Day 3

Ash Ponds Closure Case Study – Challenges and Lessons Learned

Pam Thomas, APTIM
Bruce Burke, APTIM,

Covington, KY

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Evaluation of Methods to Differentiate CCR from Native Soil or Fill with Similar Visual/Physical Characteristics to Successfully Facilitate CCR Removal

Trenton M. Godwin, Resolute Environmental & Water Resources Consulting, LLC
Stephen K. Wilson, Resolute Environmental & Water Resources Consulting, LLC
Kevin M. Stephenson, Resolute Environmental & Water Resources Consulting, LLC

Covington, KY

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

LESSONS LEARNED ON WHAT EXCAVATION VOLUME OF CCR TO EXPECT DURING YOUR POND CLOSURE

Matt Bleything, Burns & McDonnell

Covington, KY

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Overcoming Design Challenges and Construction Risks During Closure of the Hennepin West Ash Pond System

Lucas P. Carr, Geosyntec Consultants
Victor A. Modeer, Luminant
Collin Carson, IngenAE

Covington, KY

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Panel Discussion - The CCR Rule for Legacy Impoundments

Bob Glazier, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Martha S. Thomsen, Baker Botts, L.L.P.
John Seymour, Geosyntec Consultants

Covington, KY

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Pump-and-Treat Design Considerations and Challenges for a Closed CCR Ash Pond

Benjamin K. Amos, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Lane Dorman, Geosyntec Consultants
Jeremy Gasser, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Trey Singleton

Covington, KY

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

The Importance of Multiple Lines of Evidence for a Successful ASD Evaluation

Corey Wallace, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Allison Kreinberg, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Phil Harvey, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc
Ryan Fimmen

Covington, KY

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Tools for Evaluating Hydrogeology of Limestone Aquifer Systems

Benjamin Grove, Stantec
Mark Densmore, Stantec

Covington, KY

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Critical Elements for the Construction of a Sustainable Closure for CCR Impoundment

Alan Briggs, Key Environmental, Inc.
Ron Froh, Commercial Liability Partners LLC
Jay Clayton, Commercial Liability Partners LLC
Adam Peetz

Covington, KY

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Dewatering at Ghent

Paul C. Schmall, Keller North America
Christopher Lewis, Tetra Tech
Jeffrey B. Heun, Kentucky Utilities
Steven Turner

Covington, KY

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Evaluation of Remedial Actions at Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Sites through Coupled Hydrogeological-Geochemical Reactive Transport Modeling

PJ Nolan, Golder Associates
William Deutsch, Geochemistry Services LLC
Greg Lehn, Golder Associates
Rens Verburg

Covington, KY

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Time-Constrained Conditioning and Landfilling of Wet Ponded FGD CCRs – A Case History

Mark A. Taylor, Golder Associates NC, Inc.
Michael B. Lazar, Duke Energy

Covington, KY

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Treatment of Arsenic from Coal Ash Pond Water

Jack Ma, PhD, PE, UCC Environmental
David Donkin, MBA, UCC Environmental
Joseph Woodley, Eng, UCC Environmental

Covington, KY

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

When Monitored Natural Attenuation Is Not the Answer

Wayne Weber, Burns & McDonnell

Covington, KY

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Cost Effective Approach to Drying Saturated Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs) with Superabsorbent Polymers

Whit Rawls, Chase Corporation
Christopher D. Hardin, Energy & Environment Innovation Foundation

Covington, KY

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Establishing MNA for Inorganics using Multiple Analysis Techniques

Margaret Gentile, Arcadis

Covington, KY

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Groundwater Monitoring Plan Considerations for Assessment and Corrective Action Sites

Sherren Clark, SCS Engineers
Nicole Kron, SCS Engineers
Tom Karwoski, SCS Engineers
Bernd Rehm

Covington, KY

9:00 AM - 9:30 PM

Horizontal Groundwater Control Wells for Large Scale Remediation Beneath CCR Ponds and Impoundments

Kyle Carlton, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
David Richardson, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.

Covington, KY

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Hydraulic conductivity of geosynthetic clay liner to leachate from coal combustion products

Kuo Tian, George Mason University

Covington, KY

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Removal of Boron and Bromide from coal combustion residual wastewater by precipitation and filtration

Valentine Nzengung, Department of Geology, University of Georgia
William Crumpacker, Department of Geology, University of Georgia
Lucas Novello Favero, Environmental Resources Management (ERM)

Covington, KY

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

CCR lmpoundment Closure - Refined lmplementation Strategies to Enhance Safety and Reduce Closure Cost

Matt Vaughan, Stantec
Don Fuller, Stantec

Covington, KY

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Future Management & Treatment of Non-CCR Waste Streams at Midwest Coal-Fired Power Plants with Case Studies

Jason Pokorny, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
Lee W. Saunders, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.

Covington, KY

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Geostructural Construction in Ash: An Update on the Largest Geostructural Work to Date

Anthony Sak, Keller North America, Inc.
Ryan T. Smith, Keller North America, Inc.

Covington, KY

9:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Illinois EPA 35 Ill Adm Code 845: Elevating the standard of care for CCR impoundments

Ronald Hager, Burns & McDonnell
Matthew Ballance, Vistra Corporation
Victor Modeer, Vistra Corporation

Covington, KY

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Monitoring of Construction Over Soft CCR Deposits

Pedro J. Amaya, GEI Consultants, Inc.
Michelle Perez-Canals, GEI Consultants, Inc.
Mary Nodine, GEI Consultants, Inc.
Will G. Lukas

Covington, KY

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring for Successful CCR Unit Closure

Joseph Kamalesh, Stantec
John Watrous, Stantec
Richard Shook, Stantec

Covington, KY

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Using Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment at Coal Combustion Product (CCP) Sites to Meet Closure Objectives

Ari S. Lewis, Gradient
Andrew B. Bittner, Gradient
Kathleen R. Radloff, Gradient

Covington, KY

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Building Defensibility for MNA Remedy Selection

Michael Healey, SiREM (Guelph)
Jeff Roberts, SiREM (Guelph)
Sarah Cronk, SiREM (Knoxville)
Andrzej Przepiora

Covington, KY

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Chemical Compatibility and Hydraulic Performance of Lightweight Polymer Modified GCLs

Michael S. Donovan, CETCO
Barbara Gebka, CETCO
Dennis Wind, CETCO
Reza Gorakhki

Covington, KY

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Hybrid Closure Approach: Project Summary

Glenn Leo, P.E., Foth Infrastructure & Environment

Covington, KY

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

The Intersection of the CCR Rule, Superfund, and Irrigation on the Great Plains

Shane D. McDonald, HDR
Jillian Troyer, HDR
Robert Kleinmann, HDR
Marty Stange

Covington, KY

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Using Shear Wave Velocity Measurements to Identify Cemented CCR

Andrew Fuggle, Golder
Longde Jin, Golder
Haley Roberts, Georgetown University

Covington, KY

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Whole effluent toxicity (WET) assessments and experimental considerations for evaluating coagulation agents and polymers for wastewater treatment of coal combustion products

Konrad J. Kulacki, Exponent, Inc
William L. Goodfellow Jr., Exponent, Inc
Margaret L. Fleming, Exponent, Inc
Alexandra N. Steele

Covington, KY

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Wind Performance Evaluation of Engineered Turf Final Cover and Exposed Geomembrane

Ming Zhu, Watershed Geosynthetics
Bryan Scholl, Watershed Geosynthetics

Covington, KY

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

CCR LANDFILL CONSTRUCTION & OPERATION UNDER SUBTITLE D

Thomas R. Gredell, Gredell Engineering Resources, Inc.

Covington, KY

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Construction Risk Management Considerations for CCR Surface Impoundment Closures

John P. Seymour, Geosyntec Consultants
Chris Robb, Geosyntec Consultants

Covington, KY

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Geochemical Explanations for Strong Natural Attenuation of Molybdenum, Selenium, and Lithium in a Groundwater Plume

Jacob Chu, Haley & Aldrich, Inc. (Phoenix)
J. P. Brandenburg, Haley & Aldrich, Inc. (Ann Arbor)

Covington, KY

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Hybrid Closure Approach: Design Investigation Review

Brian Sperrazza, P.E., P.G., Foth Infrastructure & Environment

Covington, KY

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Monitoring Well Integrity and Performance Part II - Seeing the Benefits

Bryan R. Hansen, Environmental Standards, Inc.
Jacob G. Gruzalski, Environmental Standards, Inc.
Thomas S. Dicken, Environmental Standards, Inc.
Rock J. Vitale

Covington, KY

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

USE OF A NET ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE REMEDIAL OPTIONS TO ADDRESS COAL ASH – CASE STUDIES

Joseph Nicolette, Montrose Environmental Group
Michael Rockel, Montrose Environmental Group

Covington, KY

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Use of Tritium-Helium Isotopes for Vertical Delineation of CCR Constituents in Groundwater

Lane Dorman, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Lauren Fitzgerald, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc
Ryan Fimmen, Geosyntec Consultants
Robert Trey Singleton

Covington, KY

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

CQA - A Common Sense Approach at Becoming the MVP on Your Next Project

James Price, Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
Michael Fisher, Duke Energy - Coal Combustion Projects
John Metcalf, Duke Energy - Coal Combustion Projects

Covington, KY

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Ecological Risk Assessment for Coal Combustion Residuals and Herrington Lake Adjacent to the Kentucky Utilities E.W. Brown Generating Station

Mary Sorensen, Ramboll US Consulting, Inc. - Georgia
Alex Smith, Ramboll US Consulting, Inc. - Florida
Mark Nielsen, Ramboll US Consulting, Inc. - Pennsylvania

Covington, KY

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EPRI Research on Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions Near Coal Combustion Product Sites

Bruce Hensel, Electric Power Research Institute
Jeff Thomas, Electric Power Research Institute
Tim Towey, LimnoTech
Anthony Aufdenkampe

Covington, KY

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Groundwater Compliance & Strategy Insights for CCR Rule Stakeholders

Sheryl Smith, TRC
Mark Johnson, TRC

Covington, KY

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Hybrid Closure Approach: Constructing Bidding Lessons Learned

Brian Harthun, P.E., Foth Infrastructure & Environment

Covington, KY

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

State of the Practice for Compaction Quality of Dry Stack CCR Storage Facilities

Bruce Cunningham, Ingios Geotechnics, Inc.
Pavana Vennapusa, Ingios Geotechnics, Inc.
David J. White, Ingios Geotechnics, Inc.
Robert Eric Hageman

Covington, KY

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM