Conference Meetings & Presentations

Thursday, June 13

General and Environmental Panel

• The TRA Story – Glenn Clingenpeel, Trinity River Authority

• Ownership of Produced Water – Lynn Sherman, Jackson Walker LLP
  
• Keynote Presentation and Video – Col. Calvin Kroeger, Commander, Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  
• Carbon Capture, Hydrogen Projects, and Water – Samia Broadaway, Baker Botts LLP
  
• Overview of Texas’ First Draft State Flood Plan – Reem Zoun, Texas Water Development Board
  
• Interactive GCD Index – Julia Stanford, Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
  
• Environmental Water Transactions – Kyle Garmany, The Nature Conservancy; Scott Moorhead, Texas Water Trade; and Marty Kelly, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  
• Trends in Water Rights Contested Case Hearings at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality – Kathy Alexander and Ruth Takeda, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Friday, June 14

Endangered Species Committee Updates & Meeting

• AST Programmatic Agreements and Central Texas Mussel Listing Update – Dr. Nicole Smolensky and Christine Westerman, SWCA Environmental Consultants

Federal Affairs Committee Updates & Meeting

• Special District Grant Accessibility Act Update – Cole Arreola-Karr, Karr Advocacy Strategies
  
• NWC Update – Julie Ufner, National Waterways Conference
  

Water Quality Committee Updates & Meeting

• Regionalization Challenges and Opportunities – Matthew Jalbert and Tom Davies, Trinity River Authority
• PFAS Challenges for Wastewater and Biosolids Recycling - Legal Update – James B. Slaughter, Beverage and Diamond PC
• Ch. 217 and Direct Onsite Reuse Updates – Robert Sadlier, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 

CLE Credits

COURSE TITLE: TWA Summer Conference
COURSE DATE(S): 6/12/24 to 6/14/24
COURSE LOCATIONS: Arlington, TX
COURSE NO: 174242090
SPONSOR NO: 2073

Conference attendees are eligible for a maximum of 7.5 hours of CLE credits (0 ethics hours). For engineers, geoscientists, and other professionals who want to keep a record of continuing education, download the conference certificate with a copy of the conference program for your files. 

The following Summer Conference presentations are CLE activities eligible for credit:

• General & Environmental Panel (.5 hrs)
• Municipal Panel (.5 hrs)
• Ownership of Produced Water: Lynn Sherman - Jackson Walker LLP (.5 hrs)
• Col. Calvin Kroeger - Commander, Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (.5 hrs)
• Carbon Capture, Hydrogen Projects, and Water: Samia Broadaway - Baker Botts LLP (.5 hrs)
• Overview of Texas’ First Draft State Flood Plan: Reem Zoun - TWDB (.5 hrs)
• Environmental Water Transactions: Kyle Garmany - TNC, Scott Moorhead - TWT, Marty Kelly - TPWD (1 hr)
• Trends in Water Rights Contested Case Hearings at TCEQ: Kathy Alexander and Ruth Takeda - TCEQ (.5 hrs)
• Endangered Species Updates & Committee Meeting (1 hr)
• Federal Affairs Updates & Committee Meeting (1 hr)
• Water Quality Updates & Committee Meeting (1 hr)