Steve Sturrock, Joel Defoe, and Brent Lennox are sharing their knowledge about hydrogeology and environmental consulting with third year geology students from across the country today as part of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologist's (CSPG) sponsored student-industry field trip (SIFT). Thank you to the CSPG for your continued support of the hydrogeology division and we look forward to meeting our future colleges! #cspg #sift #hydrogeologyconsultants #environmentalconsultants

Brent Lennox with Waterline will be presenting "When Worlds Collide: Integrating Soil and Groundwater Studies When Remediating and Risk Managing Upstream Oil and Gas Sites" at the 2018 CLRA lunch and learn in Calgary. Registration has closed but you can learn more here: https://www.clra.ca/events #remediation #reclamation #environmentalconsulting #Tier2guidelines

Come by our booth at the CLRA conference in Red Deer from February 28 to March 2, 2018. This year’s conference theme is Land Stewardship – A Joint Effort. Michelle Taylor will be speaking Thursday morning about how technology can improve collaboration and the future of data management and communication in our industry, and Jeff Anderson, our Information Services Manager, will be at the booth to discuss how we can help you with your data, web-mapping or GIS requirements. We look forward to seeing all of our collegues at CLRA 2018! #clra #reclamation #remediation

Jamie Wills, President of Waterline, and Michelle Taylor, Associate Engineer at Waterline have had a busy month presenting our technical expertise to a wide audience. Jamie Wills presented Past and Future Hydrogeology Applications in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin for the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, as well as a follow-up presentation to earth science graduate students and faculty at the University of Calgary. These presentations focused on the fundamental importance of hydrogeology and water resources to all sectors of the Alberta economy. It also highlighted the evolving role that government, academia, industry and consulting must play to ensure that Alberta’s water resources are sustainably managed for current and future generations. Michelle Taylor is presenting this afternoon at Exova Tech Talks about the importance of water supply maintenance. Waterline has tested 1000s of water supplies and has assisted with maintaining 100s of water supplies since the company’s inception in 2000. During these decades of experience, Waterline has often encountered industrial and domestic users of potable and non-potable water supplies that are not maintained, leaving themselves and their visitors at risk. Individual domestic water users can easily manage their water supplies using publicly available information, such as the Alberta Government “Water Wells That Last” guidance, but managing water supply risk for hundreds of industry water supplies can be a daunting task. A case study will be reviewed that outlines a data-driven compliance and maintenance program that Waterline has developed to assist Waterline’s client with maintaining 100s of water supplies. #watersustainability #waterwellmaintenance #shockchlorination #waterwellsthatlast #hydrogeology

On December 15, 2017, The BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change extended the existing use groundwater licence application fee waiver period from December 31, 2017 to March 1, 2019. If groundwater users submit their applications before March 1, 2019, their application fee will be waived. The application fee can range from $250 to $10,000 depending on the quantity and purpose of using water every year. Although the deadline has been extended to 2019, the government is encouraging groundwater users to submit their licence applications early, so their groundwater use is known and protected. Learn more about the fee waiver extension at: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017ENV0018-000546 For more information on the BC Water Sustainability Act and Waterline's groundwater licencing services, please contact Steph Righi, Waterline Resources Inc.’s Water Sustainability Coordinator at 1-844-585-0802 Ext. 112. #bcwatersustainabilityact #watersustainabilityregulation #watersustainabilityact #groundwaterlicensing

Waterline will be presenting at the 20th Annual Exova/Element Environmental Seminar in Calgary, Alberta on February 2, 2018. We look forward to seeing you there. For more information about the itinerary and talks, you can learn more here: https://www.exova.com/news/events/exovaelement-environmental-seminar-2018/

Waterline would like to wish everyone the best during the winter break! Looking forward to an exciting 2018!

Whether it be for potable supplies, industry, recreation or the environment, water underpins our collective well-being and ensuring that we have reliable and sustainable water resources is fundamental to current and future generations. In Alberta and BC, most of us rely on surface water (e.g., rivers and lakes) to sustain our water needs. This is typically accomplished by pumping water from the surface water feature, via direct intakes structures, which form permanent obstructions in the river or lake. Direct intake construction involves in-stream or in-lake activities, such as coffer dam construction and dewatering to facilitate intake installation. These construction activities, and subsequent maintenance activities, create sedimentation in the surface water body. Thus, such activities are not permitted during periods of fish spawning, etc. Moreover, direct intakes are subject to transient water quality issues (e.g., spring time and storm event turbidity spikes), as well as to flow disruptions due to ice obstructions. Unlike intake structures, obtaining surface water indirectly, via shallow wells constructed adjacent to the surface water feature (induced infiltration system), offers the following advantages: Shallow wells can be constructed year-round as they have no in-stream or no in-lake activities. No in-stream or no in-lake activities means that permitting is faster and simpler. Shallow water wells are not subject to transient water quality issues, and sediment-free water is produced year-round, regardless of the turbidity in the surface water body. Shallow water wells are not subject to flow disruptions from ice obstructions. Please contact Waterline at 1-888-542-5611 to learn more about induced infiltration systems, and whether it would benefit your existing or planned project. #inducedinfiltration #surfacewater #sandandgravel #waterpermitting #temporarydiversionlicence

With the introduction of the Alberta Environment and Park's Guide to Water Act Authorizations Required for Dugouts, Borrow Pits, and Other Types of Pits/Excavations in 2016, groundwater has become an increasingly important consideration when developing aggregate resources. To meet current legislative requirements within Alberta, sand and gravel developers need to consider the potential influence of their sand and gravel development on surrounding groundwater and surface water resources, including activities such as pit dewatering, wet pit excavation, end-pit lakes and water bodies, groundwater disturbance by backfilling with fine-grained overburden beneath the water table, etc. In this increasingly complex regulatory environment, Waterline has the experience and expertise to help aggregate producers successfully navigate aggregate development permitting by offering the following services in Alberta and BC: Determining pit locations to minimize permitting costs related to groundwater; Aggregate exploration; Water Act applications; Dewatering studies; Surface water/groundwater interaction studies; Predicting thermal effects and water balances of end-pit wetlands and ponds; and Attending and presenting at open houses and council meetings. Waterline often partners with other subject matter experts to offer the full suite of services required for aggregate permitting and Waterline have active working relationships with a number of small and large aggregate companies in Alberta and BC. Call Waterline today at 1-888-542-5611 for more information. #wateract #aggregatepermitting #sandandgravel #hydrogeologists

The Village of Salmo in British Columbia relies on groundwater for 100% of their water needs and Waterline is helping to manage and protect their groundwater resources. Learn more about the project and the village's water resources here: http://salmo.ca/community-initiatives/water-smart-salmo/aquifer-health/ #municipalwater #groundwatermanagement

The deadline to submit an existing use groundwater licence application and avoiding the application fees is December 31, 2017. Submitting a groundwater licence application ensures that applicants keep their priority date, which is based on the first-time groundwater was used by the applicants. Existing groundwater users have until March 1, 2019 to apply for a licence and keep their precedence. Once the March 1, 2019 deadline passes, all groundwater users are considered new applicants. All users must apply for a new groundwater licence, pay the application fees and their date of precedence is the date the licence is authorized. Please see the table below for the requirements on groundwater use: For more information, please contact Maheen Scott, Waterline Resources Inc.’s Water Sustainability Coordinator at 250-585-0802 or maheen.scott@waterlineresources.com. #municipalwater #watersustainabilityact #groundwaterlicencing #groundwaterpermitting #hydrogeology