HAZWOP; Have ’em your way
Program breaks bad barriers; offers career opportunities By DAVID CASAVANT, Principal Investigator, Sustainable
Volume 45, Number 2
What comes around goes around. Recycling and similar efforts aren’t waning. As things change, they remain the same. Trends beget opportunities. Opportunities beget companies, employment, etc. We hope you can learn about these trends and help your company, team, division, adapt and make a buck!
— John Waterman
At A Glance
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The Next Full Moon
April’s Full Moon reaches peak illumination at 12:34a.m. EST on Thursday, April 6, 2023. It’s known as the Pink Moon.
May’s Full Moon reaches peak illumination at 1:34p.m. EST on Friday, May 5, 2023. It’s known as the Flower Moon.
Happy Earth Month, which is celebrated every year! Also, have a great Earth Day on April 22!
JOHN WATERMAN
FRANK GONZALES
Creative Director
CreativeDirector@FloridaSpecifier.com
NATE AZEVEDO
Web Master
WebMaster@FloridaSpecifier.com
Staff Writers
BLANCHE HARDY, PG
Senior Correspondent
LINA ALFIERI STERN
MBA, MSRED, LEED Green Associate
Contributing Writers and Columnists
NICOLE BOTS,
Biologist, Tetra Tech, Inc.
LEO CANNYN,
PMP, P.E., ENV SP,
Principal Project Manager,
Beryl Project Engineering
KAREN J. DEETER, Senior
Consultant, MSW Consultants
MIKE ELLICOTT,
EOS Worldwide
MARK FULKERSON,
Ph.D., P.E.,
Chief Professional Engineer
Southwest Florida Water Management
District
AARON GETCHELL,
CPG, PG
RON GIUDICE
RAMDAS KANISSERY and
MAHESH BASHYAL,
UF/IFAS SWFREC
HARRY J. LUBITZ,
CSI, CDT, IIBEC,
United, Gilsonite Laboratories
DR. ROBERT KNIGHT
JOSH MORENO,
FluxTracer Project Manager,
REGENESIS
KATHERINE MUNSON,
Senior Communications
Coordinator, Southwest Florida
Water Management District
CHAD NORTHINGTON, PE,
Terracon
HONEY RAND, Ph.D.
Author, “Water Wars a Story of People,
Politics, & Power”
JOE SAMNIK
Forensic Consulting Arborist
ADAM TANK,
Chief Customer Officer,
Transcend Software
CANDIS WHITNEY,
Organizer for the Amelia
Island Conservation Network
Program breaks bad barriers; offers career opportunities By DAVID CASAVANT, Principal Investigator, Sustainable
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS At the edge of Biscayne Bay, Turkey Point’s two
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS The Tampa Bay Waterkeeper is keeping a close eye
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS TEXAS With 7.7 GW of planned solar expected to
By RAMDAS KANISSERY and MAHESH BASHYAL, UF/IFAS SWFREC Using compost and soil amendments
By CANDIS WHITNEY, Organizer for the Amelia Island Conservation Network As we are
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS The Florida Chapter of the National Waste & Recycling
By CHAD NORTHINGTON, PE, Terracon How do you measure the success of an
By LEO CANNYN, PMP, P.E., ENV SP, Principal Project Manager, Beryl Engineering &
Publisher’s Note: The following was generated by the AI program “Chat GPT”. In
By KATHERINE MUNSON, Senior Communications Coordinator, Southwest Florida Water Management District Spring kicks
By KAREN DEETER, Senior Consultant, MSW Consultants An increasing emphasis is being placed
By HONEY RAND, Ph.D. Author, “Water Wars a Story of People, Politics, &
By JOSH MORENO, FluxTracer Project Manager, REGENESIS Permeable reactive barriers, or PRBs, are
By RON GIUDICE When Billy Chapman opened up Brazil to peacock bass fishing
By MIKE ELLICOTT, EOS Worldwide “Vision” is a staple in business and with
By Dr. ROBERT KNIGHT Given the environmental disaster that has continued to engulf
By MARK FULKERSON, Ph.D., P.E., Chief Professional Engineer Southwest Florida Water Management District
By ADAM TANK, Chief Customer Officer, Transcend Software Water is the most important
By LINA ALFIERI STERN, MBA, MSRED, LEED Green Associate Carbon capture is a
By BLANCHE HARDY, PG The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) recently received an
By HARRY J. LUBITZ, CSI, CDT, IIBEC, United Gilsonite Laboratories Did you ask
By AARON GETCHELL, CPG, PG When you point a finger at someone to
By JOE SAMNIK, Forensic Consulting Arborist One of the advantages of growing old
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS US Patent Office grants Tersus a New Patent. Authors
By NICOLE BOTS, Biologist, Tetra Tech, Inc. Countries and companies around the world
Volume 45, Number 2
Program breaks bad barriers; offers career opportunities By DAVID CASAVANT, Principal Investigator, Sustainable
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS At the edge of Biscayne Bay, Turkey Point’s two
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS The Tampa Bay Waterkeeper is keeping a close eye
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS TEXAS With 7.7 GW of planned solar expected to
By RAMDAS KANISSERY and MAHESH BASHYAL, UF/IFAS SWFREC Using compost and soil amendments
By CANDIS WHITNEY, Organizer for the Amelia Island Conservation Network As we are
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS The Florida Chapter of the National Waste & Recycling
By CHAD NORTHINGTON, PE, Terracon How do you measure the success of an
By LEO CANNYN, PMP, P.E., ENV SP, Principal Project Manager, Beryl Engineering &
Publisher’s Note: The following was generated by the AI program “Chat GPT”. In
By KATHERINE MUNSON, Senior Communications Coordinator, Southwest Florida Water Management District Spring kicks
By KAREN DEETER, Senior Consultant, MSW Consultants An increasing emphasis is being placed
By HONEY RAND, Ph.D. Author, “Water Wars a Story of People, Politics, &
By JOSH MORENO, FluxTracer Project Manager, REGENESIS Permeable reactive barriers, or PRBs, are
By RON GIUDICE When Billy Chapman opened up Brazil to peacock bass fishing
By MIKE ELLICOTT, EOS Worldwide “Vision” is a staple in business and with
By Dr. ROBERT KNIGHT Given the environmental disaster that has continued to engulf
By MARK FULKERSON, Ph.D., P.E., Chief Professional Engineer Southwest Florida Water Management District
By ADAM TANK, Chief Customer Officer, Transcend Software Water is the most important
By LINA ALFIERI STERN, MBA, MSRED, LEED Green Associate Carbon capture is a
By BLANCHE HARDY, PG The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) recently received an
By HARRY J. LUBITZ, CSI, CDT, IIBEC, United Gilsonite Laboratories Did you ask
By AARON GETCHELL, CPG, PG When you point a finger at someone to
By JOE SAMNIK, Forensic Consulting Arborist One of the advantages of growing old
STAFF & WIRE REPORTS US Patent Office grants Tersus a New Patent. Authors
By NICOLE BOTS, Biologist, Tetra Tech, Inc. Countries and companies around the world
What comes around goes around. Recycling and similar efforts aren’t waning. As things change, they remain the same. Trends beget opportunities. Opportunities beget companies, employment, etc. We hope you can learn about these trends and help your company, team, division, adapt and make a buck!
— John Waterman
At A Glance
Have a story idea or lead?
Have an idea for a story? Would you like to submit a column for consideration? Please, let us know. And remember to fill us in on your organization’s new people, programs, new offices, projects or technologies – anything of interest to environmental professionals working in Florida.
Send to SPECIFIER PUBLISHING
LLC, P.O. Box 1857, Tallahassee, FL 32302.
The Next Full Moon
April’s Full Moon reaches peak illumination at 12:34a.m. EST on Thursday, April 6, 2023. It’s known as the Pink Moon.
May’s Full Moon reaches peak illumination at 1:34p.m. EST on Friday, May 5, 2023. It’s known as the Flower Moon.
Happy Earth Month, which is celebrated every year! Also, have a great Earth Day on April 22!
JOHN WATERMAN
FRANK GONZALES
Creative Director
CreativeDirector@FloridaSpecifier.com
NATE AZEVEDO
Web Master
WebMaster@FloridaSpecifier.com
Staff Writers
BLANCHE HARDY, PG
Senior Correspondent
LINA ALFIERI STERN
MBA, MSRED, LEED Green Associate
Contributing Writers and Columnists
NICOLE BOTS,
Biologist, Tetra Tech, Inc.
LEO CANNYN,
PMP, P.E., ENV SP,
Principal Project Manager,
Beryl Project Engineering
KAREN J. DEETER, Senior
Consultant, MSW Consultants
MIKE ELLICOTT,
EOS Worldwide
MARK FULKERSON,
Ph.D., P.E.,
Chief Professional Engineer
Southwest Florida Water Management
District
AARON GETCHELL,
CPG, PG
RON GIUDICE
RAMDAS KANISSERY and
MAHESH BASHYAL,
UF/IFAS SWFREC
HARRY J. LUBITZ,
CSI, CDT, IIBEC,
United, Gilsonite Laboratories
DR. ROBERT KNIGHT
JOSH MORENO,
FluxTracer Project Manager,
REGENESIS
KATHERINE MUNSON,
Senior Communications
Coordinator, Southwest Florida
Water Management District
CHAD NORTHINGTON, PE,
Terracon
HONEY RAND, Ph.D.
Author, “Water Wars a Story of People,
Politics, & Power”
JOE SAMNIK
Forensic Consulting Arborist
ADAM TANK,
Chief Customer Officer,
Transcend Software
CANDIS WHITNEY,
Organizer for the Amelia
Island Conservation Network
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