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Pit Lakes 2004November 16-18, 2004
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Day 1: November 16, 2004 | ||
Session 1: Plenary Session Moderator: Doug Grosse/Diana Bless, U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
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8:00 am - 8:15 am | Doug Grosse and Diana Bless, U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development,
National Risk Management Research Laboratory Welcoming Remarks |
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8:15 am - 8:30 am | Mike Cook, Director, U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation
and Technology Innovation Workshop Introduction |
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8:30 am - 9:00 am | Stephen Hoffman/Joan Fisk , U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation | |
9:00 am - 9:30 am | Jim Jonas, NewFields Pit Lakes: State of the Science |
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9:30 am - 10:00 am | Warren McCullough, State of Montana | |
10:00 am - 10:30 am | Break | |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | George Fennemore, Cortez Gold Mines A Mining Industry View of Pit Lake Issues |
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11:00 am - 11:30 am | Devin Castendyk, The University
of Auckland, New Zealand International Collaboration and the ADTI Pit Lake Workbook |
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm | Louis Evans, Centre of Excellence
for Sustainable Mine Lakes Mine Lake Environmental and Social Sustainability Research in Western Australia |
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12:00 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch Break (on your own) | |
Session 2: State of
the Art Characterization Moderator: Donald Macalady, Colorado School of Mines |
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1:15 pm - 1:45 pm | Stefan Peiffer, University of Bayreuth Geochemical Constraints for the Remediation of Acidic Mining Lakes |
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1:45 pm - 2:15 pm | James Madison, Montana Bureau of
Mines and Geology Iron Cycling in the Berkeley Pit-Lake, Butte, Montana: A Review of Data from 1997 to 2004 |
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2:15 pm - 2:45 pm | Christopher Gammons, Montana Tech
of the University of Montana A Stable Isotope Study of the Berkeley Pit-Lake and Surrounding Mine Waters, Butte, Montana, USA |
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2:45 pm - 3:15 pm | Carolyn Oldham, Centre for Water
Research, University of Western Australia Aqueous Geochemistry of Coal Mine Pit Lakes, Collie Basin, W.A. |
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3:15 pm - 3:45 pm | Donald Macalady, Colorado School
of Mines A Pit Lake from Historic Mining Activities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Characterization and Remediation Experiments |
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3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Break | |
Session 3: Environmental
Modeling I Moderator: David Jewett, U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
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4:15 pm - 4:45 pm | G.N. Ivey, Centre for Water Research,
University of Western Australia Hydrodynamic Processes in a Western Australian Coal Mine Pit Lake |
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4:45 pm - 5:15 pm | Devin Castendyk, The University of Auckland, New Zealand The Prediction of Mixing Events in a Future Pit Lake: A Precursor to Geochemical Modeling |
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5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Posters and Tabletops Session – Evening
Cash Bar Reception *Posters will be left up throughout the duration of the conference. |
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Day 2: November 17, 2004 |
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Session 4: Environmental Modeling II Moderator: Laurie Balistrieri, U.S. Geological Survey |
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8:30 am - 9:00 am | Laurie Balistrieri, U.S. Geological
Survey Predicting Spatial and Temporal Variations in Temperature, Salinity, and Conservative Elements During Stratification and Overturn in Dexter Pit Lake, Tuscarora, Nevada, USA |
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9:00 am - 9:30 am | Regina Tempel, University of Nevada – Reno Modeling Geochemical Changes in Dissolved O2, Mn, and Fe During Stratification and Overturn in Dexter Pit Lake, Tuscarora, Nevada |
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9:30 am - 10:00 am | Florian Werner, Dresden Centre for Groundwater Research Modeling of Pollutant Fluxes in an East German Lignite Mining Area to Predict Water Quality of Pit Lakes |
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10:00 am - 10:30 am | Break | |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | William Locke, Integral Consulting, Inc Forensic Methods to Evaluate Pit Lake Hydrology and Geochemistry: Application of Isotope and Geochemical Tools |
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11:00 am - 11:30 am | Kevin Morin, Minesite Drainage Assessment Group The Minewall Approach for Estimating the Geochemical Effects on Mine Walls on Pit Lakes |
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11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Andy Davis, Geomega The Nexus Between Groundwater Modeling, Pit Lake Arsenic Geochemistry and Ecological Risk in the Getchell Main Pit, Nevada, U.S.A. |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch Break (on your own) | |
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm | Keynote Speaker Jeremy Dowling, Water Management Consultants Sleeper Pit in Nevada |
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Session 5: Closure Issues Moderator: Carol Russell, U.S. EPA Region 8 |
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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Brian Park, MSE Technology Applications,
Inc. Current Status of Anchor Hill Pit Lake In Situ Treatment, Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site, South Dakota, USA |
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2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Katrin Wendt-Potthoff, UFZ-Centre for Environmental
Research Leipzig-Halle In Situ Remediation of an Acidic Pit Lake: Stimulation of Microbial Sulphate Reduction in Enclosure Experiments |
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Oscar Paulson, Kennecott Uranium Company Status Update on the Bioremediation of the Sweetwater Pit Lake - Four Years Following Treatment |
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Break | |
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Valentina Pidlisnyuk, University
of Georgia State of the Art Characterization with Pit Lakes in Ukraine: Problems and Challenges for Future |
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4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Jeff Parshley, SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc. Reclamation and Closure Assessment for the Summer Camp Pit Lake, Getchell Mine, Nevada |
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4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Richard Axler, Natural Resources Research Institute,
University of Minnesota-Duluth Mine Pit Aquaculture in Minnesota: Perspectives on the Environmental & Regulatory Issues, 1988-1999 |
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Day 3: November 18, 2004 |
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Session 6: Future Directions Moderator: Karl Burgher, Montana Tech/Mark Peterson, Montana Tech |
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8:30 am - 9:00 am | Oscar Flite III, EcoEnvironmental
Corporation A Limnological Approach to Meromictic Pit Lake Development |
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9:00 am - 9:30 am | Carolyn Oldham, Centre for Water Research, University
of Western Australia Predicting Long Term Water Quality in Pit Lakes |
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9:30 am - 10:00 am | Lorraine Filipek, URS Complexity Theory and Pit Lakes: A Small Event Triggers Regime Change in the Summer Camp Pit Lake, Getchell Mine, Nevada |
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10:00 am - 10:30 am | Break | |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Houston Kempton, Integral Consulting,
Inc. Critical Parameters for Predictive Modeling and Long-Term Management of Mine Pit Lakes |
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Panel and Open Discussion Facilitator: Glenn Miller, University of Nevada - Reno |
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11:00 am – 11:30 am | Joe Harrington, ARCADIS, Inc. | |
11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Open Discussion | |
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm | Closing Remarks |
List of Posters/Tabletop Displays Top
Location and Lodging Top
The conference will be held at the following
location:
Silver Legacy Hotel
407 North Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89501
Phone: (775) 325-7401
A block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel. Please call the Silver Legacy at (775) 325-7401 or (800) 687-8733 and reference the “Pit Lakes Conference” to receive the conference rate of $55.00 (or the prevailing government rate) plus 13.5% tax per night for single occupancy. Please secure your hotel accommodations as early as possible because reservations will only be accepted on a space available basis. Reservations must be made by Monday, October 25, 2004. After this date, reservations will only be accepted on a rate available, space available basis.
Registration Top
There is NO registration fee to attend the workshop.
Online registration via the link below is the easiest way to register and receive quick confirmation.
Register for the Pit Lakes 2004 Conference
After you register, you will receive an email confirmation containing logistical details such as directions and transportation information. If you do not receive a confirmation within one business day, please contact Alina Martin of SAIC to ensure your registration was received.
For additional information,
please direct inquiries to:
Alina Martin, SAIC
11251 Roger Bacon Drive
Reston, VA 20190
Phone: (703) 318-4678
Fax: (703) 318-4755
Email: tcs-events@saic.com
It is EPA’s policy to make reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities wishing to participate in the Agency’s programs, pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 791. Any request for accommodation should be made to Alina Martin, SAIC, at tcs-events@saic.com by Tuesday, October 12, 2004, so that EPA will have sufficient time to process the request.
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