2023 Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference
April 26-27, 2023
April 26
9:15 a.m. Environmental Management Fundamentals: Getting Started and Staying on Track
Kayla Gibbons, Senior Project Engineer, KERAMIDA, Inc. and Monica Klaas, EH&S Compliance Manager, Ecobat Resources
10:00 a.m. Water Permitting 101
Kristen Belcredi, P.E., Senior Vice President, Engineering Services, KERAMIDA, Inc. and Richard Hamblin, Section Chief, Industrial NPDES Permits Section, Office of Water Quality, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
11:00 a.m. Compliance With Rules 5 and 6: An Overview of Indiana’s Industrial Stormwater Rule
Kristen Belcredi, P.E., Senior Vice President, Engineering Services, KERAMIDA, Inc. and Randy Braun, CPESC, CPMSM, Section Chief, Stormwater Programs, Office of Water Quality, IDEM
12:10 p.m. IDEM Update
Commissioner Brian Rockensuess, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
12:45 p.m. Preparing for and Dealing With an Emergency Release: Self-Disclosure Reporting
Jim Alvarez, Vice President Operations, KERAMIDA, Inc. and Max Kelln, Esq., Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
1:30 p.m. The Permit Notice of Violation Letter Arrives: Now What?
Amy Romig, Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun and John Wellspring, Senior Project Manager, KERAMIDA Inc.
2:30 p.m. Annual EPCRA Reporting Overview
Ellie Agioutanti, M.S., Project Engineer and Jim Alvarez, Vice President Operations, KERAMIDA Inc.
3:45 p.m. Sustainability Reporting and Customer Requests
Amber Greaney, MPA, LEED GA, Sustainability Analyst, KERAMIDA Inc.
April 27
9:00 a.m. Air Permitting 101
Genny Willman, Senior Project Manager, Compliance Engineering Services, KERAMIDA Inc.
9:45 a.m. Estimating Emissions for Permits, Reports and Stakeholder Requests
Wesley Fleming, P.E., Vice President, Compliance Engineering Services, KERAMIDA Inc.
10:45 a.m. Air Permitting: Lessons Learned, Best Practices and Avoiding Pitfalls in Permit Renewals and Modifications
Kathy Moore, Vice President, Air Services, KERAMIDA Inc. and Jaime Saylor, Attorney, Hatchett and Hauck
11:30 a.m. Sustainability GHG Reporting and Advantages of Various Sustainability Reporting Platforms
Amber Greaney, MPA, LEED GA, Sustainability Analyst, and Maddy Williams, Project Engineer, KERAMIDA Inc.
1:15 p.m. Waste Permitting 101
Genny Willman, Senior Project Manager, Compliance Engineering Services, KERAMIDA, Inc.
2:15 p.m. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA): Hazardous Waste Generator Compliance and Reporting Update
John Wellspring, Senior Project Manager, KERAMIDA Inc. and Will Gardner, Partner, Taft Law (invited)
3:00 p.m. Permit Violations and Enforcement Overview: The Most Common Permit Violations and How to Avoid Them
Jennifer Kahney Thompson, Partner, Dentons; Valerie Tachtiris, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Legal Counsel and Criminal Investigations, IDEM; and Mack Overton, Senior Vice President, EHS Compliance Services, KERAMIDA, Inc.
