ABC's of SLUG TESTING:
AQUIFER TESTING ONLINE COURSE 2021, MODULE 1

Designed and priced for the Individual
(at home or in the office)

Despite the popularity and frequency of slug testing, difficulties exist with design and analysis. Questions about field screening, data collection, and analysis strategies continue to challenge professionals.

Sometimes these challenges emerge because of the conceptually simple nature of slug testing, poor habits or lack of meaningful training. Many challenges can be easily overcome by simply learning the six key steps that make slug testing more reliable - and easier to do with confidence.

The slug test is currently the most common technique used at sites of groundwater contamination for acquiring information about the transmissive properties of subsurface units. Unfortunately, much information currently obtained from slug tests is of questionable quality as a result of inappropriate field and analysis procedures.

Participants will learn the basic steps as practical guidelines that they can apply immediately to their work to significantly improve the quality of parameter estimates obtained from slug tests.

Much of the field and theoretical research on slug tests over the last decade has been done by Jim Butler and colleagues. Jim's work is widely recognized by the academic, consulting, and regulatory communities as having led to significant advances in the state of the practice for slug testing.

This event includes an optional pre-session self-assessment and a proficiency test.

THE SECOND EDITION IS AVAILABLE HERE!
The Design, Performance, and Analysis of Slug Tests (2nd Edition)
by Jim Butler, Ph.D.

Those who add the book to their webinar order will receive
a personalized written note from the author.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JIM BUTLER!

Jim Butler, senior scientist and geohydrologist at the Kansas Geological Survey, is the 2020 recipient of the National Ground Water Association's M. King Hubbert Award.

The association's highest scientific honor, the award is given annually for major scientific or engineering contributions that advance the understanding of groundwater through research, writing, teaching, and practical applications.

Fee:	$99.00 USD, per Module, per Person when Members register for the Entire Course Get the Course $115.00 USD, per Module, per Person when Members register for Two-or-More modules of this Course Get Mulitple Modules $179.00 USD, per Module, per Person when Members register for only this webinar Get This Webinar 299.00 USD, per Module, per Person Non-Members
Instructor:	Jim Butler, Ph.D.
Handouts:	Webinar Slides (pdf) Record of Attendance Form (pdf)
Participants:	This webinar is designed for individual participants. Terms and Conditions Apply.
Continuing Education Certificates:	$17.00 each. Official CEU certificates are available as an option and only available at the time of webinar participation from Northern Illinois University. Ordering steps are given at time of webinar order.
Included:	FIELD GUIDE FOR SLUG TESTING By Midwest GeoSciences Group
Duration:	1.5 hour plus Q&A (no restrictions on time limit for extra Q&A!)
Professional Development:	Earn 1.5 Professional Development Hours (1.5 PDH)

A Record of Attendance Form is included free with each webinar for your record keeping and individual PDH verification. We ask your on-site coordinator to return the completed and signed copy of the Form to us following the webinar for (1) maintaining a separate copy as a service to attendees and (2) forwarding to NIU confirming attendance for those who order certificates.

Attendees may also order an official a Course Completion Certificate from Northern Illinois University for a small administrative fee. The Certificate is optional and may be ordered separately following the webinar to confirm your attendance and showcase the certificate on your office wall. Instructions for ordering certificates are given during the webinar.

Attendees will be invited to actively participate during this live and interactive on-line web seminar. Discussion is planned following the webinar for those who want to continue the session. Bring your questions to the webinar and present them to the instructor and other participants for exploring the best solution.

Instructor Bio

Jim Butler, Ph.D.

Jim Butler is the author of "The Design, Performance, and Analysis of Slug Tests" (Second Edition). He currently is a Senior Scientist in the Geohydrology Section of the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas, where he has worked for over 30 years.

His research interests include aquifer testing, assessment of aquifers that support irrigated agriculture, high-resolution subsurface characterization, well responses to natural and anthropogenic stimuli, and the role of phreatophytes in stream-aquifer systems.

Jim holds a B.S. in Geology from the College of William and Mary, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Applied Hydrogeology from Stanford University. Jim was the 2007 Darcy Distinguished Lecturer of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), the 2009 Pioneers in Groundwater Award honoree by the American Society of Civil Engineers - Environmental and Water Resources Institute, and, most recently, the 2020 recipient of NGWA's M. King Hubbert Award.

Jim helps advance the environmental and engineering industry through teaching professionals about both slug testing and pumping tests. Jim has taught more than 40 courses with Midwest GeoSciences Group. This webinar is another step toward that advancement and we are grateful to have Jim Butler teach this purposeful and applied webinar.