2010 Southern Regional Meeting

Proceedings

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GENERAL SESSION: GREENHOUSE GAS AND SUSTAINABILITY

• Developments in South Carolina
   
• Water Sustainability Issues
  David Wilson, South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control
   
• Air Sustainability Issues
  Myra Reece, South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control
   
• Sustainability: Maintain ≠ Sustain
  Doug Stilwell, International Paper
   
• Biomass and Sustainable Forestry: Policy Themes & Information Needs
  Dr. Alan Lucier, NCASI
   
• Mandatory Greenhouse Gases Reporting Rule
  Sean Hogan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
   
• GHG Reporting – A Brief Comparison of Mandatory Program Requirements
  Dr. Brad Upton, NCASI
   
• Mill Presentations on Greenhouse Gas Reporting Data Gathering Plans
   
• GHG Monitoring Plan: PCA Valdosta Mill
  Virginia Holton, Packaging Corporation of America
   
• Domtar Paper Company, LLC Plymouth North Carolina: Compliance with the Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule
  Diane Hardison, Domtar Paper Company, LLC
  Jeremy Pearson, International Paper
   
• Panel Discussion on Greenhouse Gas Reporting Issues
  Sean Hogan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  Dr. Brad Upton, NCASI
   
• Energy Management and the Resulting Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
  Daryl Whitt, RMT, Inc. 

TECHNICAL SESSION A – AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

• National Regulatory Update – Air
  Dr. John Pinkerton, NCASI
   
• Examination of the Air Regulatory Burden on the Forest Products Industry
  Tim Hunt, American Forest and Paper Association
   
• Residual Risk, NSPS Update and SSM Regulations – An Update
  Beth Palma, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
   
• SO₂ Emissions and Sulfur Capture in Lime Kilns
  Rob Crawford, NCASI
   
• Changes in Fine Particulate Measurement Methodologies
  Lee Carlson, NCASI
   
• Implications of New & Revised NAAQS for Air Quality Modeling
  Jeremy Jewell, Trinity Consultants
   
• Case Study – NSR 2010
  Colin McCall, All4 Inc.
   
• NSR Policy and Rule Updates
  Heather Abrams, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

TECHNICAL SESSION B – FOREST ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: INFORMATION FOR LANDOWNERS AND WOOD BUYERS IN THE SOUTH

• The Future of Planted Forests in the US South
  John Johnson, MeadWestvaco Corporation
   
• Forest Environmental Issues: Information for Landowners and Wood Buyers in the South
  Chip Murray, American Forest & Paper Association
   
• Certification of Sustainable Biomass Production
  Brian Kernohan, Forest Capital Partners
   
• Wood Production Systems in the U.S. South
  Dr. Eric Vance, NCASI
   
• Silvicultural Chemicals: Recent Regulatory Developments and Implications for Industry
  Rob Olszewski, Plum Creek
   
• Drift Reduction Technology (DRT) and the Influence of Riparian Vegetation on Drift
  Dr. Harold Thistle, USDA Forest Service
   
• The Gopher Tortoise: Recent Agency Action and Implications for Forest Management
  Dan Roach, Rayonier Inc.
   
• Sustainable Wood Procurement: Research Synthesis & Gap Analysis     [Abstract]
  Amanda Lang, Forisk Consulting, LLC
   
• Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida Waters
  Drs. Doug McLaughlin and Erik Schilling, NCASI
   
• Forest Management and Nutrients: the Florida Experience
  Dr. Matt Cohen, University of Florida
   
• Industry Research to Address the Environmental Aspects of Intensive Management for Biofuel Growth in Pine Plantations
  Dr. Jami Nettles, Weyerhaeuser Company
   
• Overview of the Center for Forested Wetlands Research Program to Address Resource Management Issues
  Dr. Carl Trettin, USDA Forest Service
   
• Forest Streams and Dissolved Oxygen: A New Understanding     [Abstract] 
  Dr. George Ice, NCASI 

TECHNICAL SESSION C – WATER QUALITY PROTECTION

• Water Developments (regulatory and otherwise)
  Paul Wiegand, NCASI
   
• Overview of the South Carolina Surface Water Withdrawal Permitting Legislation and its Impact to Manufacturers
   
• South Carolina Surface Water Withdrawal Permitting Legislation
  Mark Hollis, Duke Energy
   
• Surface Water Permitting Bill South Carolina
  John Baker, International Paper
   
• Paper Machine Water Use Reduction
  Dick Reese, Dick Reese and Associates, Inc.
   
• Energy Impacts of Water Conservation
  Charles Ackel, Energy & Environmental Assessment, LLC
   
• Estimating Sulfide Emissions Due to Short-Term Liquor Losses
  Dr. Zachery Emerson, NCASI
   
• Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida Waters
  Dr. Doug McLaughlin, NCASI
  Ron Stewart, Florida Pulp and Paper Association
   
• Strategies for TMDL Development and Implementation
   
• Water Quality Standards and TMDLs
  Brittany Robinson, URS Corporation
   
• Flexible TMDL Framework for the Savannah Harbor
  Dr. Martin Lebo, Weyerhaeuser Company
   
• Savannah River Time-Variable TMDL Calculator
  Tom Gallagher, Hydroqual, Inc.
   
• Discharger Perspective
  Adam Miklos, International Paper
   
• NCASI’s Long-term Receiving Water Study – What Have We Learned?
  Camille Flinders, NCASI 

TECHNICAL SESSION E – WOOD PRODUCTS

• EPA Regulatory Initiatives and Plans for the Wood Products Industry
  Beth Palma, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
   
• Wood Products Industry Regulatory Activities: Wood MACT
  Tim Hunt, American Forest and Paper Association
   
• Methanol & Formaldehyde Risk Assessment
  Dr. Vickie Tatum, NCASI
   
• Resin-containing Wood Fuel: How Does it Fit into the Boiler MACT, GACT, CISWI and Solid Waste Rules?
  John Bradfield
   
• HAP Destruction: A Bioscrubbing Solution at Southern Wood Products Mills
  Tim Putala, Langboard Inc., and Doug Miller, Scheuch Inc.
   
• Measurement of PM_2.5 from Select Wood Products Industry Sources
  Lee Carlson, NCASI
   
• EPA OTM 26: How Well Does It Estimate Total VOC Mass Emissions?
  Rick Law and Dr. David Word, NCASI 

TECHNICAL SESSION F – BOILER/CISWI MACT

• Overview of the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) Boiler MACT Rule, Boiler Area Source Rule and the Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerator (CISWI) Rule
  Dr. Robert Wayland, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
   
• Boiler MACT, GACT, and CISWI: Some Details
  Dr. John Pinkerton, NCASI
   
• Boiler MACT: Implications for Biomass
  Tim Hunt, American Forest and Paper Association
   
• Proposed Boiler Rules – Coal and Liquid Fired Boiler Issues
  Amy Marshall, URS Corporation
   
• Industry Comments on Boiler MACT for Gas-Fired Units
  Glenn England, ENVIRON International Corporation
   
• Are the Current Test Methods Suitable for Demonstrating Compliance with the Proposed MACT Standards?
  Ashok Jain, NCASI
   
• Industrial Boiler MACT: PM CEM Requirements
  Brian Conway, SICK, Inc.
   
• Results of NCASI Studies of Mercury Emissions from Biomass Boilers
  Lee Carlson, NCASI 

MACT CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES WORKSHOP

• CO Emissions: Combustion Enhancements to Meet Boiler MACT Limits in Biomass-Fired Boilers
  John La Fond, Jansen Combustion and Boiler Technologies
   
• Mercury Emissions Control from Industrial Boilers
  Mike Budin, RMT, Inc.
   
• Trona Injection for HCl Control and Enhanced ESP Operation
  Ray Willingham, PPC Industries
   
• Power Boiler Air Emission Compliance with New Scrubber Technology
  Kimmo Peltonen, Andritz, Inc.
   
• Boiler MACT Issues for Gas- and Oil-Fired Industrial Boilers
  Glenn England, ENVIRON International Corporation
   
• Mercury Control Technology for the Pulp and Paper Industry
  Gordon Maller, URS Corporation
   
• MACT Case Study for a Pulp Mill Combination Boiler with ESP
  Bob Fraser, AECOM Environment
   
• Boiler MACT Compliance with a Multi-Fuel Boiler Equipped with a Wet PM Control Device
  Frank Kalany, AMEC Earth & Environmental Services
   
• Important Outstanding Questions for the Panel Discussion Session
  Arun Someshwar, NCASI