Photos left to right:  Dr. Tina Petersen, Harris County Flood Control District, State Representative Jeff Barry, House District 29, Sarah Kirkle, TWA, and Stacey Allison Steinbach, TWA; TWA Board of Directors meeting; Stacey Allison Steinbach, TWA, TWDB Chairwoman L’Oreal Stepney, P.E., and Sarah Kirkle, TWA; Glenn Clingenpeel, Trinity River Authority leads the Endangered Species Committee meeting; TWA Membership & Services Committee Speed Networking event led by Lance McLeod, Halff; Kevin Ward, Trinity River Authority, Chairman Ken Armbrister, Brian Sledge, SledgeLaw Group, PLLC, and Heather Harward, Heather Harward Consulting, LLC lead the River Authorities Panel; Jason Afinowicz, Freese and Nichols leads the Professional Ethics for Engineers; Michael Irlbeck, EPCOR, Dr. Emily Beagle, Webber Energy Group, Lissa Gregg, Freese and Nichols, Inc., Sarah Kirkle, TWA, and Stacey Allison Steinbach.

Conference Meetings & Presentations

Keynote Speakers

• 89th Legislative Update: Water Session – Texas State Representative Jeff Barry, House District 29 (Pearland)
  
• TWDB Agency Update and Legislative Overview – Chairwoman L’Oreal Stepney, P.E., Texas Water Development Board

Conference Presentations

• The 100-year-old Elephant in the Room of Texas Water Planning – Michael Irlbeck, EPCOR
• Hydrogen's Role in the Energy-Water Nexus – Dr. Emily Beagle, Webber Energy Group at UT Austin
• Legislative Wrap Up – Sarah Kirkle, Texas Water Association
• Dredging Reservoirs to Increase Firm Yield – Caroline Jurca, Texas Land General Office and Dan Opdyke, Anchor QEA

Ethics

• Legal Ethics: Using Ethics as a Guide Through Changing Times – Lauren Kalisek and Kathryn Bibby, Lloyd, Gosselink, Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
• Professional Ethics for Engineers – Jason Afinowicz, P.E., Freese & Nichols, Inc.

River Authorities Panel

• Special Guest Panel – Chairman Ken Armbrister, Heather Harward, Brian Sledge, and Kevin Ward
• Flood Planning Update – Glenn Clingenpeel, Trinity River Authority

Groundwater Panel

• Regional Remedies: Central Texas Water Alliance – Dirk Aaron, Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District

Water Quality Committee

• Dripping Springs Supreme Court Case Update – David Tuckfield, The AL Law Group, PLLC
• Sanitary Sewer Overflow Initiative – Temple Williamson, Pipeline Analysis, LLC
• PFAS Developments – Dan Opdyke, Anchor QEA

Federal Affairs Committee

• What’s Going on at the Rio Grande – Troy Allen, Delta Lake Irrigation District
• Understanding the EPA’s National Primary Drinking Water Regulation and What Compliance Looks Like – Joseph Fielding, Trinity River Authority

CLE Credits

COURSE TITLE: Texas Water Association Summer Conference
COURSE DATE(S): June 11-13, 2025
COURSE LOCATIONS: The Woodlands, TX
COURSE NO: 174283777
HOURS: Conference attendees are eligible for up to 4.5 hours of CLE credits, including 1.0 hours of Ethics credit.

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

Thursday, June 12 (2.5 hours)

• Concurrent Committee Meetings and Presentations (1 Hour Total)
  – Water Quality Session
  – Endangered Species Session
• State Representative Jeff Barry (.5 Hour)
  
• Legislative Update (.5 Hour)
  
• Texas Water Development Board Chairwoman L’Oreal Stepney (.5 Hour)
  

Friday, June 13 (2.0 hours, including 1.0 hours of legal ethics)

• Federal Affairs Session (1 Hour)
  
• Using Ethics as a Guide in Challenging Times (1.0 Hour Ethics)

For engineers, geoscientists, and other professionals who want to keep a record of continuing education, download this certificate of attendance with a copy of the conference program for your files. If you have any questions, please email Lindsey Ford.

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