Managing the Complexities and Uncertainties of Soil Sequences: For Hydrogeological and Environmental Investigations - Part 1, Principles
Date:
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Location:
In-Situ, Inc. TRAINING ROOM 211 East Lincoln Ave Fort Collins, CO 80524
Instructors:
• Tom Sale, PhD, Professor, Director for the Center of Contaminant Hydrology at Colorado State University
• Dan Kelleher, PG, PhD, Hydrogeologist with Midwest GeoSciences Group
• Rick Rogers, Drilling Engineers, Inc.
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Continuing Education Information:
0.8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) (8.0 Professional Development Hours)
PA PG (480 minutes, pre-approval not needed) NJ LSRP pending MA LSP pending DE PG approved per course number CT LEP pending NH PG pre-approval not needed NC PG approved IA CGWP approved
Who should attend:
Everyone who performs subsurface work.
....and especially professional ground-water scientists, engineers, project managers, compliance-program managers and remedial-design managers characterize complex soil sequences, relate geotechnical properties to the site-specific soils, understand groundwater flow through the sequences, and install dependable groundwater monitoring systems.
How to Prepare:
Be prepared to immediately dive into self-tests that are designed to help empower you unravel subsurface complexities like no other course.
We start at the beginning and boldly address the challenges we all face in our profession...and then move into principles and strategies for managing subsurface uncertainties for ground water and geotechnical projects.
Course Details
It all begins here.
Knowing what to look for, how to recognize it, and deciphering it...that is, transforming sedimentary sequences into site stratigraphy. It's the foundation of all environmental, geotechnical and hydrogeologic work.
Despite most professionals appreciating it, it remains the bane of our industry because DOING IT is not as easy as it sounds.
You will learn the essential steps to "read the story the sediments are telling" and discern subsurface relationships from boring-to-boring...while building (or revising) the Conceptual Site Model.
This course consists of 4 hours of classroom sessions followed by 4 hours of outdoor field activities. We will be working outdoors for part of the course, so dress accordingly.
One company is eligible to send up to 10 staff for one low price. Send your entire staff and reap the benefits immediately. Call for pricing: 763.607.0092.
Applying Basic Geologic Principles to Solve Complex Issues
A proven field strategy for managing complex sequences of soil and sediments begins with applying basic geologic principles. Field staff are often busy with field screening or collecting environmental samples and/or sometimes just not equipped or experienced to recognize key indicators for meaningful subsurface characterization.
This workshop features a comprehensive review of applied geologic principles about saprolite formation, physical decomposition, and chemical disintegration. Portions also include a generalized segment about various depositional environments and how they are applied to ground water monitoring and contaminant transport.
Applying Environmental Sequence Stratigraphy
The 2017 USEPA report about Environmental Sequence Stratigraphy states that AQUIFER HETROGENIETY may be largest challenge to our industry and that the solution is applying principles of sequence stratigraphy to provide geologic context.
Despite the validity about the challenges of aquifer heterogeneity and finding a meaningful solution through geologic principles, sediment sequences require additional attention to scale of depositional processes, stratigraphic unit definition, and post-depositional weathering effects.
Aquitards play a major role in the ground water flow regime; but the secondary permeabilities originating from oxidation and weathering complicate ground water movement and can impact the hydraulic integrity of aquitards.
Plus, many field staff are simply not trained on identifying depositional environments or deciphering subsurface relationships from boring to boring. Boring log quality reflects staff skills about defining geologic units, unit correlation, geologic context leading to unit variability or uniformity, and environmental sequence stratigraphy.
If that's not daunting enough, multiple depositional episodes or in contrast, variable depositional environments often lead to subsurface uncertainty at project completion.
This course is designed to step you through the process of learning how depositional environments and post-depositional weathering impacts ground water movement and contaminant migration. The course will demystify conventional wisdom about building Conceptual Site Models based solely on grain-size and associated matrix-permeabilities.
Deciphering Subsurface Heterogeneities and Uniformities
Despite the validity about the challenges of aquifer heterogeneity and finding a meaningful solution through geologic principles, sedimentary sequences require additional attention to scale of depositional processes, stratigraphic unit definition, and post-depositional weathering effects.
For sedimentary sequences, aquitards play a major role in the ground water flow regime; but the secondary permeabilities originating from oxidation and weathering complicate ground water movement and can impact the hydraulic integrity of aquitards.
PLUS, MANY FIELD STAFF ARE SIMPLY NOT TRAINED on identifying depositional environments or deciphering subsurface relationships from boring to boring. Boring log quality reflects staff skills about defining geologic units, unit correlation, geologic context leading to unit variability or uniformity, and environmental sequence stratigraphy.
IF THAT'S NOT DAUNTING ENOUGH, multiple sequences from fluvial and lacustrine depositional environments often lead to subsurface uncertainty at project completion.
Our industry faces challenges with complex geologic conditions, staff training, standards and procedures, and business elements such as budgets, schedules, tools, technologies, and project management philosophies.
Each of these challenges impact how we approach the subsurface for environmental work. However the principles of subsurface relationships do not change.
Take the Time to Sharpen Your Skills
This affordable course will reinforce the main principles starting with creating meaningful boring log descriptions and translating that into Conceptual Site Models.
When we struggle with deciphering simple subsurface conditions, then complex ones seem impossible. This abbreviated course presents helpful techniques that will take the mystery out of the subsurface. For the short duration you spend in this course, you will reap the technical and financial benefits for the remainder of your career.
Get more from your existing borings instead of always wanting more.
Registration
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Limited seating.
Advanced registration is necessary for participation in this limited-enrollment short course. Pre-registration is required to reserve space and receive course materials. If you require special arrangements for diet, equipment, or handicap facilities, please indicate when registering for the course.
Register online for this course.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:
Participants receive 8.0 contact hours of instruction, light breakfast, lunch, printed course notebook, a FIELD GUIDE FOR SOIL AND STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS, course completion certificate from Midwest GeoSciences Group for qualifying participants.
This course is uniquely designed with lectures and exercises that create a meaningful learning experience to decipher the story the sediments are telling.
REGISTRATION:
ONLY $349*
* When members register for both Part 1, Principles and Part 2, Field Techniques. (expires September 13, 2019). Total for both courses: $698.00
FREE FIELD GUIDE FOR SOIL AND STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS with each course registration
OPTIONAL ITEMS:
The online registration allows registrants to add items to their course registration.
Item No 1: Full-Color Printed Notebook for $69.00.
EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT:
Early registration discounts may be applied when payment is received by September 13, 2019. Terms and Conditions apply.
CANCELLATIONS:
Cancellations may be made up to September 13, 2019, however, 50 percent of the course fee will be charged or a credit will be issued. No refunds after September 13, 2019.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
One substitute is allowed for each registrant who is unable to attend. However substitutions are not allowed between Part One and Part Two courses.
QUESTIONS:
Technical Questions: For registration and technical questions about the course, contact Dan Kelleher at either 763.607.0092 or dan@midwestgeo.com
Instructors
Tom Sale, PhD
Dr. Tom Sale is internationally-recognized among the most expert authorities on LNAPL science. His research at the Center of Contaminant Hydrology at Colorado State University has created many technology breakthroughs creating a paradigm shift for LNAPL site management strategies.
Dr. Sale is an Associate Professor and Director of Center for Contaminant Hydrology, Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has authored numerous landmark papers and is the driving force behind patented technologies that have changed the direction of the LNAPL industry. He also contributes to LNAPL projects as a consultant and a regulation policy reviewer.
His research and consulting activities are dedicated to finding solutions for anthropogenic releases of contaminants to subsurface environments and their subsequent transport, fate, and management. Specific areas of interest are pragmatic expectations for Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) remedies and passive strategies for management of NAPL releases. His collaborations have changed the LNAPL industry along with developments for remediation for both LNAPL and DNAPL.
His inventive mind and collaborative ability has enabled the Center for Contaminant Hydrology to conduct approximately $1.5 million /year in research and support 11 students. Current and recent research sponsors include ExxonMobil, Chevron, Suncor Energy, BP, Shell, CH2M, ARCADIS and the USDoD. He is dedicated to innovative solutions for groundwater contamination and development of groundwater resources.
Dr. Sale has bachelor degrees in Chemistry and Geology from Miami of Ohio (1980), a M.S. degree in Watershed Hydrology from the University of Arizona (1984), and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from Colorado State University (1998).
Dan Kelleher, PG, CIPM
Dan Kelleher, PG, CIPM is a hydrogeologist dedicated to hydrogeological and geotechnical analysis of sedimentary sequences, aquifer testing, fractured rock hydrogeology, and predictive ground water modeling. Dan's business acumen promotes personal trust, integrity, and relentless QA/QC.
Dan leads specialized technical teams for challenging projects and facilitates educational courses and webinars for geologists, engineers and environmental scientists.
He and Tim Kemmis co-founded of Midwest GeoSciences Group to simply professionals to do better job of TAKING THE MYSTERY OUT OF THE SUBSURFACE (R), this course is part of the journey.
Rick Rogers
Rick Rogers is the President and Safety Coordinator at Drilling-Engineers, Inc. located in Fort Collins. Mr. Rogers has performed various types of drilling with Central Mine and Equipment drill rigs throughout Colorado and Wyoming. Mr. Rogers has completed large drilling projects on Dams and industrial sites requiring both auger, air and water rotary and installation of deep piezometers. Mr. Rogers is knowledgeable in all types of drilling and sampling techniques.
Mr. Rogers in conjunction with Colorado State University and Oregon Health and Science University developed a process for obtaining continuous in situ frozen cores know as Cryogenic Core Collection and has successfully completed many projects throughout the United States.
Mr. Rogers works for many governmental agencies (Federal, State and local), consulting engineers, geologists, developers, contractors, and industrial organizations. Mr. Rogers is a Licensed Drilling Contractor in the State of Nebraska (License No. 19186), in the State of Colorado (License No. 1367), in the State of Montana (License No. 419), in the State of Wyoming (License No. COWD-063), in the state of New Mexico (License No. WD-1758) in the state of Arizona (License No. 862) and in the State of Utah (License No. 900).
Testimonials
Feedback from the Soils Workshop, "PART ONE, PRINCIPLES" [ Feedback Forms are anonymous ]
This course was great - I wish I had it at the beginning of my career.
Good course, it exceeded my expectations. I was happy to see practical examples in contaminant transport, far beyond just soil classification.
Very qualified instructors who were also engaging speakers.
Instructors were very knowledgeable, and I could relate very well to their discussions.
High quality course with relevant content.
All of it was excellent.
The entire course was excellent.
Excellent instructors with helpful case studies.
Great course!
The overview of field analysis and geotechnical methods was excellent and most relevant to my work.
I really enjoyed this course and learned a lot. It also refreshed a lot of ideas.
This course should be the standard for all geologic logging and managing subsurface uncertainty.
Venue and Accommodations
Venue:
In-Situ, Inc.
TRAINING ROOM
211 East Lincoln Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Ft. Collins, CO is approximately 55 miles north of Denver and 35 miles from Rocky Mountain National Park entrance.
ACCOMMODATIONS
HILTON - Fort Collins
425 W. Prospect
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Note: Rooms with the block rate are secure on Sept 18 and 19.
Colorado State University Rams Football have a home game on Saturday, September 21. Guest rooms on Friday, Sept 20 are limited and do not qualify for the block rate. Incidentally, the Rams are playing the University of Toledo Rockets (Time TBD).
Advance registration is necessary for participation in limited-enrollment short courses. Registration is on a first come, first served basis.
Pre-registration is required to reserve space and receive course materials.
Visitors are not permitted to access the classroom area.
A discount of 20% off each registration fee may be applied when five or more people from the same company register at the same time during the registration period.
A waiting list will be prepared of potential registrants when registration exceeds the allowable maximum. Twenty-five participants must be registered at the early registration deadline to conduct any course.
Early registration discounts may be applied when payment is received by the early registration deadline. If payment is not received by the early registration deadline, MidwestGeo reserves the right to remove your registration.
One substitute may be allowed for one registration in case the original registrant cannot attend.
No refunds for No-Shows.
Cancellations after Sept 5, 2018 of the course will be charged either (1) 50% of the course fee or (2) a credit may be applied for a future course.
We are glad to arrange for a special diet, equipment, or handicap facilities. We only ask that you let us know when registering for the course.
Misrepresentation of organization affiliation to access an exclusive discount for that organization is a breach of your registration agreement whereby having your registration removed or accepting full professional registration fee.
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