2009 Mid-Year Meeting
Climate Change and Its Impact to Waste Programs
April 15-16, 2009
Columbus, OH

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Click here to view a NEWMOA document, NEWMOA’s Draft Climate-Waste Talking Points, that is timely and relevant to the theme of the ASTSWMO Mid-Year meeting.

 

April 15, 2009

Welcome, Opening Remarks, and ASTSWMO Strategic Plan Update
Moderated by:  Peggy Harris (CA), ASTSWMO President

  • Welcome from ASTSWMO:  Peggy Harris (CA), ASTSWMO President
  • Welcome to Ohio:
    • Michael Savage (OH), ASTSWMO Past President
    • Chris Korleski, Director, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
    • Secretary-Treasurer Report:  Cheryl Coleman (SC), ASTSWMO Secretary-Treasurer

Plenary Session: Eroding Landfills and Climate Change in Alaska
Moderated by:  Cheryl Coleman (SC), ASTSWMO Secretary-Treasurer

Plenary Session:  Federal and State Trends and Perspectives Regarding Climate Change & Sustainability
Moderated by:  Peggy Harris (CA), ASTSWMO President

  • The Role of Land & Materials Management Programs and How We Get There: Brigid Lowery, Acting Director, EPA Center for Program Analysis
  • Climate Change: Federal and State Trends: Leanne Tippett Mosby, Deputy Division Director, Division of Environmental Quality, Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Lunch Presentation

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC BREAKOUT SESSIONS

CERCLA and State Response and Sustainability Joint Session: It Is Easy Being Green! - A Green Remediation Primer
Moderated by:  Heather Nifong (IL), Chair, Greener Cleanups Task Force

Joint Hazardous Waste and Solid Waste Session: Coal Ash
Moderated by: Brian Tormey (IA) Chair, Solid Waste Subcommittee and Stephen A. Cobb (AL), Chair, Hazardous Waste Subcommittee

Federal Facilities Session: Radioactive Contaminants at Federal Facilities
Moderated by:  Jeff Deckler (CO)

Tanks Session: States Only Session
Moderated by: Richard Swanson (GA), Chair, Tanks Subcommittee

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC BREAKOUT SESSIONS

CERCLA and State Response and Sustainability Joint Session: It Is Easy Being Green! - Green Remediation in Practice
Moderated by:   Ken Kloo (NJ), Chair, CERCLA and Brownfields Subcommittee

Hazardous Waste Session: Financial Assurance
Moderated by:   Bob Haggerty (NY), Chair, Program Operations Task Force

This session will explore financial assurance instruments of concern, provide an update from EPA HQ on financial assurance, and feature a case study from California.

Federal Facilities Session: Rising Sea Levels
Moderated by:   Rick Moss (CA), Chair, Base Closure Focus Group

Solid Waste Session: Solid Waste and Climate Change
Moderated by: Brian Tormey (IA), Chair, Solid Waste Subcommittee

This session will explore connections between solid waste and climate change.  EPA will discuss bioreactor landfills, the RD&D permits rule, and methane recovery from landfills. The session will also feature a presentation by California regarding the State’s landfill/climate change work. 

Tanks Session: Economic Stimulus Session
Moderated by: Richard Swanson (GA), Chair, Tanks Subcommittee and Carolyn Hoskinson, Acting Director, EPA OUST

 

 

April 16, 2009

PROGRAM-SPECIFIC ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

Joint Solid Waste and Sustainability Roundtable
Moderated by: Brian Tormey (IA), Chair, Solid Waste Subcommittee; Betsy Smidinger, EPA ORCR; Thea McManus, EPA ORCR; and Janette Peterson, EPA ORCR

Topics:

  • Clean Air Act Sections 112 and 129 and the definition of non-hazardous materials under RCRA
  • Scrap Tires
  • RD&D rule update
  • Industrial materials recycling (e.g., industrial materials compendium, foundry sands assessment update, recently released C&D characterization document, green highways)
  • Electronics (e.g., R2 Best Management Practices for Recyclers, Plug-in to E-cycling)
  • Recycling on-the-go programs
  • Organics focus on food waste
  • Priority chemicals (e.g., National Priority Chemicals Program; school chemical clean out program; mercury export ban and mercury switch program; servicizing opportunities)
  • The stimulus package and the potential for participation
  • An update re: the 2020 Vision Statement
  • Sustainability Product Network
  • EPA tools (e.g., webinars, calculators)

CERCLA and State Response Roundtable
Moderated by: Ken Kloo (NJ), Chair, CERCLA and Brownfields Subcommittee; Jim Woolford, EPA OSRTI; and David Lloyd, EPA OBLR

Topics:

  • Economic Stimulus overview/update for Brownfields
  • Economic Stimulus overview/update for Superfund
  • NPL Update:  Proposals and Final Listings
  • Possible Reinstitution of Superfund Tax
  • 128(a) Brownfields State Support Grant Update
  • Coordination of EPA/State Mapping Efforts
  • OSWER Assistant Administrator Appointment - Anticipated Changes

Hazardous Waste Roundtable
Moderated by: Stephen A. Cobb (AL), Chair, Hazardous Waste Subcommittee; Matt Hale, Director, EPA ORCR; and Ann Pontius, EPA OSRE

Topics:

  • Re-organization of OSW to ORCR and OECA/ORCR staff changes
  • OMB policy changes
  • Budget and effect of Stimulus/focus on core programs
  • Surge of requests from companies regarding green cleanup and environmental benefits
  • RCRAInfo and Change Management
  • Rules update and discussion of what rules/programs the States want EPA to work on
  • Other State Issues

Federal Facilities Roundtable 
Moderated by: Clarence Smith (IL), Chair, Federal Facilities Subcommittee; Gail Ann Cooper, Deputy Director, EPA FFRRO; David Kling, Director, EPA Federal Facilities Enforcement Office; Deborah Morefield and Vic Wieszek, OSD

Topic:  Handout of discussion topics will be distributed to session attendees. 

Tanks Roundtable
Moderated by: Richard Swanson (GA), Chair, Tanks Subcommittee and Carolyn Hoskinson, Acting Director, EPA OUST

Topics:

  • Economic Stimulus
  • FY 09 and Pres FY10 Budget
  • LUST Grant Funding/Grants
  • Federal Regulations Revisions Effort
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Energy Policy Act Requirements
  • Inspection Deadline Update
  • Operator Training
  • State Fund Soundness
  • Action Items from 2009 National Tanks Conference

CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM-SPECIFIC ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

Joint Solid Waste and Sustainability Roundtable
Moderated by:  Brian Tormey (IA), Chair, Solid Waste Subcommittee; Betsy Smidinger, EPA ORCR; Thea McManus, EPA ORCR; and Janette Peterson, EPA ORCR

Topics to be continued from the first Roundtable session.

CERCLA and State Response Roundtable
Moderated by:  Ken Kloo (NJ), Chair, CERCLA and Brownfields Subcommittee; Jim Woolford, Director, EPA OSRTI; and David Lloyd, Director, EPA OBLR

Topics to be continued from the first Roundtable session.

Hazardous Waste Roundtable
Moderated by:  Stephen A. Cobb (AL), Chair, Hazardous Waste Subcommittee; Matt Hale, Director, EPA ORCR; and Ann Pontius, EPA OSRE

Topics:

  • Financial Assurance
  • National Enforcement Strategy for Corrective Action
  • OECA National Priority Selection Process for the 2011-2014 cycle
  • EPA's elimination of the Performance Track Program and how it affects compliance and enforcement
  • Surface Impoundment Initiative and Training
  • SRF National Issues Papers
  • Other State Issues

Federal Facilities Roundtable: DSMOA
Moderated by: Clarence Smith (IL), Chair, Federal Facilities Subcommittee; Dave Kling, Director, EPA FFEO; and Terry Bowers, OSD

Handout of discussion topic will be distributed to session attendees. 

Tanks Roundtable
Moderated by: Richard Swanson (GA), Chair, Tanks Subcommittee and Carolyn Hoskinson, Acting Director, EPA OUST

Topics to be continued from the first Roundtable session.

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