We’re looking forward to sharing ideas and talking with colleagues at the 2026 The World of Coal Ash Conference. Check out our presentations listed below, and learn more about the event.
Stop by Booth #100 in the exhibit hall and talk with our team. We’d love to connect; also, ask about our Tuesday evening event.
" }Monday May 4
2:45 PM–3:30 PM: Workshop Session—Effluent Limitations Guidelines: Current Regulatory Drivers and Practical Approaches
Presenter: Bill Kennedy
Tuesday May 5
10:30 AM–11:00 AM: Fly Ash Beneficial Use—CCR Beneficial Use Program Framework
Presenters: Chris Dawalt, Don Fuller
10:30 AM–11:00 AM: CCR 2026 Outlook—Evidence That Matters: Informing CCR Closure Decisions Through Site-Specific Risk Assessment
Presenter: Deborah Gray
11:30 AM–12:00 PM: CCR 2026 Outlook—Review of Legacy Rule Changes & Implementation Strategies
Presenters: Charla Barnes, Will Mattingly
1:30 PM–2:00 PM: CCR Risk Interpretation—What a State-wide Comprehensive Environmental Investigation tells us about CCR management
Presenters: John Griggs, Will Mattingly
3:00 PM–3:30 PM: CCR Wastewater & Disposal—Navigating Off-Site Landfill Disposal – Lessons Learned
Presenters: Tim Moore, Don Fuller
Wednesday May 6
8:00 AM–8:30 AM: CCR Monitoring & Performance—Evolution of Instrumentation Use for CCR Unit Decision Making
Presenter: Victoria Bierwirt
8:30 AM–9:00 AM: Free Liquids Management—Why Removal of Free Liquids Prior to Closure is Not Always Needed
Presenters: Joel Thompson, John Griggs
9:30 AM–10:00 AM: Free Liquids Management—Free Liquids Determination Methods
Presenters: John Griggs, Kula Kulasingam
10:30 AM–11:00 AM: CCR Field Identification—Novel Use of pED-XRF for Identification of CCR in Fill Units and Comingled Media
Presenters: Harris Byers
11:00 AM–11:30 AM: CCR Groundwater and Closure Decision-Making—Strategic Scenario Planning for CCR: Optimizing Remediation Decisions with Data Modeling
Presenter: Chris Daly
1:00 PM–1:30 PM: CCR Communication, Policy & Strategy—AI powered Stakeholder Engagement
Presenter: Robert Bebout
1:30 PM–2:00 PM: CCR Communication, Policy & Strategy—Innovative Approaches to Public Sentiment
Presenter: Robert Bebout
1:00 PM–1:30 PM: Applied Ash Utilization—Pioneering CCR Beneficial Use Applications through Encapsulation
Presenter: Clayton Pennington
2:30 PM–3:00 PM: CCR Groundwater Containment—Adaptive Operation and Maintenance for Groundwater Containment and Treatment Systems
Presenters: Erin Diven, Matt Newhart
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Post-Closure CCR Utilization—Transforming Closed Coal Ash Sites into Energy Assets - A Case Study
Presenter: Brad Smiley
Thursday May 7
8:00 AM–8:30 AM: CCR Geotechnical Characterization—Use of CPTs and HPTs to Evaluate CCR for Free Liquids Determination
Presenter: Kula Kulasingam
9:30 AM–10:00 AM: CCR System Operations—Learned: Commissioning an FGD Wastewater Treatment System
Presenters: Bella Triolet, McKale Grant
9:30 AM–10:00 AM: In Situ CCR Remediation—In Situ Adaptation: Takeaways from Bench-Scale and Pilot Testing
Presenters: Clayton Pennington, Dave Collins