2009 FALL Meeting

CHWMEG, Inc. 2009 Fall Meeting Agenda

Wednesday & Thursday, November 11-12, 2009
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO

Day Time (EST) Topic Presenter Participants
Wednesday
November 11, 2009		 7:15 - 8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast CHWMEG Members and Invited Guests
8:00 - 8:20 am Welcome & Introductions

Antitrust Policy Review		 CHWMEG, Inc. Chair

CHWMEG, Inc. Counsel
8:20 - 8:40 am Meet the CHWMEG, Inc. Board of Directors & Pose Your Questions CHWMEG, Inc. Chair
8:40 - 9:15 am CHWMEG, Inc. State of the Organization Update CHWMEG, Inc. Chair
9:15 - 10:00 am CHWMEG, Inc. Treasurer's Report CHWMEG, Inc. Treasurer
10:00 - 10:30 am Break
10:30 - 11:30 am Review the US Supreme Court Case & CERCLA "Producer Liability in the USA" from Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway v. United States (Consider/Contrast with European Perspective on Producer Liability) Guest Speaker
Babst, Calland, Clements, and Zomnir
11:30 am - 12:30 pm CHWMEG's Financial Strength Evaluation Committee (FSEC): Independent Observations on the Financial Status of the US Commercial Waste Industry (Publicly Traded Firms) Guest Speaker
Hileman & Associates, P.C.
12:30 - 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 - 2:45 pm Introducing the World's Best Recycling/Treatment/Disposal Facility Risk Reviewers: CHWMEG Facility Review Contractor Panel
* A&S Env* AECOM* AMEC
* ComTox Corp* Diamond Env* Env Mgmt Svcs
* ERM, Inc* IEA, Inc* K2 Env
* Kleinfelder* Midland Eng* Oak Fair Env
* SC&A Inc* SEAS* Stantec
* TetraTech* URS Corp* world regard
 CHWMEG's Contractor Representatives "The World's Best" Share Their Observations & Experiences

Facilitated by:
CHWMEG, Inc. Administrator
2:45 - 3:15 pm Break
3:15 - 4:45 pm Introducing the World's Best Recycling/Treatment/Disposal Facility Risk Reviewers: CHWMEG Facility Review Contractor Panel
* A&S Env* AECOM* AMEC
* ComTox Corp* Diamond Env* Env Mgmt Svcs
* ERM, Inc* IEA, Inc* K2 Env
* Kleinfelder* Midland Eng* Oak Fair Env
* SC&A Inc* SEAS* Stantec
* TetraTech* URS Corp* world regard
 CHWMEG's Contractor Representatives "The World's Best" Share Their Observations & Experiences

Facilitated by:
CHWMEG, Inc. Administrator
4:45 - 5:00 pm Day One Wrap-Up CHWMEG, Inc. Chair
6:00 - 7:30 pm Evening Reception - Hors d'oeuvres and Beverages **

** Meeting Presenters & Attendees
(Their Adult Guests Welcome @ $50 Per Guest)

 

CHWMEG, Inc. 2009 Fall Meeting Agenda

Wednesday & Thursday, November 11-12, 2009
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, CO

Day Time (EST) Topic Presenter Participants
Thursday
November 12, 2009		 7:15 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast CHWMEG Members and Invited Guests
8:00 - 8:30 am Day One Review: Questions & Comments CHWMEG, Inc. Chair
8:30 - 9:30 am MIT Has Developed An Electronic "Gizmo" for Tracking Individual Shipments of Materials: Are Your Spent Material Shipments Going Where They are Supposed to be Going?

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Consider the potential application to YOUR program!)		 Guest Speaker
SENSEable City Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
9:30 - 10:00 am Break
10:00 - 11:00 am CHWMEG Updates
  • CHWMEG Reviews of E-Goods Processors
  • Can CHWMEG Review Brokers/Other "Non-Traditional" Entities?
  • CHWMEG Research Effort on "Backward Look at Superfund-Type Facility Liabilities"
Facilitated by:
CHWMEG, Inc. Administrator
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Showcase of Member Waste Vendor Programs & How CHWMEG Fits In
  • The motivation for the program's creation
  • The evolution of the company's program
  • Estimated PRP costs realized to date
  • Current program responsibility and related dynamics
  • Noteworthy items from the program
  • The future program vision
  • Audience Q&A
Select CHWMEG Member Panelists

Facilitated by:
CHWMEG, Inc. Administrator

12:00 - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 - 2:00 pm Exactly What is the Current Situation with EPA's Solid Waste Redefinition? Objectives, Timeline Review, and Current Status and Detailed Consideration for Application to Recycling of Spent Material Streams Guest Speaker
Resource Conservation and Recycling Branch - Office of Solid Waste
US Environmental Protection Agency
2:00 - 2:15 pm CHWMEG Meeting Wrap-Up & Adjourn CHWMEG, Inc. Chair
2:15 - 2:30 pm Break (those not interested in "non-US" topics are welcome to depart)
2:30 - 3:00 pm Update from CHWMEG's Asia-Pacific Director: The View of Producer Liability in the A-P Region CHWMEG, Inc.
Asia-Pacific Director (Singapore)
3:00 - 4:45 pm Update from CHWMEG's European Director: A Discussion About Unique Requirements for Conducting Processor Reviews in Europe CHWMEG, Inc.
European Director (Warsaw)
Evening (TBD) Informal Group Dinner for Those Remaining to Depart on Friday