James A. Berndt

James A. Berndt, lPG Senior Geologist, Troy Risk, Inc.

Designations:

• Licensed Professional Geologist, Indiana

Education:

• M.S., Natural Resources (emp. Hydrogeology and Water Chemistry), University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1989
• B.Sc., Wildlife Biology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1986
  
  
• Tackling Critical Insurance Coverage and Litigation Issues In Indiana, National Business Institute, 2006
• IBM PC Applications in Ground Water Pollution and Hydrology, National Groundwater Association, 1992
• MODFLOW for Simulation of Ground Water Flow and Advective Transport, National Groundwater Association, 1991
• Design of In Situ Waste Recovery Systems, National Groundwater Association, 1990

Published Papers:

• The Use of Ozone Sparging to Remove MTBE from Groundwater in a Uniform Sand Aquifer, in Proceedings: NGWA Conference on MTBE and Perchlorate: Assessment, Remediation and Public Policy, San Francisco, California, pp 169-178, 2005
• The Real Cost of Removing MTBE From a Small Public Water Supply With Activated Carbon, in Proceedings: NGWA Conference on MTBE and Perchlorate: Assessment, Remediation and Public Policy, San Francisco, California, pp 69-70, 2005
• The Use of A Horizontal Extraction Well In Conjunction with Air Stripping to Intercept A MTBE Plume – A Case Study, in Proceedings: NGWA Conference on MTBE and Perchlorate: Assessment, Remediation and Public Policy, San Francisco, California, pp 150-162, 2005
• Investigation And Remediation of a Three-Dimensional MTBE Plume In Groundwater, The 19th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Massachusetts, 2003
• Initial Site Characterization Enhanced With Geophysics - A Multi-Benefit Case History at a Petroleum UST Site, in Proceedings: Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP), Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2002
• Sherlock Holmes and the Great Groundwater Mystery: Scientific Sleuthing to Discovery Contaminant Source Contributions for Water Rights Enforcement, Annual Meeting of the Indiana Water Resources Association, Indiana, 2002
• Natural Attenuation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons as a Water Resource Protection Strategy, Annual Meeting of the Indiana Water Resources Association, Indiana, 2002
• Examination of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Attenuation as a Remedial Alternative, IDEM RISC Symposium, Indiana, 2002
• Initial Site Characterization Enhanced with Geophysics - A Multi-Benefit Case History at a Petroleum UST Site, in Proceedings: SAGEEP 2001, Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2001
• Natural Attenuation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in a Prolific Outwash Sand and Gravel Aquifer, The 1999 Eastern Section Meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (selected as the 1999 Division of Environmental Geosciences Best Paper Award Winner), 1999
• Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions for Proposed Pool Changes Along the White River, 41st Annual Midwest Groundwater Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1996
• Groundwater Hydrology Assessment for Proposed Pool Changes Along the White River, in Proceedings: Indiana Water Resources Association Annual Meeting, Indiana, 1996.
• The Impact of Subsurface Disposal of Urban Runoff on Groundwater Quality, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1991
• Preliminary Research Findings - The Impact of Subsurface Disposal of Urban Runoff on Groundwater Quality, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region V Meeting on Sponsored Research, 1988

Instructor:

• Hydrogeology (ESCI 410/450), University of Indianapolis – College of Earth/Space Science, Indianapolis, Indiana, Adjunct Faculty 2003 to Present
• Combining Traditional and Innovative Techniques in the Investigation and Cleanup of a Petroleum-Contaminated Site: A Multi-Disciplinary Case Study, Fall Natural Science Graduate Seminar, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, 2003
• Groundwater Remediation Techniques, Current Issues in Groundwater Seminar Series, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1992