Improving Cooperative Relationships to Advance Environmental Compliance and Enforcement

7:45–8:15 a.m.
Registration & Coffee

8:15–8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• David Paylor, Director, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
• Introduction by Jeff Reynolds, Enforcement Division Director, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

8:30–9:15 a.m. Improving Compliance and Enforcement through Inter-Agency Cooperation

• Marcia Mulkey, Region III Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Handout #1 - Handout #2
• Jennie Waering, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Western District of Virginia - Handout
• Rick Weeks, Chief Deputy, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

9:15–10:15 a.m.
Private Industry Client Interests and Compliance Strategy: Is a Cooperative Approach Between Regulators and Industry Achievable?

• Kevin Finto, Hunton & Williams - Handout
• Tim Hayes, Hunton & Williams - Handout
• Chris Pomeroy, AquaLaw
• Ken von Schaumburg, Clark Hill

10:15–10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30–11:15 a.m.
Federal and State Agency Wetlands Enforcement: Jurisdiction, Enforcement Emphasis and Agency Coordination

• David Davis, Director, Office of Wetlands & Stream Protection, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Handout
• Richard Henderson, Chief of Enforcement, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District - Handout

11:15 a.m.–Noon
Evaluation of Environmental Violations for Civil or Criminal Action: A Practical Approach to How, When and Where to Refer

• David Lastra, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III - Handout
• David McLeod, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, Criminal Investigation Division
• Justin Williams, Program Manager, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Office of Waste Permitting and Compliance - Handout

Noon–1 p.m.
Lunch Provided

1–1:45 p.m.
Opportunities for Improvement of the Virginia Legal Framework to Promote Protection of Public Health and the Environment

• Joel Eisen, Professor, University of Richmond School of Law - Handout #1 - Handout #2
• Noah Sachs, Professor and Director of the Merhige Center for Environmental Studies, University of Richmond School of Law - Handout #1 - Handout #2

1:45–2:30 p.m.
Compliance Trends and Emerging Areas of Concern: Wastewater Treatment Plant Monitoring and Reporting, Water Withdrawals and Federal Facilities

• Lee Crowell, Petroleum and Wetlands Enforcement Manager, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Handout
• Scott Kudlas, Water Supply Planning Manager, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Handout
• Kathleen O'Connell, Water Enforcement Manager, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Handout

2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break

2:45–3:30 p.m.
State and Judicial Interests in Compliance and Enforcement

• Elizabeth Andrews, Section Chief, Office of the Virginia Attorney General - Handout
• The Honorable Lawrence L. Koontz, L'65 H'98, Senior Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia
• The Honorable Anthony "Tony" Troy, Former Virginia Attorney General

3:30–5 p.m.
"The Role of Enforcement in Resource Use and Management in Virginia" (hosted by the Richmond Bar Association Environmental & Energy Law Section)

• Margaret "Peggy" Sanner, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Staff Counsel - Handout #1 - Handout #2 - Handout #3
• Carol Wampler, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Renewable Energy Policy Manager - Handout #1 - Handout #2 - Handout #3
• Andrea Wortzel, L'96, Hunton & Williams - Handout #1 - Handout #2

5–5:05 p.m.
Announcements & Adjourn

5:05 p.m.
Reception

7:45–8 a.m.
Coffee

8–9 a.m.
Case Decision Training: How to Make Them and How to Avoid Them

• John Ely, Enforcement Policy Manager, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Handout
• Kerri Nicholas, Air Enforcement Manager, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

9–9:30 a.m.
Part I: Stormwater Management Regulation in Virginia and the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program (VPDES)

• Burt Tuxford, Stormwater Permitting Manager, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Handout

9:30–10 a.m.
Part II:  Stormwater Management Regulation in Virginia and the Virginia Stormwater Management Program

• Doug Fritz, Stormwater Permitting Manager, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
• John McCutcheon, Erosion & Sediment Control Program Manager, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Handout

10 a.m.
General Session Adjourns