Coal Combustion Residuals
Moderator: Mike Lodato, P.G., Geosyntec Consultants
Speakers:
- F. Joseph “Joe” Ullo, Jr., P.E., Director, Division of Waste Management, FDEP
- James “Jim” Roewer, Executive Director, Utility Solid Waste Activities Group
- Bret Mitchell, Conceptual Engineering Manager, Southern Company Services
- Carl Eldred, Shareholder, Hopping Green & Sams
- Jay Worley, Worley & Associates
Session Description: The final rule for disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCRs) from Electric
Utilities became effective October 14, 2015, since that time utilities have had to implement
compliance strategies while industry and environmental groups filed rule challenges and provisions
of the rule were vacated. This session will provide legal and technical perspectives on the many
issues that have been faced in the first year of implementing the CCR rule, and will provide an update
on the status of the CCR rule and upcoming compliance deadlines.
Solid Waste Roundtable: Current Developments Affecting Solid Waste Management in Florida
Moderator: Richard Tedder, P.E., Geosyntec Consultants
Speakers:
- Timothy “Tim” Townsend, Jones Edmunds Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Florida
- Lisa McNeight, Area Public Sector Manager, Waste Management
- Kim Byer, P.G, Solid Waste Director, Hillsborough County Public Works Dep’t/Solid Waste Management Division
- David Dee, Shareholder, Gardner, Bist, Bowden, Bush, Dee, LaVia & Wright
- Cory Dilmore, P.E., Administrator, Solid Waste Section, Division of Waste Management, FDEP
- Mary Jean Yon, Executive Director, Keep Florida Beautiful
Session Description: This fast-paced session will include a lively discussion of current and challenging waste management topics facing Florida. The panelists will discuss topics such as effects of industry trends and markets on solid waste disposal and recycling, issues and trends affecting local government integrated waste management systems and the private sector, issues related to waste-to-energy facilities, landfills, mixed waste processing, and recycling, current and future solid waste research, the outlook for solid waste management in Florida, and much more. Come hear from a leading solid waste environmental attorney, public and private entities responsible for managing our wastes in Florida, FDEP, and a leading researcher in solid waste management issues.
Carbon Dioxide and Greenhouse Gas Issues and Regulation
Moderator: Michael Cooke, Of Counsel, Greenberg Traurig
Speakers:
- Justin Green, Director, Division of Air Resource Management, FDEP
- Howard Herzog, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative
- Shannon Bañaga, Director, Federal Affairs, Tampa Electric
- Katherine Katsourides, Managing Consultant, Trinity Consultants
- Paul Seby, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Session Description: This session will address current legal and policy issues associated with the regulation of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Presentations will address ongoing litigation over EPA’s “Clean Power Plan,” which set goals for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from electric utility units, but has been stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court during the pendency of litigation. This session will also address the state of carbon capture utilization and sequestration as an emerging tool to limit carbon emissions to the atmosphere, policy on the treatment of biogenic carbon dioxide emissions, and federal and state perspectives on the regulation of carbon dioxide and methane.
Water Issues Roundtable
Moderator: Janet Dougherty, Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission
Speakers:
- Claire Muirhead, Southwest Florida Water Management District
- David Childs, Shareholder, Hopping, Green & Sams
- Ilia Balcolm, Senior Environmental Specialist, Duke Energy Florida
- Subrata Bandy, Senior Manager Environmental Compliance, Mosaic Company
Session Description: The EPA has issued or proposed several regulations and limitations which impact industry operations including the Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines, NPDES General Permits: Stormwater Discharge from Construction Activities, and the 316(b) rule. Additionally, the FDEP has implemented the TMDL rule and issued updated water quality criteria for several chemicals based on “human health criteria”. This roundtable will discuss the status of the regulations, rulemaking and the overall impacts and challenges associated with these various “water” regulations.
Tampa Bay – Specific Environmental Issues
Moderator: Hooshang Boostani, PE, Waste Management Division Director, Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission
Speakers:
- Mary Yeargan, Director, Southwest District, FDEP
- Ed Sherwood, Senior Scientist, Tampa Bay Estuary Program
- Christopher “Chris” Cooley, Director of Environmental Affairs, Port Tampa Bay
- Ed Turanchik, Of Counsel, Akerman
- Kelli Hammer Levy, Director, Pinellas County Environmental Management
- Diana Lee, Permitting Chief/Jason Waters, Compliance Chief, Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission
Session Description: Tampa Bay is a focal point of the region’s premier industry – tourism. More than 2.3 million people live in the three counties directly bordering Tampa Bay. This session will provide an overview of ongoing resource management activities in Tampa Bay and what has been achieved by scientists, resource managers, citizens, and public agencies to balance environmental challenges of the region to maintain a healthy and balanced ecosystem.
FDEP Leadership Roundtable
Moderator: Robert Manning, Shareholder, Hopping, Green & Sams
Speakers:
- Paula Cobb, Deputy Secretary, FDEP
- Justin Green, Director, Division of Air Resource Management, FDEP
- Mary Yeargan, Director, Southwest District, FDEP
Session Description: This session will feature Florida Department of Environmental Protection leadership in a roundtable discussion covering the latest agency organizational changes, programmatic revisions, goals, and policy initiatives.
Legislative Roundtable
Moderator: Mike Petrovich, Shareholder, Hopping Green & Sams
Speakers:
- Paula Cobb, Deputy Secretary, FDEP
- Justin Green, Director, Division of Air Resource Management, FDEP
- Mary Yeargan, Director, Southwest District, FDEP
Session Description: This session features representatives from both the public and private sector to provide a preview of the environmental issues likely to come before the Florida Legislature in the 2017 Legislative Session.
Contaminated Media Forum; 62-780/777, F.A.C., Regulatory Update
Moderator: Joe Applegate, P.G., Geosyntec Consultants
Speakers:
- Joseph “Joe” Ullo, Jr., P.E., Director, Division of Waste Management, FDEP
- Keith Tolson, Ph.D., Geosyntec Consultants
- Laurel Lockett, Shareholder, Carlton Fields
- Tom Lewis, Senior Consulting Geologist, Terracon
- Mike Petrovich, Shareholder, Hopping Green & Sams
Session Description: This session will feature an In-depth discussion on FDEP rulemaking and policy development efforts to improve and fine-tune Florida’s risk-based corrective action (RBCA) process for contaminated sites including implementation of recent statutory changes made by the 2016 Florida Legislature. This session will also focus on current and projected future activities of the Contaminated Media Forum addressing use of institutional/engineering controls at contaminated sites, important potential updates to FDEP cleanup target levels in Chapter 62-777, F.A.C., and other regulatory initiatives.
EPA’s Final SSM SIP Call: Regulation of Emissions from Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction
Moderator: Robert Manning, Shareholder, Hopping, Green & Sams
Speakers:
- Preston McLane, Program Administrator, Division of Air Resource Management, FDEP
- Jamie Hunter, Lead Environmental Specialist, Duke Energy Florida
- Scott Osbourn, PE., Partner and Practice Leader, ERM
Session Description: In 2015, EPA finalized a “SIP Call” that requires Florida (and 35 other states) to revise rules (and State Implementation Plans – SIPs) that allow emissions in excess of otherwise applicable emission limits during startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM), when technical limitations often make these emissions unavoidable. In response to the SIP Call, multiple states – including Florida – and a variety of industry representatives challenged EPA’s final action. As that litigation proceeds, the SIP Call imposes a November 2016 deadline to submit a SIP revision to address the deficiencies identified in EPA’s SIP Call. Come hear the latest on EPA’s SIP Call, associated legal challenges, and the State of Florida’s proposed SIP revisions.