2008 Annual 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) DEQ 2008 Hurricane Response (Part 2)
Cheryl Nolan, DEQ; Jeff Meyers, DEQ
Lunch
- Climate Change
Gwen Eklund, TRC Companies, A&WMA President 2010
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