GILLES
WENDLING, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Dr.
Wendling has been involved in the assessment of water supplies (drinking water)
and in the protection of groundwater resources. His fields of interest and expertise are the following:
design of production
wells;
monitoring, maintenance
and rehabilitation of water wells;
characterization and
protection of aquifers and watersheds;
education on water supply
systems, hydrogeology, water conservation and water microbiology;
water management and water
demand assessment; and
ground disposal of treated
liquid wastes.
Gilles Wendling was in
the organizing team of the CanWell 2004 PanCanadian groundwater convention and
trade show (500 delegates). Dr.
Wendling has been the Director -Technical and Professional Division of the BC
Groundwater Association from 2001 to 2006, and its managing Director in 2006,
2007 and 2008. He has also been the Director -Technical and Professional
Division of the Canadian Groundwater Association in 2003 and 2004.
Gilles
Wendling is the president and founder of Global Aquifer Development Foundation,
a Canadian charity creating partnerships with developing countries and
assisting in the establishment of groundwater management systems.
Gilles
Wendling has conducted and managed studies in many fields of hydrogeology such
as:
Environmental impact
studies (commercial and industrial activities – mostly for the mining and
petroleum industries);
Impact assessments of
municipal and regional solid waste and liquid waste disposal facilities;
Geotechnical investigations
(seepage and slope stability assessments);
Etc.
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Ph.D. École Polytechnique - University of
Montréal (Québec) 1991
Hydrogeology
M.Sc. École Polytechnique - University of
Montréal (Québec) 1985
Geotechnics
MST (B.SC. equivalent)
- University of Grenoble, France 1983
Géotechnique
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2005 - Present GW
Solutions Inc., President
2000 to 2005 EBA
Engineering Consultants Ltd., Senior Hydrogeologist, Project Manager
1999 to 2000 Morrow Environmental Consultants
Inc., Senior Hydrogeologist,
& 1993 to 1997
1997 to 1999 Levelton Engineering Ltd., Senior
Hydrogeologist, Project Manager
1991 to 1993 Klohn
Leonoff, Hydrogeologist
1987 to 1991 École Polytechnique of Montréal, Québec, Part-time Lecturer – Hydrogeologist
1986 to
1988 Geos
Consulting Engineers Ltd., Geneva Switzerland, Field Engineer and Field Manager
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member BC Association of Professional
Engineers and Geoscientists
Member British Columbia Groundwater
Association
Member National
Groundwater Association (US)
Member Air
and Waste Management Association of BC
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
AQUIFERS, WATERSHEDS & WATER SUPPLY
Most
Complex – Largest Projects (budgets ranging between $ 100,000 and $ 1
Million).
Aquifer
management for the second largest private water utility in BC for 7 years
– project manager, Parksville, BC.
Characterization
and numerical modelling (using GIS and Visual Modflow) of watershed serving
several municipalities, regional district and private water purveyors. Project conducted in partnership with
the water purveyors and BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection –
project manager, Mt. Arrowsmith Watershed, East Coast of Vancouver Island, BC.
Hydrogeological,
hydrological, geotechnical and biophysical assessments of land proposed for
large development (residential, commercial and golf course) – project
manager, East Coast of Vancouver Island, BC.
Completed
a review and critique of a large hydrogeological study on behalf of the Halalt
First Nation for a proposed series of production wells (water supply for the
District of North Cowichan) as part of a provincial and federal environmental
assessment process, Chemainus River Aquifer, Halalt First Nation, BC
Investigation
of water needs and water resources of 120 villages (150 to 3,000
inhabitants). Duties included a
visit of each village, meeting with the representatives, global
socio-economical study in order to estimate the most appropriate techniques to
meet water needs. Guidimaka
region, Mauritania.
Other Projects
(budgets up to $ 100,000)
“Aquifer
and Watershed” related projects
Impact
of proposed coal bed methane (CBM) development on salmon (via groundwater and
surface water interaction) in the headwaters of the Skeena, Nass, and Stikine
Rivers, BC
Drinking
Water – Watershed Protection Action Plan, Regional District of Nanaimo,
BC
Aquifer
vulnerability assessment, associated with proposed large residential
development, Cowichan Valley Regional District, BC
Assessment
of aquifer potential for water supply, Cumberland, BC
Assessment
of aquifer potential for water supply, Comox, BC
Assessment
of aquifer potential for water supply, Yellow Point, BC
Assessment
of aquifer potential for water supply, Cobble Hill, BC
Expression
of professional opinion on limitation of regional growth due to limitation of
the water supply, Regional District of Nanaimo, BC
Hydrogeological
Assessment of land potentially developed for residential use, Comox, BC
Aquifer
delineation and characterization, Groundbirch to Dawson Creek, as art of BC
Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection aquifer mapping project, Northern BC
Aquifer
Mapping for BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Qualicum Beach to
Horne Lake and four of the Southern Gulf Islands, BC
Aquifer
modelling and preliminary aquifer protection plan, City of Merritt, BC
Design
of an aquifer protection plan, Ucluelet, BC
Regional
hydrogeological study and water supply assessment, Lantzville, BC
Delineation
of aquifers and definition of hydrogeological conditions in area of potential
coal bed methane extraction, Courtenay-Comox area, BC
Aquifer
assessment, contamination risk assessment and input on by-laws for area
proposed for industrial development, Parksville, BC
Public
presentations to educate the public, elected officials, and regulators on
groundwater, aquifers, watersheds and groundwater sustainability (Parksville,
North Cowichan, Victoria, Fort Saint John, Houdson’s Hope, Tumbler Ridge,
Princeton, Keremeos, Fernie, etc.)
“Water
supply” related projects
Design
of large production municipal well – Senior review, Merritt, BC
Professional
opinion on potential groundwater supply for irrigation of agricultural land,
Lantzville, BC
Design
and preliminary testing of water wells, Nanoose, BC
Assessment
of water supply for land development, using an artesian well completed in a
bedrock aquifer. The assessment
included aquifer protection recommendations. Garden Bay (Sunshine Coast), BC
Assessment
of water supply for land development, using a surface water pond, Garden Bay
(Sunshine Coast), BC
Assessment
of a water supply to provide base flow for fish habitat, as part of requested
mitigative measure for a storm water management plan for a land subdivision,
Township of Langley, BC
Retained
as the main consultant for aquifer characterization and protection and for
system operation of a large water purveyor relying only on groundwater,
Clearbrook, BC
Assessment
of potential impact to the water supply of a ski resort of a proposed open loop
geothermal system, Sun Peaks, BC
Water
source assessment, residential development, Ucluelet, BC
Water
supply assessment for 70-lot subdivision, Nanaimo, BC
Assessment
of part of drinking water supply system (Regional District of Comox-Strathcona)
and design, construction and testing of new production well, Oyster River, BC
Salt
water Intrusion study and design of monitoring plan for production well,
Parksville, BC
Assessment
of failure (collapse of large cavity created by fine migration) of large
production well for Canadian Forces Base, Comox, BC
Decommissioning
of municipal well, Lantzville, BC
Development
of a wellhead protection area, risk identification and well survey, Gold River,
BC
Hydrogeological
assessment of bedrock well, Regional District of Lake Country, Ellison Ridge,
BC
Testing
of a water supply well for a school and design of re-injection structure, Mayo,
Yukon.
Water
supply, licensing review and preliminary study of potential new groundwater
resources, Mount Washington Alpine Resort, Courtenay, BC.
Characterization
of water sources (water well and infiltration gallery) used by a bottled water
processing plant. The study was
completed to satisfy the requirements of provincial health officers and to
apply for an exporting license to California, Fanny Bay, BC.
Water
demand and population growth assessment in preparation for treaty negotiation,
Hul'Qumi'Num Treaty Group, central and southern Vancouver Island, BC
Preliminary
hydrogeological study for Olympic facility (Whistler Sliding Centre), CEAA
screening, Whistler, BC
Data
review and recommendations for rehabilitation and maintenance plan for
municipal well field, Ucluelet, BC
Hydrogeological
investigation for the potential development of a groundwater supply source for
a proposed water bottling facility, Gold River, BC.
Water
Supply study for provincial park facility, Little Qualicum River, Qualicum
Beach, BC
Development
of a wellhead protection area, risk identification and well survey, Gold River,
BC
Water
supply monitoring and assessment of potential salt water intrusion, two
municipal water supply wells, Regional District of Nanaimo, Nanaimo, BC
Hydrogeological
assessment to identify origin of hotspring and possibility of using hot water
as a geothermal source (for Kaska Deena Council) without impacting sensitive
ecosystems, Liard Hotspring, BC
Regional
hydrogeological study and assessment of artesian municipal production well with
large discharge rate at elevated temperature to be used as a source of energy -
senior technical input and review, Haynes Junction, Yukon
Well
efficiency and microbiological assessment followed by design and implementation
of well rehabilitation plan, Agriculture Canada Facility (well used for
geothermal energy), Agassiz, BC
Regional
hydrogeological study (including numerical modelling) and development of water
supply system for 150 lots subdivision, Parksville, BC
Hydrogeological
assessment (water supply and liquid waste assessment) for large residential
development (80 lots) in preparation for preliminary layout (PLA) application,
regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot, BC
Hydrogeological
study (water supply & liquid waste disposal) of large property proposed for
residential development. Low
impact development solutions proposed to counter adverse hydrogeological
conditions encountered, Lantzville, BC
Hydrogeological
study for residential development (including 2D modelling) and promotion of low
impact development solutions, Parksville, BC
Literature
review to assess impact of forest harvesting on water table fluctuation,
Western BC
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
Hydrogeological
Investigation for storm water disposal exfiltration gallery, Courtenay BC
Stormwater
infiltration study for subdivision , Qualicum Beach, BC
Hydrogeological
investigation to assess source of residence flooding in recently built
subdivision, in preparation for litigation, Whitehorse, Yukon
Hydrogeological
study for stormwater disposal, Nanaimo, BC
Hydrogeological
assessment and design of storm water disposal facility (including analytical
modelling), commercial facility, Courtenay, BC
Stormwater
testing of ICBC facility, Courtenay, BC
Groundwater
and stormwater monitoring - review, various ICBC works yard locations, Terrace
area, BC
Hydrogeological
investigation and preparation of erosion and sediment control plan, residential
development, Nanaimo, BC
Impact
assessment of failing septic fields on storm water quality, Lantzville, BC
Hydrogeological
study of large storm water drainage system (Queen's Ditch), Comox, BC
Hydrogeological
study and design of disposal to the ground of storm water for a residential
development, Qualicum Beach, BC
Hydrogeological
study of the T'Kumlups Marsh and the Kamloops Indian Band Floodplain - review,
Kamloops, BC
Storm
water disposal feasibility study for proposed development, Kal Lake, Kelowna,
BC
Storm
water disposal feasibility study for large department store - review, Kelowna,
BC
Hydrogeological
study to assess groundwater regime near sewage lagoons and potential impact on
slope stability due to operation of lagoons, Cranbrook, BC
Impact
assessment of logging on quality and quantity of stream flows (streams used as
drinking water and power sources), Glendale Cove, Knight Inlet, BC
Assessment
of infiltration capacity of a storm water infiltration basin, Langford, BC
Assessment
of causes of flooding of private property, Cumberland, BC
Review
of drainage of highway subgrade on steep hillside, Vancouver, BC
FIRST NATIONS
Most
Complex – Largest Projects (budgets ranging between $ 100,000 and $ 1
Million).
·
Completed a review and critique
of a large hydrogeological study on behalf of the Halalt First Nation for a
proposed series of production wells (water supply for the District of North
Cowichan) as part of a provincial and federal environmental assessment process,
Chemainus River Aquifer, Halalt First Nation, BC
·
Investigation of water needs and
water resources of 120 villages (150 to 3,000 inhabitants). Duties included a visit of each village, meeting with
the representatives, global socio-economical study in order to estimate the
most appropriate techniques to meet water needs. Guidimaka region, Mauritania.
Other Projects
(budgets up to $ 100,000)
· Water
System Description, Halalt First Nation, near Chemainus, Vancouver Island, BC
· Water
demand and population growth assessment in preparation for treaty negotiation,
Hul'Qumi'Num Treaty Group, central and southern Vancouver Island, BC
· Hydrogeological
assessment to identify origin of hotspring and possibility of using hot water
as a geothermal source (for Kaska Deena Council) without impacting sensitive
ecosystems, Liard Hotspring, BC
· Hydrogeological
assessment for habitat restoration plan (salmon spawning grounds), Maria Slough on Seabird Island, Seabird Island Band (Agassiz), BC
· Preparation
and delivery of a one-day workshop to identify watershed protection issues and
assess possibility of building partnership to design long-term plan, Kiskatinaw
River Watershed, Dawson creek, BC
· Hydrogeological
study at site proposed for sewage treatment facility - senior technical input
and review, Carmacks, Yukon
· Hydrogeological
Assessment, Esketemc First Nations I.R. #2, Johnny Sticks, Alkali Lake, B.C.
· Installation
of monitoring well network to monitor potential impact of solid waste facility
- review, Carmacks, Yukon
· KD
First Nation water well inspections - review, Whitehorse area, Yukon
· Water
supply upgrade assessments for Liard First Nation - review, Watson Lake, Yukon
· Hydrogeological
study of the T'Kumlups Marsh and the Kamloops Indian Band Floodplain - review,
Kamloops, BC
· Hydrogeological
Assessment for septic field design on First Nations Land, Nanoose, BC
· Hydrogeological
investigation and assessment of impact of installation of septic field on water
quality and slope stability, Malahat Indian Band, Mill Bay, BC
LIQUID AND SOLID WASTE
·
Hydrogeological Investigation and
Environmental Impact, Assessment – Liquid Waste Disposal Facility for
Sakinaw Ridge, Garden Bay, BC
·
Hydrogeological Assessment of
groundwater regime in association with design of liquid waste treatment lagoon,
Burwash Landing, Yukon.
·
Study at site proposed for sewage
treatment facility - senior technical input and review, Carmacks, Yukon
·
Hydrogeological study at site
proposed for sewage treatment facility - senior technical input and
review, Atlin, BC
· Conceptual
hydrogeological study, waste water predesign study, Carmacks, Yukon
· Hydrogeological
study at land debris landfill, Tofino, BC
· Hydrogeological
Study, open pit mine, design of leachate collection system, Port Hardy, BC
· Water
supply and liquid waste disposal assessment for a resort - review, Carcross,
Yukon
· Installation
of monitoring well network to monitor potential impact of solid waste facility
- review, Carmacks, Yukon
· Preliminary
hydrogeological study for water supply and liquid waste disposal assessment for
proposed resort, Ucluelet, BC
· Hydrogeological
study at location of woodwaste landfill, Shawnigan Lake, BC
· Hydrogeological
assessment and potential environmental impact assessment for proposed expansion
of woodwaste landfill, Parksville, BC
· Impact
assessment of failing septic fields on storm water quality, Lantzville, BC
· Complex
hydrogeological study for water supply and liquid waste disposal for large
commercial, residential and golf course development (2000 doors), Union Bay, BC
·
Hydrogeological study to assess
groundwater regime near sewage lagoons and potential impact on slope stability
due to operation of lagoons, Cranbrook, BC.
·
Hydrogeological investigation and
assessment of impact of installation of septic field on water quality and slope
stability, Malahat Indian Band, Mill Bay, BC.
·
Hydrogeological investigation and
assessment of impact of installation of sewage treatment plant on water
quality, Hazleton, BC.
·
Several hydrogeological studies
for the design and implementation of septic fields in difficult hydrogeological
conditions (Cedar, Duncan, Shawnigan Lake, Campbell River, Bamfield, Sooke).
·
Monitoring of ground disposal of
sewage effluent, Shawnigan Lake, BC.
·
Assessment of groundwater mound
building in wastewater treatment dunes, Whitehorse, Yukon.
·
Assessment of subsurface
conditions associated with wastewater disposal and water supply assessment for
the Aldergrove Border Crossing Facility, Aldergrove, BC.
·
Characterization of a site
formerly used as a waste sludge lagoon.
Assessment of the contamination of the subsurface using geoprobes and
real time logging (for collection of data and groundwater samples), Annacis
Island, BC.
LANDFILL
·
Characterization of subsurface
and hydrogeological conditions at a landfill site, for a proposed expansion of
the landfill, Regional District of Nanaimo, BC.
·
Review of landfill operation and
impact on soil gases and groundwater - 3 year senior review, Cache Creek, BC
·
Characterization of subsurface
and hydrogeological conditions at a landfill site, for the design of a proposed
leachate collection pound, Pender Harbour, BC.
·
Characterization of subsurface
and hydrogeological conditions at a landfill site, and conceptual design of
measures to reduce and treat the generated leachate, Mount Waddington Regional
District, Port McNeill, BC.
·
Assessment and monitoring of
impact on groundwater of several solid waste landfills (including web based
on-line reporting) - 5 year contract, Regional District of Comox- Strathcona,
BC
·
Retrofit Bioenhancement of the
Existing Regional District of Nanaimo Landfill Cell, Nanaimo, BC
·
Long term monitoring of impact to
groundwater of landfill operation, Mount Waddington Regional District, Port
McNeill, BC.
·
Hydrogeological investigation and
Mitigation plan of land clearing debris landfill, Tofino, BC.
·
Hydrogeological investigation of
municipal landfill, Atlin, BC.
·
Groundwater and surface water
impact monitoring at location of woodwaste landfill, Shawnigan Lake, BC
·
Hydrogeological study, Wood Waste
Landfill, Parksville, BC
·
Quarterly Landfill Gas
Monitoring, Chemainus Wood Waste Landfill, Chemainus, BC
·
Groundwater monitoring and
sampling, China Creek Wood Waste Landfill, Port Alberni, BC
·
Water Quality Monitoring, North
Okanogan Regional District Landfills, Vernon, BC
LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL ASSESSMENT
·
Septic Investigation - Buckley
Bay Store, Buckley Bay, BC.
·
Review Liquid Waste Treatment and
Disposal Coombs Old Country Market, Qualicum Beach, BC
·
Phase II Pre-design Sewage
treatment Facility, Senior technical input and review, Burwash Landing, Yukon
· Septic Field Analysis,
Campground Services - review, Watson Lake, Yukon
· Septic field analyses for
First Nation Community, Nanoose, BC
· Environment assessment in
relationship with proposed development of a marina, Toquaht First Nation,
Toquaht Bay, BC
· Log sort waste water
disposal field assessment, Sproat Lake, Port Alberni, BC
·
Breakout assessment of ground
disposal of liquid waste - review, Vernon, BC
· Hydrogeological investigation for the design of
ground disposal of liquid waste facility, Kelowna, BC
· Hydrogeological study for
septic fields upgrade at three BC provincial parks, central Vancouver Island,
BC
· Hydrogeological
assessment of proposed septic systems on water quality in the Englishman River,
Parksville, BC
ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS
·
Assessment of subsurface
conditions at a petroleum refinery.
Tasks included identifying various areas impacted by historical
operations, rating their potential impact on the environment and the degree of
urgency of control and mitigative actions. Control and remediation was focused on a tidally affected
loading spur located near an inlet.
A series of recovery wells was installed to recover liquid phase
hydrocarbon and create a hydraulic barrier controlling migration of
contaminants. In addition, a
subsurface investigation was carried out to fully delineate the extent of
dissolved hydrocarbon plumes impacting a foreshore and assess the impact of the
contamination on sediment and groundwater quality of this area. A control and remediation system was
designed consisting of a 50 m long sheetpile wall and six recovery wells
to prevent the transport of residual hydrocarbon to an intertidal zone. Fish habitat compensation was taken
into consideration in the design, Burnaby, BC.
·
Assessment and hydrocarbon
contaminated soil and groundwater.
Design and implementation of remediation using dual-phase extraction,
Whitehorse International Airport, Whitehorse, Yukon.
·
Assessment of subsurface
conditions around and within a tank basin, using a light helicopter type
drilling rig (due to access and safety restrictions), Burnaby, BC.
·
Assessment of subsurface
conditions in a tank basin, around a tank with corrosion perforated floor,
Burnaby, BC.
·
Assessment of subsurface
conditions at a 260 ha property, (80 ha having been used as a refinery and
terminal) for a comprehensive characterization of soil and groundwater quality
for the establishment of an environmental management program and divestment
plan, Port Moody, BC.
·
Assessment and remediation of a
tidally affected site. Remediation
using bioslurping (total fluid and vapour extraction) and in situ
bioremediation. Port
Alberni, BC.
·
Assessment of soil and
groundwater contamination (hydrocarbon) at bulk plant sites, design of control
and remediation measures (pump & treat, soil vapour extraction, dual vacuum
extraction) and assessment of performance of treatment systems, Penticton,
Kelowna, Grand Forks, Kamloops, BC.
·
Emergency response to hydrocarbon
spill in the context of a shallow aquifer (near lakes) in a developed tourist
area. Remediation included the
design and installation of recovery trenches, Osooyos, BC.
·
Assessment and remediation of
soil and groundwater contamination (metals, DNAPLS) along a right-of-way for
the construction of a water main pipeline crossing a ceramic waste landfill,
Coquitlam, BC.
·
Assessment of subsurface
conditions of a printing facility, Langley, BC. In conjunction with a consulting firm in Montreal, Québec.
·
Remediation of hydrocarbon
contaminated subsurface using soil vapour extraction and bioremediation
enhancement through two (120 m and 75 m long horizontal wells) and treating the
extracted vapours with flow through a biocell before reinjection in a trench to
reach zero discharge, Penticton, BC.
·
Assessment of eight remote
hydrocarbon contaminated sites (radio telephone stations) and preparation of
remediation and environmental management plans, Northern Ontario.
·
Assessment and remediation of organochlorine
pesticides contaminated soils on an orchard property, Kelowna, BC.
·
Assessment and remediation of
hydrocarbon and metals contaminated soils on sawmill property, Chemainus, BC.
·
Assessment of hydrocarbon
contaminated subsurface in a tidally influence zone and control and remediation
of the contamination using bioslurping.
Performance assessment of the remediating system, after two years of
operation. North Vancouver, BC.
·
Assessment of hydrocarbon
contaminated subsurface and control and remediation of the contamination
(liquid and vapour phases) using bioslurping, Surrey, BC.
·
Subsurface investigation/tailings
sampling for arsenic contamination and installation of groundwater monitoring
wells, Campbell Mine, Ontario.
·
Assessment of arsenic contamination
(special waste soils) and design of a remediation plan, New Westminster, BC.
·
Environmental investigation and
remediation of commercial site contaminated with hydrocarbons, near foreshore,
Alert Bay, BC.
·
Assessment and remediation of
hydrocarbon contaminated groundwater at a former Tree Nursery site, Vancouver,
BC.
·
Assessment of hydrocarbon and
MTBE contaminated groundwater at main pipeline pumping station near National
Park, Jasper, Alberta
·
Assessment of soil and
groundwater contamination due to wood waste storage, Nanaimo, BC.
·
Review of regulatory compliance
of landfill operations, Tofino, BC.
·
Hydrogeological investigation and
impact assessment of wood waste landfill, Parksville, BC.
·
Hydrogeological investigation and
impact assessment of wood waste landfill, Shawnigan Lake, BC.
·
Literature review of impact of
tree harvesting on groundwater and water table fluctuations.
·
Contaminated soil - Delineation -
review - Chetwynd Highway, northern BC
·
Supplemental site investigation -
review, Rolla, BC
·
Supplemental site investigation -
review, Clayhurst, BC
·
Supplemental site investigation -
review, Chetwynd, BC
·
Supplemental site investigation -
review, Kiskatinaw, BC
·
Detailed Site Investigation,
Watson Lake airport - review, Watson Lake, Yukon
·
Preliminary Site Investigation,
Diesel Generating Station, Atlin BC.
·
Jasper Pump station, Data Review,
Preparation of Report with Recommendations for Groundwater Recovery and
Treatment System, Jasper BC
·
Stage 1 Preliminary Site
Investigation - senior technical input, Delta, B.C.
·
Highways Maintenance Yard,
Groundwater Investigation -review, Jaffray, BC
·
Stage 1 Preliminary Site
Investigation - review, Chilliwack, BC
·
Stage 2 Preliminary Site
Investigation, At three redi-mix plants located in Central Vancouver Island, BC
·
Groundwater monitoring - review,
various Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) yards, BC
·
Detailed Site Investigation -
senior technical input and review, Canadian Pacific Site, Courtenay, B.C
·
Stage 1 & 2 Investigations -
review, Nanaimo, B.C
·
Jet Fuel Spill Assessment -
review, Zeballos, BC
·
Environmental Impact Assessment,
Cobble Hill, BC
·
Stage 2 Preliminary Site
Investigation - review, Vernon, BC
·
BCBC Buick Creek Yard site
Remediation - review, Buick Creek, BC
·
Groundwater Monitoring industrial
site - review, Dawson Creek, BC
·
UST Inspection Report - review, Whitehorse, YT.
·
Subsurface investigation and
remediation, BCBC Highways Yard - review. Campbell River, BC
·
Soil Assessment Biocells, Dryland
Sort - review, Powell River, B.C.
·
Preliminary Site Investigation -
review, Texada Island, BC
·
Geotechnical Liability Assessment
- review, Texada Lands, Saltspring Island, BC
·
Emergency Spill Response -
technical input and review, Highway to Tofino, BC
·
Stage 2 Preliminary Site
Investigation - review, Westbank, BC
·
Subsurface investigation and
remediation planning, Whitehorse Airport - review, Whitehorse, Yukon
·
Phase 3 ESA, Plan of Restoration
and Remediation Supervision - senior technical input and review, Transportation
Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon
·
O&M Multi Phase Extraction
System - senior technical input and review, Whitehorse, Yukon
·
Assess of Albert Creek Uranium -
technical input, Albert Creek, Yukon
·
Ph 3 ESA Yellowknife Centre -
review, Yellowknife, NWT
·
Quadra Island Highways Yard
Remediation - review, Quadra Island, BC
·
Gold River Highways Yard
Remediation - review, Gold River, BC
·
Supplemental Investigation -
review, Parksville, BC
·
Stage 2 PSI - review, Comox, BC
·
Stage 1 PSI - review, Nanaimo, BC
·
Stage 2 PSI, Former Hawes Camp -
review, Cowichan Lake, BC
·
Supplemental Detailed Site
Investigation (DSI) - review, Sointula, BC
·
Spill Response & Reporting,
Generating Station - review, Campbell River, BC
·
Stage 1 PSI - review, Parksville,
BC
·
Environmental Assess for sewer
line construction, review, Parksville, BC
·
Stage 1 PSI - review, Chemainus,
BC
·
Stage 1 PSI - review, Parksville,
BC
·
Environmental Assessment for Film
Shoot - review, Pacific Rim National Park, Tofino, BC
·
3 Stage 1 PSI - project
management and review, Parksville, BC
·
Stage 1 PSI - review, Nanaimo, BC
·
Stage 1 PSI - review, Elk Valley,
BC
·
Travel time estimate for
contaminated site - senior technical input and review, Comox, BC
·
Soils sampling and testing,
Nanaimo Port Authorities, review, Nanaimo, BC
·
Environmental Site Assessment,
DND site - review, Nanaimo, BC
·
Biophysical Investigation Two
Sites - review, Courtenay, BC
·
Problem Solving/Risk Assessment
of groundwater contamination (organics),
senior technical input, Port Alberni, BC
·
Remediation of oil spill -
review, Whitehorse, Yukon
·
Groundwater travel time estimate
for contaminated site, Vancouver, BC
·
Phase 1 & 2 Environmental
Site Assessment - review, Richmond, BC
·
Remediation Plan, Burwash Camp -
review, Burwash Landing, Yukon
·
Environmental impact study,
Miracle Beach Provincial Park, Courtenay, BC
·
Preliminary Stage 1 investigation
for large forested land with historical landfill and potential world war II
plane crash, Ucluelet, BC
·
Remediation of Hydrocarbon
Contaminated Soil - review, Watson Lake Airport, Yukon
·
Site Remediation, Hwy 97 South -
review, Westbank, BC
·
Environmental investigation of
industrial site potentially contaminated with chromium, Langley, BC.
·
Characterization and remediation
of industrial property contaminated with salt and hydrocarbons, Alexis Creek,
BC.
·
Characterization and remediation
of industrial property contaminated with salt and hydrocarbons, Barriere, BC.
·
Environmental investigation and
remediation of commercial site contaminated with hydrocarbons, Courtenay, BC.
·
Design of dewatering measures to
remediate hydrocarbon contaminated groundwater, Vancouver, BC.
·
Hydrogeological assessment of
industrial site contaminated with wood wastes, Nanaimo, BC.
·
Assessment of the impact of acid
mine drainage originating from the Mount Washington Copper Mine on the Tsolum
River (rated as the most endangered river in BC in 1998). Identification of remedial measures.
Tsolum River Task Force, Courtenay, BC.
·
Preliminary Site Investigation
Stage I and II, Civic Centre, Tofino, BC.
·
Detailed Site Investigation for
contaminated site near foreshore, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC.
·
Review of completed environmental
site investigations followed by recommendations on potential remediation
options, Campbell River, BC.
·
Assessment and remediation of
chromium contaminated soil and groundwater at an industrial site, Campbell
River, BC.
·
Environmental assessment of the
historical impact of an agricultural research centre, Duncan, BC.
·
Environmental assessment of a
light industrial site with history of hydrocarbon contamination, Nanaimo, BC.
·
Environmental assessment of a
large commercial/industrial site being rezoned (with history of hydrocarbon
contamination), Langley, BC.
·
Environmental assessment and
remediation of industrial site (subsurface contaminated by hydrocarbon and
metals), Langford, BC.
·
Environmental assessment and
remediation of light industrial site (subsurface contaminated by hydrocarbon
and metals), Mt. Washington, Courtenay, BC.
·
Environmental assessment and
remediation of commercial site (subsurface contaminated by metals), Victoria,
BC.
·
Environmental assessment and
remediation of commercial site (subsurface contaminated by metals), Duncan, BC.
·
Environmental assessment and
remediation of commercial property impacted by subsurface contamination
associated with the operation of a dry cleaning facility, Port Alberni, BC.
·
Monitoring of remediation through
bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated gas station, Duncan, BC.
·
Numerous Preliminary Site
Investigations, Port Alberni, Parksville, Nanaimo, Victoria, Duncan, BC.
·
Review of numerous Preliminary
Site Investigation, Stage I and Stage II, for sites in Western Canada.
·
Characterization of contaminated
industrial sites, Paris, France.
·
Review of projects (assessment
and remediation of contaminated sites).
Tasks consisted of reviewing data on stratigraphy, hydrogeology,
chemistry, construction design, summarizing site conditions, assessing
contamination sources, estimating contaminant pathways, assessing performance
of existing remediation measures, making recommendations on modification of
remediation measures and monitoring, and proposing remediation and monitoring
plans. Campbell River, Chilliwack,
Gibson, Grand Forks, Kamloops, Kelowna, Kimberley, Lake Cowichan, Nanaimo,
North Vancouver, Oliver, Osooyos, Penticton, Port McNeill, Prince George,
Richmond, Salmo, Terrace, Vancouver, Victoria (BC), Dauphin, Winnipeg, (MB),
Melville, Saskatoon, St Walburg (SK), Calgary, Edmonton (AB).
·
Review of project funding
applications submitted by Canadian Universities to the Canadian National
Research Council.
·
Review for BC Environment,
Lands and Park of a report on subsurface investigation of a small, simple site,
as selected external reviewer.
GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS
·
Complex hydrogeological modelling
along dam abutment using Feeflow – Detailed Design of E2 Shaft
Replacement / Remediation at Cleveland Dam – East Abutment, senior
technical input and review, Vancouver, BC
·
Assessment of artesian flow
during excavation for residential complex and design of groundwater pressure
release trenches, Campbell River, BC
· Water
well evaluation and monitoring (baseline for assessment of potential impact due
to Highway expansion) - review, Okanogan Improvements Project, Summerland, BC
·
Review of the design of relief
wells for the little Bow River Dam, Alberta
·
Water reservoir groundwater
investigation - review, Jean Marie River, North West Territories
·
Assessment of drainage in
rehabilitation of highway pavement, senior technical input, Gaglardi Way,
Burnaby, BC
·
Assessment of artesian flow
following the installation of an elevator shaft and conceptual design of
control measures, North Vancouver, BC
·
Evaluation of water loss,
transport of particles and subsequent ineffectiveness of vibro flotation
techniques, Vancouver, BC
·
Assessment of soil settlements
during dewatering, Richmond, BC
·
Characterization of hydrogeologic
conditions of a landslide and implementation of depressurization wells,
Kamloops, BC
·
Field manager, geotechnical
investigations for a 6 million m3 reservoir, Great Man
Made River Project (irrigation project), Libya. Duties included management of a drilling team, in situ
and laboratory testing (four engineers, 10 workers).
·
Field geotechnical engineer,
involved in soil investigations along a 900-km trench, at well fields, and at reservoir
sites. Duties included supervising soil and rock drilling, in situ and
laboratory testing. Great Man Made
River Project, Libya.
EXPERT WITNESS AND LITIGATION
· Impact
of operation of sewage lagoons on the modification of the groundwater regime
and potential slope instability creating damage to cutslopes and embankments
along a railway track, preparation of hearing for Environmental Assessment
Board, expert witness, Cranbrook, BC
· Hydrogeological
investigation to assess source of residence flooding in recently built
subdivision, report completed in preparation for litigation, Whitehorse, Yukon
·
Private property damaged by
flooding, expert witness, Shawnigan Lake, BC
· Impact
of proposed discharge of liquid waste to the ground near water well used by
private water utility, expert witness, Parksville BC
·
Appeal to the Ministry of Health
associated with the completion of a sewage disposal field, expert witness,
Campbell River, BC
TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS
Gilles Wendling has published over a dozen technical
publications in peer-reviewed (e.g., Groundwater) and other technical and
professional magazines.
SQUEEZING A FEW MORE DROPS FROM BEDROCK – USING DISPERSANT TO
INCREASE THE YIELD OF HYDROFRACTURED WELLS, with Tom Gleeson and Thom Hanna,
Water Well Journal, August 2005
Risk-Based Wellhead Protection Planning, with
H. S. Schillereff and T. Gleeson, 2005 – First Groundwater Forum, San
Antonio and posted on the WATERBUCKET, a Stewardship Canada website.
QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF WELL DEVELOPMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIAL,
with Robert P. Chapuis and Denis. E. Gill, Groundwater, May-June 1997,
p.387-393.
INVESTIGATION OF DISSOLVED PHASE ORGANIC CONTAMINATION USING A SONIC
DRILL RIG AND A MOBILE LABORATORY, 1995, with Leslie Hardy, 5th Annual Symposium
on Groundwater and Soil Remediation, 1995 10 2/6, Toronto, Ontario,
October.
VARIATION DE PERMÉABILITÉ AU VOISINAGE D’UN PUITS DUE À UN DÉVELOPPEMENT
PAR PISTONNAGE: REPRODUCTION EN LABORATOIRE, 1992 - with R.P. Chapuis and
D.E. Gill. 45th Canadian Geotechnical
Conference, Toronto.
VARIATION DE PERMÉABILITÉ AU VOISINAGE D’UN PUITS DUE À UN DÉVELOPPEMENT
PAR PISTONNAGE, 1991 - Thèse de Doctorat, École Polytechnique de
Montréal, 1991.
ÉSSAIS DE PERMÉABILITÉ À NIVEAU VARIABLE DANS DES PIÉZOMÈTRES, 1990 - with
R.P. Chapuis. Rapport CDT, no. P904, École Polytechnique de
Montréal, 48 pages, juin.
MONITORING WELLS: FIELD MEASUREMENT OF PERMEABILITY WITH MINIMAL
MODIFICATION OF GROUNDWATER, 1990 - with R.P. Chapuis. Proceedings of the CSCE Annual Conference
and 1st Biennial Environmental Specialty Conference, Hamilton, Ontario,
Vol. 1‑2, pp. 765‑777.
VARIATION DE PERMÉABILITÉ AU VOISINAGE D’UN PUITS DUE À UN
DÉVELOPPEMENT, 1989 - with R.P. Chapuis and D.E. Gill. Rapport technique, Édition de l’École
Polytechnique de Montréal, EPM/RT 89/3, 93 pages, mai.
ESSAIS DE PERMÉABILITÉ À NIVEAU VARIABLE DANS DES PIÉZOMÈTRES,
1988 - with R.P. Chapuis.
Rapport
CDT, no. A284,
École Polytechnique de Montréal, 158 pages, janvier.
ESTIMATING THE MERITS OF PUMPING TESTS FOR DETERMINING HYDRAULIC
CONDUCTIVITY, 1987 - with R.P. Chapuis and D.E. Gill. Proceedings of the 40th Canadian
Geotechnical Conference, Regina, pp. 291‑300.
FILTRATION OF BROADLY GRADED SOILS BY WOVEN GEOTEXTILES,
1986 - with J. Lafleur and M. Tetreault. Proceedings of the 3rd International
Conference on Geotextiles, Vienna, Austria.
ÉTUDE DE LA STABILISATION PAR AUTOFILTRATION DES SOLS MODÉLISÉS À
GRANULOMÉTRIE ÉTALÉE, 1985 - Mémoire M.Sc.A., École Polytechnique de
Montréal.
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Gilles Wendling has given over 60
presentations and workshops, to audiences including:
elementary
and secondary school students,
university
students,
regulators
(Ministry of Environment, Health, Environment Canada)
scientists;
and
the
public.
Gilles Wendling has also presented a series on groundwater on Radio
Canada.
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS: THEIR VULNERABILITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY, Public Presentation, May 2008, Keremeos, BC
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS: THEIR VULNERABILITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY, Public Presentation, May 2008, Princeton, BC
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS: THEIR VULNERABILITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY, Public Presentation, May 2008, Tumbler Ridge, BC
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS: THEIR VULNERABILITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY, Public Presentation, May 2008, Hudson’s Hope, BC
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS: THEIR VULNERABILITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY, Public Presentation, May 2008, Fort Saint John, BC
HYDROGEOLOGY 101, Drillers Training Workshop, 2008
BCGWA Convention and Trade Show, March 2008, Kelowna, BC
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS IN A NORTHERN ENVIRONMENT:
THEIR VULNERABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, Workshop and Public Presentation,
Alberta Environment Network, December 2007, Edmonton, Alberta
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS: THEIR VULNERABILITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY, Public Presentation, November 2007, Victoria, BC
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS IN THE KOOTENAYS: THEIR
VULNERABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, Public Presentation, October 2007, Fernie, BC
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS IN A NORTHERN ENVIRONMENT:
THEIR VULNERABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, Keepers of the Water II, September
2007, Fort Saint John, BC
DÉVELOPPEMENT
DE PUITS ET RÉHABILITATION, seminar, May 2007, Bamako, Mali
EXPLOITATION
DURABLE DES AQUIFÈRES, seminar, May 2007, Bamako, Mali
LES PUITS
SOUS L’EFFET DIRECT DES EAUX DE SURFACES, seminar, May 2007, Bamako, Mali
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS: THEIR VULNERABILITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY, Public Presentation, April 2007, Malaspina University College
(Vancouver Island University), Nanaimo, BC
LOCAL HYDROGEOLOGY AND CWD
WELLS, April 2007, Clearbrook Waterworks District AGM, Abbotsford, BC
PROVIDING SUPPORT TO A WATER PURVEYOR, 2007 BCGWA
Convention and Trade Show, March 2007, Langley, BC
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS: THEIR VULNERABILITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY, Public Presentation, March 2007, Lake Cowichan, BC
AQUIFERS AND WATERSHEDS: THEIR VULNERABILITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY, Public Presentation, January 2007, Parksville, BC
GROUNDWATER MONITORING, Presentation to the board
of the Drinking Water and Watershed Stewardship Program, Regional District of
Nanaimo, November 2006, Nanaimo, BC
HYDROGEOLOGY AND WATER WELLS IN AN ISLAND SETTING,
Sky to Earth Water Workshop, April 2006, Mayne Island, BC
The Hydrogeological
setting near Clearbrook, BC, April 2006, Clearbrook Waterworks District
AGM, Abbotsford, BC
LIARD HOT
SPRINGS HYDROGEOLOGY, April 2006, BC Ministry of Environment, Victoria, BC
L’EAU,
L’ENVIRONNEMENT, LES INTERVENANTS ET LE CADRE LÉGISLATIF EN COLOMBIE
BRITANNIQUE, March 2006, presentation to the French Delegation attending Globe
2006, Vancouver, BC
GLOBAL AQUIFER DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, March 2006,
BC Groundwater Association 2006 Convention, Langley, BC
HYDROLOGY – BASIC PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS,
February 2006, Clearbrook Waterworks District Board of Directors meeting,
Abbotsford, BC
HYDROLOGY – BASIC PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS,
November 2005, Public Workshop, Parksville BC
GROUNDWATER MODELING IN THE MOUNT ARROWSMITH
WATERSHED, November 2005, Public Workshop, Parksville BC
HYDROLOGY – BASIC PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS,
October 2005, BC Ministry of Health Workshop, Prince George, BC
WELL DEVELOPMENT – WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
October 2005, BC Ministry of Health Workshop, Prince George, BC
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT IN NORTHERN BC, October
2006, Public Presentation, University of Northern BC, Prince George, BC
GROUNDWATER, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND WATER
CONSERVATION, June 2005, Lantzville, BC
GROUNDWATER, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND WATER
CONSERVATION, APRIL 2005, Oceanview Improvement District, Mill Bay, BC
WATER
MICROBIOLOGY, May 2005, Nanaimo, BC
WATER
MICROBIOLOGY, BCGWA annual convention, March 3-4, 2005, Pentincton, BC
KISKATINAW
WATERSHED PROTECTION, one-day workshop, March 15, 2005, Dawson Creek, BC
CHEMAINUS
AQUIFER WELL WATER PROJECT, January 10th, District of North
Cowichan, BC
BC GROUNDWATER PROTECTION REGULATIONS, BCGWA
workshops, Parksville (April 2005), Kelowna (June, 2005), Cranbrook (June 2005)
GROUNDWATER AND CHILDREN EDUCATION, First
Groundwater Forum, March 2005, San Antonio, Texas
Risk-Based Wellhead Protection Planning, with
H. S. Schillereff and T. Gleeson, presented by H. S. Schillereff 2005 – First Groundwater Forum,
San Antonio, Texas
DRINKING
WATER PROTECTION ACT, EBA seminar, October, 2004, Vancouver, BC
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: INNOVATIONS AND CHALLENGES IN
NORTHERN BC, keynote speaker, First Annual Conference, Planning Institute of
Northern BC, September 17th, 2004, Fort St John, BC
LIARD HOT
SPRINGS HYDROGEOLOGY, March 2004, Fort St John, BC
GROUNDWATER RESOURCE STUDY- NUMERICAL BLOCK MODEL -,
January 2003, Parksville, BC
HYDROGEOLOGY, Saving Small Towns: Low Impact
Development Solutions June 19 and 20, 2003, Cumberland, BC
HYDROGEOLOGY AND AQUIFER PROTECTION, presentation
to Wellness Partnership, March 2003, Courtenay, BC
AQUIFER
PROTECTION, Half-day workshop, March 2002, Red Deer, Alberta
THE C5
APPROACH TO WELL PROTECTION, C5H2O Conference, October 14-15th 2001,
Kelowna, BC
AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION ON VANCOUVER ISLAND, Sixth
Canadian/American Conference on Hydrogeology, July 9-10, 2001, Banff, Alberta
WATER WELLS, WELL DEVELOPMENT AND WELL BIOFOULING, 1999, Vancouver
Island Geotechnical Group, Victoria, BC, May.
GROUNDWATER AND ITS VULNERABILITY, 1998, Quarterway Primary and
Secondary School, Nanaimo, BC, May.
CHARACTERIZATION OF SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS - PROPOSED APPROACH, 1997,
Mount Waddington Regional District,
Port McNeill, BC, May.
GROUNDWATER AND ITS
VULNERABILITY, 1996, Alpha Secondary School, Burnaby, BC, May.
GROUNDWATER ASSESSMENT, 1996,
Capilano College, North Vancouver, BC, May.
GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION: ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION, 1995, University
of Montréal, Ecole Polytechnique, Québec, October.
GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION: ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION, 1995, University
of Sherbrooke, Québec, October.
VARIATION DE PERMÉABILITÉ AU VOISINAGE D’UN PUITS DUE À UN DÉVELOPPEMENT
PAR PISTONNAGE, 1993, Université de Grenoble, France, Octobre.
INSTALLATION DE PUITS
D’OBSERVATION, 1993, Université de Grenoble, France, Octobre.
VARIATION DE PERMÉABILITÉ AU VOISINAGE D’UN PUITS DUE À UN DÉVELOPPEMENT
PAR PISTONNAGE, 1991 - Présentation de Thèse de Doctorat, École Polytechnique
de Montréal, Février.
MIGRATION DES DÉCHETS DANGEREUX DANS LES SOLS ET RISQUES DE
CONTAMINATION D’AQUIFÈRE, 1990 - Séminaire sur les déchets dangereux, École
Polytechnique de Montréal, Février.
CONFERENCES
Gilles Wendling has attended or been involved with over 20
conferences in Europe and North America. He was responsible for the organization of the technical
sessions of CanWell 2004 (over 500 delegates) and of the BC Groundwater
Association conventions in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
BCGWA
Annual Convention and Trade Show, organizer, March 2008, Kelowna, BC
Keepers
of the Water II, provided technical input, September 2007, Fort Saint John, BC
Source
Water Protection: Making it Work in BC, APEGBC, CWRA and ACRH Seminar,
September 2007, Richmond, BC
BCGWA
Annual Convention and Trade Show, organizer, March 2007, Langley, BC
BCGWA
Annual Convention and Trade Show, organizer, March 2006, Langley, BC
Groundwater
Management, BC Ministry of Health Workshop, October 2005, Prince George, BC
The
New Groundwater Protection Regulations, BC Ministries of Health and of the
Environment internal seminar, October 2005, Sun Peaks, BC
Groundwater Forum, National
Groundwater Association (US), April 17-20, 2005, San Antonio, Texas
BC Groundwater Association
Conference and Trade Show, organizer, March 2005, Penticton, BC
Environmental
Best Management Practices for Urban and Rural Land Development in BC, BC WLAP
workshop, March 2005, Nanaimo, BC
"Water
- Our Limiting Resource", Canadian Water Resource Association BC
Convention, February 23-25, 2005 Kelowna, BC
Pollutec
2004, Dec 4-7, 2004, Lyon, France
Application
of Climate Models to Water resources Management, C-CIARN Water Resources,
November 18 and 19, 2004, Victoria, BC
2004
Drinking Water Conference for BC Drinking Water System Regulators, November
3-4, 2004, BC Ministry of Health, Vancouver, BC
Tenth
Annual General Meeting, Conference and Trade Show, the Water Supply Association
of BC, October 27- 28, 2004, Sun Peaks, BC
Watershed
Management: Innovations And Challenges In Northern BC, First Annual Conference,
Planning Institute of Northern BC, September 17th, 2004, Fort St John, BC
Rural
Water Supply in the Peace: How well are we doing to protect them? Peace River
Water Council, September 18, 2004,
Fort St John, BC
Saving Small Town, June 2004,
Cumberland BC
CanWell
2004, Canadian Groundwater Association Conference and Trade Show, conference
organizer (450 delegates, including an international delegation), March 2004,
Penticton
Adapting
to Climate Change in the Coastal Pacific Northwest, BC Air & Waste
Management Association, Canadian Climate Impact and Adaptation Research Network
(C-CIARN), BC Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection and Capital Regional
District, May 23, 2003, Victoria,
BC
Groundwater
and Geostatistics, Course and Conference, Geological Survey of Canada, , Spring
2003, Ottawa, ONT
CanWell 2002, Canadian
Groundwater Association Conference and Trade Show, June 13, 2002, Toronto, ONT
Coalbed
Methane - A new Energy Source for BC and Related Developmental Issues, BC Air
and Waste Management Association, November 27, 2001, Victoria, BC
BC's
Municipal Sewage Regulation - Implementation Workshop, BC Ministry of
Environment Lands and Parks, June
1999, Nanaimo, BC
1999
Groundwater Protection Workshop Vancouver Island, BCWWA, May 13, 1999, Duncan,
BC.
LEGISLATION
Drafting
of water well construction specification for water wells in the Yukon
Territories, Government of Canada, 2004
Design
of material and delivery of workshops to educate the water industry and water
purveyors on the Groundwater Protection Regulations, part of the Drinking Water
Protection Act, BC, 2005
Design
of a Handbook to illustrate the BC Groundwater Protection Regulations –
Phase 1 - 2005 - 2006
EDUCATION PROJECTS AND PRESENTATIONS
Walley
Creek - Grade 5 Hammond bay School Pilot Project on water, groundwater and
surface water interaction and watershed management - series of 5 sessions, May
and June 2005, Nanaimo, BC
Series
of presentations to schools, the public and water managers, publication of
brochures, posters and web pages with information on water conservation and
protection, LWBC Drought Preparedness Initiative, January to March 2005,
Vancouver Island, BC
Gulf
Islands Water Poster, Technical Adviser on Steering Committee, Partnership
between National Research Council of Canada (NRCan), BC Ministry of Water Land
and Air Protection, and the Islands Trust, September and December 2003, Nanaimo
and Victoria, BC