Dates and Locations:

Holiday Inn & Suites Select
International Airport and Mall of America
Bloomington, Minnesota

14 & 15 September 2010

Continuing Education Information:
1.6 CEUs (16 Contact Hours)

Who should attend:
This intermediate to advanced course is designed for ground water scientists and engineers, project managers, compliance managers and water resources managers in the private, public and regulatory sectors. An fundamental understanding of ground water movement and geology considered as a prerequisite for this course. It will focus on recently developed concepts and technology.

Introduction:
Aquitards (low-hydraulic conductivity hydrogeologic units) are critically important to groundwater and contaminant movement. Characterizing aquitards for environmental and water resource projects is important for protecting deep aquifers and understanding potential contaminant pathways for previously impacted aquifers. Both unconsolidated and bedrock aquitards share inherent low hydraulic conductivities, but approaches and field methods for characterizing each type can be completely different. Appropriate characterization requires site-specific understanding about the aquitard's origin, unit distribution, heterogeneity, fracturing, and the effects of secondary weathering or tectonics.

Registration Information:
Advance registration is necessary in this limited-enrollment workshop to reserve space and receive course materials. A confirmation letter will be sent within 10 days of registering for the course.

Special arrangements for diet, equipment, or handicap facilities should be indicated when registering for the course.

What to bring:
Bring a calculator, paper and pencil.

What you will receive:
You will receive 16.0 contact hours of instruction, a Course Notebook, a Field Guide for Soil and Stratigraphic Analysis and a Field Guide for Rock Core Logging and Fracture Analysis by Midwest GeoSciences Group, and a CEU completion certificate. Morning coffee, lunch, and an afternoon break will be served with the course. Recording devices are not permitted during classroom sessions.

Cost:
-Professionals - Register Now: $980.00
-After 30 August 2010: $1,195.00

-Government Discount: Send Two Full-Time Government Staff for the Price of One ($980.00) during the early registration period. Contact us at 763-607-0092 to register for this special offer.

-Minnesota Ground Water Association Members are eligible for a discount. Go to http://www.mgwa.org for details.

-Early Registration: A group discount of 20% may be applied when three or more people from the same company register at the same time during the early registration period.
-Late Registration: A group discount of 20% may be applied when five or more people from the same company register at the same time during the late registration period.

Student discounts are available for students with full-time enrollment verification.
Student please inquire to service@midwestgeo.com

Cancellations:
Cancellations may be made up to two weeks before the course, however, 25 percent of the course fee will be charged. Cancellations made after two weeks before the course will be charged $500. No refunds. One substitute is allowed for each registrant who is unable to attend.

• Kenneth Bradbury, PhD, PG; Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
  
  
• Tim Kemmis, PhD, PG; AECOM
  
  
• Madeline Gotkowitz; Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
  
  
• Mark Borchardt, PhD; Marshfield Medical Research Foundation
  
  
• David Hart, PhD, PG; Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
  
  
• Mark Adamski, PG; BP America
  
  
• Tony Runkel, PhD; Minnesota Geological Survey
  
  
• Dan Kelleher, P.G.; Midwest GeoSciences Group
  
  

• Thank you for organizing and putting together such an exceptional course and top notch group of presenters. (My co-worker and I) talked about the course all the way home. The tools provided during the (Aquitard Course) will be a major contribution towards solving problems in low permeability formations and by taking a new approach at how we can look at the Geology beneath a particular sight. I know that the more we work with these tools, the better and easier it will become. Thanks again and I look forward to attending additional courses in the future.
  - Bradley D. Nordberg, Sr. Hydrogeologist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
  
  
• As usual, just a wonderful (course).
  - Julie Weatherington-Rice, Bennett & Williams, Inc.
  
  
• I attended this course in preparation for increasing my project responsibilities as a hydrogeologist. The material presented and training received is necessary for any hydrogeologist or engineer who is concerned about potential contaminant migration through aquitards in his/her work. This course, like all Midwest Geosciences courses, is very well organized and taught by top-notch instructors. I recommend this course to all environmental professionals who work with soil and groundwater contaminant fate and transport.
  - Alan Stone, Hydrogeologist and Project Manager, Concord Engineering and Science, Inc.
  
  
• Great Course! The field (exercises) were great! The presentation on viruses was very interesting!
  - Stephanie Handeland, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  
  
• (The course) made me look at aquitards in a new way ..as separate components based on (geologic) units instead of one 'whole' unit.
  - Michael Summers, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  
  
• The entire course was very applicable to my daily projects. The discussions, open forum, and the hands on field work really shined.
  - Jeremy Reynolds, Huff & Huff, Inc.
  
  
• Great course, notebook, instructors, and examples!
  - Guilio Scarzella, AMEC, Inc.
  
  
• This very intensive and technical class was outstanding in every respect. This seminar involved problem solving, field work, and presentations. I would highly recommend this class to all hydrogeologists regardless of the program they serve.
  - Brian Kalvelage, Senior Regional Hydrogeologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  
  
• Everything was great...the (session about) glacial depositional environments cleared up some of (my questions) about glacial sediments. I enjoyed examining the sediment core and (learning) from the experts. Dr. Bradbury's presentation on aquitard integrity, fractures and their importance of controlling hydrogeology was extremely informative. The presentations on viruses in the GW and sinking LNAPLs were profound and all new to me.
  - Karen Nelson, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  
  
• I felt all sections of the course contributed valuable information and resources.
  - Stephen Williamson, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
  
  
• The (aquitard course) was excellent, thank you!
  - Mike Zillmer, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  
  

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