ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
IN THE
FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
Sunday, March 9, 1997
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Social Hour
- Mingo Point
Hosted by
B & A Safety, Health, Marine
Consultants
Food Industry Environmental Network
Herbert E. Stone, P.E., Consultant
in Food Processing
Jones Environmental
N-CON
Preventive Environmental Management,
Inc.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Dinner - Mingo
Point
Oyster Roast & Low Country
Bar-B-Que Dinner
Welcome & Special Introductions
Stephanie Richardson, Conference
Chair
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Entertainment
- Mingo Point
by Georgia Sea Island Singers
9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Social Hour
- Brigantine Rooms
Hosted by
Radian International
Monday, March 10, 1997
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Welcome &
Housekeeping
Stephanie Richardson, Conference
Chair
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Keynote Address
Sam Sabastiani
Owner & Wine Maker, Viansa Winery
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. THE SITUATION:
LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
Chairs: Jack Cooper, Food Industry
Environmental Network
Anne Geisecke, American Bakers
Association
"Impact of Environmental Regulations
on the Food Processing Industry"
James L. Walsh
Georgia Tech Research Institute
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. THE SITUATION:
PARTNERSHIPS - FRIENDS OR FOES?
Chair: Brandon Koltz, Triad Engineering
Incorporated
"Tulare, California -- City Operated Food Processing Wastewater Treatment System: The Pros & Cons": A Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Carol Kenfield, Pillsbury
Robert Landine, ADI Systems
TBA. Kraft Representative
"Partnership -- Friend and/or
Foes"
Directed Open Discussion
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting for the 1998 Conference
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Association Environmental Committee Meetings
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Topic Focused
Workshops
The
Internet - Who, What, When, Why
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Social Hour
- Pool Side
Hosted by
Coca-Cola
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. THE SITUATION:
LEGAL PERSPECTIVES & CONSEQUENCES
Chair: Alan Carter, Sverdrup Civil,
Inc.
"When Do You Call Your Legal
Counsel?"
Theresa Lanctot, The Earthgrains
Company
"Obtaining and Air Permit the
Hard Way?"
Don Radentz, ConAgra Frozen Foods
"Regulatory Aspects of Water
Reuse"
Carol Brophy, McKenna & Cuneo
9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Dessert Bar
Hosted by
Eder & Associates
Social Hour
Hosted by
M & M Mars
Tuesday, March 11, 1997
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. THE SITUATION:
PROCUREMENT, DECOMMISSIONING & SITING
Chair: Edd Valentine, Environmental
Treatment Systems, Inc.
"Environmental Considerations
of Facility Siting"
William A. Moore, Fritolay, Inc.
"Facility Procurement - Environmental
Dos & Don'ts"
Jimmy Mardis, Tyson Foods, Inc.
"The Good, The Bad, and The
Ugly of Procurement, Decommisioning & Siting"
Directed Open Discussion
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. THE SOLUTION,
OPTION ONE: REDUCTION, REUSE & RECYCLING
Chair: George Wornson, Miller Brewing
"Composting: A Viable Waste
Disposal Alternative for the Food Industry"
Walter W. Carey, Ph.D., Nestle USA,
Inc.
"Value Added Feed Ingredients
from By-Products"
Michael F. Malecha, Kraft Foods
"The Three R's - Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle"
Lawrence W. Long, Anheuser-Busch,
Inc.
12:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. TECHNICAL TOURS
(Boxed lunch will be provided)
1. Coburg Dairy
(fluid milk plant & blow molding)
2. Charleston Tea Company
(tea production and curing)
4:00 p.m. - Evening on Your Own
Wednesday, March 12, 1997
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. THE SOLUTION,
OPTION TWO: MANAGEMENT APPROACHES
Chair: Glen Osmond, Radian
"Update and Status of ISO 14000"
Jacques Besnainou, Ecobalance
"Life Cycle Analysis - A Case
Study in the Food Industry
Jacques Bernainou, Ecobalance
"Dannon's Management Approach
to ISO 14000 Certification"
Philippe Caradec, Dannon, Great
Brands of Europe, Inc.
"Facility Audit Systems as
a Management Tool"
Donald Kirk, Heinz, USA
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m THE SOLUTION,
OPTION THREE: TREATMENT
Chairs: Larry Perry, Fritolay
D.L. Catton, Jones Environmental
"The Use of Biological Filters
for Odor Control"
Tom Whittle, CET Engineering Services
"VOC Destruction Technique
- The VOC Duct"
Fred Varani, Adolph Coors Company
"A Closed Loop Treatment System
for Olive Processing Wastewater"
Mike Branck, Tri Valley Growers
"Wastewater Experiences at
a Powdered Milk Production Facility"
Bill Schreiber, Holly Milk Division
- Atlantic Dairy Cooperative
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 1998 Conference Organizing Committee Meeting
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Topic Focused
Worshops
Management Strategies - Manual,
Computer Assisted and More
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Social Hour - Pool Side
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Committee Recognition
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. THE SOLUTION,
OPTION FOUR: WATER TREATMENT/REUSE ISSUES
Chair: Stephanie Richardson, Preventive
Environmental Management, Inc.
"Pollution Prevention and Waste
Minimization Through Mechanical Screening Technology in Food
Processing"
Marcia Sherony, Hycor Corporation
"Wastewater Recycling in a
Pork Slaughtering Facility"
Charles Fiero, Carolina Food Processing
"Water Reuse - Regulator &
Regulator Update"
Don Schakelford, Georgia USDA
9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Poster Session
with Dessert Bar & Social Hour
Chair: Liz Turco, J.R. Simplot
Company
"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - It's
Green and Profitable"
George Wornson, Miller Brewing Company
"Waste Reduction in Poultry
Processing: Seaboard of Kentucky --
A Case History"
Roger Smith, Seaboard Corporation
and
Stephanie Richardson, Preventive
Environmental Management, Inc.
"Anaerobic Treatment of Dairy
Waste -- A Case History"
Edd Valentine, Environmental Treatment
Systems, Inc.
"Clean Air Act Implementation"
Anne Giesecke, American Bakers Association
and
Rick Jarman, National Food Processors
Association
"Food Industry Environmental
Network"
Jack Cooper, Food Industry Environmental
Network
"Water Usage and Wastewater
Management Improvements at Terry Farms"
William Lynch, Law Engineering &
Environmental Services
"Technology Road Map to Zero
Discharge"
Glen Osmond, Radian International
Thursday, March 13, 1997
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. THE SOLUTIONS,
DID THEY WORK?
CASE STUDIES
Chairs: Richard Fish, Del Monte
Quentin Davis, Fehr-Graham &
Associates
"Treatability Study Results
Convince POTW to Raise FOG Discharge Limits"
Dennis Busch, Dean Foods Company
Panel Discussion:
"Boiler NOx Issues - Predictive
Monitoring and Boiler Retrofitting"
Donald Kirk, Heinz, USA and
Robert Bennett, Tri Valley Growers
"Ultrafiltration of Brine Wastewater
for Waste Minimization - A Learning Experience"
Gregory Appleton, Hillshire Farms
& Kahn's
"Nitrogen Reduction in Wastewater
for Land Application"
Henry Hamanishi, J.R. Simplot Company
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. THE SOLUTIONS:
HOW WERE THEY DETERMINED? DECISION ANALYSIS
Chairs: Scott Normandin, CH2M Hill
Reginald Prime, Coca Cola
Tom Simpson, CH2M Hill
"Corporate Environmental Decision
Making"
Jimmy Page, Coca Cola Company
"Decision Quality in Environmental
Management"
(An interactive demonstration of
the decision making processes between)
John Rogers, CH2M Hill
Coca Cola Company Representative
12:00 noon - 12:30 p.m. 28th ANNUAL
CONFERENCE PREVIEW
Gary McFarlane, 1998 Conference
Chair
Dean Foods Vegetable Company
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch & Adjourn