2011 Northern Regional Meeting

Proceedings

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NUTRIENT CRITERIA WORKSHOP
Numeric Nutrient Criteria Implementation: Toward Understanding the Options in Wisconsin, Florida and Other States 

• Welcome and Introduction
  Doug McLaughlin, NCASI 
   
• Numeric Nutrient Criteria Implementation: A Regulated Community Perspective
  Ed Wilusz, Wisconsin Paper Council 
   
• Numeric Nutrient Criteria Implementation: A State Agency Perspective
  James Baumann, Wisconsin DNR 
   
• Thoughts on Development of Nutrient Site Specific Alternative Criteria (SSAC) from Data and Water Quality Model Results
  Andy Thuman and Tom Gallagher, HDR HydroQual 
   
• NCASI Research on Nutrient Removal Technology
  William Thacker, NCASI 
   
• Water Quality Credit Trading in the U.S. Today 
  Mark Kieser, Kieser and Associates 
   
• An Update on the Development of a Statewide Water Quality Trading Framework
  Mike Hammers, Wisconsin DNR; Kevin Kirsch, Wisconsin DNR 
   
• Final Discussion and Wrap-up
  Doug McLaughlin, NCASI 
   

GENERAL SESSION 

• Welcome and Introduction
  Van Maltby, NCASI; Chuck Kraske, Verso Paper Co. 
   
• Highlights of Regulatory and Other Developments of Regional Interest 
   
• NCASI Technical Studies Program for FY 2011-2012
  Al Lucier, NCASI 
   
• Water Regulatory Highlights
  Paul Wiegand, NCASI 
   
• SARA 313 REPORTING
  John Pinkerton, NCASI 
   
• Climate Change and Sustainability Issues
  Reid Miner, NCASI  
• A Sustainable Forest Sector in Support of a Low Carbon Economy
  Al Lucier, NCASI 
   
• Sustainability Issues in the Magazine/Catalog Sector
  Craig Liska, Verso Paper Co. 
   
• Increasing Air Regulatory Burden on the Forest Products Industry
  Timothy Hunt, AF&PA 
   

WATER QUALITY PROTECTION TECHNICAL SESSION 

• Water Developments (Regulatory and Otherwise)
  Paul Wiegand, NCASI 
   
• NCASI H₂S Emissions Model – Performance Evaluation
  Jim Palumbo, NCASI 
   
•  Implementation Flexibility in Wisconsin’s New Thermal Standard   [Abstract]
  Tom Jayne, Thilmany; Doug McLaughlin, NCASI 
   
• Perspectives on Water Use and Reuse at Pulp and Paper Mills
  Barry Malmberg, NCASI 
   
• Extending Results of the NCASI Long-Term Receiving Waters Study to Other Waters     [Abstract]
  Camille Flinders, John Beebe and Doug McLaughlin NCASI 
   
• Uncertainty in Water Quality Criteria: What’s In a Number?     [Abstract]
  Doug McLaughlin, NCASI 
   
• Evaluating Advanced Treatment Methods for Nutrient Control:  Chemical Phosphorus Removal and Microfiltration
  William Thacker, NCASI 
   
• Addressing Nutrient Regulations:  A Discussion
  Panelists 

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND USE OF FOREST BIOMASS 

• Implications of Recent Developments in EPA Air Regulations for Users of Biomass Energy
  John Pinkerton, NCASI 
   
• Wisconsin’s Forestland Woody Biomass Harvesting Guidelines
  Paul DeLong, Wisconsin DNR 
   
• Biodiversity Response to Biomass Retention during Timber Harvest     [Abstract]
  Ben Wigley, NCASI; Mike Houser, Potlatch Corp. 
   
• Wisconsin Forest Sector Assessment for Sustainability     [Abstract] 
  Jim Weinbauer, AECOM 
   
• Timber supply insights from FIA data: Wisconsin
  Paul Van Deusen, NCASI 
   
• Applicability of Existing Timber Supply Models to Wisconsin     [Abstract]
  Melinda Vokoun, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point 
   
• Opportunities to Improve Forest Sector Sustainability through Public Policy
  David Donovan, Xcel Energy 
   
• Opportunities to Improve Forest Sector Sustainability through Public Policy: A Private Landowners Perspective
  Scott Henker, Plum Creek Timber Co. 
   
• Woody Biomass Sources, Characteristics, & Impacts on Product Characteristics and Yields 
  Bill Gilbert, Futurewood Corp. 
   
• Opportunities to Improve Forest Sector Sustainability through Innovation and Investment in Bioenergy
  Doug Freeman, NewPage Corp. 
   
• Opportunities to Improve Forest Sector Sustainability through Innovation and Investment in Bioenergy    [Abstract]
  Mike Jostrom, Plum Creek Timber Co. 
   

DISCUSSION BREAKFASTS 

• PM _2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Modeling Issues
  Jennifer Geran and Anita Doepke, Sage Environmental 
   
• 1-Hour NO₂ NAAQS Air Quality Modeling
  Dan Dix, All4 Inc. 
   
• Nutrient Criteria and Control Technology
  Doug McLaughlin, William Thacker, and Jim Palumbo, NCASI 
   
• Perspectives on the Changing Regulatory Environment for Forestry
  George Ice and Ben Wigley, NCASI 
   

AIR QUALITY PROTECTION TECHNICAL SESSION 

• Boiler MACT and Non-Hazardous Secondary Material: More Work to Do
  Timothy Hunt, AF&PA 
   
• Summary of CISWI Final Rule
  Karin Greenacre, RMT, Inc. 
   
• Regulatory Overview of Air issues
  John Pinkerton, NCASI 
   
• Formation and Control of Dioxins/Furans from Boilers
  Michael Budin, RMT Inc. 
   
• 1-Hour SO₂ NAAQs Impact on Wausau Paper, Rhinelander Mill
  Cara Kurtenbach, Wausau Paper 
   
• Residual Risk Assessment and NCASI Research Activities
  Ashok Jain, NCASI 
   
• Strategic Air Planning: Is the Time for a PAL here?
  John Egan, All4 Inc. 
   

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY 

• Latin American (Arauco) Carbon Footprint Analysis     [Abstract]
  Jim Weinbauer, AECOM 
   
• Optimizing Industry Water Use (Phase II)
  Dale Phenicie, Council of Great Lakes Industries 
   
• Sustainability Solutions: Economic Opportunities, Environmental Gains
  Paul Fowler, Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology 
   
• USEPA’s Proposed Rule for Coal Combustion Products (CCPs)
  Lisa Bradley, AECOM 
   
• Sustainability Programs for Managing Residuals
  Joe Laubenstein, Waste Management 
   
• Summary of the Literature on LCA and Paper Recycling
  Reid Miner and Caroline Gaudreault, NCASI 
   

FORESTRY WORKSHOP
Water Quality Regulatory Developments Affecting Northern Forests 

• An Update on Regulatory Developments Related to Water Quality     [Abstract]
  Chip Murray, NAFO 
   
• Timberlands & Water Quality Lessons from Clean Water Act Case Law
  Greg Corbin, Stoel Rives, LLP 
   
• Nutrient Criteria for Water: Why Do We Care?     [Abstract]
  Doug McLaughlin, George Ice, and Erik Schilling, NCASI 
   
• Minnesota Forest Road Exemption Challenged
  Tim O’Hara, Minnesota Forest Industries 
   
• Forest Water Quality Issues for Wisconsin
  Carmen Hardin, Wisconsin DNR – Division of Forestry 
   
• Stormwater Permitting and Wetland Crossings: Emerging Issues for Wisconsin
  Dean Pelkey, Packaging Corporation of America 
   
• NCASI Activities Related to Water Quality Regulatory Issues
  George Ice, John Beebe, and Erik Schilling, NCASI 
   
• A Landowner’s Perspective on Increasing Regulations
  Brian Kernohan, Forest Capital Partners