2018 SS Conference PresentationsWEDNESDAY, September 26
Opening 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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