AWMA - UMS

The Upper Midwest Section of the Air and Waste Management Association hosted a PM2.5 workshop. This workshop covered the implementation of PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) New Source Review requirements promulgated by EPA on May 16, 2008, and spoke to the challenges that will be faced by industry and regulators as they seek to incorporate these requirements into their air permitting and compliance programs. The program featured a webinar with EPA participants, plus local speakers, including an MPCA speaker explaining the latest on implementation of PM2.5 permitting requirements in Minnesota and a panel discussing dispersion PM2.5 modeling and source testing.

Update 11/11/08 regarding QUESTION & ANSWERS from the Webinar Speakers:
We received notice from Autumn Secrest, the Programs Coordinator for the Air & Waste Management Association in Pittsburgh that unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the A&WMA will not be able to provide responses to the questions which were not answered during that Webinar. You are encouraged to contact the panelists directly with any additional questions or concerns you may have. They can be contacted at:

Ken Weiss at ken.weiss@erm.com
Gary McCutchen at G.McCutchen@rtpenv.com
John Paul at paulja@rapca.org
Raj Rao at Rao.Raj@epamail.epa.gov or call 919-541-5344

They apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and sincerely hope that you found the program valuable…and that you will continue to find their programs of interest in the future!

PowerPoint Presentations from the Workshop:

Event:

PM2.5 PSD Implementation Workshop

Date:

Wednesday, August 27

Program Start:

12:45 pm

Cost:

$25 AWMA Member
$35 Non-member & late registrants (after August 20)

Location:

American Engineering Testing
550 Cleveland Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55114
Directions

Schedule Information:

12:30 pm

Registration

12:45 pm

Welcome and Event Overview

1:00 pm

A Small Problem: The New NSR PM2.5 Rule (A&WMA webinar; see link for content*)

3:00 pm

- Break -

3:15 pm

PM2.5 Permitting Implementation in Minnesota - MPCA Permit Supervisor Steve Pak

3:45 pm

Panel session featuring prepared brief remarks from

Source Tester: Tim Russell, Barr Engineering Company

Dispersion Modeler: Michael Burkhart, Trinity Consultants, Inc.

Industry Perspective: Greg Archer, Great River Energy

Regulator: Steve Pak, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

4:15 pm

Panel Q&A

5:00 pm

Networking event – appetizers, beverages, and FUN!

* Special thanks to American Engineering Testing for providing the venue for the event, and underwriting the cost for the AWMA webinar downlink.

Any ideas or suggestions for a program meeting topic for the Section are welcome. Please call or e-mail Greg Archer at 763-445-5206 or garcher@grenergy.com.