At the November 15th Board Meeting, J. Kirk Rowland was elected vice president. Kirk has served as chair of the Western Chapter from 1991 to 1995 and chair of the Wastewater Collection Systems Committee since 1997. He is active in the Western Chapter, serves as a member of the membership committee, and co-chair of the Greater Buffalo Environmental Conference.

During his tenure as chapter chair, the Western Chapter initiated a chapternewsletter, started a scholarship fund, increased emphasis on operator training, and increased chapter membership.

Kirk is presently employed by the Town of Tonawanda as the division head for the Water and Sewer maintenance Division. Prior to working with the Town, Kirk was employed for 20 years in the environmental consulting field. He resides in Kenmore, NY with his wife Amy, daughter Susanna, and son Patrick.

New partnership

On October 4,2000, WRc Inc partnered with Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers of Woodbury, New York to form a new company WRc/D&B LLC. The combined talent of the two companies enables this new partnership to offer unparalleled environmental science and engineering expertise.

WRc Inc has been operating in North America since January 1986. It provides management, engineering, and research and development services as an extension of its parent company, WRc PLC (the Water Research Centre). Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers has been providing engineering services in water, wastewater, industrial waste and public works since 1965.

This partnership will offer its customers the benefits of years of WRc research and development in solving environmental, pollution control, and systems engineering problems and the practical experience of Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers covering all aspects of municipal and industrial water and waste engineering.

The new company will provide services in process technology, environmental protection, pipeline engineering, information technology, and engineering and design of environmental and public works facilities.

For additional information concerning this new partnership, contact Nicholas Bartilucci, PE, CEO

or Mr. Carmen F. Guarino PE, DEE, Chairman. Phone 215-244-9972.

Dvirka and Bartilucci web site

John D. Cameron, Jr., PE (left) receives "engineer of the year" award from Jay Simson.

Cameron is "engineer of the year"

John D. Cameron, Jr., PE, Vice President of NYWEA and managing partner of Cameron Engineering & Associates, LLP of Syosset has been selected as Consulting Engineer of the Year for 2000 by the New York State Consulting Engineers Council. The Award was presented by Jay Simson, Executive Director of the Council. This important award is presented for outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the organization and to the community.

Cameron has been an active member of NYWEA since 1977. He served on the Long Island Chapter Board of Directors for almost 20 years including 2 years as Chapter Chairman and 3 years as the Long Island Representative to the State Association. He has served on numerous local and State level committees including the Scholarship Task Force, O&M Committee, and Residuals Management Committee. He was also co-chair of the statewide ad hoc Committee to create and implement a Membership Campaign in the early 1990s and Chair of the Public Information Task Force. He has received several State Association and Chapter awards. Cameron will be president of NYWEA in 2002.

Papamichael named director of WEF

Fotios Papamichael, PE was recently named to the Board of Directors of the Water Environment Federation. He is a vice president and regional office manager for Gannett Fleming Engineers and Architects, PC, and affiliate of Gannett Fleming, an international consulting engineering and construction management firm.

As a director for WEF, he is responsible for reviewing Federation programs, examining membership needs, attending meetings, reporting on Federation activities to the member association, and serving on committees. Papamichael's 3-year term will also include filling the roles of leader in the development of WEF policies and programs, advisor on water environment issues, liaison with officers of the Federation, representative of member associations, and communicator of information from WEF to the member association.

Charlotte water quality professional has 39 years of experience

New officers at WEF

Joe C. Stowe, Jr. of Charlotte, NC., has been elected President of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), a 40,000-member technical, scientific, and educational water quality organization. Stowe brings more than 39 years' experience in the utility industry to the post. Currently vice president and area manager for CH2M Hill's Charlotte Office, he is responsible for numerous management consulting tasks for water and wastewater utility operations throughout the U.S.

Before joining CH2M Hill in 1993, Stowe was Director of Utilities for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department; Director of Utilities for Hopewell Virginia Regional Wastewater System; and Assistant Manager of the Public Works Commission in Fayetteville, NC. Appointed by North Carolina's Governor, Stowe served an 8-year term as Vice-Chairman of the North Carolina Water Treatment Facility Operator's Certification Hoard. He is also a Past President and Life Member of the North Carolina Water Works Operators Association. An AWWA member, Stowe earned its George Warren Fuller Award in 1993.

Fort Worth water quality professional brings leadership experience
Robert T. McMillon, of Fort Worth, Texas, has been elected Vice President of WEF. McMillon is currently assistant water director, Pollution Control Division, for the City of Fort Worth, as well as the plant superintendent of the Village Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (VCWTP), a 144-MGD facility that serves more than 750,000 people and numerous industries in 24 communities. Under McMillon's leadership, the plant received the USEPA's National Operations and Maintenance Award of Excellence in 1988 and 1998.

California's James Clark named president-elect of WEF
James H. Clark, of Los Angeles has been elected president-elect of WEF. Clark is currently a vice president of the engineering/construction firm Black & Veatch. Clark manages planning, design, and operations projects for water and wastewater clien³

Hudson River Institute committees formed

A task force and advisory committee have been formed to oversee the creation of a Hudson River-based institute that will focus on river and estuary research and education. New York Governor George E. Pataki earlier announced plans to create a world-class research and educational institute with an annual budget of $50 million to support as many as 500 employees including research scientists, faculty, and staff.

The advisory committee includes representatives from public and private educational and research institutions and groups, community leaders, pubic service organizations, and business. The task force, created by executive order, names NYSDEC Commissioner John P. Cahill to serve as chair. Members are Secretary of State Alexander F. Treadwell, SUNY Chancellor Robert L. King, NYSDOH Commissioner Antonia C. Novello, Empire State Development Chairman Charles A. Gargano, and State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Bernadette Castro.

EcoCorr®: six-month biodegradable plastic film protects metals from corrosion

Film for corrosion protection

A plastic packaging innovation that protects metals from corrosion has been developed by Cortec® Corp. The film, called EcoCorr®, is fully biodegradable and compostable. The film protects against oxygen, water, and oil. It contains vapor corrosion inhibitors and seals metal products with a mononuclear layer that repels corrosive elements. The product is intended for use with short-term storage and shipping of metals. When EcoCorr® is manufactured, no environmentally damaging production waste is produced and no toxic substances are produced.

Cortec® Corp. web site

Hudson River may become no-discharge area

Governor George E. Pataki announced in October that USEPA has responded favorably to his request that a 153-mile stretch of the Hudson River be declared a No Discharge Area, prohibiting all sewage discharge from vessels. Following a 30-day public comment period, a final determination will be made to declare the Hudson River, from the Battery in Manhattan north to the Troy Dam, a No Discharge Area. USEPA has determined that an adequate number of pumpout facilities exist to receive vessel waste. This area of the River encompasses approximately 81,000 acres of tidal waters and wetlands. The creation of a no discharge area for the Hudson River was recommended in the State Clean Vessel Act Plan prepared by the Department of State's Division of Coastal Resources and the Hudson River Estuary Action Plan.

Barton & Loguidice project wins award

"Project of the Year," awarded by the Central New York American Public Works Association, was given to the Village of Sherburne for upgrades to the Village wastewater treatment plant. Barton & Loguidice Consulting Engineers of Syracuse designed the upgrades. Principal improvements designed by B&L included two biotower trickling filters, a new secondary clarifier, new chlorine contact tank, new primary anaerobic digester, new supernatant equalization tank, new sludge drying bed, and an automated PC-based control system. Last year's CNY American Public Works Association "Project of the Year" was awarded to the Village of Adams for its water system improvements, another B&L project.

Click here for the Barton & Loguidice web site.

APWA awards presentation, from left, Sidney Westcott, Sherburne Village Board member; Thomas Turner, DPW superintendent; Tom Alison, B&L president; and Brian Skidmore, B&L engineer.

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