2008 Environmental Conference
Monday, September 15 - Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Westin Riverwalk Hotel
420 Market Street
San Antonio 78205
Schedule of Sessions and Special Events
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Sunday September 14, 2008 |
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Registration |
Monday September 15, 2008 |
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Registration |
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Keynote Session |
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Regulatory Session
A Potential Residual Risk Regulatory Requirement for refineries: Fence Line Monitoring for Benzene - Dayna Pelc, Weston Solutions The Changing World of NSR-Refinery Impacts 2008 - Kenneth Weiss, ERM How the New Subpart Ja Regulations will Affect Your Refinery - Jess McAngus, Spirit Environmental, LLC |
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Coffee Break |
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NAAQS Session
URS Overview NAAQS Standards Review and NAAQS Implementation - 2008 through 2010 Overview - Doug Deason, ExxonMobil Evaluation of the Impact of the Revised Lead NAAQS on Refineries - Doug Reeves, Providence Engineering and Environmental Group New Permitting Challenges: PM2.5 NAAQS and PSD Increment Modeling - Robert Paine, ENSR Corp. |
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Luncheon with Speaker
"Obtaining Clean Air Act Permits Despite Public Opposition" - LeAnn Johnson-Koch, DLA Piper, US LLP |
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Monitoring Session
Reducing Environmental Impacts using Novel Leak Detection and Mitigation Programs in Industrial Cooling Water - Patricia A. Mahoney, Garry D. Laxton, and Montgomery A. Pifer, Baker Petrolite Investing in Real-Time Air Emissions Monitoring - Brian Funke, BP-Texas City |
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Water & Remediation
Optimization Techniques Get More Out of Your Site Investigation Data - Tad Fox, Larry Deschaine, Tom Battenhouse, SAIC A Practical Methodology for Determining Trading Ratio from TMDL Allocation Matrix in Support of Watershed-based Permitting - Harry X. Zhang, CH2M HILL Risk Assessment for Use of Treated Effluent for Cooling Towers in Saudi Arabia - Mark Weisberg, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. Utilizing Pollution Prevention and Recycling for In-Situ Soil Neutralization - John Moore, Trihydro Corp. |
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Technical Poster Session & Reception |
Tuesday September 16, 2008 |
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Registration |
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Climate Session
Underground CO2 Sequestration Regulatory and Liability Issues - GC Slawson, Lisgow & Lewis Calculation of Refinery Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Mike Bradford, Jacobs Consultancy Managing GHG Risks and Expectations Author: Steve McMillen, Baker Botts L.L.P. An update of Regulatory Development under California’s AB32 Global Warming Solutions Act - Howard Balentine, ENSR An Analysis of the European Union GHG Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) What the future holds in store for the U.S. - Nimish Katwala, Providence |
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Coffee Break |
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Alternative Fuels
Gasification of Refinery Oil-bearing Hazardous Secondary Materials: Options for Small Refineries - Gaurav Rajen & Van E. Pooler, Western Refining Southwest Inc. What Can Green Do for You? [How to Develop and Use a Corporate Sustainability Program] - David Bubenick, Shaw Environmental, Inc. The California Low Carbon Fuel Standard and What It Means to You - Howard Balentine, ENSR Biofuels- Global Perspectives for an Alternative Energy Supply - Braulio Pikman, ERM WEST |
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Luncheon with Speaker |
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Panel Discussion
Newsreel: Regulatory & Legislative Update |