Environmental Update & Hot Topics 2008

November 2008
 
Environmental Update & Hot Topics
 
Program Highlights
 
 
- Air Update:  Ozone - Strategies for Meeting the Current Federal Ozone Standard and the Challenges of Meeting the New Standard
 
- Multi-Media Impacts:  The Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission's New Public Health, Welfare, Environmental and Wildlife Regulations
 
- Water Update:  Stormwater Compliance, Violations and Settlements
 
- Emergency Response:  Tales from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on the Salmonella Outbreak in Alamosa
 
- Terra Firma Update I:  Asbestos and Soils
 
- Terra Firma Update II:  Vapor Intrusion
 
- Everything You Need to Know about Self-Audits
 
Program Description
 
We have received your requests and have answered your call!  With so many NEW DEVELOPMENTS and CRITICAL ISSUES coming to the forefront in the Environmental Law arena this year, this timely and comprehensive updates and hot topics program is a MUST for your environmental practice if you want to stay on top of your game and serve your clients to the best of your ability. Whether you are contemplating taking on your first environmental case or you are a seasoned practitioner wanting the most up-to-date and critical information in your practice area, this program will be the best way you can spend your day to enhance your skills and knowledge to best serve your clients' needs.
 
We have gathered some of Colorado's leading experts in their respective environmental fields to bring you this outstanding information-packed day.  We have covered all the bases - air, water and land - and have presented the current issues facing each.  We have also covered the critical information you need to know from the new Oil & Gas Conservation Commission's regulations, to everything you need to know about handling self-audits.  We have even included a most entertaining presentation on the CDPHE's emergency response actions that were undertaken in a recent crisis here in Colorado.  Some of the State's top environmental practitioners and experts are ready and willing to share their extensive experience and expertise with you. This is a day devoted to streamlining your skills and polishing your practice. It is a program that you cannot afford to miss!  Join us in November for this incredible day of learning and networking!
 
Agenda
 
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Registration
 
9:00 - 9:50 AM
Air Update:  Ozone - Strategies for Meeting the Current Federal Ozone Standard and Challenges of Meeting the New Standard
Presented by Paul Tourangeau, Director of the Air Pollution Control Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Dennis Arfmann, Hogan & Hartson
 
9:50 -10:05 AM
Morning Break
 
10:05 - 10:55 AM
Multi-Media Impacts:  The Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission's New Public Health, Welfare, Environmental and Wildlife Regulations
Moderator:  Martha Rudolph, Director of Environmental Programs, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Panel: Michael S. Freeman, Esq. Earth Justice and Jep Seman, Of Counsel, Hensley, Kim & Holzer, LLC
 
10:55 - 11:45 AM
Water Update:  Stormwater Compliance, Violations and Settlements 
Presented by Peggy Livingston, Senior Enforcement Attorney, US EPA Region 8 and Joe Dischinger, Of Counsel, Fairfield and Woods, P.C.
 
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch on Your Own
 
1:00 -1:50 PM
Emergency Response:  Tales from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on the Salmonella Outbreak in Alamosa 
Presented by Dana Erpelding, Training Unit Supervisor, Emergency Preparedness & Response Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  
1:50 - 2:40 PM
Terra Firma Update I:  Asbestos and Soils
Presented by Dean Miller, Davis Graham & Stubbs and James R. DeValois, CIH, President of Kemwest, Inc.
  
2:40 - 2:50 PM
Afternoon Break
  
2:50 - 3:40 PM
Terra Firma Update II:  Vapor Intrusion
Presented by Fonda Apostolopoulos, State Project Officer, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and David J. Folkes, PE, EnviroGroup Limited
 
 3:40 - 4:30 PM
Everything You Need to Know about Self-Audits
Presented by Scott Reisch, Hogan & Hartson and David Rochlin, Senior Air Enforcement Attorney, EPA Region 8
  
4:30 PM
Adjourn
 
Chairs and Planning Committee
 
Joseph B. Dischinger
Of Counsel, Fairfield and Woods, P.C.
Denver, CO  
 
Dean C. Miller, Esq.
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Denver, CO
 
Scott Reisch, Esq.
Hogan & Hartson LLP
Denver, CO
 
Martha E. Rudolph, Esq.
Director of Environmental Programs
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver, CO 
 
Faculty
 
Fonda Apostolopoulos 
State Project Officer
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver, CO 
 
Dennis Arfmann, Esq.  
Hogan & Hartson LLP
Boulder, CO  
 
James R. DeValois
President⁄Owner
Kemwest, Inc.
Denver, CO
 
Joshua B. Epel, Esq
Assistant General Counsel
DCP Midstream, LP
Denver, CO
 
Dana Erpelding
Training Unit Supervisor
Emergency Preparedness & Response Division
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver, CO
 
David J. Folkes, PE
EnviroGroup Limited
Centennial, CO
 
Michael S. Freeman, Esq.
Earth Justice
Denver, CO
 
Margaret "Peggy" Livingston, Esq.
Senior Enforcement Attorney
US EPA Region 8
Denver, CO 
 
David Rochlin, Esq.
Senior Air Enforcement Attorney
U.S. EPA Region 8 Denver, CO 
 
Jep Seman, Esq.
Hensley Kim & Holzer, LLC
Denver, CO
 
Paul Tourangeau, Esq.
Director of the Air Pollution Control Division
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Denver, CO
 
 
Video Replays:
December 4, 2008 
Denver:  CLE Classroom, 1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Grand Junction:  1250 East Sherwood Drive
Colorado Springs:  421 South Tejon Street, Suite 100
 
 

Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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Registration Fees
$279.00
CBA $239.00
ENVIRO $209.00
$189.00
$189.00
  • General Credits: 7.00
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Start Date - End Date
November 13, 2008
Start Time - End Time
9:00 AM - 4:40 PM
Event Location
CLECI Large Classroom
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