2019 Government & Regulatory Affairs

2019 Government & Regulatory Affairs Workshop

March 7, 2019

Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
100 Green Meadows Drive South
Lewis Center, OH 43035


Presentations

Joint Session
7:30-7:50Registration
7:50-8:00Welcome & Introductions
8:00-8:45Ohio EPA Director Update

Laurie Stevenson, Director, Ohio EPA  
8:45-9:00Break
8:45-9:30Water Sector Update from Washington

Tommy Holmes, Legislative Director AWWA
9:45-10:00Break
10:00-10:45Introduction to the Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center, the EPA Region 5 EFC

John Sullivan, The Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center (GLEIC) at Michigan Tech
10:45-11:30Claudio Ternieden, Sr. Director, Government Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, WEF
11:30-12:45Lunch
 Wastewater SessionWater Session
12:45-1:30USEPA Peak Flows Management Rule - What's on the Table this Time?

Jim Fitzpatrick, Principal Process Engineer, Black & Veatch		Ohio EPA DDAGW Chief Update

Amy Klei, DDAGW Chief, Ohio EPA
1:30-2:15Ohio EPA DSW Chief Update

Tiffani Kavalec, DSW Chief, Ohio EPA		Dollars & Sense: Compounding Source Water Improvements

Todd Danielson, Chief Utilities Executive, Avon Lake Regional Water; Tommy Holmes, Legislative Director, American Water Works Association; Nicole Zacharda, Program Manager, Great Lakes Commission; Kirk Merritt, Executive Director, Ohio Soybean Association and Ohio Soybean Council
2:15-2:30BREAK
2:30-3:15Developing Organizational Capacity so Your Utility Can “S.C.I.P”

Rich McGillis, Senior Manager, Raftelis		Developing and Implementing Effective Long-Term Emerging Contaminant Management Strategies

Gwendolyn Kubacki, Arcadis
3:15-4:00Utility Rate Affordability

Jeff Rowe, Partner, Umbaugh 		Regionalization Challenges with Ohio EPA Lead Regulations

Jeff Kauffman, Compliance Manager, Del-Co Water Company, Inc.
4:00Adjourn