2023 SUSTAINABLE REMEDIATION & ESG SYMPOSIUM | Agenda

AGENDA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2022 Day One: Climate Resilient Remediation 8:00-9:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00-9:45am Conference Welcome: GRA President & GRA Conference Chair Keynote Speaker: Chance Asher, Senior Toxicologist, Sediment Program Policy Lead Department of Ecology and Toxics Cleanup Program, Washington StateTitle: Learning from Success – Washington State’s Adaptation Strategies for Resilient Cleanup Remedies Ms. Asher is a leader in the climate change team in the Toxics Cleanup Program in Washington State’s Department of Ecology, a group that has been an early national leader in addressing the challenges contaminated sites face from climate change impacts. Ms. Asher will share information about Washington State’s pioneering climate resilient environmental cleanup program, including the origin, scope, and future directions of that program. 9:45-11:40am Session I – Regulatory Perspectives: “How Regulators See Climate Change Impacting Contaminated Sites” Join in a discussion with EPA’s Region 9 Director of the Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Michael Montgomery, as he shares guidance and inter-agency coordination around climate resilient remediation. Panelists: • Michael Montgomery, EPA Region 9 - Director of the Superfund and Emergency Management Division • Cheryl Prowell, Underground Storage Tank and Site Cleanup Programs Section Supervisor at the State Water Resources Control Board • Lisa Horowitz McCann, Assistant Executive Officer, SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board • Nelline Kowbel, Chief, Northern California Site Mitigation Division at California Department of Toxic Substances Control • Dominique Forrester, Supervising Engineer at California Department of Toxic Substances Control Panel Moderator: Alyx Karpowicz, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 2 - Groundwater Protection Division