2008 Fall Conference Presentations

Session 1

Keynote Address Harold Leggett, PhD, Secretary Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
EPA Initiatives Steve Gilrein, Deputy Director, Compliance Assurance and Enforcement Division, EPA Region 6
DEQ 2008 Hurricane Response (part 1, part 2) Cheryl Nolan, DEQ; Jeff Meyers, DEQ

Lunch

Session 2

Alternate Energy Development Dr. Mike McDaniel, LSU Center for Energy Studies
The Top 10 Things Everyone Should Know about Climate Change Raymond R. Allen and Melita Elmore, Sage Environmental Consulting
Shadow Pricing Carbon in Capital Planning for Industrial Facilities* * These speakers were unable to attend the conference. Charles Reith, Dimitri Shanin, Pace Global Energy Services
Greenhouse Gas Management - An Analysis of the European Union GHG Emissions Trading Scheme Charlie Van Hoof, Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC

Dinner Meeting

Implementing Louisiana’s Plan for Coastal Restoration David Miller, Director of Implementation for the Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration

Session 3

Understanding the New Lead NAAQS Yousheng Zeng, Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC, EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB), Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), Ambient Air Monitoring and Methods (AAMM) Subcommittee
An Overview of MON Rule Changes Will Nipper, The DOW Chemical Company
Current Trends in Vapor Intrusion Pathway Investigations Will Elcoate, TestAmerica, Inc.
Permitting Update - Various Permitting Topics Bryan Johnston, Tegan Treadaway , Sam Phillips, LDEQ

Session 4

Enviroschool - Environmental Regulations Chris Ratcliff, Senior Attorney, DEQ Legal Division
Enviroschool - Air Permitting 101 Dustin Duhon, Jada Lewis, Lance Green and Scott Pierce, DEQ Air Permits Division

Session 5

NSR Reform William J. Palermo, RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
Ozone Update Michael Vince, LDEQ
Results of 2008 Barge Study* * This presentation could not be converted due to its audio/video portions. R. Bruce Hammatt, LDEQ
Recent History of PM NAAQS Rulemaking and PM2.5 NSR Implementation Valerie Matherne & Brian Robson Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC
Presentation of Student Paper, & ACE Experience Federico Portillo, University of New Orleans

Session 6

Upgrade of the Marathon Louisiana Refining Division’s WWTP to a State-of-the-Art Nitrification-Denitrification Facility Dr. Carl E. Adams, Jr, and Mr. John Driver, ENVIRON International; Mr. Chad Louque and Mr. Wally Dows, Marathon Petroleum’s Louisiana Refining Division
Release Reporting to State Police Sgt. John Porter, Right-to-Know Unit, LA State Police
Groundwater Monitoring at Solid Waste Facilities Drukell “Dru” Trahan, LDEQ
Tax Credits for Brownfields Roger Gingles, LDEQ