AAPA Environment Committee Past Meetings

October 26-30, 2020 – AAPA Anywhere: Energy & Environment Seminar & Expo – Virtual

• Agenda

November 6-7, 2019 – San Diego, CA

• Agenda
• Microgrid Project at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal Presentation
• Yard Tractor Electrification Study Presentation
• Mitigation Banking Presentation (Port of Seattle)
• Mitigation Banking Presentation (Port of Tacoma)
• National Marine Fisheries Service Approach to Maintenance Activities Presentation
• EPA Ports Initiative Update

April 10-11, 2019 – Mobile, AL

• Agenda
• Green Marine Update
• EPA Ports Initiative Update
• Natural Estuary Program Presentation
• Florida Ports Council Environmental Stewardship Program Presentation

April 10-11, 2018 – Tacoma, WA

• Agenda
• Emission Reductions and Cost Effectiveness for Marine and Locomotive Projects
• Zero Emissions Technology Demonstrations
• VW Settlements
• Clean Diesel Contracting Requirements
• Thin Layer Placement of Dredge Material for Marsh Nourishment, Restoration and Response to Sea Level Rise
• Predictive Modeling and Design Solutions for Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials
• EPA Ports Initiative Update
• Green Marine Update
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory Update
• Environmental Compliance Assessment Program
• Port of Tacoma General Central Peninsula Stormwater Improvements Project 

November 14-15, 2017 – Norfolk, VA

• Agenda
• Update on EPA's Ports Initiative
• VW Settlements
  • DERA Option
  • Settlement background (OECA page on VW)
  • FAQs for beneficiaries
  • VW Clearinghouse (NASEO and NACAA for state and local governments)
  • Wilmington Trust VW page
• Next Phase of U.S. Maritime Administration's Port Planning & Investment Toolkit
• Clean Air Action Plan
• Port of Los Angeles Green Port Programs
• Green Marine Program Update
• GreenPort Congress America 2018
• Establishing Resilient Organizations and Pursuing Resiliency Funding
• University of Rhode Island Natural Hazards Resilience Study
• Regional Ocean Planning Efforts

April 27-18, 2017 – Long Beach, CA

• Agenda
• PIANC Work Group (WG) 188 on Carbon Management for Port and Navigation Infrastructure
• Green Marine Update
• PIANC Working Group 178 on Climate Change Adaptation for Maritime and Inland Port and Navigation Infrastructure
• Committee on Marine Transportation System Resilience Integrated Action Team
• Port of Long Beach - Community Grants Program
• Port of Long Beach - TMDL Special Studies
• San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan Update

March 3-4, 2016 - Corpus Christi, TX

• Agenda 

September 16-17, 2015 - Boston, MA 

• Agenda  
• Port Resilience Index
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• EPA Ports Workgroup Update
• Port of New Orleans Trash Free Waters
• Port of Tacoma Stormwater
• Port Fourchon Geotubes Beach Restoration
• Port of Long Beach West Anaheim Improvement
• Stormwater Collaboration Efforts
• EPA-Port Everglades Partnership on Micro Emissions Modeling
• Shore Power Alternatives Update

Committee Meeting - April 7-8, 2015 - New Orleans, LA

• Agenda

Committee Meeting - May 8-9, 2014 - New York, NY

• Agenda
• Advanced Cleanup Technology, Inc. (ACTI) – Phase 2 Barge-Mounted Advanced Maritime Emissions ControlSystem (AMECS) Demonstration – Clay Sandidge, Muni-FedEnergy 
• Port-Related Fuel Cell Technology Applications – Michael Carter, Maritime Administration
• Storm Water Permits and NPDES Permitting – Connie Bosma, Municipal Branch Chief, Water Permits Division, EPA 
• LNG Vessels and Infrastructure – Rich Kassel, Gladstein Neandross & Associates

Commitee Meeting - September 17-18, 2013 - Jacksonville, FL 

• Agenda 
• Handout from ECOPORTS
• August 2013 issue of Green Marine Magazine
• Presentation from Environmental Defense Fund/ICCT on EDF environmental certification program for ports
• Presentation from International Institute for Sustainable Seaports: Environmental Initiatives at Seaports Worldwide: A Snapshot of Best Practices
• White paper: Environmental Initiatives at Seaports Worldwide: A Snapshot of Best Practices
• Presentation from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on port stakeholder outreach efforts
• Presentation from West Coast Working Group on Sustainable Design Guidelines
• Presentation from Maritime Environmental Resource Center on ballast water treatment technology
• Presentation from The Nature Conservancy

Committee Meeting - May 2-3, 2013, Seattle, WA 

• Agenda 
• Presentation on West Coast Port Technical Committee: Development of Sustainable Design and Construction Guidelines
• Presentation from Green Marine
• Resources from U.S. Coast Guard on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG):
  • Q&A from Puget Sound LNG Bunkering Forum (February 2013)
  • EU LNG Framework
  • Danish Ministry of the Environment study: Natural gas for ship propulsion in Denmark – Possibilities for using LNG and CNG on ferry and cargo routes
• For review: draft RFP from Environmental Defense Fund on Environmental Recognition Program for Ports 

Committee Meeting - October 9, 2012, Norfolk, VA

• Agenda

Environmental Performance Metrics Workshop, cosponsored by Environmental Defense Fund - October 10, 2012, Norfolk, VA

• Agenda

Committee Meeting - October 19, 2011, Long Beach, CA 

• Agenda

Committee Webinar - July 28, 2011

• Agenda
• AAPA Resolutions as approved by Environment Committee
• Draft Environment Committee Framework
• Joint Harbors, Navigation and Environment 2012 Seminar - draft topics

Harbors, Navigation & Environment Committee - January 25-26, 2011, Kemah, TX

• Agenda

Harbors, Navigation & Environment Committee Webinar - Stormwater Compliance - September 8, 2010

Presentations:

• Introductory Slides
• Marilyn Guthrie - Port of Seattle
• Eugene Bromley - EPA Region 9
  • Industrial Fact Sheet Series for Activities Covered by EPA's MGSP - EPA Office of Water
• Jay Jahangiri - WorleyParsons
• Randy Lutz - Saul Ewing LLP 

Harbors, Navigation & Environment Committee Webinar - Committee Business, Legislative & Regulatory Updates - September 1, 2010

Final Agenda

Presentations/Attachments:

• Final Presentation
• Corps Budget Presentation
• HNE Resolutions
• National Endowment for the Oceans Act
• National Clean Diesel Campaign 10th Anniversary Event 

Harbors, Navigation & Environment Committee Meeting - January 26-27, 2009 - Miami, FL

Final Agenda

Presentations:

• EPA Verified Technology Program - Leslie-Ann McGee, Battelle
• Shipping Line Perspective on Recent and Pending Regulations - Bill Williams, Maersk
• Army Corps Field Research Facility - Warming Ocean Observations and Forecast of Effects - Bill Bikemeier, Corps of Engineers
• NOAA Sea Level Rise Initiative - Richard Edwing, NOAA
• Harbor Maintenance Tax Update - Receipts and Expenditures - David Grier, Corps of Engineers
• AAPA/RAMP Coalition Legislative Efforts and Strategy - Barry Holliday, Dredging Contractors of America
• Principles and Guidelines for Water Resources Planning Update - Wilbert Paynes, Corps of Engineers
• Corps Review Policy - Wilbert Paynes, Corps of Engineers
• Deep Draft Navigation Center of Expertise Update - Wilbert Paynes, Corps of Engineers

Background Materials:

• Draft agenda for May 2010 Harbors Navigation and Environment Seminar/GreenPort Americas
• Background paper on Law of the Sea Convention - for Corporate Members
• Joint Ocean Commission Initiative Paper on Law of the Sea Convention - for Corporate Members
• Letter on creation of Green Ports Climate Change Allocation Fund
• Background paper on Federal Return on Investment for Maintenance Dredging 

Harbors, Navigation & Environment Committee Meeting - January 28-29, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA

Agenda

Action Items:

• U.S. Delegation Resolution in support of an Emissions Control Area under MARPOL Annex VI 

Presentations:

• Technology Advancement Program, Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles
• Ballast Water Treatment Technology, Port of Los Angeles

Harbors, Navigation & Environment Committee Meeting - January 17-18, 2008 in Savannah, GA

Agenda

Presentations:

• Funding DMMP Studies - Savannah USACE 
• Lake Charles DMMP Case Study - Channing Hayden, Port of Lake Charles
• Savannah DMMP Case Study - John Philips, Georgia Department of Transportation
• Willamette River DMMP Case Study - Alan Willis, Port of Portland
• Implementing WRDA 2007 - Rich Worthington, USACE 
• Regional Perspective Corps Civil Works Budget - Savannah USACE