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General Sessions
Advancing Key U.S. EPA Priorities
Debra Shore, Region V Administrator, U.S. EPA, Chicago
Major Clean Water Developments
Cheri A. Budzynski, Ph.D., Partner & Co-Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP, Toledo; Ashley Ward, Assistant Chief, Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, Columbus and Stephen F. Wells, Senior Environmental Engineer, Water & Ecological Resources, American Electric Power (AEP), Columbus
Concurrent and Interactive Workshops
Workshop A - PFAS Water Permitting & Compliance Strategies … Tips and Updates to Address the Complex and Ubiquitous Priority Emerging Contaminants
Mark S. Johnson, Jr., Assistant Director, Ohio EPA, Columbus; Robert J. (Bob) Karl, Partner & Chair, Environmental Practice Group. Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, Columbus; and Matthew Traister, PE, Vice President, Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc., Maineville
Workshop B - Best Practices in Air Permitting & Compliance … Key Strategies for Expedited Permitting, Corporate Audits and Insights on the Decision-Making Process to Determine What Type of Permit Action to Take for a New Project or Modification
Robert F. Hodanbosi, Chief, Ohio EPA, Division of Air Pollution Control, Columbus; John McGreevy, Assistant Vice President; Environmental, Health, Safety & Compliance, American Municipal Power, Inc., Columbus; and Ellen Hewitt, Principal, Trinity Consultants, Columbus
Workshop C - NPDES Permitting, Compliance & Enforcement…Practical & Cost-Effective Tips for Permitting, the Surface Water Tracking, Reporting & Electronic Application Management System, and Valuable Pointers for Reducing Enforcement Risks
Walter Ariss, NPDES Supervisor, Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, Columbus; and Cheri A. Budzynski, Ph.D., Partner & Co-Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Committee & Krystina E. Garabis, Esq., Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP, Toledo & Columbus
Workshop D - The New Face of RCRA in Ohio: Confidence in Operating, Permitting, and Agency Site Inspections, and Overview of Ohio’s New Definition of Solid Waste Rules and RCRA Subparts AA, BB, and CC
Kristie Shipley, Environmental Specialist, Ohio EPA, Division of Environmental Response & Revitalization (DERR), Columbus; David Edelstein, Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Cincinnati; Nick Petruzzi, Principal Engineer, Cox-Colvin & Associates, Inc., Plain City and Mickey Croxton, Ohio Environmental Manager, Plaskolite, LLC, Columbus
Workshop E - Clean Water Best Management Practices … Storm Water Permitting; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Compliance
Jason R. Fyffe, Environmental Supervisor, Storm Water Unit, Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, Columbus and Stephanie Miller, Senior Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Columbus
Workshop F - Impacts of Environmental Justice (EJ) on Permitting and Enforcement for Businesses/Facilities ... The Road Ahead
Sherry Hesselbein, Deputy General Counsel, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Findlay; Farshid Kiani, PE, Senior Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Columbus and Julie Hall, Senior Project Manager, Weaver Consultants, Dublin (Ms. Hall is the Chairperson of the Ohio A&WMA Chapter)
Workshop G - Air Permitting … Invaluable Guidance on How to Establish Potential to Emit (PTE) for Your Facility
Robert F. Hodanbosi, Chief, Ohio EPA, Division of Air Pollution Control, Columbus; Brent Goetz, HSEQ Manager, Covestro LLC, Hebron; and William Bruscino, Principal Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Columbus
Workshop H - Beyond Compliance: How to Make Your Environmental Audits More Impactful … Best Management Practices
Katy Schick, Corporate EHS Manager, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Marysville; Sloane Masden Weber, Environmental Attorney, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Cincinnati; JD Gibbs, Associate Director, BSI, Columbus; and Marcus J. Glasgow, Supervising Attorney, Ohio EPA, Columbus
Workshop I - Waters of the U.S.: Ongoing Controversy over the Limits of Federal Authority under the Clean Water Act
Joseph P. Koncelik, Partner, Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland (Mr. Koncelik, is a former Ohio EPA director) and Michael Liptak, Ph.D., Senior Ecologist, Certified Senior Ecologist (ESA), EnviroScience, Inc., Stow
Workshop J - Air Permitting & Compliance: Practical Tips and Best Practices … Calculating Emissions and Applying Best Available Technology
Amanda Jennings, Managing Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Columbus; Tracie Sorvillo, Senior Environmental Engineer, Ardagh Metal Packaging – North America, Columbus and Andrew Hall, Permit Manager, Ohio EPA, Division of Air Pollution Control, Columbus
Workshop K - Air Permit Renewals … Title V, FEPTIO or PTIO: Priceless Tips for Navigating the Air Permit Renewal Process
James (JJ) Bilimek CSP, EHS Manager, American Nitrile, Grove City; Robert F. Hodanbosi, Chief, Ohio EPA, Division of Air Pollution Control, Columbus and DJ Wheeler, Managing Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Columbus
Workshop L - Best Practices for Managing an EPA Compliance Inspection, Particularly an Unannounced Inspection
Michael J. Liebert, Directing Consultant, ALL4 Inc., Wildwood, MO; Bradley Strait, Managing Associate, Environment and Natural Resources Practice, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP, Lexington, KY and Racheal Davies, Environmental Specialist, Ohio EPA, Division of Environmental Response & Revitalization (DERR), Logan