2016 West Coast Regional Meeting
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Air Emission Measurement Methods – Issues, Limitations, and Watch-outs Workshop
- An Overview of ASTM D7036: A Quality Management System for Emission Testing
David Elam, TRC Environmental - Air Emission Measurement Methods – Issues, Limitations, and Watchouts
Zach Emerson and Ric Law, NCASI - PM2.5 Measurement Methods and How to Adapt to Method Limitations
Zach Emerson and Ric Law, NCASI
Managing Contemporary Operational Issues at Wastewater Treatment Systems Workshop
- Recent NCASI Wastewater Treatment Plant Activities
Jim Palumbo and Phil Pagoria, NCASI - New Approaches for Estimating Necessary Aerated Stabilization Basin Design Volume
Jim Palumbo, NCASI - Guidance for Aerated Stabilization Basin Operation during Extended Mill Process Outages
Phil Pagoria, NCASI - Update on Efforts to Minimize Nutrient Discharges at Inland Empire Paper
Doug Krapas, Inland Empire Paper - Anaerobic Treatment of Pulping Effluents: Achieving Economic Feasibility -or- Why I Love My Job
Henry (Hank) Beder, HB Consulting LLC - Managing Wastewater Treatment Plants Impacts on Air Emissions
Zach Emerson, NCASI
Air Quality Improvement and Boiler MACT Session
- Air Quality – Regulatory Update and Focus Areas in this Session
Vipin Varma, NCASI - Air Quality Topics of Regional Interest
- Washington State Update
Jason Alberich, Washington State Department of Ecology - An Interesting Year at the ‘Q
George Davis, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality - Ambient Air Modeling – Appendix W Revision Status, EPA Approvals of Beta Options, and Draft Guidance on SILs for Ozone and PM2.5
Anna Henolson, Trinity Consultants - Case Studies on the Impact of Draft SIL Guidance for Permitting
Abhishek Bhat, All4 - State Agency Permitting and Compliance Panel
Chad Darby, Golder Associates
Aaron Day, Trinity Consultants
George Davis, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Gary Huitsing, Washington State Department of Ecology - NCASI Emission Databases – Positioning Them for the Future
Ilich Lama and Zach Emerson, NCASI - Air Quality Technical Studies Update – Ongoing Projects in the 2016 Program
Zach Emerson, NCASI - Boiler Tune-up for Boiler MACT Compliance and Combustion Improvements
Joseph Aletto, AECOM - Boiler MACT Panel: Recent Developments
Vipin Varma, NCAS
Nathan Pearson, WestRock
Wayne Wooster, KapStone Kraft Paper
Charleston Ramos, Packaging Corporation of America
Forest Wildlife and Biodiversity: Conservation of Wildlife and Biodiversity through Contemporary Forest Practices
- Silvicultural Herbicides and Forest Succession Affect Understory Biomass and Black-Tailed Deer Foraging Dynamics in Managed Forests
Dr. Amy Ulappa, Washington State University - Environmental DNA, Digital PCR, and Metabarcoding: New Molecular Tools in Fisheries and Wildlife Research
Dr. Taal Levi, Oregon State University - Martens in a Novel Habitat – The Importance of Prey and Habitat Structure
Charlotte Eriksson, Oregon State University - Investigating the Effects of Wildfire on Fishers and Other Mesocarnivores in Northern California and Southern Oregon
Dr. David Green, Oregon State University - Institutes, Coops, and Partnerships: Research in the OSU College of Forestry
Dr. Anthony S. Davis, Oregon State University - Predictors of Space Use and Reproductive Success in the Marbled Murrelet
Dr. Jim Rivers, Oregon State University - Experimental Removal of Barred Owls to Benefit Northern Spotted Owls: Status and Preliminary Results
Dr. Dave Wiens, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center - Exploring Nutritional Limitations in the Clearwater Elk Herd of Idaho: An Update
Dr. John Cook, NCASI - National Wildlife Research Center Black Bear Study
Dr. Jimmy Taylor, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Oregon Slender Salamander Occupancy in Managed Forests
Dr. Andrew J. Kroll, Weyerhaeuser Company - Characterizing Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis laingi) Nesting Sites on Vancouver Island
Molly Hudson, TimberWest - The Ins and Outs of Population Ups and Downs
Dr. Craig Loehle, NCASI - Created Snag Dynamics and Influence on Cavity-Nesting Bird Communities over 25 Years in Western Oregon
Amy Barry, Oregon State University - Black-Backed Woodpecker Density in Green-Unburned Forests
Dr. Jake Verschuyl, NCASI
General Session
- Welcome and Introduction
Paul Wiegand, NCASI
Russell Strader, Boise Cascade - President’s Remarks
Dirk Krouskop, NCASI - Aggressive Water Quality Criteria – Implications for Industrial Dischargers
Rich Garber and John Piotrowski, Packaging Corporation of America - Perspectives about Acceptable Risk: Who are We Protecting and Did We Mean To?
Dr. Paul Anderson, Arcadis - Developments in Biomass Neutrality and Climate Change Policy
Dr. Caroline Gaudreault, NCASI - Air Toxics Regulations in Oregon
Thomas Wood, Stoel Rives - Recognizing the Career Achievements of Steve Stratton
NCASI Staff
Sustainability Session
- Trends in Sustainability Influencing how Forest Products are Viewed in the Marketplace
Kirsten Vice, NCASI - NCASI Input to Regional Greenhouse Gas Regulation Development
Drs. Barry Malmberg and Brad Upton, NCASI - Emerging Greenhouse Gas Regulations in Washington and Oregon
Maren Seibold, Trinity Consultants - Developments in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Implications for Forest Products and Bioenergy
Dr. Caroline Gaudreault, NCASI - A New NCASI Strategic Tool for Beneficial Use
Dr. Ilich Lama, NCASI
Water Quality Session
- Water Regulatory Developments and Other Issues of Regional Interest
Paul Wiegand, NCASI - Human Health Criteria Implementation and PCB Management
Kelly Susewind, Washington State Department of Ecology - Stream Bioassessment in Washington: Where Science and Policy Intersect
Chad Larson, Washington State Department of Ecology - Water Quality Criteria Developments in the Northwest
Michael Campbell, Stoel Rives - Technical Issues around Copper Biotic Ligand Model Implementation
Barry Malmberg, NCASI - Bacteria Recreational Water Quality Criteria (RWQC) Update – Regulatory Issues and Resolutions
Terry Bousquet, NCASI - Study of Cooling Water Use at a Large Pulp and Paper Mill
Roberto Artiga, KapStone Kraft Paper - Summary of Literature on Mill Water Reduction and a Process for Targeting Opportunities
Barry Malmberg, NCASI
Wood Products Session
- Plywood and Composite Wood Products Re-energized
Timothy Hunt, American Wood Council - Update on the Plywood (PCWP) Risk and Technology Review Information Collection Request (ICR)
John Bradfield, US Environmental Protection Agency - Preparing for the Panel and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) MACT Survey
Amy Marshall, AECOM - Panel and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) MACT for Composite Panels – Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) Costs and Challenges
John Bird, Arauco North America - Site Specific Combined HAP Emission Factors including Presses, Dryer Fugitives, Lathe, and Glue Line Emitted from a Plywood Processing Building
Allan Mick, Swanson Group Manufacturing - Miscellaneous Wood Products Process Units – Emission Characteristics and Implications
Rob Crawford, NCASI - Emission Testing of an Indirect-Fired Batch Lumber Kiln with Conventional Roof Vents
Ric Law, NCASI