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The North Texas Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that provides information and networking opportunities to environmental professionals in the North Texas area.

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May 25, 2010
Event:	Chapter Meeting
Speaker:	Gwen Eklund, A&WMA President
Topic:	Greenhouse Gas Management
We are very grateful to A&WMA President Gwen Eklund for taking time to speak at our May 2010 chapter meeting. Gwen Eklund's slide presentation on Management of Greenhouse Gases is available to view or download here. Ms. Eklund is also the Chairperson for ASTM International's workgroup “WK21808 - New Guide for A Basic Assessment and Management of Greenhouse Gases”. The WK21808 standard provides options for communicating and planning greenhouse gas (GHG) management, as well as environmental assessment and risk management strategies for business and government facilities, even those currently outside of voluntary and regulatory schemes.

April 27, 2010
Event:	Chapter Meeting
Speaker:	Lisa London, Executive Director, The University of Texas at Arlington, Division for Enterprise Development
Topic:	Products and Services of the Center for Environmental Excellence
Lisa London, Executive Director of UTA's Division for Enterprise Development, gave a very informative presentation about some of the projects and services provided by the Center for Environmental Excellence. Services offered include numerous environmental health and safety-related courses and professional certification programs. In addition, the Center is involved in environmental projects funded by regulatory entities such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), as well as projects sponsored by private and other public entities. Offices and staff are located in Houston and Austin, in addition to Arlington. Ms. London discussed services such as a Safety Health and Environmental Professional Training Course, Pollution Prevention Workshops, an EPA Lead Removal Course, Erosion & Sediment Control, the Zero Waste Network, Drinking Water Reports/Consumer Confidence reports, Implementation of TCEQ's Houston Local Air Compliance Program, and Petroleum Storage Tank Investigations. Check out the Center for Environmental Excellence website for more information. Ms. London mentioned that they currently have 26 environmental positions open for their latest contract with TCEQ & EPA related to petroleum storage tanks.

March 23, 2010
Event:	Chapter Meeting
Speakers:	Lori Frauli Trulson and Sue Alvarez, City of Dallas
Topic:	City of Dallas Groundwater Management and Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) Program
	Our thanks to Sue Alvarez, Senior Program Manager with the City of Dallas Department of Public Works and Transportation, and Lori Frauli Trulson, responsible for managing the Municipal Setting Designation Program (MSD) for the City of Dallas, for taking time to speak at our March Chapter meeting. The slides presented by Lori Frauli Trulson and Sue Alvarez can be downloaded here.

February 27, 2010
North Texas A&WMA at the DFW 2010 Science & Engineering Fairs

February 23, 2010
Event:	Chapter Meeting
Speaker:	Samuel Barrett Manager, TCEQ Region 4 Waste Section
Topic:	TCEQ Hazardous Waste Update
	The slides presented by Mr. Barrett, which include materials from the EPA, can be downloaded here.

February 22, 2010 - EarthFest

Our Earthfest booth and the A&WMA/STEP Happy hour at the Londoner were both a wonderful success! We answered questions about the A&WMA and the North Texas Chapter meetings and handed out Amazing Enviro Mazes for the kids. EPA presented us with a certificate in recognition of our Chapter's participation. We would like to thank everyone who helped put this together. It was really fun and we hope you all can participate again next year.

THANK YOU:

Daphne Economou (Liaise Environmental) for planning the event and preparing (with the help of Jentry Powell of Liaise) the Amazing Maze handouts.
Heather Woodward (W&M Environmental), Andrea McMillen (PVR Midstream LLC), Chris Dick (Geenstar Environmental), Larry Hale (Stewart and Stevenson), Cate Shaw (Akzo Nobel), and Daphne Economou for making copies of the Amazing Maze handouts - which were a big hit!
Larry Hale, for driving downtown and setting up the exhibit.
Paul Barnes (Luminant) for getting the word out and rescuing us when we ran out of flyers!
Heather Woodward, Larry Hale, and Daphne Economou for running the NTX Earthfest exhibit [this was so much fun!!]
Cate Shaw and Susan Anderson (TBK Environmental) for the idea, preliminary planning, and final arrangements for our Earthday Social-Happy Hour with STEP.
STEP Members for making the social hour so much fun!!!

January 12, 2010
Event:	A&WMA North Texas Chapter 2010 Kick Off Meeting

December 3, 2009 - Special Holiday Event
Event:	6th Annual Environmental Holiday Mixer

November 18, 2009
Event:	Chapter Meeting
Speaker:	Chris Meeks, CHMM Pollution Prevention Assistance Specialist, TCEQ Region 4, Dallas/Fort Worth
Topic:	SBEA - Small Business and Environmental Assistance and Its Programs

October 21, 2009
Event:	Chapter Meeting
Speaker:	Tasha Burns, Compliance Assistance Specialist, TCEQ Small Business and Local Government Assistance Section
Topic:	Requirements for Minor Sources of NO_X in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area Recent TCEQ requirements for engines, and more.

September 16, 2009
	Event:	Chapter Meeting
	Speaker:	Steve Hagle, P.E., Director TCEQ Air Permits Division
	Topic:	Update on TCEQ Air Quality Regulations
Mr. Hagle discussed the status of TCEQ air quality programs and external events that might affect them, including EPA's upcoming proposal to disapprove TCEQ SIP programs, recent EPA orders related to TCEQ Title V permits, SIP development for the new ozone standard, permitting of startup, shutdown, and maintenance activities, and the North Texas SIP for the oil and gas industry. We had a great meeting! Thanks to everyone who participated, and our sincere thanks to Mr. Hagle for taking time to share this news with us!

June 24, 2009
Event:	Plant Tour
Location:	Lockheed Martin, Fort Worth
The plant tour included aircraft assembly, aircraft painting, and wastewater treatment facilities. Our host for the tour was Ed Daniels. Ed is a past Chairperson for the North Texas Chapter of A&WMA, and has served in numerous positions on Tech Council for preparation of the A&WMA Annual Conference technical program. Ed is a Senior Staff Environmental Engineer with Lockheed Martin and has more than 20 years of experience in the Fort Worth facility.

May 27, 2009
Speaker:	Richard Greene, UT Arlington School of Urban & Public Affairs Adjunct Professor, Mayor of Arlington (1987-1997), Regional Administrator of the US EPA (2003-2009)
Topic:	It’s Underway in DC: Global Warming Law and Regulation
Former EPA Administrator Greene discussed the ongoing development of a legal and regulatory framework to control greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Greene also discussed the new structure that President Obama has created for the nation’s energy/environmental cabinet-level programs and the EPA endangerment - the initial step toward the development of rules and regulations under existing law to control the releases of greenhouse gas emissions.

April 17, 2009

The North Texas A&WMA Chapter participated in EarthFest 2009 at Pegasus Plaza in downtown Dallas. EarthFest is a street fair with food, music, and lots to see. A variety of acts and activities take place on the event's two stages throughout the day. Face painters, balloon artists and much more add to the fun! EarthFest offers a unique window into the environment through over seventy exhibits seldom gathered in one place. Experts are on hand to demonstrate, answer questions and discuss.

After EarthFest, North Texas A&WMA members and friends met for a social gathering at Campisi's Restaurant in downtown Dallas.

March 18, 2009
	Event:	Monthly Meeting
	Speaker:	Laura Fiffick, Gresham Smith and Partners
	Topic:	The Greening of Dallas
Laura Fiffick was the Director of the Office of Environmental Quality at the City of Dallas. As the Director, Ms. Fiffick was responsible for developing city wide environmental programs including the implementation of an ISO 14001 certified environmental management system. Additionally, Ms. Fiffick developed the City’s first internal air quality division focused on municipal operations. Ms. Fiffick joined Gresham, Smith and Partners in September 2008 and assists clients with a variety of environmental issues including environmental management systems, sustainability planning, and greenhouse gas inventories.

February 18, 2009
Event:	Monthly Meeting
Topic:	Legislative Updates
Speaker:	Brian C. Newby, Cantey Hanger LLP
Brian C. Newby is the former Chief of Staff to Texas Governor Rick Perry. As the Chief of Staff, Mr. Newby was responsible for developing and effectively communicating the Governor's policies to all Executive Branch Agencies, the Legislature and Judiciary within the State of Texas. He joined Cantey and Hanger in January 2009 as Public Law counsel.

January 14, 2008
Event:	Monthly Meeting
Topic:	A&WMA Webinar: Carbon Sequestration 101
	A&WMA and scientific experts from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) presented "Carbon Sequestration 101" to discuss carbon sequestration and the role that it will play in achieving needed reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from coal-based power plants to help mitigate global climate change. John Litynski, Project Manager, DOE; Grant Bromhal, Research Group Leader, DOE; and George Richards, Focus Area Leader, Energy System Dynamics, DOE, discussed important aspects of carbon sequestration during this interactive Webinar.

December 11, 2008 - Special Holiday Event

Event:

5th Annual Ever-Green Holiday Mixer

Our thanks to the following companies and organizations
for helping to make the Ever-Green Holiday Mixer possible!

Bell Helicopter – A Textron Company (Gold Level Sponsor)

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (Silver Level Sponsor)

Titan Engineering, Inc. (Silver Level Sponsor)

NTOPP – North Texas Organization of Pretreatment Professionals (Silver Level Sponsor)

Providence Engineering & Environmental Group LLC (Bronze Level Sponsor)

ACHMM – DFW Chapter of Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (Bronze Level Sponsor)

Liaise Environmental, Inc. (Bronze Level Sponsor)

November 20, 2008
Event:	Monthly Meeting
Speaker:	Kurt Middlekoop, Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC)
Topic:	Lean & Clean Manufacturing
	Understand the environmental performance implications of Lean trends and the connections between Lean and Clean Manufacturing approaches to process improvement. Provide an overview of Lean wastes and learn to see lean opportunities for improvement and additional opportunities for savings in materials, energy, water and utility consumption, or pollution prevention/mitigation.

October 22, 2008
Event:	Monthly Meeting
Speaker:	Howard L. Gilberg, Guida, Slavich & Flores, P.C.
Topic:	DFW's Role in DFW SIP Development
	A look behind the scenes at local efforts (past, present, and future) to assist TCEQ with development of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) to improve air quality in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

September 24, 2008
Event:	Monthly Meeting
Speaker:	Greg Haunschild, Argent Consulting
Topic:	On-Line Compliance Management Systems
	Assign and track responsibilities, Streamline documentation, Support perpetual audits, Ensure regulatory updates, and Create a compliance culture.

June 11, 2008
Event:	Plant Tour
Location:	Hensley Industries Inc., Dallas
Speaker:	Diana L. Lundelius, CHMM Hensley Industries Technical Chairman, Texas Cast Metals Association
Topic:	Starting & Sustaining the Foundry Byproduct Beneficial Reuse Program in Texas
Slide Presentation:	Click here to download.

May 21, 2008
Event:	Monthly Meeting
Speaker:	Jay C. Tonne, P.E. TCEQ Air Quality Planning Section
Topic:	DFW 8-Hour Ozone SIP & Rules Presentation
Slide Presentation:	Click here to download.

March 19, 2008
	Event:	Joint meeting of the North Texas Corporate Recycling Association (NTCRA) and the North Texas A&WMA
	Speaker:	Dr. Marcy Brown Marsden Chairman & Associate Professor of Biology, University of Dallas
	Topic:	Impacts of Climate Change on the DFW Area

February 20, 2008
Event:	Monthly Meeting
Speaker:	Christopher M Meeks Pollution Prevention and Education TCEQ Region 4 - Dallas/Fort Worth
Topic:	The Clean Texas Program

January 23, 2008
Event:	Monthly Meeting
Speaker:	Dr. Andrew Armstrong, Armstrong Forensic Laboratories
Topic:	Analytical Topics of Interest - Environmental and More (IH, Fire Investigation, Forensics)

December 13, 2007 - Special Holiday Event
Event:	4th Annual DFW Environmental Holiday Mixer

November 14, 2007
Event:	Monthly Meeting
Speaker:	Amber H Perry, Project Manager/Project Officer EPA Regional Brownfields Team
Topic:	Brownfields, with emphasis on DFW area projects

October 24, 2007
Event:	Monthly Meeting
Speaker:	Tony Van der Vooren, President of A&WMA

September 19, 2007
Event:	Monthly Meeting
Speaker:	Frank Espino, TCEQ North Central Texas Area Director
Topic:	Organizational Changes at the TCEQ and How the TCEQ is Handling Investigations

May 16, 2007
Event:	Plant Tour
Location:	Enbridge Springtown Gas Plant