Fall 2008 Meeting: "SAFE and CLEAN WATER"

DRAFT Agenda

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Arlington, VA 22202
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The teleconference number for this meeting is 866-299-3188 with the access code: 2025661087.

DAY ONE: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Time	Activity
9:00 AM	Introductions: Ambika Bathija, HECD/EPA
9:15	Welcome from Edward Ohanian, Director HECD/EPA
EPA Updates
9:30	OST/HECD Updates: Elizabeth Doyle, William Swietlik, and Joe Beaman, HECD/EPA
10:30	BREAK
10:45	Mutagenic Mode of Action: Rita Schoeny, OST/EPA
11:15	Climate Change Impacts on Water: Robert Cantilli, OST/EPA
11:45	Risk Assessment Forum (RAF) and Science Policy Council (SPC) Updates: Lee Hoffman, ORD/EPA
12:15 PM	LUNCH
1:30	National Water Program Research Needs and Management Strategy: Mary Reiley, HECD/EPA
2:00	Update – CCL3: Joyce Donohue, HECD/EPA
2:20	Update – 6-Year Review: Amal Mahfouz, HECD/EPA
2:40	Update – Inorganic Arsenic Risk Assessment: Santhini Ramasamy, HECD/EPA
3:00	BREAK
Chloramines
3:10	Background: Bob Howd, OEHHA, CA
3:20	Overview: Jeanne Briskin, OGWDW/EPA and Ambika Bathija, OST/EPA
3:50	Chloramines in California: June Weintraub, UCSF
4:10	Choramines – Public Health Questions: Lorraine Backer, CDC
4:40	Round Table Discussion
5:00 PM	ADJOURN DAY 1

DAY Two: Thursday, October 30, 2008, 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM
Time	Activity
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Water: Unique Challenges and Current Actions
8:00 AM	Overview: Scott Stoner, NYS DEC
8:10	EPA Actions Regarding PPCPs: Octavia Conerly, HECD/EPA
8:30 AM	International Actions Regarding PPCPs: Edward Ohanian, HECD/EPA
8:50	U.S. Disposal Issues and Actions Regarding Pharmaceuticals: Chen Wen, OPPTS/EPA
9:20	State Actions to Address PPCPs: Scott Stoner, NYS DEC
9:50	Interstate Actions to Address PPCPs: Rebecca Weidman, NEIWPCC and Eric Emery, ORSANCO
10:20	BREAK
10:30	Approaches to Prioritization of Pharmaceuticals: Elizabeth Doyle, HECD/EPA
11:00	Title TBD: Joe Beaman, HECD/EPA
11:30	Round Table Discussion: Next Steps to Meeting the Challenge
12:30 PM	LUNCH
"Other" Ingredients in Pesticides
1:30	Bio-pesticides: TBD, OPPTS/EPA
2:00	Development of Toxicity Summaries for "Other" Ingredients: Bob Howd, OEHHA, CA
2:20	Surfactants in Pesticides - Special Reviews for Sensitive Areas: Mike Hutcheson, MA DEP
2:40	BREAK
3:00	Pesticides - Methods to Characterize Use of Ingredients: Joe Zachmann, MN DA
3:20	Overview of EPA's "Other" Ingredient Regulatory Evaluation Process: PV Shah or Kerry Leifer, OPPTS/EPA
4:10	Round Table Discussion
4:45 PM	ADJOURN DAY 2

DAY Three: Friday, October 31, 2008, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Time	Activity
Providing Advice in Absence of Toxicity Data
8:00 AM	Introduction Helen Goeden, MN DOH
8:10	New Jersey's Health-Based Guidance in Absence of Toxicity Data: Gloria Post, NJ DEP
8:20	New York's Criteria for Drinking Water and Ambient Water: Scott Stoner NYS DEC and Ken Bogdan, NYS DOH
8:30	Overview of OPPTS' QSAR and Expert System Tools for Predicting Toxicity: Tala Henry, OPPTS/EPA
9:00	Toxicological Threshold of Concern Approach: Margaret Whittaker, Tox Services, LLC
9:30	Aquatic Community-Level Benchmarks for Pesticides: Angela Preimesberger, MN/PCA, Phil Monson, MN/PCA and Joe Zachmann, MN/DA
10:00	Round Table Discussion (Potential Use of These Tools/Approaches for Developing Advice and Interest in Obtaining Training)
Coordination Among States and Between States and EPA
10:30	Overview of EPA's New Chemical Assessment and Management Program (ChAMP) and EPA's Efforts Under ChAMP: Tala Henry, OPPTS/EPA
11:00	ATSDR's Chemical Prioritization and Toxicity Review Process - Opportunities for States-ATSDR Interaction: ATSDR Representative
11:30	Compilation of State Drinking Water Standards and Guidelines on HSDB/TOXNET: Gloria Post, NJ DEP and Frank Bell, EPA
11:45	Hot Topics
12:15 PM	Feedback, Planning for Next Meeting
1:00 PM	ADJOURN DAY 3

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