VIEC Agenda

September 16, 2010

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will provide regulatory updates on a variety of critical issues for industrial businesses.

Join the DEQ regional and headquarter staff, VMA members, and conference participants at the annual reception showcasing the conference sponsors and exhibitors. Special guests at the reception will be the industrial winners of the 2010 Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards, who will be honored during the festivities. Invited to make remarks is the Secretary of Natural Resources, Doug Domenech.

September 17, 2010

The declaration of carbon dioxide as a substance that is hazardous to human health and the environment based on questionable science is potentially troublesome to many sectors of the economy. A special guest is invited to address industry's reaction to this ruling, which will be critical to future environmental reporting and regulation.

Will the new EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) create a no-zone for businesses in the Commonwealth? Hear about these significant changes and more. How will your company respond to these changes? It won't be business as usual!

Moderator: Mr. Tom Knauer of Thomas E. Knauer, PLLC

Panelists:

Mr. Jim Taylor-Sr. Environmental Engineer, MWV

Mr. Michael Dowd-Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

TBD

Interest is increasing for the development of alternative forms of energy that are located on or nearby industrial premises. Our panel of experts will discuss the practical application of these new energy sources, as well as the barriers to their installation and use.

Moderator: TBD

Panelists:

Mr. Sidney Harrison-President, ITAC Engineers and Construction

Mr. Steve Pierett-Environmental and Energy, Volvo Trucks North America (invited)

Mr. Patrick Hochstrasser-Site Head, BASF Suffolk Site

Luncheon Program

Mr. Ted Narozny of the Lipton Tea-Suffolk location,will detail how his plant was recently able to accomplish zero landfill status. Mr. Shawn Garvin, Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 Adminstrator, has also been invited to address his goals for the region

Post Conference Workshop: What is Industry's Responsibility for Helping the Bay

Reducing only point source nutrients will not be sufficient to clean-up the Chesapeake Bay. All sources should be required to participate in order to make a difference! Work with this panel to understand the basics of TMDLs, the precedent-setting regulations being issued by the EPA, and how the BMP funding programs could be a way for industrials to reduce their nutrient load on the bay, should they be included in the program.

Moderator: Mr. Brooks Smith-Hunton & Williams LLP

Panelists:

Mr. David Johnson, Director of Department of Conservation and Recreation

Mr. Albert Pollard-Delegate Virginia 99th District (Invited)

Mr. David Schnare-Thomas Jefferson Institute