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The Summit is brought you by the following partners:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Jersey Water Environment Association

Licensed Site Remediation Professionals Association

Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association

Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management

New Jersey Chapter of the American Water Works Association

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]At the New Jersey Institute of Technology, practitioners from various sectors dealing with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination will gather to discuss challenges, lessons learned, to share science, technology as well as experiences and hear about forthcoming government action. Topics will include – fundamentals of PFAS regulation in New Jersey, including a brief history of action and occurrence, with a focus on connections between various sectors. It will also include opportunities to hear about challenges and successes, areas of research, evolving policy, data gaps and needs, as well as innovative or emerging technologies. Audience members should leave the summit with new information and ideas and hopefully, have made important cross-sector connections. Professionals from the government, academia, and industry that work in remediation, water supply, wastewater, solid waste, air quality, public health, law, lab analysis, chemical or treatment are invited to attend.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]

Agenda

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8:00 am

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Registration

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9:00 am

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Welcome

Katrina (Kati) Angarone, Deputy Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

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9:10 am

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Session 1: PFAS Action in New Jersey

Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, NJDEP

The Commissioner will outline New Jersey’s PFAS story to date and will provide information on much important next steps for continued action.
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9:40 am

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Session 2: Understanding the Scope of the Problem

Moderator: Nick Procopio, Ph.D., Director, Division of Science & Research, NJDEP

Panelists:
Christine Schell, M.P.A., C.P.M., Manager, Office of Environmental and Public Health Analysis, NJDEP
Filina Poonolly, Division of Water Supply & Geoscience, NJDEP;
Sandra Goodrow, Ph.D., Contaminated Site Remediation & Redevelopment, NJDEP

This session will cover what we know about PFAS in New Jersey and what we don’t. Expect to hear about New Jersey’s existing data, a tool under development to display this data, as well as knowledge gaps.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]

10:40 am

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10:55 am

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Session 3: Health Effects and Exposure

Jessie Gleason, M.S.P.H, Research Scientist, Environmental and Occupational Health Surveillance Program, New Jersey Department of Health

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11:25 am

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Session 4: PFAS Regulations: Drinking Water

Moderator: Patricia (Trish) Ingelido, Director, Division of Water Supply and Geoscience, NJDEP

Panelists:
Kristin Tedesco, Division of Water Supply and Geoscience, NJDEP
William Schreyer, Section Chief, Environmental Claims Administration (Spill Fund), NJDEP

This session will focus on the regulations as they apply to public drinking water systems and the corrective action for private wells funded by the Spill Fund program. Presenters will focus on the state of PFAS regulation related to drinking water in New Jersey, as well as what we can expect in future, and will highlight case studies that demonstrate how each community is unique and must tailor their own solutions.

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12:05 pm

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Lunch

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1:05 pm

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Session 5: PFAS Regulations: Soil, Air, Waste & Wastewater

Moderator: Gwen Zervas, Director, Division of Remediation Management, NJDEP

Panelists:
Susan Rosenwinkel, Director, Division of Water Quality, NJDEP
Allan S. Motter, MEM, CPM, Chief, Bureau of Environmental Evaluation and Risk Assessment, NJDEP
Jennifer Willemsen, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Bureau of Environmental Evaluation and Risk Assessment, NJDEP
Joel Leon, Chief, Bureau of Stationary Sources, NJDEP

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2:05 pm

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2:20 pm

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Session 6: Tackling PFAS Across the Nation: Surface Water, Biosolids, Eco Thresholds and Air

Moderator: Byrne Remphrey, PE, BCEE, PMP, Vice President and Water Sector Manager, TYLin

Panelists:
Jeff Ramey, Wisconsin Operations Lead, Langan Engineering
Stephanie Kammer, Emerging Pollutants Section Manager, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Catherine Beahm, Administrator, Office of the Air Resources Division Director, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

In this session officials and practitioners doing trailblazing work in other states will present approaches to addressing PFAS in surface water, biosolids, air and the ecosystem.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text css=””]

3:20 pm

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Session 7: Perspectives in PFAS Communication

Moderator: Denise Venuti Free, Vice President of External Communications, American Water

Panelists:
Alexandra Skinner, Environmental Specialist, Immediate Concern Unit, NJDEP
Claire Nitsche, MPH, MCHES, Health Educator, Washington State Department of Health
Chris Furlong, LSRP, Geosyntec Consultants

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3:50 pm

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Day One Recap and Overview of Day Two

Kati Angarone, Deputy Commissioner, NJDEP

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4:00 pm

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Adjourn

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8:00 am

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9:00 am

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Welcome & Overview

Atam Dhawan, Ph.D., Executive Director, NJIT Center for Translational Research

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9:10 am

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Session 1: Perspectives in Reducing PFAS Exposure Across Media

Moderator: Kati Angarone, Deputy Commissioner, NJDEP

Panelists:
Caryn Barnes, LSRP, PG, Senior Principal, Langan
Thomas Laustsen, P.E., Chief Operating Officer, Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC)
Nicole Wiley, P.E., Engineering Practice Lead for Water Treatment, American Water
Dr. Arie Kremen, Tetra Tech, Leachate Management Practice Lead
Gary Hunt, Vice-President and Technical Director, TRC Environmental

This panel will include perspectives from professionals in remediation, water supply, wastewater, solid waste, and air quality, with a focus on identifying and remediating and treating PFAS. Expect to hear about sector specific lessons learned, challenges, and ideas for improvement.

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10:10 am

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Session 2: Emerging Technologies

Moderator: Natalie Chesko, President, Aqua New Jersey

Panelists:
Dibyendu Sarkar, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
Michel Boufadel, Ph.D., NJIT
Wunmi Sadik, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, NJIT
Selman Mujovic, Ph.D., Purafide
John Xiong, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Consultant, Haley & Aldrich, Inc.

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11:25 am

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11:40 am

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Session 3: Strategic Translational Research and Innovation Partnership (STRIP) PFAS Initiative

Moderator: Atam Dhawan, Ph.D., Executive Director, NJIT Center for Translational Research

Panelists:
Peter Jaffe, Professor of Environment and Civil Engineering, Princeton University
Richard Calbi, Director of Operations – Ridgewood Water
Siavash Isazadeh, Senior Technical Director – Strategy & Implementation, Veolia North America
Arjun Venkatesan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Session 4: New Frontiers: Moving Beyond Chemical-by-Chemical Regulation of PFAS

Moderator: John Oberer, LSRP, Principal, GZA

Panelists:
Christy A. Barlow, Ph.D., Principal Toxicologist, Aetia Scientific Collaborative
Wendy Linck, Senior Engineering Geologist, California State Water Resources Control Board
Dan Newton, Assistant Deputy Director, California State Water Resources Control Board
Gloria Post, Ph.D., D.A.B.T (retired from NJDEP Division of Science and Research)

This panel will explore the promise and problems associated with moving away from a substance-by-substance model to regulation and treatment to treat PFAS of concern together.

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2:25 pm

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Session 5: New Frontiers: Banning PFAS in Products

Moderator: Shaina Cohen, Program Manager, Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA)

Panelists:
Kerri Farris, Office of the Commissioner, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Courtney Rainey, Deputy Chief of Staff & Director of Government Affairs and Municipal Partnerships, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Kimberly Goetz, MPA, Legislative Coordinator, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program, Washington State Department of Ecology

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Session 6: Next Steps

In this facilitated session we will ask the audience about key themes they heard throughout the Summit, ask if there is a need for more collaborative opportunities and brainstorm next steps for keeping the cross-media conversation going and foster enhanced collaboration. will be a facilitated brainstorming/listening session on how to keep the collaborative conversation going. We will consider various options including continued multi-sector sessions, an annual summit or even a PFAS Alliance.
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4:00 pm

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Adjourn

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Questions?

pfassummit@deptest.nj.gov

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