Agenda

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

10:30 am - 5:30 pm

Charity Golf Tournament - ChampionsGate Golf Club

2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Conference Registration Open

- Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate

2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Exhibitor and Poster Presentation Setup

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Pre-Conference Workshop: Remediation Case Studies

Moderator: Norbert Barszczewski, President, JP NetQuest, Inc.

Evaluation and Implementation of ISS-ISCO at a Dry Cleaner VI Site

Dr. Fayaz Lakhwala, Key Accounts Manager - Soil & Groundwater Remediation, Evonik

Mitigation Efforts: Cattle Dip Vat Assessment – A Case Study

Dr. Leslie Smith, Senior Project Professional and Karinne Brown, Project Advisor, SCS Engineers, Inc.

In-Situ GeoChemical Stabilization (ISGS) - "A Creosote Story"

Michael Scalzi, Founder and President, Innovative Environmental Technologies, Inc. (IET)

Advanced Remedial Investigation- Methods and Lessons Learned Case Study

Tommy Jordan, P.G., PMP, Resolute Environmental & Water Resources Consulting

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Welcome Reception    (Location To be Announced)

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: Michael R. Goldstein, Esq., Managing Shareholder, The Goldstein Environmental Law Firm, P.A

Agricultural Residual at Former Agricultural Site in Miami-Dade County

Wilbur Mayorga, P.E., Chief, Environmental Monitoring and Restoration Division, Miami-Dade County DERM

EPA Update on PFAS

David Hockey, Acting Associate Director for Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office, US Environmental Protection Agency

Key Changes to the ASTM E 1527-21 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard

Nicholas Albergo, P.E., DEE, D. WRE, F. ASCE, Senior Advisor, GHD

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Session I

Florida Petroleum Restoration Program

Moderator:  Steve Hilfiker, MS, LEP, President, Environmental Risk Management, Inc.

Petroleum Program Status and Overview (Update on the Petroleum Restoration Program)

Natasha Lampkin, FCCM, FCCN, Program Administrator, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Natural Attenuation Monitoring (Natural Attenuation Monitoring and When to Return to Active Remediation)
Matt Ingham, P.E., FCCM, Environmental Administrator and James Treadwell, P.E., Chief Professional Engineer II, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Q&A Wrap-up

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Session II

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

How to Use Drones on Remediation Projects

Brendan Brown, Principal Environmental Scientist, CDM Smith

More Than a Powerful Visual: Using Statistical Modeling and Python to Efficiently Create Project Deliverables and Assess Remedial Options

Jim Depa, Senior Project Manager, Jacob and Hefner Associates, Inc.

Groundwater Plume Analytics® Tools for Evaluating Remediation Effectiveness at Contaminated Sites

Joe Ricker, P.E., Senior Technical Principal, WSP Golder

Concentration and Destructive Technologies Overview for Complete PFAS Treatment Solutions

Paul Newman, Market Sector Leader - Department of Defense, ECT2 - Emerging Compounds Treatment Technologies

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Refreshment Break – Exhibit Hall

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Session III

Moderator: Joseph L. Applegate, P.G., Sr. Principal Hydrogeologist, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.

Soil Blending and Soil Management Plan Guidance

Joseph L. Applegate, P.G., Sr. Principal Hydrogeologist, and Ryan Tuttle, P.G., Project Geologist, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.

Surfactant Enhanced Vapour, Sorbed, and NAPL Phase Remediation of Petroleum and Chlorinated Solvents at Brownfields

George (Bud) Ivey, B.SC.,CES, CESA, P.Chem., EP, President & Senior Remediation Specialist, Ivey International, Inc.

Stronger Bacteria, Faster Remediation: Using Nutrients to Achieve Complete Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination (ERD)

Dr. Juan Fausto Ortiz-Medina, Research Associate, EOS Remediation

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Poster Reception - Exhibit Hall 

7:45 am – 12:00 pm

Registration Open

7:45 am – 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Session IV

Moderator: Dr. Christopher M. Teaf, Ph.D., Director Emeritus, Center for Biomedical & Toxicological Research, Institute of Science & Public Affairs, Florida State University

Full-spectrum Solutions for the Subsurface Management of PFAS Pollution

Chad Northington, P.E., Southeast District Technical Manager, REGENESIS

Improving Remedial Implementation Quality through Field Verification

Susan Sitkoff, P.G., Capital Improvements Project Manager, City of Orlando and  Joseph Bartlett, P.E., Environmental Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.

Optimization and Advances in Amendments for Chlorinated Solvent Sites

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

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Refreshment Break - Exhibit Hall

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Session V

Moderator: Chad Northington, P.E., Southeast District Technical Manager, REGENESIS

High-Energy Injection of Permeable Reactive Transects for Treatment of Hexavalent Chromium in Varied Geology

Derek Pizarro, CPG, Senior Product Manager, AST Environmental, Inc.

Automated ISCO Injection of EN Rx Reagent to Target Both Vadose Soil and Groundwater Contamination at a Bulk Oil Facility

Sultan Anjum, P.E., M.ASCE, D.WRE, Senior Engineer, Atlas

Lessons Learned from Injecting More Than One Hundred Tons of Potassium Persulfate

Drew Baird, P.G., Senior Geologist, FRx, Inc.

12:00 pm

Adjourn

10:30 am - 1:00 pm

Exhibitor and Poster Breakdown