1. Oversight of Underground Storage Tank Clean-up:
Progress and Opportunities
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Isaac Newton Senter Auditorium
County of Santa Clara Government Center
70 West Hedding Street, San Jose
Opening- Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski- Chairman (10:00- 10:15)
1) State Water Resources Control Board Program Report (10:15 – 10:45)
Thomas Howard- Executive Officer, California State Water Resources Control Board
2) Operators and Owners - Program Experiences (10:45 – 11:15)
Ben Shimek- San Rafael
Steve White- VP and CFO for Robinson Oil
3) Underground Storage Tank Clean-up Financing (11:15 – 11:45)
James R. Arnold - CORE Environmental Foundation, Inc.
Bob Clark-Riddel - Pangea Environmental Services, Inc.
Rusty Rinehart- Counsel, California Independent Oil Marketers Association (CIOMA)
4) Local Agency Implementation of Underground Storage Tank Enforcement and
Clean-up (11:45- 12:15)
Jason Boetzer, REHS- CUPA Forum Board Member and Representative from the
Calaveras County Environmental Health Department
Kerri Gibbons, REHS- CUPA Forum Board Member and Representative from the
Merced County Environmental Health Department

2. Michael Balliet, CHMM, REA- Hazardous Materials Program Manager, Solid Waste and
Site Mitigation Program, County of Santa Clara
Thomas J. Berkins- Groundwater Protection Program Coordinator, Alameda County
Water District
5) The Program’s Future – New Opportunities (12:15- 12:30)
Markus Niebanck- Amicus Environmental Consulting
Jay McKeeman- VP of Government Relations and Communications, CIOMA
Public Testimony (12:30 – 1:00)
Adjournment