2016 Northern Regional Meeting
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Air Emissions Measurements and Modeling Workshop
- Air Emissions Measurement Methods – Issues, Limitations & Watch-outs
Vipin Varma and Ashok Jain, NCASI - Wisconsin Final Guidance on PM2.5 Emissions for Permitting and Modeling
Andrea Simon, Trinity Consultants
Boiler Mact Implementation – Initial Experiences with Performance Testing, Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Workshop
- Boiler MACT Implementation – Initial Experiences with Performance Testing, Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
Mark Wenclaviak, All4 Inc. and Ashley Korrer, TRC
Recent Developments Regarding the Wisconsin River – Phosphorus TMDL Workshop
- Welcome and Introductions
Jim Palumbo, NCASI - Remarks from WRIDA Stakeholders Group
John Piotrowski, PCA - NCASI Experiences with Collaborative TMDLs
Jim Palumbo, NCASI - Calculation of Non-Point Source Phosphorus Loads SWAT Model
Aaron Ruesch, WDNR - Empirical Land Use Model
Jim Palumbo, NCASI - Agricultural Outreach Efforts
Ann Hirekatur, WDNR - River Modeling Overview
Tom Gallagher, HDR - Regulatory Update
WDNR Staff
Air Quality Protection Technical Session
- Air Regulatory Developments – What Next?
Vipin Varma, NCASI - Compliance Concerns with Monitoring Data and Calculations
Joe Macak, Mostardi Platt - State Permitting and Modeling Initiatives Panel Discussion
- State Permitting and Modeling Initiatives
Vipin Varma, NCASI - Electronic Reporting and Availability of Emissions Inventory Data in Electronic Databases – Mill Perspectives
Vipin Varma, NCASI
Carolyn Van Asten, Packaging Corp. of America
Todd Schmidt, Verso Corp. - Air Quality Technical Studies Overview
Vipin Varma, NCASI - Write Your Own Permits – Techniques for Developing Meaningful Air Permits
Mark Thimke, Foley and Lardner LLP - State Permitting and Modeling Initiatives – Panel Discussion
Karin Greenacre, TRC and John Egan, All4 Inc., – Moderators
Kristin Hart, WDNR
John Roth, WDNR
Todd Palmer, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - SO2 NAAQS – Rhinelander
Tom Emond, Expera Specialty Solutions
Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Technical Session
- NCASI’s Sustainable Manufacturing & Climate Program
Kirsten Vice, NCASI - Biomass Carbon Accounting Update
Reid Miner, NCASI - Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute
Mark Rudnicki, Michigan Technological University - Understanding Paper Recycling: Present and Future
Reid Miner, NCASI - LCA Moving into Standards for Products Such as SCS PCR
Caroline Gaudreault, NCASI - New NCASI Strategic Tool for Beneficial Use (Presentation) (Abstract)
Ilich Lama, NCASI
Forestry Technical Session ‒ Wood Supply Costs and Constraints in Wisconsin and the Lake States: Implications for Forest Resources & Management
- Overview of the Wisconsin Forest Practices Study
Henry Schienebeck, Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association
Jane Severt, Wisconsin County Forests Association - The Scale and Cost of Seasonal Harvesting Restrictions in Wisconsin
Michael Demchik, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point - Wisconsin Forest Landowner Survey
Melinda Vokoun, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point - Logging Capacity Utilization in Wisconsin
Joseph Conrad, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point - Economic and Ecological Effects of Forest Practices and Harvesting Constraints on Wisconsin’s Forest Resources and Economy
Fred Clark, The Forest Guild - Summer Habitat Use by Bats in Managed Minnesota Forests
Ron Moen, University of Minnesota – Duluth - Importance of Young Forests for Breeding Bird Populations
Gerald Niemi and Alexis Grinde, University of Minnesota – Duluth - Forest Carbon Monitoring and Reporting in the US
Grant Domke, U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station - Wisconsin Wood Supply Assessment – Overview
Wisconsin Wood Supply Assessment – Forest Resources
Stephen Prisley, Virginia Tech - Wood Supply Chain Component Costs Analysis: A Comparison of Wisconsin and U.S. Regional Costs
Forrest M. Gibeault, Steigerwaldt Land Service, Inc. - An Economic and Ecological Analysis of: Northern Hardwood Single-Tree Selection Order of Removal Procedures and Red Pine Plantation and Aspen Rotation Ages
Forrest M. Gibeault, Steigerwaldt Land Service, Inc. - Wisconsin Wood Supply Assessment – Results of Scenarios
Stephen Prisley, Virginia Tech - An Industry Perspective on the Implications of Management Restrictions in Wisconsin (presentation and discussion)
Robert Peterson, Domtar Corp.
General Session
- Welcome and Introduction
Van Maltby, NCASI, and Chuck Kraske, Verso Corp. - President’s Update
Dirk Krouskop, NCASI - Highlights of Regulatory and Other Developments of Regional Interest
- Water Regulatory and Other Developments of Regional Interest
Paul Wiegand, NCASI - Air Quality – Regulatory Developments of Interest
Vipin Varma, NCASI - Recent Climate Change Events of Note: Clean Power Plan and Paris Agreement
Reid Miner, NCASI - Forestry and Wood Procurement
Ben Wigley, NCASI - Key Issues on the Canadian Landscape
Kirsten Vice, NCASI - Forest Health Trends in the US
Craig Loehle, NCASI - “New” Great Lakes Water Management Regimes – Beginning To Take Shape
Dale Phenicie, Environmental Affairs Consulting
Water Quality Protection Technical Session
- Water Regulatory Developments and Other Issues of Regional Interest
Paul Wiegand, NCASI - Evaluation of Phosphorus Compliance Alternatives at Domtar Nekoosa
David Orcutt, Domtar Paper Co.
Anita Doepke, Sage ATC Environmental Consulting, LLC - Redefining Activated Sludge Biomass Health and Viability
Mike Foster, Environmental Business Specialists - Phosphorus Removal Technologies Update
Phil Pagoria, NCASI - Current Developments Regarding Human Health Water Quality Criteria
Paul Wiegand and Steve Stratton, NCASI - NCASI’s Long-Term Receiving Water Study and its Value to the Industry
Camille Flinders, NCASI - Bacteria Recreational Water Quality Criteria (RWQC) Update – Regulatory Issues and Resolutions
Terry Bousquet, NCASI - How Reasonable is Your (NPDES) Reasonable Potential Test?
Douglas McLaughlin, NCASI