2018 Indiana Environmental Conference Materials

October 22-23, 2018

Opening Keynote Presentation

Environmental Risk Management in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Projects
Amy S. Babey, PMP, Chief, Civil Works – Planning, Programs and Project Management Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Louisville District

Concurrent Session One

A. Air Permitting: The Process, Key Rules and Regulations, and Importance of Management Involvement
Tony DeMarco, MBA, Vice President of Consulting Services, BCA Environmental Consultants, LLC

B. Regulatory Enforcement: How to Avoid or Deal With When You Can’t Avoid
Amy Romig, Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP; John Wellspring, Senior Project Manager, EHS Compliance Services, KERAMIDA; and Valerie Tachtiris, Attorney, IDEM

C. Addressing the Impacts of Industrial Stormwater Compliance
Russell Parkman, PE, Senior Manager and Eric Foster, PE, Managing Consultant, Ramboll U.S. Corporation

Concurrent Session Two

D. What You Don’t Know About Indiana’s Air Quality
Keith Baugues, Assistant Commissioner, OAQ, IDEM

E. Annual Security Plan Auditing: Strategies for Success
Andrew Tirmenstein, Senior Project Manager, KERAMIDA

F. Vapor Intrusion: Key Issues for Property Owners and Impacts/Limitations of Current Guidance
Steven Sittler PG, Senior Project Manager, Patriot Engineering and Environmental, Inc.

Concurrent Session Three

G. Successful Stack Testing
Jason Miller, Marketing and Sales Manager and Katie Shonk, Quality Manager, Air Quality Services, LLC, and Kimberly Cottrell PE, QEP, CM, Senior Consultant and Christa Russell, Managing Consultant, Trinity Consultants

H. “Papers, Please”: Responding to Agency Information Requests in the Digital Age
Will Gardner, Esq., Attorney, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP; Michael Golando, Regional Environmental Manager, Cargill Texturizing Solutions; and Erik White PE, President, UEG Consulting, LLC

I. NPDES Stormwater Program Updates and Key Compliance Tips
Lori Gates, CPESC, CPSWQ, CPMSM, CESSWI, Senior Project Manager, Christopher B. Burke Engineering and Randy Braun, CPESC, CPMSM, Section Chief, Wetlands and Storm Water Programs, IDEM, Office of Water Quality

Concurrent Session Four

J. Implementing ISO Standards
Kelly Weger, RA, LEED AP, CEA, Sustainability Manager, Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Kristen Belcredi, PE, Senior Vice President, KERAMIDA

K. Federal, State or Local Agencies: Who’s Making the Rules Here?
Cheryl Gonzalez, Of Counsel and Mark Crandley, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, and David Heger, Associate General Counsel, The AES Corporation

L. CERCLA Liability Protection: The Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser (BFPP) Defense as Implemented by IDEM/IFA Comfort Letters and ERCs
Frank Deveau, Partner and Kimberly Lewis, Associate, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP and Kyle Hendrix, Indiana Finance Authority

Concurrent Session Five

M. Emergency Emissions and Spill Reporting: How to Deal When the Unexpected Happens
Amy Romig, Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP; Mack Overton, Vice President, EHS Compliance Services, KERAMIDA; and Valerie Tachtiris, Attorney, IDEM

N. EPA Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEP) Policy 2015: Effectively Utilizing This Policy Under the Current Political Climate
Mike Ogburn, Program Development Manager, August Mack Environmental, Inc.

O. Recent and Upcoming Changes to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Changes to Managing Hazardous Waste at Your Facility
Wendy Krause, CHMM, Director of Technical Services, Cornerstone Environmental Health and Safety

Concurrent Session Six

P. Phase I Environmental Assessments: The Great Consultant v. Legal Debate
Max Kelln, Esq., Environmental Law, Faegre Baker Daniels; Michael Chambers, In-house Counsel, Eli Lilly; and Brian Wilson, August Mack

Q. Business Expansion Models: Redevelopment of Brownfields
Chris Jaros, PE, Vice President, KERAMIDA and Curt DeVoe, Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

R. Is Ozone Transported from Indiana Causing Nonattainment of Ozone Standards in the Northeast as Alleged by the Northeast?
Skipp Kropp, Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Concurrent Session Seven

S. Recycling Coal Ash: Alternative Strategy for Increased Sustainability
Jimmy Knowles, VP Environmental and Government Relations, The SEFA Group

T. Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans: Real-World Examples of Implementation
Lynn Partridge, Business Development Director and Tom Turnpaugh, Indianapolis Branch Manager, Environmental Remediation Services, Inc.

U. The Impact of Environmental Issues on Municipalities
Alex Intermill, Partner, Environmental Law and Government Services Groups; Dan McInerny, Partner, Environmental Law Group; and Brad Sugarman, Partner and Chairman, Environmental Law Group, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP; Dax Norton, Town Manager, Town of Whitestown; and Tim Stottlemyer, MS4 Program Manager, City of Noblesville

Closing Luncheon Keynote Presentation

Climate Change and Indiana: Implications for Hoosiers and the Current Legal Landscape
Jeff Dukes, Director, Purdue Climate Change Research Center, Purdue University; Janet McCabe, Assistant Director for Policy and Implementation, IU Environmental Resilience Institute; and Freedom Smith, Partner and Donald Snemis, Partner, Ice Miller LLP