Specialty Symposia - Upcoming EPA Rules/Regulations
“From Cybersecurity to LCRI, PFAS to AWIA, and More – Your One-Stop Shop for What to Expect and How to Deal with the Upcoming Years”
Doubletree, Milford, MA 8:00am - 4:00pm
6.0 TCHs Course code: MRS325AY
$195 member, $295 non-member, $125 governmental agency
Are you overwhelmed with the number of regulations coming (and already here) over the next few years? Having trouble keeping track of what you need to do? This full-day specialty symposium will cover what you need to know to remain in compliance and ensure your utility is operating at its peak. Hear from regulators, utilities who have already implemented projects and programs, and other specialists who can provide the information and knowledge you need moving forward. This will be an interactive day with a combination of regulatory overviews, case studies, discussion groups, and panel discussions. Come prepared with your questions.
- Agenda
- 8:00-8:20a.m. – Check in/Registration/Breakfast
- 8:20-8:30a.m. - Welcome and Overview of Day – Kirsten King, CEO, NEWWA
- 8:30-9:00a.m. - Keynote Address - Virtual
- Alan Roberson, Executive Director, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, Washington, DC
- 9:00-10:00a.m. - LCRR & LCRI – Panel
- Steve Estes-Smargiassi, Director of Planning & Sustainability, MWRA
- Damon Guterman, Senior Analyst, MassDEP Drinking Water Program
- Andrea Traviglia, Environmental Engineer, U.S. EPA Region I
- 10:00-10:15a.m. - Break
- 10:15-11:30a.m. - PFAS/PFOA – Panel
- Craig Douglas, General Manager, Brunswick & Topsham Water District, ME
- Michelle Jenks, Environmental Engineer, U.S. EPA Region I
- Brandon Kernen, Administrator – Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau, NH DES
- John Storer, Director of Community Services, City of Dover, NH
- 11:30-12:00p.m. - CCR Overview & Changes to the Rule
- Betsy Davis, Environmental Engineer, U.S. EPA Region I
- 12:00-1:00p.m. - Lunch and Networking
- 1:00-2:00p.m. - AWIA/ERP – Panel
- Joe Duncan, General Manager, Champlain Water District, VT
- Johnna McKenna, Water System Sustainability Section Supervisor, NH DES
- Kate Novick, Managing Director, Gradient Planning, CT
- Mark Sceery, Environmental Engineer, U.S. EPA Region I
- 2:00p.m. – 3:30p.m. - Cybersecurity/Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – Panel
- Joe Duncan, General Manager, Champlain Water District, VT
- Joe Flores, Cybersecurity Advisor – Massachusetts, Cybersecurity State Coordinator DHS/CISA/IOD/Region 1
- Detective Lieutenant Brian Gavioli, Massachusetts State Police
- Brad Hoglund, Chief Information Officer, Boston Water & Sewer Commission
- 3:30-4:00p.m. – Q&A/Wrap-up/Adjourn
NEWWA's Cancellation Policy: Any registration cancellation is assessed a $30.00 administrative fee. If you cancel within one (1) business day of the event or training you will be charged 100 percent of the original registration fee. This charge is non-refundable and non-transferable. Written refund/credit requests made for special circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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