For the last 22 months I have provided consulting services to the Lawn & Horticultural Products Work Group (LHPWG). The LHPWG operates under the auspices of the Consumer Specialty Products Association, Inc., and provides a unified voice for companies engaged in the unique market of lawn and horticultural products. Established in 2013, the LHPWG serves as a resource to all government entities engaged in regulating the specialty fertilizer market. We have submitted written comments on proposed rules at the federal, state and local level. On February 27, 2015 we submitted comments to EPA Region 1 on their proposed NPDES MS4 Permit for small municipalities. The LHPWG also supported or opposed newly introduced legislation in a number of states. If you would like information about the LHPWG, please contact me.I have also provided consulting services to the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation (AERF). The AERF submitted comments to the EPA and the ACOE on the newly proposed definition for "Waters of the United States" on behalf of AERF These comments can be found on AERF's website.

 Worked as directed by the Regulatory Affairs Committee, facilitated industry relationship with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP). Developed and implemented specific action strategies for each regulatory action initiated by EPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) at the state and federal level.  Generated >$400,000 to sponsor turf research at two major universities, organized a national Symposium through the American Chemical Society’s Division of Agrochemical to present the research and facilitated the publication of “The Fate of Nutrients and Pesticides in the Urban Environment” [ISBN 978-0-8412-74228].  Worked as directed by the Aquatic Committee, facilitated industry relationship with EPA’s OPP and EPA’s Office of Water. Developed and implemented specific strategies for each regulatory action initiated by EPA under FIFRA and the Clean Water Act (CWA) at the state and federal level.

 Worked as directed by the Formulators Committee, facilitated industry relationship with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP). Developed and implemented specific strategies for each regulatory action initiated by EPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) at the state and federal level. Worked as directed by the Aquatic Workgroup, facilitated industry relationship with EPA’s OPP and EPA’s Office of Water. Developed and implemented specific strategies for each regulatory action initiated by EPA under FIFRA and the Clean Water Act (CWA) at the state and federal level.  Generated >$500,000 in contributions to challenge Ninth Circuit decision in the “Headwaters, Inc. v. Talent Irrigation District” court case.

 Worked as directed by the Environmental Committee, the Health & Safety Committee and the Energy Committee. Facilitated industry relationship with the EPA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Developed and implemented specific strategies for each regulatory action initiated by these agencies.

 Responsible for facility compliance with the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Facilitated site relationship with the EPA and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Developed and implemented specific compliance strategy for each regulation initiated by the state or federal agencies that impacted the facility.