An NEBC Virtual Conference

April 19, 2022

8:00 am – 4:00 pm, MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)

Redeveloping Idaho’s Brownfields.
Northwest Environmental Business Council is pleased to present a one-day brownfields conference. This conference will deliver an exceptional learning and networking environment for those working to make contaminated properties economically viable for reuse.

Bringing together a cross-section of stakeholders, attendees will learn what it takes to successfully bring a project to completion.

Real Examples & Practical Learning.
This one-day event provides both long-time professionals and novices with insight into the brownfields redevelopment process from start to finish, along with the knowledge of how to find and manage critical resources for each step of a project. The agenda includes several Idaho case studies as well presentations from Idaho DEQ, US EPA, Idaho tribes, and more.

Who Should Attend?
Are you in the brownfields industry or are part of a locale with a brownfields site? Are you looking to revitalize your community, spur economic growth, restore the local environment, and protect the public health? If so, plan on attending the 2021 Idaho Brownfields Conference.

• Local, state, and federal government leaders
• Real estate developers and investors
• Environmental consultants, engineers, and service providers
• Financial and insurance providers and risk management practitioners
• Tribal representations
• Financial and insurance providers and risk management practitioners
• Community leaders
• Attorneys

AGENDA

8:00 – 9:30 am

Conference Kick-off
Gregg Mindt, Executive Director, Northwest Environmental Business Council

Brownfields and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Davis Zhen, Deputy Director, Director of Land, Chemicals and Redevelopment, US EPA Region 10

Brownfields Fundamentals
Joelle Greenland, AICP,  Senior Planning Consultant, Center for Creative Land Recycling

Idaho State Brownfields Program
Presented by Idaho Dept. of Environmental Quality: Steve Gill, Brownfields Analyst, Erik Traynor, Brownfields Program Manager, and Beth Bahem, Brownfields Analyst

9:30 – 9:45 am
Stretch Break

9:45 – 10:45 am
Idaho Tribal Programs

Moderator: Terri Griffith, Brownfields Project Manager, US EPA Region 10. Presentations by Tiffany Allgood, Tribal Response Grant Coordinator Coeur d’Alene Tribe; Audrey Martinez, Brownfields Tribal Response Program Coordinator, Nez Perce Tribe, and Kelly Wright, Environmental Waste Management Program Manager, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

10:45 – 11:00 am
Stretch Break

11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Idaho Municipal Programs

Moderator: Alisa Anderson, Grants Manager, City of Moscow. Panelists: Erik Brubaker, Community Development and Parks Director, City of Ponderay and Kerry Beutler, Idaho Falls.

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Lunch Break & Presentation to Begin at 12:15 pm

A Legal Perspective: Liability & Risk Management Considerations
Presented by Jennifer Horne Huntsman, Of Counsel, Holland & Hart LLP

1:00 – 1:15 pm
Stretch Break

1:15 – 3:15 pm
Idaho Case Studies

• Case Study #1 – Barber Wastewater Lagoons, Boise – Presented by Alta Science & Engineering
• Case Study #2 – Ada County’s Hidden Gem: Preserving, Celebrating, and (Re) Connecting Expo Idaho, Presented by Maul Foster Alongi
• Case Study #3 – Silver Valley Superfund Cleanup and the Genesis of Brownfields in Idaho, Presented by Maul Foster Alongi
• Case Study #4 – Case Study #3 – Idaho Falls: Redevelopment & Planning, Presented by Stantec
• Case Study #5 – Vision to Action in Ponderay, Presented by Cascadia Partners
• Case Study #6 – City of Moscow, Presented by Alta Science & Engineering

3:15 – 4:00 pm
Mini-session, networking & conversations

(Stick around and meet with presenters; including Idaho “funding possibilities”; Idaho Brownfields Peer Group – with Claire Weston, CCLR

Cost:
Non-Members: $145.00
NEBC Members: $95.00
Government / Non-Profit: $105.00
Students: $25.00

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor at the Idaho Brownfields Virtual Conference!

To learn more about sponsorship contact Rachel Johnson at rachel@nebc.org