Day 1 (Wednesday May 11, 2005)
|
| Time |
Activity |
| 9:00-11:00 |
Conference Registration
Attendees will receive their registration badges, the latest information
on the conference and field trips, and make a menu selection for the
Friday box lunch. |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Plenary Session
Creating a Healthy Environment: The Impact of the Built Environment
on Public Health
Dr Raymond Neutra, M.D., Dr. P.H., Department of Health Services |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:15-2:15 |
Permits, RFIs and CEQA, Oh My!
Lori Braunesreither, Contra Costa County LEA, will review these
document types, as well as their interrelationships and
interdependence. The decision to prepare or not prepare an RFI
amendment will be discussed. Practical suggestions for reviewing an
RFI and complying with CEQA will be offered. |
| 1:15-2:15 |
Closure and Postclosure Maintenance Plans: What
You Need To Know (or Secrets Revealed)
Mike Wochnick, CIWMB Remediation, Closure and Technical Assistance
Branch, will present a review of closure and postclosure maintenance
plans and general procedures on how to review such plans, including
financial information. |
| 1:15-2:15 |
Quality Inspection Reports: Good for You, Good
for Them, Good For California
Patti Henshaw and Randy Styner, Orange County LEA, will share their
experiences about gaining compliance at Solid Waste facilities
through inspections. This will be an LEA perspective about
conducting inspections, writing inspection reports and developing a
relationship with the operator that promotes compliance. This is a
perfect session for inspectors with less than two years of
experience or for the experienced inspector who wants to compare
notes. Ideas on how to write an inspection report that can serve as
documentation should enforcement actions become necessary will also
be shared. |
| 2:15-2:30 |
Break |
| 2:30-3:30 |
Progress on the Development of a New In-Vessel
MSW Composting Facility in Mariposa County
Brian Hodge, Mariposa County LEA, and Steve Engfer, Mariposa County
Department of Public Works, will highlight Mariposa county’s MSW
composting facility with it’s unique in-vessel system and provide
information on the project’s conception to it’s current state. |
| 2:30-3:30 |
Congratulations! It’s a Burn Dump. What Do You Do
Now?
Tim Patenaude and Dorothy Rice, DTSC, and Tammy Derby, Sacramento
County LEA, will discuss burn dump site investigation and
characterization. The panel will review technical and regulatory
aspects and also discuss the document entitled Protocol for Burn
Dump Site Investigation and Characterization. The panel will also
offer their views on forthcoming developments. |
| 2:30-3:30 |
New LEA Orientation 101
Bill Prinz, City of San Diego LEA, and Robyn Browne, Lake County
LEA, will provide LEA Orientation 101 for new LEA staff. They will
highlight the basic solid waste regulatory structure, how new LEA
staff can operate efficiently within that structure, and what tools
and resources are available. |
| 3:30–3:45 |
Break |
| 3:45-4:45 |
Partnership 2000 Efforts
Members from the CEQA and Gaining Compliance Partnership work groups
will present updates on the current Partnership 2000 efforts. |
| 3:45-4:45 |
There Is Life After Closure: Let’s See How It
Developed
Rebecca Lafreniere, City of San Diego LEA, will discuss the Arizona
Street Landfill, the importance of postclosure land use approvals
and Journey to Atlantis, a Mission Bay Landfill postclosure project.
Christopher Coles, P.E., Principal Construction Manager, Anchor
Engineering, Inc., and Gee Hayre of Kleinfelder, Inc.,will make a
presentation entitled Turning Lead into Gold—A Closure/Postclosure
Success Story at San Mateo Landfill. Greg Schirle, San Mateo LEA,
will offer an LEA’s perspective about postclosure efforts. |
| 3:45-4:45 |
Fundamentals of the Waste Tire Program and More
Marty Scholl, Calaveras County LEA, will present an overview of the
waste tire program and the role of the local tire enforcement
grantees. Maria Adney, Sacramento County LEA, will present
information on tire inspections, with a focus on electronic field
inspections, electronic data transfer, and her experience working
with other agencies. Georgianne Turner, CIWMB Special Waste
Division, will then provide waste tire grant information. |
| 4:45–5:00 |
Break |
| 5:00-6:00 |
Social Hour and Open Forum for LEAs and Board
Members
This is an informal session for all attendees to experience this
year’s conference theme: Outstanding Connections. |
| 6:00-9:00 |
Dinner |
Day 2 (Thursday May 12, 2005)
|
| Time |
Activity |
| 7:00-8:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00-12:00 |
Field Trips
Two field trips will be offered. On each trip, attendees will learn
how Orange County area facilities manage solid waste. Transportation
will be provided. |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00–5:00 |
Tradeshow
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet company representatives which
offer services or equipment used in the solid waste arena and
representatives from governmental agencies at the conference trade
show. |
| 1:00–3:30 |
AB 1497 Regulatory Project & Tips on Public
Hearings
The first part of this session will feature LEAs and an Orange
County
operator sharing their experiences with conducting public hearings
and
tips on how to prepare for public hearings and meetings. Speakers
include David Thompson, Program Supervisor, City of Los Angeles;
Dave Brummond, Supervising Environmental Health Specialist, County
of Santa Barbara; and Linda Hagthrop, Public Information Officer,
Orange County Integrated Waste Management Department. The second
part of this session will be presented by CIWMB staff with a focus
on sharing the latest developments associated with the regulatory
package to address public hearings and significant change as
prescribed by Assembly Bill 1497. The presentation will include a
brief review of the other permitting-related components contained in
the package. |
| 1:00–2:15 |
Nuclear Waste Transport from California to Nevada
Robert Halstead, State of Nevada, will provide a status report on
the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository and discuss hazards
associated with transporting nuclear waste through California to
Nevada. |
| 1:00–2:15 |
Mining Multi-Agency Collaboration at New Idria
Illegal Dumpsite
For 20 years, solid and hazardous wastes were stockpiled at the
abandoned New Idria Quicksilver Mine in San Benito County. Matt
Fore, San Benito County LEA, will highlight the importance of
effective multi-agency collaboration in successful prosecution and
cleanup of illegal dumpsites. |
| 2:15-2:30 |
Break |
| 2:30–3:30 |
Hybrid Facility or Multiple Permits?
Tammy Derby, Sacramento County LEA, will discuss the complexities of
a site in Sacramento that operates numerous activities, subject to
different multiple facility regulations. LEA Advisory 39
will be referenced and information related to the overlapping
application of the C&D regulations and the compost regulations
provided. |
| 2:30–3:30 |
Coordinating with RWQCBs, What You Might Want to
Know
Joe Mello, State Water Resources Control Board, and Bobbie Garcia
CIWMB, will speak about what they have learned in discussions with
LEAs and RWQCBs on the types of coordination currently taking place
between the two regulatory entities, highlighting what works and
could be used by others. An LEA and RWQCB staff will share their
experiences on holding quarterly coordination meetings. |
| 3:30–3:45 |
Break |
| 3:45–4:45 |
Permitting Change: Reacting to Morphing
Facilities and Regulations
There are many reasons why a solid waste facility may not be in
compliance with regulations. In some cases, facilities add new waste
streams or change processes. In others, the regulations under which
a facility was first permitted change and push the facility out of
compliance. For example, chipping and grinding becomes a compost
facility or an exempt recycler becomes a transfer/processor. The LEA
must react to these changes either by addressing each activity
discretely or by incorporating them into a single, comprehensive
permit. This session will examine several case studies to highlight
the pros and cons of each approach and lessons learned by LEAs. |
| 3:45–4:45 |
Emerging Technologies
Russ Miller, EnerTech Environmental, Inc., will discuss a proposed
plant in Rialto, CA which would make fuel pellets from biosolids.
Vince Canino, Adams Street Waste-to-Energy Project, will describe a
proposed project in Anaheim, CA to make electricity from auto
shredder fluff. |
| 3:45–4:45 |
Code 3: Fires in Solid Waste Piles
Dennis Corcoran, CIWMB, and Rodney Slaughter, State Fire Marshal’s
Office, will give a status report on this issue and the spring
public workshop. |
| 5:00 |
Dinner: On Your Own |
Day 3 (Friday May 13, 2005)
|
| Time |
Activity |
| 7:30-9:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00-11:00 |
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
(GIS)
Panelists will present GIS solid waste case studies. Henning
Schreiber, Calaveras County Environmental Health, will profile
various uses including illegal sites, tires, and well
investigations. Wayne Tsuda, City of Los Angeles LEA, will discuss
environmental justice applications. Pam Villa, San Diego County,
will describe integrating GIS with a permit database and
demonstrating GIS capabilities from website maps to developing
public meeting mailing lists. |
| 9:00-11:00 |
Mitigating Landfill Gas Explosion Hazards Through
Continuous Monitoring
This session will provide a history of documented cases of
explosions, fires, and fatalities due to landfill gas migration in
the U.S. and provide useful information on implementing continuous
gas monitoring systems and two California case studies. |
| 9:00-11:00 |
21st Century Approaches to Illegal Dumping
Ken Stuart, Director of Environmental Health, Contra Costa County,
will offer a presentation entitled "Bureaucracy of Illegal Dumping
Programs," followed by Robert Swift, Sonoma County LEA, who will
present a case study on Bisso Illegal Disposal Site. David Altman,
Placer County LEA, will provide guidelines for writing an illegal
dumping ordinance. |
| 11:00–11:30 |
Check Out of Rooms |
| 11:30-12:00 |
General Session
In keeping with tradition, this general session will provide an
overview of our partnership conference, including important
discoveries and insights gained and a timeline for resolving any
identified priority issues. |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Box Lunches
Attendees who need to travel may take the box lunch with them on
their journey; those who have time are invited to stay in the
Kensington Ballroom and have lunch with colleagues. |
