8 MARCH 2023 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Thursday, April 13th 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Display Setup 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Complimentary Wine & Cheese Reception Contact - Sheena Larson 780-386-2335 awwda2019@gmail.com www.awwda.ca Saturday, April 15th 9:00 am -10:30 am Technical Sessions 10:30 am - 2:00 pm Trade Show Open with Lunch (tickets required) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Annual Meeting Second Session Friday, April 14th 8:00 am Associate Members, Suppliers, and Technical Members Meeting in Trade Show Room 8:30 am - 9:30 am Continental Breakfast in Trade Show Room 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Trade Show is Open 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Luncheon (tickets required) with Guest Speaker Levi Stanford plus AWWDA Awards and Presentations 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Technical Sessions 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm AWWDA Annual Meeting First Session 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Trade Show Open - Entertainment with Dueling Pianos, Buffet Food (tickets required) Decorate your booth & dress in a costume! Bring treats for the little ones in attendance. ~ Don’t Miss the Silent Auction which begins Friday Night and Ends Saturday at 1:00 pm ~ This Year’s Theme: (Best Dressed) Alberta Water Well Drilling Association Convention & Trade Show April 13-15, 2023 Red Deer Resort & Casino Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Environmental Monitoring by Thomas Kwader, Ph.D., P.G. Owner, Qwater Well Developer and WorldWide Drilling Resource® Hydrogeologist You Need to have a “Plan B” in Place to Address Catastrophic Water Supply Issues “We begin to realize the true value of water when the well runs dry,” is an old saying I use often because of its obvious importance to everyone. It was probably spoken long ago by the owner of a shallow well that always supplied sufficient water, but was “dry” at a time when he needed it most. Recent events serve to remind us of our reliance on water without even considering the possibility it would become unavailable for use either because the well “ran dry” or became contaminated to such a degree it was unsafe. Through the years, our water systems have evolved from dug wells to drilled wells, to wellfields, to reservoirs capable of supplying millions of gallons of water per day. Generally speaking, this evolution of large water systems has been a reliable way of supplying clean, safe, potable water to thousands or even millions of users at very reasonable costs. However, recent events illuminate even more brightly that operators of large water systems need to be cautious of “putting all your eggs in one basket” and having a functional Plan B. Those events include toxic or biological contamination, drought, bursting pipes, or excessive demand. A vacation at a major venue found us under a boil water advisory (not easy in a hotel) for five days because one well had bacterial contamination which was introduced to the closed-loop system of the remaining wells. Even though it can be quite costly, we MUST prepare and have contingencies (Plan B) in place and functioning ahead of time to cover these loss-of-use events. And, as always, conserve and encourage conservation. Tom Tom Kwader may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com ENV
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