28th Annual
Conference on the Environment
Reinventing the Wheel –
Compliance in the 21st Century
November 12th, 2013
Air and Waste Management Association –
Upper Midwest Section (A&WMA)
Central States Water Environment Association –
Minnesota Section (CSWEA)
Keynote Speakers: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Assistant Commissioners David Thornton (Air Policy), Rebecca Flood (Water Policy), and Kirk Koudelka (Land/Legislative Policy)
Session 2 - Air Regulatory and Policy Update: Moderator, Mike Nelson, MPCA
- MPCA’s Renewed Environmental Justice Policy: Ned Brooks, MPCA Environmental Justice Coordinator
- What’s up with air regulations?: Anne Jackson and Barbara Conti, MPCA
- Recent Developments Regarding EPA’s NSR Enforcement Authority: Jeremy Greenhouse and Bill Hefner, Environmental Law Group
Session 5 - National Air Quality Standards (NAAQS): Moderator, Tony Colombari, Trinity Consultants
- PM2.5 Modeling – What can I do to get a permit? Jeff Bennett, Barr Engineering
- Ambient Air Pollutant Background Concentrations: Development and Case Study: Jim Sullivan, MPCA/Kathryn Anderson, Wenck Associates, Inc.
- Equivalent or Better Dispersion Demonstrations: How to Model: Dennis Becker, MPCA
Session 6 - Plant Operations Lessons Learned: Moderator, Mike Hult, 3M Company
- Best Practices for Addressing Odor: Will Backus, Trinity Consultants
- Boiler MACT Energy Assessments: Alex Mentzer, Trinity Consultants
- Federal SPCC vs. State Storage Tank Environmental Regulations: Aisha Beaty, Barr Engineering
Session 8 - Greenhouse Gas Update Moderator: Bonnie Nelson, MPCA
- Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Where Are We Now, Where Might We Be Going?: Bill Hefner, Environmental Law Group
- Strategic Considerations for Effectively Managing the Greenhouse Gas Permitting Process: Joel Trinkle, Barr Engineering
- Implications of the U.S. Court of Appeals Vacatur of the Deferral Rule for Facilities Emitting Biogenic Carbon Dioxide: Chandler Taylor, Barr Engineering
Session 9 - Testing and Monitoring: Moderator, Mike Hansel, Barr Engineering
- Mercury Stack Testing – The Right Methodology to Match Requirements and Purpose: Julianne M. Hanson, Barr Engineering
- GE Simple Cycle Turbines: Total Hydrocarbon (THC), Filterable and Condensable Particulate Matter (PM) Test Results: Greg Archer, Great River Energy
- Evaluation of Performance of Methods 201A and 202: Ashok Jain, NCASI
