Environmental Issues Facing Municipalities  DAVID SHORR, Lathrop Gage LLP (Moderator)

8:00 am Emerging Issues with Experts
This panel will explore emerging water quality issues, air quality, affordable infrastructure, and more.
ADAM SCHNEIDERS, Iowa DNR
BAYLEE CUNNINGHAM, City of Wichita
LACEY HIRSCHVOGEL, MO Public Utility Alliance
ANDREA COLLIER, Barr
DAVID SHORR, Lathrop Gage
BRANDY OLSON, Muscatine Power & Water

9:00 am Have Solid Waste Markets Gone Awry in Region 7?
LISA MCDANIEL, Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)

EHS Management Tips  KEVIN PERRY, REGFORM (Moderator)

8:00 am Great EHS Ideas and Things to Avoid
SAMANTHA ANDERSON, The Doe Run Co.
KIMBERLY BAUMAN, Mississippi Lime Co.
PAUL LING, Evergy
INGRID GRONSTAL ANDERSON, University of Iowa

8:45 am Legal Concerns for Non-Lawyers
This session is for EHS and operations personnel to understand what legal privileges are, how they are used, misused or abused, and other pitfalls in everyday communications. The session may also be useful to instruct employees about the proper use of privileges and maximizing the benefits while minimizing therisks of internal and external communications before, during and after investigations.
DALE GUARIGLIA, Bryan Cave
BRANDON NEUSCHAFER, Bryan Cave

Contaminated Property:  Latest Trends ERIN BROOKS, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP  (Moderator)

8:00 am Vapor Intrusion  (VI) Regulations & the Impact on Remediation & Property Redevelopment
We will explain how VI is regulated by US EPA, and the current status of regulation in MO, KS, & IA, including a summary of sampling and analysis techniques, a discussion of mitigation strategies, and a look at case studies.
MARY JUAN, Environmental Operations, Inc.
JENNIFER MARTIN, HeplerBroom

8:40 am Phase I ESA:  Legal v. Consultant Viewpoints
Exploring the Environmental Due Diligence process, including Phase I ESAs, through the lenses of two professions. This session will discuss the role of environmental due diligence in the transition process and how to use the information you gain to successfully negotiate the deal and ownership period.
MIKE BUTLER, TRC
MATTHEW COHN, Greensfelder Hemker Gale PC

9:10 am A Focus on TPH—Latest Trends & Impact on Remediation
DIANA MARQUEZ, Burns & McDonnell

Technical Training    KELLI CALHOON, Blackstone Environmental (Moderator)

8:00 am  Air Dispersion Modeling Basics for EHS Managers
KRISTEN CHRISLIP, Trinity  Consultants

8:30 am Best Management Practices to Improve Model Predictions
JOSEPH STOLLE, GeoEngineers

9:00 am Fugitive Dust Emissions, Permitting, and Modeling at Bluff Road Landfill:  A Facility’s Perspective into a Modeled PSD Increment Violation
TIA JETER, SCS Engineers

EHS Management JEFF DEXTER, iSi Environmental (Moderator)

1:30 pm Lessons Learned from the CFATS Trenches–Applicability, Compliance, Reporting, and Enforcement
We will explore applicability of CFATS regulations and compliance to industrial and commercial facilities, with real world examples from our experiences with some of the most common and some unusual Chemicals of Interest used. We’ll look at how applicability thresholds are determined, how to manage inventory so you can avoid being in , and helpful tips for preparing the screens, assessment & plans.  We will also discuss future impacts of security on industrial facilities.
MELISSA HART, TRC

2:15 pm The Five Million Dollar Comma Mistake
JENNIFER VAN THOMME, GHD
BAERBEL SCHILLER, Spencer Fane LLP
LAURA MCCARTHY, Global Prairie

Higher Education MIKE RUSSELL, University of Kansas (Moderator)

1:30 pm  PCBs in Building Materials—Ignorance Was Once Bliss
JOEL WEBB, University of Nebraska

1:50 pm Identifying Environmental Risks & Managing Outcomes:  A University Case Study
How a university overcame the challenge of minimal resources to identify risks; how they faced these challenges head-on by hiring externally. We will discuss weighing the costs of noncompliance, the decision process to hire a consultant for help, more.
AUTUMN GENTRY, SE MO State University
MELISSA ELLIS, Tellevate

2:15 pm Panel of Higher Education EHS Experts
A candid discussion of key issues impacting institutions of higher education, including the new Pharmacy Rule, universal waste, “mold hysteria,” PCBs, Subpart K and the definition of “lab,” CFATS, lab safety culture, decommissioning labs, water quality and supply, and HWGIR.
TODD HOUTS, University of Missouri
JOEL WEBB, University of Nebraska
A. DAVID INYANG, Iowa State University
MIKE RUSSELL, University of Kansas

EMS Success Stories JOE TELL, Tellevate (Moderator)

1:30 am Corporate Audit Policies:  How to Maximize Value
This presentation provides a case study of how Gavilon has successfully implemented an environmental audit program throughout its organization. We will discuss challenges and lessons learned as the organization moved to a formal, risk-based, on-site audit program, highlighting proven auditing best practices and providing strategies to maximize value.
BRIAN WANZENRIED, Gavilon
ROBIN FRIED, Tellevate

2:15 pm Achieving MS4 Environmental Compliance with an Internal Compliance Audit Program
How a local MS4 mitigated potential permit pitfalls by implementing an internal audit program.  The struggles of providing open communication between divisions and Departments in a Governmental agency and ultimately improving the management of environmental programs within the Department.
SHANNON IDEUS, City of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities

1:30 pm Making Informed Decisions About PFAS
RAY WUOLO, Barr

Track Three Part B

Safety and OSHA

2:15 pm OSHA—Current Climate and Key issues in 2019 and Beyond
Our speakers will summarize OSHA’s recent actions and posture, highlighting their own recent experiences.  They will also share tips and insights when dealing with OSHA at the inspection, informal conference, and contest phases.
JULIE O’KEEFE, Armstrong Teasdale LLP
TODD SIELEMAN, Todd Safety

Technical Training  BRIAN HANKS, Foth Infrastructure and Environment (Moderator)

8:00 am  Mobile Technology to Streamline Compliance
BILL CARRIG, Stanley Consultants, Inc.
TRENTON HUMPHREY, Stanley Consultants, Inc.

8:40 pm  Aerosol Can Waste Determination and Proposed Aerosol Can Waste Rule
TAYLOR WILSON, Trinity Consultants

9:00 pm  How Are the New US EPA e-Manifest Requirements Working Out?
SAMANTHA ANDERSON, The Doe Run Company

Emerging Contaminants and Sustainable Remediation JIM PRICE, Spencer Fane LLC (Moderator)

8:00 pm  Emerging Contaminants:  What’s Up and What’s Coming
As new contaminants of concern are identified (e.g., PFAS & 1,4-dioxane) and familiar ones are re-evaluated (e.g., PCBs and TCE), the ways we understand releases are affected and environmental outcomes are changed. This panel will discuss the latest developments in this rapidly changing are and what to expect.
TBD
DOUGLAS COX, GHD
JIM PRICE, Spencer Fane LLP (Moderator)

8:50 pm  Sustainable Remediation:  Why Hasn’t This Idea Taken Off?
Selection of the remedial options typically focuses on reduction of risks to site-related human health and the environment. This session includes a discussion of examples of remediation processes that undoubtedly increased overall adverse effects to the environment and suggests specific metrics that can be used to improve decision-making at contaminated sites.
ATUL SOLHOTRA, The Ram Group
TBD

Key Trends & Important Updates in Air Permitting RICK CAMPBELL, Barr (Moderator)

8:00 pm  What’s New in NSR/PSD Permitting for 2019?
KASI DUBBS, Trinity Consultants

8:40 pm  Common Mistakes and Misunderstandings in Air Permitting
Application errors, netting analysis, significant levels, determining minor sources and more.
WENDY VIT, GeoEngineers, Inc.

9:10 pm  Risk Management Plan Compliance Challenges in Uncertainty
BOB PRESLEY, Burns & McDonnell

CLE Legal Ethics
Environment law is full of opportunities for communication, whether it be open records requests to a government, information requests by a government, or civil enforcement actions. These opportunities raise important questions: when can I communicate with the other side and who must be involved? We will explore the ethical implications of communications between private counsel and government actors. We will explore five main topics: (1) communications between private counsel and non-attorney government officials, (2) communications between government attorneys and private actors during civil enforcement investigations, (3) ethical issues related to open records requests, (4) ethical issues related to press releases by government        actors, and (5) the scope of attorney-client privilege between government counsel and its client.
DAVID ERICKSON, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.

Air Policy Panel Discussion
This panel will engage in a candid discussion of current and emerging trends in air policy. Topics will include: “once in, always in,” new US EPA air quality policies, NAAQs update and policies, transport issues, RTR for MACT, MACT for Area Sources, and more.
MARK SMITH, US EPA Region 7
SARAH PIZIALI, Iowa DNR
MIKE LIEBERT, Trinity Consultants
TODD ELLIS, Nebraska DEQ
DARCY BYBEE, Director, APCP, MDNR
RICK BRUNETTI, Director, Bureau of Air, KDHE (Invited)
BRITTANY BARRIENTOS, Partner, Stinson Leonard Street (Moderator)