Articles of Interest

• Origins of Produced Water Regulations in Colorado - A Brief History by LRE's Dave Colvin, P.G.

Industry Links

• NWRA Water News Daily - This news service is provided by the National Water Resources Association and is published daily when Congress is in session.  It provides a national perspective on water-related politics and news.
• CWC Evening News - Colorado Water Congress media summary of various publications in Colorado.
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: Water Quality Control Division
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Colorado Water 2012
• Western Resource Advocates - Recent publications and information related to protecting, lands, safeguarding Western water, promoting cleaner energy, and addressing climate issues.
• Over the River - Temporary work of art planned for the Arkansas River in Colorado.

American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)

ACEC is a nationwide trade organization dedicated to helping its members achieve higher professional, ethical, business, and economic standards, and at the same time helping them provide quality consulting engineering services for their clients and the public. To achieve its mission, ACEC provides business, management, and leadership training opportunities both on a national and local level. It also serves as a voice for its members regarding issues of local and national concern that affect consulting engineers.

Because of its importance in helping LRE increase our consulting skills, we are active in ACEC on both a local and national level. Gregg Ten Eyck is a Trustee of the ACEC Life/Health Insurance Trust and Janet Williams is on the Board of Directors of ACEC Colorado. Greg Roush and Erin Wilson have completed the ACEC 18-month-long Senior Executive Institute (SEI) program. In addition, many of the LRE Project Managers (PM) and soon-to-be PMs have completed various local training programs.

For more information on ACEC, visit the following links:

• www.acec.org (national level)
• www.acec-co.org (Colorado Council)

American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)

AIPG certifies geologists worldwide based upon their competence, integrity, and ethics. Certification requires a bachelor's degree or higher with a minimum of 36 semester hours of geology, 5 years of professional geological work experience, 5 sponsors who attest to the applicant's professional qualifications and ethics, and an affirmation that the applicant will abide by AIPG's Code of Ethics. LRE strongly encourages all of its qualified staff to become Certified Professional Geologists (C.P.G.). Jon Ford, Dennis McGrane, and Heather Justus are C.P.G.'s.

For more information on AIPG, visit their website at www.aipg.org.