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No-Spills 2016



Grand Traverse Resort & Spa​​
​January 4-6, 2016
Events and Agenda​​
Sunday, January 3rd
Early Registration  5:00 pm – 7:00 pm 
Monday, January 4th
Registration and Continental Breakfast
​Welcome and Opening Remarks - Linda Hensel, No-Spills Committee Chair
KEYNOTE: No Spills - Lofty Goal, Tough Reality; How Do We Get There? - William Creal, Chief, Water Resources Division, MDEQ
Presentations:
  • Michigan’s Oil Pipeline Task Force
    Captain Chris A. Kelenske, Deputy State Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Michigan State Police
    Robert Wagner, Chief, Remediation and Redevelopment Division, MDEQ
    William Creal, Chief, Water Resources Division, MDEQ
    Peter Manning, Division Chief, Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division, Michigan Department of Attorney General
  • Enbridge Straits of Mackinac Exercise 2015
    Greg Carter, Enbridge
    Steven Keck, USCG
    Ralph Dollhopf, USEPA
    Mark Ducharme, MDEQ
Lunch
​Presentations:
  • Emergency Response Roles - Gregory Schweitzer, NOAA
  • Dam Safety: Dammed If you Do, Dammed If You Don’t - Jim Pawloski, Dam Safety Engineer, MDEQ
  • Emergency Planning and Response Actions for Oiled Wildlife - Michelle Neef and Ryan Wheeler, Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc.
  • Green Bay Fire Department, an Oil Spill Response Organization - Mike Popa, T&T Marine Salvage
  • Case studies – responding to crude oil spills in fresh water environments - Mark Brown, Eastern Canada Response Corporation 
Vendor Introductions
Networking and Hospitality with Exhibitors
Tuesday, January 5th          
Breakfast
​Presentations:
  • Field Methods for Differentiating Between Naturally Occurring Sheen and Oil Sheen - Kim Churchill, USEPA
  • Effective Booming Requires Much More Than Putting Boom in the Water: Saving Time, Money, and Impact Requires an Understanding of the Math and Science of Booming Oil Spills - Joel Hogue, Elemental Services & Consulting, Inc.
  • Clearing the Air – Dialogue on Air Sampling and Monitoring During Emergencies - Tom Anthos, TriMedia Environmental & Engineering Services
Vendor Introductions
Lunch
Presentations:
  • Chevy Commons: Case Study of a Neutral-Use Brownfield Redevelopment in Flint, Michigan - Cheryl McHallam, Genesee County Land Bank Authority, and Ryan Londrigan, AKT Peerless Environmental & Energy Services
  • US Environmental Protection Agency Sites Update, Part 1 - Tricia Edwards, James Justice, Jon Gulch, Elizabeth Nightingale, USEPA 
  • US Environmental Protection Agency Update, Part 2
  • Galapagos Ship Salvage & Sunken Tank Barge Argo Response - Jim Elliott, T&T Marine Salvage, and Commander Austin Ives, USCG
  • Sinking Birds and Floating Turtles: Wildlife Response and Natural Resource Damage Assessment at Spills - Dr. Lisa Williams, USFWS
Networking and Hospitality with Exhibitors
Wednesday, January 6th     
Breakfast
Presentations:
  • What is Your Role Exercise - Mark Ducharme, MDEQ, and Matt Hoppe, USCG
  • What is your Role Exercise Hot Wash  - Mark Ducharme, MDEQ, and Matt Hoppe, USCG
  • The Full Circle: Wetlands, Remediation, and Spills - Tony St. Aubin, Cardno
Lunch
Presentations:
  • 2016 Environmental Training Opportunities Discussion - Ryan Blazic, MDEQ
  • Management and Remediation of Produced Brine Spills - Bill Duley and Bob Versical, MDEQ
Conference Wrap-up and Gift/Prize Raffle 
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