3:00 pm Common NPDES Mistakes
STEVE J. KAPELLER, Barr Engineering
3:25 pm Standards for Hazardous Waste Management
SEAN K. GRADY, CHMM, GHD
3:50 pm New Generation of Generator Rules is On the Horizon: HazWaste Generator Improvements Rule, E-Manifest, and other active RCRA rulemakings.
LIANE HETHERINGTON-WARD, Schreiber, Yonley & Associates / Trinity Consultants
4:15 pm Spill Plans Made Simple: Avoiding Noncompliance and Common Finding
JENNIFER VAN THOMME, GHD Services, Inc.
4:40 pm Antidegradation: A Practical Guide
JEREMY GREENHOUSE, Environmental Law Group, Ltd.
MELISA POLLAK, Barr Engineering
5:05 pm PFASs Impact on the Environment
BRYAN HOYE, Burns & McDonnell
3:00 pm Inspection Essentials—Traps for the Unwary
TAMMY HELMINSKI, Barnes & Thornburg
3:40 pm Latest Developments in Vapor Intrusion: Why these Changes Matter and What you Need to Know
LAWRENCE FALBE, Miller Canfield
4:15 pm Next Generation Compliance: A Training
DAVID HINDIN, US EPA, OECA
CHRISNA BAPTISTA, US EPA, OECA
Wednesday, November 2
8:00 am Flint Fallout
ROBERT KAPLAN, Acting Regional Administrator, US EPA Region 5
ANDREW BERGER, Indiana Manufacturers Assoc.
LEANNE TIPPETT MOSBY, Director, DEQ, MO DNR
8:55 am Next Generation Compliance EPA Developments
DAVID HINDIN, US EPA, OECA
9:20 am Engineering View on Emerging Technology
SHARI LIBICKI, Ramboll Environ
10:15 am Regional Water Roundtable
PATRICK KUEFLER, Branch Chief, Water Enforcement & Compliance Assurance, US EPA Region 7
BRIAN HALL, Asst. Chief, Division of Surface Water, OEPA
MATTHEW JOHNSON, Fehr Graham
11:00 am Environmental Justice: The Path Ahead
ALAN WALTS, US EPA Region 5
JOHN LINC STINE, Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
12:00 pm Outcome-Based Metrics for Environmental Protection and Human Health
JOHN LINC STINE, Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
1:15 pm What EHS Professionals Should Know about Emerging Energy Issues: Electric Utility Carbon Future in Region 5
BLOCK ANDREWS, Burns & McDonnell
KATHY ROBERTSON, Exelon
2:10 pm The Nexus Between Sustainability and Environmental Management
LOREN POLAK, Bunge North America
1:15 pm The Lautenberg Act
ALLEN KACENJAR, Squire Patton Boggs LLC
1:45 pm Strategic Permitting in the Great Lakes Region
GREG FONTAINE, Stinson Leonard Street LLP
ALEAVA SAYRE, Stinson Leonard Street LLP
2:15 pm Legal Update Focused on EHS Impact
MICHAEL SHOWALTER, Schiff Hardin
JOSHUA MORE, Schiff Hardin
3:00 pm Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
JOHN KIM, Illinois EPA
4:15 pm Latest Developments at IDEM
DON SNEMIS, Deputy Chief of Staff, IDEM
CHERYL GONZALEZ, Barnes & Thornburg
3:00 pm Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
BOB HODANBOSI, Chief, Air Pollution Control, OEPA
4:15 pm Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
LYNN FIEDLER, Chief, Air Quality Division, MDEQ
STEVE SLIVER, Acting Chief, Office of Waste Management & Radiological Protection, MDEQ
ROBERT WAGNER, Program Deputy Director, Michigan DEQ
3:00 pm Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Air Permitting Update
DON SMITH, Manager, Air Quality Permits Section, MPCA
Alternative Inspection Strategies
CORY BOECK, MPCA
Industrial Stormwater
AARON LUCKSTEIN, Supervisor, Water Quality Compliance, MPCA
4:15 pm Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
A conversation on emerging issues in Wisconsin.
BART SPONSELLER, Wisconsin DNR
JIM ZELLMER, Wisconsin DNR
Conference Day 3
Thursday, November 3
7:50 am Regional Air Issues Roundtable
ED NAM, Acting Director, Air & Radiation, US EPA Region 5
LYNN FIEDLER, Chief, Air Quality Div, Michigan DEQ
DAVID BLOOMBERG, Illinois EPA
DAVID WALL, Trinity Consultants
8:40 am What Regulatory Reform Means in the Electronic Age
ANWAR (AJ) JOHNSON, Illinois EPA
ROBERT WAGNER, Program Deputy Director, Michigan DEQ
BRIAN HALL, Ohio EPA
ANDY SUCH, Michigan Manufacturers Association (Moderator)
9:10 am Regional and State Enforcement Priorities
RETT NELSON, Regional Counsel, US EPA Region 5
JEFF SMITH, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
JOHN KIM, General Counsel, Illinois EPA
10:15 am Managing Pharmaceutical Waste
LYNN KORNFELD, Faegre Baker Daniels
MAX KELLN, Faegre Baker Daniels
11:05 am RCRA Regulatory Developments
KAREN A. WINTERS, Squire Patton Boggs
10:15 am Assessing Risk: Top Ten Tips for Conducting an Environmental Audit
LISA FUNDERBURG, Stinson Leonard Street LLP
EVAN FITZGERALD, Kestrel Management
11:00 am Fuel System Planning, Replacements, and Release
FRANK CAPIC, Burns & McDonnell
11:30 am Industry Perspective—Let’s Get Practical About Metals in Stormwater
PAMELA MASSARO, P.E., Wenck Associates Inc.
10:15 am Simplifying the EHS Document and Data Management Burden
JOSEPH TELL, Tellevate
11:00 am Diving Deeper Into PSD Applicability—The RMRR Exemption and the Demand for Growth Exclusion
JOHN IWANSKI, Trinity Consultants
11:30 am The Use of Dispersion Modeling to Enhance Operational Flexibility
BRIAN LEAHY, Barr Engineering
JEFFRY BENNETT, Barr Engineering