on Alternatives to Open Burning of Agricultural Waste

8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 PM Welcome and Summit OverviewSeyed Sadredin, Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer, SJVAPCD

9:15 AM SESSION 1: Biomass Power Industry Demise, Drought, and Tree Mortality May Lead to Rollback of San Joaquin Valley’s Tough Restrictions on Open Burning of Agricultural WasteSpeakers

» SB 705 (Florez 2003):San Joaquin Valley Implementation to Date and Future Obligations - Samir Sheikh, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, SJVAPCD

» Biomass Industry Demise and Loss of Primary Alternative to Open Burning in the Valley - Tom Jordan, Senior Policy Advisor, SJVAPCD

» Impact from Drought and Tree Mortality on Availability of Alternatives to Open Burning - Morgan Lambert, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, SJVAPCD

10:15 AM Break

10:30 AM SESSION 2: San Joaquin Valley’s Challenges in Meeting the Federal PM2.5 Standards and the Air Quality Impact of Agricultural Open Burning in the San Joaquin ValleySpeakers

» PM2.5 Mandates and Deadlines Under the Clean Air Act- Sheraz Gill, Director of Strategies & Incentives, SJVAPCD

» Current Restrictions on Open Burning of Agricultural Waste in the San Joaquin Valley - Morgan Lambert, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, SJVAPCD

» Managing Agricultural Open Burning through Smoke Management Systems and their effectiveness in Minimizing Air Quality Impacts from Open Burning - Jon Klassen, Program Manager, SJVAPCD

» Agricultural Open Burning Emissions Inventory and Air Quality Impacts: Trends and Forecasts – Jessica Olsen, Air Quality Analysis & Research Supervisor, SJVAPCD

NOON Lunch

1:00 PM SESSION 3: Sacramento Valley PerspectivesPanel Moderator: Morgan Lambert, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, SJVAPCD

» Jim Wagoner, Air Pollution Control Officer, Butte County AQMD» Christopher Brown, Air Pollution Control Officer, Feather River AQMD » Marcie Skelton, Air Pollution Control Officer, Glenn County APCD and Glenn County

Agricultural Commissioner

DAY ONE

1:45 PM SESSION 4: Grower/Agricultural Industry Perspectives on Opportunities and Challenges for Deploying Alternatives to Open Agricultural BurningPanel Moderator: Ryan Hayashi, Director of Compliance, SJVAPCD

» John Diener, Red Rock Ranch» Daniel Hartwig, Procurement Manager, Woolf Enterprises

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM SESSION 5: Should or Can We Do Anything to Save the existing Biomass Power Industry?Panel Moderator: Tom Jordan, Senior Policy Advisor, SJVAPCD

» Julee Malinowski-Ball, Executive Director, California Biomass Energy Alliance» Genevieve Gale, Coalition for Clean Air & Central Valley Air Quality Coalition» Matt Efird, President, Efird Ag Enterprises

3:45 PM SESSION 6: What Role do Healthy Soils Play in Helping to Address Ag Waste Disposal NeedsPanel Moderator: Dave Warner, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, SJVAPCD

» Dr. Grace Chen, Senior Environmental Scientist, CDFA» Dr. Pelayo Alvarez, Director of Outreach and Partnerships, Carbon Cycle Institute» TBD Grower/Agricultural Industry Representative

4:45 PM Adjourn Day One

7:30 AM Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM SESSION 7: New and Emerging Alternatives to Open BurningPanel 1 – Whole Orchard Soil IncorporationModerator: Dave Warner, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, SJVAPCD

» Dr. Mohammad Yaghmour, Orchard Systems Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension Kern County» Mike Curry, Johnson Farms

8: 45 AM Panel 2 – Composting of Agricultural Waste MaterialModerator: Dave Warner, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, SJVAPCD

» Evan Johnson, Science and Policy Advisor, CalRecycle» Kevin Barnes, Solid Waste Director, City of Bakersfield» Scott Hatton, Supervisor, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board » Nathan Heeringa, Agronomist, Innovative Ag Services

9:45 AM Break

10:00 AM Panel 3 – Power Production and Fuels from Agricultural Waste MaterialModerator: Ryan Hayashi, Director of Compliance, SJVAPCD

» Aleecia Gutierrez, Manager, Energy Generation Research Office, CEC» Greg Stangl, CEO, Phoenix Energy / Ortigalita» James Stewart, Vice-President – Business Development, Technikon / Bioenergy Producers

Association » Jeff Welch, Director of Strategic Projects, Aemetis» Keith Pronske, President & CEO, Clean Energy Systems

DAY TWO

11:15 AM Panel 4 – Other Alternatives to Dispose/Treat Agricultural Waste MaterialModerator: Ryan Hayashi, Director of Compliance, SJVAPCD

» Dr. Milton McGiffen, CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist, UC Cooperative Extension Riverside

» Brian O’Connor, President & Chief Engineer, Air Burners Inc.» Greg Campbell, President, V-Grid

NOON Lunch

1:00 PM SESSION 8: Funding Needs and Sources for Advancing Alternatives to Open Burning of Ag WastePanel 1 – What investment and funding is needed to develop, demonstrate, and deploy alternatives for agricultural waste?Moderator: Samir Sheikh, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, SJVAPCD

» Matt Summers, Chief Operating Officer, West Biofuels » Daniel LeFevers, Senior Development Leader, GTI

1:45 PM Panel 2 – What sources of funding are available for alternative practices and technologies, and how can we increase available funding to support these alternatives?Moderator: Samir Sheikh, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, SJVAPCD

» Erik Beardsley, Program Specialist, USDA-NRCS» John Kato, Deputy Director of Fuels & Transportation Division, CEC » Floyd Vergara, Division Chief, Industrial Strategies Division, ARB » Chay Thao, Strategies and Incentives Program Manager, SJVAPCD

2:45 PM Break

3:00 PM SESSION 9: Summit Wrap-Up and Next StepsCulminating discussion of lessons learned and actions needed moving forward.Moderator: Seyed Sadredin, Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer, SJVAPCD

» Senator Dean Florez, California Air Resources Board Member» Cynthia Cory, Director of Environmental Affairs, California Farm Bureau Federation» Roger Isom, President/CEO, California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association & Western

Agricultural Processors Association