Thanks to all of our attendees, speakers, and sponsors for the 2024 TWCA Summer Conference, held at the Loews Hotel in Arlington from June 12-14, 2024. 

Check out photos from the conference here, and find the 2024 TWCA Summer Conference program here.

Presentations

Thursday, June 13

TWCA Panel Meetings: 

General and Environmental Panel - The TRA Story:  Glenn Clingenpeel, Trinity River Authority

Presentations:

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

The 2024 Summer Conference was approved for 7.5 hours of continuing legal education credit (0 ethics hours). Course information is included below. We also have a blank Course Certificate for those who want one for their records. 

MCLE Course Information 

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

ACCREDITED CLE HOURS: 7.50

• 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)