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Groundwater Resources: Assessment, Monitoring, Modeling and Management in British Columbia
Status:	Advanced registration for this session is now closed. A limited number of on-site registrations will be accepted at the door.
Date:	Thursday, April 2, 2009
Time:	Registration & Breakfast 8:30 – 9:00 am Seminar 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location:	Century Plaza Hotel & Spa 1015 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC Phone: (604) 687-0575 ** Special APEGBC delegate room rates starting at $89 plus tax are available at the Century Plaza Hotel. To make a reservation, please call the Reservations Desk at 1-800-663-1818 and quote APEGBC. Reservations are dependent on room availability. Rates are valid on bookings made by March 27, 2009.
Instructor:	Diana Allen, P.Geo. R. Allan Dakin, P.Eng. Mike Wei, P. Eng.
Credit:	7.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH)
Fee:	APEGBC Members (until March 19, 2009): $359.00 + GST = $376.95 APEGBC Members (after March 19, 2009) and Non-Members: $399.00 + GST = $418.95
To avoid the cancellation of this seminar, please register before March 19, 2009.

Seminar

Target audience: civil, environmental, municipal and geological engineers, and geoscientists who are interested in learning about the importance of the groundwater resource, tools used to assess the resource, and the relevant framework for managing this resource in BC.

Seminar Outline

Background on Developments in BC
Aquifers in BC – Understanding what’s there
Groundwater Assessment and Modelling – Tools to answer critical questions
Groundwater Management in BC - Regulatory and non-regulatory framework
Panel discussion

Speakers

Dr. Diana Allen, P.Geo

Dr. Diana Allen is a P.Geo and Professor of Hydrogeology in the Department of Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University. She obtained her PhD from Carleton University in 1996. She has expertise in modelling sub-regional to regional scale groundwater systems, climate change impacts on groundwater, groundwater-surface water interaction, fractured rock hydrogeology, and recharge and aquifer vulnerability mapping. She is a member of the Province of BC Ground Water Advisory Board.

R. Allan Dakin, P.Eng.

Allan Dakin, P. Eng., MSc (Hydrogeology), is a semi-retired groundwater engineer with over 40 years consulting experience, both in Canada and overseas. His experience includes: site selection and developing production wells, assessment of existing well performances, assessment of the potential impacts of ground infiltration of treated sewage effluent and stormwater into the ground, migration of contaminant plumes from hydrocarbon spill sites, leachate containment at landfills and assessing the impact of aggregate and mineral extraction on groundwater flow systems. He is a member of the Province of BC Ground Water Advisory Board.

Mike Wei, P. Eng.

Mike Wei, P. Eng. currently works for the Ministry of Environment, Water Stewardship Division and has worked 26 years in groundwater assessment and monitoring projects, as well as development and implementation of groundwater policies with the provincial government. Mike received his B. A. Sc. in Geological Engineering from UBC (1982) and his MS in Hydrology from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (in 1991). He is a member of the Province of BC Ground Water Advisory Board.

APEGBC is an AIBC/CES registered provider offering an AIBC-Accredited activity for 6.5 Core Learning Units.