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Southern Section Air & Waste Management Association

2018 SS Conference Presentations

WEDNESDAY, September 26
Op
ening Session   Moderated by Kyle Flowers, Trinity Analysis and Development Corp.
8:30 - 8:45am        Welcome & Introductions – Kyle Flowers, AWMA Southern Section Chair
8:45 - 9:00am        Welcome from Host Chapter—Steven Burns, Chair, AWMA Alabama Chapter
9:00 - 9:45am        Greeting from EPA Region 4 – Trey Glenn, EPA Region 4 Administrator

9:45 - 10:15am       BREAK – sponsored by TORAY 

​General Session   Moderated by Steven Burns, Balch & Bingham LLP
10:15 -11:00am      Air Pollution and Its Effects: A Beijing Experience – Dallas Baker
11:00 -11:30am      Regulatory and Scientific Update on Per- and Polyfluoronated compounds (PFAS) – Chris Saranko, Geosyntec                                      Consultants
11:30 -12:00pm      Modernizing US Seaports: How Mobile is breaking ground – Judy Adams, Alabama State Port Authority

               Lunch        Moderated by Tim Martin, Alabama Department of Environmental Management
12:00 - 1:30pm       Sponsored by TRINITY ANALYSIS & DEVELOPMENT CORP.
                                  Chapter Updates – Chapter Officers
                                  Young Professionals Update – Ryan Ozment, MDEQ
                                  Section & Chapter Awards – Section & Chapter Officers

Air Session            Moderated by Chris Pool, Trinity Consultants
1:30 - 2:30pm         Panel Discussion: EPA Air Quality Guidance & Policy Changes-  Heather Ceron, EPA
                                 Maria Zufall, Georgia-Pacific
2:30 – 3:00pm        Recent NSR Guidance and Policy Changes – Jeremiah Redman, Trinity Consultants

Waste Session     Moderated by Heather Jones, Alabama Department of Environmental Management
1:30 - 2:00pm        Vapor Instrusion: High Volume Sampling and a Case Study – Justin Knight, Geosyntec Consultants
2:00 - 2:30pm        Consequences of Spray Field Wastewater Treatment on Chalk Soils – Jason Heberling, HEC
2:30 - 3:00pm        Hazardous Waste Injection and Sustainability – Frank Marine, Texas Molecular

3:00 - 3:30pm       BREAK – sponsored by HIGHLAND TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.

Air Session           Moderated by Maya Rao, Trinity Consultants

3:30 - 4:00pm       Preparing for Audits under New Ozone Depleting Substance Regulations – Courtney Adcock, Ramboll.
4:00 - 4:30pm       Understanding the Refinery Sector Rule: Final Flare Requirements and EPA’s Shift in Flare Regulations – Mindi                                    Faubion, Providence Engineering
4:30 - 5:00pm       MEET YOUR REGULATOR - ADEM Air Division staff will facilitate introductions, exchanges, and Q&A*.

Waste Session    Moderated by Tom Wurzinger, Geosyntec Consultants
3:30 - 4:00pm       E-Manifests and What’s Been Happening Since June 30 – Bill Connors, Clean Harbors, and Beth Vaughan,                                              Jacobs Engineering
4:00 - 4:30pm       Phytoremediation Using TreeWells: An Innovative Approach to Groundwater Remediation – Herwig                                                      Goldemund,  Geosyntec Consultants
4:30 - 5:00pm       MEET YOUR REGULATOR - ADEM Land Division staff will facilitate introductions, exchanges, and Q&A.*
                              * Regulators from all Southern Section states are encouraged to attend and engage, especially on procedural                                      and hypothetical issues and to compare practices across the states. In an effort to foster dialogue, all                                                  participants’ remarks should be considered informal and “off the record” and not statements of any formal                                        position, except as one’s position on an issue may be clear and obvious.

THURSDAY, September 27​
General Session   Moderated by Trey Lightsey, Alabama Power Company

​8:30 - 9:30am        Environmental Justice: Historical Perspective and Current Challenges-Melissa McGee-Collier, MDEQ and Sonja                                    Favors, ADEM
9:30-10:00am        Metropolitan Flood Control: Lessons Learned – Keith Turner, Watkins & Eager

10:00 - 10:30am    BREAK – sponsored by PROVIDENCE ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP LLC

General Session   Moderated by Bob Gunn, National Cement Company
10:30 -11:00am     EPA Air Regulatory Update – Beverly Banister, Director, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division
11:00 - 11:30am    EPA Waste Regulatory Update – Larry Lamberth, Chief, Enforcement and Compliance Branch

                                  Lunch  Moderated by Kyle Flowers, Trinity Analysis and Development Corp.
11:30am - 1:00pm  Sponsored by TRINITY CONSULTANTS
                                  Introduction of Southern Section Scholarship Winner, Laihmen Quan
                                  Keynote Speaker – Michele Gehring, President Elect, A&WMA; Principal, Coterie Environmental LLC

Waste Session        Moderated by Spencer Edwards, Sanders Engineering & Analytical Services
1:00 -1:30pm            Innovative Solutions for Landfill Diversion – Dave Robau, National Energy USA
1:30 – 2:00pm          Investigating CCRs: Overview of EIP Process in Tennessee – Robert Wilkinson, TDEC
2:00 - 2:30pm           CCR FAQs – Steven Burns, Balch & Bingham LLP

Air Session                Moderated by Scott Sanders, Evonik Corporation
1:00 – 1:30pm           How to Run an Air Pollution Program – Corey Masuca, Jefferson County Heatlh Department -
1:30 - 2:30pm            Refrigerant Rule Revisions: Is your Facility Prepared? Lessons Learned So Far -- Kirk Lowery, Trinity                                                        Consultants

2:30pm                       AFTERNOON EXCURSIONS (PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED)

FRIDAY, September 28
Regulatory Updates  Moderated by Steven Burns, Balch & Bingham LLP

8:00 - 8:45am              Georgia Environmental Protection Division
                                      Air Protection Branch Air Update, Karen Hays, Chief
                                      Response & Remediation Program Waste Update, Jason Metzger, Manager
                                      
8:45 - 9:30am              Alabama Department of Environmental Management
                                      Air Division Update, Ron Gore, Chief
                                      Land Division Waste Update Stephen A. Cobb, Chief

9:30 -10:00am            BREAK Sponsored by FOCUS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

10:00 -10:45am           Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
                                       Air Emission Inventory Branch Air Update, Elliot Bickerstaff, Chief
                                       Waste Division Waste Update, Mark Williams, Chief

10:45 -11:30am          Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation
                                      Division of Air Pollution Control Tennessee Air Update, James Johnston, Deputy Director
                                      Division of Solid Waste Management Tennessee Waste Update, Pat Flood, Director
Closing Session
11:30am-12:00pm     Closing Remarks – Kyle Flowers, Chair, A&WMA Southern Section
12:00pm ADJOURN


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