Below Your Watershed - Understanding the Groundwater Connection Conference Date : 2010-03-11 Time : 1 pm March 11-5 pm March 12 Venue : Medicine Hat Lodge

Mark your calendar now for the Interprovincial “Below Your Watershed” Groundwater Conference to be held March 11 to 12 in Medicine Hat. The conference will highlight the most relevant and current scientific and policy groundwater issues in Alberta and Saskatchewan. With speakers from university, government, research, industry, agriculture, consulting and NGO sectors, participants will gain an in depth understanding of the increasing importance of groundwater. Also be sure to register for these two exciting events, scheduled before and after the conference! In addition to the conference, a “Working Well Workshop” will be held on March 10 (prior to the conference), and immediately after the conference those attendees interested in a 2 day field trip can explore and discover the Historic Reesor Ranch in the Cypress Hills. To see the full agenda with speakers visit our conference website: www.BelowYourWatershed.ca Honourable Rob Renner, Alberta Minister of Environment Len Mitzel, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat Alberta Springs Project Dr. Stewart Rood, Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Water Research, U of Lethbridge Groundwater Trends and Climate Change Dr. Dave Sauchyn, Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative, University of Regina Domestic Well Monitoring Dr. Masaki Hayashi, Canada Research Chair in Physical Hydrology, U of Calgary Agriculture Impacts on Groundwater Kristen Lorenz, Water Quality Specialist, Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development Milk River Aquifer Well Plugging Project Jeff Printz, Water Planning Engineer, AAFC - Agri-Environment Services Branch Bacteriological Aspects of Groundwater Dr. Cathy Ryan, Geoscience and Environmental Design, U of Calgary Groundwater Protection Areas Akin Owojori, Dillon Environmental Groundwater Mapping Initiatives Dr. Laurence Andriashek, Alberta Geological Survey Mapping the Milk River Aquifer Sandi Riemersma, Palliser Environmental Service and Milk River Watershed Council and Dr. Alfonso Rivera , Geological Survey of Canada Water Well Drilling Brad Meyer, Alberta Water Well Drillers Association GOWN Network / Provincial Groundwater Policy Steve Wallace, Hydrogeologist Groundwater Policy Unit - Alberta Environment (tbc) Groundwater Under the Direct Influence (GUDI) of Surface Water Dr. Peter Wallis, Medicine Hat College, Hyperion Research and SEAWA Base Flow Determination for the Jumpingpound Creek Kerri Robinson, AMEC Earth and Environmental Engineering Energy Resources Conservation Board & Groundwater Mike Bevin, ERCB The Saskatchewan Groundwater Perspective Brad Ashdown, South Saskatchewan River Watershed Stewards Inc.