Third Symposium on Global Emerging Environmental Challenges and Government Responses

Presented By

Southern California Chinese American Environmental Protection Association （SCCAEPA）

Global Chinese Scientists Environment Forum（GCSEF）

  Co-organizers: Chinese Society for Environment Sciences, U.S. EPA Region IX, Cal EPA-Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, Air Resources Board, and California State University at San Bernardino

 November 4 – 6, 2010   

 SHERATON CERRITOS HOTEL

12725 Center Court Dr.

Cerritos, CA 90703

      Thursday, November 4, 2010                                             Site Visits

Site Visits

Direction：Meet in hotel lobby at 8:30 a.m.

      （Long pants & walking shoes required!）

 Trip 1

Coordinator:      

Jian Peng, Ph.D.

Environmental Scientist

Orange County Watersheds Program

 Ø Orange County Sanitation District Wastewater Treatment Plant

http://www.ocsd.com/education/tours.asp

 Ø Orange County Water District

The Groundwater Replenishment System

http://www.ocwd.com/

 Trip 2

Coordinator:      

Jason Wen, Ph.D., P.E.

Assistant Utility Manager

City of Downey

  Ø Southern California Gas Company

   Energy Resource Center（Energy Star Building）

 http://www.socalgas.com/business/resourceCenter/ercOverview.html

 Ø Coca Cola Bottling Company of Downey — Green operation and water conservation

 Ø City of Downey -- Storm Water Pollution Control System in New Development

 Trip 3

Coordinators:     

Rebecca Chou, Ph.D., P.E.

Section Chief, Cal/EPA Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board

 Yue Rong, Ph.D.

Section Chief, Cal/EPA Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board

 Ø  Brownfields — Douglas Park Development

 Ø  Brownfields — Campus Playa Vista Development and Fresh Water Wetland estoration

 Thursday 8:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m.                Trips Run

General Session

November 5, 2010, Morning

 10:00 Weixing Tong, Ph.D., President of SCCAEPA

10:10  Judy Chu, Ph.D., US Congresswoman, CA-32

10:30  Lida Tan, Director of China Initiative, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX

10:50  Yanqing Wu, Ph.D., Dean of School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai

           Jiao Tong University, China

            Challenges and Strategies in Managing Water Quality in China

11:20  Shih Min Chiang, Ph.D., Director of Bureau of Environmental Protection Tainan County, Taiwan

11:50 Hung-Li Chang, Ph.D., Symposium Steering Committee Chair

          Introduction to the Technical Sessions

 Symposium Sponsors

LUNCHEON PRESENTATION （12:30 — 1:20 PM）

Renewable and Alternative Energy in Southern California

Mr. Mark Irwin

Manager of Renewable and Alternative Energy Department

Southern California Edison

          Symposium Program

Friday, November 5, 2010                      Platform Sessions

Friday, 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm               Sessions Run

Technical Session 1：

 Water Resources Protection

 Moderators：

Fucai Yin, Ph.D., Deputy Director

Anhui Province EPA

 Charles Cheng, Ph.D., Engineering Geologist,

San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board

 1.  Overview of US National Pollutant

     Discharge Elimination System

     （NPDES）Program （2:00 — 3:00 pm）

     Charles Cheng, Ph.D., Engineering Geologist,

     San Diego Regional Water Quality Control

     Board

 2. Overview of US National Pretreatment Program （3:00-3:30pm）

      Mr. Gensen Kai, Water Resource Control

     Engineer, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality

     Control Board

 3.  Wastewater Management and Recycled Water Applications in Los Angeles Region （3:00-3:30pm）

Don Tsai, Ph.D., Water Resource Control

Engineer, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality control Board

 Break：（3:30-4:00pm）

 4.  Distribution and Partitioning of Phosphorus in Sediments in an Agricultural Watershed by Chaohu Lake, China （4:00-4:30pm）

Hong Zhang, Ph.D., Baoqing Shan, Ph.D.

Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

 5.      Water Quality Management Strategy

     at Chaohu Lake, China （4:30-5:00pm）

     Fucai Yin, Ph.D., Deputy Director,

     Anhui Province EPA, China       

6.      Total Maximum Daily Loads（TMDL）

     for Lakes and the Management

     Strategy （5:00-5:30pm）

      Eric Wu, Ph.D., P.E., Unit Chief,  Los Angeles

      Regional Water Quality Control Board

Concurrently

Technical Session 2:

Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Low Carbon Economy, and Alternative Energy

Moderators：John Chien, P.E.

City of San Jose, California

                    Eddy Huang, Ph.D., P.E.

              Air Quality Director, Tetra Tech, Inc

1.  Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emission in Wastewater Treatment Plants （2:00-2:30pm）

Tao Xie, Chengwen Wang, Ph.D.

Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

2.  Energy Management Evaluation at San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant （2:30-3:00pm）

John Chien, P.E.

Environmental Services Department

City of San Jose, California

3.      Green Building from Bird’s View

（3:00-3:30pm）

Chilin Cheng, Ph.D.

CAEPA President, 2000 – 2001 

Break：（3:30-4:00pm）

4.      Case Studies of Waste to Energy

     Projects in California （4:00-4:30pm）

     Jinghui Niu, President
     Environ Strategy Consultants, Inc.
5.  GHG Emissions Inventory and

      Verification （4:30-5:00pm）

        Eddy Huang, Ph.D., P.E.

  Air Quality Director, Tetra Tech, Inc

6.  Response Of Different Types Of Biosolids To Simultaneous Dewatering And Pathogens Inactivation By Electrokinetic System （5:00-5:30pm）

Jin Huang, Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montréal

Co

ncurrently

Saturday, November 6, 2010                               Platform Sessions

WORKSHOP & Technical Session 3：

Certification and Compliance Assistance Workshop — Motorcycle, Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle, and Small Off-Road Engine

Moderators：

Hung-Li Chang, Ph.D., Air Resources Engineer

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

Jian Peng, Ph.D., Environmental Scientist

Orange County Watersheds Program

1. Roundtable Discussion （9:00-10:00 am/Break：10:00-10:30 am/10:30 am-11:00 pm）

Ø Mobile Source Emission Research and Regulatory Development

Ø Motorcycle, ATV, and Off-Road Engines Testing and Certification

Ø Production Line Testing, Defects Warranty Requirements, and Recall

Panel Members:

Jerry Ho, D. Env.

Staff Air Pollution Specialist

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

Shih-Hao Pang, Ph.D., Air Resources Engineer

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

Tai Sea Yen, Air Resources Engineer

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

Charles Lai, Air Resources Engineer

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

2. In-Use Motorcycle Emissions Testing and Inspection Program in Taiwan

    （11:00 am — 11:30 pm）

Chung-Hsien Yu and Jen-Yu Hsu

Manager

Envimac Technology and Consultants Corp

3. From the environment Acoustic  to the environment physics

    （11:30 am — 12:00 pm）

    Dan Q. Fang, President and Principal Scientist of American Green Environmental Academy of Science

TECHNICAL Session 4:

Global Chinese Scientists Environmental Protection Special Forum— Response to Challenges by Climate Change and Low Carbon Economy

Moderators:   Jason Wen, Ph.D., P.E.

             Assistant Utility Manager, City of Downey

Jim Kang, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Vice President of URS Corporation

1.  Panel Discussion 1:  Legislative Responses and Regulatory Development （9:00 am – 10:30 am）

Ø  AB 32 California Air Pollution Control Law

- What are the requirements and how the regulations are developed, and challenges with its Implementation

Ø  SBx7-7 California’s Water Conservation Mandates

– How Cities can achieve 20% reduction in urban per capita water use statewide by year of 2020

Ø  Prop 23 vs. AB 32 – Balance Economy and Environment

This Prop will decide if California Air Pollution Control Law（AB 32）can be implemented and how voters balance the unemployment issue today and better environment future

2.      Panel Discussion 2：Green Technology and Low Carbon Economy

      （10:30 am – 12:00 pm）

Ø  Green Technologies

Gregory Smedley, Ph.D., President/CEO of One-Cycle Control

Ø  Alternative and Green Energy

Barry Gilman, Director of Green/Alternative Energy, SC Edison

Ø  Strive for a Green and Efficient Operation

Representative, Coca-Cola Bottling Company

of Southern California

TECHNICAL Session 5：

Air Quality, Air Pollution Control Technology, and Emission Inventory

Moderators：

David Chou, D.Env., P.E.

Section Manager, Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

1. Fuel Analysis and Methods Evaluation

（2:00-2:30pm）

Qiang Fan, Ph.D., Ying You, Ph.D., and Richard Ong, Ph.D., Air Pollution Specialist

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

2. The Rulemaking Process：Greenhouse Gas Reduction through Off-Road Emission Controls （2:30-3:00pm）

Hung-Li Chang, Ph.D., Air Resources Engineer

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

3. Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Testing （3:00-3:30pm）

Edward Sun, P.E., Staff Air Pollution Specialist

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

 Break：（3:30-4:00pm）

4. Roundtable Discussion （4:00-5:00pm）

Ø  Emission Inventory Models

Ø  Measurement of Air Pollutants

Panel Members：

Kaishan Zhang, Ph.D., Air Resources Engineer

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

Mang Zhang, Ph.D., Air Resources Engineer

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

Chia-Yu Yang, Ph.D., Research Associate

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California

Qiang Fan, Ph.D., Air Pollution Specialist

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board

TECHNICAL Session 6：

Brownfields Redevelopment, Soil and Groundwater Remediation

 Moderators：

Rebecca Chou, Ph.D., P.E.

Section Chief, Cal/EPA Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board

 Guangyu Wang, Ph.D., Deputy Director

Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission

 1.      Enhanced Site Remediation Using Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron

（2:00-2:30pm）

Zhong（John）Xiong, Ph.D., P.E.

AMEC Geomatrix, Inc., Newport Beach, CA

2. Development and Implementation of Salt and Nitrogen Management Plan and in the Santa Ana Region -

     A CollaborationRegulators

     and Dischargers （2:30-3:00pm）

Xinyu（Cindy）Li, Ph.D., P.G., Engineering

Geologist, Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Board

3.  LNAPL Site Characterization and

     Remediation Strategy （3:00-3:30pm）

Jun Lu, Ph.D., P.G., Principal Technical

Specialist, ENSR/AECOM

Break：（3:30-4:00pm）

4.  Innovative Development of a Landfill -   

      Part 1- Integration of Remediation with

      Development （4:00-4:30pm）

Ning-Wu Chang, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Hazardous Substance Engineer, Department of Toxic Substances Control（DTSC）, Cal/EPA

5.  Innovative Development of a Landfill -   

      Part 2 - Risk Assessment to Risk

     Management （4:30-5:00pm）

       Chawn J. Jeng, Ph.D., Toxicologist, DTSC

6.      Brownfield Development in Los Angeles Region （5:00-5:30pm）

Rebecca Chou, Ph.D., P.E., Section Chief,

Thizar Tintut-Williams, Unit Chief, Cal/EPA Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board

About SCCAEPA                

The Southern California Chinese-American Environmental Protection Association（SCCAEPA）is a non-profit professional organization.  Its mission is to promote environmental awareness and communication among members, to participate in and serve the environmental scientific community and the Chinese American community.  It has over 250 members of scientists, engineers, academics and/or students, who work in public, private, and academia sectors.  More than 90% of members have advanced degrees（Masters and Doctorates）.

Visit us at website：www.sccaepa.org

Symposium Steering Committee

Committee Chair

Hung-Li Chang, Ph.D., Air Resources Engineer

Cal/EPA Air Resources Board（ARB）

 Deputy Committee Chair

Jian Peng, Ph.D. Environmental Scientist

Orange County Watersheds Program

 Members

Ø  Rebecca Chou, Ph.D., P.E., Section Chief, Cal/EPA Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board（LARWQCB）

Ø  Guangyu Wang, Ph.D., Deputy Director

     Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission

Ø  Yue Rong, Ph.D., Program Manager, Cal/EPA LARWQCB

Ø  Weixing Tong, Ph.D., PG. CEG. CHG., Unit Chief, Cal/EPA LARWQCB

Ø  Jason Wen, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Utility Manager, City of Downey

Ø  Yu Yang Gong, Ph.D., P.E., Managing Director

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