New Hampshire Environmental Regulatory Conference Agenda

2026 Agenda

8:30am – Registration & Breakfast, Ballroom Foyer

9:00am to 9:30am – Welcome & Opening Remarks, Granite Ballroom

9:30am to 10:30am – Division Updates, Granite Ballroom

State of the Air – Craig Wright, Director, Air Resources Division, NHDES
State of the Waste – Michael Wimsatt, Director, Waste Management Division, NHDES
State of the Water – Rene Pelletier, Director, Water Division, NHDES

10:30am to 11:00am – Morning Refreshment & Networking Break, Ballroom Foyer

11:00am to 12:00pm – EPA Keynote Address, Granite Ballroom

12:00pm to 1:00pm – Lunch & Networking Break, Ballroom Foyer

1:15pm to 2:15pm – Concurrent Sessions (Pick one)

Option #1: Air Session -- Capital Room
- Asbestos Licensing and Certification Overview – Andrew Pomeroy, Compliance Bureau
- Stationary Source Online Reporting Advances – Ray Walters and James Tilley, Compliance Bureau
Option #2: Water Session – Land Resource Programs -- Pierce Room
- Alteration of Terrain Enviro – Amy Clark, Alteration of Terrain Bureau
- Environmental Review Section Rules Update – Phil Trowbridge and Brian Kirkpatrick, Land Resource Management Bureau
Option #3: Waste Session – Navigating the Petroleum Remediation Process -- Webster Room
- Petroleum Spill Day 1 to Year 5: Spill Response, Investigation, Remediation, Monitoring
- Work Scopes, Change Orders and Reimbursement Guidance
- Oil Discharge and Disposal Cleanup Fund Update – Jeremy Slayton, Oil Remediation & Compliance Bureau

2:15pm to 2:45pm – Afternoon Refreshment & Transition Break, Ballroom Foyer

2:45pm to 3:45pm – Concurrent Sessions (Pick one)

Option #1: Air Session -- Capital Room
- Common Compliance Pitfalls Seen During Inspections – Dave Smith and Mike Camacho, Compliance Bureau
- Air Regulatory Update – Catherine Beahm, Director’s Office
Option #2: Water Session -- Pierce Room
- Regional Water Studies -Supply, Demand and Opportunities for Improvements – Mike Unger, Drinking Water & Groundwater Bureau and Devon Smith, PE, Underwood Engineers
- Private Wells – Well testing and Emergency Drought Response Initiatives – Amy Hudnor, Drinking Water & Groundwater Bureau and Derek Bennett, MTBE Remediation Bureau
Option #3: Waste Session – Contaminated Soils -- Webster Room
- Update on Guidance for Determinations of Background for Soil Contamination – Tanya Justham, Hazardous Waste Remediation Bureau
- TPH Sampling for the New Standards
- Asbestos Disposal Site Program Overview – Julie Spencer, Hazardous Waste Remediation Bureau

4:00pm to 5:00pm – Networking Reception until 5:00pm, Ballroom Foyer