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St. Lawrence River – Managing Water Resources on an International Trade Route Spring 2019, Vol. 49, No. 1 ClearWatersNew York WaterWater Environment Association, Inc. St. Lawrence River – Managing Water Resources on an International Trade Route Also Inside: 91st Annual Meeting Highlights KNOWLEDGEABLE. CARING. LOYAL. 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Officers President ........................Robert Wither, Albany President’s Message ............................................ 4 President–Elect .......... William J. Nylic III, Woodbury Robert Wither Vice President............. Lauren Livermore, Liverpool Vice President–Elect .......Khristopher Dodson, Syracuse Executive Director’s Message .................................... 5 Treasurer............ Anthony Della Valle, New Rochelle Patricia Cerro-Reehil Asst. Treasurer ................Timothy Taber, Liverpool Immediate Past President Geoffrey Baldwin, New York City Highlights from the 91st Annual Meeting, New York City ........... 6-7, 51 WEF House of Delegates......... Mark Koester, Canastota Water Views: Great Lakes Watershed Program ...................... 9 Chapter Representatives James Tierney Capital . Dan Rourke, Mechanicville Central........................... Rick Kenealy, Rome Focus on Safety: Respect the Power of Water. 9 Genesee .................. Michelle McEntire, Rochester Eileen M. Reynolds Long Island ................. George Desmarais, Melville Lower Hudson ............ Robert DeGiorgio, Bethel, CT Developing Partnerships and Plans Across the Watershed .............. 10 Metropolitan........... Vatche Minassian, New York City Chastity Miller Western ....................... Michael Quinn, Buffalo Save The River Promotes Water Quality Improvement Projects, Young Professionals Representative .Alexander Bullers, Buffalo Operator Representative ............Donna Bee, Northport Practices and Programs to Support a Healthy St. Lawrence River ........ 15 WEF House of Delegates ............. Mark Koester, Canastota Patricia Shulenburg Oluwole McFoy, Buffalo; Paul McGarvey, Buffalo Protecting Where the Land Meets the River: Committee Representatives Wetlands Conservation and the Thousand Islands Land Trust .......... 20 Association Activities Group: Joyette Tyler Awards .................. Melissa Motyl, New York City Alaina Young Hall of Fame .................. Ron Delo, White Plains A Comprehensive Approach to Developing a Regional WRRF ........... 24 Membership ............. Paul Paparella, New York City Program....................... Lisa Derrigan, Buffalo Sarah Purdy, Andrea Smith, Scott Thornhill, Carrie Tuttle and Charles Prior Vijesh Karatt Vellatt, New York City Leveraging Funds for Water Resources Professional Development Hours (PDH) Vincent Rubino, New York City in St. Lawrence River Communities Through Local Planning ........... 30 Conference Management ......... Dave Barnes, Buffalo Erica Tauzer ...........................Joyette Tyler, White Plains Strategic Planning ........ William J. Nylic III, Woodbury WEF’s Operator Ingenuity Contest ................................. 33 Young Professionals .......... Venessa Brabant, Albany Hogansburg Dam Removal Restores More Than Fish Passage ........... 34 Technical Group: Kara Pho Tony David Asset Management............... Jim Thayer, Syracuse Energy/Research . Ely Greenberg, New York City Water Regulation: Preparing for Tomorrow by Learning from the Past ... 38 Environmental Science ........ Kara Pho, New York City Andrew Kornacki Industrial Wastewater/Pretreat ....................... William Mikula, Hamilton, NJ Wetland Responses to Habitat Enhancements and Residuals & Biosolids .......... Jeffrey LeBlanc, Jordan Regulated Hydrology in the Upper St. Lawrence River ................ 42 Utility Executives ............. Chretien Voerg, Colonie John M. Farrell Utility Operations and Maintenance William Donovan, East Rockaway Reader’s Roundtable ............................................ 52 Wastewater Collection Systems Kerry A. Thurston ...................... Robert Albright, New York City Watershed ................ Lisa Melville, Poughkeepsie WEF The Future of Phosphorus: A Gathering of the Leaders Public Outreach Group: Sana Barakat for Biological Phosphorus Removal and Recovery .................... 54 Government Affairs............ Matthew Millea, Albany Patrick Dube Humanitarian Assistance .... Robert Adamski, Brooklyn Member Education.......... G. Michael Coley, Syracuse WEF InFLOW Program Introduces Public Outreach .......... Richard Pope, New York City Underrepresented Minority Students to Working in Water .............. 58 Publications..................... Doug Daley, Syracuse Morgan Brown and Bri Nakamura Scholarship ............. Alfonso Lopez, New York City ........................Diane Hammerman, Flushing Operator’s Quiz: Basic Conversion Factors, Digester Gas .............. 61 Stormwater ................. Michelle Virts, Rochester Student/University . Krish Ramalingam, New York City Cover: The Thousand Islands region stretches from Lake Ontario north about 50 miles along the Sustainability ............. Sana Barakat, New York City St. Lawrence River to Lake Champlain. Along that stretch lays dozens of communities ranging from Executive Director and Staff small cities to tiny villages and four-corner hamlets. The region is a popular tourist destination along Executive Director................ Patricia Cerro-Reehil the international border between Canada and the United States, offering many opportunities to explore Administrative Manager ................ Margaret Hoose historic sites and enjoy outdoor recreational activities. iStockphoto.com IT Specialist (p/t) ..................... Maureen Kozol The concepts, ideas, procedures and opinions contained in the articles in this publication are those as Operator Certification Administrator Tanya May Jennings DMA/Advertising Manager (p/t) ........ Rebecca Martin expressed by the various authors who submit the material for publication. The New York Water Envi- Communications Manager and Scholarship Administrator ronment Association, its board of directors, the editor, the executive director, and administrative staff ..................................... Madison Quinn hereby assume no responsibility for any errors or omissions in the articles as presented in this publica- Clear Waters Magazine tion; nor are the concepts, ideas, procedures and opinions contained in these articles necessarily recom- Editor.............................. Kerry A. Thurston mended or endorsed as valid by NYWEA, its board of directors, the editor, the executive director, or staff. Design ................................ Sabach Design Clear Waters (USPS 004-595) (ISSN 01642030) is published quarterly with a directory every four years in the fall by the New York Water Environment Association, Inc., 525 Plum Street, Suite 102, Syracuse, NY 13204. Members can search “NYWEA” in the Subscription is through membership; public subscription is $25.00/year. PERIODICALS postage paid at App Store to view the digital edition Syracuse, NY. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the New York Water Environment Association, Inc., of this magazine.. 525 Plum Street, Suite 102, Syracuse, NY 13204. Ph: 315-422-7811, Fax: 315-422-3851. nywea.org C Clear Waters is printed on recycled paper, using soy-based ink. Clear Waters Spring 2019 3 President’s Message | Spring 2019 As I begin my year serving as NYWEA’s the operations field. Operators across the state take immense president, I wish to thank Geoff Baldwin pride in the operation of their wastewater resource recovery for his leadership this past year. I also wish facilities. My goal for the coming year is to begin developing a pro- to thank the Program Committee for their gram that allows operators to use their enthusiasm to encourage continued efforts to develop and deliv- prospective operators to enter the field. Current operators can er quality programs. This is truly evident share their enthusiasm through internships and apprenticeships with the success of the annual meeting. and exchange their knowledge during the development of future The annual meeting continues to grow operators. In addition to hands-on training, future operators each year, as shown through the quality of will need access to educational programs on modern wastewater the presentations and new efforts like the operations; the technological advancements in operations will mobile sessions in the Exhibit Hall. require new operators to possess a more diverse skill set than the retiring operators. These technological skills will be necessary to Developing a Sustainable Operator Workforce juggle nutrient removal requirements, infrastructure repairs and My theme for the coming year is “Developing a Sustainable upgrades,
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