2017 Environmental Conference
2017 Environmental Conference
Sunday, October 15 - Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Grand Hyatt Denver
1750 Welton Street
Denver, CO 80202
Schedule of Sessions and Special Events
Sunday October 15, 2017 |
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Registration/Badge Pick-up |
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Workshop: Making the Most of Regulatory Reform
- This event is open to conference registrants only. A separate registration fee is required for this event. Click here for session details. This workshop will provide expert perspectives and interactive discussions, to present insights, scenarios, strategies, and solutions for the evolving regulatory reform movement. It will focus on the current actions that directly affect the refining and petrochemical industries, and provide strategies for participants to avoid common pitfalls, so they can make the most of the regulatory opportunities at hand. The agenda will be posted soon. |
Monday October 16, 2017 |
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Registration |
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Early Coffee & Rolls |
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Welcome
- Keynote Address Patrick Traylor, EPA |
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Water Issues Session
- Wastewater Operational Parameters to Support Biological Selenium Removal Patrick Hirl, Bryce Jones & Sean O'Mara, Burns & McDonnell Refinery Water Use Study John Beath & Marjorie Boone, John Beath Environmental, LLC Refinery ELG: What You Need to Know Jeff Longsworth, Barnes & Thornburg LLP and Jack Waggener, AECOM |
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Coffee Break |
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Air Permitting/NSR/NAAQS Session
- A False Sense of Security - Shifts in EPA’s Policy Regarding PSD Demand Growth Exclusion Mike Waller, Ashworth Leininger Group NSR Reform in 2017 - What's Next? Kenneth Weiss, Environmental Resources Management and William Wehrum, Hunton & Williams LLP PSD Ozone Modeling - What that Means for Refiners Rich Hamel, Environmental Resources Management PM2.5 Modeling Challenges, An Unheralded Project Stopper for Large Refineries Mark Hixson & Anna Henolson, Trinity Consultants |
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Luncheon
- Ken Garing, EPA (Retired) |
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Environmental Justice/NGO Issues Session
- Clean Air Act Citizen Suits and Title V Objections: Cases and Strategies Matthew Kuryla, Baker Botts LLP Preparing your Community for Fenceline Monitoring Data Toby Hanna, Andrew Woerner & Kristina Mitchell, Environmental Resources Management, and Kristi Moore, Paulsboro Refining Company NGO Activism and Litigation -- Expected Trends and Potential Responses Alexandra Magill-Bromer, Perkins Coie Beyond MACT DDDDD: Boiler and Heater Tuning From a Best Management Practices Perspective Kirsten Allen, John Bacon & Riley Gustafson, Sage ATC Environmental Consulting |
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Coffee Break |
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Air Permitting Session
- Flare Minimization – A Report from the San Francisco Bay Area After a Decade of Plan Implementation Lynn McGuire & Sky Bellanca, Environmental Resources Management Refinery Process Stream Composition Data – Update to Speciation Data in API 4723 Mary Hess & Andrew Woerner, Environmental Resources Management and Cathe Kalisz, American Petroleum Institute AP-42 for Storage Tanks is Changing – Does It Matter? Robert Ferry, The TGB Partnership and Monica Jimenez, Sage ATC Environmental Consulting |
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Technical Poster Session and Reception - Click Here for details. |
Tuesday October 17, 2017 |
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Early Coffee & Rolls |
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Registration |
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TSCA and Remediation Session
- The New TSCA – An Overview Warren Lehrenbaum & Amy Symonds, Crowell & Moring LLP TSCA Reform – The Inventory Reset Rule Loree Fields & Jeremy Weese, AECOM and Mary Claire Petit, Valero Understanding EPA’s Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule Blake Soyars, Burns & McDonnell and Matthew Shanahan, Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Inc. Revisions to EPA's RCRA Definition of Solid Waste Rule and Post-Closure Care Guidance and their Effect Danny Worrell, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP F037 and Refinery Sewer Inspection and Maintenance Programs Catriona Smith & Kari Means, TRC Solutions |
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Coffee Break |
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RSR Flare Issues Session
- Developing, Implementing, and Documenting Data Algorithms required by the Refinery MACT I Kristin Gordon & Eric Swisher, All4 Inc. Key Technical Challenges and Approaches to Compliance for the 2019 Refinery Flare MACT Requirements Nate Kowalsky & Bill Snellman, Barr Engineering Company Flare Management During Process Unit Shutdown Craig Bradley, Environmental Resources Management Navigating New Rules for Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction Under the Refinery Sector Rule LeAnn Johnson Koch, Perkins Coie Flare Monitoring Scoping for RSR Patricia Sorensen, Environmental Resources Management and Charles Barksdale, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, LLC |
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Luncheon
- California Refinery Issues Catherine Reheis-Boyd, Western States Petroleum Association |
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RSR - Fenceline Monitoring Session
- RSR Fenceline Summary Mike Hopperton, BP Three Year Benzene Pilot Study Yields Valuable Data and Solutions Samantha Henningsen, ALS Environmental and Susan Hawkins, Marathon Petroleum Company Refinery-wide Maintenance Vent Compliance Program Development Strategies Phil Fish & Tony Widboom, Bar Engineering Company Patching the Holes in the Fenceline – Updates to EPA 325 Requirements Heidi Hayes, Eurofins Air Toxics, Inc. and Derek Reese, Exxon Mobil Corporation |