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• Webinar: Geohazards in the Rocky Mountains: Challenges and Innovations (60 mins.)

  • When
    April 08, 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar
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  Geohazards in the Rocky Mountains:
  

  Presenter

  David Crotsley, PG, Senior Geologist

  HDR Engineering, Inc.

  Denver, CO

  
  

  Within three business days and after auditing participation, PCPG will circulate a PDH certificate documenting registrant’s participation time, not to exceed 60 minutes.

  Level:  Basic/General with more intermediate material in case histories.

  Webinar Overview:  We’ll discuss the design rock cuts in various metamorphic terrains as well as the design and implementation of rockfall mitigation options.  Kinematic and Hoek-Brown failure modes provide methodologies in evaluating the structural geology conditions of mining highwalls or rock cuts associated with new roadway alignments, so we’ll present two case studies in how to apply these methods and the innovations needed to keep the practice moving.

  Who should attend:  Those interested in geology from the basics of structural evaluation through the engineering of rockfall mitigations should attend the webinar.  We’ll cover everything from the initial fieldwork through completion of construction.

  About our presenter:  David Crotsley, PG, Senior Geologist (HDR Engineering, Inc.) — David has 17 years of experience working in the geotechnical world including private and public consulting efforts. His undergraduate degree is from Millersville University. His expertise is the design and implementation of transportation related foundations for bridges as well as roadway related items such as soil and rock slope design.  David specializes in geohazard mitigation including rockfall, avalanche, and debris flow modeling. 

  David works for HDR Engineering, Inc. in Denver, Colorado, and is a PCPG Board Member in his second term.

   

  
  

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• Webinar: SRBC Requirements for Interpretive Hydrogeologic Report for Groundwater Withdrawal Renewals (60 mins.)

  • When
    May 20, 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar
  • Spaces left
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  SRBC Requirements for Interpretive Hydrogeologic Report for Groundwater Withdrawal Renewals

  Presenters

  
  

  Michael Appleby, PG

  Supervisor, Groundwater Project Review

  SRBC

  
  

  Jane Block, PG, Hydrogeologist

  SRBC

  
  

  Within four business days and after auditing participation, PCPG will circulate a PDH certificate documenting registrant’s participation time, not to exceed 60 minutes.

  Level:  Intermediate.  Attendees should have basic understanding of aquifer testing data collection and interpretation.  Although not required, familiarity with Commission regulations and policies will aid in the understanding of the topic.

  Webinar Overview:  The Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s groundwater withdrawal application process contains 2 steps.  Step 1 is the hydrogeologic evaluation requirement that is met by performing an aquifer test in accordance with a Commission approved aquifer testing plan or by preparation and submittal of an Alternative Hydrogeologic Evaluation. Step 2 is the groundwater withdrawal application.  Commission regulations require projects to complete Step 1 once.  For projects that previously completed Step 1, during renewal, preparation and submittal of an interpretive hydrogeologic report is a requirement of the groundwater withdrawal application.  This webinar will provide detailed guidance regarding the content of the interpretive hydrogeologic report, including site conceptual model, comparison of historical testing data and prior hydrogeologic evaluation to operational data, and the Commission’s groundwater withdrawal review standards. Pennsylvania licensing laws and regulations require geologic work to be completed by a PA licensed professional geologist.

  Who should attend:  Anyone who plans to prepare and submit and/ or currently prepares or submits aquifer test plans, alternative hydrogeologic evaluations or groundwater withdrawal applications to the Commission should attend this webinar.

  About our presenters: 

  Michael Appleby, PG, Supervisor, Groundwater Project Review (SRBC) — Mike has nearly 30 years of experience  working as a geologic consultant and for the Commission.  Mike has been with the Commission since 2011 and has been the supervisor of the groundwater section of Project Review since 2014.  Mike has been heavily involved in developing and writing Commission policies and regulations, including the Aquifer Testing Plan and Alternative Hydrogeologic Evaluation policies.
  

  Jane Block, PG, Hydrogeologist (SRBC) — Jane has 10 years of experience, five working in environmental consulting and five with the Commission.  Jane’s main responsibilities include review of hydrogeologic reports and technical evaluations of submittals to the Commission.  Jane is a transplant to Pennsylvania from the Midwest and attended Purdue University for her undergraduate education and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for her Master’s degree, where she studied the structural geology of Archean metamorphic gneisses.

  
  

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• Webinar: Pilot Geophysical Investigation to Delineate High Density TEL DNAPL – Microgravity & MASW Methodologies (60 mins.)

  • When
    June 03, 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar
  • Spaces left
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  Pilot Geophysical Investigation to Delineate High Density TEL DNAPL – Microgravity & MASW Methodologies

  Presenter

  
  

  Steven Husted, PG

  Senior Program Manager, Geological & Geophysical Services

  Compliance Plus Services, Inc.

  
  

  Within four business days and after auditing participation, PCPG will circulate a PDH certificate documenting registrant’s participation time, not to exceed 60 minutes.

  Level:  Basic/General to Intermediate. 
  

  Webinar Overview:  This presentation will cover the details of a pilot geophysical investigation performed to evaluate the effectiveness of non-intrusive methods at delineating highly toxic Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPLs), specifically tetra alkyl lead compounds, e.g., tetraethyl lead or TEL, associated with past manufacturing processes at a southern New Jersey chemical manufacturing facility. The presentation will cover a site history including site specific geology, the rationale for selection of the specific geophysical methodologies, an overview of the microgravity and multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) methodologies, survey details including data collection and processing, data analysis and results, and a summary of the conclusions and recommendations that were drawn.

  Who should attend:  This webinar will include information relevant to professionals in the fields of environmental and engineering geology, environmental remediation, and geophysics. Beyond environmental applications, the geophysical methods discussed within this presentation are routinely applied to various engineering related projects.

  About our presenter: Steven Husted, PG, Senior Program Manager, Geological & Geophysical Services (Compliance Plus Services, Inc.) — Steve Husted is a registered Professional Geologist and geophysical practitioner with approximately 20 years in the civil and environmental engineering consulting industry. He has a BS in Geology from West Virginia University and a PBACC in GIS from The Pennsylvania State University. His primary professional experience includes the application of environmental and engineering geophysics, geologic, NDT, and GIS methodologies to site investigations for the evaluation of subsurface conditions related to the design, planning, engineering, construction, and remediation phases of projects. During his time with Quantum Geophysics (2 years), URS/AECOM (16 years), and Compliance Plus Services (2 years, current), Steve has contributed to the planning, execution, reporting, and management aspects of hundreds of investigations at sites located domestically and abroad.

  
  

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• PCPG Memorial Fund Honoring Barbara J. Dunst, P.G., C.P.G.

  • Start
    December 31, 2025
  • End
    December 31, 2029

  Barbara J. Dunst, P.G., C.P.G. Memorial Fund
  

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  Dear PCPG Community,

  Barb passed away unexpectedly at Akron General Hospital on August 29, 2022.

  PCPG extends its deepest condolences to her husband Brian, their four children, her professional colleagues at Musser Engineering, Inc., where she was employed as Senior Regional Director, and all in the geologic community who had the privilege and honor to know and work with Barb throughout her career.

  With her husband’s support and guidance, PCPG plans to establish a memorial initiative honoring Barb’s boundless energy and passion both for PCPG, and geology.

  A champion of PCPG’s mission, Barb was currently serving as Communications Committee co-chair and past president. She spent nearly a decade sharing her passion through service to PCPG. While winding down her term this year, she continued to be a dedicated participant preparing for PCPG’s November strategic planning session and recently delivered the Economic Geology-Mining component of the PCPG PG Review Course webinar series. Barb served two 3-year terms as an elected board member (2013-2018), five years as Membership Services chair (2014-2018), President Elect (2019), and two 1-year terms PCPG President (2020, 2021).

  Barb will be dearly missed by the PCPG community and will be remembered in many ways, but perhaps most notably by our members as a friendly, well-respected Professional Geologist who was a continuous source of wonderful ideas – ideas that greatly strengthened and advanced our organization.

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• Certificate Replacement

  • When
    January 01, 2026
  • Location
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  To order a replacement certificate for a previously attended PCPG event, please complete the order form and remit payment.
  
  Replacement will occur only if attendee initialed the sign-in/sign-out sheet.
  
  During busy periods, certificate replacement may take 7-10 days.
  
  Questions? Contact Rose Jeffries by phoning (717) 730-9745.
  

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