Mar 11, 2026
(Online Webinar)
8:00am-12:15pm
(Login begins at 7:45am)
Registration Fee: $280-$300
Includes Hands-On Modeling Exercises!
This half-day workshop will appeal to LSRPs and other environmental professionals who are responsible for investigating and remediating groundwater contaminant plumes. Attendees will receive instruction and participate in a series of hands-on solute transport modeling exercises that focus on issues that are commonly encountered by site investigators. The lecture portion of the course will include discussion of:
- key contaminant fate and transport concepts;
- solute transport modeling concepts, considerations, and approaches;
- transport model input data and how to measure it in the field or estimate it;
- solute transport modeling tools and resources; and
- example applications.
Attendees will then be introduced to the TS-CHEM solute transport modeling software, which they will use to work through a series of hands-on exercises, including:
- modeling to estimate the length and duration of contaminant plumes (e.g., to assist in the establishment of a Classification Exception Area (CEA));
- analyses to evaluate the effects of site remedial actions on the groundwater plume and the applicability of Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA);
- modeling analyses to evaluate commingling of groundwater plumes and potential impacts to downgradient receptors; and
- how to analyze modeled plume area, volume, mass, and mass flux, and generate report-ready maps of their modeled plumes.
The course requires no previous modeling experience. Attendees are required to participate in hands-on exercises. Instructions for downloading and installing the necessary TS-CHEM software will be provided to registered attendees prior to the course.
Instructors
- Mark Kauffman – Mr. Kauffman is a Senior Environmental Scientist and President of Quantitative Hydro Solutions, Inc., with special expertise in hydrogeologic site investigations, analysis and interpretation of complex geospatial data, environmental forensic techniques, and ground water and contaminant transport modeling. He has applied his expertise on a number of projects, including visualization and analysis of site data to help guide remedial actions at DoD facilities, water supply well field siting and permitting projects, and modeling projects to evaluate groundwater flow and the fate and transport of contaminants (including modeling to support Classification Exception Area (CEA) delineation). Mr. Kauffman has also provided technical expertise in dozens of litigation matters, including those involving insurance litigation, CERCLA cost recovery and cost allocation, and Natural Resource Damages. Mr. Kauffman holds a B.S. degree in Environmental Studies from Temple University, and has completed graduate work and has participated in continuing professional education on a variety of topics, including groundwater modeling, contaminant fate and transport, and environmental forensics.
- Brady Ziegler, Ph.D. – Dr. Brady Ziegler is a Project Hydrogeologist at Quantitative Hydro Solutions, Inc., and a former Associate Professor with extensive experience in environmental research and hydrogeologic modeling. He specializes in water-soil interactions with a focus on water and soil quality. He has over 13 years of field experience leading groundwater sampling campaigns across the country and abroad. Dr. Ziegler transitioned into environmental consulting in 2025, where he uses a variety of modeling tools to evaluate groundwater flow, solute transport, and water quality. He is passionate about applying his expertise in environmental monitoring to solve real-world environmental challenges. Dr. Ziegler holds a B.S. degree in Environmental Sciences form the University of St. Thomas, and a PhD in Geosciences from Virginia Tech, with a focus on Hydrogeosciences.
Continuing Education Credits:
- NJ LSRP CEC’s: 4 Technical CECs (NJ SRPLB Course # 2023-041)
- N J Continuing Legal Education: 4.8 CLEs
- NJ Professional Engineers: 4 CPCs
- This course is eligible toward PDHs for Pennsylvania Professional Geologists
- ATTENTION HEALTH OFFICERS AND REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS: Participants who complete this education program will be awarded 4 NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs)
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