RPS North America

ON THE SPEAKER’S CIRCUIT
AMOP (The Artic and Marine Oilspill Program)
Don’t miss our professionals Matt Horn, Anusha Lakmali Dissanayake, and Deborah P. French McCay presenting critical topics at the industries’ premiere scientific forum on preventing, assessing, and cleaning up oil spills and hazardous materials. Find out how we can help you: https://www.rpsgroup.com/services/oceans-and-coastal/marine-emergency-response/

Matt Horn
- Modeling Oil Spills in the Des Plains River for Use in a
Full-Scale Exercise
- Framing Oil Spill Assessments Offshore Newfoundland:
An Impromptu Sensitivity Analysis and Regional
Approach from Numerous Environmental Impact
Assessments (EIS's)

Anusha Lakmali Dissanayake
- 2-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Oil Spills on Land

Deborah P. French McCay
- Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, With and
Without Subsea Dispersant

For more information on the AMOP conference: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/science-technology/arctic-marine-oilspill-program.html

REGULATORY FILING DEADLINES LOOM
RPS assists clients in ensuring compliance with regulatory deadlines for Form R and Air Emissions Reports and is now supporting clients for reporting year 2018. We identify reporting requirements for operations or portfolio assets, answer questions about the applicability of the reporting requirements of your facility and assist in completing the reports to ensure full compliance.
Deadlines:
- Air Emissions Report: Reporting Deadlines Vary
by State (ask us to check your deadline)
- Form R Reports: July 1, 2019

For more information, contact:
David Buchalter at [email protected]
Cheryl Horn at [email protected]
Beth Fitzpatrick at [email protected]

For more information on how we can help you comply with your regulatory deadlines: https://www.rpsgroup.com/services/environment/environmental-permitting-and-compliance/

STRONGER TOGETHER
Congratulations to Team RPS/Bexar County on winning 2nd place at the 4th Annual STITE (South Texas Institute of Transportation Engineers) Golf Tournament!

Photo l-r: Larry Picasso, Bexar County; Jason Granado, RPS; Christina Cruz, RPS; Jacob Jimenez, Bexar County

GO TEAM RPS
Congratulations to our RPS Volleyball Team winning 2nd place at the SHPE, San Antonio (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) Volleyball Tournament.

WE'VE GOT AAPG COVERED
Drop by Booth 516 at the AAPG ACE 2019 in San Antonio and learn how RPS is enhancing energy initiatives around the globe. Contact Andy Kirchin https://lnkd.in/eHyYNN6 at the conference, or beforehand to set up a meeting.

For more information about the conference: https://ace.aapg.org/2019
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ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE
Our global team of ESG professionals evaluate potential transactions and enhance the due diligence process by identifying deal-relevant ESG risks and opportunities, eliminating deal issue threats, and highlighting deficient standards. We conduct ESG reviews ranging from evaluations of applicable industry and company-specific risks and opportunities to topic-specific analysis (e.g. product stewardship, water rights and availability, and supply chain, among others).
To learn more about our ESG due diligence review, please contact:
Carl Spevacek, Sr. Consultant ESG Services at: [email protected]
Topaz Simply, Consultant ESG Services at: [email protected]


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ON THE SPEAKER'S CIRCUIT: GEOCONVENTION 2019
As part of the session series Seismic Interpretation Case Histories, Marissa Whittaker presents:
"Gas Storage Case Study: Southwestern Ontario"
May 14/11:25AM - 11:50AM
Room: Glen 205
Calgary Canada.
Contact Sonia Brar https://lnkd.in/dP86rsY to arrange a meeting with RPS.

ESRI Petroleum GIS Conference
May 15-16 / Geoge R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, TX

We are attending, exhibiting (Booth #413), and speaking at this must-attend conference that serves the petroleum community. RPS professionals are providing key insight into the following topics:

Jeremy Fontenault presents: "A Novel Approach to Simulate the Complex Dynamics of Oil Spills on Land" May 16 1:30PM

Jenna Ducharme presents: "Oil Spill Modeling in Support of Response Drills"
May 16 3:30PM

For more information about the conference: https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/petroleum-gis-conference/overview

INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY
RPS is pleased to sponsor Houston Hispanics Architects and Engineer's (HHAE) May program featuring Mayor Sylvester Turner. For more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhae-may-scholarship-luncheon-mayor-sylvester-turner-city-of-houston-dr-heather-domjan-professor-at-tickets-60709019311

HHAE May Scholarship Luncheon - Mayor Sylvester Turner - City of Houston / Dr Heather Domjan - Professor at University of Houston HHAE May Scholarship Luncheon - Mayor Sylvester Turner - City of Houston / Dr Heather Domjan - Professor at University of Houston

MAKING COMPLEX EASY
Our new training website is packed full of features and tools to help you search for courses and manage your training. Visit training.rpsgroup.com.

BUILDING STRONG, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Natalie Weiershausen, P.E., ENV SP joined fellow ENV SP's in presenting the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure's Envision rating system as part of ACEC Houston's initiative.

Kudos to Harris County Public Infrastructure Department A&E for making a commitment to this program that will benefit our community for years to come.

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** May Schedule **
HIGH QUALITY TRAINING FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
Limited Space - Register today: www.training.rpsgroup.com

May 13: Fiber Optic Sensing, Intro to Technology & In-Well Sensing Apps

May 13-17: Objective Approach to Seismic Acquisition, Processing, and Reprocessing

May 13-16: Well Testing & Pressure Transient Analysis

May 14-15: Fiber Optic Sensing: Diagnostic & Surveillance Apps & Deployment

For additional information on courses, course descriptions, and registration process: Tanya Flemon at [email protected]


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WORLDWIDE TRAINING FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
The Nautilus Training Alliance runs numerous field courses to locations in North America and Europe investigating conventional and unconventional resources across a broad geological spectrum including structure and geomechanics, and carbonate and clastic lithologies.
Students from the recently completed Field Course N466 “Wilcox and Claiborne Group (Paleocene-Eocene) Stratigraphy: Onshore to Deep Water” visited the upper Wilcox strata exposed at Copperas Creek, just south of Bastrop, TX.
Check out RPS’ other training course options and schedules, and register for a class today: training.rpsgroup.com


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MAKING COMPLEX EASY
The launch of RPS' new training website is an important milestone in our ability to deliver a fully integrated training offering to you, our energy sector clients.
Check it out at training.rpsgroup.com.

CONGRATULATIONS
Katherine M. Ostroff, PE, ENV SP was sworn in for her second consecutive term on the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Board of Directors.

BAYOU GREENWAYS 2020
At the recent ribbon cutting ceremony, the Greens Bayou Trail, running from Greens Parkway to Interstate 45, was officially opened! As part of the Bayou Greenways 2020 initiative, the bayou has become a beautiful green space with connected hike and bike trails - and we are glad to have played a key part in transforming this waterway in the Bayou City. Francisco Carrillo, PE and Natalie Weiershausen, PE, ENV SP with the RPS design team attended, as well as Houston Parks Board staff and City officials.

RPS’ design included over 2 miles of hike and bike trails with 3 under bridge crossings; 1 trailhead with detention designed to preserve as many trees as possible and maintain a natural feel; 6 block retaining wall segments; and 70’ and 187’ bridges.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE
Are you raising your next fund? Not sure how to address your investors’ ESG questions? Limited partners are beginning to drive interest in ESG integration across the investment process. General partners are scrambling to address their investors’ ESG expectations, integrate ESG into their investment process, and establish a policy and implementation framework.

Please contact us to learn more:
Carl Spevacek, Sr. Consultant ESG Services: [email protected]
Topaz Simply, Consultant ESG Services: [email protected]


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WE'VE GOT THE TECHNOLOGY
Our expertise includes building and deploying RPS’ offshore LiDAR buoys as well as helping organizations in both the oil & gas and offshore wind energy industries deploy and analyze data from LiDAR wind measurement instruments. Learn more about RPS' capabilities and advancing technology as Daniel Mendelsohn and Carey Nolan discuss offshore remote wind profile measurements using LiDAR in the current issue of Sea Technology magazine: https://sea-technology.epubxp.com/i/1095778-feb-2019/1

TEE UP TO SUPPORT COH EMPLOYEES
On Thursday, April 18th, the Houston Employee Relief Organization (HERO) is holding its 10th annual golf tournament at Sharpstown Park Golf Course. This organization provides support to the survivors of City of Houston employees who pass away while serving the Houston community.

RPS' Katherine M. Ostroff, PE, ENV SP serves as President of the Board of Directors for this charity. More information is available on the website at: http://www.houstonemployeerelieforganization.org/

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WATER
Clean Waterways Conference
April 16-19 / Cincinnati, OH
Join regulators, operators, consultants, OSROs, and more to network and discuss spill prevention and response in today’s inland environment. RPS’ Matt Horn presents:

Oil Spill Modeling in Oil Spill Exercises and Drills
April 18 / 1PM – 2:30PM

For more information about this conference: http://2019.cleanwaterwaysevent.org/agenda/

Conference Agenda - CLEAN WATERWAYS 2019 Download a printable copy of the conference agenda here

My company does this training all over the world - this class would be so fun to take for us Texas-based folks!

WORLDWIDE TRAINING FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
The Nautilus Training Alliance runs numerous field courses to locations in North America and Europe investigating conventional and unconventional resources across a broad geological spectrum including structure and geomechanics, and carbonate and clastic lithologies.
Students from the recently completed Field Course N466 “Wilcox and Claiborne Group (Paleocene-Eocene) Stratigraphy: Onshore to Deep Water” visited the upper Wilcox strata exposed at Copperas Creek, just south of Bastrop, TX.

Check out RPS’ other training course options and schedules, and register for a class today: training.rpsgroup.com

WORLDWIDE TRAINING FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
The Nautilus Training Alliance runs numerous field courses to locations in North America and Europe investigating conventional and unconventional resources across a broad geological spectrum including structure and geomechanics, and carbonate and clastic lithologies.
Students from the recently completed Field Course N466 “Wilcox and Claiborne Group (Paleocene-Eocene) Stratigraphy: Onshore to Deep Water” visited the upper Wilcox strata exposed at Copperas Creek, just south of Bastrop, TX.

Check out RPS’ other training course options and schedules, and register for a class today: training.rpsgroup.com

** May Schedule **

HIGH QUALITY TRAINING FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY
Houston, Texas

Limited Space - Register today!

April 29-May 2: Petroleum System in Unconventional Exploration & Production

May 13: Fiber Optic Sensing, Intro to Technology & In-Well Sensing Apps

May 13-17: Objective Approach to Seismic Acquisition, Processing, and Reprocessing

May 13-16: Well Testing & Pressure Transient Analysis

May 14-15: Fiber Optic Sensing: Diagnostic & Surveillance Apps & Deployment

For additional information on courses, course descriptions, and registration process: Tanya Flemon at [email protected]

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WATER
Clean Waterways Conference
April 16-19 / Cincinnati, OH

Join regulators, operators, consultants, OSROs, and more to network and discuss spill prevention and response in today’s inland environment. RPS’ Matt Horn presents:

Oil Spill Modeling in Oil Spill Exercises and Drills
April 18 / 1PM – 2:30PM

For more information about this conference: http://2019.cleanwaterwaysevent.org/agenda/

MAKING COMPLEX EASY Reliable Environmental Solutions Deployed Offshore

Our Floating LiDAR buoys are meeting the needs of our clients in the rapidly expanding renewable offshore wind sector. https://bit.ly/2uJfPB2

Making complex easy - reliable environmental solutions deployed offshore Competition is increasing for developers as the search widens for cleaner, renewable energy resources offshore - collecting reliable data that supports a ‘bankable…

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
Eager University of Houston engineering students soaked up information from RPS’ William Conlan about GIS and how hydrology and hydraulics engineers use additional non-modeling software packages on a day-to-day basis. He also outlined the City of Houston SWEET Toolbar project and how it leverages GIS to expedite the analysis of the entire city of Houston storm sewer and roadside ditch network, also utilizing hydrology and hydraulics principles.

PARTNERING FOR OFFSHORE WIND
Our Renewable Energy Team is attending and presenting at Business Network for Offshore Wind’s International Partnering Forum in New York City, April 8 – 12.
Two of our colleagues will be presenting timely topics surrounding the development and impacts of offshore wind in the United States:
- Daniel Mendelson is presenting “Floating Lidar Validation Results using Fixed Lidar”
- Alicia Moriandi is presenting “Environmental Sensitivity and Associated Risk to Habitats and Species Offshore Central California and Hawaii from Offshore Floating Wind Technologies”
For more information about the IPF: https://www.offshorewindus.org/2019ipf/ /


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PARTNERING FOR OFFSHORE WIND
Our Renewable Energy Team is attending Business Network for Offshore Wind’s International Partnering Forum in New York City, April 8-12.
Keep an eye out for Stephanie Milne, Jill Rowe, Daniel Mendelsohn, and Alicia Morandi – we’d love to talk to you!

Daniel and Alicia will also be presenting posters, more information to come.


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WASHBURN TUNNEL RENOVATION TAKES CENTER STAGE
The Washburn Tunnel Restoration and Rehabilitation project in Houston, Texas continues to be recognized for exceptional engineering achievement. In addition to bringing home Gold from the ACEC Texas Chapter, the historical renovation project was recently awarded ACEC’s National Recognition Award. Congrats to the team including Mohammed Qumruzzaman and Thanh Ngo, and to our client Harris County Engineering Department.

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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WATER
We're here! Join us at the largest regional water conference in the US!
RPS is in Booth #327 - we are ready to talk about all things water, including recent trends and innovations.
April 2 - 5 / George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston

RPS RIDERS GEAR UP
The RPS Riders, our official BP MS150 team, show off their new jersey design.
GO TEAM!
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ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE
A tailored ESG program allows clients to identify key risks and opportunities during due diligence, inform discussions with ownership/management teams, and helps secure access to funding from limited partners.

From fundraising through exit we develop ESG policies, establish implementation frameworks, and track portfolio-wide key performance indicators for clients. For more information on our ESG capabilities or to schedule complimentary and tailored ESG training for your organization, please contact:
Carl Spevacek, Sr. Consultant ESG Services at: [email protected]

Topaz Simply, Consultant ESG Services at: [email protected]

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WATER: Texas Water 2019
Colleagues from our offices across Texas will be attending Texas Water 2019, the largest regional water conference in the US.
April 2 - 5, 2018
George R. Brown Convention Center / Houston, Texas

Stop by Booth #327 - we'd love to talk to you about innovations and trends in water today.For more information and to register: https://www.txwater.org/index.cfm .

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WATER
Through expert leakage consultancy and detection, we help save our clients water. To view an example project, please visit https://lnkd.in/eiGaBt8

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WATER
Colleagues from our offices across Texas will be attending Texas Water 2019 - the largest regional water conference in the United States.
April 2 - 5, 2018
George R. Brown Convention Center / Houston, Texas

Stop by Booth #327 - we'd love to talk to you about trends and innovations in water today. For more information and to register: https://www.txwater.org/index.cfm .

BECAUSE IT'S WHAT WE DO
Saving Our Water Resources – One Leak At A Time
RPS has signed an eight-year contract with Thames Water to deliver leak detection services, a program that is expected to save the equivalent of 172 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water every day! https://lnkd.in/dV2m3hD

GOOD NEIGHBORS MAKE GREAT COMMUNITIES
RPS has provided support and financial assistance to the students at Sherwood Elementary for two decades through the Adopt-A-School/Good Neighbor program. As mentors and tutors, our dedicated staff volunteers serve as a source of motivation, encouragement, and guidance to students in need. Katherine Ostroff, Tyler Meserole, and Sylvester Johnson accepted our Good Neighbor award from the school district at the recent State of the Schools event.

RPS RIDERS GEAR UP
Members of the RPS Riders have started training for the upcoming BP MS-150 - they're getting ready to roll! (L-R: Adam Glanville, Chris Oswalt, Stephanie Milne, Ruth Greenwood). To make a donation to the RPS Rider team: https://lnkd.in/gjQ7RVf

SPROUT: ULTRA-URBAN LOGISTICS HUB OF THE FUTURE
RPS has been invited by Property Week and Savills to take part in a competition to design our vision of an ultra-urban logistics hub. Designed to respond to the challenges of a changing commerce culture, project Sprout was born. Sprout provides a work/life balance in a mixed-use environment as a retail and leisure destination and a logistics hub. The design, along with more information is available to view in the latest edition of property week here: https://www.propertyweek.com/features/six-in-the-city-sheds-of-the-future/5101426.article

Six in the city: sheds of the future

WOMEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT
In acknowledgement of International Women’s Day, we asked members of our senior leadership team to share their thoughts on women in industry and how we recognize the value that our people bring.
https://www.rpsgroup.com/company/news/acknowledging-international-women-s-day-balanceforbetter/