Matt Patyk
Engagement Manager, Principal
Dunaway Associates, LLC
Fort Worth, Texas
Presentation Topic: Is It Protected? Is It Not Protected? What’s Current with Waters of the US?
Presentation Date: September 18, 2025
Meet Your Speaker:
Matt Patyk holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Environmental Science from Texas Christian University, as well as being a Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality. He is an Engagement Manager at Dunaway Associates, LLC, where he leads the environmental team. As part of his almost 20 years of experience, Mr. Patyk has dealt with multiple Waters of the US regulation changes and helped work clients through all the changes.
Presentation Abstract:
The current administration has announced a plan to re-define the current Waters of the US Definition, held a comment period, and held listening sessions. Additionally, March of 2025 brought us a Memorandum from the EPA and USACE detailing further guidance on determining Waters of the US under the current regulations post Sackett. Everyone is adapting to these new procedures for working with Waters of the US. Come listen to the latest information possible about the definition of Waters of the US, and hear examples of how these changes are affecting project design and construction. This presentation is aimed to make it as simple as possible to understand the Waters of the US regulation and how it could impact operations attendees are directly involved with.
Anyone that deals with siting potential drill locations or pipeline alignments and works with permitting agencies. This can include employees directly within oil/gas companies, contractors, land men, regulatory permitting, and more.