National Ground Water Association

(WESTERVILLE, OH — December 15, 2011) Designed for new or soon-to-be groundwater professionals, the National Ground Water Association’s “Hydrogeology Field Methods Course: What You Didn’t Learn in School” taking place June 4-6, 2012 in Andover, Minnesota, bridges the gap between scientific theory and real-world field experience.

With a curriculum focused on wells for environmental applications and water supply projects, the goal is to help participants — new hires in consulting and engineering firms, recent graduates with hydrology/hydrogeology/geology degrees, practicing professionals wanting a refresher in field work — develop hands-on skills necessary to perform quality work.

Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on activities, course attendees will learn how to, among other things:

• Classify soils
• Design a well for its intended use and what to use in its design
• Match drilling methods to the project
• Acquire water quality samples
• Choose proper pumping equipment from test pump data.

The course instructors are:

• W. Richard Laton, Ph.D., PG, CPG, associate professor of hydrogeology in the Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton
• Steven P. Maslanksy, PG, a principal partner in Maslansky GeoEnvironmental Inc.
• Roger E. Renner, MGWC, president of E.H. Renner & Sons Inc.

To learn more about this course, as well as the many other NGWA educational offerings available, visit the events/education section of our Web site or call 800 551.7379 (614 898.7791).

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NGWA, a nonprofit organization composed of U.S. and international groundwater professionals — contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers, scientists, and engineers — is dedicated to advancing groundwater knowledge. NGWA’s vision is to be the leading groundwater association that advocates the responsible development, management, and use of water.

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