Groundwater Short Courses The widespread interest in groundwater has seen the offering of many two- and three-day training courses dealing with various aspects of the problem. There are no one-week courses (equivalent to 9 afternoons for the Online version of the course) covering all aspects. The advantages of a longer course include time to cover and absorb more aspects of this expanding field and the opportunity for in-depth technical learning. Groundwater legislation, natural attenuation, risk assessment, wellhead protection techniques, multi-level monitoring systems, high resolution site characterization techniques, LNAPLs/ DNAPLs, remediation alternatives, PFAS/PFOS, emerging contaminants and applications of computer modeling have grown to such an extent in the last several years that intensive one-week courses are needed to adequately cover all of these new developments.

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Most groundwater professionals prefer in-depth knowledge that they can apply as soon as they return to work. They also prefer a 3-ring course binder which is written and carefully covered in a textbook fashion and which will serve as a familiar guide and resource manual after the course. For those who are willing to take nine afternoons out of their busy schedule, the course meets these preferences with unparalleled technical information and applied knowledge.

In-Person 4.5 Day Course Schedule (Same material for the Online version taught over nine afternoons) With some exceptions, the class generally meets daily from 8:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. and from1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday through Thursday with half-hour coffee breaks at 9:30 A.M. and 2:30 P.M. and lunch from 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Friday begins at 8:00 A.M. and the course ends at 1:00 P.M. with a break at 10:00 A.M. After a short break, Monday extends until 6:00 P.M. Due to the exceptional amount of material, two early evening sessions will be held on Tuesday (4:45 P.M to 8:00 P.M.)  and Thursday (4:45 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.). The early Thursday evening session is Lecture 3 on DNAPLs ( fractured rocks) and also an open session with Professor Cherry where participants may discuss particular DNAPL problems and/or the course material (in the Online version, Professor Cherry as well as all instructors are live in the Q and A sessions after each lecture).

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Course Topics

Basic to Advanced Principles in Groundwater Contamination and Hydrology Fundamental Concepts of Groundwater Flow, Transport and Contamination Advanced Concepts and Principles of Groundwater Flow, Fate and Transport and Natural Attenuation (Mass Flux, Mass Discharge, Capture Zones in Plan and Vertical Cross-Sections, Horizontal and Vertical Anisotropy Effects on Contaminant Flow Directions, Impact of Shifting Plume Directions on Concentrations Measured in Fixed Monitoring Wells, Effects of Heterogeneity, Mobile/Immobile Porosities and Their Effects on Matrix Forward Diffusion/Back Diffusion,Refraction, Lenses, Non-Horizontal Flow, Hydrodynamic Conditions, Dispersion, Sorption, Retardation, Biodegradation, Natural Source Zone Depletion (NSZD) ... Cleanup Goals, Key Regulatory and Risk Drivers for Remediation. Federal and State Equivalents (RCRA, CERCLA, SARA, Voluntary Cleanup Programs)

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• Groundwater Monitoring And Sampling Technology: Monitoring Program Elements and Design, Site Characterization Tools and Field Analytical Methods, Traditional and Accelerated Site Characterization Plans, Well Design Standards and Practices, Collecting Representative Groundwater Samples, Preservation and Decontamination Procedures, Factors that Affect Sample Accuracy, Precision and Quality, Low Flow Purging, No-Purge/Passive Sampling, The Triad Approach and Screen Size and Location Based On The 3D Site Conceptual Model.

• Conceptual Site Models (CSM) As The Basis For Remedial Decisions

• Setting Remedial Action Objectives and Cleanup Objectives (Soil and Groundwater)
  
  
• Remediation Strategies for RCRA, Superfund and Brownfield Sites

• Trends in Source and Groundwater Treatment Remedies for PFAS and Emerging Contaminants

• LNAPLs (Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids, BTEX, MTBE), DNAPLs (Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids): Concepts, Remediation and Challenges
  
  
• Illustrative Case Histories of Groundwater Contamination, Cleanup and Long Term Management Costs and Aquifer Restoration Alternatives For Soil and Groundwater, including Pump and Treat, Monitored Natural Attenuation, Bioremediation, In Situ Chemical Oxidation and Reduction, Soil Vapor Extraction, Multi-Phase Extracdtion, Thermal Technologies, Bioaugmentation and Permeable Reactive Barriers
  
  
• Ex Situ treatment technologies
  
  
• DNAPL's (Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids): Occurrence, Movement and Implications with Respect to Site Monitoring and Remediation in Unconsolidated Sedimentary Deposits, Aquitards and Fractured Hard Rock. Concepts Illustrated by Laboratory and Field Experiments with Chlorinated Solvents. Viruses in Fractured Hard Rock.. Oldest published, peer-reviewed DNAPL case history
  
  
  
• Wellhead Protection under the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Theory and Practice. Determining 3D Capture Zones Using Numerical Models
  
  
• Introduction to Popular Software Programs (e.g., MODFLOW, MT3D, BIOSCREEN...) and Their Applications in Groundwater PolIution, Hydrology and Remediation: : Emphasis on Practical Applications
  
  
• Hydraulic Characterization: Pumping Test Methods, Slug Test Methods and Practices, Laboratory Permeameters, Grain Size Distributions for screen selection and K, Hydraulic Tomography, Borehole Dilution Methods, Flowmeters and Geoprobe's HPT to Determine K(Z), Numerical Model Pumping Tests for Determining Heterogeneous Aquifer Properties, "Pumping Tests" in the Vadose Zone to Determine the Radius of Influence for Soil Vapor Extraction Remediation
  
  
• Fundamental Concepts and Theory of Water and Chemical Movement in the Unsaturated Zone; Laboratory Methods and Field Equipment (Suction Lysimeters and Tensiometers) to Characterize Soils and Sample Water/Gases in the Vadose Zone
  
  
• Site Characterization (Water, Soil and Vapors): Direct Push Methods, Geophysical Methods, Soil Gas Sampling, Soil and Hard Rock Sampling/Coring Techniques, Multi-Level Samplers (CMT, Westbay, Flute and Waterloo), High Resolution Site Characterization Using DYE-LIF and Geoprobe's MIP and MiHPT, Inficon's Hapsite Portable GC/MS for Indoor Air Vapor Intrusion Investigations, Mini-Piezometers, Seepage Pans to Measure River/Lake Fluxes and Hydraulic Conductivities, Dispersion Coefficient Measurements in the Field, Transects to Measure Mass flux/Mass Discharge, Data Validation (QA/QC Statistics and Procedures) Expedited Site Characterization Techniques, etc.