33rd Annual Environmental Permitting in Ohio Conference

Final Agenda, Menus and Session Locations

General Sessions

U.S. EPA Priorities

Debra Shore, Region V Administrator, U.S. EPA, Chicago  —- Administrator's remarks are pre-recorded on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/RdG_5-BpTbE?si=7fbTBPECl8hUrFJa

Ohio EPA 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; Mark Johnson, Chief, Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, Columbus and Baylee S. Stark, Environmental Specialist, Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, Piketon

Major Clean Air 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, HESS&PQ, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Findlay

Concurrent & 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., Chief, Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, 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 Compliance Pointers for Reducing Enforcement Risk

Walter Ariss, NPDES Manager, 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 - Ohio RCRA & New Ohio Hazardous Waste Rules … Insights on the New Definition of Solid Waste and How It Applies to Waste Exclusions and/or Exemptions, Increased Inspections, and Case Studies of How the New Rules Apply

Hope Manning, CEP, Vice President, Engineering and Consulting & Colleen A Lear, Project Manager, Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM), Cincinnati; Stephen Weiler, Environmental Specialist, Ohio EPA, Division of Environmental Response & Revitalization (DERR), Columbus; and Mickey Croxton, Ohio Environmental Manager, Plaskolite, LLC, Columbus

Workshop E - Beyond Embracing Change & Surviving the Flurry of Environmental Regulations & Enforcement … Version 2.0

Katy Schick, Corporate EHS Manager, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Marysville; Christina Wieg, Environmental Attorney, Frost Brown Todd LLP, Columbus (Wieg was a former Supervisor for the Ohio EPA, DAPC); JD Gibbs, Associate Director, BSI America Professional Services Inc., Columbus; and Tim Ling, Corporate Environmental Director, Plaskolite, LLC, Columbus

Workshop F - Clean Water Best Management Practices … Storm Water Permitting; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Compliance

Daniel Bogoevski, Stormwater Program Supervisor, Ohio EPA, Northeast District Office, Twinsburg and William Nobles, Senior Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Cleveland

Workshop G - Impacts of Environmental Justice (EJ) on Permitting and Enforcement for Businesses/Facilities ... The Road Ahead

Sherry Hesselbein, Deputy General Counsel, HESS&PQ, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Findlay; Lidya Bekele, Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Beechwood and Julie Hall, Project Director, Weaver Consultants, Dublin (Hall is also the Chair of Air & Waste Management Association - East Central Section) 

Workshop H - 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 I - Air Permit Renewals … Title V, FEPTIO or PTIO: Priceless Tips for Navigating the Air Permit Renewal Process

Robert F. Hodanbosi, Chief, Ohio EPA, Division of Air Pollution Control, Columbus and DJ Wheeler, Managing Consultant, Trinity Consultants, Columbus

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 Russell Flagg, Assistant Chief, Permitting, Ohio EPA, Division of Air Pollution Control, Columbus  (Second presentation from Amanda Jennings is not available for posting. Please directly contact Amanda at ajennings@trinityconsultants.com for a copy of her slides.   Thanks!)

Workshop K - Best Practices for Managing an EPA Compliance Inspection, Particularly an Unannounced Inspection and Risk Management Program (RMP) Changes

Racheal Davies, Environmental Specialist, Ohio EPA, Division of Environmental Response & Revitalization (DERR), Logan and Scott Kirkpatrick, Technical Director, ALL4, Lexington, KY

Workshop L - Strategic Implementation of Facility Response Plans (FRPs) to Address the New Requirements of the Clean Water Act Hazardous Substances (CWA HS) Using the Oil Pollution Control Act (OPA) FRP Framework

John R. West, Senior Environmental Engineer, Cox-Colvin & Associates, Inc., Plain City; J. Troy Swackhammer, Chemical Engineer, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C.; and Glenn Grenoble, Director, Corporate Accounts, HEPACO, Columbus