TBAEP April 2013 Newsletter

Tampa Bay Association of Environmental Professionals
Serving Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk,
Manatee, and Hardee Counties
Florida
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APRIL 2013
Upcoming meetings
"Update on the Proposed CCR Rule and How the New Regulatory
Guidelines Could/Would Impact the Power Industry"
In this issue
April 17, 2013 | 11:30AM–1:00PM
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
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JOIN US NEXT MONTH…..
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NETWORKING SOCIAL EVENT
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WELCOME NEW AND RENEWING
MEMBERS
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TOP ENVIRONMENTAL APPS FOR
MOBILE DEVICES
As Vice President for Tetra-Tech’s Power, Utility and Energy Sector, Mr. Rome has
been on the forefront of the new CCR proposed rule and is considered one of the experts in the area by Utilities and Regulatory agencies.
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GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP
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2013 GAS EQUIPMENT EXPO
The current regulatory climate challenging the core business of US based power companies is overwhelming. New and proposed environmental regulations have forced
numerous power companies to literally shut down coal fire power units to meet impending regulatory deadlines. One of these regulatory challenges, the USEPA Coal
Combustion Residuals (CCR) Rule, has the potential to significantly impact the coalburning power generation industry and literally force US based, coal-burning power
providers to re-think and re-strategize the industry’s futures on how to deal with coal
ash in the United States.
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ENVIRONMENTAL JOBS
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NETWORKING SOCIAL UPDATE
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THANKS TO…..
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2013 UPCOMING CONFERENCES
& WORKSHOPS
Guest Speaker:
Mr. Sean Rome, BS Geology/BS Chemistry from Florida
State University
Where:
RSVP Deadline:
Cost:
Brio International Mall
April 15, 2013
$20 for RSVP members
$25 for RSVP non-members
[add $5 for non-RSVPs/walk-ins]
No charge for students
Sorry  No Refunds
To that end, this presentation will cover the following topics:
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Regulatory Drivers
Project Considerations
Case History: New Subtitle RCRA D Coal Ash Landfill Design-Build Project
SPONSORED BY:
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Terri Ifland, ARCADIS
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Join us next month
To Be Determined
May 15, 2013 | 11:30AM–1:00PM
Please watch your inbox for the May 2013 TBAEP Meeting Announcement
for more information.
TBAEP networking social event
April 25, 2013 | 5:30PM–???
Location To Be Determined
Please watch your inbox for the April 2013 TBAEP Networking Social
Event Announcement for more information.
SPONSORED BY: Still looking for Sponsors!
Welcome New and Renewing Members:
Bruce Hasbrouck
Jack Keiser
P. Daniel Alberdi, Jr.
Raymond Siegmann
Anna Deyle
Michael Arnold
Al Harrell
Will Heim
Graeme Bowles
Glenn Hargrove
Scott Anderson
Teri Hasbrouck
Darren Stowe
Ashley Nichols
Thomas Cuba
Rosanne Clementi
Don La Bell
Suzanne Cooper
Tonya Erbland
Brendon Quinton
Tom Hamill
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Meeting Presentation Resources
Available
If you weren't able to attend the last luncheon, or if you'd
like to have access to the information presented by one
of our guest speakers, topics discussed are now available thru the www.TBAEP.org website.
Click on 'RESOURCES' from the 'Members' tab on the
TBAEP home page.
Student Chapters
TBAEP | USF Student Chapter
TBAEP | University of Tampa Chapter
TBAEP
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Great American Cleanup Day of Action | 2013
April 27, 2013 | 9:00AM-12:00PM
AL PALONIS PARK
5040 Culbreath Key Way, Tampa, FL 33611
The 2013 GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP is here. Presented by CARGILL, our GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP (GAC) DAY OF ACTION will be on Saturday, April 27th from 9am-12pm.
HMSHOST will be sponsoring the “After Trash Beach Bash” at WHISKEY JOE’S from 12pm2pm. Please join KEEP TAMPA BAY BEAUTIFUL (KTBB) and TBAEP and take part in the Great
American Cleanup, Saturday, April 27th, 2013 at 5040 Culbreath Key Way in Tampa. AL PALONIS PARK is located at the east side of
Gandy Bridge, north of Gandy Boulevard and adjacent to the Marine Corps Reserve Center.
KTBB (Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful) will provide the trash bags and supplies. It will be warm, so please bring a water bottle to fill up
and carry with you. There will be limited coolers full of water, but we will be scattered throughout the site during the cleanup. Also, it
is recommended that you wear shoes that tie to your feet, like old sneakers or water shoes. Wear a hat, sunscreen, bug spray and
bring garden gloves. Depending on the weather, you may also want to consider a change of clothes. We will be working in and at the
edge of Tampa Bay so please let us know if you have a canoe or kayak that you would be able to bring out to assist in the cleanup.
If you have any questions or concerns please see below for our contact information. Thank you all very much for your participation
and we look forward to seeing you on April 27th.
Many thanks to the small but intrepid group that showed up at the BLACKTHORN MEMORIAL PARK located on the North Pier of
the Skyway Fishing Pier State Park on Saturday, March 16th, as part of the TAMPA BAY WATCH and KEEP PINELLAS BEAUTIFUL’S land and sea based cleanup. Thanks everyone for taking part and giving back!
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In The News
Environmental job postings
METRIC ENGINEERING, INCORPORATED is hiring an Environmental Technician (entry level Environmental Scientist) for our Miami, FL office. Requires a
four-year degree in a related field, prefer South Florida environmental experience, GIS experience. Duties include field wetland, wildlife and soil sampling,
as well as report writing and map creation. Send resume and cover letter to
Michael McCoy, Director of Environmental Services at Metric Engineering, at
[email protected]. This opportunity closes April 10, 2013.
ENERCON SERVICES, INC. has an opening for an Environmental and Engineering Business Development Specialist in the southeast. The position will
coordinate closely with the Atlanta and Tampa offices of ENERCON's Environmental Services Group. This opportunity
closes April 15, 2013.
HOYLE, TANNER & ASSOCIATES, INC. is currently seeking a Civil/Environmental Engineer for their Hernando, Florida
office. They are seeking a Professional Engineer with a minimum of five (5) years of design experience on Florida water, wastewater and/or stormwater related projects. Experience should also include project development of public
bidding documents. The ideal candidate will have a BS in Civil or Environmental Engineering. MS preferred, and strong
technical, written and verbal communication skills. Florida P.E. a must. Email [email protected] or visit
their website at WWW.HOYLETANNER.COM for more information and opportunities. Open until May 1, 2013 or until
filled.
Environmental Job Postings can be found on the FAEP website [http://www.faep-fl.org/employment].
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Networking Social Event Update
On March 28, 2013 TBAEP hosted our third networking social of the year at FOUR GREEN FIELDS
(FGF) in Tampa. The event was made possible with sponsorships from ENVIROTEK ($250), PINE
ENVIRONMENTAL ($250) and SURVTECH SOLUTIONS ($250). About 125 Tampa Bay area professionals attended the event, including ten students with USF St. Pete and USF Tampa. Our
group enjoyed both the indoor area of FGF and the great outdoor deck and bar. Attendees enjoyed abundant networking opportunities and delicious Shepard’s pie, fish and chips, Caesar salad
and delicious chicken curry rice, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors.
Our March sponsors were represented at the event by Shane Billings, Fred McCay and Wyatt Grant
of ENVIROTEK, Ted Witteman, Brandon James, Lucy Adkins, Pat Bingaman and Charlene Carson of
PINE ENVIRONMENTAL and David O’Brien of SURVTECH SOLUTIONS. If you would like to know
more about our sponsors, please visit WWW.TBAEP.ORG and click on their logos. These events
utilize all of the sponsor’s money for appetizers and a poster board that acknowledges their sponsorship.
TBAEP will host our next networking social on April 25th, 2013 from 5:30-??? (location to be determined). We are still looking for sponsor commitments for the April social. For additional
sponsorship opportunities in 2013 please contact either Jeremy Brown at
[email protected], Erin Kane at [email protected] or Shane Billings at
[email protected]. Thanks to Julia Bradley of ECT for working with FGF to put the
March social together!
For more information on our next social and future events please go to
WWW.TBAEP.ORG today!
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Tampa Bay Association of Environmental Professionals web services provided by
Thanks to..... March’s Guest Speaker
Thanks to JAY GORZELANY with SEA2SHORE for giving a presentation on "THE FLORIDA MANATEE“.
SPONSORED BY:
Monthly Meeting Raffle!
You could be our next winner!
TBAEP presents the monthly Meeting Raffle.
At each meeting we will have $1 raffle tickets for our monthly meeting raffle.
Prizes are varied. Proceeds support our TBAEP Student Chapter efforts.
Winner to be announced at the end of the meeting.
April’s Prize to be Determined.
2013 Upcoming Conferences & Workshops
8th IAHS International Groundwater
Quality Conference [GQ13]
Apr. 21-26
Gainesville, FL
J. Wayne Reitz Union at the
University of Florida
9th Washington Hydrogeology
Symposium
Apr. 23-25
Tacoma, WA
Hotel Murano
2013 GAS Equipment expo
Apr. 25
Tampa, FL
USF GeoPark
2013 FAWQC Golf Tournament
Apr. 26
Celebration, FL
Celebration Golf Club
NGWA Summit 2013 | The National and
Int’l Conference on Groundwater
Apr. 28-May 2
San Antonio, TX
Hyatt Regency San Antonio
The National Brownfields Conference
2013
May 15-17
Atlanta, GA
Georgia World Congress
Center
2nd International Symposium on
Bioremediation and Sustainable
Environmental Technologies
June 10-15
Jacksonville, FL
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville
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