Rocky Mountain Chapter

Meetings and Facility Tours

The RMC-CHMM actively supports environmental professionals along the Front Range of Colorado by providing regularly scheduled general meetings, facility tours, and social events providing an opportunity for networking and career development. Attending tours and presentations earns Certification Maintenance Points toward credential recertification.

The RMC was well represented at AHMP's 2012 Leadership Workshop held in Denver in April. This fantastic 2-day course was taught by Tim Keck, Performance Insights, LLC, who spoke on Bulletproof Teams. Our thanks go out to AHMP and Tim for putting on this very well received and educational event!

2012 GENERAL MEETING SCHEDULE

All general meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of every other month beginning March each year.

• March 21: TestAmerica Laboratory Tour, then Dinner and General Meeting, Bennett's Bar-B-Que, Arvada CO. This tour will provide an excellent overview of the lab's capabilities as well as provide insights into common errors the lab finds, and how clients can help ensure their samples are processed in a representative and efficient manner.
• May 15: CDPHE will present on new Clean Water regulations for Impoundments, time 6 pm, Location Chad's Grill, 275 Union, Lakewood.
• July 2012: Denver Zoo Sustainability Program Tour, Weekend Date TBD.
• July 18: Brownbag Lunchtime Webinar, Regulatory Update 2012, more information coming.
• Sept 19: Current Hot Topic TBD, Marriott Courtyard Denver Downtown, 934 16th St. Denver, 80202.
• November 14: Holiday Dinner meeting, location TBD.

The many activities provided by the Chapter have included:

FACILITY TOURS

• 2012: Stranahan's Whisky Distillery, Denver (with AHMP's 2012 Leadership Workshop)
• 2012: TestAmerica Laboratories Tour and General Meeting, Arvada
• 2011: Denver International Airport, Denver, SPCC and Glycol Mgt systems
• 2010: New Belgium Brewery Tour and General Meeting, Fort Collins
• 2009: Ashanti/Anglogold Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine Tour, Victor
• 2008: EPA Region 8 LEED Certified Green Office Building Tour, Denver, in conjunction with the EHMM course taught at EPA's Region 8 Office
• 2008: Luminous Electronics Recycling Tour and General Meeting, Denver
• 2007: EPA Region 8 LEED Certified Green Office Building Tour, Denver
• 2006: Coors Brewyer, VIP EH&S Tour and General Meeting, Golden

ENVIRONMENTAL SPEAKER SERIES

• Fracking: the Rest of the Story, Margaret Ash, CO Oil and Gas Commission, Sept. 2011. View the presentation.
• STI SP001 Tank Inspections as Part of the 2008 SPCC Amendments, Mr John West, URS, July 2011.
• Regulatory Update Panel Discussion, OSHA 2011 Priorities - Mr. Todd Zentner, and Waste Regulation Update - Mr. Ed Smith, CDPHE, May 2011.
• Greenhouse Gas Reporting Panel Discussion, GHG Regulation, the Mandatory reporting Rule, Dirk Wold, URS Corp. and GHG Reporting for Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies, Joe Jenkins, Black Hills Corp., March 2011.
• Plasma Enhanced Melter, Curtis Musgrave of Nomlaki Technologies, Colorado Springs, August 2010.
• AHMP Update, Cedric Calhoun, AHMP Executive Director, Denver, May 2010. View the presentation.
• Federal and State Environmental Crimes Investigation and Prosecution, Michael Melito, Troy Arnold, and Michael Bergin, Denver, CO, joint meeting with the RMAEP, Feb. 2010.
• Hazardous Waste Regulatory Update, Rodger Goffredi, McCoy and Associates, Denver CO, May 2009.
• The Auditing Roundtable, Karen Graziano, The Auditing Roundtable, Denver, Feb. 2009.
• Energy Choices - Keeping the Lights On, Steve Riner, CHMM, Denver, CO, Aug. 2008. View the presentation.
• Public Health Concerns in Developing Nations, Lee Hanley, US EPA Region 8, Denver CO, May 2008.
• OSHA Update by Todd Zentner, OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist, US Dept. of Labor, Denver CO, Feb. 2008.
• Renewing Your CHMM Credential, Joe Jenkins, PG, CHMM, Highlands Ranch, Dec. 2007.
• Meth Lab Awareness, Sgt Matt Wittner, Douglas County Sheriff, Highlands Ranch, May 2007.
• OSHA Inspection Priorities, by Joe Flynn, OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist, US Dept. of Labor, April 2007, Denver CO
• Katrina, One Year Later, Larry Reichert, CHMM, Colorado Springs, Nov. 2006
• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans & Oil Pollution Enforcement presented by Ms. Jane Nakad, Compliance Specialist and Enforcement Officer, EPA Region VIII, Oil Pollution Act (OPA) Program, Denver, apr. 2006.
• Homeland Security Planning and Capability Assessment presented by Mr. David B. Sullivan, CEM, Acting Director of the Office of Emergency Management for the City and County of Denver, Westminster, October 2003.
• Emergency Preparedness and Response, A Matrix-Based Approach to Emergency Notifications presented by Mr. Steve Riner, CHMM and Mr. Joe Jenkins, CHMM, Aquila, Inc., Colorado Springs, Aug. 2003. View this presentation.
• Universal Waste Management – Electronic Equipment presented by Ms. Kathy K. Hotovec, CDPHE – Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, Littleton, May 2003.
• Cleaning Up Old Chemicals from Public Schools in Jefferson County presented by Mr. Chris Erzinger, Westminster, CDPHE, Feb. 2003.