April 23rd – April 25th at University of Helsinki, Department of Geosciences and Geography
by Prof. Brewster Conant Jr., University of Waterloo, Canada
Registration deadline: 18.4.2013; at 13:00
PROGRAM
Tuesday April 23rd
14:00-18:00 PHYSICUM – PHY D112
14:00-15:30 Groundwater / Surface water Interactions: Processes and Characterization (1.5 hours)
Break
16:00-17:00 Using Infrared Thermography and Temperature Methods to Characterize Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions (1 hour)
17:00-18:00 A PCE Groundwater Plume Discharging to a River: Influence of the Streambed and Near-River Zone on Contaminant Distributions (1 hour)
Wednesday April 24th
9:15-12:00 PHYSICUM – PHY E207
9:15- 10:45 Rapid Multi-Scale Methodology for Characterizing Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions and Contaminated Groundwater Discharge (1.5 hours)
Break
11:00- 12:00 The Walkerton Tragedy: E.coli Contamination of a Public Water Supply Well and Understanding the Hydrogeological Factors (1 hour)
Lunch Break
13:00-14:30 Show and tell: laboratories, field equipments, IR camera system etc. (Kirsti Korkka-Niemi, Anne Rautio, Harri Matikainen)
15:00-18:00 PHYSICUM – PHY D112
15:00-15:30 Infiltration and Transport of Tracers Applied to the Surface of an Agricultural Field – The Effect of Macroporous Soils and Tile Drains (0.5 hour)
15:30-16:00 Groundwater Discharge from Riparian Zones and Preferential Pathways: Implications for Buffer Strip Widths to Protect Surface Water (0.5 hour)
Break
16:15-18:00 Avoiding Rookie Mistakes When Collecting and Interpreting Hydrogeological Data (interactive discussion 1.5 hour)
Thursday, April 25th Case studies from Finland (20-30 minutes + 15 minutes discussion)
Chairs Brewster Conant Jr. and Kirsti Korkka-Niemi
08:15-14:00 PHYSICUM – PHY E207
8:15-9:00 Anne Rautio: Groundwater-surface water interaction studies at Lake Pyhäjärvi, SW Finland
9:00-9:45 Brewster Conant Jr.: Using the Water Balance Method to Quantify Net Groundwater Discharge to Lake Pyhäjärvi, SW Finland
Break
10:00-10:45 Anna-Liisa Kivimäki : Groundwater interaction with river water in the catchment of the River Vantaa and its tributaries, Southern Finland
10:45-11:30 Samrit Luoma: Groundwater and surface water interactions in the shallow coastal aquifer in Hanko, South Finland
Lunch Break
12:15-13:00 Kirsti Korkka-Niemi: Hydrogeology and groundwater – river water connections at the Hannukainen mining development site in Kolari, Northern Finland
13:00-13:45 Peter Howett: Rautuvaara, An environmental assessment for a proposed mine tailings facility
13:45-14:00 General discussion and closing of the workshop
Travel and reasonable accommodation expenses will be covered for graduate school members from outside the Helsinki metropolitan area.