Region 8
Serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations
Industrial Pretreatment Conference
Regional Information |
EPA Region 8 and the Colorado Industrial Pretreatment Coordinators Association (CIPCA) annually co-sponsor a workshop to address the varied needs of municipal pretreatment personnel. Advanced to basic pretreatment training, discussions, and presentations are provided by local, state, and federal government representatives, as well as, experts from outside the government. The attendees are generally POTW and state employees responsible for administering Industrial Pretreatment Programs as required by the Federal pretreatment regulations 40 CFR Part 403.
Region 8 - 19th Annual Pretreatment Conference
The 19th Annual Pretreatment Conference was held in Cody, WY on May 12-14, 2009. The conference was attended by local, state, and federal pretreatment professionals within Region 8 as well as local pretreatment professionals from Region 9 and 10.
The conference presentations from the 19th Annual Pretreatment Conference are provided below.
Tuesday, May 12 Presentations:
- EPA Update - Al Garcia, EPA
- Platform Presentation - Chris Sorensen, Great Falls MT
- Biosolids and PCPPs - Bob Brobst, EPA
- Water Quality Standards, Reasonable Potential - Bruce Kent, EPA
- Whole Effluent Toxicity, TIE/TRE - VelRey Lozano, EPA
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Stormwater and Pretreatment - Greg Davis, EPA
Wednesday, May 13 Presentations:
- Characterizing Your Service Area - Stephanie Gieck and Natalie Plegge, Littleton Englewood
- Assessing pollutant partitioning in your POTW - Bob Brobst and Bruce Kent, EPA
- Evaluation of Analytical Reports and COCs - Karen Kuoppola, TestAmerica Labs
- CIU Characterization - Electroplating/Metal Finishing Category - Al Garcia, EPA
- Oil and Grease Technology - Kyle Sorenson, Grease Removal Systems
- SIU Characterization - Dairies/Hospitals - Al Garcia
Thursday, May 14 Presentations:
- Follow up for a MAHL Exceedance in the Annual Report - Karl Heil, Northglenn
- Local Limit Development for a service area with 2 POTWs - Todd Dahlberg, Colorado Springs POTW
- Molybdenum Local Limits Development - Ted Graber, Metro Wastewater
- Mercury Presentation, MI Amalgam Separator bill, EPA-ADA-NACWA MOU - Al Dube, Solmetex
- Manual Mercury Clean Sampling - Chuck Larson, Rapid City
- Use of Sampling Equipment in Investigations - Brian McKeon, NEIC
- EPA Civil Enforcement - Aaron Urdiales, EPA
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Events Leading up to the Johnson Mathey Case, A Local Perspective - Ron Roberts, Central Valley, UT
