• Cancellation Policy

Seminar

The focus of this course is physical processes that control water quality in standing water bodies (Lakes, tailings ponds, reservoirs, etc…). This course is intended for engineers and environmental professionals confronted with managing water quality, for example due the impact of discharges into a water body or for management of a reservoir in the long term.

The objective of this course is for participants to develop an awareness and understanding of physical transport processes in water bodies (including the following: wind-driven stirring, mixing, advection; the effects of turbulence and stratification; internal waves; recirculation, etc...) and how to characterize and model the evolution of the quality of the water in that water body. This will be achieved by presenting:

1. An overview of relevant theory of physical processes,
2. Field data collection and processing techniques used to characterize these processes,
3. An introduction to a range of models used to predict the behaviour of standing water bodies,
4. Examples of application of these concepts through case studies.

All background information needed to understand the fundamental concepts is provided.

Instructor:

Dr. Bernard Laval, P.Eng. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia. Dr Laval has over 15 years of experience in applied fluid mechanics of inland and coastal waters and has authored several publications on field instrument and numerical model development, as well as description and theory of transport processes in many lakes and estuaries.

Cancellation Policy

Registered attendees unable to attend the event may designate a substitute, provided APEGBC receives written notification at least one business day prior to the event. Registration information for the substitute attendee should accompany the notice. If notice of cancellation of registration is received:

•  5 business days or more prior to the event, a refund will be processed
•  Less than 5 business days prior to the event, no refunds apply

Substitute registrants are permitted up to the day of the seminar and member/non-member fees will be applied. The organizers reserve the right to cancel the event if less than the minimum required participants have registered. Liability limited to registration fee.

APEGBC is an AIBC/CES registered provider offering an AIBC-Accredited activity for 7.5 Non-Core Learning Units.

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