NO SPILLS CONFERENCE – January 14 – 16, 2008

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January 13
Sunday

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Early Registration

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January 14
Monday

8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration

10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. W elcome and Introductions

10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Captain Eddie W ashington Deputy Commander

MSP Emergency Management Homeland Security

Division.

11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Mary A. Gade, USEPA Region 5

Regional Administrator

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Commander Larry Hewett, USCG

Vessel Response Planning Updates

1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Barry Burns DEO W ater Bureau

Ocean Freighter Michigan Ballast W ater Permits

2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Break Sponsored by

2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Steve Faryan & Rose Ellison, USEPA Region 5

A dual presentation of the monitoring projects on

the Mississippi & St. Clair Rivers

3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Immediate Response Spill Technologies

Dan Parker presenting three case studies in

solidifier technology

4:15p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Ralph Dollhopf EPA

Northern Michigan Projects Updates

5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Networking and Hospitality

Dinner on your own

 January 15th, Tuesday

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast – Shimmers

(Sponsored by NOSPILL Committee)

8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Jason El-Zein, USEPA Region 5

Summary of current EPA Project

9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Randy Conroy DEQ

St. Mary’s River Water Quality Concerns

10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Break Sponsored By:

10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Bruce VanOttering MDEQ

Cannelton Industries/St. Mary’s River Cleanup

11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Wally Neid EPA

Dredging of Manistique Harbor

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch – Shimmers (Sponsored by NOSPILLS)

1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Don Elliott City of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, Canada

Wastewater Treatment Upgrades

Biological Nutrient Removal

1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. John Gannon International Joint Commission

Great Lakes Invasive Species

2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Don DeBlasio EPA

EPA Project to Clean-Up the Kalamazoo River

3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Brad Deacon Michigan Department of Agriculture

Introduction to Agro-Terrorism

4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tribal Presentation

5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Hospitality Hour (Networking)Vendor Area

Sponsored by NoSpills (Cash Bar)

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January 16
, Wednesday

7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet – Shimmers (Sponsored by

NOSPILLS Committee)

8:00 a.m. to 8:45a.m. Gene Suuppi & Ryan Blazic, MDEQ

8:45 a.m. to 9:30a.m. Al Taylor DEQ

Dow Chemical Tittabawassee River Dioxin Cleanup

9:30 a.m. to 9:45a.m. Break

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Jack Schinderle DEQ

School Lab Cleanouts and Best Management

Practices

10:30 a.m. to 11:00a.m. Wrap Up ~ End of Conference ~ Drawings