2012 Southern Regional Meeting
June 11-June 13, 2012 Greenville, South Carolina
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ESTIMATING HAP AND H2S EMISSIONS FROM WASTEWATER
TREATMENT SYSTEMS WORKSHOP
- Estimating HAP and H2S Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Systems
Dr. Zach Emerson, NCASI
METHODS FOR TESTING MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM BOILERS AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO
MACT STANDARDS WORKSHOP
- Methods for Testing Mercury Emissions from Boilers and their Relevance to MACT Standards
Lee Carlson and Dr. Vipin Varma, NCASI
GENERAL SESSION
- Welcome and Introduction
Jeremy Pearson, International Paper
- Air Quality Issues in South Carolina
Myra Reece and David Wilson, South Carolina Dept. of Health & Environmental Control
- International Paper’s Sustainability Initiatives
Dr. Christopher Davidson, International Paper
- The US Endowment for Forestry and Communities: A Philanthropic Approach to Catalyze Sustainability
Carlton Owen, U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc.
- From Congress to the Mill: How Data Anchor the Regulatory Process
Kathleen Bennett, Bennett Consulting, LLC
- Environmental Risk Communication: Perceptions vs. Reality
Dr. Karen Saucier, TRC Environmental Corporation
- Biogenic CO2Regulation and the Debate on Forest Biomass
Reid Miner, NCASI
- Recent Regulatory Actions Related to Threatened/Endangered Species in the Southeast
Dr. Ben Wigley, NCASI
TECHNICAL SESSION A – WATER QUALITY PROTECTION TECHNICAL SESSION
- Overview of Federal Regulations with Significance to States in the Southern Region
Paul Wiegand, NCASI
- An Update on Numeric Nutrient Criteria Development in NCASI’s Southern Region
Dr. Doug McLaughlin, NCASI
- Water Quality Monitoring, Standards, TMDLs, and Compliance Assessment
Dr. Kenneth Reckhow, Cardno ENTRIX
- Field vs. Lab-based Approaches for Derivation of Aquatic Life Criteria: Just because we can, does it mean we should
Steve Canton, GEI Consultants
- Savannah River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL – Discharger Led Allocation Process
Tom Gallo, ARCADIS U.S., Inc.
- Derivation of Human Health-Based Water Quality Criteria – Impact of Fish Consumption Rates
Dr. Vickie Tatum, NCASI
- What You Need to Know About 316(a) and How It Could Affect Your Mill
Paul Dickens, Evergreen Packaging
- Estimating H2S and Methyl Mercaptan Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Systems
Mayes Starke, Georgia-Pacific LLC, and Dr. Zach Emerson, NCASI
- Extending Results of the NCASI Long-Term Receiving Water Study to Other Waters
Camille Flinders, NCASI
TECHNICAL SESSION B – SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF WOOD FOR BIOENERGY
AND BIOMATERIALS IN THE SOUTH
- South Carolina’s Forest Sector and the Bio-economy: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Tim Adams, South Carolina Forestry Commission
- Update on UNFCC and International Bioenergy Policy Issues
Reid Miner, NCASI
- Future Trends in
Southern Forest Area, Forest Carbon Stocks, and Bioenergy Demand – Modeling
Results, Methodological Issues, and Research Needs
Dr. Dave Wear, USDA Forest Service
- Implications of
Biomass Supplies of a Potential Diameter-class Imbalance in Southern Pines
Richard Harper, USDA Forest Service
- Buckeye Technologies, Sustainability and Growth
Chip Aiken, Buckeye Technologies, Inc.
- Conversion of
Paper Mill Sludge into Liquid Fuels and Higher-Value Chemicals
Dr. Harry Cullinan, Auburn University
- Progress and Experience in Commercializing a Viable Biomass to Fuel Technology
John Kasbaum, KiOR, Inc.
TECHNICAL SESSION D – SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF WOOD FOR BIOENERGY
AND BIOMATERIALS IN THE SOUTH
- Scoping Study of Sustainability Indicators and Certification Options for Biomass Feedstocks
Dr. Vickie Tatum, NCASI
- Perspectives on
Certification of Sustainable Forest Biomass Production
Eric Myers, Duke Energy
- EPA’s Pesticide
General Permit Program: Implications for Forest Biomass Feedstock Producers and
Supplies
Rob Olszewski, Plum Creek Timber Company
- Measuring the Water Footprint of Intensive Forestry Systems in Uruguay and the US South
Dr. Jami Nettles, Weyerhaeuser Company
- Water Footprinting and its Role in Forest Sector Sustainability
Paul Wiegand, NCASI
- Non-Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Biomass Combustion and Processing
Rob Crawford, NCASI
TECHNICAL SESSION G – SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF WOOD FOR BIOENERGY
AND BIOMATERIALS
IN THE SOUTH
- Biodiversity and the Bioeconomy: Potential Conflicts and Opportunities for Compatibility Biodiversity and
the Bioeconomy: Potential Conflicts and
Opportunities for Compatibility
Dr. Craig Loehle and Dr. Ben Wigley, NCASI
- Habitat-based
Approach to Biodiversity Conservation – A South Carolina Pilot Test
Tony Melchiors, Weyerhaeuser Company
- Factors Influencing Site Occupancy of Bats in Managed-Pine Landscapes
Dr. Steven Castleberry, University of Georgia
- Field Assessment of the Potential for Eucalyptus to be Invasive in the US South
Dr. John Stanturf and Dr. Mac Callaham, USDA Forest Service
- A Field Study of
Alternative Approaches to Managing Logging Residues in Southern Pine
Plantations – Study Design and Preliminary Results
Dr. Christopher Moorman, North Carolina State University
- Identification of Seasonal and Isolated Wetlands in Managed Forests
Dr. Robert Baldwin, Clemson University
- The Cerulean
Warbler Conservation Initiative – Key Scientific Findings and Lessons Learned
about the
Roles and Limitations of Science in Biodiversity Conservation
Dr. Ben Wigley, NCASI
TECHNICAL SESSION C – AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
- Review of New and Emerging Federal Air Regulations
Dr. John Pinkerton, NCASI
- Latest Developments with the Pulp & Paper Residual Risk and Technology Review Proposal
Tim Hunt, AF&PA
- Review of EPA’s Health Risk Assessment Supporting the 2011 Pulp and Paper Industry Risk and Technology Review
David Heinold, AECOM Environment
- Pulp and Paper Residual Risk and Technology Review (RTR) – Overview of NCASI Activities
Dr. Vipin Varma, Ann Crapo and Dr. Zach Emerson, NCASI
- EPA/State Panel Discussions on NAAQS Implementation and PSD Issues:
- North Carolina Air Quality Update
Sheila Holman, North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
- EPA/State Panel on NAAQS Implementation and PSD Issues
Jac Capp, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
- National Ambient Air Quality Standards Implementation
Dale Hurst, Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management
- Panel on Modeling/Permitting to Meet NAAQS and PSD Regulations
- Air Permitting Issues and Examples
Colin McCall, All4 Inc.
- Air Quality Modeling for the New NAAQS – Case Study
Deanna Duram, Trinity Consultants
TECHNICAL SESSION E – WOOD PRODUCTS
- Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials: Where does the Wood Products Industry Stand?
Phil Sparks, Sage Environmental Consulting, L.P.
- Measurement, Characterization, and Reporting of Gaseous Organic Compounds
Ric Law, NCASI
- NCASI Wood Products Air Emissions Database and Database Viewer
Rob Crawford, NCASI
- California’s
Proposition 65 Proposal for Methanol: Status and Implications
Dr. Vickie Tatum, NCASI
- Benefits of Plantwide Applicability Limits
Tony Jabon, Trinity Consultants
- Continuous and
Batch Lumber Kilns: Testing Issues and
Approaches, Test Results, Permitting Issues, and the Upcoming Wood Products
MACT
- Continuous and Batch Lumber Kilns: Testing Issues, Testing Approaches, and Test Results
Dr. David Word, NCASI
- Lumber Kiln Permitting Issues and Upcoming Wood Products MACT
Sheryl Watkins and Andrea Missildine, URS Corporation
TECHNICAL SESSION F – BOILER MACT AND INCINERATOR STANDARDS
- The Final Stretch for Boiler MACT, CISWI, and Definition of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials
Tim Hunt, AF&PA
- Issues/Challenges Related to Complying with Boiler MACT and GACT
Standards
- Experience with Two PM CEM Installations on Multi-Fuel Boilers
Stefanie Presley, Georgia-Pacific LLC, and Lee Carlson, NCASI
- Mercury CEM Pilot Study on a
Bark & Coal Fired Power Boiler –
Applicability and Experience
Lee Carlson, NCASI; Marla Weinberg, International Paper; and Jeremy Whorton, ThermoFisher Scientific
- The Total Select Metals Alternative
Dr. David Word, NCASI
- Boiler MACT Energy Assessment Requirements
Steve Jelinek, AECOM
- Oxygen Trim Systems in the Boiler MACT Rule
Dr. Vipin Varma, NCASI
- Control Technologies for Mercury and HCl Emissions from Industrial Boilers
Dr. Arun Someshwar, NCASI
- MWV Cogeneration Facility
Jim Taylor, MWV
- CISWI Rules Monitoring and Testing Requirements
Amy Marshall, URS Corporation
- Achievability of
the Proposed CISWI Standards for HCl, SO2, Cd, Pb, and Hg
Dr. Arun Someshwar, NCASI