2013 Northern Regional Meeting

Proceedings

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PM 2.5 Workshop | General Session | Water Session | Environmental/Forestry Session | Air Session | Climate Session 

TMDL Development and Implementation with a Focus on the Wisconsin River Phosphorus TMDL Workshop

• Review of TMDL Development and Implementation with a Focus on the Wisconsin River Phosphorus TMDL
  James Palumbo, NCASI 
   
• WDNR Overview of TMDLs and data
  
  Ann Hirekatur and Pat Oldenburg, Wisconsin DNR 
   
• Wisconsin River TMDL Data and Modeling Issues&Lessons Learned from other TMDLs
  Tom Gallagher, HDR HydroQual 
   
• Perspectives on Public Participation
  
  Angela James and Paul Kent, Wisconsin Paper Council 
   

PM_2.5: 
Measurement and Modeling for Compliance Demonstration Workshop

• PM_2.5/CPM Terminology and Measurement Methods
  Lee Carlson, NCASI 
   
• Measuring Source PM_2.5 Emissions
  Ashok Jain, NCASI 
   
• PM_2.5/CPM Test methods – In-field and Sample Analysis Considerations
  Lee Carlson, NCASI 
   
• PM_2.5Measurement on Sources with Entrained Moisture – Method Development Work
  Vipin Varma, NCASI 
   
• Availability of PM_2.5/CPM Emissions Data for FPI Sources – An overview
  Arun Someshwar, NCASI 
   
• A Preliminary Assessment of Draft PM_2.5Modeling Guidance Implementation for the Forest Products Industry
  Dan Guido, ERM 
   
• PM_2.5 Modeling Demonstrations for PSD
  Dan Dix, All4 Inc.  
   

General
Session

• Welcome and Introduction
  
  Van Maltby, NCASI; and Chuck Kraske, Verso Paper Co.  
   
• Highlights of Regulatory and Other Developments of Regional Interest
   
• Forestry and Wood Procurement
  Ben Wigley, NCASI 
   
• Water Developments (regulatory and otherwise)
  Paul Wiegand, NCASI 
   
• Air Quality Regulatory Developments – An eventful Six Months!
  Vipin Varma, NCASI 
   
• Climate Change Issues of Regional Interest
  Reid Miner, NCASI 
   
• Key Issues on the Canadian Landscape
  Caroline Gaudreault, NCASI  
   
• Making NCASI Membership Work for You: A “Refresher” for U.S. Member Companies
  Alan Lucier, NCASI 
   
• Great Lakes Water Quality Issues Strategy – Historical and Contemporary Activities
  Dale Phenicie, Environmental Affairs Consulting 
   

Water
Quality Protection Technical Session

• Water Developments (Regulatory and Otherwise)
  Paul Wiegand, NCASI 
   
• Wisconsin Water Regulatory Round-Up
  Angela James, Wisconsin Paper Council 
   
• Phosphorus Minimization Technologies and Costs
  Bill Thacker, NCASI 
   
• Extending Results of the NCASI Long-Term Receiving Waters Study to Other Waters
  Camille Flinders, NCASI 
   
• H2SSIM: A Model for Estimating Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Basins
  James Palumbo, NCASI 
   
• A World of Water Data
  
  Nate Booth, USGS 
   
• Groundwater in Flux; Changing attitudes on Groundwater Management
  John Jansen, Cardno ENTRIX 
   
• Updates on Numeric Nutrient Criteria Development in the U.S.
  Doug McLaughlin, NCASI 
   

Environmental
Issues Surrounding the Use of Forests for Products
and Energy

• Forestry Trends in the Lake States:  Regional and
  Local Forestry Issues
  Jim Hoppe, Packaging Corporation of America 
   
• Trends in Sustainable Wood Procurement Certification
  Gordon Mouw, NewPage Corporation 
   
• Recent Trends & 2012 Baseline Outlook to 2060 for U.S. Forest
  Products and Timber Markets
  Prakash Nepal, Ken Skog, Peter Ince, USDA Forest Service 
   
• Rhinelander FACE Experiment
  Alan Lucier, NCASI 
   
• Proposed Changes to MN Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species List
  Tim O’Hara, Minnesota Forest Industries 
   
• Avian Responses to Residual Tree Retention in Managed Conifer Forests of the Lake States Region
  Kevin Russell, University of Wisconsin 
   
• Panel Discussion: The Costs and Benefits of Constraints on Forest
  Management
  Henry Schienebeck, Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association; Darrell Zastrow,
  Wisconsin DNR; and Jane Severt, Wisconsin County Forests Association 
   
• Interpretive
  Summary of 2010 RPA Assessment
  Erik Schilling and Paul Van Deusen, NCASI 
   
• Assessing forest biomass supply with GForest+ and FIA data
  Paul Van Deusen, NCASI 
   
• Application of Water Quality Criteria to Forestry: Challenges and Considerations
  Craig Loehle, NCASI 
   
• Periphyton and macroinvertebrate responses to ranges of suspended
  and bedded fine sediment
  Bob Danehy, NCASI 
   
• Ecology and Management of Lower Value Biomass
  Eric Vance and Ben Wigley, NCASI 
   
• Aspen Biomass Harvesting-Site Productivity Project
  Robert Froese, Michigan Technological University 
   
• EPA Greenhouse Gas Report:  Trends in Forest
  Stocks and Stock Change
  Chris Woodall and Grant Domke, U.S. Forest Service 
   

Air
Quality Protection Technical Session

• Air Regulatory Developments and Other Issues of Regional
  Interest
  Vipin Varma, NCASI 
   
• CISWI vs. Boiler MACT – Comparison of Emission Limits and Implications
  Arun Someshwar, NCASI 
   
• Self Determination of NHSM as Non-Wastes – Contaminant Comparisons and Recordkeeping
  Vipin Varma, NCASI  
   
• Considerations Related to Self-Determinations for Non-Wastes Under the Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM) Rule
  Nick Leone, All4 Inc. 
   
• Control Technology Options for Boiler MACT and CISWI Compliance
  Arun Someshwar, NCASI 
   
• Fuel Switching as a Compliance Strategy
  John Piotrowski, Packaging Corporation of America 
   
• Complying with Fuel Sampling and Analysis Requirements
  Ashok Jain, NCASI 
   
• Operating Limits and Ongoing Compliance under Boiler MACT – Considerations
  Vipin Varma, NCASI 
   

Climate
Change and Environmental Sustainability Technical Session

• Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
  Issues of Regional Interest
  Reid Miner, NCASI 
   
• Sustainability Trends for 2013
  Thomas Eggert, Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council 
   
• Land Application of Wastewater Residuals – Impact of C:N
  Steven Shimek, Natural Resource Solutions 
   
• Greenhouse Gas Benefits of Using Biomass Residues for Energy Production
  Caroline Gaudreault, NCASI  
   
• Next Step to Environmental Transparency: Environmental Products Declarations
  Richard D. Bergman, USDA Forest Service 
   
• Climate Change Science Update
  Craig Loehle, NCASI