DAY 1: SOIL SAMPLING
This course will outline and help students classify soil, computation of mass/volume relationships, defining basic groundwater terminology and developing and executing an environmental sampling program. You will be able to classify a soil using the Unified and AASTHO methods, calculate basic soil properties and perform fundamental groundwater flow calculations. You will be able to design an environmental sampling program and use a variety of environmental sampling equipment. Students will conduct a soil sample, and a geological soil log.
DAY 2: POTABLE WATER AND GROUNDWATER SAMPLING
Students will be given an overview of the typical groundwater contamination and impacts focusing on the differences between light and dense non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPL and DNAPL). The course will include the theory behind groundwater well installation, groundwater development, and purging and sampling including groundwater well volume and recharge related calculations. Students will collect potable samples and test chlorine residual-total and free, and test for other toxic metals through electrical conductivity. Students will learn the Canadian drinking guidelines, chemical and physical parameters of water. They will further go over wastewater sampling, both Manitoba provincial regulations and federal.
DAY 3: INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Students will gain an overview of our impact on the environment, including an introduction to invasive species, climate change, and world views. The class will explore using science to address environmental problems; ecosystems associated with energy and the physical environment; and our precious resources: Water, wastewater, soil, land conservation, agriculture and their preservation.
DAY 4: INTRO TO ENVIROMENTAL LAW
Students will be given an overview of environmental history, legislation, and economics, providing the larger context in which environmental law exists. The class will cover environmental regulations in Manitoba and the regulatory processes for each of these key laws. The discussion will include how your work interfaces with Environmental Law and knowing where to go for additional resources.
MEIA Member: $620 +GST ($31) = $631
Non-Member: $700 +GST ($35) = $735