2011
February
Waste Derived Fill - Is it all too hard?
DATE: 9 February 2011
TIME: 5.30pm for 6pm start
WHERE: Minter Ellison Lawyers, Level 10, 25 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
COST IN AUD$: $30 members & $50 non-members (light refreshments provided)
RSVP essential: Elisabethe Dank at - secretariat@landandgroundwater.com or (03) 9741 4679
Click here for online registration to this event.
The EPA Standard for the production and use of Waste Derived Fill has now been in place for over 12 months.
Come along to hear the speakers present their experiences with this Standard.
Has it reduced our reliance on landfill disposal?
Has it ensured environmental protection?
Has it helped reduce development costs?
Are there issues which limit successful application?
The presentations will be followed by an open discussion which will be a great opportunity to share your views on this topic.
Speakers:
- Amanda Lewis (Aurecon)
- Catherine Gray / Verilee Evans (DTEI)
- Jarrod Bishop (LBW Environment)
- Dick Sander, Business Development Manager, Hallett Resources
Representatives from the SA EPA will also attend.
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Issues surrounding the draft revision to the NEPM (the NEPM Variation)
DATE: 23 February 2011
TIME: 5.30pm for 6pm start
WHERE: DLA Phillips Fox, Level 21, 140 William St, Melbourne
COST IN AUD$: $30 members & $50 non-members (light refreshments provided)
RSVP essential: Elisabethe Dank at - secretariat@landandgroundwater.com or (03) 9741 4679
Click here for online registration to this event.
Prior to the meeting we propose to carry out an analysis of each of the areas where change is indicated, to indicate whether the change appears to represent a benefit or a risk to either the owners of sites, to consultants, or to auditors.
If there are any changes/issues that members see to be good or have a particular concern about, please let me or Peter Nadebaum know (peter.nadebaum@ghd.com).
Note that ALGA did submit a comment to the NEPC on the NEPM Variation, and we will be using this as a base for the discussion.
The idea is to have the opportunity to discuss the "issues" that the draft NEPM raises, so that we can be aware of them. While there have been submissions prepared, do we appreciate all of the implications of the revised NEPM assuming it comes to pass, as it probably will? The forum is looking to educate ourselves of the issues that we should be aware of.
This should be an interesting meeting!
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March
ALGA 4th ANNUAL CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
DATE: 8 March 2011
TIME: from 8.30am
WHERE: Mercure Sydney Hotel, 818-820 George St, Sydney
COST IN AUD$: $154.00 (incl. GST)
Price includes lunch and breaks as well as one or two workshops of your choice.
ENQUIRIES: quitz@ecoforum.net.au or (02) 9410 1302 or www.ecoforum.net.au/2011
08:30 – 12:45
Successful ISCO and ISCR
Sponsor ERM and Hydroterra
Successful in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) is defined as “having enough of the appropriate oxidant in contact with the contaminant for a long enough period of time to achieve sufficient destruction of the contaminant to meet the desired results.” Understanding oxidant selection, dosing, delivery, persistence and closure will be explored in this workshop.
In-situ chemical reduction (ISCR) technologies can be used for managing soil and groundwater environments impacted by chlorinated solvents, pesticides, heavy metals and other constituents of interest (COIs). This workshop will look at suitable ISCR technologies for various site settings and develop a decision tree to aid the remedial design process.
Sustainable remediation
Sponsor CH2M HILL and AECOM
This workshop will provide an overview of the rapidly advancing global sustainable remediation movement. Starting with a market overview that includes the business case for sustainable solutions, it will then go on to give examples of best practices and sustainable remediation technologies before looking at how sustainability can be integrated into remedial decision-making.
The workshop will also look at optimising remediation system selection, operation and performance monitoring to increase efficiency and cost whilst ensuring the sustainability of existing and future remediation systems. It will provide hands-on instruction in two online tools: the Sustainable Remediation Tool (SRT) and the Performance Tracking Tool (PTT).
14:00 – 17:00
In-situ thermal techniques
Sponsor Thiess Services and McMillan McGee
This workshop will evaluate various in-situ thermal enhanced remediation technologies such as convective heat transfer (steam or hot air injection), electromagnetic heating (electric resistance or radio frequency heating) and thermal destruction. It will also discuss combining in-situ thermal methods with other approaches for polishing such as bio-remediation and oxidation. The workshop will include several brief case studies of in-situ thermal techniques.
Various factors guiding thermal technology selection will be discussed. These include plume delineation, groundwater conditions and relative permeability. Design factors directing the thermal remediation process will be considered. These include thermal modelling, system layout, operational duration and electrical modelling.
Soil washing
Sponsor Thiess Services and CleanEarth
This workshop will focus on the strengths and weaknesses of soil washing from a North American perspective. The workshop is intended to be interactive and will touch on the history of soil washing, physical separation approaches, chemical separation techniques, integrated physicochemical approaches to soil washing and treatment train designs for various contaminants. Participants will gain an understanding of the applicability of soil washing and come away with realistic expectations of its remedial performance based on projects completed over the past five years.
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EcoForum Conference & Exhibition 2011
(incorporating ALGA 4th Annual Conference)
DATE: 9-11 March 2011
WHERE: Australian Technology Park, Sydney
COST IN AUD$: $995 for 2-day delegate (if paid before 31st December 2010)
ENQUIRIES: quitz@ecoforum.net.au or (02) 9410 1302 or www.ecoforum.net.au/2011
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Hazardous Waste - what is new in SA?
DATE: 30th March 2011
TIME: 5.30pm for 6pm start
WHERE: Minter Ellison Lawyers, Level 10, 25 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
COST IN AUD$: $30 members & $50 non-members (light refreshments provided)
RSVP essential: Elisabethe Dank at - secretariat@landandgroundwater.com or (03) 9741 4679
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April
New and Emerging Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies - International Developments
DATE: 6 April 2011
TIME: 5.30pm for 6pm start
VENUE: Henry Davis York, 44 Martin Place, Sydney
COST IN AUD$: $30 members & $50 non-members (light refreshments provided)
RSVP essential: Elisabethe Dank at - secretariat@landandgroundwater.com or (03) 9741 4679
A number of new and emerging technologies have become established over the last decade in the US , UK and Europe, which have not been tried or rarely applied in Australia. These include:
- Two forms of insitu thermal treatment;
- Insitu chemical, oxidation and reduction; and
- Soil washing
- situations where it can be successfully applied;
- contaminants that can be removed or destroyed;
- energy use and vcarbon footprint
- residues and
- cost and duration
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May
CRC CARE II - tour of labs and what is planned for CRC CARE II
DATE: 25 May 2011
TIME: 5.30pm for 6pm start
WHERE: CRC Care, Mawson Lake, Adelaide
COST IN AUD$: $30 members & $50 non-members (light refreshments provided)
RSVP essential: Elisabethe Dank at - secretariat@landandgroundwater.com or (03) 9741 4679
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June
Groundwater Remediation. Are there any silver bullets on the horizon? What's the risk of shooting ourselves in the foot?
DATE: TBC
TIME: 5.30pm for 6pm start
VENUE: Henry Davis York, 44 Martin Place, Sydney
COST IN AUD$: $30 members & $50 non-members (light refreshments provided)
RSVP essential: Elisabethe Dank at - secretariat@landandgroundwater.com or (03) 9741 4679
Discussion at the ALGA groundwater remediation forum in November 2009 indicated that, in NSW, we could probably make better use of the range of technologies available for groundwater remediation. In par, development of alternatives to energy-intensive long-term hydraulic containment strategies was considered to be desirable.
The obvious interest in sustainable remediation approaches at a number of recent conferences applies to groundwater as much as to soil, but the gap between interest and implementation is wide.
Fifteen months on, have we progressed?
The following questions were posed at the last groundwater remediation forum:
- Are we carrying out unnecessary remediation, particularly in systems where there is no prospect of potable use?
- Are there viable alternatives to energy-intensive containment strategies?
- Is long-term remediation of shallow groundwater systems in the Sydney Basin possible?
- Do we make sufficient use of hydrogeological settings analysis?
- Do we use risk assessment enough, and well enough?
- Could we do better if we used a wider range of technologies, or are our choices pragmatic and sensible?
- How effectively are we using MNA?
Have the answers changed? This forum will consider practical and regulatory issues associated with three specific approaches to groundwater remediation, and the panel will consider the broader issues of whether we have progressed, and what the future holds.
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July
Practical Examples of Innovative Remediation
DATE: 27 July 2011
TIME: 5.30pm for 6pm start
WHERE: Minter Ellison Lawyers, Level 10, 25 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
COST IN AUD$: $30 members & $50 non-members (light refreshments provided)
RSVP essential: Elisabethe Dank at - secretariat@landandgroundwater.com or (03) 9741 4679
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September
Vapour Intrusion (in conjunction with the Clean Air Society)
DATE: 28 September 2011
TIME: 5.30pm for 6pm start
WHERE: Minter Ellison Lawyers, Level 10, 25 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
COST IN AUD$: $30 members & $50 non-members (light refreshments provided)
RSVP essential: Elisabethe Dank at - secretariat@landandgroundwater.com or (03) 9741 4679
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November
Disclosure of Contamination Information in Land Transactions
DATE: 30 November 2011
TIME: 5.30pm for 6pm start
WHERE: Minter Ellison Lawyers, Level 10, 25 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
COST IN AUD$: $30 members & $50 non-members (light refreshments provided)
RSVP essential: Elisabethe Dank at - secretariat@landandgroundwater.com or (03) 9741 4679
