PNWIS 2003 Technical Sessions

 

 

 

The schedule shown below is tentative. Presentation blocks within sessions shown as blank are currently available, however, the schedule only displays confirmed presentations. If you are interested in speaking, please contact Al Bohn (air) or Scott Rose (waste) right away, as there are very few uncommitted slots. Updates to the schedule will be posted at least weekly, so check back often.

 

Legend
Air Quality Solid / Hazardous Waste
Environmental Management Multi-Disciplinary

 

Wednesday
3:00 - 4:45 pm		 1.  Session Chair Lynette Haller 8.  Session Chair Linda Ward 15.  Session Chair Jim Pfeiffer
Session Topic Air Quality Session Topic Environmental Management Systems Session Topic Rural Issues
Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenter
A transboundary AQ management case study – Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Martin Mullan ISO 14000 Certification – Implementing an Environmental Management System that works June Coover, Elizabeth Daly, Gary Cranfill Critical Environmental/ Infrastructure Issues Facing Rural Alaska Craig Johnson, Moderator

Panelists:  Steve Weaver, Meera Kohler, Chris Mello, Clint Farr 
 Air Permitting – Doing it Right the First Time Tereyn Gillilan How to Design, Implement and Maintain an EMS on a Budget John Kinsella
An Overview of Notice to Construction Permitting in Washington State Lynnette Haller Steps to Building an EMS Linda Ward
    Web-Based Compliance Assurance Tool Rachel Beets
Thursday
8:15 - 9:45 am		 2.  Session Chair Leon Leonard, PhD, PE 9.  Session Chair Anglea Hansen 16. Session Chair Cathy Steen
Session Topic Alternative Fuels Session Topic Air Quality Session Topic Certifications for the Waste Management Professional
Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenter
Overview of Biodiesel and Petroleum Diesel Life Cycles Walter Voegtlin Voluntary Disclosure of CAA non-compliance David Dabroski Certifications Available to the Waste Mangement Professional Cathy Steen
Digester Gas Fueled Cogeneration Systems Leon Leonard Detection Limit Issues for Laboratories, Source Testers, Modelers, Permit Writers, and Risk Assessors – Why Do We Care If Nothing’s There Angela Hansen, Bill Luxsemburg, Steve Van Slyke, Mark Stelljes, Don Caniparoli Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) Larry Taylor
Burning Yellow Grease in Boilers: Source Testing Results Claude Williams Evolution of Air Emissions Inventory Reporting Requirements and Data Storage and Retrieval Chris Menefee Certified Hazardous Material Manager program David McCallister
Thursday
10:00 - 11:45 am		 3.  Session Chair Alfred Bohn 10.  Session Chair Kelly Sobczak, PE 17. Session Chair Dr. Mark Stelljes
Session Topic Air Quality Session Topic Air / EMS Session Topic Risk Assessment / Management
Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenter
CALPUFF modeling experience Don Caniparoli, John Frohning The Tao of Energy: Policy, Power Generation, and Air Quality in the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Biosystem Michelle Newman Streamlining Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment for Decision Making Jenny Phillips
Aggregation of CAA Facilities David Dabroski Integration of Environmental and Quality Management Systems: Three Case Studies. Kelly Sobczak Regional Risk Assessment in the Pacific Northwest Dr. Jeff Peterson
ClearSky: Rahul Jain, Joe Vaughan, Ranil Dhammapala, Rush Treatment of Organic Sulfur Compound Odors from a Wood Preserving Facility Jon Bebbington, Gregg Wilson Vapor Intrusion: Status of A Volatile Pathway Dr. Mark Stelljes
A Smoke Dispersion System For Agricultural Burning Tehrani, Brian Lamb, Candis Claiborn How to Foster a Positive Community Relationship at Your Facility Denise Newbould, Mary McDaniel
Thursday
1:15 - 3:00 pm		 4.  Session Chair Naydene Maykut 11. Session Chair Stephen Nelson 18. Session Chair Scott Rose
Session Topic Scientific Studies Session Topic Citizen Suits - Part 1 Session Topic Cold Region Remediation
Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenters Presentation Presenter
Vegetative Burning vs. Fossil Carbon (C14) Study in Seattle, Washington Naydene Maykut Citizen Suits Stephen Nelson, Lori Terry, Matt Cohen, Aaron Day, Larry Hartig Soil Landfarming on the North Slope Mike Rieser
Adopt a MACT Daniel Goldstein Pipeline Milepost 400 Remediation Kalu Kalu
The Science behind the Anchorage Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan Steve Morris Cost Effective Characterization of PCE Plumes - Gaffney Road Area-Wide Groundwater Investigation, Fairbanks, Alaska Greg Horner
Trends in Regional Haze in Alaska: Implications for Protected Visual Environments J. R. Wilcox Expedited Release Investigation at the Fairbanks International Airport Brad Authier
Thursday
3:15 - 5:00 pm		 5.  Session Chair Michael B. Meyer 12. Session Chair Stephen Nelson 19. Session Chair Kathi Futornick
Session Topic Air Monitoring Session Topic Citizen Suits - Part 2 Session Topic Water Supply and Water Quality
Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenters Presentation Presenter
Aerosol Monitoring – Black Carbon Bob Kinsella Citizen Suits  Stephen Nelson, Lori Terry, Matt Cohen, Aaron Day, Larry Hartig Managing Multipurpose  Watersheds: From Water Supply to Recreation Kathi Futornick
Development and Introduction of a Continuous Reference Standard Particulate Matter Mass Monitor for Ambient Air Michael Meyer EPA and the Corps to Redefine Waters of the US Randall Buckendorf
Real Time display of monitoring data on the Web (panel discussion)  Larry Taylor and panel  Source Water Assessments: A Practical Guide Paul Dworian
TMDLs in Stormwater: Managing the "Source" Kristi L. Bischofberger
Friday
8:00 - 9:45 am		 6.  Session Chair Beverly Williams 13. Session Chair Kumar Ganesan 20. Session Chair Lisa Pekich
Session Topic Air Quality Session Topic Agency Trends and Direction Session Topic Oil & Gas Production Waste Issues
Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenter
Dioxin emissions in Alaska Kendra Zamzow The Clean Air Act from the 30,000 foot level David Dabroski ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. Progress on the Environmental Commitments in the Charter for Development of Alaska's North Slope Lisa Pekich
An Analysis of Oil Pipeline Performance in the Cook Inlet Watershed Lois N. Epstein, P.E. Transforming the Department of Ecology Lynnette Haller New Innovative Reclamation Procedures to Cap Drilling Waste Reserve Pits or Landfills in the Permafrost Environment of the North Slope, Alaska Judd Peterson
Clearing the Air in the Puget Sound Area Naydene Maykut, Ken Knowle, Jim Nolan NSR Update David Dabroski and panel The Use of Risk Assessment to Support North Slope Alaska reserve pit and contaminated site closures when oily sheen is present Dr. Frank Vertucci
UXO Awareness and Identifiaction in Project Planning and Implementation Bo York
Friday
10:00 - 11:45 am		 7.  Session Chair J. Ron Jernigan 14. Session Chair Elizabeth Bailey 21. Session Chair Susan Reeves
Session Topic COMs/ CEMs Session Topic Waste Issues in the Mining Industry / Phytoremediation Session Topic The Clean Air Act -- An Experiment in Federalism  with expensive consequences
Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenter Presentation Presenter
CEMS QA/QC Requirements following Preventive & Corrective Maintenance J. Ron Jernigan Algal Bioremediation of Mine Waste Tailings by Application of Moss Protonema Marika Henderson A Disagreement at Red Dog Mine takes us to the U.S. Supreme Court Cam Leonard
Overview of Opacity COMS PS-1 and Status Report for Appendix F, Procedure 3 QA Requirements J. Ron Jernigan Tailing Impoundment Permitting, Design, Construction, and Operation in an Arctic Environment   Clyde Gillespie
 		 How EPA's "oversight" has affected other operators in the Northwest states  Maggie Hall
An Alternative to Method 9 Maj. Michael Calidonna