The 2023 Schedule is currently in development. Please check back for updates.

Wednesday 23 Aug 2023

DAY 1

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM : Breakout Session 1

1.1 EPA Region 4 Air update and upcoming changes (Legal pespective)

Wed 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Air / Climate

1.2 Municipal Solid Waste Mgmt. Updates

Wed 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Waste

1.3 Nontechnical Risks and Sustainability Considerations with Brownfield Redevelopment

Wed 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Sustainability

1.4 Gopher Tortoises: Rehoming for Renewable Energy

Wed 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Energy / Transportation

1.5 Brunswick and Coastal Brownfields

Wed 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Brownfields / Land Use

1.6 Ethics for Environmental Professionals

Wed 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Natural Resources / Coastal / Wetlands

1.7 The Maui Case and the Clean Water Act

Wed 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Water

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM : Breakout Session 2

2.1 The NRCS Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)

Wed 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
PG/Forestry

2.2 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Implementation Challenge, Lessons Learned and Success Stories

Wed 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Sustainability

2.3 Extended Reality and the Conceptual Site Model: A Look to the Present

Wed 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Remed./ Assessments

2.4 Public Utility Infrastructure- The Environment and Permitting

Wed 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Natural Resources / Coastal / Wetlands

2.5 Brownfield Program Updates / Case Studies

Wed 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Brownfields / Land Use

2.6 Beneficial Reuse of CCRs

Wed 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Waste

2.7 PFAS Regulatory Roadmap Session

Wed 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Emergency Contamination

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM : Breakout Session 3

3.1 Utilizing Horizontal Directionally Drilled Wells for a Variety of Remediation Applications

Wed 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Remed./ Assessments

3.2 Awakening of Fed. Environ. Enforcement Under Biden Administration

Wed 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Natural Resources / Coastal / Wetlands

3.3 World Without Waste: Packaging and Plastic Innovations

Wed 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Sustainability

3.4 How Technology Optimizes Data Management on a Statewide Energy Program

Wed 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Energy / Transportation

3.5 Industrial Stormwater General Permit Update

Wed 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Water

3.6 Brownfields Funding Brainstorm

Wed 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Brownfields / Land Use

3.7 PFAS MDL Update

Wed 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Emergency Contamination

Thursday 24 Aug 2023

DAY 2

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM : Breakout Session 4

4.1 Georgia Soil and Water Commission Programs on Ag BMPs

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Ag / Forestry

4.2 GA EPD Air Protection Update

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Air / Climate

4.3 Water Re-Use Trends (ESG, Net-Zero, Sustainability)

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Water

4.4 Vapor Intrusion Mitigation in New Construction

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Brownfields / Land Use

4.5 Major Industrial Site Development: Real Estate Trends and Wetlands Permitting

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Natural Resources / Coastal / Wetlands

4.6 Economy - Environmental Infrastrucure Billions

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
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4.7 Case Study: Superficial Water Oxidation Destruction of PFAS..

Thu 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Emergency Contamination

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM : Breakout Session 5

5.1 Enhancement and Restoration of Pollinator Habitat, Native Grasslands and for Infrastructure Corridors

Thu 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Natural Resources / Coastal / Wetlands

5.2 Land Protection Branch Update

Thu 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Brownfields / Land Use

5.3 Federal Funding Availibility for Clean Sustainable Transp.Projects

Thu 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Energy / Transportation

5.4 Focusing on the "S" in ESG : Community Engagement Practices to Address Env. Justice Concerns

Thu 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Sustainability

5.5 PFAS Precursor Analysis and Data Interpr.

Thu 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Emergency Contamination

5.6 Water Law Update

Thu 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Water

5.7 Materials Management in Disaster Recovery

Thu 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Waste

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM : Breakout Session 6

6.1 Defensible Methods for PFAS Source ID or a Determination of a Site Specific PFAS Threshold

Thu 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Emergency Contamination

6.2 Advancing Sustainability Through Industrialized Construction Practices

Thu 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Sustainability

6.3 EPS Watershed Protection Branch Updates

Thu 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Water

6.4 Brownfield Rails-to-Trails Drives Economic Development in Gainesville, GA - Planning Bites

Thu 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Brownfields / Land Use

6.5 Up in the Air: Env/Justice's Evolving Role in Permitting

Thu 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Air / Climate

6.6 In-Situ Strategies and Approaches for Increasing the Success Rate for Site Closure: Why Less is More

Thu 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Remed./ Assessments

6.7 Renewable Energy Waste and Recycling

Thu 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Waste

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM : Breakout Session 7

7.1 PFAS Methodologies for Wastewater and Solid Waste Professionals C2C3 or PFAS Testing

Thu 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Emergency Contamination

7.2 Stormwater Management Challenges for Solar Devel. Projects

Thu 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Energy / Transportation

7.3 WOTUS Update

Thu 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Water

7.4 Modeling Climatic Variability to Inform Remed. Approaches and Regulatory Compl.

Thu 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Sustainability

7.5 Brownfrields Redevelopment with Solutions for Complex Hydrogeolic Conditions

Thu 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Brownfields / Land Use

7.6 Solid and Hazardous Waste Update

Thu 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Waste

7.7 Coastal Resiliency and Restoration

Thu 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Natural Resources / Coastal / Wetlands

Friday 25 Aug 2023

DAY 3

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM : Breakout Session 8

8.1 Applications, Production and Use of Bio and Renewable Fuels

Fri 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Energy / Transportation

8.2 Educating a Diverse Environmental and Sustainability Workforce

Fri 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Sustainability

8.3 Properly Handling Your Problem Child: The Multifaceted Approach to Tackling Large Site Cleanup

Fri 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Remed./ Assessments

8.4 ESG in Solid Waste Mgmt.

Fri 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Waste

8.5 US Army Corps Update

Fri 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Natural Resources / Coastal / Wetlands

8.6 Searching for Clean Air- Part 2

Fri 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Air / Climate

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM : Breakout Session 9

9.1 Marta?

Fri 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Energy / Transportation

9.2 Plastic Recycling in the Circular Economy

Fri 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Waste

9.3 Water Funding

Fri 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Water