2011 Annual Conference Presentations
* Indicates presentation is from abstract selection process.
Session 1 – Opening Session
- Keynote Address, LDEQ Overview
Peggy Hatch, Secretary, LDEQ. Sam Phillips, Assistant Secretary, LDEQ OES - EPA Overview
Carl Edlund, P.E., Division Director, EPA Region VI - Impacts of the Cross State Air Pollution Reduction Rule
Dr. David Dismukes, Director, LSU Center for Energy Studies - What’s New At A&WMA?
Merlyn Hough, A&WMA, President Elect
Session 2 – Plenary Session
- NSR/NAAQS/GHG Update Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Raj Rao, EPA Headquarters (OAQPS) / Bill Wehrum, Hunton & Williams, Washington, DC / Gary McCutchen, RTP Environmental Associates, Inc. / Bryan Johnston, LDEQ - Louisiana Economic Development Overview
Tommy Kurtz, Louisiana Economic Development
Session 3 – Hot Air Topics
- LDEQ Air Permits & Planning Update
Tegan Treadaway, Michael Vince, Tim Bergeron – LDEQ Air Permits Division - Source Testing Methods for Particulate Matter: A Comparative Review of Measurement Method *
Suresh Raja, Ph.D., Providence Engineering - Effective PSD Permitting Strategies for GHG Emissions * Part 1, Part 2
Tim Desselles, P.E., ERM / Kermit Wittenburg, LDEQ - Energy Assessment for MACT and BACT *
Gerald Vetter, P.E. – Waldemar S. Nelson & Company, Inc.
Session 4 – Young Professionals
- Understanding the Air Quality Planning Process
Vivian Aucoin, LDEQ - Solid Waste Regulations & Permitting 101
Traci Green and Lorna Duhon, LDEQ - Sampling & Characterizing Waste
Vic Culpepper, River Birch, Inc. - 3 Ns of Air (NSPS, NESHAPs, NSR)
Diane Leche, ExxonMobil - Improving Your Technical Presentation
Cindy Thompson and Jennifer Tullier, C-K Associates, LLC
Session 5 – Multi-Media
- The Continuing Redefinition of the Definition of Solid Waste *
John King, Breazeale Sachse - New NO2 and SO2 NAAQS and their Impacts on Permitting *
Lisa Swanson, Providence Engineering - How Do I Model Compliance with the New SO2 and NO2 NAAQS? *
Kevin Calhoun, Providence Engineering - Understanding the Delay and How to Comply with TSCA Chemical Data Reporting *
Loree Fields, Ph.D., P.E., and Andrea Harleaux, URS Corporation - Ethics
Dr. Norma Jean Mattei, University of New Orleans
Session 6 – Young Professionals
- What’s That Thang? Scrubbers & Condensers
Brandon Guillory, The Dow Chemical Company - What’s That Thang? Chlorinated Organics
Doris Grego, P.E., Dupont - What’s That Thang? The Electric Generating Process
Robbie Laborde, Cleco - What is GACT and Why Should I Care? *
Karen Brignac, PPM Consultants
Lunch & Dinner Presentations
- Navigating Today’s Challenging Energy Environment, Video
Chris John, LMOGA