Agenda

Note:  Session titles and names will be linked to pages that contain speaker/moderator profiles.

11:30 am - 5:30 pm

Charity Golf Tournament - Shingle Creek Golf Club

2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Conference Registration Open - Rosen Centre Hotel

2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Exhibitor and Poster Presentation Setup

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Welcome Reception    (Pool Deck)

7:45 am – 7:00 pm

Registration Open

7:45 am – 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast – Exhibit Hall

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Opening Session:

Moderator: Howard E. Nelson, Partner, Head of Environmental Practice, Bilzin Sumberg

What in the PFAS is going on? An Update on PFAS Litigation, Regulation, and Legislation

Ralph DeMeo, Shareholder, Guilday Law, P.A.

Applications of Non-Recorded Institutional Controls (NRICs) in Florida

Joseph L. Applegate, P.G. Sr., Principal Hydrogeologist, Geosyntec Consultants and Michael Goldstein, Esq., Managing Shareholder, The Goldstein Environmental Law Firm, P.A

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Session I:

General Remediation Session - A

Moderator: James Langenbach, P.E., Senior Principal Environmental Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.

Chicken Farm to Health Care

Donna Cline, Senior Associate/Remediation Engineer, Ricker Lamphier, E.I., Senior Staff Engineer, Terracon Consultants, Inc. and Joe Ullo, Shareholder, Carlton Fields, P.A.

A Method for Distinguishing Pyrogenic from Petrogenic Hydrocarbons Using Forensic Source Differentiation

Brian Moore, Principal Engineer and Jeremy Hess, P.E., Senior Environmental Engineer, GHD

Block 48 - Chlorinated Solvent Remediation – The Battle of Client Expectations and Reality 

Kyle Hayes, Environmental Department Manager / Senior Associate, Terracon Consultants, Inc.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Session II:

Remediation Data and Future Contaminates: Where Are We Headed?

Moderator: John A. Collins, General Manager and COO, AquaBlok, Ltd.

Digital Data Collection, Automation, and Machine Learning for Monitoring Remedial Excavation and Capping

Brendan Brown, PWS, Principal, Environmental Scientist, CDM Smith

Troubleshooting Post-ISCO Performance Using Geochemical Data

John Valkenburg, Senior Engineer & Technical Sales Manager, Evonik

Lithium: The Race for North American EV Dominance But at What Cost?

Nicholas Albergo, P.E., Senior Advisor, GHD

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Session III:

General Remediation Session - B

Moderator: Chad Northington, P.E Senior Project Manager Terracon

Solid Phase Colloidal Organic Amendments Promote Sustained Biodegradation in Permeable Reactive Barriers

Dr. John Freim, Director Material Science, REGENESIS

The Life Cycle Cost Advantages for Nested Horizontal Well Installations of Typical Treatment Technologies at Active Sites

Alyssa Wharton, P.E., Project Engineer, EN Rx, Inc.

Heat Enhanced In-Situ Alcoholysis for Reductive Bioremediation

Gary Birk, P.E., Managing Partner, Tersus Environmental, LLC

Managing the Unseen Unknowns: Environmental Remediation in Support of Large-Scale Infrastructure Construction, Hydrogeologic Study and Urban Fire in the Geologic Record

Clint Noble, Environmental Manager, CDM Smith, Inc.

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Poster Reception - Exhibit Hall 

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

VIP TopGolf Reception (By Invitation Only)

7:45 am – 12:30 pm

Registration Open

7:45 am – 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Session IV:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection Regulatory Update

Moderator: Natasha Lampkin, FCCM, FCCN, Program Administrator, Petroleum Restoration Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Risk Management Options Under Chapter 62-780, F.A.C.

Leah J. Smith, FCCM, DABT, Program Manager, Division of Waste Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection 

PARM, NFA, LSSI NFA, RAPS

James Treadwell, P.E., Chief Professional Engineer II, Petroleum Restoration Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection 

Petroleum Restoration Program Status and Overview

Natasha Lampkin, FCCM, FCCN, Program Administrator, Petroleum Restoration Program, Division of Waste Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Refreshment Break - Exhibit Hall

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Session V:

PFAS Forensics, Destruction, In Situ and Ex Situ Remediation

Moderator: Michael J. Deliz, P.G., Restoration Program Manager, NASA

Data Elements for PFAS Forensics

Dr. Kesavalu M. Bagawandoss, Ph.D., J.D., General Manager Gulf Coast, SGS North America, Inc.

Application of Colloidal Activated Carbon for In Situ Treatment of PFAS

Dr. Paul Hatzinger, Ph.D., Director, Biotechnology Development, APTIM

Thermal Destruction of PFAS During Full-Scale Reactivation of PFAS-Laden Granular Activated Carbon (GAC)

Dana Farmer, Applications Engineer, Calgon Carbon Corporation

Thermal Desorption of PFAS-containing Soil: Lessons Learned at In Situ & Ex Situ Implementations

Lauren Soos, Senior Sales & Marketing Manager, TRS Group

12:30 pm

Adjourn

10:30 am - 1:30 pm

Exhibitor and Poster Breakdown