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Environmental Round Table Preliminary  Agenda
June 25-27, 2008 - Charlotte, NC

Day Time Topic
1   8:00 AM - 11:00 AM    

McDowell Nature Center Tour

Hosted by Bob Honig, AMEC Paragon

1 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration
1 12:00 Noon

Welcome to Charlotte Coffee Break!
Sponsored by ENSR

1   1:00 PM - 4:00 PM    

Exhibit Set Up

1 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

General Session
Welcome and Introductions

Tim Powell, Chairman - SGA Environmental Committee

Presentation of SGA Service Awards
Tom Mulkey, SGA President

Presentation of SGA Meritorious Awards
Safety & Health Committee

Presentation of SGA Environmental Excellence Awards
Tim Powell, Chairman - SGA Environmental Committee

Troy Meinke, Vice Chairman - SGA Environmental Committee

Keynote Presentation:

Stories From Space:  Mike Mullane, NASA Astronaut (retired)

1 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Golder & Associates, Inc.
1 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Environmental Excellence Awards Program Case Studies

  • Nicor Gas, "Changing Light Bulbs to Change the Future"     
  • Atlanta Gas Light Company, August MGP Site
  • El Paso Corporation, Greenhouse Gas Program
  • Cheniere Energy, Johnson Bayou Rural Health Clinic

             

1   4:10 PM - 5:00 PM    

EPA STAR Program

Maintenance & Blowdown Best Practices

(Install Excess Flow Valves, Inject Blowdowns into Low Pressure Mains)

1 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Reception in Exhibit Hall

Reception sponsored by Ecology & Environment


2 7:00 AM - 11:45 AM Registration
2 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
2 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Round Table Sessions

AIR: EPA STAR Program

Methane Savings from Compressors

Facilitator:   Victoria Wagner, Cheniere Energy

WASTE MANAGEMENT:  PCB

Facilitator:  Scott Lewis, El Paso Corp.

Panelists:  Ray Sauvage, El Paso Corp.

               

CONSTRUCTION

Impacts of the Rapanos Supreme Court Decision on Pipeline Permitting & Construction

What the pipeline industry needs to lobby for a USACE and USEPA figure out how to consistently implement new guidelines.  When is a Pre-Construction Notification legally required?  How does the submittal of a PCN impact your schedule?

Facilitator:  Tim Powell, Williams Gas Pipeline


2 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Refreshment Break

Sponsored by Burns & McDonnell Engineering

2 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Round Table Sessions

AIR: EPA STAR Program

Pipeline Best Practices

Direct Inspection & Maintenance & Infrared Leak Detection

Facilitator:   Victoria Wagner, Cheniere Energy

WATER/WASTE MANAGEMENT

Operations & Maintenance Waste:  Pigging, Paint Projects & Ground Bed Installation

Facilitator:  Jake Krautsch, Panhandle Energy Co.

               

CONSTRUCTION:  FERC Issues

Facilitator:  Scott Burnsworth, NiSource

Speaker:  Doug Sipe, FERC


 

2 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

2   1:15 AM - 5:00 PM    

Exhibit Tear Down

2 1:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Round Table Sessions

Air:  Engine RICE MACT

Facilitator:  Matt Armstrong, Williams Northwest

NPDES Programs/Offshore

Facilitator: Jake Krautsch, Panhandle Energy Co.

Construction: Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Facilitator:   Scott Burnsworth, NiSource

2 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Refreshment Break
2   3:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Round Table Sessions

Air:  GHG Issues & Legislation

Facilitator:  Laura Guthrie, CenterPoint Energy

Speaker:    Lisa Beal, INGAA

WASTE SOUP

Management Systems for Waste Documentation

Facilitator:   Troy Meinke, Alliance Pipeline

CONSTRUCTION

T&E Species Update

Facilitator:   Stacy Bass, Williams Gas Pipeline
 
2 6:00 PM

Dinner & Entertainment

Sponsored by R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, ENSR and Natural Resource Group

3 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by PBS&J

3 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM  

INGAA Update

Facilitator:  Tim Powell, Williams Gas Pipeline

Speaker:    Lisa Beal, INGAA