32nd Annual Environmental Permitting in Ohio Conference

Final Agenda with Speakers, Session Locations & Menus

General Sessions

Advancing Key U.S. EPA Priorities

Debra Shore, Region V Administrator, U.S. EPA, Chicago

Click here for Debra Shore's keynote in a YouTube video.  

Ohio EPA: Part of Ohio’s Economic Engine … Insights on Priorities

Anne M.  Vogel, Director, Ohio EPA, Columbus

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

 

Major Air Permitting & Compliance Developments

Kirk P. Lowery, P.E., Northeast Regional Director, Trinity Consultants, Columbus; Robert F. Hodanbosi, Chief. Ohio EPA, Division of Air Pollution Control, Columbus and Sherry Hesselbein, Deputy General Counsel, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Findlay

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