Workshop on Environmental Regulations and Implications for Biomass Management in California

November 9, 2005
Cal-EPA Building
1001 I St.
Sacramento, CA

The California Biomass Collaborative hosted a one day workshop on environmental regulations and implications for biomass management in California in the Byron Sher auditorium of the Cal-EPA building.

Workshop Program and Proceedings

• Welcome and Introduction - Bryan Jenkins, California Biomass Collaborative
• Morning Keynote - Joe Desmond, California Energy Commission

Session I : Key Environmental Challenges - Programs and Strategies to Reduce Impacts in Meeting Environmental Goals
Moderator - Rob Williams, California Biomass Collaborative

• Powerplant Permitting, Paul Richins, California Energy Commission
• Air Quality Regulations, Dean Simeroth, California Air Resources Board
• Air Quality Regulations and Permitting, Beverly Werner, California Air Resources Board
• Water Board Regulations, Policies, and Incentives, John Menke, State Water Resources Control Board
• Solid Waste Disposal Practices and Opportunities, Fernando Berton, California Integrated Waste Management Board
• The Bio-Energy Interagency Working Group, Susan Brown, California Energy Commission

Session II : Perspectives from Industry, Local Agencies, and the Environmental Community

• Moderator - Pat Sullivan, SCS Engineers, Phil Reese, California Biomass Energy Alliance
• Biofuels: Regulatory and Environmental Issues, Necy Sumait, Arkenol
• Conversion Technologies, Kay Martin, BioEnergy Producers Association
• Biomass to Biogas, Ed Wheless, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
• Biofuels - Why Now, Allen Dusault, Sustainable Conservation
• Cellulosic Ethanol in Transportation, Luke Tonachel, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Afternoon Keynote - Winston Hickox, CalPERS

Breakout Sessions (not recorded in Transcript)

• Introduction to Breakout Sessions: Scope and Direction, Rob Williams, California Biomass Collaborative
• Forestry Session discussion facilitators: Mark Nechodom, United States Forest Service, and Doug Wickizer, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
• Agriculture Session discussion facilitators: Steve Shaffer, California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Cynthia Cory, California Farm Bureau Federation
• Municipal Waste Residue discussion facilitators: Ruth MacDougall, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, and Brenda Smyth, California Integrated Waste Management Board
• Wrap-Up: Rob Williams and Bryan Jenkins, California Biomass Collaborative