American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
Georgia Section Presents:
5th Conference on: Innovative Environmental Assessment and
Remediation Technology
April 23, 2014
Morning Session
7:45 – 8:40
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40
Ron Wallace, PG, CPG: Welcoming Remarks
8:40 – 9:10
David M. Goodrich, PG
Case Studies of Surfactant and Chemical Oxidation Remediation of Large LNAPL
and DNAPL Plumes Using EcoVac’s Patented SURFACE and ISO-EFRR
Technologies
9:10 – 9:40
Jim Fineis, PG
Vapor Intrusion, Regulatory and Technical Update
9:40 – 10:10 Break
10:10 – 10:40
Dr. Mohamed Odah, PE
Innovative Soil and Groundwater Remediation ART Single-Point AS/VE
Technologies
10:40 – 11:10
Bill Walsh
Electron Acceptor Selection for Enhanced Bioremediation of Non-Chlorinated
Hydrocarbons
11:10 – 11:40
Martha K Carr, PG
Remediation of Mercury in Groundwater at Solid Waste Landfills
11:40 – 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
Caryl Alfaro, PG, CPG, PMP
Hydraulic Fracturing (“Fracking”): Why (ASTM) Standards: Planning a Framework
and Attaining Balance Within Maturing Unconventional Oil and Gas Industry
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Afternoon Session
1:00 – 1:30
Dr. Patrick Hicks
Chemical Oxidation and Bioremediation Treats Recalcitrant Organic Contaminants
1:30 – 2:00
Shanna Thompson, PE
Self-Sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR)
2:00 – 2:30
Break
2:30 – 3:00
Don A. Lundy, PG
Description and Trial Testing of A Sinusoidal Slug Testing Device on an Unconfined
Aquifer
3:00 – 3:30
Dr. Hesham Abd-El Monsef
New Simple Method to Qualitatively Evaluate Sediment Yield of Ungauged
Drainage Basins of Arid and Semi-Arid Zone
3:30 – 4:10
Joan Sasine, Esq
New Phase-I Environmental Site Assessment Standards
4:10 – 4:40
Chuck Calmbacher, PhD
Jungle Fumble: An Insider’s Look at the Battle Between Ecuador and Chevron Over
The Oil Contamination in Northeastern Ecuador
4:40
Adjourned for the April 23-Session
April 24, 2014
Morning Session
7:30 – 8:30
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40
Ron Wallace, PG, CPG; Eric Lowe, PG: Welcoming Remarks
8:40 – 9:10
David Hanley, PE
Design Considerations for LDA Soil Mixing With Steam and ZVI for Remediation
of CVOCs
9:10 – 9:40
Simon K. Kline, PG
Revisiting the Transition Zone in Piedmont Geology: A Case Study at the SangamoWeston Plant Site, Pickens, South Carolina
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9:40 – 10:10 Break
10:10 – 10:40
Dan Centofani, PG
A Case Study of Free Product Distribution at a UST Site in the Ridge and Valley of
Georgia
10:40 – 11:10
Kenneth Summerour, PG
Chemical Oxidation vs. Chemical Reduction – Choosing the Right Application
11:10 – 11:40
Craig L. Sprinkle, PG
Accelerating RCRA Site Closures, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
11:40 – 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
Dan Centofani, PG
Geology of Ocoee River Gorge and Mitigation of Acid Drainage During
Construction of the Ocoee Olympic Whitewater Course
Afternoon Session
1:00 – 1:30
Roger E. Lamb, RG
Optimizing Soil and Groundwater Remediation Using MiHpt (Membrane Interface
Probe Hydraulic Profiling Tool) Measurements
1:30 – 2:00
Duane Guilfoil, PE
Chlorinated Solvent Remediation in Bedrock Aquifer
2:00 – 2:30
Break
2:30 – 3:30
Lon Revall
Overviews of the Georgia UST Management Program
3:30 – 4:30
Derrick Williams
Status and Changes to the State Cleanup Programs (HSRA, VRP, Brownfield)
4:30
Wrap-Up, Conference Evaluation, Critiques, and Suggestions
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