2013 Southern Regional Meeting

Proceedings

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General Session | Water Session | Environmental Session Part 1 | Wood Products Session | Air Session | Environmental Session Part 2 |Boiler MACT Session 

Utilizing Advanced Analytical Techniques to Troubleshoot Biological
Wastewater Problems Workshop

• Beyond Growth Pressures
  Mike Foster, Environmental Business Specialists, LLC; and Dr. Cliff Lange, Auburn University 
   
• Bioaccumulation of Compounds in Pulp and Paper Biomass
  Mike Foster, Environmental Business Specialists, LLC; and Dr. Cliff Lange, Auburn University 
   
• Bioaccumulation of Compounds in Pulp and Paper Biomass continued
  Mike Foster, Environmental Business Specialists, LLC; and Dr. Cliff Lange, Auburn University 
   

General Session

• Welcome and Introduction
  
  Jeremy Pearson, International Paper 
   
• Environmental Issues and Challenges – Developments in Tennessee
  Robert Martineau, Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation 
   
• Forest Service Research in Service to You
  
  Dr. Rob Doudrick, U.S. Forest Service 
   
• AF&PA Sustainability Initiative: Better Practices, Better Planet 2020
  Jerry Schwartz, American Forest and Paper Association 
   
• Zero Waste-to-Landfill – Is It For You?
  Mark McNally, Honda Manufacturing of Alabama 
   
• Climate Change Science Update
  Dr. Craig Loehle, NCASI 
   
• Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Issues of Regional Interest
  Reid Miner, NCASI 
   
• NCASI Caribou Nutrition Research Program
  Kirsten Vice, NCASI 
   

Technical Session A – Water Quality Protection

• Regulatory Developments of Interest to the Forest Products Industry
  Paul Wiegand, NCASI 
   
• Applying Water Stewardship Initiatives in the Great Lakes Basin
  Dale Phenicie, Environmental Affairs Consulting 
   
• Recovery of Black Liquor Soap Skimmings in Kraft Pulp Mills
  Joseph Bohannon, MWV 
   
• Experiments to Determine Effects of Low Phosphorus Supplementation on
  Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewaters
  Jim Palumbo, NCASI 
   
• Assessing the Effect of Retention Time Loss on ASBs
  Robert Sackellares, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Jim Palumbo, NCASI 
   
• Examining the Impact of Liquor Loss on Effluent Toxicity
  Camille Flinders, NCASI  
   
• Considerations in Setting Numeric Nutrient Criteria: Is the Patient Sick or Well?
  Doug McLaughlin, NCASI 
   
• Impact of Fish Consumption Rate on Water Quality Criteria – Recent Developments
  Dr. Vickie Tatum, NCASI 
   

Technical Session B – Environmental Issues Surrounding the use of Forests for Products and Energy

• The Tennessee Forest Sector: Status, Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
  
  Steve Owen, Resolute Forest Products 
   
• Periphyton and Macroinvertebrate Responses to Ranges of Suspended and Bedded
  Fine Sediment
  Dr. Bob Danehy, NCASI 
   
• Water Quality Effects of Herbicide Applications at the Alto Experimental Watersheds
  in East Texas
  Dr. Matthew McBroom, Stephen F. Austin State University  
   
• Road and Skid Trail BMP Effectiveness Research at Virginia Tech
  Dr. Chad Bolding, Virginia Tech 
   
• Application of Water Quality Criteria to Forestry: Challenges and Considerations
  Dr. Craig Loehle, NCASI 
   
• Experiences with and Perspectives on the Shifting Regulatory Treatment of Forestry as a Point vs. Non-Point Source – Panel Discussion
  
  Rob Olszewski, Plum Creek; Bob Ken Arney, U.S. Forest Service  
   
• Forestry – Non-Point or Point Source – The Slippery Slope
  Bob Emory, Weyerhaeuser Company 
   
• NPDES Status-State Forestry Agency Perspective
  John Colberg, Georgia Forestry Commission 
   

Technical Session C – Wood Products

• Overview of the Current NCASI Wood Products Program
  Rob Crawford, NCASI 
   
• Current Issues and Methodologies for Determination of HAP Emissions from Wood Products Sources
  Derek Sain, NCASI 
   
• Boiler MACT Implementation – Panel Discussion
  
  Denise Wlodyka, Masonite International Corporation; Phil Ferguson, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation; Rich Weber, Flakeboard America; Lawrence Otwell, Georgia-Pacific LLC; and Dr. David Word, NCASI  
   
• Data Gathering to Assess CO Compliance Needs and Sample CO Emission Profiles at Wood
  Products Facility Boilers
  Dr. Arun Someshwar, NCASI, and Wayne Roberts, Weston Solutions, Inc.  
   
• Developing Condensate Disposal Options for Continuous Lumber Drying Kilns
  Forrest Denney, Georgia-Pacific Corporation 
   
• VOC Testing of Direct-Fired Continuous Lumber Drying Kilns
  Jeff Babb, Georgia Environmental Protection Division 
   
• PM_2.5 Measurement and Modeling Challenges
  Lawrence Otwell, Georgia-Pacific LLC  
   

Technical Session D – Air Quality Improvement

• Air Quality Regulatory Developments and Other Issues of Regional Interest
  Dr. Vipin Varma, NCASI 
   
• Modeling Challenges to Demonstrate Compliance with the New Ambient Air Quality Standards
  Ryan Gesser, Environmental Resources Management 
   
• Recent Data on PM 2.5 Emissions from Kraft Mill Sources
  Lee Carlson, NCASI 
   
• Do We Really Know What the Source PM 2.5 Emissions Are?
  Ashok Jain, NCASI 
   
• Operating Strategies in the Absence of SSM Exemptions
  Dan Curry, TRC Environmental Corporation 
   
• Major Source Permitting Experiences – Panel Discussion
  
  Randy Taylor, URS Corporation 
   
• PM_2.5 Modeling for PSD
  Colin McCall, All4 Inc. 
   
• NO₂ Dispersion Modeling Examples and Findings – Lessons Learned
  Justin Fickas, Trinity Consultants 
   
• Boiler MACT and Strategic Air Permitting
  Mark Wenclawiak, All4 Inc.  
   

Technical Session E – Environmental Issues Surrounding the use of Forests for Products and Energy

• Herpetofaunal Use of Ephemeral Aquatic Habitats in Managed Forest
  
  Dr. Jessica Homyack, Weyerhaeuser Company 
   
• Bird Response to Green Tree Retention in Loblolly Pine Forests
  
  Dr. Steve Demarais, Mississippi State University  
   
• A Survey of Industry Forest Herbicide Use and Application Patterns
  Dr. Vickie Tatum, NCASI 
   
• Estimation of Forest Conversion Rates from FIA and Remote Sensing Data
  Dr. Paul Van Deusen, NCASI 
   
• Factors Affecting Fuel Consumption and Harvesting Cost
  Dr. Tom Gallagher, Auburn University  
   
• Optimizing Roundwood Wet Storage: Reducing Water Application while Maintaining
  Fiber Quality and Yield
  
  Dr. Erik Schilling, NCASI 
   

Technical Session F – Workshop on Implementation of Boiler MACT and CISWI Standards

• The Self-Determination of NHSMs as Non-Wastes
  Dr. Vipin Varma, NCASI 
   
• Control Technologies for MACT Compliance
  Dr. Arun Someshwar, NCASI 
   
• Considerations beyond MACT Compliance
  Amy Marshall, URS Corporation  
   
• NCASI Calculation Tool for Boiler MACT Output-Based Emission Limits
  Ashok Jain, NCASI 
   
• Designing Initial Performance Test (IPT) for Multi-fuel Boilers – Panel Discussion
  Mike Curtis, Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Jim Taylor, MWV; Ginny Holton, Packaging Corporation of America; and Corey Brandt, RockTenn