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Scheduled
Dates for this Course in Fall 2010
November
8 - 9, 2010
Las
Cruces, NM
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Here to obtain hotel information for this course.
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Course
Description
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Students
Learn How to Install Ground-Water Monitoring Wells Using Direct-Push
Technology During Field Session
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Students
Learn How to Correctly Describe Soil Samples Collected During
Well Installation and How to Use Munsell Charts to Determine
Sample Color
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The key to success
of any ground-water monitoring program is the effective placement,
design and construction of ground-water monitoring wells.
Ground-water monitoring wells and monitoring well networks
must be designed to monitor site-specific compounds of interest
and site-specific hydrogeologic conditions, so that ground-water
sampling teams will be able to collect representative samples
for analysis. This two-day field course examines in detail
all elements of monitoring well and monitoring network design
and well placement, including site-specific geology, hydrogeology
and geochemistry; environmental drilling methods; and well
design, construction and development per ASTM Standard Practices.
Time is devoted to discussing design and use of small-diameter
wells that can be installed using direct-push and hollow-stem
auger drilling methods. These wells are now considered a viable
alternative to traditional monitoring wells installed using
mud rotary drilling.
This course features
one half-day field session that covers site characterization
methods, including discrete and continuous soil sampling,
preparation of soil samples for VOC analysis using US EPA
Method 5035A, and discrete ground-water sampling, installation
of a small-diameter well, and demonstration of a multi-level
monitoring system.
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Course Outline
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Day 1
- Optimizing
Monitoring Well and Screen Placement
- Establishing
Objectives, Data Needs and Uses
- Assembling
and Evaluating Existing Information
- Developing
an Initial Conceptual Site Model
- Conducting
a Detailed 3-Dimensional Site Characterization Program
- Developing
a Refined Conceptual Model
- Selecting
Optimum Well or Multi-Level Monitoring System Locations
- Environmental
Drilling and Direct-Push Technology for Monitoring Well
Installation
- Differences
Between Environmental Drilling and Other Drilling
- Factors
to Consider in Selecting a Drilling Method
- Descriptions
of Common Environmental Drilling Methods
- Casing
Advancement Methods
- Fluid
Circulation Methods
- Auger
Methods
- Direct-Push
Methods
- Ground-Water
Monitoring Well Design and Construction - Part 1
- ASTM
Standard D5092 on Monitoring Well Design and Construction
- Objectives
and Purposes of Monitoring Wells
- Potential
Sources of Chemical Interference
- Selection
of Well Casing and Screen Materials
Day 2
- Ground-Water
Monitoring Well Design and Construction - Part 2
- Factors
Influencing Selection of Well Diameter
- Types
and Designs of Well Screens
- Importance
of Selecting an Appropriate Well-Screen Length
- Multi-Level
Monitoring Systems - Design and Construction
- Ground-Water
Monitoring Well Design and Construction - Part 3
- Selecting
the Proper Filter Pack Grain Size and Well-Screen Slot
Size
- Ground-Water
Monitoring Well Design and Construction - Part 4
- Selection
and Installation of Annular Seal Materials
- Surface
Protection Measures
- Ground-Water
Monitoring Well Design and Construction - Part 5
- Alternative
Well Completions
- Direct-Push
Well Installation
- Monitoring
Well Development Methods
- ASTM
Standard D5521 on Development of Monitoring Wells
- Objectives
and Purposes of Well Development
- Applications,
Advantages and Limitations of Development Methods
- When
and How Long to Develop Monitoring Wells
- Field
Session
- Station
1 - Site Characterization and Well Installation
- Soil
Sampling (discrete and continuous); Soil Sample
Description
- Installation
of a Single Short-Screened Monitoring Well
- Station
2 - Characterization of Soil for VOCs Using US EPA Method
5035A
Each course
is slightly modified to incorporate local technical assistance
during our field sessions. A detailed course syllabus, which
includes start and finish times and detailed course content,
will be provided to all course registrants as part of the
registration confirmation package.
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Testimonials
- Read What Past Students Thought of This Course!
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San
Diego, CA
March,
2009
Students
Enjoy the California Sunshine as They
Learn
about The WestBay Multi-Level Sampling System
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Interested
in reading testimonials from other students who have taken
this course? Click here
to read some of the comments students have written us about
The Ground-Water Monitoring Well Design, Construction &
Development Field Course.
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Looking
to Earn Continuing Education Credits For This Course From
a State Agency Program?
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The Nielsen
Environmental Field School is an Internationally recognized
provider of quality environmental field training courses.
As a result, our courses are widely accepted by both regulatory
and non-regulatory state agencies that require environmental
professionals to obtain training to maintain professional
licenses or accreditations. A summary of some of the agencies
that have included this course in their list of approved courses
is provided below. If you don't see a particular program listed,
give us a call.
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Massachusetts
Licensed Site Professionals (MA LSPs)
Credit Hours: 16 / Course Number: 1038
Connecticut Licensed Environmental Professionals (CT LEPs)
Credit Hours: 17 / Course Number: 068
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Corrective Action
Project Managers (TCEQ CAPMs)
Credit
Hours: 16
Oklahoma Remediation Consultants
Credit
Hours: 16
Iowa Landfill Operators
Credit
Hours: 15.75
Iowa Drilling Contractors
Credit
Hours: 15.75
Florida
Landfill Operators
Credit
Hours: 16 / Course Number: 40
Ohio EPA
Voluntary Action Program (OH VAP) Certified Professionals
Credit
Hours: 13
West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) Licensed Remediation
Specialists
Credit
Hours: 16
There
are as many different ways to calculate "Continuing Education
Units" (CEUs) as there are programs that accept our courses
for earning continuing education credit. Contact the program
you are working with to determine exactly how it calculates
CEUs.
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What Other Courses
Are Available?
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The Nielsen
Environmental Field School offers a number of field courses,
all designed to address the practical needs of environmental
field professionals. Click on any of the following links to
obtain specific information on any of our other popular field
courses:
The
Environmental Sampling Field Course
The Complete Ground-Water
Sampling Field Course
The Complete Surface-Water
and Sediment Sampling Field Course
The Complete Ground-Water
Monitoring Field Course
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