10th Annual CCR Workshop Presentations
Plenary Session 1 - Keynote Speakers
Federal CCR Regulatory Update
Andy Crossland, Director and Ceci DeRobertis, Deputy Director, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Office of Land and Emergency Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ASTSWMO State Issues Update
Kathryn Perszyk, Director, Division of Land Protection & Revitalization, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Chair, ASTSWMO Materials Management Subcommittee
Update from the American Coal Ash Association on Beneficial Use
Thomas Adams, Executive Director, American Coal Ash Association
Plenary Session 2 - Research Update
EPRI Coal Combustion Product Research Recap.
Bruce Hensel, Principal Technical Leader and Ben Gallagher, Senior Technical Leader, EPRI
Geomembrane Linings for Pumped Storage Hydro Applications.
Andy Peters, Director, River Connectivity Systems, Dr. Timothy Stark, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Scott DeNeale, Water Resources Engineer - Research Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Session 3A - Water Management
Evaluating and Pilot Testing various Pore Water Extraction Systems
Clayton Pennington, Principal Engineer, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
An Innovative and Economical Approach for Fly Ash Dewatering
Alex Papp, Isales Manager - CCR Remediation, UCC Environmental
Successful Water Management - The Key to CCR Unit Closure
Christine Harris, Director of Business Development and Steve Turner, VP CCR Operations, Groundwater Treatment and Technology
Session 3B - Beneficial Use/Harvesting
Planning for the Future of Beneficial Use
Gabe Lang, Vice President Utility/Power Market, Watershed Geo and Don Fuller, Vice President, Stantec
Strategic Insights: Key Considerations for Planning Beneficial Use Projects with Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs)
Kyle Flynn, Director, Business Development, Separation Technologies LLC
Pathways to Maximise Stored Coal Combustion Products (CCPS): Partnership between NSW Government and Ash Development Association of Australia
Craig Heidrich, CEO, Ash Development Association of Australia
Session 4A - Groundwater Monitoring
Leveraging Data to Build an Effective Quality Assurance Program
DeAnna Aungst, Data Manager, Environmental Standards
Updating Background Groundwater Statistical Values for CCR Compliance
May Raad, Principal Statistician and Molly Reeves, Senior Hydrogeologist, HDR
Supply Chain Challenges Impacting CCR Groundwater Monitoring
Amanda Cover, Associate Chemist, Environmental Standards
Session 4B - Closure
Considerations for Sustainable and Resilient Coal Ash Cover Systems
Marc S. Theisen, Vice President - Business Development and Technical Services, Profile Products LLC
Demolition of the Navajo Generating Station
Pete Everds, Senior Project Manager, Tetra Tech Inc.
Innovative Solutions for CCR Facility Closure and Solar Development-A Case Study
Patrick Kiser, General Manager, Strategy & Engineering - Generation Projects & Fleet Services, Tennessee Valley Authority
Session 5A - Groundwater Remediation
Microbially-Mediated Redox Reactions for Managing CCR-Impacted Groundwater: A Collection of Studies on Arsenic and Molybdenum Immobilization
Aide Robles, Project Environmental Engineer, Haley & Aldrich
Evaluation of Iron-Based Media for Selenium Removal from Water
Paul Togna, VP Power & Refining Markets, Envirogen Technologies Inc.
Remediation of Li, Mo, B, As and other metals at CCR Landfills, Ponds and Adjacent Soils
Lowell Kessel, Hydrogeologist, CERES Remediation
Session 5B - Regulatory
Zero Liquid Discharge Implications for Bottom Ash Transport Water Under Revised ELG Regulations
David Donkin, Director of Wastewater Solutions, UCC Environmental
Something Old, Something New: Monitoring Another CCRMU
Jay Piper, Project Manager (Geologist), Jacobs Engineering Group
Putting Radiation Risks Associated with CCRMUs into Context: Understanding EPA's 2023 CCRMU Risk Assessment and What it Means to Utilities
Jay Peters, Principal Risk Assessor, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
Session 6A - Groundwater Remediation
Lithium Remediation Beyond Dispersion: Assessing Application of Ion Exchange for Lithium Remediation in Groundwater at CCR Sites
Raul Tenorio, Brian Colonnese, & Min-Ying Jacob Chu, Haley & Aldrich
Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) for In-Situ Remediation of Multi-Metal Arsenic, Cobalt, Lithium, and Molybdenum Groundwater Plumes, Jason Stuckey, Environmental Geochemist, Anchor QEA
Advancements in Arsenic Treatment from Coal Ash Pond Groundwater: Challenges and Solutions
Jack Ma, Manager of Wastewater Technology, UCC Environmental
Session 6B - Closure
Impoundment Closure with Discrete In-Situ Solidification
Tim Silar, Principal Geoscientist, Silar Services Inc.
The Closure and Capping of Ash Treatment Basin 2 at Kentucky Utilities Ghent Generating Station
Steve Turner, CCR Operations Manager, Tetra Tech Inc.
Successful Closure and Remediation through Strategic Planning
Nathan Betts, PE PMP, Project Manager and Bob Cipoletti, Professional Geologist, Jacobs Engineering Group
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