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 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

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