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2006 Cooperating Organizations
California Cast Metals Association
Virginia DEQ
American Coal Ash Association
FHWA
FIRST
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement
National Slag Association
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| 2006 AGENDA |
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| Day 1: November 29th, 2006 |
| 10:00 - 12:15 |
Registration/Exhibit Area Open
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| 8:30 - 11:30 |
Regulators Pre-Summit Meeting
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| 12:00 |
Opening Remarks
Wayne Nastri, (EPA Region 9 Administrator)
| | The state of beneficial use in the West |
| | C2P2 Award Recognition Ceremony: Region 9 C2P2 award winners the LA Community Colleges District, Caltrans, and Stockton CoGen will be formally recognized for their achievements in the reuse of coal combustion products. |
Hal Kassoff, Vice President of Parsons and Brinckerhoff
| | Linking industrial byproduct reuse in highways to a holistic vision of sustainability |
Judith Friedman, CIWMB Branch Chief
| | Organic byproduct reuse and California's Climate Action Initiative |
Moderator: Jeff Scott, EPA Region 9 Waste Mangement Division Director
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| 1:00 |
Plenary 1: Communication and Partnerships:
Learn strategies for forming partnerships between different sectors and overcoming communication barriers.
Lillian Bagus, EPA OSW to speak about EPA's Resource Conservation Challenge program and voluntary partnerships.
Andy Mangan, U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development to speak about the concept of byproduct synergy and give examples of successful initiatives from around the world.
Dr. Anu Ramaswami, University of Colorado, Denver to present on the Urban Sustainability and Infrastructure Project.
Moderator: Dave Goss, American Coal Ash Association
to give a brief presentation on the Industrial Resources Council.
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| 2:30 |
BREAK
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| 3:00 |
Plenary 2: Environmental Health and Safety: Risk Assessment Models
Find out about tools and methods to assess environmental and health risks in reuse applications of industrial byproducts.
Dr. David Kosson, Vanderbilt University An Integrated Framework for Assessing Constituent Leaching as Part of Beneficial Use Risk Evaluations
Dr. Kevin Gardner, University of New Hampshire to present on USEPA's use of the IWEM model in beneficial use applications.
Dr. Zubair Saleem, EPA EMRAD to present enhancements to the IWEM model.
Dr. Craig Benson, University of Wisconsin to present on the risk assessment model WiscLEACH.
Moderator: John Sager, EPA OSW
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| 4:30 |
Breakout sessions:
A. Specifications and Case Studies I
Come hear about successful large-scale reuse case studies of inorganic industrial byproducts.
Bharat Patel, DMJM, Inc Specifications and large-volume reuse in the LA Community Colleges District renovations.
Tom Pyle , Caltrans "How Caltrans uses Fly ash to extend, even double, the life of Concrete"
Rick Givan, Recycled Materials Company the C&D recycling project at the El Toro Marine Base and Stapleton Airport.
Moderator: John Ward, Headwaters, Inc.
B. Environmental Health and Safety 1
Focus on issues relating to environmental health and safety risks of common applications of foundry sands and coal combustion products.
Dr. Susan Thorneloe, EPA ORD Implications of Clean Air Act Regulations and Understanding Life-Cycle Environmental Tradeoffs for the Utilization of Fly Ash and FGD Gypsum
Dr. Rob Dungan, USDA Foundry Sands in horticultural applications: risk assessment and research.
Steve Beaulieu, RTI International
Moderator: Susan Mooney, EPA Region 5
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| 6:00 |
Welcome/Networking Reception
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| Day 2: November 30th, 2006 |
| 7:00 |
Continental Breakfast; Registration/Exhibit Area Open
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| 8:00 |
Plenary 1: State Programs:
Come learn about innovative and exemplary state programs in beneficial use determination, and ways to replicate these programs in other states.
Michael Lindner, Texas CEQ to speak about the efficacy of the classification system for byproduct reuse in Texas' legislation
Bizhan Sheikholeslami, Wisc DNR Wisconsin's beneficial use determination system- categorical exemptions.
Bill Orr, CIWMB to speak about procurement issues of industrial byproducts.
Moderator: Jeff Kohn, EPA OPEI with brief introduction to toolkit for state foundry sand users.
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| 9:30 |
Plenary 2: AG/Horticultural End Uses
An opportunity to learn about exemplary uses of industrial byproducts as agricultural applications or as soil amendments.
Joe Laubenstein, Synagro Pulp and paper reuse in agricultural and dairy manufacturing applications.
George Offen , EPRI FGD Byproduct applications in soils.
Dr. Terry Logan , Logan Environmental to speak about his soil blending model developed at Ohio State University.
Moderator: Becky Dietrich, VA DEQ
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| 10:45 |
BREAK
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| 11:15 |
Breakouts
A. Specifications and Case Studies 2
Come hear about successful large-scale reuse case studies of organic industrial byproducts.
Michael Drury, Ecology Action The waste-to-fuel biodiesel initiative in Santa Cruz, CA.
Ruth MacDougall, Sacramento Municipal Utility District to present initiatives in energy conversion where food and green waste are converted to electricity.
Denny Hoeh, Stanislaus County Dept of Environmental Resources to speak about projects in reusing food processing byproducts.
Moderator: Elise Hunter, EPA R9
B. Environmental Health and Safety 2
Learn about the innovative use of industrial byproducts to treat or remediate contamination.
Dr. Elizabeth Dayton, Ohio State University to present on remediating contaminated soil or controlling nonpoint source pollution with industrial byproducts.
Dr. Jenna Jambeck, University of New Hampshire to speak on the use of industrial materials to attenuate hydrogen sulfide in beneficial use of C&D.
Moderator: Jason Harrington, FHWA
C. Byproduct Synergy
Byproduct synergy creates unique partnerships between industry sectors to promote sustainable practices and divert waste streams. Come hear about byproduct synergy from those who are doing it.
Otavio Silva, Bridging the Gap to present on the established byproduct synergy project in Kansas City
Rick Robson, Hallmark Cards, Inc to speak about Hallmark's role in the Kansas City Byproduct Synergy project
Ken Zarker, Washington Dept of Ecology to speak about the fledgling Northwest byproduct synergy project
Moderator: Andy Mangan, U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development
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| 12:15 |
LUNCH
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| 1:30 |
Plenary 3: Economic/Market Issues
Learn about effective strategies to create markets for industrial byproduct reuse, and to overcome economic barriers.
Amy Blankenbiller, American Foundry Society to speak on new AFS best management practices and a nationwide foundry database as tools to overcome economic barriers to reuse.
Dr. Arpad Horvath, UC Berkeley to speak on industrial ecology and economic issues.
David Jaber, Natural Logic to speak on promoting zero waste strategies in industry sectors.
Moderator: Elizabeth Olenbush, FIRST
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| 3:00 |
Strategic Discussion and Feedback
Please join us for a facilitated discussion and opportunity to share your thoughts and conclusions on the Summit and beneficial use strategies.
Facilitator: Debbie Raphael, San Francisco Department of the Environment
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| 3:45 |
BREAK
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| 4:15 |
The Challenge Ahead
Kate Krebs, National Recycling Coalition
Matt Hale, EPA OSW
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| 5:00 |
ADJOURN
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