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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
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
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 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