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RIO GRANDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS |
Serving Brewster, Culberson, Doña Ana, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties |
Rio Grande Council of Governments
Solid Waste Advisory Committee
August 2017
Primary Members:
Counties (6)
Name |
Entity |
|
The Honorable Ruben Orgeta |
Brewster County |
County Commissioner |
The Honorable Carlos Urias |
Culberson County |
County Judge |
The Honorable Andrew Haggerty |
El Paso County |
County Commissioner |
Mr. Lorenzo Ramirez |
Hudspeth County |
|
The Honorable Kerith Sproul |
Jeff Davis County |
County Commissioner |
The Honorable Cindy Rice Guevara |
Presidio County |
County Judge |
Local Governmental Entities Operating Landfills (3)
Name |
Entity |
Position |
Ms. Ellen Smyth |
City of El Paso |
Director, Environmental Services |
Mr. Erik Zimmer |
City of Alpine |
City Manager |
Mr. Brad Newton | City of Presidio | Executive Director |
City of El Paso Solid Waste Management Department (1)
Name |
Entity |
Position |
Mr. Cristian Benitez |
City of El Paso |
Landfill Manager |
Secondary Members:
DONA ANA COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE (1)
Name |
Entity |
Position |
Vincent S. Pokluda |
Doña Ana County |
Assistant County Manager |
SMALL INCORPORATED CITIES IN EL PASO COUNTY (3)
Name |
Entity |
Position |
The Honorable Manuel Leos | Village of Vinton | Mayor |
The Honorable Martin Lerma | Town of Anthony | Mayor |
The Honorable Charles Gonzalez | Town of Clint | Mayor |
Secondary Members:
CITIES IN RURAL COUNTIES (2)
Name |
Entity |
Position |
The Honorable Ann Marie Nafziger |
City of Marfa |
Mayor |
PRIVATE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (4)
Name |
Entity |
|
Mr. John Fields |
El Paso Disposal, Inc. |
Manager |
Ms. Susan Babenco |
Tres Pesetas, Inc. |
Manager |
Mr. George Valerio |
Duncan Disposal, Inc. |
Manager |
Mr. Isaac Garcia |
Road Masters IG LLC |
Owner |
WATER DISTRICTS (1)
Name |
Entity |
Position |
Ms. Gina Cordero |
Lower Valley Water District |
Outreach Coordinator |
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS (1)
Name |
Entity |
Position |
Ms. Sandra Odenborg |
Clint Independent School District |
Director of Facilities and Construction Services |
VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS (1)
Name |
Entity |
Position |
Dr. Victor Valenzuela |
Keep El Paso Beautiful |
Chairperson |
PUBLIC AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES (2)
Name |
Entity |
|
Ms. Debra Tellez |
Environmental Protection Agency, Border Outreach Office |
Texas-New Mexico-Chihuahua Regional Workgroup Coordinator |
Mr. Raymond Bader |
Texas AgriLife Extension Service |
District Extension Administrator |
OTHER ENTITIES OPERATING LANDFILLS (2)
Name |
Entity |
|
Ms. Linda Richards |
Big Bend National Park |
Chief of Facilities Management |
Ms. Lilia Lenhart |
Fort Bliss |
Directorate of Environment |
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
Name |
Entity |
|
Mr. Robert Gilliam |
TCEQ REGION VI |
Environmental Investigator (El Paso Office) |
Ms. Cheryl Untermeyer |
TCEQ WASTE PLANNING TEAM (Austin) |
COG Solid Waste Coordinator |