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GMA’s Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., is set for March 2 and will be held in conjunction with a cooperating division from the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI).
The event will begin with a joint dinner and program on Monday evening, March 1, with GMA attendees and members of the United States Industrial Fabric Institute (USIFI), also a division of IFAI.
Congressional and agency visits will be conducted Tuesday, March 2. GMA members will meet congressional office members to advocate for geosynthetic liners in coal-ash waste sites, funding for a cost-benefit study for geotextiles as separators in roadways in the Transportation Reauthorization Bill, and the inclusion of projects using geosynthetic materials in the Water Resources Development Act.
To participate and for more information, contact Andrew Aho: +1 651 225 6907, amaho@ifai.com.