Heartland CHMM Meeting Presentations and Tours
Most Recent Meetings:
Thursday February 2023 Ripple Glass Facility Tour
Ripple Glass was born out of a Kansas City brewery’s passion to run a zero-landfill business. Keeping beer bottles out of landfills was just the beginning, as Ripple helps more and more glass achieve a second life. Members of AHMP toured the facility and leared the ins and outs of how Ripple Glass was formed and continues to grow in the midwest and how it plans to expand in Atlanta!
Thursday April 21, 2022 Hybrid Meeting
Mr. Eric Beightel, Principal for Infrastructure Policy and Environmental Strategy at HDR, Inc. presented on the recently enacted $2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with a particular focus on aspects of the law dealing with environmental management and remediation, water infrastructure, equity and environmental justice, renewable energy, and climate change mitigation and resiliency.
You can view the Presentation here:
HDR_AHMP_IIJA_April_2022
Thursday February 24, 2022 Virtual Meeting
Mr. Andy Savastino presented on the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s Sustainability Plan.
The presentation covered:
• KC Green – Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan
• KC Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Carbon Footprint – Reduction Goals and Strategy
• KC’s plan for Renewable Energy
You can view the Presentation here:
AHMMPresentation20220224
Past Presentations and Tours:
Thursday October 1, 2020 Virtual Meeting
The Resilient Activist’s founder and Extension Master Naturalist, Sami Aaron, shared the inspiring and unique story of the Pollinator Prairie, situated in an older neighborhood in Olathe, Kansas, and how it was transformed from a toxic waste Superfund Site to an Ecological Habitat.
The presentation covered:
• The history of the property and the remediation process
• How this devastated parcel of land was revitalized to support pollinators while providing a delightful neighborhood pocket park for the public
• The role of the K-State Johnson County Extension Master Naturalists in maintaining the gardens and restoring habitat at the site
• How you can install a simple, no-dig native garden to benefit butterflies, bees, dragonflies, and more
You can view the zoom meeting here:
Resources – Pollinator Prairie and EMN History PowerPoint Presentation
February 20, 2020 General Meeting – Kimberly Piepmeier with Black and Veatch: Environmental Topics Implemented in Construction
Thanks to Kimberly for her excellent presentation discussing environmental compliance requirements, concerns, and issues related to construction sites. Please follow this link to download and review a copy of her presentation: AHMP Conference Presentation_ Kimberly Piepmeier
November 2019 – Erin Lynch with MARC provided a very informational presentation about the Greater Kansas City Local Emergency Planning Committee
https://www.marc.org/Emergency-Services-9-1-1/LEPC/General-Information/About-LEPC
September 2019 – Tour of Johnson County Sustainability Initiatives
We had an interesting discussion of sustainability initiatives with members of the JCCC Center for Sustainability including Jay Antle, Executive Director; Kristy Howell, Sustainability Education and Engagement Coordinator; and Michael Rea, Sustainability Project Manager. We ate farm lunch sustainably grown at the campus farm and prepared by the college and toured campus sustainability initiatives. One of the most interesting discussions concerned the use of vinyl “bird dots” to prevent birds from flying windows. To find out more about the JCCC Center for Sustainability, visit their website.
May 2019 – “Why Special Waste is so Special?!”
by Craig Wood, Solid Waste Management Coordinator, Johnson County Department of Health and Environment
Craig gave an excellent presentation, and we had a fascinating discussion about special waste and solid waste management in the Kansas City Area! Thanks to everyone who attended! We had a full-house!
March 28, 2019 Tour of the Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
We had a fascinating tour of the Kansas City, Missouri’s Emergency Operations Center during our March Meeting. We learned about Emergency Management’s work targeted to the citizens of Kansas City, Missouri their role in regional planning, coordinating, and preparing. Thanks to Heartland CHMM Board Member, Andy Savastino for organizing the tour and to Jennifer Fales, Emergency Management Coordinator, for leading a lively and engaging tour!
Our November General meeting was a success! We had a number of new attendees. We want to extend a special thanks to Chapter President, John Simpson, for stepping in at the last minute when our scheduled presenter could not attend. John shared an interesting PCB remediation project at a former diecasting facility located in Buckner, Kansas.
September 2018
Our tour of the Kansas City, Missouri Regional HHW Facility was very interesting and informative. A special thanks to Heartland Board Member, Andy Savastino, for organizing, and to Facility Manager, Robert Fort, for leading the tour and answering the myriad of questions from our group.
May 2018
President John Simpson with Lindsay James and Kelli Calhoon of Blackstone Environmental during our May Meeting. Lindsay and Kelli provided an informative presentation on Wetland Delineation and Permitting and Waters of the US (WOTUS) Regulatory updates. Thank you Lindsay and Kelli!
March 2018 Meeting- Tour of Pace Analytical
November 2017 Meeting – McCormick Distillery Environmental Compliance and Tour of Holladay Distillery
May 2017 Meeting – “Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Studies” by Eric Deselich, Tetra Tech
Presentation Agenda and Eric Deselich Bio_3.3.17
Hazmat CFS
March 2017: Avoiding or Resolving Regulator Misunderstandings
Ellen Goldman, Goldman Law
November 2016: Joint Meeting with the Midwest Air and Waste Management Association
RCRA Enforcement Initiatives and Rule Changes and Highlights from 40 Years of RCRA
Mary Goetz, Chief for EPA’s Hazardous Waste and Materials Management Branch, Region 7
September 2016
Presentation provided by Lane Sekavec with UPRR describing emergency response activities for a train derailment in southeast Kansas in 2011.
May 2016
The May 11, 2016 Hazardous Waste Tour at Honeywell was an amazing opportunity and a very interesting tour! A special thanks to Heartland CHMM Board Member Sybil Chandler for organizing the tour and to our tour guides, Bob Beauchamp and David Brown. Thanks to all those able to attend (pictured below).
March 2016
“What is a Safety Professional: National Certifications and OSHA Overview” Presented by Sybil Chandler, Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration
November 19, 2015
“Health and Safety Concerns during the Canadian Pacific Rail-road Derailment, Balltown, Iowa; February 2015” Presented By Eric Nold, USEPA
Email: Nold.Eric@epa.gov
September 2015 RCRA_FIRST – Don Lininger, EPA
Email: Lininger.Don@epa.gov
May 2015 Environmental Compliance Certifications-Andrew Brought, Spencer Fain
Email: abrought@spencerfane.com
March 2015 Laser Induced Fluorescence, Ed Creaden, WCEC Email: ecreaden@wcec.com
You must be logged in to post a comment.