Steve Owens

Steve Owens
critique events exercises might practice table top work wrong
There are table top exercises that we have for our own events like the Herndon Festival. We practice what might go wrong there and then we have a critique of it to see what we need to work on.
acquire city enable engaged identified identify loan meet planning properties reliable supply time water
Flagstaff has been engaged for some time in long-term water sustainability planning efforts. Flagstaff has been working to identify a reliable water supply for the future, and this loan will enable the city to acquire the properties it has identified to meet its need.
time took
Everything helps. It took us a long time to get into this fix. It will take a long time to get out of it.
believe impact reason
At this point, we don't have any reason to believe there has been any impact on the groundwater.
air arizona breathed citizens hazardous last lungs released tons
There have been many tons of hazardous air pollutants that have been released into the air and breathed into the lungs of Arizona citizens over the last 12 years. They should have been regulated and were not.
given last permit sleeves state thats
We really rolled up our sleeves on this. . . . Were the only state thats given a permit to a refinery in the last 30 years or so.
city closing dollars hundred life plus save thousands
That will save the city hundred of thousands of dollars over the life of the loan, plus the closing costs.
company conduct employees management policy three tolerance zero
Management immediately investigated and terminated three employees right there and then. The company does have a zero tolerance policy for conduct of that nature.
open phase
Phase four, if we can get it open by the end of the year, is going to be great.
again air area conditions continue days few last metro pattern phoenix quality type underlying weather
The Phoenix metro area has had 127 consecutive days without rain. We are again experiencing the same type of weather pattern that has persisted over the last few months. These conditions continue to exacerbate our underlying air quality problems.
gone seen
We've never really seen anything like what we've gone through this season.
conduct dangerous fire led particles reaction releasing serious
This was a dangerous, uncontrolled reaction because the magnesium particles were spilling out of the dumpster and releasing gas. If our inspectors hadn't intervened, this dangerous conduct could well have led to a serious fire or explosion.
believe controls necessary strict
We don't believe that it will be necessary to have any strict controls or mandates.
agencies environmental information less means protection public released substances toxic
It's troubling. It means the public and environmental protection agencies like us will have less information about toxic substances being released into our environment.