Agenda

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Kick-Off Program & Reception at Kansas City Marriott Downtown 200 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO
Entrance on Central Avenue and 13th street. Underground parking in municipal garage (Barney Allis Plaza) across the street.
            Co-hosted by MECC & Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. No additional charge to attend. Everyone must register.

Tuesday, April 10

3:25 pm  Welcome and Introductions

The Future of Energy in Uncertain Times
CHUCK CAISLEY, KCP&L
RICHARD MEYER, American Gas Association
KRISTIN RIOTT, Bridging the Gap
FRANK CARO, Polsinelli (Moderator)

4:45 pm  Reception

Conference Day 1 at Kansas City Convention Center 301 West 13th Street, Kansas City, Missouri

Wednesday, April 11

Track One

EHS Best Practices   MATT SHANAHAN, Burns & McDonnell (Moderator)

8:00 am  EHS Expert Panel
Communications, value of EMS, best resources, elevating issues up to management, working with consultants, and much more
JOHN BECK, Ameren
JOEL WEBB, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln
KIMBERLY BAUMAN, Mississippi Lime Co.
JESSIE MERRIGAN, Lathrop Gage LLP  (Moderator)

8:50 am The Process of Environmental Self-Audits: From Start to Finish
We will address the self-audit process from start to finish, from the reasons why companies decide to perform self-audits, including federal and state audit policies, to the audit itself, and finishing with disclosures and implementation of the audit’s findings.
MIKE LARRANAGA, Ramboll
VANESSA DITTMAN, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

Track Two

EHS Best Practices 2  JOSEPH STOLLE, GeoEngineers (Moderator)

8:00 am Permitting Dos and Don’ts in Water
This panel will provide tips and best practices based on years of expertise.
MICHAEL ABBOTT, Chief, Permits Section, Water Protection Program, Missouri DNR
TOM STILES, Assistant Director, Water Bureau, KDHE
ERIC WIKLUND, Water Quality Bureau, Iowa DNR
TYLER MARSHALL, Stanley Consultants (Moderator)

8:50 am Measuring the Value of EMS/EMIS
Are environmental management information systems (EMIS) worth the cost and effort? Mr. Gardner will review key factors to help y9ou make this decision.
JOSHUA GARDNER, Trinity Consultants

The Year in Review
The Region’s top environmental leaders and experts will share their individual and collective knowledge in a review of the significant environmental happenings of the past year.
WILLIAM EHM, Administrator, IDNR
LEO HENNING, Director, Environment, KDHE
ED GALBRAITH, Director, DEQ, Missouri DNR
TODD HOUTS, University of Missouri
DENNIS MURPHEY, City of Kansas City, MO
DAVID SHANKS, Boeing
                        KEVIN PERRY, REGFORM (Moderator)

Understanding (Embracing) New Directions for Cooperative Federalism
Latest developments in Cooperative Federalism. What it means for regulated facilities, local government, state agencies, and US EPA Regions. Nexus with e-Enterprise. And other developments.
JIM GULLIFORD, Regional Administrator, US EPA Region 7
KENNETH E. WAGNER, Senior Advisor to the Administrator for Regional and State Affairs, US EPA
JIM MACY, Director, Nebraska DEQ
TOM JACOBS, MARC
CAROL S. COMER, Director, Missouri DNR
ROGER WALKER, REGFORM (Moderator)

Crisis Management:  Handling EHS Crisis Situations and Major Incidents
Spills, chemical releases, workplace fatalities and other challenging events require a team approach to handle effectively and professionally. This session includes advice from PR professionals and environmental legal consultants.
GLENN MILLNER, CTEH
JULIE GIBSON, Global Prairie
ANDREW BROUGHT, Spencer Fane LLP (Moderator)

12:10 pm  Lunch          US EPA Pollution Prevention Awards, presented by JIM GULLIFORD, Regional Administrator, US EPA Region 7

1:00 pm

Track One—Local Government/Higher Education
Panel of Experts
We will address emerging contaminants, finances, a Flint reprise, rates, nutrients, restoring water supply issues, and others.
ANDREA COLLIER, Barr Engineering
MIKE RUSSELL, University of Kansas
MIKE KLENDER, City of Kansas City, Missouri
TODD HOUTS, University of Missouri
A. DAVID INYANG, Iowa State University
PHIL WALSACK, Burns & McDonnell
DAVID SHORR, Lathrop Gage LLP (Moderator)

1:00 pm Track Two—Latest Developments in Risk

JIM PRICE, Spencer Fane LLP (Moderator)
Understanding Risk Communication
Mr. Howat will provide a 10,000 foot perspective on how we view risk, or should.
CHIP HOWAT, PhD, PE, CS HOWAT & Associates

Track Two—Latest Developments in Risk 

What the Toxicologist Saw
What every environmental manager and lawyer should know about how toxicologists think, how they perform risk evaluations and the intersection of their work with permitting and cleanups.
JOHN KIND, Ph.D., CTEH

1:00 pm Track Three—Technology and Policy Updates
Modeled Emission Rates for Precursors (MERPS) and Ozone SILS
A specific project example of the revised App. W requirements for ozone precursors
JEFF BENNETT, Barr Engineering

Track Three—Technology and Policy Updates

Documents/Records Management Tips for Compliance
Ms. Ellis shares her vast experience on the successful management of records and the relationship with compliance.
MELISSA ELLIS, Senior Consultant, Tellevate LLC

2:00 pm Track One— Local Government /Higher Education
Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule (HWGIR):  The Iowa State University Experience
Iowa is in the vanguard of the HWGIR since IDNR has not State RCRA program. Get an early look at how US EPA will be implementing the HWGIR.
A. DAVID INYANG, Iowa State University

2:00 pm Track Two— Latest Developments in Risk
Addressing In Regulatory Decision-Making
HRA is an acronym used to describe a variety of regulatory topics from air permitting components to MACT RTR processes, to detailed combustion risk assessments, all of which are beyond the typical risk assessments related to cleanups. This session puts the various connotations and uses of the term into perspective, including lessons learned and defining and right sizing how a HRA is used as a technical study and in decision making.
DAN CARNEY, Trinity Consultants
ARRON HEINERIKSON, Trinity Consultants

2:00 pm Track Three—Technical and Policy Updates
Mapping and Finding Properties in Kansas and Missouri
KDHE and MDNR will share tow approaches to the complex but important task of finding and tracking properties that have or may have contamination issues.
ANDREA SCHILLER, KDHE
DON CRIPE, MDNR

2:30 pm Track One— Local Government /Higher Education
Integrated Planning:  Case Study and Next Steps
TRENT STOBER, HDR

2:30 pm Track Two— Latest Developments in Risk
Latest Issues in Risk-Based Remediation
CHRIS NEAVILLE, The Doe Run Company
CAREY BRIDGES, Deputy Director, DEQ, Missouri DNR

2:40 pm Track Three—Technical and Policy Updates
Baghouse Nuances and What to Do About Rogue Compliance Tests
JANET SCHEIER, Trinity Consultants

3:20 pm Track One—Speed Learning  GRANT HARSE, Lathrop Gage LLP (Moderator)
Emerging Contaminants:  1,4-Dioxane & PFAS
Environmental and regulatory issues
KAREN VETRANO, Ph.D., TRC Environmental Corporation

3:20 pm Track Two—Speed Learning  JEFF DEXTER, iSi Environmental (Moderator)
Superfund Back in the Limelight
WILLIAM FORD, Lathrop Gage LLP

3:35 pm Track One—Speed Learning
Accidental Releases
Best management practices to help your facility prepare for an inspection of your PSM/RMP program, based on common issues found by EPA & OSHA.
BOB PRESLEY, Burns & McDonnell

3:35 pm Track Two—Speed Learning
KDHE Environmental Liability Release Program
How CELR can work for your site
ANDREA SCHILLER, KDHE

3:50 pm Track One—Speed Learning
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting
Lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid
JERRY BAUER, Burns & McDonnell

3:50 pm Track Two—Speed Learning
CCR Update:  What’s Next
GARY PENDERGRASS, GeoEngineers

4:10 pm Understanding Facility and Company Responsibilities for Chemical and Facility Security
Understanding the relationship and differences between multiple federal regulations and managing chemical security, safety & environmental compliance
LAWRENCE FITZGERALD, TRC Environmental Corporation
MELISSA HART, TRC Environmental Corporation

4:45 pm Doing Better with Less
Government agencies examine their processes to maximize efficiency and provide timely services to customers through LEAN tools.
JERAH SHEETS, Iowa DNR
COLETTE WECKENBORG, Missouri DNR
DOUG JONES, US EPA, Region 7

5:15 pm  Networking Reception Hosted by Silver Sponsors (Open to all attendees)

6:30 pm  End of Day 1

Conference Day 2

Thursday, April 12

7:00 am  Breakfast Buffet

7:45 am  Welcome
RAY MCCARTY, President/CEO, Associated Industries of Missouri
NICOLE CRAIN, Senior VP, Iowa Association of Business and Industry

7:50 am Regional Air Panel:  Operating in a New and Uncertain Regulatory Climate
We will address how changes at US EPA and Region 7 will impact all four states; ozone; SSM update; new litigation over NSR and interstate transport; backlog of MACT, NSPS, SO2, and permit streamlining
MARK SMITH, US EPA Region 7
KYRA MOORE, Deputy Director, DEQ, Missouri DNR
RICK BRUNETTI, Director, Bureau of Air, KDHE
RICK CAMPBELL, Barr Engineering
DAVID SHANKS, Boeing
WENDY VIT, GeoEngineers
PARTHY EVANS, Stinson Leonard Street LLP (Moderator)

8:40 am Regional Water Issues Panel
A regional update on water quality standards, nutrients, groundwater issues, and implications for remediation
CHRIS WIEBERG, Director, WPP, MDNR
AIMEE DAVENPORT, Stinson Leonard Street LLP
TOM STILES, Assistant Director, Bureau of Water, KDHE
ROB MORRISON, Barr Engineering
ADAM SCHNIEDERS, Iowa DNR
SEAN MCMAHON, Executive Director, Iowa Agricultural Water Alliance
PHIL HARVEY, GHD (Moderator)

9:50 am Track One—Speed Learning
Ramifications of Triggering “Substantial Harm” within SPCC Plans (FRP)
ROHN HAMILTON, iSi Envrionmental

9:50 am Track Two—

Legal Ethics CLE

Lawyer Ethics: E-Communications, Social Media, and the Internet
Increasingly, both information and communications have migrated to the internet, social media, and the cloud. This CLE session will explore the potential ethical dilemmas that can arise as lawyers attempt to conduct old-fashioned legal work in a more modern environment. This CLE session will explore topics such as social media investigations, soliciting clients via social media, and the interaction between social media and representation of a client.
JAMIE THOMPSON, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
DALTON MOTT, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
(Seeking CLE Ethics Credit hours from Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. Missouri is approved for 1 hour of ethics.)

10:05 am Track One—Speed Learning
Emergency Engines/RICE:  Latest  Developments
MIDGE WINKLER, GM
KRISTEN CHRISLIP, Trinity Consultants

10:20 am Track One—Speed Learning
Smart Expansion:  The Benefits of Integrating Environmental Planning into Engineering Projects
JENNIFER VAN THOMME, GHD

10:40 am State and Federal Enforcement Priorities
This important session addresses state and Federal enforcement efforts and priorities in light of significant policy at both levels.
DAVID COZAD, Regional Counsel, US EPA Region 7
ED TORMEY, General Counsel, Iowa DNR
KATIE JO WHEELER, General Counsel, Missouri DNR
TOM GREVER, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

11:30 am End of Conference

We’ll see you next year, April 10-11, 2019 at the Kansas City Convention Center.