EPA/RVIPA 29th ANNUAL PRETREATMENT WORKSHOP
Sheraton Grand
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Hotel, Irving, TX
AGENDA
Presentations will be available on the website www.regionvipretreatmentassociation.org for
printing prior to the workshop. Wi-Fi will be available in the workshop rooms.
Monday August 5, 2013
11:00 – 4:15 Registration
PRETREATMENT 101 (Part 1)
HANDOUT: Why the Pretreatment Program Was Established, Overview of Regulations, &
Implementation, U.S. E.P.A. Region 6: Attendees should print and read this handout
prior to attending PT101
1:00 – 2:30
Pretreatment Coordinators Survival Kit Part I: Cities and States perspectives on:
Legal Authority; Rudy Molina, Pretreatment Coordinator, U.S. E.P.A. Region 6
Permitting: Rebecca Villalba, Pretreatment Team Leader, TCEQ
Monitoring (Self-monitoring and Compliance Monitoring): TBD
Sampling: Sarah Holcomb, Environmental Scientist, NMED
2:30 – 3:00
Break
3:00 – 4:15
Pretreatment Coordinators Survival Kit Part II: Cities and States Perspectives on:
Inspections: Denise Georgiou, Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator, Fayetteville, AR
Enforcement: David Hardgrave, P.E., Pretreatment Manager, City of Tulsa, OK
Top 10 violations found during a Pretreatment Audit: Mary Anne (Mimi) Wallace, Ph.D.,
Pretreatment Coordinator, TCEQ
[5:30 – 7:00
Region VI Pretreatment Association Board Meeting]
Tuesday August 6, 2013
Concurrent Sessions/Activities
Time
8:00 – 9:00 am
9:00 – 10:00 am
PRETREATMENT 101 (Part 2)
Categorical Pretreatment Standards
Rebecca Villalba and Heather Goins
How to Inspect an SIU/CIU
Tammy West, AWU, Austin, TX
FOG 101
Michelle Aumiller,
Midwest City, OK
Jeff Davis
Little Rock, AR
10:00 – 10:30 am Break
10:30 – 11:30 am Pretreatment Jeopardy: Interactive session covering all PT 101
topics; Q&A (facilitated by Debra Smith, Norman, OK, and
State Pretreatment Coordinators)
11:30 – 1:00 LUNCH (on your own)
Facility Tour (Meet
at Registration
Table at 8 am)
Option 1: WWTP
Trinity River
Authority Central
Regional WWTP
(Limit: 32 people)
Option 2: TBA
(Limit: 32 people)
EPA/RVIPA 29th ANNUAL PRETREATMENT WORKSHOP
Tuesday August 6, 2013 (continued)
1:00 – 4:30
GENERAL SESSION – [Moderator] Rudy Molina, Pretreatment Coordinator, U.S.
E.P.A. Region 6
1:00 – 1:15
Welcome Address – Rudy Molina, Pretreatment Coordinator, U.S. E.P.A. Region 6 and
State Coordinators (1)
1:15 – 1:45
Opening Remarks – William (Bill) Honker, P.E., Director, Water Quality Protection
Division, U.S. E.P.A. Region 6 (2)
1:45 – 2:45
Perspectives on Environmental Assessment of Contaminants of Emerging Concern – Dr.
Bryan Brooks, Baylor University (3)
2:45 – 3:15
Break
3:15 – 4:00
Federal Pretreatment Issues Update – Jan Pickrel, National Pretreatment Coordinator, U.S.
E.P.A. Headquarters (4)
4:00 – 4:45
Environmental Law Enforcement Presentation – Michael Walker, Director of the National
Enforcement Training Institute in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
U.S. E.P.A. Headquarters (5)
4:45 – 5:00
Closing Remarks – Rudy Molina, Pretreatment Coordinator, U.S. E.P.A. Region 6 (6)
5:15 – 8:00
Meet and Greet – Entertainment TBD
(Includes hors d'oeuvres and cash bar)
Wednesday August 7, 2013
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
TIME
8:00 – 9:30
ROOM #1
Sources of Mercury/Dental
Category
Dr. Paul Boothe
Albion Environmental
Bryan, TX
(7)
9:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 11:30
Semiconductor Processing
and Service Industry
David Houston
Austin Water Utility
Austin, TX
(11)
ROOM #2
Sampling Methods: O&G,
Cyanide and Case Studies
ROOM #3
Centralized Waste Treaters
(CWT) Part I
Jeff Jackson, LDEQ
Jerry Allen
Kenneth Aubuchon, EPA R6
NTMWD, Wylie, TX
Gary Fogerty, TCEQ
Kathy Richolson, P.E.,
GCWDA
(8)
(9)
VENDOR EXHIBITS/BREAK
Estimating and Calculating
Centralized Waste Treaters
Flow Measurements/
Part II
Chuck Durham, Tetra Tech
Waste Characterization &
Evaluation
Alternative
Kathy Richolson, P.E.,
Limits/Mass-Based
GCWDA
Jan Pickrel, EPA HQ
(12)
(13)
ROOM #4
Permitting, Public
Participation and
Pretreatment Program
Liability
Curt McCormick
CWA Consulting Services,
CO
(10)
Permitting, Public
Participation and
Pretreatment Program
Liability (continued)
Curt McCormick
CWA Consulting Services
CO
(14)
11:30 – 1:00
LUNCH (on your own)
1:00 – 2:00
General Address by Dr. Andrew Sawyers, Director, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. E.P.A. HQ
Monterey & Mendocino Rooms (15)
2:00 – 3:00
3:00 – 3:30
3:30 – 5:00
“The Horror!” Stories From
The Trenches – Examples
Joseph Fielding
Tammy West
Provided by Panel; Bring
Dallas, TX
Austin Water Utility
Yours to Discuss in This Open
Austin, TX
Forum!
D. Hardgrave, OK; L.
McAvoy, AR; R. Villalba,
TX; R. Molina & T. Loston,
EPA R6
(16)
(17)
(18)
VENDOR EXHIBITS/BREAK
STATE BREAKOUTS – Rooms To Be Announced
[5:30 – 7:00 Region VI Pretreatment Association Board Meeting]
Pharmaceutical Category
Enforcement Case Studies
TRIVIA NIGHT (TBA)
Commercial Facility
Medication Disposal
Kristi Shreve, City of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
(19)
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EPA/RVIPA 29th ANNUAL PRETREATMENT WORKSHOP
Thursday, August 8, 2013
8:30 – 11:30 GENERAL/CLOSING SESSION – [Moderator] Rudy Molina, Pretreatment
Coordinator, U.S. E.P.A. Region 6
8:30 – 9:15
Funding a Pretreatment Program – Chuck Durham, Tetra Tech (20)
9:15 – 10:00 What You Need to Know About Managing Hauled Waste – Lynn Kurth, Tetra Tech (21)
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:15 The Pretreatment Wish List – Susan Kirsch, Association of Clean Water Administrators
(22)
11:15 – 11:30 Conference Wrap-up – Lou-Ann Fisher, Chair of the Region VI Pretreatment Association
& Roshini Nambiar, Pretreatment Coordinator, ODEQ (23)
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EPA/RVIPA 29th ANNUAL PRETREATMENT WORKSHOP
SPEAKERS
Pretreatment 101 Modules
I. Rudy Molina/EPA Region 6/Dallas, TX/214.665.6731/molina.rudy@epa.gov
II. Rebecca Villalba/Stormwater & Pretreatment Team Leader & Wastewater Permitting Section
Manager/TCEQ/Austin, TX/512.239.4784/rebecca.villalba@tceq.texas.gov
III. TBD
IV. Sarah Holcomb/Environmental Scientist/Specialist Point Source Regulation Section, Surface
Water Quality Bureau, New Mexico Environment Department/Albuquerque,
NM/505-222-9587/sarah.holcomb@state.nm.us
V. Denise Georgiou/Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator/Fayetteville WWTPs & CH2M
HILL/Fayetteville, AR/479.443.3292/Denise.Georgiou@ch2m.com
VI. David Hardgrave, P.E./City of Tulsa/Tulsa, OK/918.650.8637/davidthardgrave@yahoo.com
VII.
Mary Anne (Mimi) Wallace, Ph.D./Stormwater & Pretreatment Team (MC 148)/Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality/512.239.4604/Mimi.Wallace@tceq.texas.gov
VIII.
Heather Goins/Pretreatment Program Manager, City of Denton Water Utilities/Denton,
TX/940.349.8610/Heather.Goins@cityofdenton.com
IX. Tammy West/Pretreatment Compliance Specialist, Sr./Industrial Waste Special Services
Division/Austin Water Utility/Austin, TX/512.972.1060/ tammy.yates.west@austintexas.gov
X. Debbie Smith/Environmental Services Coordinator, City of Norman/University of Phoenix
Adjunct/Norman, OK/405.292.9731/debra.smith@normanok.gov
FOG 101
I. Michelle Aumiller/Senior Waste Monitor/City of Midwest City/Midwest City, OK/405.739.1081/
maumiller@midwestcityok.org
II. Jeff Davis/Pretreatment Supervisor/Little Rock Wastewater Utility/Little Rock,
AR/501.688.1547/jeff.davis@lrwu.com
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SPEAKERS (Continued)
Plenary/General Session
1. Rudy Molina/U.S. E.P.A. Region 6/Dallas, TX/214.665.6731/molina.rudy@epa.gov & State
Pretreatment Coordinators
2. William (Bill) Honker/Director, Water Quality Protection Division/ U.S. E.P.A. Region 6/
214.665.3187/honker.william@epa.gov
3. Dr. Bryan Brooks/Baylor University/Waco, TX/254.710.6553/bryan_brooks@baylor.edu
4. Jan Pickrel/National Pretreatment Coordinator/U.S. E.P.A. Headquarters/Washington
D.C./202.564.7904/ pickrel.jan@epa.gov
5. Michael Walker/Director of the National Enforcement Training Institute in the Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, U.S. E.P.A., Washington, D.C./
202.564.2430/Walker.Mike@epa.gov
6. Rudy Molina/U.S. E.P.A. Region 6/Dallas, TX/214.665.6731/molina.rudy@epa.gov
Breakout Sessions:
7. Dr. Paul Boothe/Senior Scientist/Albion Environmental/Bryan, TX/979.268.2677/
pboothe@albionenv.com
8. Jerry Allen/Pretreatment Coordinator/North Texas Municipal Water District/Wylie,
TX/972.442.5405/jallen@ntmwd.com
9. Jeff Jackson/E S Supervisor Small Business Assistance Program/Acadiana Regional
Office/Lafayette, La./337.262.5582/Jeff.Jackson@LA.gov
Kenneth Aubuchon/Environmental Engineer/USEPA Region 6 Laboratory/Houston
Branch/Houston, TX/281.983.2151/aubuchon.kenneth@epa.gov
Gary Fogarty/Environmental Investigator (Pretreatment)/TCEQ Region 12/Houston,
TX/713.767.3654/gary.fogarty@tceq.texas.gov
Kathy Richolson, P.E./Compliance Coordinator/ Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority/Houston,
TX/281.488.4115/KRichols@gcwda.com
10. Curt McCormick/CWA Consulting Services/Littleton, CO/720.320.1945/curt@potw.com
11. David Houston/Program Manager/Industrial Waste Special Services Division, Austin Water
Utility/Austin, TX 78744/ 512.972.1060/David.Houston@austintexas.gov
12. Chuck Durham/Principal Engineer/Tetra Tech, Inc./615.888.2928/chuck.durham@tetratech.com
Jan Pickrel/National Pretreatment Coordinator/U.S. E.P.A. Headquarters/Washington D.C./
202.564.7904/pickrel.jan@epa.gov
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SPEAKERS (Continued)
Breakout Sessions (continued):
13. Kathy Richolson, P.E./Compliance Coordinator/Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority/Houston,
TX/281.488.4115/KRichols@gcwda.com
14. Curt McCormick/CWA Consulting Services/Littleton, CO/720.320.1945/curt@potw.com
15. Dr. Andrew Sawyers/Director, Office of Wastewater Management/U.S. E.P.A.
Headquarters/Washington D.C./202.564.0748/sawyers.andrew@epa.gov
16. Joseph Fielding/Environmental Specialist III/Pretreatment and Laboratory Services/Dallas,
TX/214.243.2356/joseph.fielding@dallascityhall
17. Tammy West/Pretreatment Compliance Specialist, Sr./Industrial Waste Special Services
Division/Austin Water Utility/Austin, TX 78744/512.972.1060/
tammy.yates.west@austintexas.gov
18. David Hardgrave, P.E./City of Tulsa/Tulsa/918.650.8637/davidthardgrave@yahoo.com
Lance A. McAvoy/Environmental Manager/Fort Smith Utility Environmental Quality/Fort Smith,
AR/479.784.2337/LMcAvoy@FortSmithAR.gov
Rebecca Villalba/Stormwater & Pretreatment Team Leader & Wastewater Permitting Section
Manager/TCEQ/Austin, TX/512.239.4784/rebecca.villalba@tceq.texas.gov
Rudy Molina/U.S. E.P.A. Region 6/Dallas, TX/214.665.6731/molina.rudy@epa.gov
Anthony (Tony) Loston/ U.S. E.P.A. Region 6/Dallas, TX/214.665.3109/loston.anthony@epa.gov
19. Kristi Shreve/ Environmental Compliance Specialist/City of Tulsa Water and Sewer
Department/Tulsa, OK 74107/918.591.4361/kshreve@cityoftulsa.org
General/Closing Sessions:
20. Chuck Durham/Principal Engineer/Tetra Tech, Inc./615.888.2928/chuck.durham@tetratech.com
21. Lynn Kurth/ Principal Environmental Scientist/ Tetra Tech, Inc./512.892.7060/
Lynn.Kurth@tetratech.com
22. Susan Kirsch, J.D./Environmental Program Manager/Association of Clean Water Administrators
– “The Voice of States & Interstates”/Washington, D.C./202.756.0600 ext. 3/
skirsch@acwa-us.org
23. Lou Ann Fischer/Interim Superintendent, Wastewater Treatment Plant/Stillwater, OK/
405.372.2011/lafisher@stillwater.org
Roshini Nambiar/Pretreatment Coordinator/ODEQ/Oklahoma City, OK/405.702.8132/
roshini.nambiar@deq.ok.gov