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“Anticipating the Unexpected”
August 13-15, 2007
Portland, Oregon
MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2007
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
8:30 – 8:50 a.m.
Welcome/Opening Remarks – Pavilion Ballroom
• Ralph Bohn (UT), Chair, ASTSWMO Solid Waste Training and Technology Transfer Task Force
• Karen Sismour (VA), ASTSWMO Board of Directors, Region 3 Member
• Loretta Pickerell (OR), Solid Waste Manager, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
• Matt Hale, Director, Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
(The speakers did not have electronic presentations.)
8:50 – 10:00 a.m.
Plenary Session: Disaster Waste Disposal Issues – What Have We Learned – Pavilion Ballroom
Moderator: Ralph Bohn
This session will address lessons learned in response to Hurricane Katrina regarding the management of disaster debris, separation of the waste for asbestos, lead-based paint, PCBs, etc., and debris reuse/recycling.
• Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - Emergency Response & Current Recovery Assessment (11MB): Dr. Chuck Brown, Assistant Secretary, Environmental Services, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
• Disaster Debris Management Issues in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (42MB) : Mark Williams, Administrator, Solid Waste Policy, Planning & Grants Branch, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
• Response to Gulf Coast Hurricanes (21MB): Sam Coleman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Dallas, Texas
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
10:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Two Concurrent Sessions
I. Construction and Demolition Recycling (Reuse, Recycling and Deconstruction) – Pavilion Ballroom East
Moderator: Tom Byrne
This session will provide an overview of the emerging trend of developing a program for reducing the amount of construction and demolition waste generated during various construction and demolition activities, and will include a discussion of the recycling and reuse of such materials. The session will also present a discussion of the aspects of deconstruction on a larger scale at governmental facilities.
• C&D Recycling on the Local Level (54MB): Sonya Newenhouse, Ph.D, President, Madison Environmental Group
• The State of C&D – King County, WA (10MB): Kinley Deller, Waste Reduction Specialist, King County (Washington) Green Tools
• Deconstruction, Recycling and Reuse - The Fort Lewis Experience: A case study of the U.S. Army’s program of deconstruction, recycling, and reuse at military installations (7MB): Richard Lampo, Materials Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering and Research Laboratory
II. Electronics Recycling – Pavilion Ballroom West
Moderator: Jay Shepard
EPA’s voluntary certification program and best management practices for electronics recyclers and State electronic product recycling legislation and implementation of State programs will be discussed during this session.
• EPA Voluntary Certification Program and Best Management Practices for Electronics Recyclers: Thea McManus, Associate Director, Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division, EPA Office of Solid Waste
(The speaker did not have an electronic presentation.)
• Implementation of Minnesota’s E-waste Law (692KB): Garth Hickle, Product Stewardship Team Leader, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• Implementation of State laws – lessons learned to date; update on programs, legislation: Jay Shepard, Solid Waste and Financial Assistance Program, Washington State Department of Ecology
(The speaker did not have an electronic presentation.)
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
I. Construction and Demolition Waste Management: Managing C&D Waste in Landfills and How to Avoid the Problems
Pavilion Ballroom East
Moderator: Suzanne Bangert
This session shares the challenges and issues several States have encountered when Construction & Demolition (C&D) material is not
managed properly, and the regulations States have implemented to provide safeguards for human health and the environment related to the disposal or management of C&D material.
• Wisconsin’s Small Construction and Demolition Landfills - Learning from the Past, To Protect the Future (17MB): Brian Kalvelage, Senior Regional Hydrogeologist, Waste & Materials Management Program, West Central Region, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Anticipating the Unexpected – An Ohioan Experience (H2S and Other Issues at C&D Landfills) (11MB) : Dan Harris, Division Chief, Division of Solid and Infectious Waste, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
• Using C&D Fines and Residuals to Close Landfills – Lessons Learned (7MB): James Doucett, Deputy Director, Business Compliance Section, Bureau of Waste Prevention, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
II. MSW Recycling – Pavilion Ballroom West
Moderator: Steve Danahy
This session addresses several issues that affect many local recycling programs and introduces an EPA Tool Kit to help local governments calculate costs and other factors in their local recycling programs and what happens to those costs and factors when certain variables are introduced or changed.
• EPA’s Local Government Recycling Toolkit (5MB): Sara Hartwell, Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Leaping into Single Stream - Omaha’s Experience (4MB): Paul Dunn, City of Omaha, Nebraska
• Rural and Remote Area Recycling – The Challenges of Recycling in Hawaii (82KB): Lane Otsu, Office of Solid Waste Management, Hawaii Department of Health
5:00 p.m.
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2007
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Note: On Tuesday, the Registration area will include a display, with copies available, of various EPA solid waste program publications. Please stop by to check out the publications.
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Two Concurrent Sessions
I. Financial Assurance – Pavilion Ballroom East
Moderator: Joan Litton
This session will discuss techniques available to estimate construction costs for municipal landfills. Examples will be presented using CostPro and RACER software. The session will also describe how Oklahoma's closure costs for financial assurance were adjusted using commonly available cost data.
• Cost Estimating for Landfill Design (3MB): Bob Maxey, P.E., Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Updating Closure Costs in Oklahoma (2MB): Greg Garber, Solid Waste Permitting Supervisor, Land Protection Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
II. Composting – Pavilion Ballroom West
Moderator: Fenton Rood
Composting is becoming an increasingly popular method of managing organic wastes. This session will cover the broad role of state solid waste managers in composting. It ranges from our duties to regulate the
compost operations, to our leadership in promoting composting as an effective recycling/waste reduction technique.
• How Do You Know When They Are Doing It Right? (3MB): Ken Powell, Bureau of Waste Management, Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment
• Composting in Georgia (7MB): Jennifer Kaduck, Chief, Land Protection Branch, Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
Break (to prepare for the next sessions and for attendees to switch session rooms, if desired) – Plaza Foyer
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
The Norman, Oklahoma landfill was a typical pre-subtitle D landfill located in the floodplain of a major river. When it closed, the U.S.
Geological Survey transformed it into a national research site. The goal of the research is to understand the impacts of the old landfill. University of
Oklahoma’s Bill Andrews will review results from several different studies conducted on the site. The topics range from monitoring the impacts to understanding natural attenuation processes.
• The Norman Landfill Research Site (5MB): William Andrews, School of Civil Engineering & Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma
II. Mercury Switches – Pavilion Ballroom West
Moderator: Joan Litton
This session will discuss the history and status updates on the ELVS Program and the National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program. The session will also discuss the lessons learned from implementation of New Jersey's auto-switch collection legislation and results from the first year of implementation.
• End of Life Vehicle Solutions (1MB): Mary Bills, Executive Director, End of Life Vehicle Solutions (ELVS), Farmington Hills, Michigan
• New Jersey’s Auto Switch Collection Program (385KB): Robin Heston, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 – Noon
Two Concurrent Sessions
I. Beneficial Use – Pavilion Ballroom East
Moderator: Richard Tedder
This session will begin with an overview of the activities of ASTSWMO’s Beneficial Use Task Force, including a presentation of findings from their survey of State beneficial use programs. The session will then turn to one State’s experience with the beneficial use of coal ash for mine reclamation, and another State’s experience in developing its beneficial use regulations.
• Updates on Activities in the Beneficial Use Task Force: Richard Tedder, Chair, ASTSWMO Beneficial Use Task Force
- Beneficial Use Task Force Survey Update
- Activities with NEWMOA
- Activities with AASHTO
(The speaker did not have an electronic presentation.)
• An Overview of the Beneficial Use of Coal Ash for Mine Reclamation in Pennsylvania (29MB): Michael J. Menghini, Environmental Group Manager, Bureau of District Mining Operations, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
• DSW Rule Update – Industrial Waste Beneficial Use (213KB): Dan Harris, Division Chief, Division of Solid and Infectious Waste Management, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
II. Emerging Issues and Technologies – Pavilion Ballroom West
Moderator: Mark de Bie
This session will begin with an overview of some of the emerging issues and technologies that are having, or will have, an effect on solid waste handling and regulation. The session will focus on two technologies. Information regarding anaerobic digestion of solid waste resulting from a production sized research project being conducted at the University of California at Davis will be presented. General information regarding Nanotechnology and more specific information regarding the potential
public health and environmental issues associated with the technology will be presented.
• Session Introduction and Overview of Emerging Issues and Technologies (5MB): Fernando Berton, California Integrated Waste Management Board
• Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste(13MB): Josh Rapport, University of California at Davis, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
• Nanotechnology – Solid Waste Implications (1MB): Dr. Gurumurthy Ramachandran, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Noon – 1:45 p.m.
1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Concurrent State/EPA Regional Roundtables – Pavilion Ballroom
States will meet with their respective EPA Regions to discuss issues of interest within their regions. The members of the ASTSWMO Solid Waste Training and Technology Transfer Task Force, and additional ASTSWMO members, will co-chair their respective Regional Roundtables with EPA Regional staff. The agenda for each Roundtable will be provided to attendees at the Roundtable.
(There were no electronic presentations at these Roundtables.)
Region 1 Roundtable: James Doucett (MA) and Susan Studlien, Director, Office of Environmental Stewardship, EPA Region 1
Region 2 Roundtable: Tom Byrne (NJ) and Andrew Bellina, RCRA Senior Policy Advisor, EPA Region 2
Region 3 Roundtable Co-Chairs: Karen Sismour (VA), ASTSWMO Region 3 Board Member, and Wayne Naylor, Deputy Director, Waste and Chemicals Management Division, EPA Region 3
Region 4 Roundtable: Joan Litton (SC) and Jon Johnston, Chief, RCRA Programs & Materials Management Branch, EPA Region 4
Region 5 Roundtable: Suzanne Bangert (WI) and Jerri-Anne Garl, Materials Management Branch, EPA Region 5
Region 6 Roundtable: Fenton Rood (OK), and Willie Kelley, EPA
Region 6.
Region 7 Roundtable: Steve Danahy (NE) and EPA Region 7: David Flora and Lynn Slugantz
Region 8 Roundtable: Ralph Bohn (UT) and EPA Region 8: Ron Lillich and Kendra Morrison
Region 9 Roundtable: Mark de Bie (CA) and EPA Region 9: Shannon Davis, Elise Hunter, Cara Peck
Region 10 Roundtable: Loretta Pickerell (OR) and EPA Region 10: Viccy Salazar and Pat Springer
3:15 – 3:45 p.m.
3:45 – 5:15 p.m.
Plenary Session: State/EPA HQ Roundtable – Pavilion Ballroom
Ralph Bohn, Matt Hale, Director of the Office of Solid Waste, Lillian Bagus, Director, Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division, Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Topics to be discussed:
- Resource Conservation Challenge activities
- the status of the NODA for the coal combustion waste rulemaking
- a recent court decision re: Clean Air Act regulation of certain solid waste combustion units
- those issues from the Regional Roundtables in which the need for an EPA Headquarters perspective has been identified
(There were no electronic presentations at this session.)
5:15 p.m. Adjourn for the Day
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2007
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Plenary Training Session: Risk Communication – Anticipating the Unexpected and Responding Effectively – Pavilion Ballroom
Moderator: Ralph Bohn
Session Leader: Captain Alvin Chun, USPHS (Ret.), Trainer and Consultant on Risk Communication
(former Director of EPA’s National Center for Risk Communication and Public Involvement)
(The speaker did not have an electronic presentation.)
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.
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