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