EPOC Aquifer Testing Seminar 3/11/10

The Environmental Professionals' Organization of Connecticut (EPOC) invites you to attend the following seminar:

Aquifer Behavior and Testing
March 11, 2010, 8 AM - 5 PM
Rensselaer at Hartford, Hartford, CT

This seminar was previously offered by EPOC on 1/21/03 and is the same course (CTLEP-119). Per CT LEP regulations, if you previously took this class AND claimed in for CT LEP credits (even for a different renewal period), you cannot claim the class for credits again.

The Connecticut State Board of Examiners of Environmental Professionals has approved this course for 8.0 hours of continuing education credits (CTLEP-119). The MA LSP Board has approved this course for 8 hours of non-regulatory credits (course # 1227). This course has also been approved for NY State PE Credits - 8 PDH(s).

This course provides participants with a theoretical and a practical familiarity with the basic methodologies used to:

predict the hydrologic response of various types of aquifers to imposed stresses such as those produced by pumping or injection wells, and
determine aquifer and aquitard properties, including those of fractured rock formations, through carefully controlled aquifer testing.

These methodologies are critically important in the design of groundwater "pump and treat" systems, in situ soil and groundwater treatment systems, and treated groundwater reinjection facilities. They are also becoming increasingly important in the evaluation of monitored natural attenuation proposals where precise determination of groundwater flow velocity is critical. The course covers methodologies applicable to confined, semi-confined, and unconfined aquifers. Also presented are the practical aspects of performing an aquifer test to ensure acquisition of high quality data and the pre-processing steps necessary to filter out the effects of barometric pressure changes, tidal fluctuations, and water level trends. The course also includes an introductory discussion of aquifer testing methodologies designed specifically for fractured rock aquifers. The course also discusses the applicability of tracer testing in conjunction with aquifer testing to measure the effective porosity of fractured rock formations--another crucial parameter in determining groundwater flow velocities in the fractured rock regimes so common in New England.

Robert D. Mutch, Jr., P.Hg., P.E. is President and Principal Groundwater Hydrologist of Mutch Associates, LLC. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University and at Manhattan College where he has taught graduate courses in hydrogeology and groundwater modeling since 1991. Mr. Mutch holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in civil engineering and has 30 years of experience in hydrogeologic investigation, aquifer testing, numerical modeling of groundwater flow and contaminant transport, fractured rock hydrogeology, and DNAPL behavior. Prior to founding Mutch Associates, LLC in 2009, Mr. Mutch served as Executive Vice president and Principal Groundwater Hydrologist at HydroQual, Inc and, prior to that, as President and CEO of ECKENFELDER INC. Mr. Mutch is a licensed professional engineer in several states and has been certified by the American Institute of Hydrology as a Professional Hydrogeologist. Mr. Mutch has taught over 100 training courses on hydrogeology and remediation of waste disposal sites in this country, Europe and Australia for various universities and organizations, including Vanderbilt University, University of Florida, the National Hazardous Materials Training Center, Environmental Education Enterprises, and the Center for Professional Advancement.

The fee for this seminar is $225 for EPOC Members and $275 for non-members. Government employee and student rates are available - contact Seth Molofsky at EPOC for further information. If you wish, you can join or renew your EPOC membership now and pay the member rate for this program. For membership information, CLICK HERE.

The program will be held at in Seminar Hall at Rensselaer at Hartford - (275 Windsor St., Hartford, CT, phone: 860-548-2400).

Directions to Rensselaer at Hartford:
- I-84 East from West Hartford: Take Exit 50 (Main Street). Left onto Trumbull Street. Cross Main Street at the light. Left onto Windsor Street.
- I-84 West from East Hartford: Take Exit 50 (Main Street). Right onto Market Street. First left onto Trumbull Street. Next right onto Windsor Street.
- I-91 North or South: Take Exit 32B (Trumbull Street). Take the second right onto Windsor Street.
- Route 2: Take Exit 2W for I-84 West and I-91 North. Take Exit 50. Right onto Market Street. First left onto Trumbull Street. Next right onto Windsor Street.

Please complete the following registration form. You will have the option of paying online via credit card or mailing a check to EPOC. Cancellations and substitutions are accepted; however, you will be billed whether or not you attend the seminar unless you cancel by contacting EPOC prior to 3/10/10.

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