwater Industry: Electrical Safety and Electrocution
Roger E. Renner, MGWC and Denis Crayon
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Friday, December 9, 2016

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8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

IA and NGWA Drought Summit