4th Groundwater Essentials Course
Storage and Movement of Groundwater
This two day course will highlight the importance of groundwater, a hidden resource with the vast majority of the world’s fresh water underground. This course addresses the fundamentals of groundwater including local and global water balances, types of aquifers, and the interaction of surfacewater and groundwater.
Date: Monday, 13 May 2013 - Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Register your interest: https://awschool.com.au/training/4th-groundwater-essentials-course/
Presenters:
James Tomlin
AGE Consultants
James is a Principal and Director of AGE Consultants. He has a BSc and MSc in Hydrogeology and Groundwater Management and 16 years' experience in the consulting industry. Over the last 12 ' years with... Read moreNeil Manewell
AGE Consultants
Neil has over 5 years' experience as a groundwater modeller/hydrogeologist, working on coal, iron ore, and gold projects in both Australia and overseas. Neil's experience has concentrated on groundwat... Read moreClaire Stephenson
AGE Consultants
Claire Stephenson is Senior Hydrogeologist with over nine years experience in the industry. Claire attained a Bachelor Science majoring in geology and a Bachelor of Forestry with first class honours... Read moreLindsay Furness
Worley Parsons
Lindsay is a Principal Hydrogeologist with over 30 years' experience. His key competencies include mine dewatering studies for coal including groundwater modelling to minimise impact of groundwater in... Read moreHenry McCarthy
AGE Consultants
Henry McCarthy has seven years’ experience as a consultant in the groundwater industry within Australasia. Henry’s experience has concentrated on managing groundwater studies to support environmen... Read moreBob Bennett
Bob has been involved in water management for around twenty years, and currently works for Qld DNRM. Starting out at with NSW Agriculture working on salinity and hydrology projects Bob's experience wa... Read moreDetails:
Who should attend:
- Federal, state and local government agencies
- Consultants
- Catchment management bodies
- New graduates
- Mining and resource companies
- Water policy and planning
- Water supply authorities
- Agri businesses
- Irrigators
Note- This will have international professionals attending.
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What’s included
- Presentations by eminent water professionals
- Printed and electronic course notes
- Tutorials and discussions
- Networking with industry colleagues
- Small group sizes to allow greater interaction
- Well-equipped training facilities in CBD locations
- Catering: lunch, morning and afternoon teas
Course content:
How important is groundwater to us?
- Global and local water balances
Where do we find groundwater?
- Introduction to Hydrogeology and Aquifers
How do we assess our resource?
- How do we access groundwater
- How is it stored and how does it move?
- Aquifer testing and estimation using pumping tests
- Analysis of groundwater data
- Groundwater measurement and monitoring
Groundwater-Surface water Interactions
- What are the connections between GW & SW?
- Ecosystem dependence on GW & SW
- Issues of double-dipping
Land use impacts – intro to chemistry, quality, contamination
- Groundwater chemistry and water quality
- Pollution and remediation of groundwater
Managing groundwater – quantity focus
- Allocate, licence and manage our resources to achieve sustainability
Protecting groundwater –quality focus
- Protect our resources to avoid contamination to assure sustainability