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Welcome to the Rocky Mountain States Section of the Air & Waste Management Association

 

A&WMA Rocky Mountain States Section
2012 Section Conference

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Denver Marriott West, Golden, CO

Register Now! (download registration form – pdf)

Want to be a sponsor? (download sponsorship form – pdf)

Conference Program

 

Time

Event /Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

0700-0800

Registration & Continental Breakfast

Networking Opportunity

 

0800-0810

Welcome & Conference Opening Remarks

Fawn Bergen

Section Chair - Rocky Mountain States Section – A&WMA

0810-0825

Southern Ute Indian Tribe Air Quality Program

Brenda Jarrell

Southern Ute Indian Tribe - Ignacio, CO

0825-0840

PM2.5 Source Testing

Paul Ottenstein

Air Pollution Testing, Inc. - Arvada, CO

0840-0900

Status of International A&WMA

Merlyn Hough

A&WMA International President - Springfield, OR

0900-0930

Keynote Speaker

Jim Martin

Administrator - EPA Region 8 - Denver, CO

0930-0950

Western Regional Air Quality Studies

Tom Moore

Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) - Fort Collins, CO

0950-1020

Break - Snacks & Refreshments

Networking Opportunity

 

1020-1140

Panel Discussion - State Air Quality Representatives

William Allison

Colorado Air Pollution Control Division - Denver, CO

 

Steve Dietrich

Wyoming Air Quality Division - Cheyenne, WY

 

Bryce Bird
(or representative)

Utah Air Quality Bureau - Salt Lake City, UT

 

 

Rita Bates

New Mexico Bureau of Air Quality - Santa Fe, NM

 

 

Terry O'Clair

North Dakota Air Quality Division - Bismark, ND

1140-1250

Buffet Lunch

Networking Opportunity

 

1250-1400

Panel Discussion - NEPA Air Quality MOU Implementation Plan for Oil & Gas Decisions on Federal Lands

Ken Distler

EPA Region 8 - Denver, CO

 

Dave Maxwell

Bureau of Land Management - Denver, CO

 

Catherine Collins

Fish & Wildlife Service - Denver, CO

 

Andrea Stacy

National Park Service - Denver, CO

 

 

Jeff Sorkin

U.S. Forest Service - Denver, CO

 

 

John Jacus

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP - Denver, CO

1400-1420

Nitrogen Deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park

Jeff Collett

Colorado State University (CSU) - Fort Collins, CO

1420-1440

Impacts of Ozone Levels and Ozone Regulations on Denver's Air Quality

Ken Lloyd

Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) - Denver, CO

1440-1500

Visibility Data Summary for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Cassie Archuleta

Air Resource Specialists (ARS) - Fort Collins, CO

1500-1520

Break - Snacks & Refreshments

Networking Opportunity

 

1520-1540

Tracking the Climate of Colorado

Nolan Doesken

Colorado State University (CSU) - Fort Collins, CO

1540-1600

Scenery of the Night, Light Pollution, and Role of Aerosols

Chad Moore

National Park Service (NPS) - Fort Collins, CO

1600-1620

Applications of Photochemical Grid Modeling

Brian Payer & Forrest Cook

URS Corporation, Denver, CO

1620-1640

Emissions and Transport of Reactive Nitrogen from Cattle Feedlots Along Colorado's Front Range

Jay Ham

Colorado State University (CSU) - Fort Collins, CO

1640-1650

Closing Remarks

Fawn Bergen

Section Chair - Rocky Mountain States Section – A&WMA

1650

Adjourn Conference

 

 

1650 -1800

Mixer (cash bar)

Networking Opportunity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conference registration includes full day technical program, continental breakfast, snacks, refreshments, and lunch.

Technical Program - David Maxwell (DMaxwell@blm.gov)
Sponsors – Kip Carrico (kip.carrico@aecom.com)
General conference questions - Fawn Bergen (FBergen@golder.com) or Sharon Good (sharon.good@anadarko.com)

More details coming soon!

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Upcoming Meetings

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FOLLOWING

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 11:30 am
“Air Quality Monitoring at LANL during the Las Conchas Fire 2011”
Jean Dewart and Andrew Greene, Environmental Protection Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Golden Corral Buffet and Grill (10415 Central Avenue NE, northeast corner at Eubank) in Albuquerque, NM

A&WMA New Mexico Chapter meetings are normally held the first Tuesday of the month.

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Past Presentations:

“Greenhouse Gas Inventories and Scope 3 Accounting and Reporting Standards”
Megan DiBiase, Senior Associate, ENVIRON
A copy the presentation is available here: PDF

“An Air Quality Update”
Roland Hea, Permitting Section Supervisor for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division
A copy the presentation is available here: PDF

“Using Remote Measurements to Detect Fugitive Emissions from Oil & Gas Production Operations”
Adam Eisele, Air Monitoring Group, U.S. EPA Region 8
A copy the presentation is available here: PDF

“Some Risk and Benefits Considerations of Environmental Regulations – Ozone”
Dennis Smith with TMSS, Inc
A copy the presentation is available here: PDF

Air Quality Permitting Issues with Portable/Temporary Compression Ignition Engines”
Robert Hammer, Air Quality Program Manager, ALTUS Environmental, LLC
A copy the presentation is available here: PDF

“On-road emissions: New Results for NH3, NO2, and SO2 and the Potential for Remote Sensing Based Emission Testing Programs”
Donald Stedman, John Evans Professor – University of Denver
A copy of Don’s presentation is available here: PDF

“Overview of August 2010 Revision to Subpart ZZZZ RICE MACT”
Matthew J. Hazleton, Associate Project Manager – TRC Environmental
A copy Matt’s presentation is available here: PDF

Biomass Energy Projects
Rob Gappa
A copy Rob’s presentation is available here: PDF

Clean Air Act Permitting and Compliance Issues in Indian Country
John Jacus, Partner Davis, Graham and Stubbs
A copy John’s presentation is available here: PDF

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Upcoming Meetings of the A&WMA Great Basin Chapter
(go to Great Basin Chapter website)

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 AWMA-RMSS Mission Statement

The Rocky Mountain States Section of the Air & Waste Management Association provides a nonpartisan forum for networking, education, and discussion of technical issues relating to air and waste management. A principal goal of the Rocky Mountain States Section is to stimulate and enhance environmental, quality, and ethical leadership among our member professionals.

  


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