November 8, 2000 Annual Business Meeting - Central States Water ...

Industrial Waste – Randy Wirtz, Chair
At the previous meeting, I discussed the areas that our committee would try to focus on to
create an active industrial waste committee, including:
1. Stimulate interest by having industrial related papers at the annual conference.
2. Review/advise section board on upcoming industrial environmental regulations.
3. Assist CSWEA Technical Program Committee in preparation for annual conference.
4. Coordinate Efforts with other professional groups.
5. Submit nominee for Industrial Environmental Achievement Award.
Efforts that have been made since the August meeting include:
• I have contacted Bill Boyle to request our committee’s participation in the planning efforts
and technical presentation review committee for the annual conference in the spring. Dr.
Boyle indicated that the TRC was full, but they would welcome industrial-focused papers.
He didn’t know if they could have an Industrial Session at this time.
• I have contacted Chuck Schuler at DNR to request information pertaining to getting
involved in upcoming environmental regulation review committees. I have not heard back
from Chuck to-date.
• I have sent a posting to Scott Thompson regarding publishing a notice on the CSWEA
website pertaining to the Industrial Environmental Achievement Award.
• I have sent a note to Al Rae regarding publishing a notice in WISILLMINN for the Industrial
Environmental Achievement Award.
• I have contacted the Industrial Committee Chairs in Minnesota and Illinois in an effort to
find out what works and doesn’t work in their respective committees. Minnesota appears to
have an active committee, with 15 people on the committee (9 active) and with meetings
four times per year. I have not been able to get a hold of the Illinois chair in person.
• I continue to be involved with FET to help coordinate efforts with their annual conference.
• I will try to have a committee meeting at the November 8 meeting, assuming at least one
other committee member will be there.
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