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1 SIXTH ANNUAL . In partnership with We are grateful for the input and participation of th Lobby Bar, 200 West 12 Street, Kansas City, MO A come-and-go gathering of colleagues, speakers, sponsors and friends. Cash bar. Pick up your name badge & conference packet and mingle! Monday, April 22. 4:00 pm Meet and greet, appetizers and cash bar, and pick up registration packets 7:00 pm End of Meet-up th 301 West 13 Street, Kansas City, Missouri Tuesday, April 23. 7:15 am Registration and Check-In coffee and pastry BREAKOUT SESSION (Three Tracks). 8:00 am Track One Track Two Track Three Track Four Technical Training Contaminated EHS Management Environmental Issues hosted by Air & Waste Property: Latest Tips KEVIN PERRY, Facing Municipalities Management Midwest Trends ERIN BROOKS, REGFORM (Moderator) DAVID SHORR, Lathrop Section KELLI Bryan Cave Leighton Gage LLP (Moderator). CALHOON, Blackstone Paisner LLP (Moderator) 8:00 am Great EHS Ideas Environmental and Things to Avoid 8:00 am Emerging Issues (Moderator) 8:00 am Vapor Intrusion SAMANTHA ANDERSON, with Experts (VI) Regulations & the The Doe Run Co.

2 This panel will explore 8:00 am Air Dispersion Impact on Remediation KIMBERLY BAUMAN, emerging water quality Modeling Basics for EHS & Property Mississippi Lime Co. issues, air quality, Managers Redevelopment PAUL LING, Evergy affordable infrastructure, KRISTEN CHRISLIP, We will explain how VI is INGRID GRONSTAL and more. Trinity Consultants regulated by US EPA, and ANDERSON, University ADAM SCHNEIDERS, the current status of of Iowa Iowa DNR. 8:30 am Best regulation in MO, KS, & BAYLEE CUNNINGHAM, Management Practices IA, including a summary 8:45 am Legal Concerns City of Wichita to Improve Model of sampling and analysis for Non-Lawyers LACEY HIRSCHVOGEL, Predictions techniques, a discussion This session is for EHS MO Public Utility Alliance JOSEPH STOLLE, of mitigation strategies, and operations personnel ANDREA COLLIER, Barr GeoEngineers and a look at case studies. to understand what legal DAVID SHORR, Lathrop MARY JUAN, privileges are, how they Gage 9:00 am Fugitive Dust Environmental are used, misused or BRANDY OLSON, Emissions, Permitting, Operations, Inc.

3 Abused, and other pitfalls Muscatine Power & Water and Modeling at Bluff JENNIFER MARTIN, in everyday Road Landfill: A HeplerBroom communications. The 9:00 am Have Solid Facility's Perspective session may also be useful Waste Markets Gone into a Modeled PSD 8:40 am Phase I ESA: to instruct employees Awry in Region 7? Increment Violation Legal v. Consultant about the proper use of LISA MCDANIEL, Mid- TIA JETER, SCS Engineers Viewpoints privileges and maximizing America Regional Council Exploring the the benefits while (MARC). Environmental Due minimizing therisks of Diligence process, internal and external including Phase I ESAs, communications before, through the lenses of two during and after professions. This session investigations. will discuss the role of DALE GUARIGLIA, Bryan environmental due Cave diligence in the transition BRANDON. process and how to use NEUSCHAFER, Bryan the information you gain Cave to successfully negotiate the deal and ownership period.

4 MIKE BUTLER, TRC. MATTHEW COHN, Greensfelder Hemker Gale PC. 9:10 am A Focus on TPH Latest Trends &. Impact on Remediation DIANA MARQUEZ, Burns & McDonnell 9:30 am Networking Break Sponsored by HeplerBroom LLC. PLENARY SESSION. 9:50 am Welcome to Day One ROGER WALKER, JD, LLM, Planning Chair, MECC; Executive Director, REGFORM. 10:10 am Keynote Address: Washington, DC: 68 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality TRACY MEHAN, Executive Director Government Affairs, American Water Works Association (AWWA). Introduction: GARY PENDERGRASS, GeoEngineers, Inc. Introduce Plenary Sessions ERIC STAFFORD, VP, Kansas Chamber of Commerce 10:40 am WOTUS Reprise and Latest Developments text AIMEE DAVENPORT, Stinson Leonard Street 10:55 am Tanks Trends New UST rules are in effect. A quick primer on the new requirements. MATT SHANAHAN, Burns & McDonnell 11:10 am Water Policy Panel This session will address Federal and State policy updates, infrastructure needs, emerging contaminants, old contaminants, and more.

5 TRACY MEHAN, Executive Director Government Affairs, American Water Works Association (AWWA). JEFF ROBICHAUD, Director, Water, Wetlands & Pesticides, US EPA Region 7. ADAM SCHNEIDERS, Water Bureau, Iowa DNR (Invited). ROB MORRISON, Barr CHRIS WIEBERG, Director, Water Protection Program, MDNR. AIMEE DAVENPORT, Partner, Stinson Leonard Street (Moderator). Track One Track Two State Breakouts Track Three State Breakouts 12:00 pm Lunch Iowa DNR Panel KDHE Panel ED TORMEY, Iowa DNR RICK BRUNETTI, KDHE. ADAM SCHNEIDERS, Iowa DNR LEO HENNING, KDHE. SARAH PIZIALI, Iowa DNR JAIME GAGGERO, KDHE. TYLER MARSHALL, Stanley JULIE COLEMAN, KDHE. Consultants (Moderator) GARY MASON, iSi Environmental (Moderator). Track One State Breakouts Track Two State Breakouts Track Three 12:45 pm Missouri DNR Panel Nebraska DNR Panel Lunch ED GALBRAITH, DEQ Director, We will discuss hot topics, including MDNR a proposed merger with the Energy KYRA MOORE, DEQ Deputy Office, dynamic Grow Nebraska, Director, MDNR permit streamlining and Lean/6.

6 GRANT HARSE, Lathrop Gage Sigma, and the VW mitigation plan. (Moderator) KARA VALENTINE, NDEQ. TODD ELLIS, NDEQ. BELINDA FOWLER, NDEQ. JOE FRANCIS, NDEQ. SHAWN ZABLOCKI, Z2 Safety (Moderator). BREAKOUT SESSION (Four Tracks). 1:30 pm Track One Track Two Track Three Part A Track Four Higher Education MIKE EHS Management NATHAN HIGGERSON, EMS Success Stories RUSSELL, University of JEFF DEXTER, iSi Geosyntec (Moderator) JOE TELL, Tellevate Kansas (Moderator) Environmental (Moderator). 1:30 pm Making (Moderator). Informed Decisions 1:30 pm PCBs in Building 1:30 am Corporate Audit About PFAS. Materials Ignorance 1:30 pm Lessons Learned RAY WUOLO, Barr Policies: How to Was Once Bliss from the CFATS Maximize Value JOEL WEBB, University of Trenches--Applicability, This presentation Nebraska Compliance, Reporting, Track Three Part B provides a case study of and Enforcement Safety and OSHA how Gavilon has 1:50 pm Identifying We will explore successfully implemented Environmental Risks & applicability of CFATS 2:15 pm OSHA Current an environmental audit Managing Outcomes: A regulations and Climate and Key issues program throughout its University Case Study compliance to industrial in 2019 and Beyond organization.

7 We will How a university and commercial facilities, Our speakers will discuss challenges and overcame the challenge with real world examples summarize OSHA's lessons learned as the of minimal resources to from our experiences with recent actions and organization moved to a identify risks; how they some of the most posture, highlighting their formal, risk-based, on-site faced these challenges common and some own recent experiences. audit program, head-on by hiring unusual Chemicals of They will also share tips highlighting proven externally. We will discuss Interest used. We'll look and insights when dealing auditing best practices weighing the costs of at how applicability with OSHA at the and providing strategies noncompliance, the thresholds are inspection, informal to maximize value. decision process to hire a determined, how to conference, and contest BRIAN WANZENRIED, consultant for help, more. manage inventory so you phases. Gavilon AUTUMN GENTRY, SE can avoid being in , and JULIE O'KEEFE, ROBIN FRIED, Tellevate MO State University helpful tips for preparing Armstrong Teasdale LLP.

8 MELISSA ELLIS, Tellevate the screens, assessment TODD SIELEMAN, Todd 2:15 pm Achieving MS4. & plans. We will also Safety Environmental 2:15 pm Panel of Higher Compliance with an discuss future impacts of Education EHS Experts Internal Compliance security on industrial A candid discussion of key Audit Program facilities. issues impacting How a local MS4. MELISSA HART, TRC. institutions of higher mitigated potential education, including the 2:15 pm The Five Million permit pitfalls by new Pharmacy Rule, Dollar Comma Mistake implementing an internal universal waste, mold JENNIFER VAN audit program. The hysteria, PCBs, Subpart THOMME, GHD struggles of providing K and the definition of BAERBEL SCHILLER, open communication lab, CFATS, lab safety Spencer Fane LLP between divisions and culture, decommissioning LAURA MCCARTHY, Departments in a labs, water quality and Global Prairie Governmental agency supply, and HWGIR. and ultimately improving TODD HOUTS, University the management of of Missouri environmental programs JOEL WEBB, University of within the Department.

9 Nebraska SHANNON IDEUS, City of A. DAVID INYANG, Iowa Lincoln Transportation State University and Utilities MIKE RUSSELL, University of Kansas 3:00 pm Networking Break 3:25 pm Welcome to Plenary Sessions BRIAN WANZENRIED, The Gavilon Group 3:30 pm Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science: Pros and Cons of the New EPA Data Science Rule We will address the US EPA's plan to place restrictions on research it will consider in developing regulations. Arguments on both sides of the debate will be outlined. DAVID ERICKSON, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, 4:00 pm The Year in Review and What's on the Horizon A quick and lively exchange on the top issues of 2018 and crystal ball gazing on the remainder of 2019. DAVID COZAD, Regional Counsel, US EPA Region 7. DAVID SHORR, Partner, Lathrop Gage JIM MACY, Director, Nebraska DEQ. ED GALBRAITH, DEQ Director, MDNR. ED TORMEY, Iowa DNR. MIKE RUSSELL, Director, EH&S, University of Kansas ROGER WALKER, MECC Chair, Executive Director, REGFORM (Moderator).

10 Pollution Prevention Award Presentation 4:45 pm JIM GULLIFORD, Regional Administrator, US EPA Region 7. 5:00 pm Networking Reception Hosted by Silver Sponsors (Open to all attendees). 6:30 pm End of Day 1. Wednesday, April 24. 7:15 am Breakfast Buffet 8:00 am Track One Track Two Track Three Technical Training Hosted by Key Trends & Important Emerging Contaminants and Air & Waste Management Updates in Air Permitting RICK Sustainable Remediation JIM. BRIAN HANKS, Foth Infrastructure CAMPBELL, Barr (Moderator) PRICE, Spencer Fane LLC. and Environment (Moderator) (Moderator). 8:00 pm What's New in NSR/PSD. 8:00 am Mobile Technology to Permitting for 2019? 8:00 pm Emerging Contaminants: Streamline Compliance KASI DUBBS, Trinity Consultants What's Up and What's Coming BILL CARRIG, Stanley Consultants, As new contaminants of concern are Inc. 8:40 pm Common Mistakes and identified ( , PFAS & 1,4-dioxane). TRENTON HUMPHREY, Stanley Misunderstandings in Air and familiar ones are re-evaluated Consultants, Inc.