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.

This resume mainly focuses on completed environmental investigations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

· 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.