List of Meetings EPA Participated in with Stakeholders and Industry Groups Since Proposal of Pretreatment 

Standards for Uncoventional Oil and Gas Extraction - DCN SGE01357

Date Topic Participants/Reference

4/8/2015 State Pretreatment Coordinators 

Conference Call - summary of UOG 

proposed pretreatment standard and 

other ongoing ELG studies and 

rulemakings

Jan Pickrel, Jan Matuszko, Lisa Biddle, Jesse Pritts, 

Phillip Flanders, Ginny Phillips, Carey Johnston, EPA; 

Ann La Duca, Christine Wong, Chuck Durham, 

TetraTech; representatives from the following 

states: NH, NJ, VA, KY, TN, NC, MI, IN, OK, LA, MO, 

IA, SD, AK, WA, FL, TX

4/16/2015 IPAA industry group - summary of UOG 

proposed pretreatment standard and 

other ongoing ELG studies and 

rulemakings

Lisa Biddle, Jesse Pritts, Karen Milam, Tom Born, 

Pooja Parikh, EPA; Matt Kellogg, Lee Fuller, IPAA; 

Sam Knaizer, Whiting Petroleum; Brian Woodard, 

Chesapeake Energy; Wendy Kirchoff, Noble Energy; 

Gretchen Kern, Carrie Reese, Pioneer Natural 

Resources

5/5/2015 Environmental Stakeholder Groups - 

summary of UOG proposed pretreatment 

standard 

John Noel, Lynn Thorp, Clean Water Action; Amy 

Mall, NRDC; Rachel Richardson, Environment 

America; Aaron Mintzes, Earthworks Action; Dan 

Mueller , Scott Anderson, Holly Pearen, Nichole 

Saunders, Environmental Defense Fund; Brian 

Penttila, Mind Spring; Adam Kron, Keara Burkheart, 

Environmental Integrity Project; Lisa Biddle, Karen 

Milam, Jesse Pritts, Tom Born, U.S. EPA

5/6/2015 Presentation to the National 

Environmental Justice Advisory Council 

(NEJAC) - Unconventional Oil and Gas - 

EPA Authorities and Activities

NEJAC members and representatives from EPA's 

Administrator's office, program offices, OGC, and 

OECA

5/18/2015 API industry group - summary of UOG 

proposed pretreatment standard and 

other ongoing ELG studies and 

rulemakings

Frank Lyon, Trey Mabane, Drue Ann Whittecar, 

Lindsay Bass, Roxana Herrera, Fernando Sierra, Kiran 

Srinivasan, Gretchen Kohler, Ganesh Ghurye, Nathan 

Kuhnert, Dan Jernigan, Wendy Gram, Ramon 

Echiverra, Amy Emmert, Peter Tolsdofr, Wayne 

d’Angelo (API members and representatives); Jan 

Matuszko, Lisa Biddle (EPA)

5/19/2015 Dan Mueller of EDF - UOG proposed 

pretreatment standard and rulemaking 

process

Dan Mueller (EDF); Lisa Biddle (EPA)

5/29/2015 UOG Pretreatment Hearing Public hearing speakers included Elizabeth Glass 

Geltman and John Noel. EPA officials facilitating: Jan 

Matuszko, Lisa Biddle, Eric Strassler.

6/11/2015 Meeting with JS Meyer - treatment 

technology vendor

Ellen Gilinsky, Teresa Marks, Jan Matuszko, Scott 

Wilson, Lisa Biddle, EPA; Elliott Laws, Stanley M. 

Meyer (JS Meyer)

7/1/2015 API industry group - UOG proposed 

pretreatment standard and related 

existing regulations; rulemaking process

Jan Matuszko, Lisa Biddle (EPA); Amy Emmert (API)

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List of Meetings EPA Participated in with Stakeholders and Industry Groups Since Proposal of Pretreatment 

Standards for Uncoventional Oil and Gas Extraction - DCN SGE01357

8/19/2015 Terra Agua - Treatment Technology Dean Todd, Terra Agua; Pat Adams, Terra Agua; Kay 

Goss, GC Barnes Group (policy consultant for Terra 

Agua); Lisa Biddle, EPA; Jesse Pritts, EPA; Debra 

Falatko, ERG; James K. O’Connell, ERG

9/3/2015 Terra Agua - Treatment Technology Dean Todd, Terra Agua; Pat Adams, Terra Agua; 

Michael Mitton, Mitton Technology; Lisa Biddle, 

EPA; Jesse Pritts, EPA; Debra Falatko, ERG; Brent 

Ruminski, ERG; James K. O’Connell, ERG

10/7/2015 Dan Mueller of EDF - Effluent Guidelines 

Study of the CWT Industry

Dan Mueller (EDF); Lisa Biddle, Jesse Pritts (EPA)

10/15/2015 Conference call with John Veil of Veil 

Environmental regarding the recent report 

published for the Ground Water 

Protection Council, US Produced Water 

Volumes and Management Practices in 

2012 (released in April 2015)

Lisa Biddle, Jesse Pritts, Karen Milam, EPA; Sarah 

Yates, James O'Connell, Cortney Itle, ERG; John Veil, 

Veil Environmental

10/21/2015 Noble Energy meeting about UOG 

Proposed Pretreatment Standard, ELG 

Study of the CWT Industry

Lisa Biddle, Jesse Pritts, Karen Milam, EPA; Wendy 

Kirchoff, Mike Grenz, Noble Energy

11/5/2015 EPA call with USGS Regarding the 

Unconventional Oil and Gas Definition

Tom Born, Karen Milam, Jesse Pritts, Pooja Parikh, 

Scott Wilson, Dan Chadwick, EPA; Chris Schenk, 

USGS 

11/5/2015 EPA call with EIA Regarding the 

Unconventional Oil and Gas Definition

Tom Born, Karen Milam, Jesse Pritts, Pooja Parikh, 

Scott Wilson, Dan Chadwick, EPA; John Staub, 

Michael Schaal, Jim Kendell, EIA 

1/12/2016 EPA call with EDF and Clean Water Action 

regarding UOG pretreatment standards

Jesse Pritts, Karen Milam, Emily Trentacoste, Tony 

Tripp, Adrian Hanley, EPA; Scott Anderson, Holly 

Pearen, Nichole Saunders, Brian Penttila, Lynn 

Thorp, Dan Mueller, Environmental Defense Fund; 

John Noel, Clean Water Action

2/16/2016 Call with Southwestern Energy about UOG 

Pretreatment Standard

Jan Matuszko, Rob Wood, EPA; Mark Boling, Roy 

Hartstein, Southwestern

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