SDAEP History
The idea of an organization was first discussed in early 1990, at an October 3, 1990 Environmental Consultant Workshop held by the Petroleum Release Compensation Fund. Interested persons met after the workshop and agreed to meet prior to an October 25, 1990 State Rules Hearing. During this meeting several organizational items were discussed. The group agreed to meet again during the Department of Environment and Natural Resources April 1991 Groundwater Quality Conference.
During the April 1991 meeting an Organizational Committee was formed. The committee included Allen Scott, Roger Hodson, Kurt Slentz, Larry Greff and Dan Hanson. The committee reviewed several items including dues structure, membership, bylaws and purpose. A luncheon organizational meeting was held on March 18, 1992 during the DENRs Groundwater Quality Conference. Approximately 40 persons attended the meeting. Preliminary bylaws for the organization were adopted and an acting board of directors was appointed. A tabulation of past board members is included below.
A Sioux Falls Law Firm, Davenport, Evans. Hurwitz & Smith donated time to establish the organization as a non-profit corporation. The Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Secretary of State and a Certificate of Incorporation as a Non-profit was issued on April 29, 1992. The SDAEP’s first newsletter was issued in September 1992.
The association has been actively involved in a number of issues. The SDAEP helped write the rules for certification of Petroleum Release Assessors and Remediators, provided comments that were taken into account during changes to the Administrative Rules, provided information and comments to help establish policy or change policies of the DENR and PRCF, and testified during legislative hearings.
SDAEP Bylaws - As amended March 19, 2013.
SDAEP Board Member History
| 1992-1993 | 1993-1994 | 1994-1995 |
| Dan Hanson -Pres. | Kurt Slentz-Pres. | Dale Braue-Pres. |
| Roger Hodson-VP | Tim Kenyon-VP | Roger Hodson-VP |
| Kurt Slentz-Sec. | Mike Meyer-Sec. | Mike Meyer-Sec. |
| Dave Pfahler-Tres. | Dave Pfahler-Tres. | Dave Pfahler-Tres. |
| Allen Scott | Roger Hodson | Kurt Slentz |
| Dale Braue | Dan Hanson | Dan Hanson |
| Larry Greff | Dale Braue | John Lawson |
| 1995-1996 | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 |
| Dan Hanson -Pres. | Mitch Kannenberg -Pres. | Mike Meyer-Pres. |
| Mike Meyer-VP | Fred Carl-VP | Kevin Tveidt-Sec. |
| Mitch Kannenberg -Sec. | Ed Striebel-Sec. | Ed Striebel-Tres. |
| Kevin Tveidt-Tres. | Kevin Tveidt-Tres. | Barb Nielsen |
| Roger Hodson | Jay Gilbertson | Fred Carl |
| Fred Carl | Barb Nielsen | Mitch Kannenberg |
| Ed Striebel | Dan Hanson | Cary Pieterick |
| 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 |
| Ed Striebel-Pres. | Barb Nielsen-Pres. | Dan Hanson -Pres. |
| Barb Nielsen-VP | Mitch Kannenberg -Sec. | Ed Striebel-VP |
| Mike Meyer-Sec. | Bob Miller-Tres. | Mitch Kannenberg -Sec. |
| Bob Miller-Tres. | Ed Striebel | Bob Miller-Tres. |
| Cary Pietrick | Mike Meyer | Tim Kenyon |
| Vallerie Keller | Doyle Shaff | Barb Nielsen |
| Doyle Shaff | Tim Kenyon | Doyle Shaff |
| 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 |
| Mitch Kannenberg -Pres. | Ed Striebel-Pres. | Dan Hanson -Pres. 1 |
| Ed Striebel-VP | Jim Hein-VP | Barb Nielsen-VP |
| Tim Kenyon-Sec. | Tim Kenyon-Sec. | Jim Hein-Sec. |
| LJ Hansen-Tres. | LJ Hansen-Tres. | LJ Hansen-Tres. |
| Jim Hein | Barb Nielsen | Barb Nielsen |
| Barb Nielsen | Dan Hanson | Ed Striebel 1 |
| Dan Hanson | Mitch Kannenberg | Mitch Kannenberg |
| 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 |
| Mitch Kannenberg -Pres. 2 | Mitch Kannenberg -Pres. 1 | Tracy Michel -Pres. |
| Barb Nielsen -VP | Byron Scholtz-VP 1 | Byron Scholtz-VP |
| Jim Hein -Sec. 1 | Jim Hein-Sec. | Jim Hein-Sec . |
| Tracy Michel -Tres. 1 | Tracy Michel -Tres. | Mitch Kannenberg-Tres. |
| LJ Hansen 1 | LJ Hansen | LJ Hanson |
| Dan Hanson | Dan Hanson | Dan Hanson 1 |
| Ed Striebel | Ed Striebel | Ed Striebel 1 |
| 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 |
| Tracy Michel -Pres. | Bob Miller-Pres. | Bob Miller-Pres. |
| Mitch Kannenberg-VP | Mitch Kannenberg-VP | Mitch Kannenberg-VP |
| Jim Hein-Sec . | Jim Hein-Sec . | Jim Hein-Sec . |
| Dan Hanson-Tres. | Tracy Michel-Tres. | Tracy Michel-Tres. |
| Ed Streibel | Dan Hanson | Dan Hanson |
| Bob Miller | Bob Morrison | Bob Morrison |
| Bob Morrison | Gary Haag | Gary Haag |
| 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 |
| Bob Miller-Pres. | Bob Miller-Pres. | Melissa Fahy-Pres. |
| Mitch Kannenberg-VP | Bob Morrison-VP | Bob Morrison-VP |
| Jim Hein-Sec . | Jim Hein-Sec . | Jim Hein-Sec . |
| Tracy Michel-Tres. | Tracy Michel-Tres. | Tracy Michel-Tres. |
| Dan Hanson | Dan Hanson | Alan Bakeberg |
| Bob Morrison | Melissa Fahy | Bob Miller |
| Gary Haag | Gary Haag | Gary Haag-1 |
| 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 |
| Melissa Fahy-Pres. | Melissa Fahy-Pres. -1 | Bob Morrison - Pres. |
| Bob Morrison-VP | Bob Morrison-VP -1 | Alan Bakeberg - VP-1 |
| Jim Hein-Sec . -1 | Jim Hein-Sec . | Jim Hein - Sec. |
| Tracy Michel-Tres.-1 | Tracy Michel-Tres. | Tracy Michel - Tres. |
| Alan Bakeberg | Alan Bakeberg | Bob Miller |
| Bob Miller -1 | Bob Miller | Gary Haag-1 |
| Gary Haag | Gary Haag | Melissa Fahy |
| 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 |
| Bob Morrison-Pres. | Alan Bakeberg-Pres. | Gary Haag - Pres. |
| Alan Bakeberg VP | Stevie Holmes- Secr. | Stevie Holmes - VP |
| Stevie Holmes Secr.-1 | Linda Watts -Treas. | Linda Watts - Treas. |
| Linda Watts Treas.-1 | Bob Miller | Colin Chatterton - Sec.-1 |
| Bob Miller -1 | Gary Haag - VP | Bob Miller |
| Gary Haag | Brett Schutte-1 | |
| Melissa Fahy | Bob Prann-1 |