5^th Washington Hydrogeology Symposium

When: April 12-14, 2005

Where: Tacoma Sheraton Convention Center, Tacoma, Washington

Cost: through 3/15/2005 $200; after 3/15/2005 $250

Contact: Bob Miller, phone 503 650-7726

Organized by: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington State Department of Ecology, and the Washington Hydrologic Society

Courses:

Please see the web site at <<www.ecy.wa.gov/events/hg>> for a complete and detailed listing of courses and more information on the symposium in general.

The symposium activities have been reviewed by the Cont. Ed. Committee and assigned CECs as follows:

Keynote Speakers:

• Keynote 1: "Viruses & Pharmaceuticals in Groundwater" Bill Woessner, University of Montana Approved for 1 CEC.
• Keynote 2: "Overview of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Chemistry and Environmental Forensics" Ileana Rhodes, Shell Global Solutions Approved for 1 CEC.
• Keynote 3: "Groundwater Vulnerability and the Meaning of Age Dates" Graham Fogg, UC Davis Approved for 1 CEC.

Sessions:

• "Session 1A: Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions: Chemistry, Models, and Regulations" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Session 1B: Aquifer Storage and Recovery" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Session 2A: Point Source Contaminants in the Subsurface" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Session 2B: Changing Climate, Retreating Glaciers, and Groundwater Availability" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Session 3A: Remediation - I" Approved for 2 CECs.
• "Session 3B: Non-Point Source Contamination" Approved for 2 CECs.
• "Session 4A: Data Analysis and Exchange" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Session 4B: Effects of Heterogeneity" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Session 5A: Contaminant Fate and Transport Studies" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Sessions 5B: Hydrostratigraphy" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Session 6A: Watershed Management Problems and Plans" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Session 6B: Groundwater/Surface Water - I" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Session 7A: Remediation - II" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Session 7B: Groundwater/Surface Water - II" Approved for 1.5 CEC.
• "Session 8A: Emerging Contaminants and Public Exposure" Approved for 1 CEC.
• "Session 8B: Groundwater Modeling" Approved for 1 CEC.

Workshops:

• "#1 FRAMES Software for Contaminant Transport" Approved for 4 CECs.

April 11, 2005; $95; maximum: 20; minimum: 12

• "#3 Seawater Intrusion Panel" Approved for 1.5 CEC.

April 13, 2005; no charge; maximum: 50

• "#4 Using Geochemistry to Evaluate Sources of Contamination" Approved for 2 CECs.

April 13, 2005; $50; maximum: 35; minimum: 10

• "#5 GeoDatabase and new Geologic Maps: Applications, Better Geologic Maps, and Communication (cool findings)" Approved for 1 CEC.

April 14, 2005; $30; maximum: 50; minimum: 10

• "#6 Excel Spreadsheets for 30 Hydrologic Calculations" Approved for 2.5 CECs.

April 14, 2005; $35; maximum: 30; minimum: 12

• "#7 Seawater Intrusion Modeling" Approved for 4 CECs.

April 14, 2005; $45; maximum: 35; minimum: 17

• "#8 Subsurface Heterogeneity: Why It Is Important, Why We Usually Ignore It, and What to Do About It" Approved for 2.5 CECs.

April 14, 2005; $35; maximum: 35; minimum: 18

Field Trips:

• "#1 Geohydrology of Hanford Site" Approved for 16 CECs.

April 10-April 11, 2005; $150; maximum: 20; minimum: 8

• "#2 Hydrogeology of Mount St. Helens" Approved for 8 CECs.

April 11, 2005; $65; maximum: 50; minimum: 30

• "#3 Coastal Cliff Geology Dinner Cruise" Approved for 3 CECs.

April 13, 2005; $65; maximum: 70; minimum: 50

• "#4 Fort Lewis Groundwater and Source Remediation" Approved for 4 CECs.

April 14, 2005; $35; maximum: 20; minimum: 8

• "#5 Geohistory of Floods in the Columbia Gorge" Approved for 12 CECs.

April 14, 2005; $175; maximum: 20; minimum: 8

Documentation of attending either poster session or the exhibit is approved for 1 CEC in the exhibit category.