Sustainability, Leadership and Resilience
Moderator: Byron Burrows, Manager, Air Programs, TECO Energy
Presentations/Speakers:
► Sustainability at the Mosaic Company – Phosphates Segment
■ Rama Iyer, P.E., Senior Engineer, Mosaic Company
► Climate Change
■ Gary Mitchum, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Professor, College of Marine Science, USF
Session Description: Sustainability and resilience initiatives have made advances in the areas of science and society over the last decade. This conference theme will explore this progress in a diversity of topics ranging from marine systems, to climate change adaptation and food security. The ambition is to discuss emerging insights, key challenges for research and applications, and exciting new opportunities.
Federal Legislative, Rulemaking, and Policy Developments
Moderator: Robert Manning, Shareholder, Hopping Green & Sams, P.A.
Presentations/Speakers:
► View from D.C.
■ Shannon Bañaga, Director, Federal Affairs, TECO Energy
► Southern Company Environmental Outlook
■ Scott Clouse, Environmental Policy and Engagement Manager, Southern Company
► U.S. EPA Region 4 Air Quality Update
■ Ken Mitchell, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the Director, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management, EPA Region IV
► Deconstructing the US EPA: Opportunities and Obstacles
■ Dan Thompson, Partner, Berger Singerman
Session Description: Update on current federal regulatory developments and EPA priorities.
Air Permitting 101
Presentations/Speakers:
► Requests for Additional Information (RAIs)
■ Stephen Hathaway, P.E., Division of Air Resource Management, FDEP
► Time Clocks, Administrative Rights and Petitions
■ Stephen Hathaway, P.E., Division of Air Resource Management, FDEP
► Courtesy Preliminary Draft Review
■ Jon Holtom, P.E., CPM, Division of Air Resource Management, FDEP
► Permit Types & Processing
■ Jon Holtom, P.E., CPM, Division of Air Resource Management, FDEP
► Permit Applications
■ David Read, P.E., Division of Air Resource Management, Permitting Section Administrator, FDEP
► PSD Applicability Determinations
■ Scott Sheplak, P.E., Division of Air Resource Management, FDEP
Session Description: This session features presentations by permit engineers from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on a variety of air permitting 101 topics, including common pitfalls in completing permit applications, pre‐application meetings, time clocks, requests for additional information (RAIs), and administrative petition rights.
NPDES/Water Quality 101
Presentations/Speakers:
► National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
■ Elsa Potts, Industrial Wastewater Program Administrator, FDEP
■ Marc Harris, Industrial Wastewater Section Engineer, FDEP
Session Description: This session will provide an overview of the NPDES application process, RAIs, Draft Permit conditions, Public Notice, Administrative procedures and EPA program oversight.
E-Tools Training
Presentations/Speakers:
► Recent Updates to the Annual Operating Report for Air Pollutant Emitting Facility, Form and Instructions
■ Cindy Phillips, P.E., Senior Program Analyst, Division of Air Resource Management, Data Coordinator, FDEP
► EOAR Training
■ Dianne Spingler, Division of Air Resource Management, Emissions Inventory Data, FDEP
► Electronic Tools: Tips for Finding Documents and Data
■ Elizabeth Walker, Division of Air Resource Management, Data Coordinator, FDEP
Session Description: This session features presentations, by representatives from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Resource Management, addressing aspects of two of the Department’s e‐tools, and related issues. Topics include NEXUS/OCULUS training, Electronic Annual Operating Report best practices and common issues, and recent updates to the Annual Operating Report for Air Pollutant Emitting Facility, form, and instructions.
Stakeholder Engagement and Environmental Stewardship
Moderator: Paula Cobb, Director of Environmental Affairs & Stakeholder Engagement, Duke Energy
Presentations/Speakers:
► Environmental Stewardship
■ Katie Allen, Director, Conservation Leadership Network, The Conservation Fund
► Southern Company Stewardship Program
■ Scott Clouse, Environmental Policy and Engagement Manager, Southern Company
► Stakeholder Engagement: Benefits for Industry
■ Eric Schwaab, VP Conservation Programs, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Session Description: This session will discuss the impetus behind, and the results of, companies’ varied stakeholder engagement efforts. Panelists will also explore potential environmental stewardship successes and opportunities within the context of stakeholder engagement.
Discovery of Contamination, Release Reporting, and Corrective Measures
Speakers:
► Joe Ullo, Director of the Division of Waste Management, FDEP
► Angela Morrison, Principal Attorney, Morrison Environmental Law
► Max Lee , Ph.D., P.E., President, Koogler & Associates
Jeopardy – Current Developments Affecting Solid Waste Management in Florida
Moderator: Nandra Weeks, P.E., Senior Principal Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants
Speakers:
► Tim Townsend, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Engineering, UF
► Dawn McCormick, Director, Communications & Community Relations, Waste Management
► Kim Byer, P.G., Solid Waste Director, Solid Waste Management Division, Hillsborough County Public Works Department
► David Dee, Attorney, Gardner, Bist, Bowden, Bush, Dee, LaVia & Wright
► Cory Dilmore, P.E., Environmental Administrator, Solid Waste Section, Division of Waste Management, FDEP
Session Description: This session will cover current solid waste developments in a lively gameshow format! Stay in the know concerning the latest buzz‐worthy topics challenging waste management professionals throughout Florida. The contestants will discuss industry trends and recent developments affecting both private companies and local governments. Topics will include the current and future challenges facing Florida’s 75% recycling goal, mixed waste processing facilities, innovative waste management technologies, waste‐to‐energy facilities, and landfills, as well as the industry’s responses to Hurricane Irma, and much more. Our contestants include a leading solid waste environmental attorney, representatives from public and private entities responsible for managing our wastes in Florida, FDEP, and a preeminent researcher in solid waste management issues.
Coal Combustion Residuals Roundtable
Moderator: Mike Markey, P.G., Environmental Affairs Director, Gulf Power Company
Presentations/Speakers:
► CCR Impoundment Closures Practical Considerations
■ Kevin Brown, Principal, Golder Associates, Inc.
► CCR Roundtable – Where are we now?!
■ Jim Roewer, Director, Utility Solid Waste Activities Group
Session Description: EPA finalized the Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Rule over two years ago. Developing a compliance strategy for this complex and unique rule, however, has been made particularly difficult with additional uncertainties posed by ongoing rule challenges, passage of the WIIN Act, potential state permitting programs, petitions for reconsideration and stay of deadlines, and litigation seeking to mandate closure of CCR units by removal. This session will provide legal and technical perspectives on the many challenges facing electric utilities in implementing the CCR rule, along with an update on the status of the rule challenges, related litigation, and potential implementation of state CCR permit programs pursuant to the WIIN Act.
Water Supply Management and Sustainability
Moderator: Manitia Moultrie, US Power Sector Leader/Principal, Golder Associates, Inc.
Presentations/Speakers:
► Water Supply Management, Challenges and Alternative Water Supply Projects
■ Ilia Balcom, Senior Environmental Specialist, Duke Energy
► Top 5 Buzz Words In Water for 2018
■ David Childs, Shareholder, Hopping Green & Sams, P.A.
► Water Supply Management and Sustainability
■ Vincent Seibold, P.E., MBA, EHS Manager, MCC Jacksonville, Anheuser‐Busch, InBev
Session Description: This session will offer a discussion of regulatory activities, policies and industry challenges and success stories associated with water supply, water management and sustainability.
Legal and Regulatory Update on Air Quality Issues
Moderator: Michael Cooke, Of Counsel, Greenberg Traurig
Presentations/Speakers:
► Transient Conditions in Permits
■ Michael Ballenger, P.E., Florida Manager, Trinity Consultants
► “Hot Air” Issues versus “Hot” Air Issues
■ William Karl, P.E., Senior Engineer, ECT
► Air Regulatory Updates
■ Preston McLane, Deputy Director, Division of Air Resource Management, FDEP
Session Description: This session will provide an update on federal and state air quality issues, including the status of major rules, legal challenges, and initiatives.