PFAS Workshop
October 24, 2023
8:00 am - 1:15 pm
The Wilder Center
451 Lexington Parkway N
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Join us on Tuesday, October 24 from 8 am - 1:15 pm at the Wilder Center in St. Paul for the PFAS Workshop!
Although a free event, registration is required.
1. Registration/Coffee 7:30 am - 8:00 am
2. Introductions 8:00 am
3. Federal Standard/USEPA Presentation 8:15 am - 9:00 am
Speaker: Kimberly Harris, Senior PFAS Advisor - U.S. EPA-Region 5/Water Division
4. MPCA Presentation on PFAS Remediation Guidance Document & Overview of Brownfield Section 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Speakers: Yodit Sheido – Minnesota Pollution Control Agency & Amy Hadiaris – Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
5. Break 10:00 am - 10:15 am
6. MDH on Status/Outlook of State Health Standards 10:15 am - 10:45 am
Speakers TBD
7. State of Minnesota Legislative Update 10:45 am - 11:15 am
Speaker: Kirk Koudelka – MPCA Assistant Commissioner for Land Policy & Strategic Initiatives
8.Legal Due Diligence and PFAS 11:15 am - 11:30 am
Speaker: Jeff Sepesis – Environmental Law & Science
9. Field Experience - PFAS Case Study Panel 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Speakers: Rick Kubler – Lathrop GPM, Sean Leary - GZA, Amy Hadiaris – MPCA, Ben Czeck - Mortenson, Jeannie Martin – Stantec
10. Break 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
11. Lunch & Keynote 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Keynote Speaker - Mimi Johnson Director, Office of Emerging Contaminants – Environmental Management Division, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources