Environmental and Regulatory Seminar
Act 250
Local Permits
Water Quality
Air Quality
Transportation Fees
DEC Reform
Compliance Enforcement/Assistance
Emerging Issues
Tuesday, August 19, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Montpelier
AIV will host a special Environmental and Regulatory Seminar on August 19. The seminar will feature presentations, commentary, and audience Q&A with expert panelists from ANR and legal, engineering, and related private sector firms, and cover issues impacting private and public sector members of the regulated community and the professionals who serve them.
Both members and non-members are welcome to register by faxing or mailing a registration form by August 15.
You can register online or download a printable agenda and registration form on the homepage of the AIV website at www.aivt.org.
Contact us at (802) 223-3441 or [email protected] for more information.
8:30 Registration and Welcome
9:10 More than Act 250: Developments in Local Permitting and Implications
David Grayck, Cheney Saudek & Grayck
Karen Horn, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
9:40 Act 250: Recent Changes and Outstanding Issues Impacting the Regulated Community ("Sprawl", Prime Agricultural Land, Growth Centers and Industrial Parks, Related Issues)
Ron Shems, Natural Resources Board
Noelle Mackay, Housing and Community Development, ACCD
Peter Van Oot, Downs Rachlin Martin
Tim Smith, Franklin County Industrial Development Corporation
10:20 Break
10:30 Water Quality: Surface Water Issues (Stormwater/TMDL, Flood Plains, Wetlands, Related Issues)
Pete LaFlamme, Christy Witters, Mike Kline, and Laura Lapierre, Watershed Management, DEC
John Malueg, Stantec
David Grayck, Cheney Saudek & Grayck
Joslyn L. Wilschek, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
11:15 Water Quality: Groundwater Issues (Groundwater/Drinking Water Regulations, new UIC Rule)
Christine Thompson, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection, DEC
Craig Heindel, Waite-Heindel Environmental Management
Warren Coleman, Maclean Meehan & Rice
12:00 Luncheon Address: Transforming the Business of Regulation – What Will a "Lean" Modeled DEC Mean for the Regulated Community?
David Mears, Commissioner, DEC
Alyssa Schuren, Deputy Commissioner, DEC
1:00 Environmental Compliance: New Efforts in Balancing Enforcement and Assistance
Gary Kessler, Compliance & Enforcement, DEC
Gary Gulka, Environmental Assistance Office, DEC
1:30 Transportation Impact Fees: Overview of New Statute and Implementation Issues
Ron Shems, Natural Resources Board
Chris Cole, VTrans
David White, White & Burke
2:00 Air Quality: Policy Trends and Proposals Impacting the Regulated Community
Doug Elliott, Air and Climate Division, DEC
Mark Bannon, Bannon Engineering
Warren Coleman, MacLean Meehan & Rice
Elijah Emmerson, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
2:30 Roundtable: Other Current and Pending Issues, Legislation, and Legal/Regulatory Developments
Matt Chapman, DEC
Ron Shems, Natural Resources Board
Peter Van Oot, Downs Rachlin Martin
Warren Coleman, MacLean Meehan & Rice
3:00 Wrap Up and Final Q&A
3:15 Conclusion
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