18th National Environmental Tar Creek Conference
Miami Civic Center Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Current Draft Agenda
9:00-9:30 Welcome, Invocation and Introductions
LEAD Agency; Dean Kruithof, City of Miami; Ben Loring, OK Representative;
Invocation, Richard Zane Smith
View documentary "Remediating the Tar Creek Superfund Site" by Filo Gomez
9:30-10:00 EPA Region 7 Updates :
Todd Campbell, Liz Hagenmaier, EPA
10:00-10:15 EPA Region 6 Tar Creek OU2 Updates on Yard Cleanup in Ottawa County:
Brian Stanila, ODEQ, Bob Sullivan, EPA
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 EPA Region 6 Tar Creek OU4 Updates on Chat Piles:
Rafael Casanova, EPA; Zach Paden, ODEQ
11:00-11:20 EPA Region 6 and 7 OU5 Update on Sediments in the Watershed:
Katrina Higgins-Coltrain; Janetta Coats, EPA Region 6;
Mark Doolan, EPA Region 7
11:20-11:50 Commerce Passive Water Treatment Projects:
Robert Nairn, University of Oklahoma
11:50-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Quapaw Tribe Remedial Efforts on Tribal Lands:
Tim Kent and Craig Kreman, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma
1:30-2:00 Peoria Hatchery Project/Restoration of Native Fish:
Kyle Foster, Peoria Tribe
2:00-3:00 FEMA Floodplain Map Overview:
Matt Rollins, Oklahoma Water Resources Board
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:00 Swimmable, Fishable, Drinkable Waters?
Earl Hatley, Grand Riverkeeper; Richard Zamor, GRDA
4-00-4:45 Fracking / Earthquakes in Oklahoma
Ariel Ross, Stop Fracking Payne County, OK
4:45-5:00 Wrap Up Prize Drawings
5:00-6:00 Toxic Tour of the Tar Creek Superfund Site
6:00-8:00 Fish Fry - Pie Auction
Fundraiser by Joe Johnson and Afton Masons for LEAD Agency
Entertainment: Dan Clark and Erin Fitzgibbon
18th National Environmental Tar Creek Conference
Miami Civic Center Wednesday, September 14, 2016
9:00-9:45 Welcome with Keynote
Sara Hill, Cherokee Nation, Secretary of Natural Resources
9:45-10:15 Quapaw Bee Project:
Jonathan Tinsley, The Beekeeper for the Quapaw Tribe
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Study of Metals in Culturally Significant Plants, Soils, Fish, Crayfish and Mussels:
Ean Garvin, University of Tulsa
11:15-11:45 Update on Blood Lead Levels in Ottawa County and the Issue of Lead in Water:
The Flint Water Crisis
Dr. Edd Rhoades; Susan Quigley, Oklahoma State Health Department
11:45-1:00 Lunch Indian Tacos
1:00-1:40 Lead Exposure and Subsequent Criminal Behavior
Dan Clark, Western Illinois University
1:40-2:25 Historical Overview of the Benzene Plume at BF Goodrich in Miami, OK:
Joe Foster, Enercon Services
2:25-2:40 BF Goodrich City and State Updates:
Dean Kruithof, City of Miami; Rene Kosesler and Ray Roberts, ODEQ
2:40-2:55 Reading of the Comanche Contemporary Coyote Tale: "Coyote Visits Home"
Linda Warner
2:55-3:05 Break
3:05-4:00 Environmental Climate Issues and Standing Rock
Earl Hatley, Grand Riverkeeper; Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca Tribal Council, Activist
4:00-4:15 Wrap up / Evaluations
4:15 Closing Drawing for Pendleton Blanket
Miami Civic Center Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Current Draft Agenda
9:00-9:30 Welcome, Invocation and Introductions
LEAD Agency; Dean Kruithof, City of Miami; Ben Loring, OK Representative;
Invocation, Richard Zane Smith
View documentary "Remediating the Tar Creek Superfund Site" by Filo Gomez
9:30-10:00 EPA Region 7 Updates :
Todd Campbell, Liz Hagenmaier, EPA
10:00-10:15 EPA Region 6 Tar Creek OU2 Updates on Yard Cleanup in Ottawa County:
Brian Stanila, ODEQ, Bob Sullivan, EPA
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 EPA Region 6 Tar Creek OU4 Updates on Chat Piles:
Rafael Casanova, EPA; Zach Paden, ODEQ
11:00-11:20 EPA Region 6 and 7 OU5 Update on Sediments in the Watershed:
Katrina Higgins-Coltrain; Janetta Coats, EPA Region 6;
Mark Doolan, EPA Region 7
11:20-11:50 Commerce Passive Water Treatment Projects:
Robert Nairn, University of Oklahoma
11:50-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Quapaw Tribe Remedial Efforts on Tribal Lands:
Tim Kent and Craig Kreman, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma
1:30-2:00 Peoria Hatchery Project/Restoration of Native Fish:
Kyle Foster, Peoria Tribe
2:00-3:00 FEMA Floodplain Map Overview:
Matt Rollins, Oklahoma Water Resources Board
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:00 Swimmable, Fishable, Drinkable Waters?
Earl Hatley, Grand Riverkeeper; Richard Zamor, GRDA
4-00-4:45 Fracking / Earthquakes in Oklahoma
Ariel Ross, Stop Fracking Payne County, OK
4:45-5:00 Wrap Up Prize Drawings
5:00-6:00 Toxic Tour of the Tar Creek Superfund Site
6:00-8:00 Fish Fry - Pie Auction
Fundraiser by Joe Johnson and Afton Masons for LEAD Agency
Entertainment: Dan Clark and Erin Fitzgibbon
18th National Environmental Tar Creek Conference
Miami Civic Center Wednesday, September 14, 2016
9:00-9:45 Welcome with Keynote
Sara Hill, Cherokee Nation, Secretary of Natural Resources
9:45-10:15 Quapaw Bee Project:
Jonathan Tinsley, The Beekeeper for the Quapaw Tribe
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Study of Metals in Culturally Significant Plants, Soils, Fish, Crayfish and Mussels:
Ean Garvin, University of Tulsa
11:15-11:45 Update on Blood Lead Levels in Ottawa County and the Issue of Lead in Water:
The Flint Water Crisis
Dr. Edd Rhoades; Susan Quigley, Oklahoma State Health Department
11:45-1:00 Lunch Indian Tacos
1:00-1:40 Lead Exposure and Subsequent Criminal Behavior
Dan Clark, Western Illinois University
1:40-2:25 Historical Overview of the Benzene Plume at BF Goodrich in Miami, OK:
Joe Foster, Enercon Services
2:25-2:40 BF Goodrich City and State Updates:
Dean Kruithof, City of Miami; Rene Kosesler and Ray Roberts, ODEQ
2:40-2:55 Reading of the Comanche Contemporary Coyote Tale: "Coyote Visits Home"
Linda Warner
2:55-3:05 Break
3:05-4:00 Environmental Climate Issues and Standing Rock
Earl Hatley, Grand Riverkeeper; Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca Tribal Council, Activist
4:00-4:15 Wrap up / Evaluations
4:15 Closing Drawing for Pendleton Blanket
The Tar Creek Conference is truly a unique, grassroots, community-oriented event. It brings science and community together. It's like no other meeting I attend!
I have been attending the Tar Creek Conference since it began. As a University professor, I find it is a great way for my students to understand that our science truly can make a difference in people's lives and for the environment.
Robert W. Nairn
Sam K. Viersen Family Foundation Presidential Professor
School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
Director, Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds
Associate Director, Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center
University of Oklahoma
Bob not only attends but will be one of our featured speakers again this year, updating us on the Passive Water Treatment System in Commerce, OK.
I have been attending the Tar Creek Conference since it began. As a University professor, I find it is a great way for my students to understand that our science truly can make a difference in people's lives and for the environment.
Robert W. Nairn
Sam K. Viersen Family Foundation Presidential Professor
School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
Director, Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds
Associate Director, Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center
University of Oklahoma
Bob not only attends but will be one of our featured speakers again this year, updating us on the Passive Water Treatment System in Commerce, OK.