2015 Northern Regional Meeting

Proceedings

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General Session | Water Session | Sustainable Forestry Session | Air Session | Climate Session 

Complying with NAAQS – PM_2.5, SO₂ and NO₂ Workshop

• PM_2.5 and CPM Measurement Methods, Limitations and Review of Available Emission Factors
  Ashok Jain, NCASI 
   
• Fugitive PM Emissions from Woodyard Sources
  Zach Emerson, NCASI 
   
• How do these issues Impact PM_2.5 Ambient Air Modeling?
  
  Vipin Varma, NCASI 
   
• Expected Revision to the Guideline on Air Quality Models: An Update
  Pete Catizone, TRC 
   
• Complying with the NAAQS – PM_2.5 Air Quality Modeling Considerations
  Dan Dix, All4 Inc.  
   
• Modeling for SO₂ and NO₂ – Compliance with Short-Term Standards
  Dave Heinold, AECOM 

General Session

• Welcome and Introduction
  
  Van Maltby, NCASI; and Chuck Kraske, Verso Corp.  
   
• NCASI New President Introduction
  
  Dirk Krouskop, NCASI 
   
• Highlights of Regulatory and Other Developments of Regional Interest: 
   
• Water Regulatory Developments and Other Issues of Regional Interest
  Paul Wiegand, NCASI 
   
• Air Regulatory Developments
  Vipin Varma, NCASI 
   
• Update on GHG emissions regulations
  Reid Miner, NCASI 
   
• Forestry and Wood Procurement
  Ben Wigley, NCASI 
   
• Key Forestry Issues on the Canadian Landscape
  Darren Sleep, NCASI  
• Environmental Modeling – Caveats and Recommendations
  
  Tom Gallagher, HDR 
   
• Changing Times for Maine’s Pulp and Paper Industry
  
  Donna Cassese, SAPPI, Chair of the Maine Pulp and Paper
  Board of Directors 

Water Quality Protection Technical Session

• Water Regulatory Developments and Other Issues of Regional Interest
  Paul Wiegand, NCASI 
   
• Printed Electronics: A Landfill Simulation Study to Assess Environmental Impacts
  Tom Joyce, Western Michigan University 
   
• Kaizen Blitz – An Approach to Achieving Mill Water Use Reduction
  Brian Moore and Jim Witkowski, ARCADIS 
   
• Wood that it WER: Water-Effect Ratios for Aluminum, Cadmium, and Copper
  Patrick Gwinn, Integral Consulting, Inc., Verso Corp.  
   
• Evaluation of Advanced Treatment Methods for Nutrient Control – Chemical Phosphorus Removal and Membrane Filtration
  Phil Pagoria, NCASI 
   
• Water Quality-Related Research in NCASI’s Aquatic Biology Program: Results from Laboratory and Field Studies
  Camille Flinders, NCASI 
   
• Bacteria TMDLs – Implications for Pulp & Paper Dischargers
  Terry Bousquet, NCASI 
   
• An Investigation into the Effect of Biocides on Wastewater Treatment
  Jim Palumbo, NCASI 

Sustainable Management of Northern Forests: Constraints and Opportunities

• Maine’s Outcome Based Forestry Policy
  Doug Denico, Maine Forest Service 
   
• The Spruce Budworm is Back: Maine’s Preparation and Response Plan
  Robert Wagner, University of Maine 
   
• Update on the Waters of the United States Proposed Rule
  Erik Schilling, NCASI 
   
• Developing Willow Biomass Crops as a Source of Renewable Energy
  Mark Eisenbies and Tim Volk, State University of New York at Syracuse 
   
• An Individual Tree Growth Model for the Adirondacks Region of New York
  John Paul McTague, Rayonier 
   
• New England’s Forest Resources are Changing Constantly, and FIA’s Assessment is
  Constantly Changing
  Ken Laustsen, Maine Forest Service 
   
• Issues Facing Managers of Eastern Hardwoods in Pennsylvania
  Jess Brown, Dave Trimpey, and Ned Karger, Collins Companies 
   
• Can Fish and Fiber Coexist? An Overview of Current Conditions
  Bob Danehy, NCASI 
   

Air Quality Protection Technical Session

• Air Regulatory Developments – What Next?
  Vipin Varma, NCASI 
   
• Recent Regulatory Initiatives in Maine
  
  Eric Kennedy and Kevin Ostrowksi, ME DEP 
   
• Permitting and Implementing PSD and NAAQS – Panel Discussion:
  Moderator: Karin Greenacre, TRC Environmental Corp. 
   
• Eric Kennedy and Kevin Ostrowski, ME DEP 
• Sarah Hedrick, Verso Corp. 
• Deanna Duram, Trinity Consultants 
• Donald Dahl, USEPA Region 1  
• NCASI’s PM_2.5 – Related Research
  Ashok Jain, NCASI 
   
• Fugitive PM Emissions from Woodyard Sources
  Zach Emerson, NCASI 
   
• NCASI Technical Studies Update
  Vipin Varma, NCASI 
   
• Can Your Compliance Monitoring Data Stand Scrutiny?
  Eric Swisher, All4 Inc.  
   
• Leveraging CEMS Data Acquisition Systems for Compliance Monitoring
  Sarah Hedrick, Verso Corp.  
   
• Evaluation and Operating Experience of HCl CEMS
  David Moll, TRC Environmental Corp.  
   

Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Technical Session

• Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
  Reid Miner, NCASI 
   
• Why Do Different Standards Produce Different Carbon Footprint Results for Forest Products?
  Chantal Lavigne, NCASI 
   
• Implications of Dynamic vs. Static Modeling in Forest Products LCAs
  Caroline Gaudreault, NCASI 
   
• Integrating Land Use and Biodiversity Metrics in LCA: Challenges and Considerations Related to Forestry
  Ben Wigley, NCASI 
   
• Implementing Water Stewardship Programs
  Dale Phenicie, Environmental Affairs Consulting 
   
• Water Shortages and Sustainability in the Context of Climate Change
  Craig Loehle, NCASI 

Questions
about this meeting may be directed to Demecka Lassitter at the Northern Regional
Center (ude.hcimw@nosdrahcir.akcemed, 269-276-3550).