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Conference organized by the Groupe de recherche en eau de l'Université de Sherbrooke (GREAUS), local branch of the CentrEau strategic cluster, in collaboration with the facilitation committee of the Federating Theme Climate Change and Environment.

Speaker: Gilles Wendling, P.Eng., Ph.D. 

Where: A2-2016 (Faculty of Education; main campus, Université de Sherbrooke). This activity will also be offered in virtual format. Information on this subject will be sent at a later date. 

Audience: This course is intended for professionals working in fields related to hydrogeology, hydrology and civil engineering (sanitation and water supply).

Topics covered:

Water Well Design and maintenance

• How does a well work?
• Key design parameters
• Flow to a well – Water pressure
• mportance of well development
• Biofouling
• The cost of running a well... and the importance of monitoring, maintenance and rehabilitation.

Watershed characterisation and management

• Surface water and Groundwater interconnection: They are one water
• Data management and visualisation tools
• Telling stories – The key role of communication (pond and fries in ER watershed)
• Working with local communities and volunteers (e.g., streamkeepers MVIHES)