Gayle Kirkland leads the Sphere 3 Environmental group.  She is responsible for all aspects of operations and projects, including program development, project management and technical support.

Gayle has extensive experience in program development and project management of environmental regulatory compliance. She began her environmental career in 1988 and has gained experience in a wide variety of projects. Her specific experiences include the management of Phase I, II, and III environmental site assessments; environmental inventories; environmental regulatory compliance audits; NPDES permitting and planning; feasibility studies; product recovery options; NEPA, groundwater and geological studies; and project development of asbestos and lead paint surveys, management plans and abatement projects.

Gayle works with the AGC on the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Planning task force, and provides training to members on local, state and federal NPDES regulations associated with construction activities. She recently represented the AGC on the U.S. EPA SBREFA Panel where she met along with 15 industry representatives across the nation and provided dialogue with the U.S. EPA's Office of Water, Office of Management and Budget, and the Small Business Administration to provide advice and recommendations on the proposed effluent limitations guidelines for construction and development and the potential effect on the construction industry.  The government panel is preparing a report for the EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman on ways to reduce the impact of an ELG rule on small business.

Gayle regularly provides coordination with regulatory agencies including: U.S. EPA, Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, Texas Railroad Commission, Texas Department of Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Texas Department of Health, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. She has provided testimony to these agencies on our clients, behalf.

Gayle has provided regulatory defense in legal issues for numerous law firms for oil and gas exploration sites, industrial sites and landowner abuse claims.

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