WESTERVILLE, OH, March 6, 2003 -- The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) will offer more than 20 courses on a variety of ground water topics during the remainder of 2003 at locations around the country. The courses are taught by ground water professionals with a combination of practical and classroom experience. NGWA members and non-members are encouraged to register.
Courses, dates and locations are as follows:
March 24-26, Columbus, Ohio: Principles of Ground Water-Flow, Transport and Remediation
April 6-8, Orange, California: The Modflow Course: Theory and Practical Applications in Natural Attenuation, Remediation Design, and Water Resource Management Using Visual MODFLOW Pro
April 9, Orange, California: Model Calibration Using PEST
April 10-12, Orange, California: Advanced Ground Water Modeling: Theory and Implementation of Advanced Modeling Techniques
June 4-5, Westerville, Ohio: Environmental Isotopes in Ground Water Resource and Contaminant Hydrogeology
June 9-11, Columbus, Ohio: Analysis and Design of Aquifer Tests
September 22-23, Natick, Massachusetts: Low Cost Remediation Strategies
September 24-26, Seattle, Washington: An Introduction to Ground Water
September 24-26, Natick, Massachusetts: Natural Attenuation for Remediation of Contaminated Sites
September 29-30, Seattle, Washington: Aquifer Tests: Operation and Parameter Estimation
September 29-October 3, San Diego, California: Natural Attenuation, Risk Assessment and RBCA
October 14-15, Westerville, Ohio: Ground Water Data Management Using Microsoft, Oracle, and Internet Database Technologies
October 21-22, Westerville, Ohio: Successful Remediation Strategies
October 21-23, Princeton, New Jersey: The MODFLOW Course: Theory and Practical Applications in Natural Attenuation, Remediation Design, and Water Resource Management Using Visual MODFLOW Pro
October 24, Princeton, New Jersey: Model Calibration Using PEST
November 3-4, Atlanta, Georgia: Fundamentals of Ground Water Geochemistry
November 3-4, Worthington, Ohio: Estimating Times of Remediation
November 5-7, Atlanta, Georgia: Applications of Ground Water Geochemistry
November 5-7, Worthington, Ohio: Understanding Migration, Assessment, and Remediation
November 13-14, Denver, Colorado: Isotopic and Hydrogeological Characterization of Fractured Rock Settings: Current and Novel Approaches
For more information or to register for NGWA's courses, contact NGWA customer service at (800) 551-7379 or (614) 898-7791, or visit the Events & Education section of NGWA's Web site at http://www.ngwa.org/education/index.html. Course information is subject to change.
The National Ground Water Association is a membership organization representing more than 15,500 U.S. and international ground water professionals, including contractors, equipment manufacturers, and suppliers, and ground water scientists and engineers. NGWA provides members, government, and the general public with the scientific knowledge and economic guidance necessary to responsibly develop, protect, and manage the world's ground water resources. For more information on NGWA, call customer service at (800) 551-7379 or (614) 898-7791, or visit the NGWA Web site at .
