Catskill Watershed Corporation

Annual Report 2011 Catskill Watershed Corp. Protecting water quality and preserving communities in the New York City Watershed West of the Hudson River 905 Main Street, Margaretville, NY 12455 845-586-1400; Toll-free 877-WAT-SHED Fax: 845-586-1401 [email protected]

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On the Covers Front: Stone Cabin Creek in the Rondout Watershed by Maoliang Huang

Back: Front proch, Zadock Pratt Museum, Prattsville The museum survived Irene’s wrath August 28, but its collection of historic papers, furnishings and other items was heavily damaged Irene and the CWC

The CWC office was among dozens of Margaretville buildings that found themselves in the path of water and mud on August 28. When the water receded, it left ruined files, cabinets, carpeting and furnishings, enough to fill three 30- yard dumpsters. A vanload of critical files went to Pennsylvania for reclamation. Computers and electronic equipment were painstakingly dehu- midified over two weeks; interior reconstruction took nearly two months. CWC staff applied muscle and heart to the miserable job of hauling what had been a com- fortable suite of offices out into the parking lot to be hosed off, dried out or tossed in the dump- View from the CWC roof ster. Professional cleaners arrived to finish the job, and then contractors began to rebuild walls, bathrooms, kitchen, offices. Meanwhile, with no phones, no computers and lost paperwork, some staff worked from home, others went into the field to meet with customers, and all tried to reconstruct active files.It was nearly two weeks before the CWC was back in full operation. Irene had reinforced what we’ve always known -- Mother Nature’s in charge in this, and Nate Hendricks, Larry Kelly every, Watershed.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Alan Rosa

Alan Rosa, Larry Kelly

Mike Triolo, Barbara Puglisi

Kim Ackerley, Tammy Castillo Phil Sireci

Mulder Construction

Page 11 From the President, and the Executive Director

Whenever disaster strikes, the instinct to reach Looking back on 2011, it's hard to remember much out to those most affected seems to kick in. Before Irene. The flood that struck August 28 turned the Neighbors help neighbors, volunteers arrive out of world upside down. Recovering from it - and helping nowhere to pitch in for perfect strangers. They lead hundreds of others recover, too -- has been our focus the way for agencies and organizations to provide since that awful Sunday. coordinated assistance in the weeks and months that We've devoted three pages of this report to the dis- follow. aster, its aftermath and the rebuilding that has gone on I want to say Thank You to the first responders, thanks to the CWC's quick action in establishing a grant and to all those who did the initial heavy lifting after fund to help damaged businesses. Our hearts go out to Irene and Lee. Your compassion is an inspiration. I all those who suffered losses. We applaud the municipal am also proud of the CWC, its leaders who worked round the clock to stabilize their Director, its dedicated staff and towns. And we salute the my fellow Board members, for non-governmental organi- doing everything humanly pos- zations that stepped up to sible to get the office back up help and support our neigh- and running and then to turn bors in need. While the our attention and resources to major impacts of Irene helping damaged businesses were felt primarily in the do the same. eastern half of the Thank you to Governor Watershed, the ripple Cuomo for his quick response effects are spreading well to the emergency, and to the beyond the damage zones. army of state workers who It will take some time to were organized to "Labor for return to normal, whatever Your Neighbor." Thank you to that is in these days of County and Town public works crews, Soil & Water recurring floods and snow- staffers, and others on the recovery's front lines. I less winters. especially appreciate everything the NYC DEP did on So, no, we can't sugarcoat 2011. But there were behalf of watershed residents and communities. some bright spots. The CWC attended several ribbon You are all proof that in our darkest days, the cutting celebrations in the spring and summer: at the generosity of others offers a ray of sunshine and Daniel Pierce Library and Time and the Valleys Museum hope. in Grahamsville; at the Woodstock Playhouse; at the Orpheum Theater in Tannersville; and at the Maverick Georgianna Lepke Health Center in Boiceville. We are proud to have played a role in these important projects, and hope to President see more such happy occasions in 2012. Alan Rosa Executive Director

CWC President Georgie Lepke, seated, center, surrounded by fel- low Board members, left to right, seated: Donald 'Mike' Brandow, James Eisel, Ms. Lepke, Berndt Leifeld, Paul Dibbell. Standing: Leonard Utter, Michael Flaherty, Thomas Hynes, Rich Parete, Martin Donnelly, Deborah deWan, Jeffrey Graf, Wayne Marshfield. Tina Mole. Not pictured: Thomas Snow Catskill Fund for the Future: REDI Loans

Sixteen businesses closed on low-interest CWC loans totaling $4,787,160 in 2011. They assisted one summer camp, two campgrounds, five retail establish- ments, a contractor, a golf course, a motel, a theater, two restaurants and a health center, along with a conference and environmental education center. These projects are expected to result in 98 new jobs. Following Tropical Storm Irene's rampage on August 28, all current loan recipi- ents in flood ravaged communities were given short-term repayment forebear- ances. In addition, four 2011 loan recipients were among the 138 businesses in ten towns to receive CWC Flood Recovery Grants. They included Glenn and Erica Ancona, who saw floodwaters devastate the facility that houses their two businesses - Absolute Construction and KDR con- tainers, located at the intersection of NYS Route 30 and the Denver- Vega Road in the Town of Middletown. Rather than rebuild their office and retool their cabi- The Hidden Inn, South Kortright net shop, they decided to relocate about a mile away. With the help of a CWC business recovery grant, as well as a REDI Loan, the Anconas not only relocat- ed but will be expanding their operations as well. In Windham, Drew and Natasha Shuster, proprietors of the Catskill Mountain Country Store, received a CWC loan in May to purchase new refrigeration, com- puters and a barn to house their 'looking zoo,' a small menagerie of farm ani- mals. The business was heavily damaged in the flood of Irene - 95% of the inventory was lost -- but with help from a CWC flood recovery grant and other assistance, the store and restaurant reopened October 1. A $255,000 loan to Maverick West helped pay for the move of Maverick Health Clinic from Phoenicia to Boiceville. The beautifully renovated health clinic was proudly unveiled at a Grand Opening on April 16. Four months later, the staff and a host of volunteers were picking up the pieces following the flood that devastated a number of Boiceville businesses. Utilizing a CWC grant and other resources, the Maverick Family Health Center has reopened. (L. to r.) Dr. Martin Krakower, Dr. Russell Matson and Julie Hernandez obtained a loan in June to rebuild a Brian Callahan and Dr. Randall miniature golf course at The Meadows in the Town of Middletown that had been Rissman were all smiles when their damaged in 2006 flooding. Once again, floodwaters inundated the operation in Maverick Family Health Center late August and the owners received a grant to help rebuild. opened in Boiceville in April, 2011. The CWC played an important role in the revival of two cultural institutions last year. The landmark Woodstock Playhouse, purchased by the Pan American Dance Foundation with a low-interest loan of $700,000 from CWC's Catskill Fund for the Future, reopened July 10 with new seating, stage lighting, two art galleries and major infrastructure improvements that will allow year-round operation. The Catskill Mountain Foundation (CMF) held a celebration July 16 at the expanded and renovated Orpheum Theater in Tannersville. A CWC loan of $850,000 allowed the Foundation to complete the stage, the 270-seat auditori- um and lighting and sound systems. The 13,344-square-foot theater is consid- ered a key component in an ongoing effort by CMF and others to revitalize the village and establish the Greene County Mountaintop as a cultural destination.

"The CWC was the mainstay of this project. That loan made the “Dancing Shoes” wall art at playhouse come together." the refurbished Orpheum Theater in Tannersville. Randy Conti, Executive Director Pan American Dance Foundation

Page 2 Catskill Fund for the Future: Special Projects

Daniel Pierce Library Hundreds attended the unveiling of the beautiful new addi- tion to the Daniel Pierce Library in Grahamsville June 12. A dedicated board and staff and an army of volunteers worked for more than 10 years to make the new building possible. The CWC contributed $250,000 towards the efficient geo- thermal energy system that both cools and heats the build- ing, including this lovely main reading room. Time and the Valleys Museum occupies a wing of the structure, housing local history displays and CWC-supported exhibits about the Rondout and Neversink Reservoirs and the New York City Watershed (see photo, Page 10).

The Delaware Inn The historic Delaware Inn of Stamford has been saved from almost certain demise thanks to a CWC-funded project intended to breathe new life into a key structure that had been vacant for many years. The 19th-century Inn was purchased in 2007 by the CWC which spent three years overseeing its reconstruction for eventual return to commercial use. The CWC Board of Directors (including Deb DeWan and Rich Parete shown on the balcony with new Economic Development Director Barbara Puglisi) celebrated the project's completion by holding its December meeting at the Inn. Now available for sale to potential operators, the Inn features 18 guest rooms and one suite, a large event room, a catering kitchen, two conference rooms and a tavern space, complete with stone fireplace. Solar panels on the roof provide hot water to all 22 bathrooms and the kitchen; heat from water extracted from geothermal wells beneath the parking lot warm the rooms. The walls are superinsulated with foam, and new energy efficient windows have been installed. James Forbes, PE, was the consulting engineer; Wood Done Right was the general contractor.

Staff change After nine years at the helm of the CWC's Economic Development Program, Michael Triolo retired as its Director at the end of 2011, turning the reins over to Barbara Puglisi, who has been on the CWC staff since 1998. Barbara, working with ED staff members Phil Sireci and Jason Merwin, now manages the Catskill Fund for the Future, a program that has distributed nearly $50 million in loans, and millions more in tourism promotion, communi- ty development and renewable energy projects over the past 15 years.

Mike Triolo (r.) and Kip O’Hara discuss Prattsville flood grant applications

Page 3 Catskill Fund for the Future: Special Projects

Green Concierge Last spring, Frost Valley YMCA in Claryville became the first lodg- ing establishment to receive Tier 1 - Bronze Certification from the Green Concierge (GC) Project, sponsored in part by the CWC. Eighteen more lodging establishments in Delaware, Greene, Sullivan and Ulster Counties earned their certification in December. The GC program, administered by environmental consulting firm HospitalityGreen, is helping 30 hospitality businesses to lessen their impact on the environment by using energy and water conservation tools, non-toxic cleaning products, recycled-content paper products and local produce, as well as recycling and composting whenever possible. This elite group of environmentally aware entrepreneurs are finding that protecting resources is also good for business. Receiving the Frost Valley plaque were Director of Operations Tom Holsapple (left) and Executive Director Jerry Huncosky. Also pictured: Rick Remsnyder, Director of Ulster County Tourism, and Evadne Giannini, Director of Hospitality Green.

Reservoir Boating Nancy Backus steam cleans a canoe for a boater at the Cannonsville Reservoir in the third summer of a three-year pilot program allowing non-mechanized recreational boating there. A total of 870 boat tags were issued from 2009-11. There were no adverse impacts on water quality from the program, so the NYC DEP allowed its expansion in 2012 to the Pepacton, Neversink, and Schoharie Reservoirs. The CWC fund the pilot project, and has authorized $65,000 to support the expanded program, which is expected to boost tourism and the local economy.

Ashokan Center This is the nearly completed Teacher's Cottage at the Ashokan Center, which received a $1 million CWC loan in 2011 to continue the relocation and reconstruction of its environmental education and cultural center in Olivebridge. The facility, which also received a $250,000 grant from the CWC, is looking forward to completing the new sustainable campus in 2012.

Institutional Sand and Salt Delaware Valley Hospital constructed a salt and sand storage building, (background, under con- struction) on its Walton campus to keep the drive- way, parking lot and helicopter landing pad clear of ice. DVH used a $50,000 grant from the CWC's Institutional Sand and Salt Program, which helps schools, hospitals and camps build secure facili- ties to store deicing materials.

Page 4 Community Wastewater Management

The $7.7 million Ashland Wastewater Treatment System went on line in 2011. The treatment plant, which includes sand filtration, microfiltration and ultraviolet disinfection, was deemed functionally complete in May. The system is designed to treat liquid effluent from 90 residences and businesses, with solids retained in new septic tanks, which were installed at each property during the summer. The first properties in the hamlet were connected to the collection system in October. Eight pump stations pump liquids to the treatment plant. Projects in South Kortright and Lexington moved to the pre-construction phase during 2011. The pre-construction phase includes permitting, final design, sewer use law and district formation, bidding and development of operation and The Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant emerged maintenance plans. unscathed from August 28 flooding, although an outfall pipe A small diameter gravity sewer system similar to the one to the Batavia Kill and the road leading to the plant sus- in Ashland is planned in the hamlet of Lexington. The proj- tained some damage. ect, funded by a $9.1 million block grant, is a community septic system that will include an Orenco pretreatment sys- tem followed by large subsurface absorption beds. A $4.9 million block grant will be used to treat the waste- water produced by 55 South Kortright homes and busi- nesses. The project includes a large diameter gravity sewer collection system, a new pump station and forcemain to carry 20,000 gallons of wastewater per day from the hamlet of South Kortright to an existing pump station at the Allen Residential Center operated by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services. From the Center, located on NYS Route 10, the wastewater will be pumped approximately three miles to the Village of Hobart Wastewater Treatment Plant. Lamont Engineers, consultants on the CWC's Community Wastewater Management Program, is also designing a community septic system for the hamlet of Trout Creek. It will include a small diameter gravity sewer to carry septic tank effluent to three subsurface treatment sites, and will be built in 2012. Madeline Sutton was pleased to see her septic tank being A project in the hamlet of Phoenicia has also entered the replaced in Ashland in 2011. pre-construction design phase. The project is being devel- oped with a block grant of $17.2 million from New York City, funded pursuant to the 1997 Watershed Memorandum of Agreement. At the Town's request, the CWC agreed in July of 2010 to help review several proposals that had been made for wastewater treatment solutions in the hamlet, and to come up with a preferred project. Lamont conducted the review and proposed a 130,000-gallon-per-day membrane bioreactor treatment plant to serve the hamlet.

Karl Hughes of Aqualogics Systems, and Julie Barown of Lamont Engineers examine the Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant’s computerized operating system during clean water start up tests.

Page 5 Disaster . . .

During the last quarter of 2012, the CWC was consumed with the aftermath of one of the greatest floods to hit the Catskills in living memo- ry, one that killed three people, nearly destroyed an entire community, ruined or damaged hundreds of buildings, and profoundly altered the landscape. The deluge brought by Tropical Storm Irene on August 27-28 was intense: the NYS DEC measured rainfall totals of 10 to 12 inches in the Mountaintop area of Greene County and six to eight inches in eastern Delaware and western Ulster Counties, although some local weather watchers reported much greater amounts. There was no disputing the Prattsville impact, however: The hamlet of Prattsville nearly swallowed by the Schoharie Creek; Windham's Main Street inundated; Wagner Avenue in Fleischmanns torn apart by the raging Vly Creek. The Village of Margaretville was overwhelmed by the waters of the East Branch, the Bull Run and the Binnekill. Mobile homes in Arkville and Clovesville were tossed around like bath toys. Boiceville businesses were swamped by the Esopus Creek. In Prattsville, where 8 feet of water damaged or destroyed 156 buildings and displaced more than 200 people, Town Supervisor Kory O'Hara and other officials were faced with an unimaginable task: restoring communications, roads and utilities, getting help for the many people left Windham homeless, cleaning the Town Hall and preparing for a long-term presence by FEMA, other helping agencies, and an army of volunteers. The super- visor himself lost the family business, and spent four months without water or electricity in his second floor apartment in a house that saw five feet of water on the first floor. In Fleischmanns, an elderly woman drowned when the motel unit she occupied was washed away. In Windham, the newly renovated school was closed for several weeks to repair extensive damage. In Margaretville, the business district suffered a heavy blow as a recently Fleischmanns refurbished supermarket, and a block of five commercial buildings were damaged and remained closed six months later. The NYC DEP reported damage to some of its wastewater treat- ment plants, and to the construction site at the Gilboa Dam, which itself withstood the flood despite concerns during that tense Sunday. Damage to roads, bridges and other infrastructure throughout the eastern water- shed forced long detours for months after the flood. Recovery is ongoing at ball fields and parks, churches, theaters, municipal buildings and so much more that makes each community special. Boiceville Harder to determine is the psychological impact of the disaster, which will be felt for years. "I think it looks ten times better, we've come a long way," said Kory O'Hara. "But I don't know what the experts say, how long it takes for a community to get over something like this. It's still the main topic of conversation here. There's so much damage to wrap your arms around. I think people are still in shock. They're concerned about what spring is going to bring." Arkville

Margaretville Shandaken Kelly Corners Page 6 . . . and Recovery

Meeting in special session September 13, the CWC Board authorized s $5 million Flood Recovery Grant Program to provide up to $30,000 to businesses that sustained structural damage as a result of flooding from Tropical Storms Irene (August 28) and Lee (September 9). These funds were taken from the Catskill Fund for the Future (CFF). The Board also approved establishment of a second recovery fund using money donated by outside entities. The NYC DEP allocated $1 million to this fund. As of February 15, 2012, some 138 businesses in 11 towns had been granted $2,634,924 to repair founda- tions and walls, replace floors, windows and doors, and otherwise put their buildings back together. Forty-three businesses - more than 30% of applicants -- applied for and received the maximum grant of $30,000, an indica- tion of the extent of the devastation caused by the storms. The largest number of grants - 50 - went to busi- nesses in the Town of Middletown, which includes the hard hit Villages of Margaretville and Fleischmanns and the hamlet of Arkville. Thirty-one businesses received help in Windham, 19 in Prattsville and 14 in Shandaken. Six grants went to Olive, four each to Ashland and Hunter, three each to Roxbury and Jewett, and two each to Halcott and Denning. The Supervisors of Watershed Towns in each county decided how to divide their county's allocation among affected municipalities, then provided CWC with a list of businesses needing reconstruction help. CWC staff determined eligibility, coordinated with flood insur- ance, participating agencies and other charities, and helped applicants complete paper work. Each town approved disbursement requests for their municipality.

Pictured, on Aug. 29 and after recovery, top to bottom: Arthur Haver, Boiceville Florist; Kory O’Hara, O’Hara’s of Prattsville; Lily Piacquadio, Bun ‘n Cone, Margaretville; Adam Raymond, GNH Lumber, Windham; Oleg Tsiselski, Xenia Resort, Jewett.

Page 7 Stormwater Programs

Stormwater Retrofit (Existing Conditions) 2011 Expenditures $441,954 Ulster County Route 40 (Glenford-Wittenberg Road) had a history of being undermined, with sediment laden stormwater discharging into the Ashokan Reservoir less than a half mile to the south. The stabilization project, designed by Brinnier and Larios, P.C., consisted of the installation of three catch basins, 385 linear feet of storm sewer pipe, and eight driveway cross- ings. The contract also included the installation of 925 linear feet of stone-lined swale and the replacement of an undersized, dete- riorated 48" steel culvert with a 3' x 7' concrete box culvert at the county road crossing. Damage caused by back-to-back tropical storms Irene and Lee required an additional four days of work to rebuild the driveway crossings and the intersection of Glenford- Wittenberg Road and Glenview Terrace. Grass-lined swales were replaced with stone-lined swales following this severe stormwater A crew from KCK Paving of Prattsville applies porous event. The project was substantially completed on October 20 pavement to the parking lot of the future by Merritt Construction Inc. Mountaintop Library and Resource Center in Several examples of Low Impact Design principles can be Tannersville. Water is absorbed by the material and is seen at another major stormwater project completed in 2011 -- directed to subsurface collection pipes that carry the the Mountaintop Library and Learning Center, a major renovation runoff to raingardens to be treated. project in Tannersville. Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District coordinated the project for the Haines Falls Library Association. Porous pavement, permeable pavers and rain gar- dens absorb runoff from the parking lot and its perimeter; and several rock lined swales direct stormwater to pipes that carry it One of 8 new cul- to existing municipal storm sewer lines. verts on Glenford- Work continued on stormwater projects at two sites in Wittenberg Rd., Andes (Coulter Road and High Street), and reports were submit- Town of Hurley ted for Planning and Assessment projects conducted by the Towns of Roxbury and Halcott. Funding was also approved to repair damage to the stormwater sand filter at Margaretville Central School caused by Tropical Storm Irene.

Future Stormwater (New Construction) 2011 Expenditures $236,430 The CWC helped pay for extensive stormwater pollution prevention controls at the new Robinson Terrace assisted living facility in Stamford. The CWC reimbursed the owner, Stamford Society Foundation, $99,962 for stormwater design and installa- tion of stilling, infiltration and overflow basins, underdrains and other treatment devices. A ceremonial ribbon cutting occurred September 24, and the first of an eventual 60 residents moved in October 17. Twenty-four people are employed at the facility. Seven other projects were also reimbursed for costs solely attributed to watershed regulations not otherwise required by state or federal law: Developers NY Land & Lakes and Winter Partners for developments in South Kortright and Windham, respectively; Dollar General for its store in Margaretville; and pri- vate landowners Paul Cheney, Kenneth Hoffman and Gerardo Carefully constructed stilling, infiltration and overflow Mato. Repair funding was also approved for the Margaretville Car basins treat runoff from roofs and parking lot at the new Wash to repair the damage done to the stormwater detention Robinson Terrace assisted living facility in Stamford. basin caused by Tropical Storm Irene.

Page 8 Septic Programs

Repair and Rehabilitation A wet construction season and Tropical Storm Irene slowed activity in the Septic Repair and Rehabilitation Program, resulting in 108 fewer systems installed in 2011 compared with the pre- vious year. A total of 227 systems were repaired or replaced last year, bringing to 3,789 the total number of systems installed with CWC funds since 1997.

Maintenance There were 112 pumpouts completed under the Septic Maintenance Program, a drop from 2010, although November was the busiest month since the inception of the program in May of 2004, with 21 pumpouts and inspections. A total of 687 homeowners have taken advantage of this pro- gram since its inception. Sue Taylor checks a meter to keep track of water use at her Commercial restaurant, Sweet Sue's in Phoenicia. The popular eatery One commercial establishment received CWC was shut down for a few weeks in 2011 when spring flooding assistance under the Small Business Septic caused its septic system to fail. The CWC, working with the Program in 2011. Dr. Daniel Sullivan's Grand Ulster County Health Dept. and the NYC DEP, helped fund Gorge animal clinic and hospital received a new a new system for the business/residence to allow Sweet system, a 1,000-gallon septic tank and a dosed Sue's to reopen in time for the busy Memorial Day holiday. primary absorption field. Dr. Sullivan was reim- bursed 75% of the $24,000 cost.

Sixteen homeowners attended a septic maintenance CWC technical staff member Todd Henderson class led by CWC's Leo LaBuda at the Hunter Town inspects a newly installed septic tank at the home of Hall May 6. Amy Bartlett in Walton.

Small business assistance The CWC contracts with the Mid-Hudson Small Business Development Center to provide free busi- ness counseling and planning services for Watershed entrepreneurs. In 2011, 165 clients were served within the Watershed, resulting in more than $8 million in new business investment and the creation or retention of 79 jobs.

Page 9 Education and Outreach

Twenty-two schools and organizations in the West-of-Hudson Watershed and in New York City were awarded more than $123,000 in grants in 2011. Round 14 Watershed Education Grants ranged from $1,298 to $10,000 and covered a wide range of topics. Sullivan County 4-H Teen Club members are learning about stream manage- ment, water quality preservation and conser- vation and will present their new knowledge at the Little World's Fair in Grahamsville this summer. 120 teachers gathered for a day-long conference to share lessons and techniques for raising trout in the classroom with their stu- dents in New York City and the Catskills. Arm of the Sea Theater performed, "City That Drinks the Mountain Sky," their now-classic, colorful account of A CWC Education Grant to the the development of the Catskill Water System, to an audience of New Horticultural Society of New York City York Harbor School students. Jefferson Central School seventh helped train faculty at PS 57 in Manhattan graders journeyed to Frost Valley YMCA in an interdisciplinary water-themed cur- Environmental Education Center to expe- riculum centered around the school's court- rience hands on water and geology les- yard garden. sons. And students at Liberty and Tri- Valley High Schools are collaborating to build and paint rain barrels and show their neighbors how and why to use them. Nearly $1.9 million in grants has been awarded to 377 recipients since the CWC grant program was launched in 1998. Gilboa-Conesville stu- dents planted 800 trees and shrubs along the Schoharie Creek in Hunter as part of a serv- ice learning program Dorothy Andrews, seated, a former resi- coordinated by GROW dent of Shavertown, one of four communi- NYC with a grant from ties removed to make way for the Pepacton the CWC. Reservoir,enjoys a conversation at the cul- minating event of an oral history project conducted by the Pine Hill Community Center.

This is part of the CWC-funded Watershed exhibit at the new Time and the Valleys Museum in Grahamsville.

The Ashokan Reservoir was the setting May 11 when NYC watershed protection programs were explained to visiting World Bank staffers who coordinate water and wastewater projects in several countries.

Page 10 Financial Report

Copies of the CWC audited 2011 Financial Statement are available on request.

Page 12 2011-12 CWC Catskill Watershed Corporation Staff Board of Administration and Finance Technical Programs Directors Alan Rosa, Executive Director Leo Labuda, Environmental James Martin, Finance Director, Engineering Specialist Georgianna Lepke Business Manager Nate Hendricks, Environmental President Timothy Cox, Corporate Counsel Engineering Specialist Paul Dibbell Diane Galusha, Communications Kimberlie Ackerley, Program Vice President Director, Education Coordinator Specialist (Stormwater) Berndt Leifeld Tammy Castillo, Bookkeeper, Vice President Computer Specialist Septic Program Specialists James Eisel Wendy Loper, Bookkeeper John Jacobson Treasurer Frieda Suess, Secretary Larry Kelly Donald "Mike" Brandow Todd Henderson Secretary Economic Development Jimmy Johnson Deborah Meyer DeWan Michael Triolo, Charlie Schafer Martin Donnelly Economic Development Director Michael Flaherty (thru Dec. 31, 2011) Thomas Hynes Barbara Puglisi, Program Specialist, Richard Parete Economic Development Director Paul Rush (as of Jan. 1, 2012) Wayne Marshfield Philip Sireci, Program Specialist Tina Mole Jason Merwin, Admin. Assistant Thomas R. Snow, Jr. Leonard Utter

Federal, State and Regional Partners US Environmental Protection Agency Economic Development Partners NYC Department of Environmental Protection Ulster Savings Bank NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Key Bank NYS Department of State NBT Bank NYS Department of Health Community Bank NYS Energy Research and Development Agency Catskill Hudson Bank NYS Office for Small Cities Delaware National Bank of Delhi Environmental Facilities Corporation National Bank of Delaware County Appalachian Regional Commission Legacy Bank Watershed Protection and Partnership Council Rondout Savings Bank Watershed Agricultural Council Bank of Greene County National Association of Development Organizations Ulster County Economic Development Ulster County Development Corporation Small Business Development Centers County Agencies and Partners Delaware County Economic Development Soil & Water Conservation Districts: Delaware, Greene, Delaware County Industrial Development Agency Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster Counties Sullivan County Partnership Cornell Cooperative Extension: Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Greene County Economic Development Sullivan, Ulster Counties Empire State Development Corporation County Planning Departments: Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, New York Business Development Corporation Sullivan, Ulster Counties Delaware County Dept. of Watershed Affairs Greene County Watershed Assistance Program Community Development Partners Public Works Departments of Delaware, Greene and Ulster Catskill Center for Conservation & Development Counties M-ARK Group Ulster County Dept. of the Environment Western Catskills Revitalization, Inc.