House Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Room 44)

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

9:00 AM

Caucus of The Whole

Clean Water for the State of Vermont

• Representative Shapleigh Smith, Speaker of the House
• Emerson Lynn, Editor, St. Albans Messenger
• Nancy Matthews, Professor and Dean, UVM Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Program
• John Little, Chair, Missisquoi River Basin Association
• Tom Torti, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Bill Stenger, President, Jay Peak Resort, Jay, VT
• Monique Oxender, Keurig
• Matt Crawford, Director, Pale Morning Media
• Hank Lambert
• Liz Royer, Source Protection Specialist, Vermont Rural Water Association
• Leon Berthiaume, General Manager, St. Albans Cooperative Creamery
• Chris Robinson, President, Green Mountain Water Environment Association
• Julie Moore, Water Resource Specialist, Stone Environmental, Inc.
• Ron Rhodes, River Steward, Connecticut River Watershed Council
• Denise Smith, Executive Director, Friends of Northern Lake Champlain
• Hon. Peter Shumlin, Governor

11:00 AM

Solid Waste Management

• Karen Horn, Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
• Keith Arlund, Town Manager, Bethel
• Pat Austin, President, Austins Rubbish & Roll-Off Service, Inc.
• Sue Cherry, Chairman, St. Johnsbury Planning Commission
• Sue Jansen, Benson
• William Shepeluk, Municipal Manager, Waterbury Town/Village
• Brendan Whitaker, Board Member, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

2:00 PM

Solid Waste Infrastructure Advisory Committee Report

• Karen Flanders, Director of Environmental Compliance, Casella Waste Management

2:30 PM

Solid Waste Infrastructure Advisory Committee Report

• Jeff Myers, President, Myers Waste and Recycling

3:00 PM

Solid Waste Infrastructure Advisory Committee Report

• Tom Moreau, General Manager, Chittenden Solid Waste District