Agenda
Mark your calendar now for the Interprovincial “Below Your Watershed” Groundwater Conference to be held March 11 to 12 in Medicine Hat. The conference will highlight the most relevant and current scientific and policy groundwater issues in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
With speakers from university, government, research, industry, agriculture, consulting and NGO sectors, participants will gain an in depth understanding of the increasing importance of groundwater.
Also be sure to register for these two exciting events, scheduled before and after the conference! In addition to the conference, a “Working Well Workshop” will be held on March 10 (prior to the conference), and immediately after the conference those attendees interested in a 2 day field trip can explore and discover the Historic Reesor Ranch in the Cypress Hills.
Medicine Hat Lodge - A select number of room accommodations have been arranged for conference attendees at the Medicine Hat Lodge (call 800.661.8095 and mention Below Your Watershed Conference).
Conference Agenda (Click here, to download a copy):
Thursday, March 11, 2010
1:00 pm Conference opening
Session Chair – Marc Dubord, Cenovus Energy
Greetings from the City of Medicine Hat – Mayor Norm Boucher
Theme: Overview of Groundwater
1:15 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Groundwater in Southeastern Alberta
Roger Clissold, Hydrogeologist, Hydrogeological Consultants Ltd.
2:00 pm Groundwater Mapping Initiatives
Tony Lemay, Alberta Geological Survey
2:30 pm Groundwater Observation Well Network and Provincial Groundwater Policy
Steven Wallace, Hydrogeologist, Groundwater Policy Unit, Alberta Environment
3:00 pm COFFEE BREAK (sponsored by I-XL Ltd.)
3:30 pm The Saskatchewan Groundwater Perspective
Brad Ashdown, CEO - South Saskatchewan River Watershed Stewards Inc.
4:00 pm Groundwater Protection Areas
Akin Owojori, Dillon Consulting Ltd
4:30 pm Groundwater Trends and Climate Change
Dr. David Sauchyn, Prairie Adaption Research Collaborative, University of Regina
5:00 pm Afternoon session concludes
5:45 pm Bus transport to Medalta Potteries, departing from Medicine Hat Lodge lobby
(return after dinner and tours)
7:00 pm DINNER (sponsored by The City of Medicine Hat)
Medalta Clay Potteries National Historic District, 713 Medalta Avenue SE, Medicine Hat
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Water, Agriculture and the Future - Regional Overview
Robert W Sandford, Chair of the United Nations Water for Life Decade, Canadian Partnership Initiative
Friday, March 12, 2010
7:45 am Breakfast (sponsored by Scheffer Andrew Ltd. Planners and Engineers)
8:30 am Morning session
Session Chair – Ryan Davison, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Introductory Remarks – Mr. Len Mitzel, MLA Cypress-Medicine Hat
Theme: Groundwater – Risks, Protection, and Opportunities
8:45 am Milk River Aquifer Well Plugging Project
Jeff Printz, Water Planning Engineer, AAFC - Agri-Environment Services Branch
9:15 am Agricultural Impacts on Groundwater
Kristen Lorenz, Water Quality Specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
9:45 am Bacteriological Aspects of Groundwater
Dr. Cathy Ryan, Geoscience and Environmental Design, University of Calgary
10:15 am COFFEE BREAK (sponsored by Ducks Unlimited Canada)
10:45 am Energy Resources Conservation Board and Groundwater
Mike Bevan, ERCB
11:15 am Medicine Hat Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Project
Russ Smith, City of Medicine Hat
11:45 am When Good Wells Go Bad
Ken Hugo (Sabatini Earth Technologies), Technical Director, Alberta Water Well Drilling
Association
12:15 pm LUNCH (sponsored by Canadian Fertilizers Limited)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Honourable Rob Renner, Alberta Minister of Environment, MLA Medicine Hat
1:10 pm Afternoon session
Session Chair – Jennifer Nitschelm, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Theme: Groundwater Research
1:15 pm Base Flow Determination for Jumpingpound Creek
David Parsons, AMEC Earth and Environmental Engineering
1:45 pm Alberta Springs Project
Dr. Stewart Rood, University of Lethbridge
2:15 pm Groundwater Under the Direct Influence (GUDI) of Surface Water
Dr. Peter Wallis, Medicine Hat College
2:45 pm Mapping the Milk River Aquifer
Dr. Alfonso Rivera, Geological Survey of Canada
Sandi Riemersma, Milk River Watershed Council Canada
3:15 pm COFFEE BREAK (sponsored by ConocoPhillips Canada)
3:30 pm Domestic Well Monitoring
Dr. Masaki Hayashi, Canada Research Chair in Physical Hydrology, University of Calgary
4:00 pm Haiti Water Drilling Project
Les Babcock, Lifewater Canada
4:15 pm Conference Wrap-up Remarks
Bob Phillips, SEAWA Executive Director
Conference attendees will have the opportunity to explore existing and emerging topics and technologies ranging from:
• Groundwater and Agriculture
• Industry use of groundwater
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•Other current and relevant ground water topics
There will also be ample opportunity for delegates, attendees and exhibitors to meet regularly during the conference and to build strong alliances.
A partial list of those who will find the conference useful includes:
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