2014 Southern Regional Meeting

Proceedings

Click on the presentation titles to open a PDF file. Click here to open a PDF of the entire agenda.

Ambient Air Modeling Workshop| PM_2.5 Workshop| General Session | Air Session | Forestry Session | Water Session | Wood Products Session | Boiler MACT Session 

Ambient Air Modeling Workshop

• Addressing Emissions Variability in Dispersion Modeling with EMVAP
  David Heinold, AECOM 
   
• Overview of PM2.5 Air Dispersion Modeling and Associated Challenges
  Randy Taylor, URS Corporation  
   
• Modeling Challenges to Demonstrate Compliance with the New National Ambient Air Quality Standards
  Ryan Gesser, ERM
   
   

PM _2.5: Source Emission Measurement and Ambient Monitoring Workshop

• PM _2.5: Source Emission Measurement and Ambient Monitoring The Ambient Monitoring Portion
  Alison Ray, Environmental Engineering & Measurement Services, Inc.
   
   
• Measuring Source PM_2.5 Emissions
  Lee Carlson, NCASI 
   

General Session

• Welcome and Introduction
  
  Richard Holland, Packaging Corporation of America
   
   
• State of Georgia Environmental Issues
  Keith Bentley, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
   
   
• Looking Back and Peering Forward at Clean Air Regulations
  Timothy Hunt, AF&PA/AWC
   
   
• Forest Carbon Accounting Considerations in U.S. Bioenergy Policy
  Reid Miner, NCASI
   
   
• Risk Management and Emergency Response Planning
  Chris Blocker, Weyerhaeuser Company
   
   
• Managing Risks Associated with Industrial Impoundments
  R. Kent Nilsson, TRC Environmental Corporation
   
   
• Sustainability: An Industry Perspective
  George D’Urso, RockTenn
   
   
• Chemicals in Raw Materials and Products – Emerging Issues and Challenges
  Kirsten Vice, NCASI
   
   

Technical Session A – Air Quality Improvement

• Review of Air Regulations and NCASI Programs to Address Them
  Dr. Vipin Varma, NCASI
   
   
• Ambient Air Quality Monitoring – Planning to Collect Good Data: A Few Things to Consider
  Alison Ray, Environmental Engineering & Measurement Services, Inc.
   
   
• Source Apportionment: A Review of Current Practices
  Dr. Suresh Raja, Enercon Services, Inc.
   
   
• Highlights of Recent NCASI Studies

• Highlights of Recent NCASI Studies
  Dr. Arun Someshwar, NCASI
   
   
• Fugitive PM Emissions from Woodyard Sources
  Dr. Zach Emerson, NCASI
   
   
• NCASI Studies Related to PM Measurement Methods
  Lee Carlson, NCASI
    
• Overview of EPA’s Biogenic Carbon Accounting Framework and NSPS for Greenhouse Gases
  Paul Noe, AF&PA
   
   
• Potential PM_2.5 and CPM Pitfalls in Permitting, Testing and Compliance
  Glenn Rives, International Paper, and John Egan, All4 Inc
   
   
• Permitting and Implementing PSD and NAAQS – Panel Discussion
  Heather Ceron, US EPA; Elizabeth Basil, South Carolina DHEC; Eric Cornwell, Georgia EPD; Larry Brown, Alabama DEM Deanna Duram, Trinity Consultants; Colin McCall, ALL4 Inc.
     

Technical Session B and D – Sustainable Forestry in the South: Issues and Information Needs

• Customer-driven Sustainability Trends and Initiatives
  John Mulcahy, Georgia-Pacific LLC
   
   
• Watershed-scale Research in the South: Status and Recent Findings
  Dr. Jami Nettles, Weyerhaeuser Company
   
   
• Stable Isotope Mapping to Predict Forest Ecosystem Nitrogen Retention and Responses to Fertilization
  Dr. Brian Strahm, Virginia Tech
   
   
• Balancing Protectiveness, Accuracy, Resource Constraints, and Implementation:
  Considering the “Options” for Numeric Nutrient Criteria Development
  Dr. Doug McLaughlin, NCASI
   
   
• Sustainable Management of Cypress: Recent Activities in Georgia
  James Johnson, Georgia Forestry Commission
   
   
• Symposium on Forestry BMP Effectiveness in the Eastern US: A Synopsis
  Dr. Erik Schilling, NCASI
   
   
• Effects of wet weather harvesting and mechanical site preparation: 17 year results
  Dr. Michael Aust, Virginia Tech
   
   
• Collaborative Conservation Design in Action
  Bill Bartush, Gulf Coast Prairie LLC
   
   
• The Status of Collaborative Efforts to Perpetuate Working Forest Lands
  Rick Cantrell, Partnership for Southern Forestland Conservation
   
   
• Conservation Opportunities for At-risk Species on Private Working Forests
  Jimmy Bullock, Resource Management Service, LLC
   
   
• Gopher Tortoise Research and Management on Managed Forest Landscapes
  Kit Hart, Plum Creek Timber Company
   
   
• Florida’s Wildlife Best Management Practices
  Jeff Vowell, Florida Forest Service
   
   
• Using FIA Data to Supplement Biogenic Accounting Factors
  Dr. Paul Van Deusen, NCASI
   
   

Technical Session C – Water Quality Protection

• Review of Emerging Regulations and New Developments
  Paul Wiegand, NCASI
   
   
• Considerations in Setting Field-Derived Water Quality Criteria
  Dr. Doug McLaughlin, NCASI
   
   
• A New Tool for Calculating Probabilistic Human Health Water Quality Criteria (HHWQC)
  Paul Anderson and Michele Buonanduci, ARCADIS
   
   
• Recent NCASI Studies Addressing Water Use and Recycling
  Dr. Barry Malmberg, NCASI
   
   
• Managing pH in Mill Wastewater: Regulatory & Business Continuity Drivers
  Jim Witkowski, Matt DeMarco and David Calhoun, ARCADIS
   
   
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Modeling – Status Update
  James Palumbo, NCASI
   
   
• H2S Emissions from WWTP
  
  Zach Emerson, NCASI 
   
• Avoiding Ultraconservative Assumptions in Deriving Permit Limits
  
  Tom Gallagher, HydroQual, Inc. 
   
• TRS Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Systems: A Case Study
  Randy Taylor, URS Corporation
   
   
• Industry-relevant Aquatic Biology Research from Academia, Regulatory Agencies, and Others: Synopsis and Implications
  Camille Flinders, NCASI
   
   

Technical Session E – Wood Products

• PCWP RTR/ICR Considerations
  John Bradfield, US EPA
   
   
• Available Fine Particulate Matter Emissions Data for Wood Products Sources
  Derek Sain, NCASI
   
   
• National Ambient Air Quality Standards – Plywood PM_2.5 Example
  Dr. Maria Zufall, Georgia-Pacific LLC
   
   
• Development of a General Stormwater Permit – One Company’s Experience
  Joe Gorski, Georgia-Pacific LLC, and John Beebe, NCASI
   
   
• Problems Associated with Lumber Kiln Emission Factors
  Karen Mentz and Dr. David Word, NCASI
   
   
• Variability of VOC and HAP Emissions from Miscellaneous Sources at Wood Products Facilities
  Ric Law, NCASI
   
   
• Production Based Compliance Option – Panel Discussion
  Rich Weber, Flakeboard
  Phil Ferguson, Louisiana Pacific Corporation
  Carole Stapper, Georgia-Pacific Panel Products LLC 
   
• PBCO Compliance Strategy
  Jess Brown, Collins Pine Company
   
   

Technical Session F – Boiler MACT

• Review of Status of Boiler MACT Regulations
  Dr. Vipin Varma, NCASI
   
   
• HCl Mitigation with Hydrated Lime DSI
  Curt Biehn, Mississippi Lime Company
   
   
• Control of HCl Emissions from FPI Boilers not Equipped with Wet Control Devices Using DSI
  Dr. Arun Someshwar, NCASI
   
   
• Experience with Initial Performance Tests with a New Biomass Boiler
• MWV Boiler MACT Initial Performance Test Experience
  Jim Taylor, MWV
   
   
• Experience with Initial Performance Tests with a New Biomass Boiler
  Kathleen Wheeler, Graphic Packaging International and Chris Pool, Trinity Consultants
   
   
• Biomass Boiler Project Experience with Initial Performance Test
  Troy Nevells, Sonoco Products Company
   
   
• Requirements and Considerations in Designing Initial Performance Tests for Multi-Fuel Boilers – Panel Discussion
  Vipin Varma, NCASI
  Cliff Whitam, International Paper
  Rich Garber, Packaging Corporation of America
  Mark Wenclawiak, ALL4 Inc.
  Lawrence Otwell, Georgia-Pacific LLC
  Corey Brandt, RockTenn
  Ginny Holton, Packaging Corporation of America