CENTRAL TEXAS WEAT PRESENTS

Nathan E. Vassar
Principal, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.

Maui Supreme Court Case and It’s Impact on Discharge Permitting

Thursday – May 21, 2020 at 12 pm to 1 pm

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Due to a conflict, the May CTS WEAT meeting has been moved to May 21st at 12:00 PM.  Please note the updated Zoom Meeting information below:

Topic: CTS May Meeting

Time: May 21, 2020 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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5/21/20 12:00pm

Maui Supreme Court Case and It’s Impact on Discharge Permitting

In April, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion that changes the way in which EPA determines whether a discharge permit is required. The County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund case has the potential to impact discharges through the UIC program of the Safe Drinking Water Act, when there is a possibility of migration to navigable streams. This presentation addresses what Texas utilities should know about the decision, and how it may impact discharge permitting into the future.

Nathan Vassar is a Principal at Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. in Austin, TX. His practice focuses on assisting clients with enforcement defense matters, regulatory compliance, water quality matters, and water resources development. Mr. Vassar helps communities facing Clean Water Act compliance issues and represents clients in enforcement and civil litigation matters before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. Prior to the practice of law, Mr. Vassar worked in state politics as a Legislative Director for a State Senator in VA. and interned during law school with then-Tenth Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch in Denver, CO. Mr. Vassar received his BA at the University of Virginia and his JD from the University of Texas School of Law.

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Sponsorship alternatives have been developed in a way of keeping meeting cost low for all attendees. Sponsorship options include Classic (meeting), Gold, Platinum, and more! For more details, please contact Chris Pasch 512-452-5905, cpasch@plummer.com.

Special Thanks to the Central Texas Section

Platinum Sponsors

Environmental Improvements, Inc., established in 1966 is a Manufacturer’s Representative firm specializing in water and wastewater treatment. We represent a complete line of manufacturers capable of treating all variations of municipal water and wastewater applications. Coupled with our product service we have been providing treatment equipment and solutions in Texas for over forty-five years.

Municipal Valve & Equipment Company provides Utilities and their Consultants flow control solutions including drainage backflow prevention, pump/flow control and critical energy dissipation. Our service team will repair your actuators and control valves onsite. Request a quote to remove and replace antiquated valves and actuators with our industry leading products turnkey!

At Plummer, we truly believe that Water is Precious…
As a result, our practice has been focused on the protection and development of water resources for our clients and their customers for 40 years. We are a firm of over 120 engineering and scientific professionals dedicated to planning and design of water infrastructure. Dedicated to water resources and environmental engineering, our firm balances sound engineering principles with innovative technology tailored to our clients’ needs. From initial project kick-off, through stringent QC review, to a completed project, our focus stays on developing cost-effective
solutions for our clients. We are involved from project inception to implementation and every step in between. It is what we do every day, as opposed to what we do when we have that type of project. We are proud to be one of the top engineering firms in Texas and Louisiana (ENR TX&LA 2018). Because of our focus on water-related matters, our engineers and scientists have become recognized experts in their fields at the local, state, and national level. Our motto is “quality deliverables on schedule…without exception.”

When you work with Stantec, you work with an award-winning team of more than 22,000 specialists working in over 400 locations, with over 150 staff in Austin. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring infrastructure projects to life. Our work—engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics, from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning—begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Our local strength, knowledge, and relationships, coupled with our worldclass expertise, have allowed us to go anywhere to meet our clients’ needs in more creative and personalized ways. With a
long-term commitment to the people and places we serve, Stantec has the unique ability to connect to projects on a personal level and advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

Hartwell Environmental Corporation represents leading manufacturers of water and wastewater treatment equipment used in municipal and industrial treatment facilities. Hartwell Environmental Corporation was founded in 1997. We have expanded from our headquarters in Houston to three branch offices in Austin and Arlington, TX and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our expansion has allowed us to better serve the municipal and industrial facilities in the states of Texas and Oklahoma.

DCS Engineering, LLC is a full-service locally owned engineering firm with company headquarters located in Austin. DCS provides civil engineering consultingservices on small and large infrastructure projects, specifically municipal water, wastewater, and transportation planning, permitting, design, construction administration, and operational trouble shooting.

DCS’s list of services includes managing and providing master planning; modeling; water supply; CIP list development; design of elevated storage tanks, pumping stations, ground storage tanks, waterlines, reclaimed water systems, water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants; process design; plant process analysis/trouble shooting; lift stations; sanitary sewers, sewer rehabilitation; odor and noise control; biosolids treatment; assimilative modeling; TPDES permitting; mechanical, structural, roadway design, and drainage. Simple solutions to complex problems, integrity, and open communication with Owners and Operators are the foundations upon which the firm has been built.

Gold Sponsors

Working with local governments and municipalities for more than 50 years, Hanson understands the challenges and the diverse demands placed on your organization and staff. Our experienced team offers a range of planning, engineering and management services, from bridge work, facility design and transportation planning to water system design, utility coordination and environmental studies. We also are available to assist you with public-involvement initiatives and communicating the challenges and potential solutions with members of your community. While we are consistently recognized for dependable, quality work, it is our hands-on approach that sets us apart — an approach based on quality consulting; honest answers; and practical, cost- effective solutions.

Special Thanks to the Central Texas Section

May Meeting Sponsor

Lloyd Gosselink is a team of people dedicated to providing exceptional service and maximum value to our clients and to the Firm. We will at all times provide our advice and assistance, conduct the business of the Firm and comport ourselves maintaining the highest standards of ethical and professional integrity. We will commit to exceeding our clients’ expectations for quality, responsiveness and professional excellence. We will employ people of exceptional quality, creativity, expertise and determination who work closely with one another and with our clients and prospective clients. We will motivate and reward outstanding team performance on behalf of clients and the Firm

Special Thanks to the Central Texas Section

Corporate Sponsors

WEAT CTS Officers

President

Greg Kirton 512-972-2053 Greg.Kirton@austintexas.gov

President-Elect

Chris Pasch 512-687-2162 cpasch@apaienv.com

Vice-President

Jessica Vassar 512-617-3100 Jessica.Vassar@freese.com

Treasurer

Will Chandler 512-338-4212 wcchandler@lan-inc.com

Secretary

Sean Mason 512-646-2238 sean.mason@kimley-horn.com

Section Rep

John Marler 512-912-5188 John.Marler@hdrinc.com

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Jason Bybel 512-338-1704 jbybel@kfriese.com

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