B.F. Environmental Consultants Links to Power Point Presentations

B.F. Environmental Consultants based in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Poconos region has been providing professional environmental, hydrological, geological, and soils consulting services since 1985. The company specializes in the following areas: hydrogeological and wastewater evaluations for siting land-based wastewater disposal systems; overseeing the siting, exploration, and development of community/ commercial water supply sources; and other environmental services.

The company specializes in the following areas:

• Conducting soil, hydrogeological and wastewater evaluations for siting individual & community wastewater disposal systems;
• Conducting sanitary surveys and overseeing the siting, exploration, and development of new community/ commercial water supply sources;
• Developing, conducting and interpreting the results of surface and groundwater quality monitoring programs as related to water supply development, contaminate migration, or geochemical analysis- including assistance with developing / conducting baseline water quality analysis related to Industrial or Energy Related Development for consultants, citizens and municipalities;
• Wellhead Protection, Capture Zone Analysis, and Groundwater Modeling;
• Soils testing and evaluation related to alternative and experimental on-lot disposal or septic systems, stormwater infiltration, and groundwater recharge projects;
• Hydroconductivity, Permeability, and Soils Infiltration Testing related to large volume land-based disposal, groundwater investigations, and stormwater recharge projects;
• Evaluating and determining optimal loading and application rates for spray irrigation wastewater recharge/disposal system and conducting hydrogeological studies as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP).

PowerPoint Presentations

Wellhead Protection | Carbon County Ground Water

Pocono Watershed Project | Pocono Watershed Project 2

Soils and Infiltation

Soil Science, Soils, and Hydrology

Soil Science, Groundwater, and Permeability Testing (Feb 2005)

Private Well Owner

Non-Point, Watershed, Groundwater

Stormwater Management Presentations

Display Presentation - 2010 Northeastern PA Energy Expo

More Recent Powerpoint Presentations  (Most Recent Presentations)

Presentation to the E. L. Rose Conservancy in Susquehanna County, PA on the Citizen Groundwater Database - Findings to Data, Recommendations for Testing, and Need for Private Well Construction Standards- (pdf)

Lehigh valley Clean Water Summit -- Sourcewater Protection - Maintaining the Balance (9/2011) (1 mb)

PA State Nursing Association - Marcellus Shale - Unearthing Environmental Health Issues for Nurses(pdf of event)- "Getting the Waters Tested - The Marcellus Shale Factor -
October 7, 2011- Link to Event.  Notes for Nurses - Final Presentation .

Interesting PDF Files (Sorry to Say - Mostly Related to Marcellus Shale)

Hydraulic Fracturing Paper - World Watch
Induced Fracturing - Barnett and Marcellus Shale
Hydraulic Fracturing Report - ALL Consulting
Frac Water Chemistry - BJ Services
Frac Water Chemistry - Haliburton
Marcellus Shale Study Guide - League of Women Voters
Region 8 - Pavillion Area (Woming) - Initial Study
How to Shock Disinfect a Well
Congress of US Report - 2/18/2010 - MOU Hydraulic Fracturing
New Manual or Guide for Private Wellowners on Water Quality
PA Hydrofracturing - State Review - September 2010
Real-Time Measurement to Optimize Placement of Marcellus Shale Wells
PA DEP Listing of Frac Chemicals - based on June 30, 2010 Survey (This
is a review of MSDS sheets within permit and lists all chemicals cited) Note:
Not every company uses all these chemicals.
CHK - Chesapeake Energy - Frac Chemicals
Talisma Energy Frac- Chemicals
Range Resources - Frac Chemicals
PADEP File Review by Others - Chemistry of Flowback Water- VOCs, SOCs, Inorganics, Glycols, and Radiologicals
Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs
Management of Canadian Geese
Natural Gas - Marcellus Shale - Challenges / Opportunies (USEPA)
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) - Oil and Gas Development
Classification of Radioactive Waste
CleanStim System- Frac Fluid System

Brine Water Quality - Oil and Gas Pennsylvania- Chemistry / Origin Western Pennsylvania
Sampling and Analysis of Water Streams from Marcellus Shale Development (2009)
PADEP Recommendations for Baseline Testing of Private Wells - This is a
Basic Oil & Gas Pre-Drill Parameters they are Recommending (11/2010)-
Very Limited.
Commonwaters Partnership -Natural Gas Best Management Practices - Delaware
River Basin Region
Citizens Guide to the Marcellus Shale (Fall 2010)
Letter from EPA to PADEP on Radiologicals (3/7/2011)
Oil Field Brines - geochemical analysis and information 
PA Model Ordinance Related to Natural Gas - Good Start
Methane Gas Migration / Wells - PADEP, Kentucky, PSU, and Stray Gas Migration.
Recent Presentation at AWWA on Bromide and TTHMs (not my work)
Comments - My Contribution to the Evaluation of the Duke Study
Information on Stray Gas Analysis and Isotopic Analysis
Secretary of Energy - Shale Gas Report  - August 2011
The Experts ?- Drs Howarth, Ingraffea & Engelder debate pro's & con's of hydrofracking
My General Comments on this Article (2011).
PSU Summary Report - Private Well Water Quality in PA (2007).
New Report on Natural Gas Well Cementing (2012)
RAND Report on Using Acid Mineage Drainage (2011)
Recent Report on Methane Gas - Fingerprinting (2012)
PA Geologic Survey and PA Council of Professional Geologists review of the Tom Myers paper
titled "Potential Contamination Pathways from Hydraulically Fractured Shale to Aquifers" (2012).