orders@brownfieldbriefing.com +44 (0)2036 372 191 www.brownfieldbriefing.com/groundwater-2016 Hydrologists Regulators and Local Authorities Hydrogeologists Engineers Project Managers Environmental Scientists Technical Managers & Advisors Consultants Contractors Thursday 28 April 2016 | London Who should attend? Regulatory Updates & Practical Solutions for Improved Risk Assessment & Remediation of Groundwater About this event With demand for water resources continuing to rise, and increased challenges in the form of pollution, flooding and other potential threats, the role of groundwater in providing a secure, high quality water supply, whilst supporting a healthy surface water environment is of increasing importance. Increased environmental responsibilities and ever stringent regulation mean that anyone involved in groundwater quality and protection is faced with a growing number of challenges and requirements. Brownfield Briefing’s annual Groundwater conference returns on 28th April 2016 and aims to provide a response to these challenges, through a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory framework affecting water environments, and practical solutions for achieving optimum groundwater risk assessment and remediation. Industry practitioners and regulatory advisors will outline and explore key groundwater topics, including: • Update on UK implementation of the Water Framework Directive and revisions to WFD Environmental Quality Standards; • Strategies for the assessment and remediation of emerging groundwater contaminants; • Exploring the interaction between ground and surface water and the implications of this for contamination; • Techniques for getting the best out of your groundwater modelling; • Protecting the water environment – understanding the possible contamination implications of fracking and increased flooding; • Groundwater Remediation: Case studies of new and innovative remediation technologies. Why attend? Expert panel Groundwater 2016 brings together a balanced panel of experts - representatives from industry, government and professional advisers - all ready to provide up-to-date policy and practical advice and guidance to help you improve your risk and remedial decisions. Current thinking Designed by you, for you, the conference programme has been written following research with technical managers, project managers, consultants, hydrologists and hydrogeologists involved in all aspects of assessing and managing groundwater quality, resource and protection. Case studies Learn from hands-on experience in a series of case studies which will provide technical guidance and practical frameworks, and come away with best practices that you can apply immediately within your organisation. Time efficiency & focus Remove yourself from day-to-day distractions for a day and benefit from a series of focused presentations designed to tackle key issues and impart practical advice and guidance. Q&A panel discussions In addition to expert-led presentations and practical case studies, there will also be a number of Q&A panel discussions throughout the day to address your specific questions and challenges. Networking Meet and mingle with senior professionals in your sector - an invaluable networking and knowledge-sharing opportunity.
Regulatory Updates & Practical Solutions for Improved Risk Assessment & Remediation of
Groundwater About this eventWith demand for water resources continuing to rise, and increased challenges in the form of pollution, flooding and other potential threats, the role of groundwater in providing a secure, high quality water supply, whilst supporting a healthy surface water environment is of increasing importance.
Increased environmental responsibilities and ever stringent regulation mean that anyone involved in groundwater quality and protection is faced with a growing number of challenges and requirements.
Brownfield Briefing’s annual Groundwater conference returns on 28th April 2016 and aims to provide a response to these challenges, through a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory framework affecting water environments, and practical solutions for achieving optimum groundwater risk assessment and remediation.
Industry practitioners and regulatory advisors will outline and explore key groundwater topics, including:
• Update on UK implementation of the Water Framework Directive and revisions to WFD Environmental Quality Standards;
• Strategies for the assessment and remediation of emerging groundwater contaminants;
• Exploring the interaction between ground and surface water and the implications of this for contamination;
• Techniques for getting the best out of your groundwater modelling;
• Protecting the water environment – understanding the possible contamination implications of fracking and increased flooding;
• Groundwater Remediation: Case studies of new and innovative remediation technologies.
Why attend?Expert panelGroundwater 2016 brings together a balanced panel of experts - representatives from industry, government and professional advisers - all ready to provide up-to-date policy and practical advice and guidance to help you improve your risk and remedial decisions.
Current thinkingDesigned by you, for you, the conference programme has been written following research with technical managers, project managers, consultants, hydrologists and hydrogeologists involved in all aspects of assessing and managing groundwater quality, resource and protection.
Case studiesLearn from hands-on experience in a series of case studies which will provide technical guidance and practical frameworks, and come away with best practices that you can apply immediately within your organisation.
Time efficiency & focusRemove yourself from day-to-day distractions for a day and benefit from a series of focused presentations designed to tackle key issues and impart practical advice and guidance.
Q&A panel discussions In addition to expert-led presentations and practical case studies, there will also be a number of Q&A panel discussions throughout the day to address your specific questions and challenges.
NetworkingMeet and mingle with senior professionals in your sector - an invaluable networking and knowledge-sharing opportunity.
Professor Phil Morgan, Technical Director, Sirius Geotechnical & Environmental Ltd
9.40 Update on revisions to the WFD Environmental Quality Standards and the implications of these for sampling and risk assessment
• Detailing recent changes made to the priority substances list:
○ further pollutants added to the list
○ reclassification of substances from priority to priority hazardous
○ changes made to the annual average and maximum pollutant concentration
• Outlining the implications of new EQS requirements on sampling aswell as monitoring and detection techniques currently used by laboratories – what changes will need to be made?
• Exploring new innovations in sampling and analysis techniques – to what extent can they keep up with this rate of change in EQS?
10.05 Emerging Contaminants: Strategies for the assessment and remediation of emerging groundwater contaminants
• Identifying new and emerging groundwater pollutants, how and where they are being detected, and their potential risk to groundwater environments:
○ PFAS / PFOS
○ pharmaceutical and health products
○ new herbicides and pesticides
• Assessing the distribution, fate and transport of these contaminants in the water environment
Marianne Stuart, Senior Groundwater Scientist British Geological Survey (BGS)
10.30 Q&A
10.40
11.10 Examining natural attenuation of discharging groundwater VOC plumes in urban riverbeds
• Exploring urban groundwater - surface water interactions
• Assessing the impact of riverbed sorption and biodegradation on plume natural attenuation and surface-water protection
• Field study site observations from the West Midlands
Dr Michael Rivett, Senior Lecturer - Earth Sciences (Contaminant Hydrogeology), School of Geography, Earth &
Refreshments & Networking
Groundwater Risk Assessment
Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
11.35 PAH Risk Assessment Case Study: Effectively using technical guidance to develop robust yet achievable remediation goals for the protection of water environment receptors
• Examining current PAH risk assessment practice and interpretation in the context of available scientific principles, and regulatory requirements
• The role and relevance of revised PAH Water Quality Standards (WQS) in driving remediation and assessing environmental risks
○ examining PAH WQS in relation to available laboratory detection limits
○ examining the implications of changing threshold values for groundwater risk assessment and ecological compliance
• Case Study: PAH risk assessment and remediation of a 1.5 hectare coal tar plume at a former tar-works:
○ examining the role of PAH solubility from a multicomponent NAPL source
○ development of a bespoke sequential dissolution model to assess temporal changes in PAH source concentrations f or use in fate and transport modelling.
○ comparison of risk assessment findings with practicable remediation solutions and their implementation.
James Barritt, Associate (Hydrogeology), WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
12.00 Water Company Perspective: Diffuse pollution in groundwater: Reducing pesticides from agricultural sources via effective catchment management
• Examining pesticides found in groundwater catchments
• Presenting 2 case studies
○ issue
○ source and pathway
○ catchment management options
• Uncertainties – questions to be addressed
Dr Jodie Rettino, Catchment Manager, Severn Trent Water
12.25 Q&A
12.40
13.45 Techniques for getting the best out of your groundwater modelling: A tiered approach to 1D contaminant transport modelling
• Exploring advances in modelling NAPL transport:
○ techniques for NAPL source definition
○ coupling NAPL source models with 1D contaminant transport modelling
○ modelling pre and post-remediation for various remediation options
Dr Kim Gray, Senior Modeller, Hydrogeology, ESI
14.15 Update on UK implementation of the Water Framework Directive
Fred Parsonage, Water Quality, Defra
14.35 Groundwater Issues – a Regulatory Update
• Detailing updated groundwater guidance
• Implementation of the UK Water Framework Directive
Chris Tate, Senior Advisor National Groundwater Team, Environment Agency
14.50 Q&A followed by an extended discussion session on Best practice working in the new regulatory environment
• Assessing the implications of resource cuts on the practical risk assessment and management of ground and surface waters
• Consideration of roles & resources of EHO / CLOs in LAs - staffing and training implications
• Impact on risk assessment for both Part 2A and Planning – best practice working in the new environment
15.15
15.35 Fracking: Identifying the potential contaminants of concern arising from shale gas exploration, and how to manage them
• Identifying the range of potential contaminants present in fracking fluids, flow-back water and the rock strata itself:
○ heavy metals
○ NORMs
○ drilling fluid additives
○ flow-back and wastewater
• Protecting the water environment – understanding possible pollutant sources, pathways and receptors and the impact of fracking on these
• Developing an appropriate risk assessment framework to manage and reduce likely contamination:
○ setting a baseline for effective monitoring
Ian Davey, Principal Scientist, Evidence Research, Environment Agency
16.00 Managing the risks to groundwater from hydraulic fracturing: a holistic approach
• Securing the surface environment – pad and storage design
• Securing the shallow subsurface – the fracking solution is a good cement job
Policy & Regulatory Framework
Refreshments & Networking
• Securing the deep subsurface – integrating reservoir engineering into groundwater risk assessment
Gareth Digges La Touche, Senior Hydrogeologist and Geoscientist, Golder Associates
Groundwater Remediation
Groundwater Remediation: Spotlight on the development and use of innovative remediation technologies
This session will involve a series of short case-study presentations illustrating practical experiences of different groundwater remediation techniques
16.25 In-situ remediation of Radionuclides in groundwater
Dr Laura Newsome, Research Associate, School of Earth Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester
16.40 Exploring PFAS sources and remediation options
• Examining PFAS sources from products, emerging regulations and fate / transport properties
• Assessing PFAS chemical complexity and overcoming analytical challenges
• Exploring PFAS remediation options
Dr Ian Ross, Partner, Arcadis
16.55 Treatment of Chlorinated Organic Compounds and Heavy Metals using Zero Valent Iron
• Detailing a brief history of the discovery and evolution of ZVI for remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater
• Exploring the use of ZVI chemistry for the treatment of chlorinated organic compounds and heavy metals
• Three ZVI-based remediation case studies: (i) pesticides in soil, (ii) chlorinated solvents in groundwater, and (iii) heavy metals in soil and groundwater
Dr Alan Seech, Senior Manager –Technology Applications, PeroxyChem Environmental Solutions
17.10 Q&A
17.20
followed by a complimentary networking drinks reception
Closing remarks from the Chairman
Groundwater 2016 | London
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Thursday 28 April 2016
09:00 - 17:30
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22 Berners St London W1T 3DD
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