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WELCOME COLLEAGUES

On behalf of the California Chapters of the Solid Waste Association of North America

(SWANA), I am pleased to welcome you to the 48th Annual Western Regional Symposium and

Trade Show. For the past 48 years, the SWANA California Chapters have been presenting the

premiere Symposium in the nation.

This year’s is shaping up to be the best ever. We have chosen for this year the theme

“Navigating Global Conditions” because as we all know, California’s increased diversion goals

combined with China’s National Sword have created global conditions that are challenging for

industry professionals to stay afloat in California. How California deals with increased

recycling diversion goals along with how the world responds to global shifts in the recycling

commodity market will affect global enterprise of solid waste and recycling for years to come.

Decisions made now will determine the future of our industry. Thus this year’s technical

sessions tackle the question on how to navigate the global conditions surrounding the recycling

and waste markets head on.

This year I am especially excited to announce that David Biderman, SWANA Executive Director

and CEO, will be our guest as our key-note speaker Tuesday morning. You will not want to miss

this morning discussion.

Back by popular demand, our Wednesday Night Banquet will

showcase the spectacular food with a wonderful evening dinner

provided by Tenaya Lodge. We’ve also added a balcony no-host

bar with stunning views just prior to dinner that will be a way to

connect. Please join us as this night has been in the past, and will

continue to be, one of the highlights of the week.

Please, as you spend the week with us, take a little time to thank

our exhibitors, sponsors and volunteers, for their commitment to

the Symposium. Without them, this conference would not be

possible.

Finally, I want to thank YOU for attending and supporting the California Chapters of SWANA.

It is our members, friends and colleagues that make this event a great one!

Sincerely

Eric Zetz

Symposium Chair

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Central California Sierra Chapter Board of Directors

President

Amer Hussain – Geosyntec

Vice President

Melissa St. John – Golder Associates

Treasurer

Kyle Loreto – Republic Services

Secretary

Brooks Stayer – Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority

Directors

Dawyne Balch – City of Clovis

Curtis Larkin – County of Fresno

Chuck Magee – County of Kern

Greg Ollivier – Caglia Environmental

Nicole Riley – Kings Waste & Recycling Authority

Jerry Schuber – City of Fresno

Sarah Stephenson – BSK Associates

Western Regional Symposium Chair

Eric Zetz – City of Clovis

Technical Programs

Brian Klatt – Volunteer (Retired)

Chuck Magee – County of Kern

Golf Tournament

Greg Ollivier – Caglia Environmental

Facility Tour

Brooks Stayer – Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority

Trade Show

Curtis Larkin – County of Fresno

Wednesday Night Banquet

Eric Zetz – City of Clovis

Registration

Sarah Stephenson – BSK Associates

GENERAL INFORMATION

Registration

The registration center will be located in the lobby area of the hotel near the conference rooms.

Registration will be open on the following schedule:

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Sunday, April 7

7:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday, April 8

7:00 am – 5:00 pm Tuesday, April 9

7:00 am – 5:00 pm Wednesday, April 10

7:00 am – 10:00 am Thursday, April 11

All symposium participants must register and wear their name badge for admission to the

technical session, trade show and special events. In addition, please bring your meal tickets to

all meals, as they will be required.

Additional Tickets

All pre-paid tickets for meals and special events will be included in your registration packet at

check-in. Additional tickets may be purchased for all meals and special events (space

permitting) at the registration center.

Golf Tournament

The 2019 Western Regional Symposium Golf Tournament will be at River Creek Golf Resort,

located at 41709 Road 600 Ahwahnee CA 93601. The shotgun starts is 9:00 am and the format

will be a 4-person scramble. You can register on our web site, at the registration center or at the

golf course.

Tour (3-CEUs)

This year’s Symposium will be offering a Yosemite National Park diversion programs facility

tour (co-hosted by the park concessioner, Aramark.) Participants will have the opportunity to see

first-hand the complexities involved in operating one of the busiest parks in the country while

committing to environmental stewardship and sustainability.

The facilities tour will include stops/photo opportunities at iconic locations such as Tunnel View

and Sentinel Bridge and 1 mile (round-trip) walk to view Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls.

Tour registration includes park entrance fees and lunch. (Attire and activities are subject to

weather conditions.) You can register on our web site or at the registration center.

Monday Night Reception

There will be a Welcome Reception from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in the trade show area. Please join

us for drinks and hors d’oeuvres while cruising through the exhibit hall. We will have 30

exhibitors and vendors presenting the latest in technology and services.

Trade Show

There will be 30 exhibitors on hand to show you the most up to date products and services in our

industry. The trade show will be held in the “SALON III, IV & V” rooms from:

Monday 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

(During the Welcome reception)

Tuesday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

(Lunch will be severed in the trade show area)

Wednesday 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

(Lunch will be severed in the trade show area)

Be sure to drop off your raffle tickets into the appropriate boxes during the shows. In addition to

our regular raffle, we will be providing a special incentive to meet and talk with every exhibitor.

A GRAND PRIZE will be drawn on Wednesday, between 11:30 am – 12:00 pm, you must be

present to win, and must have completed and turned in your Dance Card. Look for details in

your registration packet.

Wednesday Night Banquet

Our Wednesday Night Banquet will focus on the fabulous food offered at Tenaya Lodge.

Tenaya Lodge is known for providing world class dining.

This year we will showcase the South Gate Brewing Company at our Symposium. South Gate

Brewing Company is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, in Oakhurst, California – the South

Gate to Yosemite National Park. Famously heralded by naturalist

John Muir as ‘The Range of Light’, this stunning area is visited each

year by several thousand visitors from all over the world who come

to drink in the areas many natural treasures. Standing near the foot of

Deadwood Mountain, in the bustling Enterprise Center, South Gate

Brewing Company is near the crossroads of Historic ‘Golden Chain’

Highway 49, and Highway 41 leading into Yosemite National Park

and nearby Bass Lake. Surrounded by a

wonderland of natural beauty, Oakhurst is

the perfect spot to set up your ‘base camp’ and enjoy all the Sierras

have to offer, from hiking and biking, to camping, boating and

mountain climbing. Make sure you visit the South Gate Brewing

Company to refuel in their stylish and welcoming dining room and

sample some of their delicious handcrafted beer. We plan to have

South Gate Brewing Company handcrafted beer on tap at the

Wednesday night social following the Wednesday night banquet diner.

It promises to be one of the most desired evenings in recent Symposium history.

Continuing Education Units (CEU’s)

This year’s Symposium has another great slate of speakers and topics. Please take the time to

sit-in on our technical session or our landfill tour. Both will offer CEU credits. CEU forms are

provided at the registration center. The form MUST be signed by a SWANA Central California

Sierra Chapter Board Member to receive credit.

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Sunday, April 7th 2019

10:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibitor Set-up (SALON III, IV & V Rooms)

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Registration (Foyer)

Monday, April 8th 2019

7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast (SALON I & II Rooms)

7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration (Foyer)

8:00 am – 1:00 pm Tour (Yosemite Park Diversion Facility)

9:00 am – 3:00 pm Golf (River Creek Course)

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Welcome Reception (SALON III, IV & V Rooms)

Tuesday, April 9th 2019



7:30 am – 8:00 am Welcome Introduction: Amer Hussain (SALON I & II Rooms)

8:00 am – 9:00 am Keynote Speaker: David Biderman SWANA Executive Director

& CEO (SALON I & II Rooms)

9:00 am – 10:00 am Technical Sessions (COUNTIES & FOREST VIEW Rooms)

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Trade Show (SALON III, IV & V Rooms)

10:00 am – 11:30 am Joint Chapters Meeting (COUNTIES Room)

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch (SALON III, IV & V Rooms)

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Technical Sessions (COUNTIES & FOREST VIEW Rooms)

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Break (Foyer)


5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Hosted Bar (in Trade Show Area)

Wednesday, April 10th 2019




10:00 am – 1:00 pm Trade Show (SALON III, IV & V Rooms)

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch (SALON III, IV & V Rooms)


2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Break (Foyer)


4:30 pm – 7:30 pm Hosted Bar (Balcony)

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Banquet Dinner (SALON I, II & III Rooms)

Thursday, April 11th 2019


7:00 am – 9:00 am Registration (Foyer)


TECHNICAL SESSIONS

TRACK 1A

Tuesday, April 9th

9:00 am – 10:00 am

SWANA LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE

(Moderator: Herb Cantu, Proctor: Nicole Riley)

“CA Legislative Update” – LTF

“What to do with all these Solar Panels?” – Larry Sweetser and Doug Kobold

TRACK 1B

Tuesday, April 9th

9:00 am – 10:00 am

REFUSE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES

(Moderator: Kyle Loreto | Proctor: Jerry Schuber)

“Mandating Collection Service in High Density Unincorporated Areas; Challenges and

Opportunities” – Ahmad Alkhayyat and John Carlton

“Connected Mobility: Taking the Lead in a Rapidly Evolving Industry” – Frank Flores

TRACK 2A

Tuesday, April 9th

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

REFUSE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES

(Moderator: Amer Hussain | Proctor: Sarah Stephenson)

“Updating our Assets for a Sustainable Future” – Janet Goodrich, Eric Oddo, Lyndsey

Lopez

“Integrated Next Steps that Work” – Dana D’Souza

TRACK 2B

Tuesday, April 9th

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

RECYCLING PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

(Moderator: Ralph Carson | Proctor: Greg Ollivier)

“Getting from Integrated Waste Management to Sustainable Materials Management” –

Richard Gertman

“Triple Bottom Line Applied to Recycling Programs” – Lisa A. Skumatz

“Disposal Options for LI Batteries - San Caros MRF Fire” – Joe La Mariana

TRACK 3A

Tuesday, April 9th

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

LANDFILL REGULATORY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

(Moderator: Curtis Larkin | Proctor: Dawyne Balch)

“Visualizing Pre-Regulatory Landfills: Albuquerque's Experience” – Ken Zigler

“Development of Landfill Criteria Matrix” – Richard McHale, San Angoori, Jason McCombs

“A Proven Technology of the Removal of PFAS Compounds including PFOA & PFOS from

MSW Leachate” – Patrick Stanford

TRACK 3B

Tuesday, April 9th

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

SB 1383 REGULATIONS, IMPLEMENTATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

(Moderator: Melissa St. John | Proctor: Lisa Shreder)

“Make Change, Not Spreadsheets: Getting Ahead on SB1383 Reporting Requirements”

– Sara McCadden

“It's Not as Scary as you Thought; How to start implementing SB1383 Programs” – Rob Hilton

TRACK 4A

Tuesday, April 9th

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

RECYCLING COMMODITY – FOOD RECOVERY

(Moderator: Brooks Stayer | Proctor: Marty Yerrick)

“LA County Food Donation and Recovery Outreach Program” – Jennifer King

“Stepping up to the Plate: What Food Recovery Will Really Look Like” – Tracy Swanborn

TRACK 4B

Tuesday, April 9th

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

LEGISLATIVE, AIR, CLIMATE AND GHG ISSUES

(Moderator: Nicole Riley | Proctor: Herb Cantu)

“New and Revised Air and GHG Regulations Affecting Solid Waste Facilities”

– Patrick Sullivan

“Understanding the GHG Impacts of Residential Waste Management Operations”

– Huxley / Kedan

TRACK 5A

Wednesday, April 10th

8:00 am – 9:00 am

WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER REGULATION COMPLIANCE

(Moderator: Sarah Stephenson | Proctor: Amer Hussain)

“Synergistic Approach to Management of Water Resources for Conservation and

Regulatory Compliance” – David Wong

“Stormwater, Wastewater, and Solid Waste, Understanding the Nexus – Regulatory” – Rick

Simonson

TRACK 5B


8:00 am – 9:00 am

WASTE CONVERSION

(Moderator: Jerry Schuber | Proctor: Kyle Loreto)

“Renewable Electrical Power from Composting” – Henry Hovakimian

“Initial Results from Codigestion and Thermal Hydrolysis Pilot Project using

Food Waste and Biosolids” – Kim Domptail and Jim Dunbar

TRACK 6A


9:00 am – 10:00 am

WASTE CONVERSION

(Moderator: Greg Ollivier | Proctor: Ralph Carson)

“Is California Ready to Revisit Conversion of Residual Solid Waste to Energy, Fuels and

Chemicals” – Chuck White

“Rialto Bioenergy Facility Case Study – Resource Recovery Optimization”

– Kim Domptail and Kyle Muffels

TRACK 6B


9:00 am – 10:00 am

SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS / WASTE REDUCTION

FACILITY MANAGEMENT

(Moderator: Dawyne Balch | Proctor: Curtis Larkin)

“Unconventional Investments; Exploring options to Reduce Liability at Closed Landfills”

– Nan Harrold

“The Challenges of Transitioning to Beneficial Use Operations at landfills” – Alex Newell

“Creating Durable Concrete Floors for Your Solid Waste Facility” – Robert Swan

TRACK 7A


1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

RECYCLING COMMODITY FATIGUE AND INDUSTRY CHANGES

(Moderator: Lisa Shreder | Proctor: Melissa St. John)

“Waste Reduction and Reuse” – Ronald Roque

“Will Recycling Survive in your Community” – Colin Wallace

“Trends in Municipal Recycling Contracts” – Susan Moulton

TRACK 7B


1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

RECYCLING COMMODITY FATIGUE AND INDUSTRY CHANGES

(Moderator: Marty Yerrick | Proctor: Brooks Stayer)

“Preparing Curbside Recycling Contracts in this Difficult Time” – Meara Heubach

“Responding to Recycling Markets; How to Adapt your Franchise Agreements to the New

Normal” – Marva Sheehan

TRACK 8A


2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

CA REGULATIONS ON GREENWASTE AND COMPOSTING

(Moderator: Herb Cantu | Proctor: Nicole Riley)

“Compliance with California Air Quality Regulations for Organic Waste” – James Westbrook

“Anaheim's Source Separated Organics and Edible Food Donation Program” – Dora Delgadillo

and Kathy Harrell

TRACK 8B


2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

ORGANICS’ INFRATRUCTURE PERMITTING AND COMPLIANCE METHODS

(Moderator: Kyle Loreto | Proctor: Jerry Schuber)

“Critical Components for Organics Infrastructure Permitting Success” – Cindy Liles

“Methods to achieve 0.5% contamination in organics” – Tracie Bills

TRACK 9A


3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

CHINA NATIONAL SWORD

(Moderator: Amer Hussain | Proctor: Sarah Stephenson)

“What Municipalities are Doing in Response to the China Import Ban” – Michelle

Leonard

“Danger, Danger Will Robinson, Recycling Revenue Sharing after National Sword” – Constance

Hornig

TRACK 9B


3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

AIR QUALITY AND AIR EMISSION REGULATIONS ON ORGANICS

(Moderator: Ralph Carson | Proctor: Greg Ollivier)

“Connecting Compost Process Science to Air Emissions Regulations” – Tim O’Neill

“Navigating California's Air Quality Regulations Governing New Compost Capacity” – John

Koechler

TRACK 10A

Thursday, April 11th

8:00 am – 9:00 am

LITHIUM BATTERY AND SPECIAL WASTE FIRES

(Moderator: Curtis Larkin | Proctor: Dawyne Balch)

“Disaster Debris Planning: Lessons Learned from the 2017 Sonoma County Fire” – Leslie

Lukacs

“Calabasas Landfill Recovery from the Woolsey Fire” – John Chung & Sean Christian

TRACK 10B


8:00 am – 9:00 am

ORGANICS PERMITTING AND MANAGEMENT

(Moderator: Melissa St. John | Proctor: Lisa Shreder)

“Permitting Covered Aerated Static Piles” – Maria Bowen

“Let’s Cover It – Organics Management Cutting Edge Technology” – Srividhya Viswanathan

TRACK 11A


9:00 am – 10:00 am

SAFETY STRATEGIES IN SOLID WASTE

(Moderator: Brooks Stayer | Proctor: Marty Yerrick)

“Actionable Safety Strategies for Increasing Safety Culture in Fleets” – Barbara Egan

“The Value of Safety in the Solid Waste Industry” – Aaron Benick

“Reducing Risks; Safety Training for Waste Facility Customers” – Kasem Cornelius

TRACK 11B


9:00 am – 10:00 am

WASTE REDUCTION AND REUSE

(Moderator: Nicole Riley | Proctor: Herb Cantu)

“Case Study on Getting 1 Community to 0 Waste by 2020” – Tracie Bills

“Transforming Plastics Residuals into Marketable Chemicals” – Emily Flynn, Jeff Anderson,

Miranda Wang

NOTES:

MODERATORS / PROCTORS

We wish to thank the following individuals for being moderators and proctors during this year’s

Technical Sessions

Dawyne Balch

Herb Cantu

Ralph Carson

Amer Hussain

Curtis Larkin

Kyle Loreto

Greg Ollivier

Nicole Riley

Jerry Schuber

Lisa Shreder

Brooks Stayer

Sarah Stephenson

Melissa St. John

Marty Yerrick

Eric Zetz

EXHIBITOR LISTING

We would like to give a special thanks to the following exhibitors as of 02/01/19:

BC Labs

Blue Ridge Services

Caron Compactor Co.

FleetMind Solutions

Geo-Logic

Golder Associates

Keith Manufacturing

Magellan GPS

Merced Regional Waste Authority

Olympic Wire & Equipment

Paradigm Software, LLC

Perennial Energy LLC

QED Environmental

Rotational Molding, Inc.

Schaefer Systems Inc

SCS Engineers

SWT Engineering

Tarp Armor (Southwestern Sales Co.)

Tetra Tech

Please see dance card for booth assignments.

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