Speaker: Michael Hopkins , Assistant Chief, Permitting, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Hopkins has been with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 1980. He is currently the assistant chief, permitting of the Ohio EPA. His duties include the review and final approval for all air pollution permit-to-install, permit-to-install and operate, and Title V permitting in the state, the development of technical support for air pollution control regulations, litigation support, Maximum Achievable Control Technology program support, tax program support, and general air pollution planning activities. He has been in this position since April 2003. Before this assignment, he oversaw the air quality modeling and planning section with similar duties as above from August 1993 through April 2003. Prior to that assignment, he oversaw the engineering section of the Ohio EPA central district office air program. The engineering section is responsible for reviewing air pollution permit-to-install and permit-to-operate applications for compliance with air pollution regulations, facility inspections, complaint investigations, enforcement case development, policy and rule development, the Emissions Inventory Program, and other related duties in the central Ohio area. Hopkins earned his bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from Pennsylvania State University. He is a licensed professional engineer in Ohio. He is a member of the Air and Waste Management Association, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers.
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